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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Maverick A Strike Finley Quaye	5	2.74	+2.26
The Coral The Coral	5	3	+2
The Libertines The Libertines	5	3.01	+1.99
The Rise & Fall Madness	5	3.05	+1.95
Trio Dolly Parton	5	3.13	+1.87
Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk	5	3.15	+1.85
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.32	+1.68
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	2	3.93	-1.93
The Modern Dance Pere Ubu	1	2.48	-1.48
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	2	3.39	-1.39
Seventeen Seconds The Cure	2	3.38	-1.38
Close To The Edge Yes	2	3.18	-1.18
Sister Sonic Youth	2	3.02	-1.02

5-Star Albums (33)

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Popular Reviews

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan · 3 likes

5/5

This is a 10. Incredible. An all time great

The Coral

The Coral · 1 likes

5/5

10/10 scouse magic. Pure me. 10/10

The Grand Tour

George Jones · 1 likes

4/5

Both kinds of music, Country AND Western. Thanks, I liked it

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins · 1 likes

2/5

This was ok. I have been meaning to listen to Cocteau Twins. i have now i guess

1-Star Albums (1)

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Gorillaz

5/5

Very good. Enjoyed finically getting around to listening to it in full

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

Sounded a good gig for their fans. 👍🏼

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Class

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

That’s a 10. Unbelievable album

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Will listen to it today

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Brilliant album 8.6/10

The Coral

5/5

10/10 scouse magic. Pure me. 10/10

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Decent. Pleased I listened to it, I wouldn’t have done without your suggestion.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

Jazz but good jazz. 8/10

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

4/5

Not listened to it yet but will do

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

5/5

Great album

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

It was ok enough

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Yes! Didn’t expect to listen to this centre but a sound work from home listen

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

4/5

Ace, a few very good tracks that I will re-listen to. A high quality album.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

I will listen but haven’t yet ok?

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

Didn’t finish, didn’t particularly like

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

Nah, I wasn't feeling it at all. I love soul but didnt dig this

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

Immense

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

4/5

80's magic. A great album of its decade.

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Long songs that maybe are best left to their era. Good but Ive never been into prog or drawn out music. Just not for me

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

I can only hear his You've got a friend in me' when hearing his voice. Decent enough but nothing to have me coming back for more

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

10/10 Best album ever. It means everything to me. It got me into the music I love and shaped my life

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

Unreal. Great great album

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

Honestly it was a great great album. 10

The Cars

4/5

Very decent 8

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

Excellent stuff. Prick of a man but that was a very good album

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

So many strong songs throughout. I like it when the guitarist plays gentle then it goes back in all heavy. Bravo

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

2/5

Good. It was good. Each song a bit too long but good band music

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

Good

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

4/5

Excellent. it was what i thought it would be but it was a high standard with a good few stand out tracks.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Very good but I just didn’t ’love’ it as I find with The Specials

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

10/10 perfection Beautiful

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

A very very good album. Not quite my thing but the bass player was ace, so was the drummer. Good of its time rock 🤘🏼

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Incredible

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Ace. Thanks for the reccomendation

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

Will listen today

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

It was good. I enjoyed it though there are no songs particulate that I will be coming back to or found too memorable, I feel it was if it’s time

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

Good album. No doubt it’s a complete album. A body of art however it’s not quite my bag so I didn’t get the enjoyment as I’d like from it.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

A very very good album

Elastica

4/5

Very good. Enjoyed this a lot

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

Class

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Excellent stuff. It’s a great. He’s an artist I am enjoying more & more as I get older

Faith

George Michael

4/5

Great album. Great man. First time listening to a full album of his

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

2/5

Wow. i tried but c'mon. Can anyone get through all this? Yeah not for me

Protection

Massive Attack

4/5

Excellent. Top tier album, great sound that brought back good memories.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Loved it. A great. A great live album.

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

4/5

Marvelous world music. Thank you. Very enjoyable

Shadowland

k.d. lang

2/5

Yeah it was alright. Not too much to add. I mean it was good but it didnt get me

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Yeah it was much better than I thought it would be. Very very decent.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

I have never been too fussed by green Day but I was wrong. My son loves a couple of their songs. This is a brilliant album, all of it.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

The perfect Christmas album. The perfect sound. 10

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

5/5

I owed this in 1997, it is an excellent piece of work. A good 9/10

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

This is a 10. Incredible. An all time great

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

Good, possibly great but I will never have their posters on my wall. Enjoyed it but not really my bag

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

It was excellent but at the same time just not for me. I have never connected with the Beach Boys and thinkI never will

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

Thats a 9. Incredible, I will revisit and listen to more of nick cave's work

Electric

The Cult

3/5

Good rock I guess, not really for me but maybe I would have liked this in 1987. Maybe I wouldn't have though

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

A very good debut. Though I couldn't really pick out anything on a par with 'All I wanna Do" She is a very good artist though

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

It is a band I have wanted to listen to. I have done that now I guess

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Genius, an all time great album. It is a complete album, it is completely genius. 10

The Rise & Fall

Madness

5/5

Love this, brilliant band of London lad musicians. Always have been a great band. Suggs is the best too.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

A classic, beautiful in many parts.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

This was great, brilliant players. What a way to start the day

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

What a sound. just incredible, playing and songwriting. ALL WITH NO EYES!

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Good good. Enjoyable listening. Why not. Have a 3

Trio

Dolly Parton

5/5

This was a joy. Three legends. Often with music made in 1987 it can feel of it's time but this didnt. It felt completely authentic. 5 stars

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

This was a real great album that I should have been far more familiar with before. I have missed out. So so strong from track to track. Brilliance.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

Yes yes, not my bag but i gave it as much respect as everything else.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

Both kinds of music, Country AND Western. Thanks, I liked it

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

The epitome of cool. Every band who wants credibility wants to be them since the day this album was released until forever. Iconic Warhol front cover, iconic band. It is a 10 no doubt for it's legacy.

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

It is REM. It is them at their best I guess. A good listen

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

this was interesting and exciting. I looked her up to learn more about her. Good work. Art pop might be the best description

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

1/5

A very difficult listen

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Great. Marvelous. World.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

A very decent album. Strong throughout

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

I mean he is a genius. A genius into kids.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

I wasn't mad about it. Diamond Dogs recently blew me away but this I didn't enjoy too much. I may have to listen again at some point soon

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

Not bad, not great

The Libertines

5/5

Stood the test of time. a great album but also I was there, at the secret gigs, at the clubs, the pubs. it was a great scene, a great time to be young.

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

10/10. The greatest album. Tune after tune. What a gang, what a band. Not just one of the best London album ever, it is one of the best albums of all time.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

This was ok. I have been meaning to listen to Cocteau Twins. i have now i guess

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Great great fun. Excellent debut

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

What an unreal album. Never been their biggest fan but this is a 10/10

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

2/5

Not very cool is it? Lads singing like that. Very clean shirt, buttons done up to eleven. Try some cools drugs boys, sack off the bible (probably)