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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Moss Side Story Barry Adamson	4	2.53	+1.47
Stankonia OutKast	5	3.55	+1.45
Maggot Brain Funkadelic	5	3.6	+1.4
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine Cee Lo Green	4	2.66	+1.34
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Strange Cargo III William Orbit	4	2.77	+1.23
Disintegration The Cure	5	3.85	+1.15
Rhythm Nation 1814 Janet Jackson	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars David Bowie	2	4.26	-2.26
I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got Sinead O'Connor	1	3.25	-2.25
The Sensual World Kate Bush	1	3.17	-2.17
Dookie Green Day	2	3.79	-1.79
...Baby One More Time Britney Spears	1	2.67	-1.67
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.55	-1.55
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	2	3.51	-1.51
Fear Of Music Talking Heads	2	3.47	-1.47
The College Dropout Kanye West	2	3.31	-1.31
Horses Patti Smith	2	3.31	-1.31

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Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

4/5

Very interesting artist and album. It sounds like a movie soundtrack - come to find out he's done a lot of soundtracks. I'd listen to this again, good background music.

2 likes

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

She's a preformer, more spoken word than singing. It's like poetry.

2 likes

1-Star Albums (4)

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She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Strong start, it peters out at the tail end.

Black Sabbath

3/5

I hated the first song. I was impressed by how long some of the songs were. It compelled me to dive deeper into the history of the band. The guitar player, Tony lommi rips. There was also a harmonica at some point if I remember correctly.

Paul Simon

4/5

Paul Simon's album of the same name. I really liked this album. A good variety for a singer/songwriter. Lots of storytelling and painting pictures in an approachable way. The song order wove a tapestry and ended with what seemed like a conclusion.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

Ok, so this was super surprising because I can't stand Kanye as a man. So I never listened to this album before. There are SO many guests on it. I really liked all the songs except 2. This one was an hour and 8 minutes. Some bangers on here. "All of the Lights"... It was produced by West and features additional vocals from several other recording artists, including John Legend, The-Dream, Drake, Alicia Keys, Fergie, Elton John, Ryan Leslie, Charlie Wilson, Tony Williams, La Roux, Alvin Fields, Ken Lewis, Kid Cudi, and Rihanna; the latter two are credited on the official music ...

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Reminds me of my childhood. Classic, unmistakable voice of Bruce Dickenson. Solid. The themes of control & war woven throughout.

Dookie

Green Day

2/5

Not for me. This was a great album for them. It got played way too much and it tastes bad in my mouth.

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Civilized dinner party music if you're drinking wine. Background worthy. First album I didn't get through. It feels very much like a certain time in space. But it's stuck there.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

An original. Ultimately, it always makes me a little sad. The music is sad and interesting and pretty. But an unhappy ending for a man that wrote love letters to Portland.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

2/5

3 songs held up for me. Although I know this is a ground-breaking band, it was a little too out there for me. I wish I could give it one more half-star. Cities, Life During Wartime

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

1/5

Unlistenable.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Great album. Sufficiently weird and guitar wails.

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

I have heard the name, but didn't know the album. Really enjoyed it. Looks like it was his sophomore album.

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Super Eclectic, and memorable. Learned a lot.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

4/5

Aussie band - garage rock. Their songs can be very hard and screamy, but there are also some ballads. Nice range of different songs.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

2 songs, 38 minutes! Background music. It's ok.

Suzanne Vega

3/5

She's a storyteller. Pretty voice.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

still holds up. glad I got to learn about that guy.

Cut

The Slits

2/5

I appreciate what they were doing and all, but this was a chore. The thing that really puts me over the edge is that weird feathering in her voice. I hate that. Great cover, though

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

I wish we could give albums half stars. This one is a banger, I'm going to round up.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

4/5

flow

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

great harmonies

Beautiful Freak

Eels

2/5

yeah, just not my thing. side note: pretty depressing

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

I liked the music, but the lyrics are shit and left me under the impression that Randy Newman is grade-A buttstock. I later found out he did a bunch of Disney music. It's probably better.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

2/5

Sometimes I really wonder about the people making this list.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

2/5

I didn't get it. I know the hype around this one. Didn't grab me at all.

The Clash

3/5

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

That was REALLY good. 5 guys. 1972. Smoke on the Water - I've never enjoyed it as much as in this context. Banger.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Beautiful melodies. Great album. I was surprised, I thought it might be more boring, but I wasn't bored.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

So. Many. Hits.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

This one surprised me - it was better than I thought. Their sophomore album? I just loved the first one so much. It started slow for me, but it's a fine album. A fine album.

The Only Ones

3/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Interesting album! I appreciate it even though it's not what I love traditionally.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

4/5

Very interesting artist and album. It sounds like a movie soundtrack - come to find out he's done a lot of soundtracks. I'd listen to this again, good background music.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Great album, very nostalgic. Just goes to show how personal music is. Reminds me of being a kid in our van. Our parents liked this. And, of course, there's always the Courtney Cox dance. Bruce Springsteen is a national treasure.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

3/5

Really diverse album! Super talented.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Lively.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

4/5

Surprised at how much I liked this.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

I didn't care for this album. I just don't like R.E.M. But I respect R.E.M. Most of the songs on this album are hits. My favorite song was "Nightswimming". I did not know that I didn't care for R.E.M. before listening to this album.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

4/5

Different! Great music to work to. It started over and I didn't even blink.

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

2/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5

Not good.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

I totally forgot about this album. It was so much fun to listen to it again. BANGER. This was the first electronic show I had ever been to. It was Chicago, I was in college and there was quadrophonic sound, they "don't do" encores.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Woah, what an album. Makes me reappreciate people coming together and just playing so... tightly. Great changes and transitions. I started getting a little bored near the end, but a great piece of work regardless.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

So, I never really understood why people liked this band so much. People LOVE Wilco, especially in Chicago. I listened to this album and I liked it. I think maybe I just wasn't ready for them at the time. Hooray for everyone.

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Turns out, The Kinks have a million songs. I'm a Kinks fan now.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

No thank you.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

3/5

Not what I was expecting! Lots of harmonies; sometimes, it almost reminded me of a musical. Theater.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

Interesting, but repetitive.

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

She's a preformer, more spoken word than singing. It's like poetry.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

LOUD, 70's hard rock. Never heard of them before, they are intense. If you're in the mood, it's a keeper.

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Welp, now we know where Duran Duran's inspo came from.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

I was surprised by how many covers were on this album. Not a bad thing.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

4/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Solid.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

I didn't know what to expect. Pleasantly surprised. Cry to me sounds like a song that Baby and the Swayze would dirty dance to at the summer resort. It's fun, but ultimately I got bored.

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

Experimental. Noise.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Illmatic

Nas

3/5

Take Me Apart

Kelela

3/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

1/5

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

great punk band from back in the day. I looked them up and they are still touring, playing the waterfront here this summer. the more you know!

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

2/5

I recognize him from at track on the Royal Tennenbaums soundtrack. Not into his voice.

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

OMG! This album doesn't appear on Spotify. But in the process of finding this out, I found an account called "1001 Album Club" . About: Friends make a pact to listen and discuss 1001 of the best albums in a basement tiki bar. Which sounds better than this album probably does. Rude of me, yes. Looks like I need to rate it in order to get my next album, so I'm going middle of the road.