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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	5	3.05	+1.95
Your Arsenal Morrissey	5	3.05	+1.95
Live At The Star Club, Hamburg Jerry Lee Lewis	5	3.28	+1.72
Smash The Offspring	5	3.38	+1.62
Rio Duran Duran	5	3.49	+1.51
Fire Of Love The Gun Club	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Zombie Fela Kuti	1	3.47	-2.47
Ogden's Nut Gone Flake Small Faces	1	2.95	-1.95
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	1	2.78	-1.78
Remain In Light Talking Heads	2	3.67	-1.67
The Madcap Laughs Syd Barrett	1	2.62	-1.62
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	1	2.52	-1.52
War U2	2	3.48	-1.48
Odelay Beck	2	3.46	-1.46
Live! Fela Kuti	2	3.44	-1.44

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Peter Gabriel

3/5

Red Rain - love the drums and synths. good background song for driving or studying. Bit too repetitive for me. Sledgehammer - A classicccc. Don't we all want a good sledgehammering sometimes. Also the music video is trippy af. Don't Give Up - low key moody song, love the girls voice but it's too slow for me. Cool baseline at the end. That Voice Again - cool hihats and drumming on this one. Like how it builds up to the chorus. Mercy Street - very atmospheric, I liked the flutes and jungle/island sound. Big Time - very 80s Duran Duran. It's ok We Do What We Are Told - OK weird interlude This Is The Picture - excellent snow, birds flying, pictures of people...right In Your Eyes - omg he sings this song!? So good, it's like Africa by Toto 2.0 Giving it a 3 even though I did find another song I added to my favourites because the slower songs were way to repetitive and really testing me not to skip them lol

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1-Star Albums (5)

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Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

Solid album, loved the 70s sound especially the production with the horns, guitars and full sound from the guitars etc. Some songs felt very samey but clearly the album had a cohesive sound. Love Bring It On but haven't saved any other songs so give it a pass Rating.

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Love when doves cry and thought the rest of the album was a vibe but wasn't obsessed. The artistry in the music is obvious!

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Love the lyricism and concept. Was more of a fan of the second half than first. A classic album but really gotta be in the mood for folk rock.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

A very strange and interesting musical trip. Definitely felt like an acid trip. I am glad I listened to it. I liked the more chill songs like little umbrellas and peaches en regalia. Other songs are a bit too full on for me.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

I love David Bowie so I loved the production on this album. It is actually quite whimsical I thought. Some songs were meh especially the slower ones but I loved Wagon Wheel, Hangin' Around and New York Phone Conversations. New York Phone Conversations sounds so much like it belongs in a musical.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

One of the most unique and interesting listening experiences. I think I would play this again while working, not every song but majority of them definitely need multiple listens. Just because of the ambience and complexity of the sampling I have to give it a 4.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

3/5

Except for Money I haven't heard the music off this album even though I knew of it. I actually really enjoyed listening to the first half up till Money. There is definitely an other worldly feel to it. Time and On the Run remind me of Tron and I wouldn't be surprised if Daft Punk drew inspiration from it.

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

5/5

Kinda hate how much I love this. It's such a tight, energetic and raw performance. Jerry is a God awful person but a damn good musician. Also he tried to drunkenly kill Elvis lol

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

I listened to only the first disc, this album is a lot of music! I loved the classic orchestration the big band feel and of course Ella's beautiful voice but definitely need to be in the mood to listen to the whole thing and unfortunately I wasn't this time. One day I will get through it.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

It was a good listen but wouldn't listen to it again. Felt very basic 60s-70s sound.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

4/5

Really great punk album! Loved sex beat, promise me and she's like heroin to me

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

A fun punk album, I thought it was a bit too long but it had some bangers

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

2/5

Wasn't really for me, I did enjoy some tracks but didn't find most memorable.

Rio

Duran Duran

5/5

Loveeee Duran Duran, 80s perfection.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Some good ole yeehaw! I am still not a country fan but Johnny Cash is alright - he is actually hilarious and my favourite parts were his audience interaction.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

It was okay, couldn't get into it like other funk albums.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

A classic album from the 2000s. Found a couple of new songs I liked - 4th Dimensonal Transition and Of Moons, Birds & Monsters 365 Days has ruined Electric Feel for me a bit...I can't hear 'babygirl' without thinking of Massimo 🤢

War

2/5

Some classic songs like Sunday bloody Sunday. I get the history and significance of the album but couldn't really get into it.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

2/5

Interesting album with cool experimental sounds incorporating nature and African beats. Glad I listened to it but wouldn't listen again.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

1/5

Was not a fan, I get the experimental aim of this album but it was both too much for my ears and too long

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

I fucking conic. The sound of my angsty teenage years.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

1/5

I thought I loved jazz but I think this is too experimental and too mucn for me so maybe I don't love it as much as I thought.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

I am not really into rap but I really appreciated this album and the racial, political and socio-economic commentary throughout it. I know it has been sampled to death cause there are so many parts I recognised. Really glad I listened to it.

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

Really enjoyed the sampling and experimentalism of this one.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Really enjoyed this album, was a real gut punch and with the way things are politically these days it's as relevant as ever. I have never heard of the group before so glad to have discovered them! Favourites are: Yes, 4st 7lb and ifwhiteamericatoldthetruthfornedayitsworldwouldfallapart

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

An iconic album, K Dot won that Pulitzer for a reason. Fave is King Kunta.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

5/5

This was such a surprise. I loved the album, it was the perfect mix of 80s synth and dystopian/moody lyrics. So happy to have found this project and discovered such amazing music through it.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Hotel California is a classic song but none of the others on the album really matched it for me.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

1/5

It was whimsical but a bit too hippie for me.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

1/5

Wasn't a fan.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Solid album, I know the Radiohead sound and some of their more famous songs but first time listening to a full album. Good one to listen to in winter or a rainy day. Fave song is There, There.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Bit too country folk for my tastes. Also the songs are loooong, especially those solos. Layla slaps though so have to give it to them for that.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

I enjoyed it, although I found it a bit long and it had some fillers.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

1/5

Not my thing, a bit too slow and folksy.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Loved some of the songs but overall found the sampling a bit too much at times.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Solid album, was an easy listen on a grey Saturday. Black hole sun and fell on black days were the standouts for me.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Okay did not know Tears for Fears had so many great songs in one album. Aside from the big ones I loved The Working Hour and Head Over Heels/Broken

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

2/5

I only listened to disc 1, I liked some of the music but found the introduction/talking tracks disrupted the flow of the music personally.

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Enjoyed this album, ended up adding out of the blue to my liked playlist.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Nice album, lovely voice and easy to listen in the background but don't think I would listen to it again.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Bad Company

3/5

Solid album, Bad Company the song is a classic. None of the other songs stood out to me but were good background songs to listen to while working.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

2/5

Solid 90s album, nothing special to me though.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

Similar to other Johnny Cash live albums, liked the banter. Music was good.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

I am not much of a country listener but Dolly is one of the exceptions. She is so darn charming. I like coat of many colours and travelling man.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Amy has an incredible voice, I loved the story telling in the songs. Some of it was too slow for me so wouldn't reach for it again but I am glad I heard it.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

5/5

Morrissey is not a great person but damn he makes great music. I loved this whole album, my fave song is Tomorrow.

Sulk

The Associates

3/5

I was not a fan of most of the instrumental heavy songs. Loved party fears two, club country, love hangover as some good 80s synth pop.

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Amazing album! Love The Offispring. I loved the radio voice over for the beginning and end of the album.