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Album	You	Global	Diff
1989 Taylor Swift	5	3.27	+1.73
Cloud Nine The Temptations	5	3.41	+1.59
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.42	+1.58
Buena Vista Social Club Buena Vista Social Club	5	3.66	+1.34
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	5	3.75	+1.25
Live At The Harlem Square Club Sam Cooke	5	3.77	+1.23
Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.92	+1.08
A Night At The Opera Queen	5	3.96	+1.04
Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	1	3.55	-2.55
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	1	3.45	-2.45
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers	1	3.06	-2.06
The Man Who Travis	1	3.01	-2.01
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube	1	2.93	-1.93
Kilimanjaro The Teardrop Explodes	1	2.86	-1.86
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	1	2.86	-1.86
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	1	2.75	-1.75
Guero Beck	2	3.46	-1.46
Parachutes Coldplay	2	3.46	-1.46

5-Star Albums (11)

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1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

Ladies and gentlemen this album IS season 3 of your favourite young adult series

1 likes

Take Me Apart

Kelela

2/5

there's simultaneously nothing wrong or right with this album

1 likes

1-Star Albums (8)

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Protection

Massive Attack

2/5

Despite this album being so far from my style, I really enjoyed how cinematic and hypnotic each song felt. Overall a very nocturnal soundtrack, somehow incohesive yet tied together, as if it were an anthology of different character's experiences of the same night in the city. However, I don't think the inclusion of the live final track adds anything, in fact I feel it takes away from the general feel. Although this isn't an album I see myself reaching for again and again, there are a handful of tracks I would play and recommend to friends.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

I want to be there, in that very room, tipsy, dancing and laughing with my nearest and dearest, fuck it, even my furthest and farthest. This may be one of my favourite live albums, so immersive, the crowd, Cooke’s laughing, it’s so clear he loved his job. The pure joy in that room is unmatched, electric and beautifully infectious, so removed from the world around them.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

1/5

the police have some fantastic songs… unfortunately with the exception of message in a bottle, none of them are on this album

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

perfect slasher movie soundtrack

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

gosh the people who don't like specific music because it's popular are so dull. This album is fun, cooky and popular for a reason. Although I wouldn't say this is my fave Queen album, she's a unique masterpiece to say the least.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Quality background music

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Ha! get it.... like surfs UP

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

2/5

This album had me one minute then lost me the next - Big fan of the songs with the small town but something's not quite right vibe, not so much on the spooky scary skeleton songs.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

1/5

you wait around, look around and wander around. yes we get it - Unfortunately this album is a little tooooo consistent for me, as in I'd struggle to pick them apart in a line up. I did like the music but the lyrics just did nothing for me.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

i'd like to personally thank Elvis Costello for re-enforcing my argument that men don't need to be able to sing to be musicians. Below mid, I can't say it's bad but I can't see myself ever replaying this album. I did quite like man out of time but no other real stand outs for me. Wish I could rate this a 1.75

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

2/5

I can appreciate this but it's not for me

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

only problem with this album is that i was stuck in the office listening to it instead of on a beach

Ramones

3/5

their pronunciation really scratches my brain 3.5*

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

90s alt rock in a nutshell (not that I was there) I enjoyed this quite a lot, the only reason why I'm not rating this a 5 is down to the likelihood of me relistening to this entire album

The Modern Lovers

1/5

i was expecting to like this... i liked the dreams i had when it sent me to sleep

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

1/5

i knew this wouldn't be for me, i swear i tried but no it's not for me

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

5/5

and i was tempted

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

oh yeah? you and whose army?!

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

this sounds like they had fun making it 2.5*

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

boy i hope they find her 3.5*

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

yuuuuuuuppppp

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

my sleep paralysis demon is Nico's voice

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Not eliminating this album

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

me & sebastian

Guero

Beck

2/5

this was very hit and miss for me

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

this is exactly what i imagine my brother and cousins band thought they sounded like

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

2/5

if this was playing in the background of a restaurant, i'd be satisfied - that is about the only time i'd listen to this

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

flawless give me 10 more

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

9:27pm train from Glasgow Central in the rain

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Creedence Clear(the area)Water Revival SENSATIONAL

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

2/5

don't you DARE say the word 'kissle' in my ears again.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

"I took another bubble bath with my pants on".... another?!

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

2/5

i like the thought behind this album but not the end product

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

hi my name is... arthur OR the decline of the british empire... whichever's easiest for you to call me

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

You know the Beatles made bangers when THIS is George's scraps

1989

Taylor Swift

5/5

Ladies and gentlemen this album IS season 3 of your favourite young adult series

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

knowing yellow was on this album i was expecting more

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

2/5

Takes me back to being 18, drunk and dm-ing the lead singer on my friends instagram because he fancied her I thinkkkkk this is my first listen of this album????? I think i'd only previously heard their later stuff.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

although this is my second fave aretha album it’s objectively her best

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

1/5

ice cube: most wanted for being misogynistic

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

satanic reverses hell yeah

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Can't believe nobody was cool until 1957

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Some of these would hit in a 90's coming of age movie

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

RIP Ozzy

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

2/5

"ooooh" "hmmm" "errr" "oh ok" "huh" "uh uh" "oooo" "ermmm"

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

1/5

really overstimulating

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

my brother bought this record for me years ago - first album on here I've had a physical copy of

Bert Jansch

3/5

A little bit samey same but very pleasant early morning listen

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

decent background music

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

oh this has got covid lockdown me allllll over

Countdown To Ecstasy

Steely Dan

3/5

Dad rock mixed with elevator music

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

this album makes me feel like a little ant sick of being stepped on by evil humans and after decades of tyranny my colony and I are preparing for the rise against humans. 2.5 (rating a 3 for the nostalgia of antmusic)

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

sounds like my bus journey home 2nd year of uni

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

"I took another bubble bath with my pants on".... another?!

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

sounds like sitting in the garden revising for chemistry paper 2 knowing I was going to do terribly

Kid A

Radiohead

4/5

"yesterday i woke up sucking a lemon" boy have i been there

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

this and a spicy mango marg.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

1/5

rigghhhht so we're including albums about pedophilia and rape now are we?

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

3.5 as it's own album, 5 as a soundtrack = 4 overall

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

"I took a shot of cocaine and shot my woman down"... sang in a prison?! Safe to say Johnny knew how to cater to his audience Was not expecting to be tapping my foot to these songs

The Man Who

Travis

1/5

if kidsbop covered radiohead

Take Me Apart

Kelela

2/5

there's simultaneously nothing wrong or right with this album