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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Technique New Order	5	3.17	+1.83
Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs Marty Robbins	5	3.33	+1.67
California American Music Club	4	2.69	+1.31
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes	1	3.43	-2.43
Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys	1	3.2	-2.2
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	1	3.12	-2.12
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd	1	3.11	-2.11
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	1	2.98	-1.98
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	2	3.61	-1.61
Murmur R.E.M.	2	3.42	-1.42
The Yes Album Yes	2	3.31	-1.31
There's A Riot Goin' On Sly & The Family Stone	2	3.29	-1.29
Feast of Wire Calexico	2	3.28	-1.28

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Dire Straits

Dire Straits · 1 likes

4/5

Really good. This is the type of rock that lives on forever.

Technique

New Order · 1 likes

5/5

I am smitten. This album was so well crafted, and suited my taste perfectly. I loved how some of the songs sounded more like traditional post punk and others leaned to a more synth wave-like sound. This album managed to create a consistent sound that never truly felt boring. A lot of the times I find myself bored at the end of an album due to repetitive sound, but this album knew how to keep me on the edge of my seat! If you've never listened to more of the new wave/alternative music this album is a great place to start.

1-Star Albums (6)

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Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Classics

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Some hits, some misses

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Solid, but better Radiohead exists

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Not for me. The funky elements were fun at first, but most songs felt dragged out and messy. Had a hard time focusing on the groove and just got a headache :(

Debut

Björk

4/5

BJÖRKK queen. This album is truly a journey worth experiencing!

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

I have mixed feelings about this one. Some of the songs sound quite messy and I don't like the beat nor the flow. Other songs flow well and have great composition

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Nothing revolutionary, nothing terrible. There is much better Creedence Clearwater out there. Overall solid, but the album felt repetitive, slow and frankly boring at times. "Proud Mary" and "Graveyard train" were the most enjoyable tracks for me.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

1/5

Live for the violin. But that's pretty much the only thing this album has to offer. Not good, definitely very repetitive.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

2/5

Not for me. Was expecting hip hop and got weird and boring ballads. Some of the instrumentals were ok.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

Real groovy, I like. It was pretty long but didn't get bored

Dire Straits

4/5

Really good. This is the type of rock that lives on forever.

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Meh.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

5/5

One of my favorite country singers. This album is truly phenomenal. Hard to even pick a favorite, when most of the album was truly amazing.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

1/5

Not for me. I wad bored by the third track. Not a single song stood out to me as a particularly good song. Did not finish the album.

Infected

The The

3/5

Pretty good. Not my favorite, but vibed to some of the songs!

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

One of the most influential rock albums of all time, and for a reason. While these are not songs you loop over and over again, they feel fresh even after years of listening. Great introduction to grunge if you haven't listened to any beforehand. The album also does a great job at keeping the sound harmonious and recognizable but each piece distinct from each other. While "Smells Like Teenage Spirit" is probably the most known/listened to song from the album, I don't think it quite deserves to be the best track. In my opinion best tracks are either "Lithium" or "Something In The Air".

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

It's a good album. Hip hop and rap aren't really my thing but still had a great time listening to this one.

Repeater

Fugazi

3/5

It's decent post punk. I feel pretty neutral about this album, but none of the songs really stood out.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Wow! This album is very atmospheric. So much going on rhythm and instrument-wise. As a whole a very harmonious album with a groovy soul/funk feel. I live for this, so many new favorites!

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

Classic, a bit boring

Stephen Stills

2/5

Not for me at all. I'm not gonna complain if I hear these songs again, but they really didn't make an impact.

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Pretty solid

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Good country, altho would get a bit repetitive towards the end.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

Not for me. Got a headache

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Sick beats, I'm just really not into rap

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Yes I vibe.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

I like, real groovy

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

I really liked this one. Brought back some nostalgic memories of trying to shred "the rockafeller skank" on just dance.

Technique

New Order

5/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Pretty solid. Reminded me a lot of Frou Frou. The album started out strong and got me in the groove, however towards the end of the album it started to feel much too repetitive. Still worth a listen.

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

Not for me.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Classic rock, what is there not to like.

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Groovy but a bit repetitive at times. Felt great listening to this in the background without it feeling like elevator music.

California

American Music Club

4/5

This album took me by surprise. I was not expecting much but found myself jamming out to the album from the beginning to the end. The only complaint I have is that it ended too soon!

Murmur

R.E.M.

2/5

Didn't really love this one, "Radio Free Europe" was okay but the rest just kind of blended in and overall felt really repetitive.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

This album is mostly a roller coaster. Songs that take you on an imaginative journey and others that don't move you anywhere. Some songs like "Lovesong" and "Lullaby" were already songs I liked beforehand. Unfortunately through the full listen no other songs really stuck out.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Not mindblowingly good, but makes great background music, groovy.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

1/5

Really not for me, there is so much better Pink Floyd out there.

Tracy Chapman

5/5

I thoroughly enjoyed this album, though the sound is quite similar in each song I was still captivated. One of the rare times I rerun the album as soon as I was done!

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

1/5

I couldn't get myself to enjoy this, no matter how much I tried. There is much better PJ Harvey music out there.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

First half was groocy, funky and delicious. But songs just sort of dragged on a bit too long to my taste.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Good stuff, many of these songs have already made it to my liked songs, but hearing the album back to back made me love them even more.

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

This one took me by surprise! Did not have high expectation but ended up enjoying a bunch of the songs on the album.

2112

Rush

4/5

This album is great company to your everyday life. Whether you are walking, cooking, cleaning or working, this album helps you get through it.

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Meh

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

1/5

I could not stand this album. It just did not click at all, seemed to be just too experimental and way too slow for my taste.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

Well this album is certainly an experience, wouldn't say it quite struck me, but definitely found the listening experience intriguing. I really enjoyed couple of the songs on the album, but unfortunately felt like most were just filler. The country feel of the track"Black Wings" was somewhat surprising concidering the otherwise experimental tune of the album. In the end that ended up being my favorite track.