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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Roots Sepultura	5	2.79	+2.21
69 Love Songs The Magnetic Fields	5	2.85	+2.15
Real Life Magazine	5	3.05	+1.95
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	5	3.06	+1.94
The Boatman's Call Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.2	+1.8
Protection Massive Attack	5	3.25	+1.75
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	5	3.32	+1.68
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.35	+1.65
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	5	3.38	+1.62
Synchronicity The Police	5	3.42	+1.58

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Stranger Billy Joel	1	3.86	-2.86
Hotel California Eagles	1	3.6	-2.6
Aja Steely Dan	1	3.46	-2.46
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	1	3.39	-2.39
Tapestry Carole King	2	3.91	-1.91
Justified Justin Timberlake	1	2.68	-1.68
...Baby One More Time Britney Spears	1	2.67	-1.67
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.44	-1.44
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	2	3.42	-1.42
Tres Hombres ZZ Top	2	3.42	-1.42

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bruce Springsteen	3	4.67
Black Sabbath	2	5
Nirvana	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Steely Dan	2	1

5-Star Albums (33)

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1-Star Albums (6)

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Boston

3/5

Seems like standard 70s rock that is played and recorded well

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Still weird this made him a huge MTV star. In Your Eyes is amazing

Led Zeppelin

4/5

It’s tough to imagine rock music today with them. First steps of a band who changed a genre

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

One of those albums that shaped rock. Funnier than I remembered in a bitter way

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Genius

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

As a fan of rock, metal, hip hop, industrial, and overly emotional lyrics, this should be the best album I’ve ever heard. Each part is done well, but it just feels like less than the sum of its parts. Maybe it’s age

Protection

Massive Attack

5/5

Sparse instrumentation somehow leads to claustrophobia, anxiety, and desperation. Truly stunning

Quiet Life

Japan

4/5

Well recorded, enough it could be a contemporary revival band. Sounds like unreleased tracks from 80s bands that could have been big hits

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

Beautiful harmonies

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Best solo Beatles album.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

2/5

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

The first album where Cave really sounds comfortable as a thoughtful, sensitive poet writing beautiful, reflective songs rather than the howling madman he was a few years earlier

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Loud rock band with a debt to the Velvet Underground and the Stooges. Good blend of melody and chaos, but honestly others have done it better

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

Peter Gabriel

3/5

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Bowie is an icon, in large part due to his ability to reinvent himself. This requires constant experimentation, and not every song is perfect. Fame and Young Americans are well regarded hits. In an alternate universe, Fascination and Somebody Up There Likes Me would be as well. The Beatles cover is great, though nothing revelatory. The rest are fine, but nothing really special

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

There is a tension between the melodic songs and the chaotic noise they are performed with. It sounds both meticulously recorded and thrown together at the same time. Truly stunning

Urban Hymns

The Verve

4/5

This should have been a new beginning, but was the end. Beautiful, introspective songs which are often wistfully regretful

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

Brilliantly creative, expanding R&B’s range

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Fun sort of chaotic noise, but probably the sort of thing that you’d have to see in person to really appreciate

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

They already could make bluesy rock songs, and here is where they embraced acoustic elements, expanding their sound and moving in new directions

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

This came out and was lumped with other albums as grunge, when it seemed like classic rock songs about alienation. Decades later it still packs a punch

Being There

Wilco

4/5

This isn’t their masterpiece, but all the elements are there. The fusion of rock and country, the beautiful melodies, and the thoughtful lyrics. It’s a look at a band on the path to greatness

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Possibly the greatest lyricist in popular music, before he was regarded as a legend. Disarmingly simple yet moving

Synchronicity

The Police

5/5

Possibly the greatest lyricist in popular music, before he was regarded as a legend. Disarmingly simple yet moving

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

A stunningly good pop album that showed they could write hits as well as anyone. There is a hint of the weirdness that will lead to them becoming the adventurous oddballs who recorded Kid A, but this shows they could do straightforward rock better than most

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

An interesting look at one of the 60’s less popular bands. Pleasant songs that show what was happening at the time without being overly derivative

Tapestry

Carole King

2/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

Some good songs, but the production gets in the way. Most songs sound cluttered, like they are going of r a Beach Boys sound. When the songs are more stripped down, they are at their best

Violent Femmes

4/5

Quirky, fun music

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

2/5

The Score

Fugees

5/5

An absolute hip hop/R&B masterpiece

Hotel California

Eagles

1/5

Boring and formulaic

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Not his true masterpiece, but some good songs and that amazing voice

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

I started listening and thought I must have heard this before, but I think it is just a kind of pleasant, nondescript classic rock. Good musicians and you see why they are famous as a backing band

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

There is reasons this is often held up as the standard

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

4/5

Smooth, evocative dance music

The La's

3/5

I often hear them mentioned as geniuses who should have been as big as REM, then listen and think they are a perfectly fine band whose best song became their biggest hit

En-Tact

The Shamen

3/5

If you ever wondered about rave culture this is a great starting point

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

I can understand why people don’t like them, but this is probably the album where Sonic Youth does the best job blending chaotic noise and melody.

Odelay

Beck

4/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

Very influential but still a fun listen today

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

If you like thrash metal, this is a masterpiece. If you don’t like metal, you won’t like this. If you are curious and don’t know which album to start with, this is probably the best album by the biggest band in the genre

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

Perhaps a massive hit hurt them so they are remembered as a one hit wonder rather than the fun, adventurous group on the rest of the album

Real Life

Magazine

5/5

Punk is a few years old and already we were moving on to post-punk? Catchy songs with twists, and with The Light Pours Out of Me and Shot By Both Sides Magazine brought two great anthems for this newer sound

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

They arrived as a combination of punk energy, Sabbath riffs, and Zeppelin vocals, but here they expand their sound, creating probably their best work

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Disco with elements of funk and r&b. While most of this music seemed disposable, Chic are still worthwhile

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Fumbling towards becoming who they would be, mixing up blues, folk, and rock. Some works well, and some rambles a bit

Penthouse And Pavement

Heaven 17

3/5

Interesting snapshot of its time, but it’s tough to imagine people listening to it a lot today. Fascist Groove Thing remains a great song

Adele

3/5

The music seems formulaic, but she has a truly beautiful voice

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Good blues album and they seem enthused. It isn’t that hard to find the blues that inspired them today

1977

Ash

3/5

Punky, poppy rock music that so many were doing in the early 90s. Good, but maybe not essential

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

Catchy garage rock, similar to the Hives or Strokes. Not really yet the band that would have a few massive hits a few years later, but an enjoyable listen

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Bluesy rock. Ferocious and beautiful at times

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

Influential post punk album, but perhaps mostly an artifact of its time

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Catchy songs, though certainly sounding a bit dated

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

Like a supergroup, though no one knew how much success individual members would later have. The versatility and chemistry are undeniable, setting the stage for later domination

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

Bongos don’t sound exciting, but this is a percussion driven funk masterpiece. It’s tough to listen without trying to identify which parts have been sampled in which hip hop songs

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

I’d only ever heard their covers, and was delighted to find they are a pretty good classic reggae band. Wouldn’t have guessed they are from the UK, apart maybe from better production.

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

4/5

Solid mix of funk, soul, r&b, and hip hop. Still captivating today

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

4/5

Less wide ranging than some of her earlier work, she still combines innovative sounds with clever, sometimes funny lyrics

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Interesting experimental phase, though arguably some of their weakest songwriting. Within You Without You is still my favorite Beatles song

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

4/5

The man had a gift for writing catchy songs

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

3/5

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

Interesting listen as they move further from post-punk proto goth towards dance. Kind of an awkward in between album

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Good voice, but overall sounds dated

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

3/5

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

One of the frustrating things about Kanye’s path to Nazism, though not the worst, is that he was so talented. Breathtaking, grandiose songs which often still feel intimate and confessional. What’s waste

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Short sketches of songs

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

The guy with the big band singing anthems to arenas does a stripped down largely acoustic album, creating a surprising masterpiece

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

Beautifully arranged songs with a breathtaking voice

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

5/5

Infected

The The

3/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

Shifting from post punk to the grandiose gothic geniuses they would become soon after

Black Monk Time

The Monks

4/5

Interesting melodic proto-punk

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

1/5

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Great voice and fantastic storytelling

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

The Coral

4/5

Hook filled, kind of spooky British rock which owes a debt to the doors

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

Aja

Steely Dan

1/5

Ugh

Cut

The Slits

4/5

Foo Fighters

4/5

Skylarking

XTC

4/5

Gorillaz

3/5

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

4/5

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

5/5

Not every song is amazing, but taken as a whole it is a work of breathtaking genius, combining wit and heartache

Tommy

The Who

3/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

5/5

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Pretenders

3/5

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

1/5

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

3/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Roots

Sepultura

5/5

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

4/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Miriam Makeba

3/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

1/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Tical

Method Man

4/5

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

5/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

What can you say? It’s the best Christmas album I’ve ever heard that was produced by a murderer? Your enjoyment of the first part might be tempered by the latter fact

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

If someone asks me what afrobeat is, this is the one I reach for

Whatever

Aimee Mann

4/5

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

2/5

Metallica

4/5