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2.98
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4%
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6
5-Star Albums
6
1-Star Albums

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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
In The Wee Small Hours
Frank Sinatra
5 3.27 +1.73
Deep Purple In Rock
Deep Purple
5 3.31 +1.69
Music in Exile
Songhoy Blues
5 3.33 +1.67
Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton
5 3.41 +1.59
Songs For Swingin' Lovers!
Frank Sinatra
5 3.52 +1.48
Cut
The Slits
4 2.71 +1.29
Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones
5 3.86 +1.14

You Love Less Than Most

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Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
Wu-Tang Clan
1 3.6 -2.6
Another Green World
Brian Eno
1 3.11 -2.11
Tubular Bells
Mike Oldfield
1 3.1 -2.1
Music Has The Right To Children
Boards of Canada
1 2.92 -1.92
Among The Living
Anthrax
1 2.86 -1.86
Fulfillingness' First Finale
Stevie Wonder
2 3.57 -1.57
Diamond Life
Sade
2 3.47 -1.47
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below
OutKast
2 3.45 -1.45
The Köln Concert
Keith Jarrett
2 3.39 -1.39
Haunted Dancehall
The Sabres Of Paradise
1 2.38 -1.38

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Frank Sinatra 2 5

5-Star Albums (6)

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Diamond Life by Sade

Good strong start with the first two songs, well known. But then the rest of the album seems just… vanilla. Didn’t really inspire. Good singer though.

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

What the hell was this?? This isn’t music! Its torture! Is this what you listen to when high on mushrooms? Cos you’ve got to be high on something to listen to it! Don’t listen to it! It’s so awful!

1-Star Albums (6)

All Ratings (48)

Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
Jun 28 2024

Some classic songs, but a very samey album with majority of songs not that catchy.

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Jun 29 2024

Whenever you listen to the Rolling Stones, you feel like you’re partying right alongside them. This album gets a little slow towards the end but overall is an excellent feel good album!

Figure 8 by Elliott Smith
Jun 30 2024

Wasn’t my kind of music, though I did enjoy Somebody That I Used To Know, which I presume inspired Gotye?

Rubber Soul by Beatles
Jul 01 2024

Some classic well known songs here and some good songs I’d never heard of such as What Goes On.

Beauty And The Beat by The Go-Go's
Jul 02 2024

Upbeat, peppy songs, good for background when concentrating, but not the kind of music I’d typically listen to.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Jul 03 2024

Well that’s a bit loud and screamy, isn’t it? I’ve never really listened to Deep Purple, but I really enjoyed this album! Full of energy and classic rock!

Among The Living by Anthrax
Jul 04 2024

Why are they so angry? Why am I angry??!! Why do I suddenly hate my dad and authority?? I remember Anthrax from my younger years. Back then I thought they were overly whiny with no actual musical talent, just the ability to repeat chords very quickly whilst shouting. I still think the same. This album did energise me to be fair, but it’s a bit too angry at its dad for me.

Music in Exile by Songhoy Blues
Jul 05 2024

A great album! This album proves that you don’t need to understand the lyrics to enjoy good blues! Upbeat and catchy!

Jul 06 2024

I don’t really class this as music. It’s more bad poetry with a backing track. In this case, the backing track is a terrible rendition of 1970’s karate film sound effects. Not for me.

Fever To Tell by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Jul 08 2024

Yeah yeah yeah, it was ok. Kind of reminded me of going to a late night bar with live music in Camden. No songs really stood out though, a little samey, but good background music.

The Köln Concert by Keith Jarrett
Jul 09 2024

Well. Very good. Highly original, exactly what you’d want from a classical piano album I would imagine. Problem is I’m not much of a classical fan, so I wouldn’t usually listen to this. Each piece goes on a bit too long for me as well, but you can hear the talent in the music, it’s just too sophisticated for me.

Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
Jul 11 2024

This album makes you feel like you’ve shot straight back to the early 70’s disco / motown / hip hop scene. The music gets a little fairground from track 7, but it starts strong.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly
Jul 14 2024

Well it’s a bit of a short album, it has excellent instrumentals, ends of the most famous song, but I enjoyed it!

Kala by M.I.A.
Jul 15 2024

I liked it, it was a fun album.

Foo Fighters by Foo Fighters
Jul 16 2024

I’m a huge Foo Fighters fan, so loved this album. It isn’t their best, but is a lovely throwback to their earlier years

Haunted Dancehall by The Sabres Of Paradise
Jul 17 2024

Is this what people listen to when high on drugs? I couldn’t get into it, it was just noise! Not for me.

The Man Machine by Kraftwerk
Jul 18 2024

Well! This was an interesting one! Upon beginning to listen, I immediately didn’t like it! The usual electronic synth nonsense people tried to pass as music, but is just garbage! But the more I listened, the more I enjoyed it. Then song 4 hit and I realised that I’d heard this band before! Song 5 was also great and before I knew it I was listening to the album again! I shouldn’t be so judgemental!

Jul 19 2024

I know this band very well, I think everyone probably does. I knew a lot of the songs on this album and they are very enjoyable. For some reason, I don’t get excited by Muse. I think they’re very good musicians and singers and have done some good songs! But they just don’t quite excite me.

Jul 20 2024

My friend Chris really likes this band so I better not be too harsh. Actually I enjoyed this album, it was upbeat and catchy. Particularly liked ‘I’m not in love’, but the vocals were a little drowned out? The lead singer was difficult to understand at times and I hate having to pay attention!

Coat Of Many Colors by Dolly Parton
Jul 21 2024

Loved it! Good old Dolly! Very catchy songs, I found it quite relaxing to listen to!

The Bends by Radiohead
Jul 22 2024

It was ok. Good music, well known, but was never my cup of tea really.

Be by Common
Jul 23 2024

Stories in musical form. This album is upbeat and speaks of current affairs as far as a non black non American can tell, but I didn’t really connect with the lyrics. The best song for me was at the end: It’s Your World. I do like how positive this album was compared to a lot of other rap albums out there.

At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band
Jul 24 2024

So I really liked the style of this music and the instrumentals are great, but they go on way too long! I got bored by the very long instrumentals and ended up skipping to the next song as a result. I wonder if their other albums have such long instrumentals? I hope not, I reckon I could really like them with a little adjustment.

Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield
Jul 25 2024

Ok I get it, the Psycho music is an excellent atmospheric piece. But 25 minutes?? For one song?? This album is 4 songs and takes over an hour to listen to. That’s way too long! I recognised parts of tracks 1 and 3. Track 4 was absolutely ridiculous! I imagine it related to some popular cultural reference back in the 70’s but now it’s just a random Pythonesque rambling of a crazy man! Who put this album on the list? There must be other albums more worthy!

Diamond Life by Sade
Jul 26 2024

Good strong start with the first two songs, well known. But then the rest of the album seems just… vanilla. Didn’t really inspire. Good singer though.

Debut by Björk
Jul 27 2024

A crazy album from a crazy woman! Actually, I found this album ok. Each track is unique and different, there are of course her very famous tracks, not a bad listen.

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada
Jul 28 2024

What the hell was this?? This isn’t music! Its torture! Is this what you listen to when high on mushrooms? Cos you’ve got to be high on something to listen to it! Don’t listen to it! It’s so awful!

Cut by The Slits
Jul 29 2024

I didn’t expect like this album, but I actually did! It perfectly encapsulates the feeling of the time in Britain. I especially liked the song Shoplifting and Typical Girls! It was a fun album!

Jul 30 2024

Brilliant! Even the weird cooky songs are genius. You can hear the experimentation in the songs. Love it.

Another Green World by Brian Eno
Jul 31 2024

A medley of not terrible instrumentals interspersed with god awful repetitive sounds that make you want to claw your eyes out. There are one or two songs on this album that wouldn’t be too bad if they weren’t so “experimental”. Thumbs down from me.

Protection by Massive Attack
Aug 02 2024

I got a George Michael vibe a lot from this album which is weird. I’ve known of Massive Attack but never really listened to them before. They aren’t bad, though i don’t think I’ll listen to them again.

The College Dropout by Kanye West
Aug 03 2024

I’m a middle class white English guy who had never heard of Kanye apart from the somewhat embarrassing clips and news articles you see online. I don’t think I’m his typical demographic. I certainly never listened to his music. But wow! That was great! It didn’t feel like a typical album, it felt like a show. Each song blended in with the next nicely. It was very immersive, there was lots of variation on the style of music as the album progressed. I’m not sure I agree with some of his lyrics, but it’s an entertaining listen.

Ctrl by SZA
Aug 04 2024

I didn’t think I’d like this but I found it quite easy on the ears and relaxing. Not bad.

1984 by Van Halen
Aug 06 2024

I liked it!

In The Wee Small Hours by Frank Sinatra
Aug 07 2024

Lovely album. Very relaxing and easy to listen to. Great to have on in the background upon an evening.

Aug 08 2024

This album seems younger than it is. I’d have said it was an 80’s album, not 70’s. Reminds me a lot of the punk era. I enjoyed this album. Upbeat and a bit random. I particularly liked Mongoloid. Haven’t heard that word in many a year!

Damaged by Black Flag
Aug 09 2024

If ever an album took human form, this album would be Vyvyan from The Young Ones. It’s an angey album and I’m not a huge fan of angry albums, but this one also has some humour to it. It pokes a bit of fun at itself and I can appreciate that. Not really something I’d otherwise listen to though.

Dr. Octagonecologyst by Dr. Octagon
Aug 11 2024

This takes me back to the early 90’s when I would listen to local pirate radio. Yes, some kid who fancied himself a rapper and flashy DJ. I see here he recorded his session. Good for him!

Rid Of Me by PJ Harvey
Aug 12 2024

These songs aren’t terrible. Good voice, but they don’t really do much for me. I don’t connect with the songs which is a shame because I feel I should really like them, but they’re just… meh.

The Real Thing by Faith No More
Aug 14 2024

I thought these guys were a woman who sang hip hop / rnb, I was totally wrong! Instead they’re more like a poppy version of Red Hot Chilli Peppers. Not bad, but there’s better out there…

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