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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
L'Eau Rouge The Young Gods	5	2.32	+2.68
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	5	2.85	+2.15
Viva Hate Morrissey	5	2.96	+2.04
Talk Talk Talk The Psychedelic Furs	5	3.03	+1.97
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	3.09	+1.91
Sound Affects The Jam	5	3.26	+1.74
Homework Daft Punk	5	3.29	+1.71
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.31	+1.69
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.36	+1.64
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.37	+1.63

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	3.32	-1.32
Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg	2	3.18	-1.18

5-Star Albums (28)

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Popular Reviews

Sound Affects

The Jam

5/5

Good. It is, in fact, a jam.

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After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

This album was probably mind-blowing in 1970. In 2025, it's still really solid. Neil Young's voice takes some getting used to. Great guitar solos. Really enjoyed "Don't Let It Bring You Down" and "When You Dance I Can Really Love."

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

4/5? Great prog album. Enjoyed the wailing.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

5/5. No misses.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

I didn't know this was from 1970. No wonder people lost their minds. An all-time classic.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

Atomizer

Big Black

4/5

This is punk, for sure. Too noisy for me, but I see how it broke new ground.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

Classic. Impossible to overstate her impact on 90s music and modern stuff.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Always a good listen. Big fan.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

I can see why people like it, the sound just isn't for me. Only made it about halfway through, to be fair.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

3/5

What's not to like from George Harrison?

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Incredible album that sounds as good as the day it dropped. Everyone loves Mr. Brightside.

Boston

5/5

No skips, no misses, no slow-down in the momentum as the album plays. Stellar.

The Doors

5/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Wonderfully weird.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

4/5

Pretty good, pretty groovy. Didn't quite blow me away.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

It was okay. Maybe I'm missing some context? Reminds me of the Smashing Pumpkins.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

I get the impact and like the sound for a few songs, but this album isn't for me.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

This should be required listening before you can be exposed to Hamilton. You can hear this sound echo through nearly every rap album that's come out since.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

This was probably incredible in 2002, but now I'm tired of Coldplay. Not really their fault. Still a good album overall.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

5/5

The sound of the 90s. All bangers.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Excellent album - and the impact is obvious.

Gris Gris

Dr. John

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Good and jazzy, but not for me. A little too much of the same sound throughout the album.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

4/5

Good, theatrical pop. Very dynamic and a little weird.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

I think I've been hearing his influence my whole life without really knowing it. Great album.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

I see the impact, even if this isn't fully to my tastes.

Cross

Justice

4/5

Solid dance album

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Excellent prog. Great dynamics. An unexpected aural experience.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

5/5

I understand the impact, but this wasn't quite for me.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

It's Bowie, but not my favorite album of his.

Homework

Daft Punk

5/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

5/5

I don't speak French but I know when an album slaps. Great mix of instruments.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

5/5

Great album - because of the production. If Beyonce can do 2 things, it's sing and choose incredible producers.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

It was good. Reminds me of a lot of things. But I'd rather listen to Daft Punk.

No Other

Gene Clark

4/5

Solid, but nothing stood out to me. Good listen among all the other desert rock, but doesn't hit as hard as The Byrds or others do.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Great album, just like everyone says. Not my favorite of theirs, but Rumors is tough to beat.

The Clash

4/5

It's the Clash, of course it's good.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

4/5

Pretty good, but nothing that blew me away. Nice folk pop from the 70s with some great traditional music details incorporated.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

2/5

Not a fan, but someone probably is.

Sound Affects

The Jam

5/5

Good. It is, in fact, a jam.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

5/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Even better than I'd always heard.

Elvis Presley

4/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

5/5

Violent Femmes

5/5

I knew Blister in the Sun, but not this album. It's a much different sound - and a great one.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

It might be technically good, but I dont really know, and I did not like it.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

It's a fine album, but far from life-changing. I'm a bit confused by it's inclusion.

Garbage

4/5