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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	5	2.7	+2.3
Mask Bauhaus	5	2.85	+2.15
Bone Machine Tom Waits	5	2.86	+2.14
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Kimono My House Sparks	5	3.06	+1.94
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	5	3.08	+1.92
Low-Life New Order	5	3.3	+1.7
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.31	+1.69
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	5	3.31	+1.69

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Stardust Willie Nelson	1	3.4	-2.4
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	1	3.14	-2.14
Casanova The Divine Comedy	1	2.67	-1.67
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	2	3.39	-1.39
There's No Place Like America Today Curtis Mayfield	2	3.37	-1.37
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	2	3.32	-1.32
Duck Stab/Buster & Glen The Residents	1	2.03	-1.03
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	2	3.01	-1.01

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The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

I’ve always heard this record described as revolutionary and groundbreaking, but I don’t really see where people are coming from there. I enjoyed it, but I guess I just don’t “get” it

1 likes

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

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1 likes

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Normal 80s pop. There were some fun elements in this album but overall, it got boring after a while. I mostly just really like Karma Chameleon.

1 likes

Atomizer

Big Black

4/5

Before I even found out this was the band of Steve Albini, I really loved this album. Very fun noise rock with heavy elements of industrial and hardcore punk music, with production that’s raw and chaotic yet quite clear.

1 likes

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

👍

1 likes

4-Star Albums (61)

1-Star Albums (4)

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Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Joni Mitchell is a very talented singer. This isn’t an album I’d come back and listen to again, but if I saw it for like two bucks at a record shop I’d pick it up. The songs here are quite calming and beautiful, but not something I’d listen to in my free time.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

Hotel California is a great song. One of the best, in my opinion. After that, I really lost interest in this album.

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

4/5

This one was very enjoyable. While I enjoyed Kravitz’s work prior to listening to this album, I had not really taken a deeper dive into his discography so it was pretty interesting to listen to his debut. There are some really funky basslines strewn throughout it that liven the mood even when Kravitz sings about serious topics.

Atomizer

Big Black

4/5

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

4/5

I wasn’t expecting to like this album as much as I did. The weirdest songs were the ones I liked most (“Dropout Boogie”, “Electricity”, “Abba Zaba”) but the more normal tracks were still very solid blues rock songs. That genre isn’t really up my alley but ultimately as a fan of similarly weird bands such as Primus (who seem like they could have had a heavy Beefheart influence, judging by the similarities in sound I noticed) I think I’ll be checking out more from these guys.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

2/5

Normal 80s pop. There were some fun elements in this album but overall, it got boring after a while. I mostly just really like Karma Chameleon.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

4/5

I wasn’t able to access this album on my streaming service so I listened to their 1992 album “Nonsuch” instead. Holy crap. It was great. I loved the songwriting, the cool psychedelia, really just everything about. Really cool album and I wish I could’ve listened to “Apple Venus” (the only thing preventing me from giving 5 stars is that I listened to a different album than the one I’m rating)

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

I’d give it 2.5 but that’s not an option so I’ll be nice and round up to 3

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

Many fun songs, but really not super exciting. I might revisit it though. Favorite songs: “Barmy” “L.A.” “I Am Damo Suzuki”

Mask

Bauhaus

5/5

A very timeless gothic rock album. 5/5

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

Very awesome punk album

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

It’s awful and I love it. Weirdly good.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Loved the first track but everything after wasn’t really all that exciting for me (except “Back In Our Minds”)

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

4/5

did not expect to like this as much as I did

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

4/5

Not a hip-hop fan but this was pretty cool. Definitely a pleasant surprise. Q-Tip has great flow and a very diverse range of abilities.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

I’ve never been too much into folk rock but I do like CSN&Y

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

has some nice tunes but not particularly interesting to me

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Could double as Fleetwood Mac’s greatest hits album. Pretty much every song is practically a household name.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

An absolute classic.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

boring

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

The only sorta weak song on this one is Four Sticks but Going to California EASILY makes up for that

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

mother!

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

I’m not the biggest fan of Van Morrison’s voice

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

I mostly liked the production and instrumentation. I’d say he has great flow if he didn’t mention it a million goddamn times. Also, Girls Girls Girls really sucks.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

4/5

I don’t hear this style very much so this was cool

Stardust

Willie Nelson

1/5

I’ve tried listening multiple times but idk why I can’t make it past the first couple of songs

My Generation

The Who

4/5

i love the who

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

80s pop rock without too much cheese

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

4/5

This album has shown me that I like my hip-hop funky and soulful

Follow The Leader

Korn

4/5

Follow the Leader is great but personally I prefer Issues

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Might have to come back to this since at some points I considered giving it a 5

The Band

4/5

some pretty solid classic rock

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

very enjoyable but I wish he employed the beat it style more often

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

I was originally going to give this a 2, but honestly this is a pretty cool album

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

4/5

Very cool 70s sound. What I enjoyed most about this was the guitar work; while it was reminiscent of bands like Creedence Clearwater Revival and the like, there’s a lot of originality in it as well.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

i just find it so funny when british people rap

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

full of melody and creativity

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

5/5

I really like his voice

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

quite uninteresting

Violent Femmes

5/5

These guys were so far ahead of their time that if I hadn’t known better I’d have thought this came out in the 90s.

Damaged

Black Flag

4/5

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

3/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

I came into this not expecting much. I basically never listen to hip hop, R&B, pop, pretty much any genre you’ll find in this album. Boy was I surprised. The pacing on this record is really great, it’s up there with Mellon Collie or the White Album in terms of making a long album not seem long. Hill is also great at both rapping and singing, which isn’t a huge achievement but I always love it when rap music incorporates singing. Also I never knew That Thing was by Lauryn Hill so that came as a complete surprise to me

Van Halen

4/5

powerful songs and innovative guitars

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

1/5

better than modern country but I still can’t stand it

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

thought it was cool but not really up my alley

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

5/5

Been sleeping on Genesis fr

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

4/5

👍

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

I’ve always heard this record described as revolutionary and groundbreaking, but I don’t really see where people are coming from there. I enjoyed it, but I guess I just don’t “get” it

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

way too long, I was bored at the end and I think if he had cleaned it up a bit I would’ve given it 3 stars

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Pretty normal alt. rock, nothing super special about it but I liked it

Cut

The Slits

4/5

I love me some classic punk rock

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

I like punk rock

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Probably the best and most well-paced long album I’ve heard.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

as someone who isn’t much into hip-hop, this album is awesome

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

I enjoyed this one a lot, interesting how it has a very mid 80s pop sound despite being released in ‘79

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

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Leftism

Leftfield

3/5

really just some cool tunes to put on in the background I was excited for space shanty since the title sounded cool but I was disappointed

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

strangely i found this really entertaining despite it being quite different from my normal listening material

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

3/5

cool and interesting but I doubt I’ll be revisiting this any time soon

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

rem no. 5 for 5 stars

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

If it were not for the diversity of this album, it would have been very boring

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

rock solid

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

quite interesting but also pretty boring. it could’ve been shortened down a bit.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

I love Bob Marley

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Damn, The Zombies

Electric

The Cult

4/5

some nice solid hard rock

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

5/5

4.5 but I like to round up

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

what. the. fuck. is this. I like weird, but this is not tasteful weird

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Crazy how the Beatles went from this to fucking Revolution 9

The Stone Roses

4/5

some nice tunes, would give a 3.5 but I can’t so I’ll be nice and round up

Black Sabbath

5/5

The album that started it all… without this record, metal wouldn’t be nearly the same as it is today. Possibly even nonexistent. RIP to Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness and King of Metal

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Easy listening, not too exciting

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

A lot of people dismiss the take that Jack White is one of the best guitarists but I’ll be damned if the man isn’t creative as hell. He is 100% one of the best

Sheet Music

10cc

4/5

Quite a fun album. Kinda dragged out there in the last one or two songs imo but pretty solid. The Beatles influence is strong with these ones

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Was surprised by how aggressive some songs were, good stuff though

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

Great taste but poor execution

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

Great control of the atmosphere but while I normally like Tom Waits I think his vocal performance fell somewhat flat on this album. Ultimately this works best as something to put on in the background and not pay too much attention to.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

5/5

Tom Waits is the king of setting a mood. This album (along with the album cover) gives me the same haunting feeling that I get listening to something like Korn’s self titled

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

4/5

Soothing

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Out of all the foreign language albums I’ve had so far, this was my favorite.

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

It wasn’t bad, far from his best work though. Probably could’ve been omitted from the list, but I’m still glad I listened to it because I mean come on, it’s Bowie. Laziest album cover ever?

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Nice

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

4/5

honestly much better than I expected coming from someone who really doesn’t like country. probably the best country album I’ve gotten so far, though I haven’t gotten many. with the beat at the beginning I genuinely thought “tragedy” was gonna be some sort of hip hop type of song

The Doors

4/5

for some reason i thought riders on the storm was on this album

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

Was gonna give this a 4 but reconsidered

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

very happy that I got this. not my favorite GD album but definitely their best

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

4.5

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

1/5

I could NOT fucking stand this

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

what more is there to say

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

perfect blend of rock and pop. i love abba

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

My man Lil Georgie H dropped this banger then basically just disappeared

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

A nice classic rock album but it didn’t really bring a whole lot new to the table

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

need I say more

Queens of the Stone Age

4/5

holy riffage, batman

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

yeah this was pretty cool

The Specials

4/5

ngl ska is high on my favorite genres list

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

wtf is this lol

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

these guys are so fun

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

not sure what to say here but uh yeah pretty cool

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

I’m glad this challenge is helping me like hip-hop more. Would give it 4 stars but the lyrics are seriously like… wtf.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Not the best I’ve heard from the Beach Boys but not bad

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

def leppard is my favorite hair metal band but this album is still mainly carried by the singles

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

This is the same guy that made Lulu

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

4/5

If I ever do psychedelics I need to listen to this album again

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

“The One You Love” is an amazing song… would be a 5/5 if the songs after lived up to it

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Cross-Eyed Mary is phenomenal

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

I quite liked this as a matter of fact. The rhymes!! The beats!! The flow!!!

Third

Portishead

4/5

been sleeping on portishead fr

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

I get the Frank Ocean hype now

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

I never go out of my way to listen to Van Morrison but I do enjoy his music when I hear it

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Blur is the gold standard of britpop to me

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Join Mitchell is pretty cool

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

5/5

Beach Boys funeral doom phase Am I the only one that likes Student Demonstration Time?

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Surprised to like this tbh

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

4/5

Was totally expecting pop-punk, but what I got was cool too

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

4/5

love this album, but why is this on the list while iowa is not? anyways got jumpscared so hard when i loaded up the page lmaaaoooo rip joey, so many bangers 😔

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

I haven’t had an album below a 4 in so long please give me something awful to enjoy

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

PLEASE I NEED A BAD ALBUM

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Hazy Shade of Winter is one of the best guitar riffs OAT