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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nothing's Shocking Jane's Addiction	5	3.17	+1.83
Crooked Rain Crooked Rain Pavement	5	3.25	+1.75
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
Pornography The Cure	5	3.32	+1.68
Green R.E.M.	5	3.47	+1.53
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.49	+1.51
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	5	3.53	+1.47
Remain In Light Talking Heads	5	3.68	+1.32
Violator Depeche Mode	5	3.7	+1.3
Harvest Neil Young	5	3.81	+1.19

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Thriller Michael Jackson	1	4.23	-3.23
American IV: The Man Comes Around Johnny Cash	1	3.87	-2.87
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	1	3.65	-2.65
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	1	3.63	-2.63
3 Feet High and Rising De La Soul	1	3.45	-2.45
Debut Björk	1	3.39	-2.39
Back At The Chicken Shack Jimmy Smith	1	3.38	-2.38
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	1	3.36	-2.36
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	1	3.35	-2.35
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	1	3.31	-2.31

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Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Not for me.

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1-Star Albums (31)

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

All Ratings

Fear Of Music by Talking Heads

Horses by Patti Smith

Dire Straits by Dire Straits

The ArchAndroid by Janelle Monáe

3 Feet High and Rising by De La Soul

Shake Your Money Maker by The Black Crowes

It's alright.

Myths Of The Near Future by Klaxons

Not bad, but not for me.

A Love Supreme by John Coltrane

I don't like jazz.

The Slim Shady LP by Eminem

The Yes Album by Yes

This was great!

The Rising by Bruce Springsteen

His voice is awful, and I hate country music.

Pornography by The Cure

I LOVE The Cure and this album!

Bringing It All Back Home by Bob Dylan

The Visitors by ABBA

Not for me.

Mott by Mott The Hoople

Sounds too derivative of Bowie.

Green by R.E.M.

The White Album by Beatles

I don't like the Beatles.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes

D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle by Throbbing Gristle

Absolute garbage!

Faust IV by Faust

It see the merit in it, but it's not my taste.

London Calling by The Clash

I already love this record!

Home Is Where The Music Is by Hugh Masekela

I don't like Jazz.

Thriller by Michael Jackson

I get it was successful, but it's not for me.

Back At The Chicken Shack by Jimmy Smith

Not my taste.

Strange Cargo III by William Orbit

O.G. Original Gangster by Ice T

Good beats, but the lyrics aren't for me.

Aqualung by Jethro Tull

Decent, but too much thought about Christianity

Wild Is The Wind by Nina Simone

Not for me.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body by Country Joe & The Fish

Dated. Maybe I would have liked this more if I was alive in 1967.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) by Lynyrd Skynyrd

Some good grooves, and "Free Bird."

Moon Safari by Air

Meh

Lust For Life by Iggy Pop

Some iconic songs, but two somewhat cringy ones as well.

Africa Brasil by Jorge Ben Jor

Some good grooves, and I see how it influenced Beck, but I don't understand Portuguese.

It's Too Late to Stop Now by Van Morrison

Bland has white bread.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears

I got this for a dollar on vinyl many years back as a lark and had no idea it was so good!

Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

I like Marley, but this is just a good album.

Maggot Brain by Funkadelic

Violator by Depeche Mode

Grace by Jeff Buckley

Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Not my taste.

What's Going On by Marvin Gaye

Not my taste, but nice bass lines.

Larks' Tongues In Aspic by King Crimson

Pretty good, and I see why Claypool likes them!

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor by Lupe Fiasco

1999 by Prince

Very good!

Mothership Connection by Parliament

Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

Meh

Back In Black by AC/DC

The Sensual World by Kate Bush

Not for me.

Head Hunters by Herbie Hancock

Not for me.

The Doors by The Doors

Atomizer by Big Black

Had no idea Steve Albini was also a musician. I totally see why the Pixies and Nirvana wanted to work with him after listening to this!

Damaged by Black Flag

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector by Various Artists

Terrible!

L.A. Woman by The Doors

Parachutes by Coldplay

The Cars by The Cars

A few catchy songs, and I see why it's important, but it sounds very dated in 202

Harvest by Neil Young

I'm not a big folk fan, but this album is incredible!

GREY Area by Little Simz

This is shit!

Ys by Joanna Newsom

Bleh. Daggers in my ears!

Crime Of The Century by Supertramp

It's ok.

Brothers by The Black Keys

Purple Rain by Prince

It's so dated.

Van Halen by Van Halen

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse

Hearts And Bones by Paul Simon

Live At The Harlem Square Club by Sam Cooke

Not for me

Catch A Fire by Bob Marley & The Wailers

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine by Cee Lo Green

The Grand Tour by George Jones

Not a fan of country music

Elvis Is Back by Elvis Presley

Awful! Why did my mom every like him?

Fragile by Yes

Bad by Michael Jackson

Electric by The Cult

American Pie by Don McLean

My Generation by The Who

It's pretty average except for the title track. Sounds just like the Beatles.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins

Amazing record; would be a 5 if it were trimmed down.

The Clash by The Clash

The start of something incredible!

I Am a Bird Now by Antony and the Johnsons

Terrible!

Hotel California by Eagles

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain by Pavement

Guero by Beck

First Band On The Moon by The Cardigans

Meh

Opus Dei by Laibach

Not for me.

Since I Left You by The Avalanches

Meh

I See A Darkness by Bonnie "Prince" Billy

Not quite my style, but he has a great voice, and I get why this record is on the list.

Who's Next by The Who

Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones

A couple of great songs, but the rest is country and meh.

Pyromania by Def Leppard

Hair metal still sucks

Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits

💩

For Your Pleasure by Roxy Music

Meh.

Surf's Up by The Beach Boys

I've really come around to the Beach Boys in recent years, but I'm still not a fan of their later output.

Debut by Björk

Her voice is terrible, and the music is just noise to me.

Nothing's Shocking by Jane's Addiction

Reggatta De Blanc by The Police

Siembra by Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

Not for me.

In Our Heads by Hot Chip

Not my scene

Music Has The Right To Children by Boards of Canada

This is just noise.

Suicide by Suicide

💩

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back by Public Enemy

Hot Fuss by The Killers

Tusk by Fleetwood Mac

Get Rich Or Die Tryin' by 50 Cent

This is absolutely terrible and should not be on any list.

Le Tigre by Le Tigre

Meh

Armed Forces by Elvis Costello & The Attractions

I hate his voice.

Get Behind Me Satan by The White Stripes

It's OK, but I don't think they could top their debut record. The formula was stale by the time this record was made.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea by PJ Harvey

Way better than I expected!

Low by David Bowie

Love side A, but side B isn't for me.

Chicago Transit Authority by Chicago

The Bends by Radiohead

Sound of Silver by LCD Soundsystem

Meh

Remain In Light by Talking Heads

Cafe Bleu by The Style Council

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground

You've Come a Long Way Baby by Fatboy Slim

Not for me

Sunday At The Village Vanguard by Bill Evans Trio

I still don't like jazz.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

Ugh

Devil Without A Cause by Kid Rock

Terrible

American IV: The Man Comes Around by Johnny Cash

Bleck

B-52's by The B-52's

Rock Lobster is great, but it just sounds dated now.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by Beatles

Meh

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

I like Tom Petty, but there's only one good song on this record. The rest is completely forgettable.