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3.69
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5%
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1990
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10
5-Star Albums
2
1-Star Albums

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Albums

You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds
5 2.83 +2.17
Le Tigre
Le Tigre
5 3.15 +1.85
Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
5 3.2 +1.8
Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy
5 3.34 +1.66
Hybrid Theory
Linkin Park
5 3.39 +1.61
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
5 3.49 +1.51
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
The Flaming Lips
5 3.57 +1.43
Roots
Sepultura
4 2.78 +1.22
Harvest
Neil Young
5 3.8 +1.2
Truth And Soul
Fishbone
4 2.96 +1.04

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady
Charles Mingus
1 3.33 -2.33
Colour By Numbers
Culture Club
1 2.84 -1.84
The Yes Album
Yes
2 3.31 -1.31

5-Star Albums (10)

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Popular Reviews

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club

Can't do it.. I've been trying to listen to every album all the way through, but I couldn't get past the first song on this. Not for me. Putting Time Out of Mind back on as an antidote.

1-Star Albums (2)

All Ratings (52)

Nov 27 2024

A good listen and fun to hear this again, but I think I'd be unlikely to put it on for its own sake. If I'm looking for this vibe I'd probably tend to go with The Strokes.

Off The Wall by Michael Jackson
Nov 28 2024

This was a jam, quite enjoyed listening to it. Good getting shit done music for work. To be honest though, it didn't grab be to the point where it will ever occur to me to put it on in the future.

Appetite For Destruction by Guns N' Roses
Nov 29 2024

It's fine. I'm always a sucker for Sweet Child of Mine when it comes on, and I like Mr. Brownstone, so I was actually kind of excited to listen to the whole album. It was fine. Nothing particularly caught me. It just made me want to listen to Alice in Chains instead.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor
Dec 03 2024

Fun listen, had me tapping my toe. Good music for cleaning my desk. Number one pick probably Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro.

Exile On Main Street by The Rolling Stones
Dec 04 2024

Hey, these guys are pretty good! I especially liked the first track, Rocks Off, with it's sort of ragtime piano and horns.

Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival
Dec 05 2024

Enjoyed! And I'm a sucker for Heard it Through the Grape Vine.

The Yes Album by Yes
Dec 06 2024

Too noodly for my liking, but I liked the last couple songs.

The Doors by The Doors
Dec 09 2024

Weirder than I expected. I like it.

Tapestry by Carole King
Dec 11 2024

It was fine

The Man Who by Travis
Dec 12 2024

Never even heard of these guys before, but I really liked this. Got some Radiohead vibes going on.

Time Out Of Mind by Bob Dylan
Dec 13 2024

Low, slow, dark and groovy. I like it. Tom Waits vibes.

Dec 16 2024

I'm pretty medium on Queen after all. Once in a while I hear a Queen song that I really like (e.g. "Cool Cat"), but it's always a song that doesn't sound like my idea of Queen. This album does not fall into that category.

Rage Against The Machine by Rage Against The Machine
Dec 17 2024

Probably my longest standing favorite album. Dad got this for me on my 14th(?) birthday and it's been among my favorites ever since. Although in recent years I've been listening to Battle of Las Angeles more - I'm not sure if I got a little burned out on this album from over listening, or if Battle of LA feels slightly less performative. Anyway, 5/5 of course.

Colour By Numbers by Culture Club
Dec 18 2024

Can't do it.. I've been trying to listen to every album all the way through, but I couldn't get past the first song on this. Not for me. Putting Time Out of Mind back on as an antidote.

Le Tigre by Le Tigre
Dec 19 2024

Each song is a fun little energetic, political poppy snack. Like Fruit Gushers filled with 90s energy.

Ágætis Byrjun by Sigur Rós
Dec 23 2024

Listened to Takk a lot back in the day, but never branched out into the rest of Sigur Ros' extensive discography, so this was fun. Of course the whole album is very cohesive and feels more like a single experience than a collection of tracks. That said, a couple stood out upon first casual listen: Flugufreslarinn is a mellow groove. Hijartao Hamast shakes up the flow of the album (in a good way) with an upbeat and repetitive synth beat and choral background vocals. In fact, that track seems to mark a pivot in the album, away from the orchestral epics that characterize most of Sigur Ros, into sparer piano-driven arrangements. Looking forward to exploring more Sigur Ros.

Hotel California by Eagles
Dec 24 2024

Enjoyed this more than I expected to. I enjoyed it all, in addition to the hits I was already familiar with.

Darkdancer by Les Rythmes Digitales
Dec 25 2024

Sort of lame 2000's electronic with wannabe hiphop influences. While there were a couple somewhat compelling tracks (I liked Disco II Disco and Jacques Your Body Makes Me Sweat), probably nothing enough so to bother putting it on again.

Dec 26 2024

Solid renditions of classic Christmas songs. I especially liked Sleigh Ride by the Ronettes, Here Comes Santa Claus by Bob B. Soxx & The Blue Jeans. If you're in the mood for Christmas music, this will probably hit the spot.

Cheap Thrills by Big Brother & The Holding Company
Dec 30 2024

Kind of just sounds like your standard 70s noodly rock - nothing stood out particularly to me.

Savane by Ali Farka Touré
Jan 09 2025

Quite good. Reminds me of Tinariwen. I may have to listen to more desert music.

Autobahn by Kraftwerk
Jan 10 2025

Enjoyed this quite a bit. I love me some Kraftwerk, although I haven't listened to them for a while, and never anything but Computer World. While Computer World is a ton of fun, this one felt less cheesy. The last track, Morgenspaziergang, had some sounds I definitely would not associated with Kraftwerk - namely, piano and flute.

All Directions by The Temptations
Jan 13 2025

Happy to see this one come up - I love me some Temptations, although I'm not super familiar with most of their catalogue. Something felt really off about the stereo mix on the first track - I felt like my left ear was plugged. Good listen, but as energetic and catchy to me as Meet The Temptations.

Live! by Fela Kuti
Jan 14 2025
Harvest by Neil Young
Jan 15 2025

A big favorite of mine. So many great tracks on here, I can't start listing them or I'd list most of the album. Once exception: I've always hated and skipped "A Man Needs a Maid" because I've taken the lyrics at face value, and it seemed just awful. Listening this time prompted me to google it, and it seems I've been misinterpreting it. It's still by far my least favorite track on the album, but at least I won't be skipping it from now on.

British Steel by Judas Priest
Jan 16 2025

I'm metal-curious and this hits the spot

Roots by Sepultura
Jan 17 2025

Probably never would have ended up listening to Brazillian Metal if it weren't for this project.

Songs In The Key Of Life by Stevie Wonder
Jan 20 2025

Why didn't anyone tell me Stevie Wonder was so good?! Also, really fun hearing Pastime Paradise. Of course I knew that Gangsta Paradise was a sample, but I didn't realize how much of it...

This Year's Model by Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Jan 21 2025

Wild - this was NOT what I expected it to be. Sounds like 2000s indy/pop/punk/rock.

The Cars by The Cars
Jan 23 2025

How can you not love it

Siamese Dream by The Smashing Pumpkins
Jan 24 2025

I like early Smashing Pumpkins. This and Gish are solid.

OK Computer by Radiohead
Jan 27 2025

I prefer (in order) Amnesiac, Kid A, and probably In Rainbows, but this is still gonna be a solid five.

Reign In Blood by Slayer
Jan 29 2025

Enjoyed more metal for my metal-curiosity, but this was too fast for me. I don't think thrash metal is my thing.

In Utero by Nirvana
Feb 03 2025

I'm a casual Nirvana enjoyer, but this one is a little chaotic for me. But I do love the mellower tracks - Heart-Shaped Box, Dumb, Pennyroyal Tea, and of course All Apologies.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Feb 04 2025

Raw and punk, but melodic and irrepressibly catchy. Only problem is I can't listen to it at work because I'll invariably end up singing aloud.

The Beach Boys Today! by The Beach Boys
Feb 06 2025

Inexplicably enjoyed this quite a bit. Poppy and fun.

Feb 07 2025

Between this and Flying Burrito Brothers, grateful to this project for introducing me to more Gram Parsons. I was only familiar with him previously due to covers done by Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, etc. It's fun recognizing the influence on other artists - One Hundred Years from Now could almost be a Jayhawks song.

Fear Of A Black Planet by Public Enemy
Feb 10 2025

I've always loved It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (actually always - I was dancing to it in my car seat when I was three), but I haven't really explored PE beyond that album. This is fantastic. Groovier and a little more polished than It Takes a Nation, heavier on the samples.

Hybrid Theory by Linkin Park
Feb 11 2025

Musically alone I'd probably give this a four, but I can't discount my history growing up with this album.

Life Thru A Lens by Robbie Williams
Feb 12 2025

Not bad, not spectacular. Didn't mind listening to it, but I'll probably never think about it again.

Truth And Soul by Fishbone
Feb 14 2025

Black ska/punk/rock. Wild! Fun!

Feb 17 2025

Fond memories of this growing up, but it doesn't really do it for me anymore. Not sure exactly why. Too frenetic, maybe.

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