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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Signing Off UB40	5	2.97	+2.03
Roxy Music Roxy Music	5	3.11	+1.89
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	5	3.2	+1.8
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel	5	3.23	+1.77
The Rolling Stones The Rolling Stones	5	3.25	+1.75
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis	5	3.27	+1.73
The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys	5	3.27	+1.73
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.28	+1.72
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	5	3.39	+1.61
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	5	3.4	+1.6

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	1	3.39	-2.39
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys	1	3.27	-2.27
Sound Affects The Jam	1	3.26	-2.26
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	1	3.19	-2.19
The Holy Bible Manic Street Preachers	1	3.14	-2.14
Close To You Carpenters	1	3.11	-2.11
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	1	3.06	-2.06
Aha Shake Heartbreak Kings of Leon	1	2.96	-1.96
Rejoicing In The Hands Devendra Banhart	1	2.82	-1.82
Alien Lanes Guided By Voices	1	2.75	-1.75

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Artist	Albums	Average
The Rolling Stones	4	4.75
Beatles	3	4.67
Simon & Garfunkel	2	5
Nirvana	2	5
Radiohead	2	5
The White Stripes	2	5

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Fiona Apple	4, 1

5-Star Albums (43)

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Popular Reviews

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Love it from beginning to end. This is like returning to the womb.

1 likes

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

A breezy lil charmer.

1 likes

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

5/5

This dude. So slick.

1 likes

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

Meh

1 likes

1-Star Albums (14)

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The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

2/5

Never heard of this band before. I got a milquetoast Coldplay vibe. Like, not awful but not memorable at all.

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

I can’t help but like this a little because it’s so unabashedly crappy. It’s like a parody of 1990 electronica.

Boston

4/5

This album is one banger hit after another. I had this tape as a kid but forgot how loaded with hits it is. Such a solid band and a fun nostalgia listen.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

What an absolute balm this album is. Young is a master beyond his years. I wish I’d been alive in 1969 to experience this in its time. Also, talk about track 1 bangers—Cinnamon Girl is so rad!

Atomizer

Big Black

1/5

What was this nonsense?! I am not generally a fan of punk so maybe this is good and I’m not metal enough to get it? I had a hard time distinguishing among the songs as they all appeared to begin with the same painful wall of noise.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

2/5

This album is just a vehicle for their magnum opus, In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, with a few basic trippy songs filling in the other 18 minutes of this album. And that magnum opus was supposed to be called “In the Garden of Eden” but the singer was so hammered he slurred the lyrics and here we are today. Can we please bring back the 36 minute album? That’s the best thing about it.

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

3/5

When I first saw this band described as “post punk” I thought, oh lord kill me now, but I ended up enjoying it. Very REM but less poppy.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Unimpeachable.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Classic. We play this every year at our fam holiday get-togethers.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

A couple of really creative and unique songs. I love how piano-forward this album is. But as a whole, I’d call this album fine, not great.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

1/5

Base trash.

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

3/5

In 2024 this one no longer sounds very original, but I still enjoyed the listen. He was obviously influenced by Steve Earle.

Sound Affects

The Jam

1/5

Not my jam.

Tommy

The Who

4/5

I thought this was boring when my parents used to play it but now I like it a lot. Much more artsy and nerdy than I’d given these guys credit for.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

Always a favorite. Never get tired of a good ol’ listen to this one.

Signing Off

UB40

5/5

What a delightful surprise! Really dig this. Very chill and I appreciate bands who include instrumental tracks.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

Loved this a lot.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

2/5

I understand why these guys are so influential but scream-singing has never been my bag.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

1/5

This was painful to listen to. Couldn’t make it through more than a few minutes of a few songs. But I can see how this was way ahead of it’s time in 1980.

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

4/5

Surprised by how much I liked this one. He is his own kind.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

Love these guys so much. Their big symphonic style is unique and had to be super influential.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

3/5

Fun dreamy pop. A pleasant listen on a cold walk.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Love it from beginning to end. This is like returning to the womb.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

This dude. Swoon. Nobody touches him.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

This one is a mixed bag. No doubting Bowie’s massive influence on other musicians

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

The 90s were a fun time.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

4/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Loved it then, love it now.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

1/5

These guys give me a rash. Not my bag.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

Well, they know how to be loud.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

2/5

This guy is one of a kind but not really my kind.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

As an Irish myself, I appreciate the passion here. Loud and hyper isn’t my fav.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

More 90s fun!

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

1/5

These guys are not my bag

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

I missed out on this in 04 but really enjoy it now.

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

2/5

Oh boy. I loved this in 9th grade and was afraid it would not hold up. My fears were well-founded. This was rough.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

A breezy lil charmer.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Always love these guys.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

This album is special to me. That piano is a cosmic force of its own. And 1971 was a great year for the mandolin.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

She’s the coolest.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

One of the greats.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Wow. What a swell re-listen. She’s a poet.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

3/5

Not their best, though I do love these guys.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Love these guys

Machine Head

Deep Purple

2/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

1/5

Truly awful

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

Guero

Beck

5/5

Solid gold

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Always dig these guys

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

I had high hopes for the first few minutes but things went downhill quickly

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

5/5

Total banger!

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Common

3/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

The United States Of America

1/5

Good lord.

Ramones

2/5

These guys are obviously influential, but punk is not my bag.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

I have a lot of nostalgia love for this one.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

2/5

This album is too thin and childlike to be very good. It’s a slice of ‘07 for sure.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

This was soothing. I love a good instrumental album. A nice change from screaming guitars and screaming humans.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

4/5

I liked this a lot more than I thought I would. These slick Brits.

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

I like her a lot but this one isn’t my fav

Gorillaz

5/5

One of my fav bands of all time. I recall being blown away by this album—totally original. I can see how it’s so influential.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

This was a blast

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

This was on constant rotation when I was 14. Some of the songs didn’t quite hold up. Dude was an absolute virtuoso though.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Smooth, chill, sensual. This one is a constant fav.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Her voice is clear and sweet and raw.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

I think Kala is the better album but this one was good too. A couple of head boppers.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

1/5

The only thing this turd influenced was my gag reflex

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Hard to find fault with this one.

Paul Simon

5/5

Listening to this was a warm hug.

The Stooges

2/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

I’d never heard of this but ended up enjoying the chill ambient sound.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

2/5

This is not enjoyable to me.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Not ABBA’s best but still awesome. Great music for running or dancing around in private.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

2/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

2/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

This was a fun nostalgia trip but a lot of the lyrics and sentiments are super cringe now. I didn’t pick up on his extreme “I wanna beat and kill women” vibe so much when I was 16.

Garbage

4/5

Still slays

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

5/5

This dude. So slick.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

This was fascinating. Not something I’ll listen to regularly but swell to expand my horizons. This is powerful activist art.

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

I have my mom’s old vinyl and listen to this one when I want to feel a little happy and a little sad at the same time.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

4/5

Can’t believe I missed this somehow in ‘07. Damon Albarn is a genius and I love everything he touches. Gorillaz are one of my favorite bands and while this is not as good of a venture, I greatly enjoyed.

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Love these old country albums. Lots of lovin and drinkin and leavin and cryin.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

I dug it

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Total classic. One of the first CDs I bought from Columbia House when I was a teen.

Born To Be With You

Dion

2/5

I love Dion’s classic hits like The Wanderer and Runaround Sue, but this was just mid. Bland and repetitive.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Not my fav among their albums but still, I can’t go wrong with these guys. They rap a lot about their grandmas and cooking and I’m into that.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Hard to get more influential than this master. Little Wing gets me every time.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Realizing that Randy Newman is not my bag.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

The only Cash album I’m familiar with and still a fav.

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

5/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Oh boy. Real trip down high school memory lane, and not all in a good way.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

I’ve always loved this album because my dad loved it. His voice is raw and sad and I like old sad bastard music.

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Roxy Music

5/5

One of my all time favs. Love these guys and everything Bryan Ferry touches.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Dig this a lot!

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

One of my fav bands and one of their brightest albums. This album generator thing really loves Radiohead. I’m not complaining, but sheesh, there have to be some other influential bands from the last 10,000 years.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Started out very promising. I’ve always loved Cherry-coloured Funk but things went downhill from there.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

So many comfort bangers.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

This was right up my alley in 2010. I still love “Take Care” in particular but it’s lost some of that dream pop shine over the past 15 years.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

Dire Straits

5/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

This was huge for me in college. It has held up, while Kanye himself has…not…

Roots

Sepultura

2/5

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Come on, man. I had a rough night and I hate the f@#king Eagles, man!

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

4/5

This was a real smooth experience.

Black Sabbath

3/5

Sabbath were never my jam but I can see how influential they’ve been. This is stepdad music for sure.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

This was the jam in high school.

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

Simple Minds

2/5

Not as good as I’d hoped.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Autobahn

Kraftwerk

4/5

This was a pleasant surprise. I couldn’t make it through the entire first track but really liked the following tracks. Smooth and ambient but also like Willy Wonka at times. Something completely different.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Love the hits and the MTV-era nostalgia.

Close To You

Carpenters

1/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

1/5

Not…what I expected from her.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

2/5

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Love these guys so much. They can do no wrong for me.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

So damn good.

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

This was weird.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Dude is so smooth. This was a real joy.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

5/5

I know this is total dad music but I’ve always loved these guys. They’re not sweating the small stuff.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Elvis Presley

4/5

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

So smooth.

Follow The Leader

Korn

2/5

I will always be down with Got the Life, but this was never my bag.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

Duh

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

2/5

Obviously influential but not really my bag.

The xx

4/5

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Smile

Brian Wilson

4/5

Dug this more than I thought I would. The Beach Boys are one of the most influential American bands of all time but I didn’t expect to see any solo stuff on here.

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Have always loved this album.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Classic

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

Meh