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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Roots Sepultura	5	2.79	+2.21
One World John Martyn	5	2.81	+2.19
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	5	3.45	+1.55
We Are Family Sister Sledge	5	3.48	+1.52
Illmatic Nas	5	3.6	+1.4
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.62	+1.38
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.64	+1.36
Live At The Witch Trials The Fall	4	2.64	+1.36

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Run-D.M.C. Run-D.M.C.	1	3.12	-2.12
Too Rye Ay Dexys Midnight Runners	1	3.12	-2.12
The Dreaming Kate Bush	1	2.98	-1.98
Apple Venus Volume 1 XTC	1	2.84	-1.84
Graceland Paul Simon	2	3.73	-1.73
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	2	3.64	-1.64
Fear and Whiskey Mekons	1	2.6	-1.6
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	2	3.57	-1.57
Here's Little Richard Little Richard	2	3.56	-1.56
Document R.E.M.	2	3.55	-1.55

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	4	4.25
Led Zeppelin	3	4.33

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Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

2/5

-Listened on Spotify which is missing three songs -Songs are too long for my terrible westerner ears -"Un Ke Dar Pen Pohchne to Payen" is probably my favorite off the album

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

- Radiohead blindspot for me but just as good as lots of their other stuff. - "Go to Sleep" was my fav track

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Probably one of those things that were super influential when it came out but is just okay now. No need for the album art to be so hard for the barber shop quartet. Fav track: Feel Flows or A Day in the Life of a Tree

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

- Horns in this are unreal. Too funky too exist. -Fav tracks: "So You're Leaving" and "How Can You Mend a Broken Heart"

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

-Around the World is my favorite chili peppers song and is an absolute banger way to start the album - liked Emit Remmus stood out more than on previous listens.

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

3/5

Has its funky moments, dont think i want to hear about mass shootings in my pop album interludes - Fav track: "Black Cat" - Honorable Mention: "Lonely" very specific vibe i'm nostalgic for.

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

no surprises, a masterpiece

Run-D.M.C.

1/5

- just the worst shit. i'm so glad rap isnt still like this

Pretenders

3/5

Franz Ferdinand

2/5

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

3/5

-fav track: In the Kingdom #19

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

Fav Track: Bluish

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

4/5

Not my favorite Wu Tang but still great Fav Tracks: Back Like That, Jellyfish

Blur

4/5

I was already a Gorillaz fan by the first time I got to this album and remember being pretty dismissive of it but really enjoyed it as a non shitty teen. lots of fun noisy shit going on. Fav tracks: "Country Sad Ballad Man", "Death of a Party", and "Chinese Bombs"

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Effortless talent. one of a kind voice

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

1/5

didnt finish. all sounds too similar to Eileen

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

3/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

-Didnt realize that this was all bangers. heard most of it individually but had no idea they were all at the beginning -Planet Caravan is criminally underrated

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

2/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

5/5

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

lots of range, vocal style all over the place but all pretty decent.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

catchier than i thought it would be but not catchy enough -fav track other than the hits: "Thinkin' About You"

Risque

CHIC

3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

always blows my mind how many samples are pulled from the beastie boys. just real cool scratchy punk rock rap, no wonder they inspired so many people

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

4/5

Pretty good early punk rock album. Probably woulda blown my mind if i hadnt already heard most of what it inspired. Bass guitar is great. Fav tracks- "Safety in Numbers" and "On Wheels"

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

3/5

Like where this is going and you can really see their potential but this is too british

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

not bad, just not my bag. "I Shall Be Free" and "Blowin in the Wind" are favs

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

Just too damn long. lots of good individual parts here but theyre all found randomly 8+ min into each song. Fav track: Spanish Key

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Fav tracks: "Cant You Hear Me Knocking" and "Bitch"

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

the okayest dad rock

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

2/5

love the guys voice but all this sounds the same and is boring to my modern ears

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Never been a big fan of any Smiths albums. dont know why only individual songs work for me. the rest just feels like mid tier filler

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Not bad, especially instrumentally, but god dang some of this is pretty corny

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Joni Mitchell never really did it for me but after this, I finally get it. Favs: "Raised on Robbery"

Teenager Of The Year

Frank Black

4/5

Blind spot in the 90s rock cannon for me. not too shabby. fav tracks: "Freedom Rock", "Space is Gonna do me Good"

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

a classic

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Spiderland

Slint

3/5

Pretty different sound but not enough going on

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

has its vibey parts but not enough.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

fav tracks: "Vampire Blues" and "Motion Pictures (For Carrie)"

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Smash

The Offspring

2/5

Theyll never make me hate you "Self Esteem"

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Fav tracks: "Operator" and "Truckin'"

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

kinda all over the place but a good blend of a lot of shit that I like. will def relisten. fav tracks: "Kowalski" , "Long Life", "Trainspotting" wish i could give it a 4.5.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

fav tracks: "10th Avenue Freeze Out" and "Born to Run" The sax really ties this all together. *chef's kiss*

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Fav Tracks: "Southern Man" and "Don't Let It Bring You Down"

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Very laid back, chill, all blends together but i aint mad. just a little too long Fav tracks: "12 Bar", "Adella", and "Signing Off"

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

1/5

clown music. didnt finish

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Banger after Banger.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

pretty neato from a historical perspective, glad we figured out to make the bass way better though

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

honestly that opening caught me off guard and was distracted ever since

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

really drops off after that first track

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

By no means bad but just cant get to the highs that some of the earlier stuff reaches. Still love "Family Affair" tho

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Adele

4/5

what a voice. other than the super popular hits, i'm a big fan of "I'll Be Waiting"

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

One World

John Martyn

5/5

Really funky stuff. Rated extra high because this was not even close to being on my radar before this. Really dig this. Fav tracks: "Big Muff", "Dealer", "Small Hours"

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

oui oui fav track: "les plat pays"

Violent Femmes

2/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Still remember the first time I heard "Black Dog". Still rocks

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

3/5

Wish it were angrier

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

Not bad, just kinda boring

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Amnesiac

Radiohead

3/5

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

A folksy / blues / rock n roll aesthetic I really dig. Kinda all blends together but I aint mad to spend an hour here. fav tracks: "Bell Bottom Blues" and "Tell the Truth"

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

beer drankin tunes. love the vibes fav tracks: "Guitar Man Upstairs" and "Zip City"

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

just went on too long

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

3/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

The Specials

2/5

Guitar is pretty good but just couldnt vibe with the rest

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

5/5

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

High Violet

The National

3/5

Fear and Whiskey

Mekons

1/5

Roots

Sepultura

5/5

Was honestly expecting to not like this cause i'm not much of a metal head and dont really imagine Brazil as a place that screams "metal" but boy was I wrong. really dig all the indigenous mixing and the drums and everything really worked for me. very pleasantly surprised: fav tracks: "Roots Bloody Roots", "Born Stubborn" and "Ambush"

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Harvest

Neil Young

3/5

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Caetano Veloso

2/5

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

The xx

4/5

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

2/5

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

3/5

Pyromania

Def Leppard

2/5

boring

My Generation

The Who

3/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

reminded me of highschool (derogatory) this never was my fav metallica

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

thought i was being pranked

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

1/5

Caveman's death grips

Led Zeppelin

4/5

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

The Bends

Radiohead

5/5

even better than i remembered

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

2/5

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Document

R.E.M.

2/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

4/5

definitely pretty mixed on a lot of these but when it works it works. drums and bass are incredible

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

3/5

Tago Mago

Can

3/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Cult leader vibes for sure fav tracks: "Hiding All Away", "O Children"

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

3/5

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

2/5

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

YOU ARE NOT IMMUNE TO EARLY 00S INDIE ALTERNATIVE

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Really slow start but end makes it worth it

Roxy Music

3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

Arise

Sepultura

3/5

too metallica

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

4/5

Rapping varies a lot song to song but the beats and scratching are always dope. fav tracks: "Real Raw", "Bear Witness", "A Visit to the Gynecologist" (The drums in particular on this one are crazy)

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

2/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

hate the cure. i liked the very end of this because it doesnt sound like the cure

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