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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Coles Corner Richard Hawley	5	3.03	+1.97
Toys In The Attic Aerosmith	5	3.26	+1.74
C'est Chic CHIC	5	3.34	+1.66
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	5	3.64	+1.36
Pink Moon Nick Drake	5	3.65	+1.35
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	5	3.82	+1.18
Among The Living Anthrax	4	2.85	+1.15
American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	5	3.89	+1.11

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	1	3.55	-2.55
Rock 'N Soul Solomon Burke	1	3.37	-2.37
Me Against The World 2Pac	1	3.25	-2.25
Kind Of Blue Miles Davis	2	4.06	-2.06
Exile In Guyville Liz Phair	1	3.02	-2.02
Reign In Blood Slayer	1	2.96	-1.96
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	2	3.91	-1.91
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	1	2.85	-1.85
In Utero Nirvana	2	3.83	-1.83
I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail Buck Owens	1	2.81	-1.81

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Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

5/5

Coles Corner is a record that is designed to be listened at dusk. It’s a record that is designed for lonely evenings. The kind where there is a vast longing to be filled but you find yourself having no capacity to properly fill it. Listening to the record is like checking into a heartbreak hotel and not quite intending to check out.

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1-Star Albums (9)

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Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

OOOH, first album on, and it's a personal favourite!

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Really great, perhaps too heavy for my liking, but definitely opened my eyes to some Queen songs I hadn’t initially considered ‘good listens’.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

2/5

Very good, very few interesting songs though, different genre to bat im used to

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

In my opinion; one of the best albums to ever exist.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Not really my taste of music, quite a long album. That being said, a few obvious bangers (Hey Ya!, Roses and The Rooster) and quite comedic interludes (Good Day, Good Sir).

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

New artist alert, pretty good!

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Unearthly, dreamlike, and as the album title suggests: sensual. Classic Kate

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

1/5

Grating voice, nonsensical lyrics. ‘Shatter’ was the best song from this album, because she stopped singing for 3 whole minutes of instrumental bliss.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Sade is such a great artist, can't say I'd listen to this album on repeat (too unvaried and jazz-like), but still a beautiful collection of songs.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Always thought Yeah Yeah Yeahs were a one hit wonder after 'Heads Will Roll', but they're really fun to listen to. Good mix of heavy to soft rock. Favourite: 'Maps' or perhaps 'Date With The Night'.

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

1/5

Is it Electronic? Is it Rhythm and Blues? Is it Jazz? Is it Experimental? Well.. Er, yes? Maybe? I don't know! I'm so confused! Help! Really interesting album... Do I like it? No. Was it a fun listen? Hell yeah! Such weird lyrics though; Barry, what were you smoking when you made this my friend?

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Banging. Not sure where my initial review went, but loved the album. 'Pictures Of Home' is a new find! :)

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

1/5

Try to avoid Neil Young where possible, can only really tolerate 'Heart of Gold'. Everything else is just vanilla, boring. Sorry Neil, your name may be 'Young', but your songs get old pretty damn quick.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

5/5

Protection

Massive Attack

2/5

Eh, mediocre. Nice instrumental bits though, like upbeat 'hip' elevator music. Nothing special.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Where has this album been my whole life? I LOVED THIS! Peak the Kanye sample.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

What a vibe. Had the Strokes on my radar for a while, but never had the excuse to indulge. 'The Modern Age' and of course: 'Someday' are particular favourites from this album.

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

1/5

'Drawn-out' would be the phrase I'd use. Funky and experimental in places, which was fun. But I will be avoiding for the foreseeable future for its length and many-a-headache-inducing song.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Funky and flipping fun, loved it!

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

I LOVE THIS ALBUM. Didn't realise Johnny Cash did fantastic covers of my favourite songs - all in one album no less! A future vinyl purchase for sure.

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Shit. Didn't even listen cause reviews were so bad.

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Leonard Cohen's depressing voice makes me smile. Another great album from him.

In Utero

Nirvana

2/5

Not as good as Nevermind, but er- well- hmm- oh never mind. Fun head banging music for people in dire need of a good therapist. Scary cool album cover. Probably wouldn't listen again, one or two catchy songs.

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Vibey, idk what to say?

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

3/5

Never heard of 'The Electric Prunes', pleasantly surprised- Animals meet psychedelic rock vibes. Favourite: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night).

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

Hmm, I initially thought Supergrass were one hit wonders... Anddd they still are!

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

Oooh! Unexpected jazz/blues elements with modern folk stylistics; how surprising, polished and confident. Quite enjoyable!

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Taylor Swift is unbearable, but this album has a few ‘tolerable’ nostalgic bangers.

C'est Chic

CHIC

5/5

C'est Chic, unique.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Ah, I really tried to like it, but it's just not MY kind of rock. Sorry Mr Zeppelin.

Slipknot

3/5

Damn, that a lotta screaming, hope their throats are okay, but hey, I liked it- kinda!

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

THIS IS LUSH!

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

haha alien noises. Cool album, rediscovered a song I hadn’t heard in yonks!

Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

Sorry 2Pac, I don't get the hype, all sounds the same.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Lovely stuff Paulo, original, timeless.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

FUCKING PHENOMINAL ALBUM.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

3/5

I like Dolly, nice to listen to a country-style album once in a blue moon. However, nothing really that catching.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

How can anyone like this music? Can't even hear the lyrics, may as well just be instrumental.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Oh yeah! George Harrison’s solo career is great, I love this album more than I love my future child.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

2/5

Eh, nothing special here. Sorry Pulp, you’re a one album wonder.

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

5/5

CLASSIC ROCK CLASSIC ROCK CLASSIC ROCK. What a fantastic album.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

Boring, nothing special. Prefer Michael.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Nice album Dusty, but didn’t really flow for me.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

Funny, the songs with words really didn't do it for me... The ambient, however - totally awesome! The Big Ship is SUCH A TUNE!

Fun House

The Stooges

2/5

Ugh. Iggy you let me down

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

Loved it! Bit samey in places…

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Timeless? Yes. Bloody lengthy? Very much so. Do two sort of cancel each other out? I have pretty mixed feelings.

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

2/5

Smooth Jazz isn't really my thing. Miles Davis is popular for being a timeless artist, but I just didn't enjoy it–felt like elevator music.

Among The Living

Anthrax

4/5

AAAAAH CRAZY FUN ALBUM, LEG WAS SHAKING THE ENTIRE TIME! AM I OKAY? PROBABLY NOT.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Had high hopes, after first two absolute bangers the album goes downhill. Very repetitive in my eyes :(

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

1/5

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

I enjoyed this album. Short n' sweet songs with catchy lyrics. Nothing stood out particularly, but a fun listen!

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

1/5

Maybe one good song, rest is just country waffle.