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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle Bill Callahan	5	3.02	+1.98
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	5	3.24	+1.76
McCartney Paul McCartney	5	3.25	+1.75
Countdown To Ecstasy Steely Dan	5	3.28	+1.72
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.32	+1.68
If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears The Mamas & The Papas	5	3.42	+1.58
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	5	3.43	+1.57
Odelay Beck	5	3.46	+1.54
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.47	+1.53
Surfer Rosa Pixies	5	3.5	+1.5

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	2	3.5	-1.5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Steely Dan	2	5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Quite good. More of a daytime album despite the title track. While I feel this hindered my appreciation it still had an interesting mix, impressive arrangements, and decent variety of sound. I found the album inspiring with the use of swing time, waltz rhythms, horn section, and creative transitions.

3 likes

4-Star Albums (34)

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

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Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

This album is one of those with surprising modern hip-ness. The tiny desk would go off. The intricate instrumentals have both groove and intrigue. The atmosphere is mysterious yet joyful. It is the first I can recall of listening to Nick Drake, which I suspect some will be jealous of. This one is getting saved to the playlist.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

An incredible classic. Solidified his sound which has been explored relentlessly. Bill’s playing and aesthetic sensibilities inspires projects beyond just music.

1989

Taylor Swift

3/5

80s pop sound with the bass arpeggiator. More of a modern 1975 weeknd vibe though. I believe this album came around the same time as those other artists becoming popular. I like the 80s vibe. Not exactly what I was looking for from this website though. Probably not the whole album needs to be heard.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

Best album so far. Wide range of style but remaining very consistent. Vocals are amazing, mixed and tracked so crispy. The songs range from intimate to epic. Gonna keep this one in the rotation for sure.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Great musicianship, great songs, basically an hour of Guitar soloing and a couple of words. Just the guitar players to pull it off.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Great album. I knew the title track before but I hadn’t sat down to listen to this album. Needs more listens but a great introduction to Pink Floyd (if necessary).

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Needs another listen but it seems incredible as I fell asleep.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Great album which deserves a listen. Their sound is bluesy and grungy sounding. There’s a subtle dryness to the production which emphasizes the playing.

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Awesome performance, love the theatrical influence. The drama and character is whimsical and exciting. While not consistently captivating, I think a who fan would enjoy the album throughout.

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Interesting but I didn’t love it. Don’t think I finished it. Good for finding some inspiration

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

One of my all time favorites. Beautiful haunting melodies and harmonies, exotic yet comforting.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

amazing album, tons of variety and great musicians. The vocals are awesome and the vision is intriguing.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Good stuff but it has a dad rock tinge

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Great album, great sound. Widely imitated but no one can do it like them. Sadly the imitators dilute the effect but when you consider the context of the era. Groundbreaking music and coolness factor off the charts.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Historically important and decent music. Well produced

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

One of my favorite albums. My first Kendrick album which sent me on a journey.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

This album was very enjoyable. I would probably listen again. Good music for studying, the French makes it easy to ignore.

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

Awesome music. Really interesting beats both acoustic/band and more loop/electronic sounds. Great rapping as well. This is an album I’d recommend checking out.

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

Iconic sound of an era. Only to be imitated today.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Something is off with this album. Bob needs the lo-fi aesthetic to blend better with his vocal abilities. That way it’s easier to focus on the intent of the song. This album had a high fidelity sound which did not compliment his voice. Couldn’t be taken seriously and would need multiple listens to break through this listening barrier.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

gotta be one of the greatest singers ever. Great trio arrangements and good tunes.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

5/5

This is an artist that really keys in on my preferred style. Mostly acoustic instruments but with cinematic editing and effects. Soft vocals, lo-fi aesthetic. It reminds me of bands like Granddaddy and Sparklehorse. Vaguely similar to some of my favorite artists like Spencer Radcliffe and Alex G.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

In addition to the bangers, I loved all the songs I hadn’t heard before. Lots of hard work and genius in this group. Love the unique flow style, especially the frenetic energy.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Nice music and riffs, great drummer. Smoke on the water isn’t just a riff???

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

This really is not terrible music, but there’s no way to truly enjoy this and treated objectively. It’s not as good as the Beatles.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

Not bad but after the monkees it was hard to get excited

Eagles

4/5

I like the eagles and these songs have helped myself and other musicians around the world make a living and bring joy to the masses. We are all the eagles

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

3/5

The harmonies here were very inspiring. This is some very old music

McCartney

Paul McCartney

5/5

Terrific music. I had been putting off mccartney’s solo albums bust it comes at a great time now. It’s like hearing a new Beatles album but more rustic and more personal.

Blur

4/5

Good indie music, all the stuff I like. Looper pedals creating moody instrumentals, bangers from my childhood, storybook Brit rock, etc. while song 2 kinda sucks it’s also pretty good and the band has a good sound.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

4/5

This album had good musicians and a good sound. Nicely mixed as well. It made me consider the rich history of country/folk music and how many people must have contributed to its refinement.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Quite a good album and it has the style I enjoy

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

I do think they defined their sound and crafted this album brilliantly

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Classic and we are forever grateful of the lynard

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

Pretty good

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

5/5

One of best

Elastica

4/5

Interesting and well produced femme punk

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Great and historic

Odelay

Beck

5/5

Slackery remix jams. Like sugar ray but good

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

Maybe 5 stars but needs another listen. Certainly an artist who has the skills and inspiration to match. I’m not sure how deep the artistry goes on just one listen.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

5/5

Makes me wonder why the Beatles got so famous… awesome music. Similar to beach boys but kind of on another level and the vocalists are all very in sync. I think this may have some irony to it given the band’s story.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

Great work on this album, did not expect to like it, but it’s super low-key and laid-back

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

This album was very good. It had kind of a more modern Neil Young sound. I’m more familiar with his older songs, but this was great.

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

5/5

This band is dialed