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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	5	2.81	+2.19
Da Capo Love	5	2.82	+2.18
Damaged Black Flag	5	2.87	+2.13
The Sensual World Kate Bush	5	3.17	+1.83
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	5	3.19	+1.81
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot Wilco	5	3.3	+1.7
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.34	+1.66
Sulk The Associates	4	2.36	+1.64
Eliminator ZZ Top	5	3.38	+1.62
Power In Numbers Jurassic 5	5	3.48	+1.52

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rumours Fleetwood Mac	1	4.46	-3.46
It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison	1	3.25	-2.25
Red Dirt Girl Emmylou Harris	1	2.86	-1.86
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	2	3.51	-1.51
War U2	2	3.48	-1.48
Darkness on the Edge of Town Bruce Springsteen	2	3.42	-1.42
Urban Hymns The Verve	2	3.36	-1.36
Tommy The Who	2	3.34	-1.34
Eagles Eagles	2	3.3	-1.3
Only By The Night Kings of Leon	2	3.23	-1.23

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	3	5

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Artist	Ratings
Fleetwood Mac	4, 1

5-Star Albums (21)

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War

2/5

Fine. Hasn't changed my opinion of U2. A little 'thin' on production, some catchy-ish songs, but mostly water off the ducks back. Neither here nor there. Not amazing, not awful. Fine. 2/5

1 likes

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

The only boss i really listen to. What a record. Still have no idea what he's singing about. But maybe that's the point?

1 likes

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

1/5

FUCK OFF

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

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War

2/5

Fine. Hasn't changed my opinion of U2. A little 'thin' on production, some catchy-ish songs, but mostly water off the ducks back. Neither here nor there. Not amazing, not awful. Fine. 2/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

A miraculous record. 4/5

The Stone Roses

3/5

A fine psychedelic, pinger-infused classic. The bedrock of indie, twee, and the beginning of the end for Ian Brown. 3/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

3/5

Some chum, some righteous rollickers. Nice job Michael

The Velvet Underground

4/5

A righteous rollicker of a record

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

A fine bit of industrial filth which sure fits the bill for a Wednesday. God bless, thanks.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

5/5

One of the greatest albums made this millennia. A masterpiece of folk, rock, Americana, country, noise, alternative, rock, post-rock, non-music, sampling and ambient. Every album should sound like this.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Actually quite enjoyable, even from someone who has an absolute and unequivocal adversion to Fleetwood Cack. Many more intriguing musical motifs than on their steaming mound of a predecessor 'Rumours'. I still hate Fleetwood Mac for being a bloated cocaine fuelled orgy machine (which is odd because I am all those things).

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Just a majestic technicoloured quintessentially British record which is also withering in it's satire of Nationalism. Spanning a whole variety of different genres and tones, it's a contender for Sgt Peppers. Like a budget Sgt Peppers but loading the term 'budget' with less negativity. Really marvellous record.

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

What a bopper! Really great stuff, sweaty and fun as heck.

Tommy

The Who

2/5

It’s alright. The unthinking man’s sgt peppers?

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

A game changer, a sampling masterpiece, a record without equal.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

5/5

No notes

Sea Change

Beck

4/5

An utterly devastating album, a soother through multiple heartbreaks plus some excellent Gainsbourg homages on Paper Tiger. One of the finer records from Mr Hansen’s career

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Glorious sunny jazzy vibes through and through. Lovely record.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

A classic. As a nipper I grew up with the Specials, so always nice to revisit old friends. Much more diversity in the genre of music found here, with calypso vibes as well as the ska/reggae sounds they paved the way with. Lovely.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

1/5

Like a sort of cheaper Paul Simon? Kind of curious but I'm not sure about her voice. Interesting sounds. But mostly utter tosh.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

Obviously a classic but not my kind of hip hop really. Bit too aggressive, not enough smooth samples etc. Quite a tough listen all in.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

The only boss i really listen to. What a record. Still have no idea what he's singing about. But maybe that's the point?

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Underrated Neil hits the sweet spot every time. Drenched in weedy good times. Love it.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

No notes. Game and life changing

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Undeniably an inspirational album but not my favourite piece of music in the world ever. Still, some very strong sounds on here.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Actually rather brilliant. Like Amy Winehouse meets Sade with a distinctly American twang.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

A classic psych rock album of the highest order. Sizzles in the summer sun.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

1/5

I did not listen to this

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

5/5

Fucking wicked. What a rollicking album this is. Fuck me. Stunning.

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

I want to give this 10 stars.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Common

4/5

Really gorgeous album - smooth and sultry hip hop, before Kanye went off the rails, featuring J Dilla and John Mayer. Who would have thought!

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Not bad, a blueprint of what was to come next

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

4/5

What an album. Big game changer for me when it comes to new sounds and ways of playing music. African, disjointed funk, choral, R&B, rock, noise, math - you name it. Great record, though not for everyone I imagine.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

4/5

a bit of a stunner from the big man.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

The Beatles! A bloody corker of a record, where they started getting super weird. Love it. Big vibes, go go go super great excellent yeah.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

1/5

FUCK OFF