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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	5	2.78	+2.22
BEYONCÉ Beyoncé	5	2.86	+2.14
Trans Europe Express Kraftwerk	5	3.15	+1.85
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.31	+1.69
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	5	3.32	+1.68
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.32	+1.68
Aftermath The Rolling Stones	5	3.38	+1.62
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	5	3.41	+1.59
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	5	3.49	+1.51

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	2	4	-2
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.83	-1.83
The Score Fugees	2	3.69	-1.69
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	2	3.68	-1.68
Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine Cee Lo Green	1	2.66	-1.66
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.65	-1.65
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	1	2.48	-1.48
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.47	-1.47
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	2	3.39	-1.39
Blue Lines Massive Attack	2	3.38	-1.38

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Artist	Albums	Average
Ray Charles	2	5
The Smiths	2	5
Kraftwerk	2	5
Stevie Wonder	2	5
David Bowie	4	4.25

5-Star Albums (26)

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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

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

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Popular Reviews

Gorillaz

4/5

Def a fun jam. Never love seeing an album is over an hour but this was very vibey.

2 likes

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

1/5

uggggh 65 minutes! WHY! I don't really see the significance of this album? Feels like a weird addition on this list.

1 likes

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Very fun, the first pop Diva. I believe it Dusty!

1 likes

1-Star Albums (3)

All Ratings

War

3/5

Liked it, I get some of the U2 hype now. Especially interesting coming off of Say Nothing, have some context for it. Doesn't hit my personal vibe as much as my sad boy bands but enjoyed the listen. Probably won't revisit much.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

What a jam! So danceable. Love the horns. I just kept on listening to Otis.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Do I just love crooners? Very easy listen. Big double album but stayed fun.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

2/5

The structure is interesting. 9 songs, but all 5 minutes or so. This isn't my genre but I get why people like it. The be thankful for what you got cover is very fun though maybe says something that it's my fave so far with a guest singer and covering a different genre. It's hypnotic, genre defining, but not my thing.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Any other day is hilarious. I ended up listening twice. Great album, not super for me.

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Dad loved this album. What a debut. More bluesy than I expected. Your Time is Gonna Come is my highlight so far. 9 songs, everywhere from 2:27 - 8:28 in length.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

oh wow, an album I already know so well. I mean. Absolute banger. TWO 10 minute songs. Neil you dog. Down by the river rocks.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

idk super tramp just doesn't do it for me. I appreciate them but don't find myself going back.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

What's not to love?

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

I don't know this bowie album too well. It's not hitting the highs of hunky dory for me. Don't even really like the let's spend the night together cover.

B-52's

The B-52's

4/5

what up b-52's! Saw you in concert at the Minnesota Zoo and it rocked. Our neighbor did torture us by blasting a best of album while they were out of town for 2 days but there's a lot to love. It's a mood, it's a vibe.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

Fuck yeah!

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

Yikes. I know I'm in trouble when the album has a track with so few listens it's not even listed. Construction noises? Boy is this not for me. I'm not sure I'm making it through. It is soooo long and nothing has been good. An assault on my ears.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Love Elton!

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

An hour and 16 minutes!!! Never listened to this end to end. The skits are fun, the whole production is so cool. It's hard to like Kanye these days.

Violent Femmes

5/5

Kicking off with Blister in the Sun! Wow!

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

2/5

Can appreciate but an hour of jazz piano is not my thing

Fred Neil

3/5

It's nice easy listening but idk this kind of folk vibe is always a little boring to me.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

One of my all time favorite albums. I'll take an excuse to listen to it and on repeat.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

An all timer for sure. Changes, Oh! You Pretty Things, Life on Mars?, Kooks, Queen Bitch. It's banger after banger.

The Score

Fugees

2/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

Very much a jam album. Easy listening, pleasant.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

3/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Once again, all instrumental jazz is just not my thing.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

Lots of steely dan this week. Still not my thing.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

2/5

Not my thing

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Fun but I won't be going back to it

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Guero

Beck

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

Don't get Elvis Costello at all. I feel dread that there are SIX albums in this list that I will force myself to listen to exactly one time. Maybe I'll finally get it at some point but certainly not this album.

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

8 songs, love it. Curation! Immediate jams.

Iron Maiden

3/5

A+ branding, great pinball machine. Not for me but I can appreciate why it's cool.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

Nice easy listening but still all jazz. Man, these music critics love a jazz album.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

5/5

I remember this coming out my senior year of college and it still hits. XO, Flawless, Partition!!!! Incredible album, a little long. There are a few that I could live without. It's not quite a perfect album for me but the highs are HIGH

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

They wrote changes! Whoa! Fun album, great vibes

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

2/5

Not my thing

Gorillaz

4/5

Def a fun jam. Never love seeing an album is over an hour but this was very vibey.

Boston

4/5

Obviously a banger, some of the best artwork. Definitely feel like I heard every single one of these songs ad nauseam growing up.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

A very pleasant jam album. Spotify rolled me into radio at the end of this album and it took me a bit to notice.

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Boring, still Neil Young, but boring

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

4/5

Some big hits, sometimes boring.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

5/5

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

Maybe just not the biggest blues person? It's fun but I won't be going back to it.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

3/5

I feel like it's just non stop 70s rock. Love the doors, lots of fun stuff on here. Maybe just a function of the list that I'm getting a little fatigued on this genre.

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

idk I guess there is a lot of back and forth on Led Zepplin and them. Some of it is fun but it's very long and a lot of it gets boring to me.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

idk a little meh to me, feels a bit generic for 80's punk and the cover hasn't aged well.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

Finally had to admit to myself I'm just not going to get through it.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Hard to not be overplayed and cheesy 50 years later but damn it is still sexy and it is still fun.

Joan Armatrading

3/5

I just can't get into folk. I don't know what it is. The funk parts I like.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

1/5

uggggh 65 minutes! WHY! I don't really see the significance of this album? Feels like a weird addition on this list.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Rage Against The Machine

2/5

Ah, is this the original rap rock? I liked the funky bass parts and some of it was very boppable. But it did get repetitive and I won't come back to it.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

2/5

Very fun to be exposed to this music. Id never found it on my own. Hypnotic at times but ultimately not for me.

The Libertines

3/5

Can see myself loving this in high school but not so much now.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

2/5

Had never heard of this band before but was not impressed. This is some sort of super group? It was a little boring and long to get through.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Definitely longer than it needs to be but man there are some absolute jams in here!

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Hell yeah!

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

I did not expect to have so much fun with a Tito Puente album but here I am, absolutely jamming. Listened to it twice then listened to a mambo mix for hours.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

Ethereal and vibey. Overall I found this pleasant but I don't think I'd go back to it.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

5/5

oh hell yeah!

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

I just don't think I'm going to like this hard of rock/metal. It's fun a song or two and then it all starts to blend and feel like the same song for 45 minutes straight.

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

3/5

A nice listen but didn't feel particularly unique. Was surprised to see this was from the 90's and not the 80's.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Much slower than I expected. My mom has beef with this album because they used the band from USC the "university of spoiled children" as she likes to call it. It's hard to follow up Rumors. This album feels like a pallet cleanser for them.

Adele

4/5

LFG!!!!!!! A beautiful album about coming into adulthood, having a baby, missing your younger and freer self. I loved it in 2015 and I love it now. "Music for moms" but if you're a mom you really get it.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Great dad rock, some classic on here.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Wow, a lot of instrumental. Found it a little boring and monotonous.

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

I thought this was a little boring on first listen but I did go back and end up listening to the album all the way through a second time and really enjoyed it. Some obvious bangers on here and I loved the variety of moods.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

A little boring.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

20 songs is too many. Some I enjoyed but ultimately not my thing

Scott 4

Scott Walker

4/5

Wild Gift

3/5

B-52’s plus the runaways I feel like I should like this more than I do. Don’t envision myself returning.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Something nice to have in the background. I'm not a big reggae person but I get the appeal

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

What funny listening numbers. Some massive hits on this album and then some I've never heard of. Obvious love the hits and love the flow and feel of the album overall.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

I had so much fun with this! Maybe I like salsa? The reason I love this site, discovering genres I didn't know I liked.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

Don't imagine myself going back to this. Another review described this as the Sweeney Todd soundtrack and Warren Zevon have a baby and I can't improve upon that description.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Had fun with this one! I think there are better examples of the genre but it was a nice play.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

5/5

Another kraftwerk! Another banger. Wow I just love this band and had never heard of them before this list. I love they kept the album structure, 6 songs all long. Let's me really sink into the vibes of each song.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

3/5

Not for me. Gospel but R&B a bit. I like the funny gossip about him comparing himself to the Beatles, great PR strategy.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

5/5

oh wow, really enjoyed this! Did not expect to with the deluge of late 60's male rockers but the voice is really interesting and I like the experimental production. A 10 minute song about beauty and meloncholy at the beach? Hell yeah.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

No album should be more than about 40 minutes. This album is no exception and would have been a better one with 25 minutes cut. I liked some of it, better it was too long and the lack of curation really hampered my enjoyment.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

I had a really hard time getting through this. Just not a Bob Dylan fan.

2112

Rush

4/5

Wow, I liked this way more than I expected! What a fun structure, huge jam and the short guys for when you don’t want to hear 20 minutes of non stop prog rock.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

I had a ton of fun with this one! My in laws were over and we all recognized multiple songs.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

A little boring. Produced some songs that were absolute bangers of covers but meh.

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Awesome album. The US version has paint it black which is even better!

Dog Man Star

Suede

2/5

No expectations for this one. Don't even know what genre this is. Kinda feels like a Bowie impersonator. Bored by the album. It's WAY too long to be this monotonous.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Romantic, meloncholy, moving. Lovely album but one I'm probably picking and choosing song to when I'm in a sad sad mood.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

3/5

Some fun diddies but overall it didn't absorb me.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Very fun, the first pop Diva. I believe it Dusty!

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

I'm just not a Steely Dan person. I don't hate if a song comes on every now and again but don't see myself coming back to listen

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Lots of Stevie Wonder this week. Strange coming to a normal album off the beast of Songs in the Key of Life. Beautiful album, so many bangers, so much important content and experience.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

2/5

Not my thing, won't go back

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Kind of just electronic sounds to me. Never got into the vibe

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Hot damn!

Parklife

Blur

2/5

A little all over the place. Felt disjointed and too long.

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

Not for me. Always makes me a little angry when I listen deeply?

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

It's fun, it's poppy, but doesn't land in my pantheon of great albums. Maybe in a decade or two when the over exposure has waned.

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

Not for me

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

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

David Bowie

5/5

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

2/5

idk just couldn't get into it? Felt like perfectly fine background music but nothing super unique?

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

A pretty good punk album but not my favorite by any means.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Not for me. I don’t get the live version. I guess I see how the event is fun but why record there? Both pretentious and stupid in here.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Lot of zep clustered close together for me. Def too long, they've hit the super big lack of curation phase here. It's a hit or miss for me.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

I’ll take any excuse to listen to pet sounds.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

Love me some talking heads

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

Opens with such a banger! lots to love about love but doesn't transcend for me.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

I love these crooner albums and am never sad to hear one on!

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Love REM. Something just rocks.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

2/5

Don't really get it?

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Had a surprising amount of fun with this one. I don't think French rap is for me but I bopped and enjoyed the listen.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Had a delightful time listening and coding to this

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Random live track? Don't like the structure with 44 tracks and a bunch of them really short. By track 35 I'm exhausted and ready for it to be over. Way too long, could use some curation here. Some fun jams on here that I like but probably a by track revisit and not an album listen through.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Just not a beastie boys gal. Some gems in there but not something I ever seek out.

Rocks

Aerosmith

2/5

I like Aerosmith but they definitely have better albums. Nothing really jumping out at me on here.

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

Thriller