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Album	You	Global	Diff
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	5	3.55	+1.45
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	4	2.87	+1.13
Viva Hate Morrissey	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	1	3.31	-2.31
Drunk Thundercat	1	3.11	-2.11
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.11	-2.11
Another Music In A Different Kitchen Buzzcocks	1	3.08	-2.08
Water From An Ancient Well Abdullah Ibrahim	1	3.03	-2.03
90 808 State	1	2.7	-1.7
Dummy Portishead	2	3.7	-1.7
Remain In Light Talking Heads	2	3.67	-1.67
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	2	3.66	-1.66
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	2	3.62	-1.62

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Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

2/5

Nice and mellow. Same repetitions ended up putting me off. Didn’t really enjoy Gilberto’s spoken lyrics. Enjoyed looking up some information about the album.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Some great vocals and folk softness while singing about some heavy subject matter. I like ‘The bed is too big and the frying pan too wide’. I liked the range of experiences in the songs - she was looking for a good time a lot of the time. Her voice is nice - but I think for me in small doses.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Always struggle with the Great American Songbook concept. She has an amazing voice and storytelling but in these songs mostly takes the role of down trodden women and that reminds me of the old films that lots of these songs feature in that haven’t stood the test of time for me. Even the songs with more positive themes are not as joyful as she could deliver. With over three hours of music this is like a coffee table album that would be rarely listened to.

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Liked some of these songs but probably not the ones that Iggy is best known for. I Need Somebody and Gimme Danger are great - but style better done by The Doors and the blues. Not a fan of the screech that is a bit old rock and roll and also the inaudible lyric - even if the guitar is great.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

I live Meatloaf. The drama of the rock opera story telling is great because I think he generates the impression of emotion really well. Powerful voice but a vein of vulnerability. I read about his life and noticed the contradictions in him - climate denial, COVID-19 views, vegetarianism, etc made me feel badly about him but not about his music. So I guess I like the music.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Some smooth velvet waves that remind me of some times when things have been moodful. Also some rocky patches where his introspection is too personal and didn’t connect with me. Listened to this a lot at one time so must have quite liked it then.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

I like this album. The band comes together and the good times flow. Lots of memorable instrumental. Lead vocal hits the extremities without losing control. I read about their influence - including on the Stooges - and thought about imitations being better or worse than originals. There are lots of covers here that have been done better but this hard edged style is pretty cool to me. For instance Do You Live Me is a good old favourite as I step - rarely - onto the dance floor, and the version I hear is softer but with the same emotion as this version. Also scratched the surface of British Invasion music and how many songs were being re recorded by lots of bands in a short space of years - like Roll Over Beethoven. All said the most memorable songs belong to other writers and so that makes this rating on style over substance.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Lovely Christmas album. All songs have been done many times but I like the sound of the Ronettes, Darlene Love and the Crystals. Some songs have been murdered by my favourite choir so are winceable! This includes the original song on the record so that is where the rating comes from. Made me want to look up the originals - lots of country - and think about what it would be like to hear Christmas songs for the very first time.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

3/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

Not their best album - prefer Breakfast in America. Some nice sections but by the end of the album it seems like everyone has gone to bed and they have been told to turn the music down. Reminds me of going to the prog rock concerts with Larry - not always hits but we listened anyway.🙂

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DJ Shadow

2/5

Great idea. Instrumentally smooth considering the cutting and mixing. Would prefer there to be more extended blending of lyrical samples. Became too introspective on some tracks and although I could hear his passion, it left me a bit cold.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Nice relaxed album. Was listening to it while doing some jobs and had it as background. A nice antidote to the hustle and bustle - reminded me of the scene in Goodfellas when Henry Hill is being followed by the helicopter while shopping for the pasta recipe.

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

Jaunty with some quite catchy tunes.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

2/5

Wanted to like this more than I did. Too urging for me and got the feeling that the music thought I was wrong for not being so into it.

The Cars

4/5

I really liked this. The combination of the electronic beat and the minimalist vocals is nice.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Just messing around with musicality. I like the drum driven sounds and there are some great sections.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Great music.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

A bit of greatness but can never resist the temptation to want him to burst into a bit more life. I like the biographical song writing about a complicated life.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

3/5

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Great album - with a few highlight songs supported by vocal and electronic mastery. Nice.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

808 State

1/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

2/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

1/5

Just too slow

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

1/5

Overpowering marching beat - vocal not strong enough to compensate. Can hear the sound of punk in the album but without much of the charisma.

2112

Rush

2/5

I like the build up and the entrance of the heavier instrumentals but lost the way a bit in the end.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Hard not to give this a good rating when it has In My Life on it. However, Ringo is much preferred as the voice of Thomas than the voice of the Beatles. Lots to like.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

Very impressive musical composition. Once in a long while listen.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

2/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse