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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Greetings From L.A. Tim Buckley	5	2.86	+2.14
Arc Of A Diver Steve Winwood	5	2.88	+2.12
Better Living Through Chemistry Fatboy Slim	5	2.99	+2.01
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	5	3.07	+1.93
3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of... Arrested Development	5	3.15	+1.85
Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron	5	3.25	+1.75
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.37	+1.63
Hot Buttered Soul Isaac Hayes	5	3.42	+1.58
My Generation The Who	5	3.43	+1.57

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	1	3.08	-2.08
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	1	2.86	-1.86
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	3.78	-1.78
Yeezus Kanye West	1	2.77	-1.77
Medúlla Björk	1	2.72	-1.72
21 Adele	2	3.69	-1.69
Birth Of The Cool Miles Davis	2	3.65	-1.65
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	2	3.64	-1.64
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	2	3.61	-1.61
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.6	-1.6

5-Star Albums (19)

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Popular Reviews

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

It's a banger for sure. Fun listening. Jubilant with some crispy highs on this rollercoaster. I find this album best paired with morning commutes (not evening) and chopping vegetables.

1 likes

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Makes me think of big hair. Induces compulsive air guitar with sick moves. Pairs well with mowing the lawn.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (7)

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Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

Very nice, long.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

3/5

It's certainly easy listening.. Not the kind of album I can dive into and focus on for it's entirety.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Certainly one of the greatest albums of all time. Every moment of every track is pure bliss.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

5/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Very slow.. Hard for me to pay attention. Good background music for a romantic date maybe.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Very interesting, far outside the norm. I find it inspirational and tranquil without being boring. Pairs well with drawing and decorating.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

4/5

This was just the ramp up to their real 5 star album. It's still great nonetheless, vocal harmonies are unmatched. This music pairs great with reorganizing and decorating your house.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

Bonjour, it's like deja vu, my chauffeur said it's like belle epoque with Grey poupon in baton rouge. Pairs well with chicken cordon bleu and a baguette. Merci

The Doors

4/5

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

5/5

California

American Music Club

3/5

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Sister

Sonic Youth

4/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

5/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

So much energy.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

2/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Bert Jansch

3/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

4/5

Never judge a book by its cover... This group sounds nothing like the name would suggest. Very enjoyable. Pairs well with blowing glass or ketamine.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

Very ambient, very chill. Pairs well with woodworking or writing love letters.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

5/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

4/5

Dire Straits

4/5

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

2/5

Central Reservation

Beth Orton

3/5

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

3/5

Very smooth for classical punk. Pairs well with vacuuming rugs or hosing off the driveway.

On The Beach

Neil Young

5/5

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Black Sabbath

5/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

1/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

This album gets in there and shakes up your soul. It's got a texture you can't really get from any other group. Thoroughly magical. Pairs best with woodworking or lsd (I wouldn't recommend them both at the same time though).

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Piano.. All piano

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Want One

Rufus Wainwright

3/5

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

2/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

4/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Gorillaz

5/5

G. Love And Special Sauce

G. Love & Special Sauce

3/5

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

3/5

The White Room

The KLF

3/5

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

2/5

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

It's a banger for sure. Fun listening. Jubilant with some crispy highs on this rollercoaster. I find this album best paired with morning commutes (not evening) and chopping vegetables.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Pretty fun. Best paired with dinner guests who you're trying to impress.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Groovy and with gusto. Very enjoyable listen. Pairs well with doing dishes or getting ready for date night.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

This album is epic in a way one could only imagine if you're only familiar with the hits, like I was. Not a moment goes by that I wasn't fully engulfed in the music. Pairs excellent with working on your car or arts and crafts.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

Dated and predictable. I might have a different opinion if I was 80. Pairs well with eating cabbage and visiting grandma.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

3/5

Very fun and evergetic. Pairs well with crocheting or doing taxes.

Among The Living

Anthrax

2/5

Pretty heavy, pretty heavy. Good stuff. Pairs well with riding Harleys and picking kids up from school

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

It's the eagles, it's kinda slow and sad. Also kinda monotonous. Pairs well with day drinking or driving an old car where it's the tape permanently stuck in the deck.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

If you've never heard it, it brings a vibe not easily found. The whole album is good, with some serious gems within. Pairs well with washing your car or rolling blunts.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

Mellow and enjoyable, I enjoy the vocals and soft beats. Pairs well with cooking or driving in the hot sun.

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Boooooorrrrrrriiiiiiinnnnnngggggg

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Fantastic and triumphant album all the way through.. Except for the intro to in the light is about a minute and a half too long. Would have been 5 stars otherwise. Pairs best with singing in the shower or air guitar.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

2/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Nick Drake was an amazing musician with a magical voice. Top tier. Pairs well with picnics in the forest on cool, bright days.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

3/5

Some really fantastic jams here.. It's got some flavors of some other more popular bands. Pairs well with model airplane building.

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Very 80s

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Very bland.. Like a vegan meal.

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

3/5

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

The entire thing sounds like what my talentless friends and I would make if we were tripping on acid while trapped in a music store. I suppose it is one of the albums of all time, but to me it's just thoroughly unenjoyable.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Uplifting and motivating. Pairs well with cooking with your wife or street skateboarding.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

2/5

It has its moments. Harsh and prickly, but mostly not in a good way. Pairs well with pretending to be cool.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Amazing all around. Great history. Pairs well with bike rides on hot days and picnics.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

Vulgar and offensive. Very clever and smooth rhymes. Pairs well with punching drywall or driving to quit your job.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

2/5

Montage music.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

The xx

2/5

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

Seriously groovin'. So entertaining. Highly familiar even though I've never heard the album before this. This album does a real good job of getting its energy straight to your limbic system.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

1/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Makes me think of big hair. Induces compulsive air guitar with sick moves. Pairs well with mowing the lawn.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

The horns are cool.

Let It Be

The Replacements

2/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Tempting...

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

2/5

Not quite as entertaining as the start would have me believe. Sailors hornpipe got me shufflin' a bit. Pairs well with decorating a Christmas tree.

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

Very diverse. 40 tracks, some better than others. The genres seems to shift around the deeper you get. Pretty enjoyable though. Pairs well with packing for vacation.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

3/5

Nostalgic, definitely brings me back to a time when I really didn't understand music. It's fun and outrageous, but not really all that in my opinion.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

This album does what I wish more country could. Easy to listen and follow. Flawless use of simplicity and an amazing voice.

The Band

3/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

Makes the music in my head feel sane. I could close my eyes and imagine the Muppets playing this music. Cheerful and gratifying.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

I found the album to be pretty mid.. Very cliche and predictable throughout, but not a terrible listen. Due to the high expectations I've placed on the list, I'm rating it a 2.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

She really has an excellent voice. The whole album has the same vibe though.

The Cars

4/5

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Fatboy slim really has a penchant for fabricating these punchy tunes that just get me pumped. Everything just seems like such a breakthrough for the time it was created.

Medúlla

Björk

1/5

This was quite a struggle to get through, I really tried to enjoy it. The vocals don't always seem to match up to the rest. Also, the vocals and lyrics are just not pleasant, which is a shame because she's got a great voice.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

May be the birth of cool.. But cool hadn't quite peaked yet. Miles has an expansive discography, and within it are more than one five star albums. For me, this doesn't quite boop that button.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

An excellent album, really a work of art.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Scum

Napalm Death

2/5

As soon as the vocals hit in the first song I started laughter! Soon after, I was imagining the singer as being a dog, which also made me laugh. It's terrible, lyrics are completely indecipherable. However, it was more enjoyable than some other music I've come across on this list. The energy of nihilism and anger are here in full force. And I could imagine their shows being a blast.

Debut

Björk

2/5

This album certainly takes you on a journey. Although, that journey is partially through some dog shit and the like. It's not all bad though, just some of it.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Typical and predictable. She has a great voice though. Pairs well with day drinking and loneliness.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

I'm not sure how this ended up on the list, because it doesn't really seem to be music for much of the 55 tediously protracted minutes. This is actually the first album on the list that I refused to finish because it's just such horrible noise. This is the kind of thing preteen edge lords listen to in order to make people like them even less... But even they don't enjoy it.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

5/5

Very uplifting, much different from the hip hop of the same era. It's rhythmic and funky, varied. Even though it probably won't come up very often in my daily listening, I'm giving it 5 stars because it really is a masterpiece. Pairs well with organizing your home.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

4/5

Violent and gangsta. Pairs well with getting a haircut.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

2/5

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Interesting.. Some real interesting bangers on this album. Set my algorithm in an interesting direction.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

This one is an easy five and my personal favorite from the Beatles. Catchy and in no way lacking depth. By the time the second namesake of the album comes on there's a slight sadness like you know the band is about to leave the stage. Luckily, unlike a concert, you can just replay the album again.

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

Pretty boring and insipid. Very difficult to keep my attention on the music.

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

3/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

Dated, but BB most certainly was the king of blues. His buttery riffs will live on forever.

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

Some fun stuff.. It's all over the place.

Arise

Sepultura

3/5

Heavy, very heavy. But no so absurdly metal that it's unenjoyable.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Only ever heard the name, so this was my first experience with Joni and this album exceeded my expectations. I'll probably listen again soon.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Listening to this album really elevated my fondness for Talking Heads. It's really an enjoyable album. Pairs well with technically challenging work or hobbies.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

4/5

May not be the cool band to listen to. But no doubt these fellas brought a pretty fine album here.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Totally stank.

Wild Gift

3/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Ethereal.. Forgettable.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

3/5

Didn't age as well as some other hip hop from this era.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I had to listen twice, it's a little boring. It can roll on in the background of just about anything though.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Although it's probably not an album I'll likely reach for again, it's everything a good album should be. Interesting, adventurous, and takes you to the places the artist intended. I look forward to listening again when I start the list over.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

2/5

Mid

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

2/5

I don't feel like I could trust someone who chooses to play this album.

Snivilisation

Orbital

4/5

I know people don't like this kind of music.. But I like this kind of music.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

My only gripe is that it's so short.

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

Theatrical.. But not in a good way.

My Generation

The Who

5/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Wonderwall is so overplayed, I rolled my eyes when this album came up. But, it was really good.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Some of it is good. But 48 mins is far too much of this.

Adele

2/5

It's not hard to listen to, but I feel kinda greasy after listening to it.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

I got laughed at by a coworker for not knowing how to pronounce the name of this artist... "Jay-ru the damager" is the colloquial version.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Pretty good for a Bob album.

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

Orbital has some great music, it's just not contained on this album.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

Elevator music from the future.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

4/5

This shit puts some pep in your step. Amazing energy and a fun mystery trying to figure out the words!

Forever Changes

Love

2/5

It's not bad, not hard to listen to. Not really noteworthy in my opinion.

The Nightfly

Donald Fagen

2/5

This is the kind of music for people who want others to think they like music, but really they don't.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Not terrible, not great.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Although it's not my favorite Led Zeppelin album, the dudes still created magic through most of these 43 minutes.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

I never really listened to Dolly, I'm glad this was on the list because it was really good and showcased her amazing talent. She's not just an amazing person, but a great musician as well.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Quite a let down here. This just doesn't have the excitement I would expect from similarly labeled music from this time period.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

Well, I judged this album by its name and turns out I wasn't wrong. Salsa isn't really my jam unless the food type. But dude does have a great voice.

The Stooges

4/5

I went into this one with zero knowledge of these dudes, I listened to the whole thing without realizing iggy pop is part of the mix. Pretty great and long, never know what the next song holds.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

1/5

I really cranked up the volume and tried to immerse myself completely to try and separate my personal bias.. This is just terrible, he uses the worst of every genre, embarrassing use of vocal modulator, weak rhymes and turbulent, almost non-existent flow.

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Not my favorite Nick Drake album, but he was so good so this still gets a 4.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5