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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Horses Patti Smith	5	3.31	+1.69
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	5	3.35	+1.65
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
Paul's Boutique Beastie Boys	5	3.47	+1.53
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.55	+1.45
Natty Dread Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.58	+1.42
Rising Above Bedlam Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart	4	2.61	+1.39
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.7	+1.3
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.73	+1.27
Live At The Harlem Square Club Sam Cooke	5	3.77	+1.23

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway to Hell AC/DC	1	3.66	-2.66
Play Moby	2	3.47	-1.47
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.44	-1.44
A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse Faces	2	3.24	-1.24
Talking Timbuktu Ali Farka Touré	2	3.13	-1.13
Dog Man Star Suede	2	3	-1

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Artist	Albums	Average
Arcade Fire	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (11)

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Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Essential metal. The gateway to shredsville!

2 likes

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

Never listened to this entire album, but wish I had because it’s fantastic.

1 likes

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Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Took a second but I eventually came to appreciate the perfect density of the album. Loved the few moments where the kick drum distorted. After reading about cool jazz, it was easy to notice elements of big band and more traditional compositions.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

This is indeed a great album. Sonically, it was to me like chicken pot pie, but in a good sense. Kind of heavy, and kind of soupy, but punctuated with some bright peas and carrots. Very comforting.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Listening to this

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5

Refreshing and energetic.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

It’s Coldplay. Moody enough to keep my attention. Though I might never put this album on, I also wouldn’t turn it off. Green eyes is a pretty sweet song. There are also a few other songs here that I think have worked their way into ubiquity for better or worse, verylikely from grocery stores. Saw them live in the early 2000’s. That I can’t remember if it was the tour for this album is an indication of their position in my catalog.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

Crisp and fresh, sensitive, but with an edge. High minded lyrics that might take me a lot more listening, some creative interpretation, or just letting go of the need to decode them. Good stuff, though. It was fun to go in reverse with this band as my entry point was Document.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

That was a fun listen. I learned that there’s probably a lot of the talking heads catalog that I still need to really dig into.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

I can’t believe I never heard of this artist before I thought the production was absolutely tight from start to finish. I’ve been a sucker for since lately, and read that it was actually Steve Winwood, who was added late in the process to play keys. I think that really helped balance Marianne’s unique voice.

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

4/5

I’m glad I got a chance to listen to this album. I started out a skeptic, and the vocals were really not very approachable for me. Turns out that by the next album, Jason Isabel would be singing. I probably would’ve liked this better if he was on it, to be honest. For much of the album, I tolerated them and awaited the next beautiful guitar solo. By the time I got through the last track, I realized that the album had grown on me. Although I didn’t fully understand the concept behind it, which included Skynyrd and a lot of southern pride, it was framed in a way that attempted to build bridges without being overly apologetic. An interesting take for sure.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Love this one.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

One of my all time favorites.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

I know this, but listening to it a few more times in its entirety finally, let me see what masterpiece it actually is. It is so raw and honest in its performance and in the way the production and recording capture the art. Danny’s guitar playing is simultaneously simple and complex, which threw me in and kept my complete focus, especially on Down by the River.

The Clash

4/5

I love the production and sonic quality of this album. It strikes me as ironic that such an early punk album was crafted this way, obviously there was an investment that wasn’t afforded to most in this camp. Listening is like looking at a really crisp black and white photo from way-way back.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

This was a great album. So fresh and innovative and covering a pretty wide spectrum of their capabilities. Happy to be able to put this one in my rotation.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

A synthetic-driven adventure that begs to be played loud. Loves subwoofers. Both intelligent and danceable.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

Such a great piece of art. This blew my mind when it dropped and it was great to get back to it.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

A solid performance. Some really good stuff, but I’m always left wondering if she had enough life experience to back up that sound. Anyway, plenty nice!

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

I can see how this made the list, but it’s also just not my cup of tea. I love the energy just can dig in the noise. There were some great moments, but I felt I was just tolerating much of it.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

Tom is a great lyricist, and these songs had all sorts of texture. Unfortunately, there are just some show stoppers with him that make this a little too prickly to listen to. I liked the last track not only because it’s my favorite song on the album, but also because it indicates the end of the album.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

I was surprised by this one. I loved it!

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Butter. So much funk. So sampled.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Some great rock and roll classics on this one, but also some stuff that I just can’t get into.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

Classic album. Excellent performance. I had forgotten for a while just how good Megadeth is.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Loved this one, though some tracks more than others. Love his voice and performance. Technically amazing for 1971.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Nice to revisit this one. Figured out the Jeff Buckley influence for the first time, so that was cool!

Adele

4/5

Beautiful performance and some very well written songs. Did not remember that she even covered Lovesong, so that was a cool surprise and such an interesting choice of cover for this album.

Horses

Patti Smith

5/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Ooof. This was tough to work through. I know it’s all about her voice, but that’s sort of the problem. I just didn’t dig her style, plus the song writing often sounded like everyone was trying too hard. A few good moments plus premier got it a slight upgrade.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Great album and fun first time listen.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

Which technically good, I just couldn’t connect with this one. Some good moments, but overall I wouldn’t go back.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

A sonic and emotional adventure.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Tender, vulnerable, captivating, and sweet. One of my favorites!

Boston

3/5

A fine classic. Amazing how many of these tracks are still in constant rotation. Crazy that this album was recorded in a basement studio.

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

Faces

2/5

I just can’t get past Rod’s voice, plus I’m not too receptive to this brand of raucous and sloppy rock and roll. Steel drums just because? No thanks.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

Essential metal. The gateway to shredsville!

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Some good stuff on this one, but the some tracks that just didn’t connect with me or at least my mood at the time I listened to it.

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Solid album, with some absolute classics on there. Love Nile Rodger’s distinctive fingerprint.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Classic

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

Never listened to this entire album, but wish I had because it’s fantastic.

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

Some cool moments, but Generally, too much of the wrong things. It seemed overdressed to me.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

I could listen to this album at any time, even if I just got done listening to it.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Some really great moments, but I tend to drift off with some of Mile’s compositions. Then again, maybe that’s the desired effect?

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

3/5

The first of the album was just Bob, his guitar, and an intermittent harmonica. Although I have the utmost respect for his songwriting, listening to these tracks, one after the other grew tiresome to me. Things picked up during the second half with the introduction of the band.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

3/5

Very cool album. I bought this album when it came out and its energy served as a backdrop for some good times in my 20s. It’s still holds up for me as a great album.

Play

Moby

2/5

Just didn’t hold up for me. Dated sensibilities and not enough soul.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

True to the title, it’s soulful alright. Definitely one I’ve gone back to from time to time since my late teens. He really took chances with the format having only three tracks - no concern for radio play on the long format tracks, just pure expression.

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. Would definitely like to listen to this again.

Vespertine

Björk

3/5

It’s Björk, quirky and infinitely interesting. I definitely appreciate her existence and contributions even if this is something I might only listen to once.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Powerful performance!

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

2/5

Just ok.

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

3/5

Intense, original.

Joan Baez

3/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

4/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

A classic, and a huge piece of my teenage years. I am so glad this one has stood the test of time, too.

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

2/5

Interesting moments, but just not enough happening for me.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

4/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

A mix of absolute classics in between tracks that just didn’t get my interest except for the jarring production and mixing.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Loved this back in the day. Not an album I’d regularly return to, but it does have a place in history as it grappled with what was going on in the world at the time.

The United States Of America

3/5

Some surprising moments. Innovative and forward thinking, but also lots of strange things that may be there for the sake of being strange. I don’t see myself going back to listen too much of this one.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

Great stuff!

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

1/5

Just can’t get on board with these guys. The lyrics are basic with a sophomoric subject matter. Vocals are just annoying. I do respect their impact on metal.

Tapestry

Carole King

3/5

Great stuff. Earnest performance.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Pure energy. Perfect performance.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Powerful and tight!