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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.32	+1.68
Debut Björk	5	3.38	+1.62
3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul	5	3.45	+1.55
Dirt Alice In Chains	5	3.46	+1.54
Rio Duran Duran	5	3.5	+1.5
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Madman Across The Water Elton John	5	3.58	+1.42
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	5	3.62	+1.38
Shalimar Rahul Dev Burman	4	2.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Who's Next The Who	1	3.89	-2.89
Tommy The Who	1	3.32	-2.32
Live At Leeds The Who	1	3.31	-2.31
When I Was Born For The 7th Time Cornershop	1	2.91	-1.91
Djam Leelii Baaba Maal	1	2.78	-1.78
Dummy Portishead	2	3.71	-1.71
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	2	3.61	-1.61
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	2	3.56	-1.56
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	2	3.52	-1.52
Third Soft Machine	1	2.45	-1.45

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Nevermind

Nirvana · 1 likes

5/5

As much as I'd like to be 'this is overrated' it's not. There's a reason it's always so high on these lists.

1-Star Albums (7)

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Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

I think they've got better in them tbh, so i'm gonna keep this one low.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Dire Straits

4/5

I really don't enjoy sultans of swing but liked the album as a whole, added it to my playlist to listen again.

The Velvet Underground

4/5

I don't really like the Velvet Underground that much but i didn't hate this like i do Nico. I really enjoyed Pale Blue Eyes

Dirt

Alice In Chains

5/5

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

I can't listen to this.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

This is fine and nice to listen to, I'm just not sure why it's on this list?2.5

Paul Simon

4/5

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

4/5

It’s not an incredible album by any stretch but as easy listening country albums go, it’s very beautiful and props to using the word chrysalis in a song to ms muzzy.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

4/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

A good album, corgans voice though.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

definitely will relisten.

Femi Kuti

4/5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

This is a good album but I HATE neo soul.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

I'm just not sure how to rate this. I'm sure it's excellent but jazz just is not for me.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Yeah, this is good innit. I don't feel bad about not going to see him at glasto still though.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

2/5

The screaming is fun but a bit much. When i went to see Red Hot Chili Peppers at hyde park in...05?06? something like that - James Brown was booed off the stage.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

I thought this album was really sweet, really pretty. A lovely autumn album.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

2/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

1/5

There were some good songs in this but it mostly just dragged on and on for me. Not one i will be revisiting

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Was about to hit the roof when i realised that this started with a cover but then looked at the original track listing and that wasn't on it. Dizzy highs but some bits a bit dull

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Drags a little in the middle but the highs are dizzy high. it's a 3.5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

I rinsed this album so much when it first came out. Remember seeing them on the second stage at V festival just after this album came out and feeling pretty smug about it. ABsolutely cracking beginning of the album (skipped brightside) Glamourous indie rock and roll absolutely stonking song. A hit.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

A beautiful last album, talk about ending on a high. it's a 4.5 but i'll give it a 5, why not.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Shake your rump incredible but the rest got a little...claggy?

Tommy

The Who

1/5

All who albums are getting a 1 star for noncing.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Neither of these beefheart albums are ones i would pick but this is definitely the better.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Rio

Duran Duran

5/5

I really enjoyed this, will definitely be revisiting.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Some dizzy highest but some very average stuff mixed in.

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

2/5

A Gospel one of the most deeply evil songs i've ever heard. It's an interesting album that's for sure. but a good album? I'm not convinced. You're the Best Thing is so madly different to the rest of the album, it's extra confusing. I don't think i'll be revisiting.

Dummy

Portishead

2/5

I can tell this is good but it's very much not for me.

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Pretty forgettable.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

The xx

4/5

What a debut. One of those albums where I listen i'm transported back to a moment in time. 4.5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Debut

Björk

5/5

Yeah, fair play. this is absolutely incredible.

Who's Next

The Who

1/5

All who albums are getting a 1 star for noncing.

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

This is just fine but it has NO BUSINESS being in this list.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

3/5

I did enjoy this but i'm not sure it's something i'd relisten to on the regular.

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

I know he's a wrongun but it's a 5

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

It was good but it didn't really grab me.

Live Through This

Hole

4/5

It's incredibly solid as an album but doesn't have any standout tracks for me.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

REally enjoyed this, not usually my thing but added to my playlist to listen again. Maybe i was too harsh on elvis not writing his own songs as these seem to be standards too...

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

I listened to a song exploder episode about Take on Me and they spoke about the songs being originally written for a lower tone of voice and then they got this guy in. they realised his voice could reach higher pitches than other people while remaining strong. Having that in mind while listening was interesting. However, hard to open with Take on Me and have any other song mean anything. It's too dizzy a high.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

2/5

I don't think i'll ever revisit this. it's good but i feel like it was done by others better.

Live At Leeds

The Who

1/5

All who albums are getting a 1 star for noncing.

Van Halen

4/5

I was really pleasantly surprised by this album. I'm sure some of the lyrics are probably questionable but i'm not gonna look too closely and will be listening to this one again.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

This was a whole lot of nothing.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

It's just a perfect album.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Good but a little samey.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

A little too long but honest, excellent.

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

I didn't like this.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

This is good, it's just not for me. 3.5.

Soul Mining

The The

4/5

I was really surprised that this is what The The sound like. Thought they were gonna be yet more 60-70s british beatles-inspired rock but absolutely loved this! looking forward to when their other album appears on the list :)

Black Sabbath

5/5

Still as fresh now as it was then. incredible album.

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

I did enjoy this but I wasn't buzzing.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

This is just fine, doesn't seem that different from a lot of other stuff in the world. Don't get how it could be considered one of the best albums ever.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

It's realyl good it's just too long for my ADHD brain.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

This is fine but i don't think i'll ever listen again and it's very dated.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

I liked this one and will be relistening. some of the songs were a little meandering and it was a tad too long.

Damaged

Black Flag

3/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

1/5

This was absolutely GASH.

White Ladder

David Gray

2/5

I just hate this so much. It's probably technically a good album but I HATE IT. This years love is really good though, so 1.5?

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Kinda nothing but a nice nothing. I don't think i'd listen again.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

I find Hole just okay.

1999

Prince

4/5

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

2/5

I was on holiday recently and this kind of music was playing by the pool in the hotel constantly and honestly, i've had enough.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

4/5

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

This hanky panky songs needs to get to fuck. And some of this sounds like Chas and Dave (derogatory). But some bits were incredible. The opening of Paris 1919 was BIIIIIG.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

I'm gonna listen to this again but first listen it was a little meh.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

I find hip-hop and rap quite difficult to rate so i'm sure this album is better than I think. However - it's not my vibe. I will be giving it another listen. Loved Da Mystery of Chessboxing

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

This was a nice listen and he had quite the voice but how high can you rate something that wasn't ever written by him? watch me give 5 stars to beyonce.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

An easy 5 for me, the songs still feel so fresh and furious.

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

3/5

fine, i wouldn't revisit.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

4/5

I really enjoyed this, i think i'll try and give the film a watch and listen again.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

Not sure on this. It's a lot and there is a lot of flute. Some would say too much.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

This is good but you probably have to be in a very specific mood to listen to it on the regular.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

I listened to this at least 3 times and it just didn't go in so i must therefore assume it's MID (very good, but not as good as other beatles albums)

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

One is one of the best songs of all time but the rest of this is a little one note for me. 3.5 but i'll but it as a 4

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

2/5

This is very Trout Mask Replica-esque but not in a good way. but it looks like we've got another 4 albums to come for him to win me over. Great.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

4/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

It's just not for me.

Lost Souls

Doves

3/5

This is a good doves album but it's not 1001 greatest albums ever.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

This was fine but i don't think i'll ever have the urge to re-lsiten

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

Yes, this list should have more pop in it. Is this the pop that should be included? No. Stripped on the other hand - YES

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

2/5

This was boring

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

The worst band in the world is one of the weirdest songs to make it into this list. i didn't hate this tbf.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

I don't vibe with her voice but this is undeniable.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Cut

The Slits

2/5

I personally don't like this style at all but I do think that it's good if you do like it? I used to have this version of I Heard It Through The Grapevine from Limewire in the early 2000s. It was incorrectly titled 'I Heard It Through The Bassline' but I actually think that fits better, such an excellent cover.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

I really enjoyed this. I can't believe this Mother song is by the police. it sounds very modern but also very beefheart.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

This was better than i thought

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

FINE

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

3/5

This album is absolutely fascinating but i'm not sure i like it.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

2/5

wow, that was a whole lot of nothing.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

I really enjoyed this except for Section 43 which i thought dragged on for an eternity

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

Pleasantly surprised. 3.5

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

1/5

This slow version of Brimful of Asher made me want to end things. the rest of the album was a lot of nothing. Why is this here? This funky days song is tragic.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

4/5

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5