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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Man Who Travis	5	3.01	+1.99
Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde The Pharcyde	5	3.13	+1.87
John Prine John Prine	5	3.22	+1.78
The Slim Shady LP Eminem	5	3.29	+1.71
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
Either Or Elliott Smith	5	3.38	+1.62
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	5	3.39	+1.61
Amnesiac Radiohead	5	3.41	+1.59
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	2	3.44	-1.44
My Generation The Who	2	3.42	-1.42
Pretenders Pretenders	2	3.35	-1.35
...The Dandy Warhols Come Down The Dandy Warhols	2	3.13	-1.13
Murder Ballads Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	3.08	-1.08

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	5
Beatles	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (25)

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A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

A full rebellion against gangster rap… these guys respect women, misplaced their wallets, and watch their cholesterol.

12 likes

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Pretty cool to hear him sing these songs. He seems to really perk up when a song involves shooting someone

5 likes

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Wanted to like it more but for me it was just pretty ok 2.7

1 likes

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Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Grew on me throughout. Glad I listened

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Big nostrils on that guy. So nerdy but a lot of cool songs and the improvisational one reminded me of Tom and Jerry

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

5/5

Unserious and completely honest. He’s on another level

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Really good with a bit of filler

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Love it. Raw and pristine and the production is iconic

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

White guys love Jobim. Was expecting a little more from these two. Getz is good and Byrd grew on me as the album went on, but why couldn't they turn him up when he soloed with nylon strings?

Murmur

R.E.M.

3/5

Didn't love or hate. Definitely not their best stuff

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

5/5

Super fun and loved the old beats 5 stars

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Perfection. Some of the sex stuff is a little weird and the drum solo on Moby dick was too short but it had to fit on the vinyl so I get it

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

Excellent playing

Music

Madonna

3/5

A few good songs and a few unlistenable songs. Overall not for me

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

4/5

Some good songs and overall easy to listen to

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

3/5

Didn’t really get it, credit for risk taking

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

How can a debut album be this good? How did they know how to do that?

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Catchy 80s fare

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

She’s great at singing but I didn’t like the songs. Also if the two discs are going to be so different why not make it two albums?

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Some great songs but not a complete album

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

Did not enjoy

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

I like the hits and the slow ones but not sure I get the heavy stuff.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

I like the first half better but can’t complain

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

There was one good song in there and maybe a few with potential

John Prine

5/5

Masterpiece?

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Oh no no. At least it’s near Halloween

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

Not my favorite genre. Wanted more melody

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Yes

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Grew on me, not yet at their best but getting there

Sound Affects

The Jam

4/5

Nice early Jam hopefully the later stuff is on the list too

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

4/5

Ahead of his time and cool voice

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Didn’t love as much as I thought I would

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Excellent

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Catchy - annoying = 3

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

4/5

Nice nice definitely like the last couple songs more but could see the rest being cooler in a better setting

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

I feel like he took some risks with composition and production and they really paid off.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

2/5

Mm did not like at all. A few songs were ok. I don’t understand the hype

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

4/5

Great energy and melodies.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Loved some of the songs and her voice/style, but felt the quality decreased as it got to the later tracks

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Meticulous rapping and production. Walks right up to the line of being corny… and crosses it sometimes. Overall a lot of fun

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

I feel like he proves he can make good songs but doesn’t finish the job. The result is often boring since few of the tracks are worthy of being pure instrumentals.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

2/5

I enjoyed the title track and the Herbie Hancock cameo was cool. Overall forgettable 80s to me

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Funny rubber soul by the funny Beatles

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

Basically a no miss album. It seems like it was supposed to be about the struggles and suppression of the working class, but Jarvis is way too horny to stay on message

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

A full rebellion against gangster rap… these guys respect women, misplaced their wallets, and watch their cholesterol.

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Definitely can see the building blocks of britpop. The large string arrangements and soaring guitars. The vocals bridge the gap between Bowie and Pulp/Blur. That being said it was good not great on first listen. Will revisit

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Kind of that loose acid hippy rock that requires well written songs to not be annoying. A few songs approached that.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Pretty much an all time classic. Would give 4.5 if I could

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Now the Beatles are starting to really get going. Some all time songs and a few songs that I find too cookie cutter sixties. Overall great stuff

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Took a while to get into but I appreciate the progressiveness. It does dive back into straight blues on the back half. Plus a star for being short and to the point

School's Out

Alice Cooper

4/5

Never been more surprised by an album. I only knew the title track going in. Meticulous and progressive and not too serious. Overall, a lot of fun

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Starts and ends strong (summers cauldron, grass, dear god) but the gooey center lets it down a bit

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

Cool bc they are punk legends but I personally need more melody

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Not his best but still great

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Innovative and unique with some classics. Some of their bad songs are so bad though lol 3.75/5

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

I like the live version better. Not sure I totally get it but I see how it kickstarted the alt rock of the rest of the 70s

Fleet Foxes

2/5

Ah man that did not hit. I see what they’re going for and I don’t approve. Maybe it held up better when it came out

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Honestly grew on me a lot. Meticulously crafted. Could use a bit more edge but hey not everyone has that in their arsenal… 3.7

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

This is how I want to remember Nirvana. Simple, powerful, and just a little beautiful. Except for you Endless, Nameless.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Definitely a cool band and some cool tracks but I kind of got lost in the jams. I know they have better songs to come though

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Loved their sound at times but didn’t like any of the songs really. Maybe if they pared it down

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Great voice and some great sounding Faces musicians but the songwriting is pretty lacking on most of the tracks 2.8

Movies

Holger Czukay

4/5

Incredible. A lot of the things I love about Radiohead—pushing it but keeping it melodic and often beautiful. Right now I’m thinking 4.2 but this is the kind of music that has room to grow.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Pretty cool to hear him sing these songs. He seems to really perk up when a song involves shooting someone

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Can’t separate my nostalgia from my views. A genius testing all the levers on his own for the first time.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

They are like the sad stone roses. Too many songs that sound the same. Overall good sound and some good songs

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Pretty good takes. Listening to this with my New Year’s Day hangover is my punishment for falling behind

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

2/5

Some pretty songs but overall rambling

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

I always thought of this one as two halves. The first half which I don’t like that much and then the second half that is pretty great. Maybe that’s on purpose as The caterpillar metamorphosizes and becomes more conscious

The Stone Roses

5/5

It’s perfect. Mani and Reni hold it down as a dance rhythm section and allow John Squire to innovate. All with Ian Brown’s timeless melodies. No skip album

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Loved it but got repetitive

One World

John Martyn

4/5

Interesting and ahead of its time

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Irredeemable. Beth is a great song though

Pretenders

2/5

Not much to bring me back

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

The hits are catchy but the rest drags and feels repetitive. Great production tho 2.6

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Songcraft was just ok. Plus a half star for the bassist and a half star for some of the ballads. I liked the theme song version better

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Wanted to like it more but for me it was just pretty ok 2.7

White Denim

3/5

Great and interesting sound but the tunes don’t back it up for me 3.3 bc it’s almost there

My Generation

The Who

2/5

Eh they are going to be great but they aren’t yet. My Generation is an all timer and the other 40 tracks aren’t great

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Really solid. Not too insanely 80s with the effects which I appreciate

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

Here comes their songwriting. Most songs are great and well recorded. All songs are corny 4.3

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Fast, catchy, unserious, and serious. Instant superstars. 4.6

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Fun but not his best. Performance and production is excellent though.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

Catchy songs and excellent live performance

Van Halen

3/5

Eddie is awesome and some of the songs are classic. Some of the songs are just hair though. 3.34

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

They are good but they make some terrible songs 2.8

War

4/5

Sunday Bloody Sunday is incredible. A lot of the songs range from ok to good. Love the concept and it feels honest for a U2 album. 3.8

Achtung Baby

5/5

Woah. It’s like U2 but really good. Elaborate and deliberate. 4.7

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

He always gets it done. Great live recordings and song writing 4.4

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

His playing is excellent and singing is iconic. I didn’t love all the song selections and the big band sound covered his actual genius at times. All in all very good tho

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

She’s good I didn’t love the songs tho. 3.3 for sounding nice and being ok

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

4/5

She is excellent but sometimes the production makes the songs sound the same. Prefer her live

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

I like the 90s thing but I felt the songwriting could be better. The demo of It’s a Shame about Ray is excellent 3.45