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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Only Built 4 Cuban Linx Raekwon	5	2.84	+2.16
Caetano Veloso Caetano Veloso	5	2.85	+2.15
Steve McQueen Prefab Sprout	5	2.99	+2.01
Smile Brian Wilson	5	3.04	+1.96
Like A Prayer Madonna	5	3.23	+1.77
System Of A Down System Of A Down	5	3.27	+1.73
Raw Power The Stooges	5	3.31	+1.69
Live At Leeds The Who	5	3.32	+1.68
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Fleet Foxes Fleet Foxes	5	3.44	+1.56

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Planet Rock: The Album Afrika Bambaataa	1	2.8	-1.8
The Healer John Lee Hooker	2	3.18	-1.18
Cypress Hill Cypress Hill	2	3.14	-1.14

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Blackstar

David Bowie · 2 likes

5/5

I can remember where I was and what I was doing the first 2 times I listened to Blackstar. On release day, I thought it was an interesting venture by Bowie into a more experimental terrain. However, after his passing the lyrics started to make sense and to this day, I still feel amazed by the fact that even in the face of death, Bowie decided to turn his own mortality into his final artistic expression. Truly amazing and it marked me to this day.

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Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

4/5

An interesting experience. It evidences a band sprawling with creativity and interesting ideas. In my opinion, it is the acoustic and slower renditions that take the spotlight in Third, with beautiful compositions, vulnerable lyrics and thoughtful melodies. Some of the ideas don't really work ("Downs"), but all in all, it's a very enjoyable piece of work, albeit slightly inconsistent.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

I read that the album cover matches the vibe of the music and I couldn't agree more! The Wildest! offers a very fun set of songs, and the charismatic personality and voice of Prima help make this collection of swing very memorable and enjoyable.

War

4/5

I had listened to this record back in high school, during my formative years (music taste wise). It's a solid record altogether, with undeniable hits such as Sunday Bloody Sunday and New Year's Day. As a full length U2 project, this is my second favorite, behind Achtung Baby (one of my favorite records ever), but I can't deny that revisiting War has been a very pleasing experience. U2 rocked.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

One of my favorite artists ever. The impact Tribe has had in shaping hip hop as a sophisticated genre is undeniable. Their debut album was a sign of things to come: youthful energy, clever bars and great beats. Undoubtedly, they would take it to the next level in Low End Theory and even farther in Midnight Marauders, but People's Instinctive Travels is a very inspired first entry in the legendary group's discography. Absolute classic!

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Thrilling masterpiece.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

It didn't really click for me, I did not find it as interesting as other Electronic records.

Smile

Brian Wilson

5/5

What a beautiful record! I like the Beach Boys a lot and I can see why BWPS can be as divisive as it is, regarding its authenticity. However, as a body of work, it's a cohesive, engaging and even magical record. One can't help but imagine how it might have shaken the music scene if it were released in 1968, which kind of relegates BWPS as an interesting relic of one of the most legendary recording sessions in popular music history. A must listen!

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

5/5

Not a single bad track. A very engaging and memorable listening experience!

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

One of the first albums I listened to and the 1001 Albums list made me come back to it. Still feels as fresh and sophisticated as when I discovered it.

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

It was my first time listening to this record. In contrast to Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea; Rid of Me follows a more visceral style: less sophisticated, more in your face. I liked it a lot, another highlight in PJ's discography.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

Fleet Foxes

5/5

First time that I've listened to this artist. I have thoroughly enjoyed this record. The vocal harmonies are the greatest highlight and the melodies and compositions feel dreamy and otherworldly. One of my favorite discoveries in quite a while.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

As mind blowing as the first time I listened to it. As a young teen, learning to play guitar, this record was a very important first influence for me.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

System Of A Down

5/5

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

Caetano Veloso

5/5

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Cross

Justice

4/5

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

As a DM fan, it sure does feel as their milestone record where all their previous efforts were leading to. Dark, moody and seductive.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Great choruses, a little bit of filler, but it really feels like soaring!

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

I really liked it, right up my alley. I even took the time to listen to both the Iggy and Bowie mixes (I prefer the latter, rather than the former). Just pure raw punk, meant to be played as loud as possible!

Cypress Hill

2/5

I recognize its cultural relevance, but it never really clicked for me.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

An alternative classic, a very rewarding and emotional listen.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

5/5

A disturbing peek into the troubled mind of a rap icon.

En-Tact

The Shamen

2/5

Not really my kind of record. Beats were not catchy or engaging enough for me.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

One of my favorites of all time. It’s a cinematic experience, engaging and thoroughly rewarding.

The White Room

The KLF

4/5

A mesmerizing listen, the music is carefully tailored to be groovy and hypnotic. I’m not very into electronic music, but I can say I enjoyed this one.

Bert Jansch

4/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

One of my favorites of all time, I learned guitar by listening to this record. Great record to test some new headphones!

The Grand Tour

George Jones

4/5

Mellow, heartfelt and sincere.

Snivilisation

Orbital

3/5

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

Such an oddball record! But I enjoyed it. Feels like Nick Cave with a dash of Captain Beefheart.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Some great memorable songs. An excellent album to test drive new headphones.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

Challenging, it’s more understood in function to its context rather than an independent work of art.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

1/5

Hard for me to separate art from the artist in this one.

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

Stephen Stills

3/5

Opener was captivating, didn’t really do much for me after that.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

5/5

Legendary live album. Truly a benchmark.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

4/5

Signing Off

UB40

4/5

I only knew their popular (not quite my thing) songs. This record was a nice surprise, since it felt authentic and with a voice of its own.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Beautiful soul record.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

My favorite Stones record.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

3/5

Music

Madonna

3/5

Os Mutantes

4/5

Took me a few listens to actually get it. I understand its relevance, but maybe it still didn’t really click for me. I’ll definitely revisit this record in the future.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

Like A Prayer

Madonna

5/5

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5