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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ragged Glory Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.14	+1.86
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69
Figure 8 Elliott Smith	5	3.33	+1.67
I See You The xx	4	2.99	+1.01
The Coral The Coral	4	3	+1
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Debut Björk	1	3.38	-2.38
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts The Adverts	1	2.97	-1.97
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	2	3.64	-1.64
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	2	3.37	-1.37
At Fillmore East The Allman Brothers Band	2	3.37	-1.37
Here Come The Warm Jets Brian Eno	2	3.08	-1.08

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Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

I have listened to this album when I was teenager. Yoshimi Battles is a classic song although I have never loved it. I really enjoyed One More Robot though.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

I quite enjoyed it, particularly O My God. Mother reminded me a bit of Talking Heads. The songs on the album after Every Breath You Take all had more listens on Spotify - I wondered if that's just because they get auto-played afterwards :P I probably wouldn't listen to it again

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

I have always loved this album so had a big smile on my face when I saw it come up today! Weird to listen to it on headphones though with the v. weird old school mix designed for mono speakers.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

I remember listening to this in my room in Bexhill when I was about 16 and was kind of blown away.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

So many long songs! I quite liked one song and was going to save it on Spotify but it went on for 9 mins...way too long.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

Absolutely love the opening track The Suburbs - gave me a lot of nostalgia. First saw Arcade Fire in a tiny Reading Tent in 2005.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

3/5

I can see how this was considered a ground breaking record since it was a departure from his previous style and had a lot of experimental arrangements. Not for me overall though - my favourite track was 16 Shells From A 30.6, that one got saved.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

2/5

Really not for me. I can appreciate her voice is pretty remarkable but it didn’t do it for me. I did enjoy the way it was recorded in the nightclub though - felt a bit like I was there at times.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

5/5

Really loved it. Can’t believe I’d never heard of him.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

2/5

I liked the first track. Rings Around The World felt really chaotic for me - it may have been the mood I am in. I have found the entire album a bit aggravating, I can't quite put my finger on why.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Funky.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

2/5

It was fine, but nothing particularly stood out! It was quite nice background music. I listened to a couple of their most played songs from other records, Midnight Rider and Ramblin' Man, as I wondered if I'd recognise them...but I didn't!

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

Not for me.

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

I REALLY enjoyed this. Favourite track was Mansion on the Hill. Bit sad I won’t be going to Glasto to see him now!

2112

Rush

3/5

Reminded me of Led Zeppelin vines in some ways. Wasn't for me but didn't hate it.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

I enjoyed this, Sandy Denny had an incredible voice. Read a lot about their history and the terrible accident that killed a member of the band and that led to this album. Particularly liked Come All Ye, Matty Groves

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

3/5

Reminded me of Fairport Convention that I had today. Also just gave me Wicker Man vibes. Weird mix (given 60s) with lyrics in left speaker only.

The Coral

4/5

Debut

Björk

1/5

I have never liked Bjorks voice sadly. I like quite a few Icelandic artists but she’s not my vibe.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

So this was super cool (or at least unexpected, the front cover reminded me of some kind of 70s or 80s band so was expecting that). Reminded me a bit of Bonobo - and then also Massive Attack and also the first Matrix movie (think it came out around the same time as that, think there maybe were some tracks in the movie or the soundtrack that are similar).

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Some good tracks on this, although didn't like the ones in French. Think I saw at Glasto a few years back. Was nice to hear something more modern.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Like a Rolling Stone is good, I think I always thought it was by the Rolling Stones - oops. I can see why Bob Dylan is very popular but it’s the same reason I’ve never loved the Rolling Stones - just don’t love that vibe and also the harmonica too.

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

1/5

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

2/5

Not at all what I was expecting from Eno - not for me.

Hms Fable

Shack

2/5

Ramones

3/5

I had no idea Blitzkrieg Pop was by the Ramones. I thought it was by a British band. It reminds me a lot of the indie I used to listen to in the mid/late 2000s. I guess that's why they are so influential? Given this was 30 years earlier!

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

Great album that gave me a llot of nostalgia but unfortunately gone completely off him with recent behaviour.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

2/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

I do like some blues and this was great, a great vibe. Probably wouldn't listen to again specifically but I did enjoy it while getting through my to do list this evening!

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

3/5

Feels like classic 90s rock. Didn't hate it.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Reminds me a bit of Tom Waits. Quite enjoyed it, very weird. Didn't save any tracks though.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

What is it with these 1960s albums and their weird headphones mixes?! They have some absolute tunes though: Monday, Monday, California Dreamin'... basically sounds like the Beatles.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

4/5

Felt like I was really there in a bar. I think it helped I listened to it on my Sonos speakers in my room while the sunset and I planned my week ('tis Sunday night).

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

3/5

Not something I'd listen to again in a hurry but it kept me moving! I didn't hate it!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Extraordinarily cool and funky.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

I See You

The xx

4/5

One of those albums where you just can't help but SMILE when you see it come up. Haven't listened to it end-to-end in years, but it's so good.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5