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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Heroes to Zeros The Beta Band	5	2.91	+2.09
Ingenue k.d. lang	5	2.94	+2.06
Emergency On Planet Earth Jamiroquai	5	3.27	+1.73
The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys	5	3.27	+1.73
Sunday At The Village Vanguard Bill Evans Trio	5	3.31	+1.69
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	5	3.37	+1.63
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
War U2	5	3.47	+1.53
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
Arrival ABBA	5	3.51	+1.49

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	1	2.81	-1.81
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	2	3.75	-1.75
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	1	2.69	-1.69
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit	1	2.49	-1.49
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.46	-1.46
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.41	-1.41
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.36	-1.36
The Chronic Dr. Dre	2	3.32	-1.32
Rum Sodomy & The Lash The Pogues	2	3.25	-1.25
The Real Thing Faith No More	2	3.21	-1.21

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	2	5

5-Star Albums (21)

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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

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Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

Several songs I knew but didn’t know they were Black Sabbath. Interesting to learn more of the band and what their songs were about.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

Good to get a sense of the energy from one of their concerts! Good combination of their early songs.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album for the first time! Will have to check out their music more!

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Wasn't big into hip-hop growing up. Interesting to listen back to this album and how it changed music to come!

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

Took a listen but not able to call myself a fan!

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Iconic Canadian! Enjoy some of his music. There's a lot I haven't heard though, including on this album.

Station To Station

David Bowie

5/5

Enjoyed this album from earlier in his career. Always fun to hear albums with songs you know even though I didn't know it was from this album!

Rum Sodomy & The Lash

The Pogues

2/5

Interesting to listen to the album. Won't be on my favourite list.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

5/5

Really enjoyed listening to this album again after not hearing it for awhile!

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

First time hearing this band and music. Couldn't get into it this time.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Really enjoyed this album. First time hearing this artist. This is what I was hoping from this website! Finding new music that I enjoy but haven’t heard before!

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album.

Boston

5/5

Classic! Great listen.

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

2/5

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

3/5

Some toe tapping going on. Enjoyed some bluegrass!

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Enjoyed listening. Great guitar!

War

5/5

Great album from one of my favorite bands. Enjoyed being reminded of this album as it's been awhile since I listened to it!

Doolittle

Pixies

3/5

Enjoyed the music but may not make it into my regular rotation at this time. First time listening but may not be the last!

The Doors

5/5

Great album!

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

Great album! Haven’t listened for awhile but will want to pick this one up personally.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Enjoyed the album and many of the songs.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Enjoyed this album.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Another album I really enjoyed! Good to listen to the whole album together as opposed to individual songs!

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

Fun album to listen to.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

Recognized the voice before realizing the connection!

Wild Gift

4/5

Pleasantly surprised by a band I hadn't heard before! May have to listen to more of them!

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

1/5

Not my favorite style of music.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Great guitars!

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

5/5

First time listening to this album. Will definitely liston to again and put it on the Want list!

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

Enjoyed the album!

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Would need to listen to this a bit more to get into it.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Fun music to listen to that I haven't been exposed to before. The sure kept the songs short though!

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

I've heard some songs by Buddy Holly previously but have never looked into his history. Hard to believe his contributions to music was for such a short time but had such a big impact.

The United States Of America

3/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

5/5

Always enjoy listening to The Beach Boys! Lot's of great songs.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

5/5

Recognized several songs and enjoying listening to the entire album. Will add to the want list!

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

That is one long drum solo! May need to listen to other albums by Deep Purple.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album again. Some good songs!

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

Interesting to listen to for historical purposes but won't be keeping in regular rotation!

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

One of the few albums already in the collection.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Fun album that I would not have come across. Enjoyed listening to this one!

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

3/5

Great voice!

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album. Have heard individual songs from The Byrds but haven't listened to a full album before!

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

2/5

Haven't heard of this band or their music previously. Hard to get into but some interesting sounds! Some songs I'd listen to again but others I happy to have listened to once.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

Enjoyed the album. Harder than I'll usually listen to but was to good to hear!

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Beautiful sounds and music!

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Can't go wrong with this album!

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

I have not heard of this band or album before. I can't say I recall hearing any of these songs either! Enjoyed the rhythm and music but found the vocals hard to listen to. Glad to have been able to take a listen though!

Faust IV

Faust

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album. Will have to listen to it some more!

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Definitely not a background album to listen to! May need to try listening to each song individually but had a hard time with this one! First Zappa album I've heard. Off the top could definitely tell it's a satire of Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.

Common

3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Amazing album with such a variety of sounds and hits. Always nice to listen to this album again.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Have definitely heard this band before but this was the first time listening to this album. Will have to listen to more!

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

First Simon & Garfunkel album in this journey. Have definitely heard a few of these songs but not all together. Enjoyed the idea and the music. Definitely lose the goal of 2 separate sides with streaming!

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

Listened to other music by Morrissey with The Smiths. Enjoyed listening to this one as well!

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Recognize a few of the songs but have not gone out of my way to listen to these artists.

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Enjoyed the rhythm and harmonies in the music. First time listening to the album but will keep it in the mix!

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Enjoyed this mix of sounds on this album!

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

2/5

Not my genre. I can appreciate the historical importance of this album but not my type of music.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Hard to match this energy! Lot's of fun songs. Glad to come across this one!

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Nice to get to listen to this album. Will likely listen to it again!

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Definitely funky!

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Some of the first songs I heard from Bruce Springsteen growing up. Enjoyed listening to them again!

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this album! Will definitely be looking to add to the collection.

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

2/5

Variety of songs. Less familiar with these songs.

Queens of the Stone Age

3/5

First time really listening to this band and album. Not my usual style but enjoyed the album.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

Can see why it's a highly rated album but can't get past the content.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

Great voice and music. Enjoyed listening but diminished by not knowing the language.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Enjoyed listening to this full album for the first time! Lot's of recognizable songs with lyrics and melody. Definitely worth listening to!

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

Haven't heard this album or this band previously that I'm aware of.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Really enjoyed reading about this album and how it was made while listening to it! Definitely groundbreaking!

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Enjoyed listening to the songs with the harmonies and melodies.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

3/5

Great voice and variety of music.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

First time listening to this album. Enjoyed the music. Will have to look our for more of this musician!

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

First time listening to this group. Always surprising how short the albums and songs were at the time! Interesting listen.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Definitely recognize "Come On Eileen"! Enjoyed the rest of the album with the mix of energy and melodies.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

4/5

Enjoyed listening to the album. Lot's of interesting musical effects. Will keep my eye out for this one.

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

5/5

Can't say I've heard of this band or their music previously. Definitely enjoyed this album and will be looking to add it to my library!

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Great voice and fun music.

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Beautiful voice. Easy to listen to this music.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

Fun album to listen to!

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

Another album I've never listened through previously. Amazed how musically talented Prince was. Will be listening to again.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Enjoyed this album. Always wonder what I would have thought at the time it came out. It wasn't in my musical interests at the time.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Not sure how this got onto this list. Definitely wouldn't have come across this band or album with out the list! Interesting to read how this album was all recorded on 1 day in the studio due to other days cancelled by the engineer being ill.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

3/5

Enjoyed listening to the album. Interesting to learn that it is an early completely digitally recorded album.

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

First listen through the album. Didn't know much about Steely Dan. Sounds like an interesting way of creating an album!

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Definitely some high energy music! Won't be part of the regular rotation.

Kimono My House

Sparks

4/5

Fun album. Have to concentrate more to catch the lyrics.

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

Great album! Enjoyed the songs growing up and still like them! First time I've listened to the entire album though!

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

2/5

Familiar tunes but prefer listening to the original artists mostly.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

2/5

Couldn't completely get into the music. Wasn't bad, just not my usual.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Dont recognize many songs but enjoyed listening to the album.

Violent Femmes

3/5

Enjoyed the album. Haven't listened fully before. Will listen to again.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Fun album to get you moving!

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Interesting mix of music and sounds. May need to listen to more!

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

Haven't come across this band before. Interesting combination of sounds.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Pleasant, calm music. Great voice and tunes.

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Very enjoyable album! Can definitely hear the music that will follow!

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

Recognized one song.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

1/5

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

Haven't listened to many individual albums by the Beatles to this point. Lot's of fun songs!

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

New band to me. Enjoyable mix of sounds with a wide range of styles!

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Definitely hear the Bowie influences and participation. Good album and glad to listen to it!

Dry

PJ Harvey

3/5

Lots of energy. Getting to know the sound of this artist with another album on this list recently.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Fun album to hear!

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

Always enjoyed this music. Very catchy! Didn't know they were from Norway!

808 State

3/5

Hadn't heard this band before. Always appreciate hearing new music, especially when they've been instrumental in the creation of a musical style.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Great album! And the packaging is amazing! Have had this album for a few years and was not surprised to see if pop up on this list. Well worth a listen!

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

5/5

One of the first Depeche Mode albums I had in CD format. Got me going with DM and still enjoy it now!

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Great sounds and voice. Haven't heard much from this artist.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Jazz Samba