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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Damaged Black Flag	5	2.86	+2.14
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	5	3.14	+1.86
Daydream Nation Sonic Youth	5	3.29	+1.71
From Elvis In Memphis Elvis Presley	5	3.33	+1.67
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.34	+1.66
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	5	3.35	+1.65
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	5	3.52	+1.48
Funeral Arcade Fire	5	3.55	+1.45

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
This Is Hardcore Pulp	1	3.14	-2.14
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	2	3.97	-1.97
Scott 4 Scott Walker	1	2.8	-1.8
Happy Trails Quicksilver Messenger Service	1	2.8	-1.8
All Hope Is Gone Slipknot	1	2.7	-1.7
Superunknown Soundgarden	2	3.64	-1.64
Scott 2 Scott Walker	1	2.63	-1.63
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	1	2.63	-1.63
Darkdancer Les Rythmes Digitales	1	2.59	-1.59
Black Metal Venom	1	2.47	-1.47

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	4.67
Radiohead	2	5
Stevie Wonder	3	4.33
Michael Jackson	3	4.33

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Artist	Albums	Average
Scott Walker	2	1

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The first half of this album was not my cup of tea as it sounded like generic (albeit skillful) grunge, but starting with "Sworn and Broken," the remaining songs stood out more with varying tempos, melodies, and instrumentation. My other favorites were "Witness" and "Gospel Plow."

Awesome. Kept my ears engaged from the first to last track--will not only revisit, but will make a point to save this one.

I'm no jazz/bossa nova aficionado, but most of this album sounds like the same song. It's objectively good, but it's not an album that I'm likely to return to often.

Way more start-to-finish fun than I expected as someone whose only knowledge of this band was the smash hit IBIATCL

I have to be in a certain mood for the weird vibe that 60s music often gives off, but this album was a bit of a surprise. Common elements of that era's musical trends are there: folksy acoustic guitar, string arrangements, and some baroque-ness, but it's all tastefully blended in a way where none of those elements are overbearing or off-putting. I didn't feel transported to Haight-Ashbury, or sense the oncoming tsunami of a Spector production, or like I'm halfway inside some 17th century music hall. Instead, this album manages to feel from the era but unique in its production. I've never (knowingly) heard the band Love before, but after reading the Wiki blurb for the album, I'm curious to listen to the band's earlier albums to see how their sound developed.

Fantastic album. It fell just short of a 5-star rating from me due to the last few songs feeling a little duller. 4.5/5

Its saving grace is that most songs are under 2 minutes long. I reserve 1-star reviews for those rare entries that beg the question "what is this album even doing on this list?" I understand this one has some kind of significance as the "first full-length hardcore punk album," so 2/5 stars it is.

Easiest 5-star since Rumours

Jingly-jangly goodness

Yet another so-so album by an obscure Britpop band. I love the 1001 Albums project, but inclusions like this album seem like indulgent choices by the editor.

6/5 stars—could be in a tier of its own. Just wall-to-wall bangers on a double album no less

A fun album, and I found myself liking/saving the least-played songs (per Spotify tracking). "Jawbone" and "Jemima Surrender" were personal standouts

Essentially a Toto album with dance beats, all fronted by Michael freaking Jackson--what's not to love?

Love Johnny Cash--I'd give it a 4-star for the music alone, but bumping that up to 5 for how visceral and compelling this is.

Really conflicted with this one. Not an easy listen (perhaps 2/5 stars for that?), but that's part of the point. It's compelling and envelope-pushing, especially when considering its time (5/5 stars). There's plenty of intentional rock convention upending, which I appreciate.

From the YouTube comments: "I have never experienced such a strong desire to keep listening and stop listening at the same time." Indeed. Sonically unpleasant, but it oddly and often piqued my ADHD-addled ears. I'd love to watch a documentary about this album, but I won't be tripping over myself to listen to it again anytime soon.