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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
In Our Heads Hot Chip	5	3.1	+1.9
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	5	3.42	+1.58
Green R.E.M.	5	3.47	+1.53
Scott 2 Scott Walker	4	2.64	+1.36
The White Room The KLF	4	2.79	+1.21
The Stranger Billy Joel	5	3.86	+1.14
American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	5	3.89	+1.11

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	1	3.49	-2.49
NEU! 75 Neu!	1	3.09	-2.09
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	2	3.75	-1.75
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	2	3.43	-1.43
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	2	3.4	-1.4
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	2	3.37	-1.37
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	2	3.33	-1.33
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	1	2.28	-1.28
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	2	3.06	-1.06
The Man Who Travis	2	3.01	-1.01

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3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Fun, had some songs I’ve heard before

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Surprisingly fun, a genuine bop

Iron Maiden

3/5

I liked it more than I thought I would, it was less metal and more rock than I was expecting. But there were a lot of very long instrumental segments which I was not very into. It’d be good to add a song or two to the Halloween playlist

Violent Femmes

1/5

Boring and hurt my head

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

2/5

I just don’t like songs without lyrics. Feels too elevators to me. I think the tunes are great and would love it if it had some words to it

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

I am very into Johnny Cash it turns out. He’s just fun, with stories in all of his songs

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

It’s hard to say, the songs honestly feel like jokes a little bit because I’ve heard so many parodies of this type of rap. It is actually pretty fun though, and has No Sleep til Brooklyn and Girls and a couple other familiar songs

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Fine. Jazz, no lyrics, nothing super exciting

In Our Heads

Hot Chip

5/5

Actually very fun. The band’s vibe gives kinda like One Republic/Mice and Men vibes. Every man looks like some character actor. The music is also sorta a funkier Of Mice and Men. I’d say the songs kind of all blend together, but not in a bad way

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Very listenable. Not as poppy as I tend to like but fun. I could definitely get into some of the songs if I listened regularly

Faith

George Michael

4/5

Great! Some songs that I have heard before, most notably Father Figure, and then some fun songs that sound familiar but not exactly like songs I know. Then a couple of more boring songs that are just ok. Overall into it

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Not bad. Very listenable but nothing I was super excited about. Kinda like you can just bop your head along and sing along a little

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

More like 3.5. It was rocky and fun. Josh said like dive bar vibes and I agree. I’m into it in theory

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

3/5

Another listenable one with nothing that I loved. Working Class Hero was nice, I’d be fine with the album as background music

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

More like 3.75 I think I quite liked it. Definitely feels like mom and dad‘s music but music that I can get into. Some of it felt a little bit like the same sort of stories as the Johnny Cash songs. I liked some songs more than others, but it was fun and folksy.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

3.5 I quite liked a few of the songs, kinda an indie alt vibe. Some of the songs played with tempo and vibes, like up and down, and some were just a little too weird

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

2/5

I’ll admit I judged a book by its cover here and assumed I wouldn’t like it. I was mostly right, but it was a little better than I thought it would be. There were some kinda nice songs, but a lot of just instrumental stuff and some weird sounds and long pauses between songs where you’re not sure if it’s still playing. I guess it would work as background music for getting work done

NEU! 75

Neu!

1/5

Awful. This is what I was worried the Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark would be. Just instrumental, with some weird sounds, and like 10 min songs that all just sound like background music

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Gotta be honest I thought I’d like it more. It had a weird “song” of just old people talking, and just in general more weirdness than I go for. It has Mrs. Robinson on it though, which I like, and one or two other songs that I sorta knew and like

Gorillaz

4/5

I mostly liked it, although part of me feels like I’m just supposed to like it. It has two songs I knew, including the one that goes “I’m happy, feeling glad” and those are good, along with some others. There’s somewhat of a range of sounds in their songs. Overall I’d listen again but not on repeat

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

It’s not on Spotify and that’s fine. It’s ridiculous and pretty unpleasant

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

3.5 Cuban music in Spanish. Very fun, jazzy and upbeat. A couple songs without words, but most had words and made me feel like I was back in a restaurant in Costa Rica. Would be good to do work with it in the background

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Idk, fine just kinda boring. Nothing I hated, but nothing I loved

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

I liked it a lot. Feels like the 90s. It has Stand which is great of course, and some other bops

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

3/5

2.75 It’s jazz. Definitely more fun jazz, but still mostly no words. If it was hold music I’d be seriously bopping along, but I want words when I choose my music. There’s a theme song on the album, and it sounds like it. Fun but not for me

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

5/5

I really liked this! It feels like a little Mountain Goats like, and had a song about North America I loved

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

2.5 Definitely music for people who are high. There are some sounds and some very discordant singing, but there were a couple songs I actually liked, including The Minotaur’s Song, which starts exactly the same as Pink Pony Club weirdly. Weird but kinda fun

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

I liked it enough. It feels like easy listening. I wanted to like it more because it’s the first one I’ve seem from the 2020s, but it was just ok. Feels like something someone cooler than me would put on at a party and I’d be ok with. The album itself had speaking sections in between each song, which I didn’t love, but I guess I’m kinda warming up to those things

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

2/5

2.4 Way lower tempo and less metal than I thought. Idk, honestly it was just kinda boring to me.

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Method Man is a member of the Wu-Tang clan, and this is pretty much what I imagined the Wu-Tang Clan would sound like. I liked it, it was fun and had some good lines

The White Room

The KLF

4/5

It’s not on Spotify, which is annoying, but other versions of the songs are. It’s fun and silly and kinda electronic and dancy. I thought the song “Justified and Ancient” sounded like it was about timelords, so I looked more into the band and discovered they also go by the name The Timelords and did the song Doctorin’ the Tardis. So that’s very fun

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

It’s a Christmas album, so that kinda limits it. It has all the classic songs, and they’re very good, but it’s still simply a Christmas album. Good for 2 weeks

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Loved it. So sing along-able. I knew a bunch of them, and now I know more of them. I put half the album in my liked songs playlist. Hell yeah

Scott 2

Scott Walker

4/5

I weirdly like it. It definitely feels dated, there are some slurs and very outdated ways of thinking, and the sound of it feels old, like classic crooner/your grandma’s favorite singer. But the songs are pretty fun, and weirdly the most offensive ones are kinda the catchiest. Idk, I wouldn’t play it with people around, but there’re some bops

Stephen Stills

3/5

I really liked the first few songs, and then the rest were kinda boring. It’s a little folksy and a little balad-y but upbeat and fun. The later stuff is fine, but less interesting. The second song kinda sounds like Cat’s in the Cradle

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

2.6 I really liked the title track, others were ok, the album was like the epitome of just rock (no modifier). I hated the final song which was just shitty guitar? Overall ok

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

Kinda liked it. Some of the songs were boppy, I could get into them, some were slow and boring. It’s a background music that I enjoyed. Chill and vibe-y

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

Too slow to warrant a band name like Supertramp. It’s fine, but not what I was expecting. Kinda boring

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

Ok, nothing standout, nothing offensive. The album cover kinda gives me vibes of those bands that you know their name but aren’t sure which songs they sing like Arctic Monkeys or Imagine Dragons. The songs are very low-key, like Coldplay but no anthems. Good for background music. My one issue is the last song has a “hidden track” which is accomplished by just having like a 3 minute silence before another song starts. I think that’s silly and annoying, so it takes it down a peg

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

I actually didn’t hate it quite as much as I thought I would. It’s slow and experimental and in Icelandic, but it works for like a chilly day background music. I certainly wouldn’t choose it, and honestly didn’t finish it, but it wasn’t the worst album on here

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Idk, all the songs kind of sound the same, except when they are super different. Some of it reminds me of like the band from Music and Lyrics/80s synth pop, one of the songs kinda sounds like Don’t you Forget About Me. Those are kinda fun, though a little less dancey than those. But then other songs have weird breathing and are just kinda boring. I’d listen to some parts again

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

2.5/it’s jazz but like a 4 for jazz Honestly, for jazz I was pretty into it. It had a few lyrics here and there, not in English, but it was upbeat and I found myself bopping my head along to it. I could definitely do some cleaning to this music. I’m between giving it a 2 since it’s jazz and a 3 since it’s groovy

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

I liked it. It felt kinda punk-y, though I don’t know that that’s how others would describe it. I’d say like a slightly more punk Oasis. It’s like music for when you’re a little down and want something on your level

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Some of it sounds a little Alanis Morissette-y, but not in a bad way. Also kinda gave me Indigo Girls vibes, though not quite as fun. I liked a couple of the songs, could take or leave others, but didn’t dislike any and didn’t love any. The one song I knew was “River” which is kind of a Christmas song (goes “I wish I had a river I could skate away on”)

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

I listened to this one a few times because I wasn’t paying attention. I didn’t love it on first listen, but it grew on me. You can really hear his British accent come through, and it feels a little like he could’ve been a Beatle in their slower songs. It’s chill and a little melancholy/bittersweet. Good for that vibe

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

I’ve listened to this a bunch of times now, because I can’t decide exactly what to say about it. I like it, it had a couple song I know, and some very fun songs. I didn’t love every song, but some were very fun. “Queen Bitch” has a line that inspired the chorus of Mr. Brightside, and I discovered this on my own!

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

It’s a live album of jazz standards. It’s from the 50s and sounds like it. I wanted to like it more, because I always say I’d like jazz if it had words and this is jazz with words. I did like it, but I didn’t love it. It had “Just One of Those Things” and that was fun, but I was kinda just wishing it was the Jamie Cullum version