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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	5	3.38	+1.62
This Is Fats Domino Fats Domino	5	3.38	+1.62
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	5	3.63	+1.37
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	4	2.9	+1.1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.41	-1.41
First Band On The Moon The Cardigans	2	3.29	-1.29
In The Wee Small Hours Frank Sinatra	2	3.28	-1.28
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	2	3.2	-1.2
The Man Who Travis	2	3.01	-1.01

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3 + 3

The Isley Brothers · 1 likes

5/5

Very very good. Will be coming back to this one.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions · 1 likes

4/5

Enjoyable 80s jangly intellectual pop

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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Appropriately beginning my listening of the 1001 albums with probably the last “new” album/artist to make an impression on me. Still stands out with its energy and lyrics.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

Not listened to all the way through before. Clearly a really good album in there - the singles are exceptional. But suffers from the curse of the 90s album. It’s too long!

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

More musically varied and interesting than I was expecting. Found the language in the lyrics difficult and alienating, although it does explore a concept and is a proper album. And it’s too long!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

A great debut. Not as strong as later albums though

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

I ignored this at the time, but is very enjoyable. A good length too! Lyrics quite depressing though considering her end.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

Wow. The power of a recording to take you back in time. Amazing voice, and an album that doesn’t overstay its welcome. A great introduction to her and 1950s jazz - and a great accompaniment to yesterdays album (Amy Winehouse).

Iron Maiden

4/5

A huge surprise. Really enjoyable - both short and epic. Heavy and proggy.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

Worth being on this list for the reviews from Americans. Great musicianship. Lyrics a bit marmite.

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

A bit surprised this is deemed “essential”. Pleasant enough but not groundbreaking. And I’ve never really liked Lovefool. I remember enjoying the singles from their next album though.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Second Iron Maiden album in 5 days!

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Classy, atmospheric.....just not entirely for me

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

Really enjoyable

The Man Who

Travis

2/5

Very late 90s. Somewhat overrated. Heard it back then, not sure I needed to hear it again. Certainly doesn’t warrant it’s place on this list. Enjoyed the opening track (and first single), but it’s all very similar after that. I was mystified “…rain..” was the big hit. The original Q review was quite funny though. “Dynamic variety stays in a locked cupboard labelled Dynamic Variety: Do Not Touch”

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Very very good. Will be coming back to this one.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

2/5

An album to appreciate rather than love. Lost interest halfway through. Be interested to know how many of those who gave it a perfect score on metacritic actually listen to it regularly. I bet their Spotify wrapped tells a different story.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

Still sounds pretty good for all my reservations about them. A very good pop rock album with great singles - with a sound that hasn’t dated much. And doesn’t outstay it’s welcome.

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

The thing about this exercise is that I’m always going to be more warmly disposed to albums I know well. Still love this as much as I did in the mid 90s.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

4/5

Enjoyable 80s jangly intellectual pop

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Not their best

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I always want to love these guys more that I do. Singles are often good but I struggle with their albums - the melody’s just aren’t strong enough. Both things are clearly evident here. Ocean Rain contains the strongest of their singles but the rest is forgettable (sadly).

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

5/5

Really enjoyable and important. (Strange how New Order took Blue Monday in such a different direction)

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5