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You Love More Than Most
Albums you rated higher than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Dancers | 5 | 2.75 | +2.25 |
| Olympia 64 | 5 | 2.77 | +2.23 |
| Roots | 5 | 2.78 | +2.22 |
| Chris | 5 | 2.82 | +2.18 |
| Superfuzz Bigmuff | 5 | 2.93 | +2.07 |
| evermore | 5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
| It's A Shame About Ray | 5 | 3.12 | +1.88 |
| Trio | 5 | 3.13 | +1.87 |
| Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) | 5 | 3.15 | +1.85 |
| Slippery When Wet | 5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
You Love Less Than Most
Albums you rated lower than global average
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Chronic | 1 | 3.33 | -2.33 |
| Emergency On Planet Earth | 1 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| Machine Gun Etiquette | 1 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
| Golden Hour | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| Armed Forces | 1 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| Heartbreaker | 1 | 3.03 | -2.03 |
| Imperial Bedroom | 1 | 3 | -2 |
| Car Wheels On A Gravel Road | 1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
| Ray Of Light | 1 | 2.99 | -1.99 |
| Walking Wounded | 1 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
Artist Analysis
Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and high weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Led Zeppelin | 5 | 5 | 4.25 |
| Bob Dylan | 6 | 4.5 | 4 |
| Beatles | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Pink Floyd | 3 | 5 | 4 |
| Metallica | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Smashing Pumpkins | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Dire Straits | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Iron Maiden | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Dusty Springfield | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| Green Day | 2 | 5 | 3.8 |
| The Rolling Stones | 4 | 4.25 | 3.71 |
| The Who | 3 | 4.33 | 3.67 |
Least Favorite Artists
Artists with 2+ albums and low weighted score
| Artist | Albums | Avg | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Madonna | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Elvis Costello & The Attractions | 4 | 1.5 | 2.14 |
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1-Star Albums (21)
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Franz Ferdinand
4/5
2004 banger bringing me right back to 14 year old me cycling to school with a disk man.
Solomon Burke
4/5
Gentle, Dirty Dancing soundtrack as song one - nice to know who wrote it!
4/5
Oldschool, really liked two songs!
R.E.M.
5/5
Incredible. Back driving in the car with mum in the nineties!
Fiona Apple
2/5
Too eclectic, bit bland, single wasn’t the best song on the album.
Gang Of Four
3/5
Ok, didn’t massively stand out
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Absolute legend. Incredible for 1970.
Elvis Presley
3/5
Excellent album, but quite intense for a Monday morning…
Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart
3/5
Eclectic, but some very solid songs!
Madonna
1/5
Not her best
Miles Davis
3/5
But too long for me
Santana
4/5
Chill
Garbage
4/5
Solid, more enjoyable than expected!
Metallica
5/5
Stunning, what an album!!!
Depeche Mode
3/5
Better at the start. Last half of the album was a bit thin.
Beck
4/5
Thoroughly enjoyed this!
Madness
2/5
A bit tedious
Stevie Wonder
3/5
Bit too smooth - but some excellent songs
Kacey Musgraves
1/5
Sade
2/5
Lovely, but very monotonous
The Allman Brothers Band
3/5
Gentle, friendly pub music
Soft Machine
3/5
Bon Jovi
5/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Not bad at all?
Tom Waits
1/5
Difficult to listen to. Did not enjoy.
Django Django
4/5
Lovely, easy, chill.
Jane Weaver
3/5
Eehhh
Bruce Springsteen
5/5
Skunk Anansie
2/5
Bit jarring at times
The Avalanches
4/5
Good for running, one or two odd songs
The Band
5/5
Friendly little album
3/5
Lovely
Soul II Soul
2/5
Eeehhhh
Fatboy Slim
2/5
MC Solaar
2/5
Miles Davis
3/5
Very smooth!
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Bit too much at times
Ice Cube
2/5
Too misogynistic for me.
Mudhoney
5/5
Lovely early grunge!
Bob Dylan
4/5
Reminds me of mum
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Must’ve been mind blowing at the time
Radiohead
4/5
Nice and grungy
Nirvana
5/5
Banger
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
Bland puddle of soup
Megadeth
2/5
Poor man’s Metallica
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Wow
Coldplay
3/5
Ok but bit bland
The Go-Go's
4/5
Ok disco!
Cream
4/5
Not bad at all - mum knows it too!
Blur
3/5
A lot of talking
Alice Cooper
3/5
Not bad for running
Merle Haggard
2/5
Bit boring
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Excellent
ABBA
2/5
I’ll never tell Linn, but I didn’t enjoy it
The Jam
2/5
A bit muddy at times, too dissonant for me to enjoy
Sonic Youth
3/5
Not bad, but didn’t stand out
R.E.M.
4/5
Just lovely
Black Flag
2/5
Not a mad fan?
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Gorgeous
Röyksopp
4/5
Surprisingly nice
Lynyrd Skynyrd
5/5
Same!
Neil Young
3/5
Enjoyed this!
ABBA
2/5
Eeeehhhh
4/5
Excellent
Jerry Lee Lewis
3/5
CHIC
2/5
Not suitable for running
Hüsker Dü
4/5
Lovely!!
AC/DC
4/5
Excellent for driving
Primal Scream
4/5
Very gentle!!
Christine and the Queens
5/5
Loved it!
David Bowie
4/5
OutKast
4/5
Not bad at all! Maybe overall preferred Speakerboxxx except obviously Hey Ya!
Saint Etienne
3/5
Quite gentle! 3.5 really!
Pentangle
2/5
Could be nice in the right circumstances?
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Solid, but a bit much at times.
Joy Division
2/5
Want to like it, but fave of my shitty ex
The Cult
3/5
Not bad!
The Temptations
3/5
Very enjoyable!
The 13th Floor Elevators
3/5
Again quite enjoyable!
Culture Club
1/5
Liked song 1 and 2, turned it off when I heard he’d chained someone to a radiator and beat them.
AC/DC
3/5
Classic, 3.5
2Pac
3/5
A lot of n-words etc. Struggled with enjoying it a lot even though I probably should tbh? Some of it was really good for running though!
Big Brother & The Holding Company
3/5
2/5
SO 80s!
Miles Davis
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
Excellent bangers!
Neil Young
4/5
Delightfully autumnal
Randy Newman
3/5
Kinda gentle I think? 2.5
Rod Stewart
2/5
The Rolling Stones
5/5
Duh
The Lemonheads
5/5
Excellent!
5/5
Just brilliant!
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Excellent guitar, but his voice was at times quite meh
Stevie Wonder
2/5
Eeeeehhhh
PJ Harvey
3/5
not bad!
Johnny Cash
4/5
Lovely. Perfectly autumnal.
Dire Straits
5/5
Perfect.
Serge Gainsbourg
4/5
Ignoring theme and lyrics, stunning music.
Roxy Music
2/5
Not bad, but didn’t stand out really.
Fun Lovin' Criminals
3/5
The Who
5/5
Excellent
Ryan Adams
1/5
Needs salt and pepper and flavour.
Yes
2/5
But much
Nina Simone
4/5
Slipknot
4/5
4.5. Love it.
Sonic Youth
4/5
The Stooges
3/5
Elvis Presley
3/5
The Damned
1/5
Lou Reed
3/5
Need to properly listen a second time.
Dr. Dre
1/5
That’s too much for me
Iron Maiden
5/5
Just a banger!
The Waterboys
2/5
Quite long and a bit bland - 2.6
Fela Kuti
4/5
Perfectly lovely
Jack White
3/5
3.5 really I think.
Booker T. & The MG's
4/5
Very cheerful jolly little thing!
The Pogues
4/5
Very jolly!
New York Dolls
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Iron Maiden
5/5
Listened twice!
Kendrick Lamar
2/5
The Smiths
4/5
Lovely, gentle, quite short
Lorde
4/5
Excellent album
Pavement
4/5
Really enjoyed that. Almost post rock vibes
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
4.5. Grungy post rock - loved it!
Beatles
5/5
Banging
Dennis Wilson
3/5
3.75 really, very gentle and relaxing!
Solomon Burke
4/5
The Velvet Underground
3/5
What a classic - except for some of the experimental stuff! 3.5
Suede
2/5
Didn’t like it, didn’t dislike it. It just played. 2.5
Youssou N'Dour
2/5
Meh
Blondie
4/5
Afrika Bambaataa
2/5
Supergrass
4/5
Really enjoyed this.
Lucinda Williams
1/5
Bit repetitive etc for me
The Doors
4/5
Dire Straits
5/5
10/10 absolute banger
Astor Piazzolla
2/5
Made me quite angry at times?
The Smashing Pumpkins
5/5
Always a favourite, still a favourite
ZZ Top
2/5
The Modern Lovers
4/5
Really enjoyed this! Would be great on a Sunday arvo!
Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan
2/5
M.I.A.
2/5
Bit angry
Carole King
4/5
Deerhunter
3/5
Very friendly
Robert Wyatt
3/5
Curtis Mayfield
3/5
Dolly Parton
5/5
Ex-ce-llent! What voices!!
Ella Fitzgerald
5/5
Stunning and perfect for a Sunday.
Beatles
5/5
Just brilliant!
Radiohead
4/5
Wonder why I didn’t listen to them at the time. 4.5
Hole
4/5
Enjoyed this more than I thought I would!
John Coltrane
3/5
Quite intense for the early morning. Will revisit.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Scissor Sisters
3/5
3.5 - very 2004
Björk
2/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
De La Soul
3/5
Paul Simon
5/5
The Black Crowes
4/5
Gang Starr
2/5
Wilco
4/5
Neil Young
4/5
2/5
Sepultura
4/5
The White Stripes
5/5
Wilco
3/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Frank Ocean
4/5
5/5
Foo Fighters
4/5
Elvis Costello
2/5
Various Artists
4/5
Everything But The Girl
1/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
3.5-4?
Baaba Maal
2/5
Cheap Trick
4/5
Elton John
3/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
Justice
4/5
Run-D.M.C.
2/5
My Bloody Valentine
2/5
The Dave Brubeck Quartet
4/5
Lovely on a Sunday!
Blur
4/5
Liked this more than I thought I would.
Elis Regina
4/5
Liked this more than I thought I would.
Aimee Mann
1/5
Ew
Pulp
3/5
The Verve
5/5
Janet Jackson
2/5
Grant Lee Buffalo
4/5
Yes please!
Pixies
4/5
Yes please!
Peter Gabriel
2/5
Eeeehhhh
Frank Black
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Prince
5/5
The Libertines
3/5
Television
4/5
Decent jam on a Sunday!
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
2/5
Bland enough to have on while marking Macbeth essays. 1.5 cause better than the first one. Still meh.
Drive-By Truckers
3/5
Run-D.M.C.
4/5
Missy Elliott
3/5
Adele
3/5
3.5? Her voice is SO amazing, but then the songs are maybe a bit bland? I feel that’s mean, and her singing is objectively spectacular, but I felt a bit bored. Maybe better as background music?
Madonna
1/5
Nope
Tears For Fears
3/5
3.5? Some bangers, some bland?
Simon & Garfunkel
5/5
David Ackles
2/5
1.5 I’d say. Started promising, steeply downhill
Hookworms
4/5
The Temptations
4/5
Snoop Dogg
4/5
Q-Tip
3/5
Donald Fagen
3/5
4/5
Back to being sixteen.
Bob Dylan
4/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Jorge Ben Jor
3/5
Jeff Buckley
5/5
Delightful
Ride
4/5
LL Cool J
2/5
Venom
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Gang Of Four
3/5
Jamiroquai
1/5
The Cars
4/5
The Hives
3/5
Stephen Stills
4/5
4.5? Really enjoying this!
The Notorious B.I.G.
3/5
Maybe 2,5-3? Too many slurpy noises
Bob Dylan
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Taylor Swift
3/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Paul Weller
4/5
4.5!
Simon & Garfunkel
4/5
Public Enemy
3/5
Eminem
4/5
The Stooges
4/5
Wild Beasts
5/5
Wow!!
Duran Duran
2/5
Jimi Hendrix
5/5
Elastica
3/5
3.5 maybe? Need to listen again!
Gorillaz
4/5
Small Faces
4/5
Actually really enjoyed this!
Queen Latifah
3/5
Paul Simon
4/5
3.5 possibly?
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
Bobby Womack
4/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Electric Light Orchestra
2/5
2,5?
Madonna
1/5
1,5?
Aerosmith
4/5
Guns N' Roses
4/5
Otis Redding
4/5
Hugh Masekela
4/5
Frank Zappa
3/5
David Crosby
4/5
4.5? Super relaxing.
David Bowie
4/5
Janelle Monáe
4/5
Good for a Monday!
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
The Coral
4/5
4/5
Jungle Brothers
3/5
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
4.5?
The Beach Boys
5/5
Leonard Cohen
4/5
Count Basie & His Orchestra
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Amy Winehouse
3/5
More meh than I expected. Maybe even 2.5?
Jurassic 5
3/5
3.5? Maaaybe 4?
Stan Getz
4/5
Femi Kuti
4/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Digital Underground
3/5
The Police
4/5
3.5? 3.75?
Rush
3/5
Bit weird!
The Cardigans
3/5
3.5
The Boo Radleys
2/5
2.5? Meh
Eminem
4/5
4.5? Yeh!
Kraftwerk
4/5
Kate Bush
5/5
Isaac Hayes
3/5
3.5
Doves
4/5
Radiohead
5/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Queen
4/5
The Killers
5/5
Deep Purple
5/5
Michael Kiwanuka
4/5
Astrud Gilberto
2/5
Emmylou Harris
4/5
4.5?
Bert Jansch
4/5
4.5 again!
Radiohead
3/5
Pere Ubu
2/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Van Halen
4/5
Fela Kuti
3/5
Method Man
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Morrissey
1/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Dusty Springfield
5/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
New Order
2/5
Nick Drake
5/5
N.E.R.D
1/5
Green Day
5/5
Nightmares On Wax
4/5
4.5 even?
Ray Price
1/5
1.5?
Leftfield
1/5
1.5?
Joan Armatrading
3/5
2.5?
Steely Dan
3/5
A Tribe Called Quest
2/5
Jacques Brel
5/5
Nanci Griffith
3/5
3.5 even?
Boards of Canada
4/5
Arctic Monkeys
3/5
Aretha Franklin
4/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
5/5
John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers
4/5
FKA twigs
4/5
4.5 even? What a change of mind!
Brian Wilson
3/5
OutKast
3/5
Chicago
3/5
Taylor Swift
5/5
4.5? 5? It’s Dessner…
Portishead
5/5
Al Green
4/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
4/5
4.5?
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
3/5
Shuggie Otis
4/5
Björk
2/5
Pet Shop Boys
3/5
Brian Eno
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions
2/5
Arcade Fire
4/5
Elliott Smith
4/5
Happy Mondays
3/5
Ms. Dynamite
3/5
John Lennon
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Green Day
5/5
Metallica
5/5
10/5
David Bowie
4/5
Led Zeppelin
5/5
The Who
4/5
CHIC
3/5
David Bowie
2/5
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
Cat Stevens
4/5
Billie Holiday
4/5
Pantera
4/5
Massive Attack
4/5
U2
3/5
Black Sabbath
4/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Steely Dan
4/5
The Mothers Of Invention
3/5
Fats Domino
4/5
Pet Shop Boys
4/5
Blue Cheer
3/5
George Harrison
5/5
2/5
Nick Drake
4/5
Gillian Welch
3/5
Faith No More
2/5
Ghostface Killah
2/5
Sepultura
5/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
1/5
Miles Davis
3/5
3.5 really
Pulp
3/5
3,5!
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
4/5
k.d. lang
1/5
The Smiths
3/5
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion
1/5
-1 for the WAAAAAHHHHH
Deep Purple
4/5
Randy Newman
3/5
Kings of Leon
2/5
Orbital
3/5
3.5 probably!
Sabu
2/5
The Who
4/5
GZA
3/5
Public Image Ltd.
3/5
Steely Dan
3/5
3.5 - not quite 4!
Queen
5/5
It’s got to be 5
Beatles
5/5
So good!
Soundgarden
5/5
Sonic Youth
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
3/5
The White Stripes
4/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
The Clash
4/5
Tim Buckley
4/5
Neneh Cherry
2/5
Faust
3/5
Suede
2/5
The Black Keys
4/5
The Darkness
4/5
Echo And The Bunnymen
4/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
fIREHOSE
3/5
Mudhoney
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Bonnie Raitt
3/5
3.5 maybe even!
Willie Nelson
4/5
So gentle
Led Zeppelin
5/5
Louis Prima
5/5
Steely Dan
2/5
Billy Bragg
2/5
Syd Barrett
2/5
Hawkwind
2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
5/5
Pearl Jam
5/5
The La's
3/5
Cocteau Twins
3/5
Radiohead
3/5
Solange
2/5
Fairport Convention
2/5