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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby Girls Against Boys	4	2.66	+1.34
KEAH** (Psalm 69) Ministry	4	2.69	+1.31
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	4	2.75	+1.25
Bug Dinosaur Jr.	4	2.93	+1.07
Come Find Yourself Fun Lovin' Criminals	4	2.93	+1.07
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators The 13th Floor Elevators	4	2.95	+1.05
Reign In Blood Slayer	4	2.96	+1.04
Peace Sells...But Who's Buying Megadeth	4	2.97	+1.03
Vulgar Display Of Power Pantera	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Deja Vu Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young	1	3.7	-2.7
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	1	3.35	-2.35
Live At Leeds The Who	1	3.32	-2.32
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.31	-2.31
American Pie Don McLean	1	3.28	-2.28
Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert) Bob Dylan	1	3.14	-2.14
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Lupe Fiasco	1	3.13	-2.13
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	1	3.07	-2.07
Veckatimest Grizzly Bear	1	3.05	-2.05

Popular Reviews

evermore

Taylor Swift · 1 likes

2/5

Disappointed by this, expected more. First 2 songs are good.

Paul Simon

Paul Simon · 1 likes

2/5

It's pleasant enough but a little more boring and lacks the imagination of Graceland.

4-Star Albums (41)

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

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

1-Star Albums (29)

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

All Ratings

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Sounds dated and a bit long winded.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Well written and played hook heavy alt rock.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

3/5

Creative good musicianship but for me let down by the vocals.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

Great collection of new wave tracks. Well written and performed.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Quality varied rock n roll.

Real Life

Magazine

2/5

Sparse post punk, didn't do much for me.

Stephen Stills

4/5

Quality varied blend of classic rock, folk and gospel.

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

The Kinks

4/5

Brilliant. Creative, melodic, complex pop song structures.

evermore

Taylor Swift

2/5

Disappointed by this, expected more. First 2 songs are good.

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Some bangers and hits but too many skits and interludes.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

Ok but I found it one paced and a little dull.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

2/5

Jangle pop, I found it middle of the road.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Classic rock album, defining punk record. Loud rock n roll with hooks and attitude.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

3/5

Dark, sparse, post punk. Needs more spins but plenty to like.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

3/5

Cool production and vibe, dated well.

Ctrl

SZA

2/5

Average R and B.

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Big production and riffs but vocals let it down for me.

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

Solid pop and world.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

4/5

Wild psychedelic sounds. This is a brilliant trip.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

Music is decent but album is aimless.

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

4/5

Absolute classic, wonderful musicians and tracks 1-5 are killers.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

2/5

Need more time with the album but first impressions aren't good.

Black Sabbath

4/5

Genre defining metal classic.

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Iconic slice of 90's pop.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

Cool sound scapes and depth. But lacks the hooks to make it a classic.

War

4/5

Strong album of good post punk pop rock.

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

1/5

Dull and one paced.

Live At Leeds

The Who

1/5

I can't stand The Who. Awful

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

Decent songs and the singer stands out for me.

Traffic

2/5

Hasn't dated well for me.

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Not my cup of tea.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

The level of depth and musicianship is raised here as the band evolve.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

1/5

Awful.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Smooth easy listening.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Short and sweet, 2 classic tracks and a garage rock background.

White Denim

3/5

Interesting mix of genres, reminds me of Blind Melon, needs more time.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

1/5

Not my thing at all.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Maybe need more time with this but it's not sticking like a lot of the 70's rock I'm getting.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

This is so so bad.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

2 great singles and a decent pop album.

Yeezus

Kanye West

2/5

Hmmm.... Started good. Became a bit messy, need to keep listening to see if it improves with time.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Just not my bag. I find it boring as hell. Sorry

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

4/5

Legendary live rock album. Explosive and crisp sound. Band at the top of their game.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

2/5

Average.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

Awful music and signing.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Excellent album, melodic, harsh, Kurt Cobain was listening.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

It's a solid rock - rap album but the album doesn't sustain the quality of 'sure shot' and 'sabotage'.

The Slider

T. Rex

3/5

Solid glam rock but a bit too straighforward for me.

Teen Dream

Beach House

2/5

Bit dull, needs right setting.

Sister

Sonic Youth

4/5

I love the sound and variety. First time Sonic Youth have landed with me.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Interesting blend of genres and styles. For me doesn't hit the heights I'd expect of a classic album.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

Too serious for me.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Their commercial and artistic peak.

The White Album

Beatles

3/5

It's way too long and bar a few good pop songs I'm really underwhelmed.

Dust

Screaming Trees

4/5

Good hard rock album, lacks a defining single. I think I prefer sweet oblivion but very little in it.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

2/5

Half decent easy listening.

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

Dumb fun.

Close To The Edge

Yes

3/5

Technical insanity.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

I just don't like him despite many attempts.

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

4/5

Brilliant early 90's industrial metal.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

Need more time with this.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Radio friendly unit shifter. No creativity or imagination beneath the hooks.

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

Underwhelming.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

3/5

Enjoyable easy listening country pop.

In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Sonic delight, Nirvana's response to global fame and the path to destruction.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

2/5

Nice vibe and flow to the songs but his voice becomes annoying.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

More quality indie/slacker/college/alternative rock. Maybe their 2nd best album?

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Half decent garage rock.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

Raw power indeed. Garage rock anthems.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Better than the white album at least.

Pump

Aerosmith

2/5

Dissapointing listening, expected more fun and melody.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

It's ok but too placid for me. Not enough depth or contrasts.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

4/5

Classic metal anthems.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

It's alright, first half especially but it's not good enough for this challenge.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

3/5

I liked this. Cool little blasts of creativity.

California

American Music Club

2/5

Meh, it's ok, but is average fare.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Nah. Dull.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

At times beautiful and europhic, it just lacks the consistency to make it a true classic.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

It's ok but a bit samey and reminds me of OFAH band with Rodney in it.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

Yeah it's ok, produced to the max pop rock that has its moments and also is too sterile at times.

Achtung Baby

3/5

For me it's a step down from war and Joshua tree but it's their last strong album.

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

It's just too much hard work. Good musicianship but bleak.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

This is really good actually. Heavier guitar and some quality songs.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Decent new wave pop.

The La's

4/5

Very good indie jangle pop. Some great harmonies and melody's.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

Classic thrash. Book ended by legendary tracks the rest is relentless riffing and a full on assault. I prefer 'seasons in the abyss' but this is still quality especially in context of the time.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Brilliant punk album that's a milestone in the American scene.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Didn't do anything for me. Average.

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Decent but not really my thing.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

2/5

Meh, too much folk.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

Inventive alt punk but it feels like it doesn't belong in this.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Really good psych blues but it's patchy.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Some beautiful moments but let down by meandering long dull length, lack of cohesion and boredom.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

2 Classic singles and a concise synth pop album with a lot of quality.

For Your Pleasure

Roxy Music

3/5

Good mixture of rock and glam. Varied song tempo's and love the use of sax.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

2/5

Just too one dimensional and samey for me.

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

2/5

Average R and B.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

This is quality hip hop. Beats and flow are class.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

1/5

God she is so annoying on this album.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic blues rock, brilliant musicians and an organic sound.

Dire Straits

4/5

Really good bunch of trad rock, blues, roots, country from some great musicians.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

1/5

A soundtrack for an imaginary film. I don't need this in my life.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

2/5

Ok pop songs, but not much more than that.

The Stooges

3/5

Classic garage rock, I prefer this to raw power.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

2/5

80's pop, it's ok but nothing I'd come back to.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Interesting blend of styles and it's a creative album.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Classic rock. So much variety and so many hits.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Soulful blues with good backing band.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Some real quality tracks on here.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

1/5

I now hate folk.

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

2/5

I expected more prog and better depth.

Paul Simon

2/5

It's pleasant enough but a little more boring and lacks the imagination of Graceland.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

Decent slab of traditional rock/glam but it is dated.

American Pie

Don McLean

1/5

Just way too much folk in the 1001.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

I liked this, the eclectic mix of genres.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

Decent pop tracks but it doesn't move me emotionally or inspire.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

4/5

Epic concept album with beautiful phases. Nearly perfect.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Punk blues and provides a lot of rock and layers.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Brilliant raw rock n roll. The bands performance is intoxicating.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Shiny dream pop that has a number of great highs but for me right now I think maybe lacks a little variety in sound.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

It doesn't do much for me. The Waterboys are better.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Another pleasant psychedelic trip. Decent but not life changing. Preferred Cream, The Yardbirds and the 13th floor elevators.

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

This is an awesome NWOBHM thrash/power metal collection of songs. Only 'United' lets it down. Otherwise it's a 4. Very good.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

1/5

Awful to be honest and I love their first 3 albums. 90's boys is cheesy and lame.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

Took a little time to adjust to it as it's almost purposely inaccessible with its first 3 tracks but it's decent, influential post punk.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

I should love this but I don't. DAMN is better.

Headquarters

The Monkees

1/5

Just meh.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

This band are talented and occasionally exciting but overall it's just a dull record.

Horses

Patti Smith

2/5

It's ok. Her vocals grate on me after a while though and not enough of the songs hit the mark.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

1/5

I don't have the patience for this.

Follow The Leader

Korn

3/5

Decent slab of nu metal. Some good highs and dated lows.

Joan Armatrading

2/5

It's a nicely recorded album. But lacks memorable tracks.

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Rolling Stones lite. It's not bad. Tracks are listenable throughout but it feels less authentic?

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

4/5

Very good 90's rock album that straddles post grunge into post hardcore.

Foo Fighters

4/5

Their best album, fuzzy shoegaze harmonies coupled with some driving rock.

Connected

Stereo MC's

2/5

Badly dated dance hip hop fusion.

Common

3/5

It's cool. The album starts very strong, it can't sustain that but it's a good hip hop album.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

I see a few glimmers of good ideas but it's all too dull and more than ever convinces me Primal Scream are what indie kids think rock and dance should sound like.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

4/5

Way too criticised for going commercial. Yes its more pop orientated but the atmosphere and sound is fantastic and the song writing is solid.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

It's full of great melody's and atmosphere but although I enjoy it all I come away wanting more.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

Plain jangle pop that is so generic in it's influences it sounds like they steal styles.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Just not my thing. Fun. Tuneful but not I can't do more than 5 minutes.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

At times this really hits the spot for folk - alt country. Radiohead like melody's and pacing. Overall just falls a little short.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

I just don't seem to fit with them. Vocals, keyboards, songwriting. It just doesn't do it for me despite some clearly outstanding musicians.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Second album by Joni. I just don't like her. Find it boring and hard work.

The Undertones

3/5

It's good solid pop punk but not enough variety to score higher or keep me coming back.

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

1/5

Really drab.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

3/5

Indie punk rock. In short bursts great but over an album wears a little thin.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

1/5

WTF is this? When did he do this? And why?

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Operatic rock that's just way too theatrical for me.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Effortlessly smooth baritone performed over a solid set of songs.

Low

David Bowie

3/5

First half pop. Second half ambient. All shot through his electronic influences. Best of the 3 Bowie I've had so far.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

'Venus in furs' is epic, some decent rock tracks too. The album is diverse enough to remain interesting but boring at times too.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

'Big sur' is glorious pop. The rest of the album is half decent, half throwaway but it has a great vibe.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

1/5

Awful.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

RFTC are better on 'live from camp x Ray' for me which has more ska and rockabilly. But this is still a decent blast of punk rock n roll 90's style.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

1/5

Just boring. So uninteresting.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

I find Bush's more accessible pop sound more enjoyable.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Iconic classic band sound that has endured for decades but at the end of the day these songs are only good for a month and are about snowmen and reindeer.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

3/5

It's decent garage rock. For me better as a singles band. The album loses interest for me like a lot of bands of this genre do.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

Fantastic layered sonic mix with great ambitious musicianship.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

Clapton released this after going without heroin for 3 1/2 years. That also made him far more boring.

Elvis Presley

2/5

It's a decent collection of songs but heavy on the cheese. Better when just rock n roll.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Really good but short of great. Solid album with some touches of brilliance.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

2/5

This band do nothing for me. Late 60's psychedelic rock should be interesting but it's lifeless and dull to these ears.

Closer

Joy Division

2/5

Really dissapointing. And that's how I always feel with Joy Division. They influenced so many of my favourite artists but how?

Future Days

Can

1/5

This does nothing for me.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Some really good heavy metal which I wasn't expecting. The musicians are on great early form here. The OTT vocals, operatic themes and bombastic production Queen use doesn't do anything for me but it's in the minority here.

Cut

The Slits

1/5

Great cover, 'shoplifting' when they plug in the guitar is fun. Rest is pretty crap.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

1/5

An album of covers played in country rock style. No thanks.

System Of A Down

4/5

Absolutely brilliant melting pot of emotion. Frenetic staccato rhythms and creativity. A ball of energy. This was an excellent debut.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

2/5

Bang average.

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

There is a lot of good work in this album. Nice melody's and the DJ adds so much but it falls short of being what it could.

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

It's decent but it's average fare for this band.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

2/5

Lacks accessible melody's. The music is heavy as for a 3 piece but it just doesn't do much for me after the initial buzz.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Cracking britpop. Full sounding rock album with loads of 60's and 70's inspiration.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

This is horrible.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

First 4 tracks are monsters.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Another pleasant Simon album, he is damn good at this.

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

2/5

Funk/post hardcore? 40 tracks? Just comes across as a jumbled mess of ideas but I'm guessing it's the punk hipsters choice.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

It's good but it's the least best of the 3 albums and less memorable.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

2/5

Had potential but blew it.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Really good quality fun pop music with added 80's nostalgic flavour.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5

This has dated better than expected. Cool fusion of genres.

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

1/5

Noodling wank. Seriously boring slog of an album.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

1/5

Destiny Childs lite? No thanks.

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

I love their debut. This just doesn't do it for me.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

1/5

Ugh this guy and the 1001.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

1/5

I like Dylan but I can't abide his voice on here.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

1/5

Jesus Christ this is so bad.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

It's not bad to be honest but my lack of interest in this genre means it wears thin quick.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

Again pleasant music. Decent voice. But this genre is totally uninteresting to me.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

3/5

Decent indie pop collection. Not as good as 'your Arsenal' which for me was improved by the heavier guitars.

My Generation

The Who

3/5

Better than their later efforts. More pop and R and B orientated and I like the musicianship. May increase score over time.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

First Byrds album I've liked as they develop a psychedelic sound.