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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Fragile Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
The World is a Ghetto War	5	3.35	+1.65
Haunted Dancehall The Sabres Of Paradise	4	2.37	+1.63
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	5	3.39	+1.61
Moving Pictures Rush	5	3.57	+1.43
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	5	3.6	+1.4
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	5	3.61	+1.39
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.61	+1.39
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.65	+1.35

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.47	-1.47
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast	2	3.45	-1.45
Different Class Pulp	2	3.42	-1.42
Either Or Elliott Smith	2	3.39	-1.39
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	2	3.3	-1.3
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves	2	3.09	-1.09
You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr.	2	3.08	-1.08
Highly Evolved The Vines	2	3.03	-1.03
Slanted And Enchanted Pavement	2	3.03	-1.03
Hunky Dory David Bowie	3	4	-1

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Artist	Albums	Average
Nirvana	2	5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Gospel/chorus like. Very hypnotic. Good for concentration or just for background noise. Not for everyone! 3/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Surprisingnly jazzy and chill. 4/5

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

Chill amongst other progressive rock bands. 3/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Kinda cool, never heard the whole thing. Super immersive, and impeccable Chris Cornell voicings

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

An instant classic. Should be taught in schools. Groovy, soothing, pop-ish even. A must listen.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

May result weird to non-accustomed listeners, some songs sound overly prog and/or experimental. However, contains some all-time classics, which makes it a balanced and entertained album! 4/5

Garbage

3/5

Cool pop/rock mixture. Powerful voice and rhythms. A good sounding album overall, just not my type. 3/5

evermore

Taylor Swift

3/5

I thought I was going to be very bored, turned out I didn't, it's quite entertaining. I think I hear a notable production value, while Taylor's voice is impeccable. I don't really care much for the lyrics or the meaning in this one though.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

Interesting British alt rock with an alternate singer....but It's nothing special, dunno why it made the list of the best 1001.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

2/5

Psychedelic but that's it, nothing to remark. Some acid rock from the 80's

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Impeccable. Illustrious combination of bossa nova and jazz. Would listen for hours

Parklife

Blur

3/5

Definitively britpop, however has some weirdness about it that does not really heard on other groups. No wonder this guy went and created Gorillaz, heh, so much creativity.

2112

Rush

4/5

Solid Rush representative, long songs, acute and strong vocals, crazy tempos, beautiful musical background.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Very niche, tribal rhythms that we are not used to. Very interesting and charming to listen to.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

2/5

Enjoyed the songs, but not really impressed. I'd say pretty average rapper with a good production on the album, didn't know the name.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

Instant classic. The correct dose of uppers and downers to leave you lying on your sofa, asking for more.

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Radio material. Has potential but does not quite hit it out of the stadium.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Easy listening. Yet another of the greatest woman voices out there.

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

Fine for a 90's rap break. Not groundbreaking in any way, except maybe he's being all chill and sexy lyrics instead of "aggressive" like other rap acts. Wouldn't put it as a must-listen.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

3/5

Very sentimental, melodic music. Sweet and calm. Tho unsure if this belongs to the top 1001 albums

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Electrifying as it should. Shake your head and let it go.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Appreciate the singing and the piano, though the whole album idea didn't resonate with me.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

I dove blind and discovered an extremely exquisite piece of music. Unsure the technical playing is good or not, but the feelings it transmits are everything. Definitively the kind of experience I joined this "challenge" for.

In Utero

Nirvana

5/5

End of an era.

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

3/5

A cool album. Experimental I'd say, not a clearly defined sound, tho very reminiscing of 70/80's pop-rock. I'm biased because I like French.

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

Haven't heard much before, it's definitively washed-down rock. But has potential

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Funky but could be better

The Clash

4/5

Raw. Fast. A voice that wants to be heard

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

3/5

Refreshing rap in a language other than English.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Delightful jazz. Very cool indeed

Closer

Joy Division

4/5

Dark and reflective. Like and subscribe

Debut

Björk

4/5

Highly experimental, it's one of those albums that you have to listen in its entirety, like each song does not make sense on its own. Soothing, good company. It does not kick in immediately though, you have to be patient.

Different Class

Pulp

2/5

Pretty much standard Brit pop/rock. A manly voice whispering then shouting, piano/organ and some chimes and bells here and there. Not sure I heard something different or interesting here than a mix of a decade of soft rock/pop bands that are more significant.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Legendary melodies

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

3/5

Surrealistic and majestic. However, made me pretty sleepy, instead of compelling other interesting emotions like some other contemporary artists do.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Folk but also not so folk.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

I really try but Bowie clicks differently to me, and this one didn't make it so far up my list

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Quite experimental for a pop artist. Surprisingly good.

System Of A Down

4/5

I think it's so musically complex that everyone should hear it at least one time. They later perfected much of the concepts they outline here. Of course it lines up on the "metal"/"rock" side of the scale, but it's so creative. The message. The energy. No wonder they became such a big hit.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

Chill band, guitar and voice like Oasis, but much less moving

Adele

4/5

Added to albums to clean the house or take a long shower to. 100% shamelessly singable

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Sounds like Dad rock, but the boring type. Did not get the lyrics either. Should I?

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

A nice album with great production. Easy listening. I can see why it's so popular. However, U2 is not really my cup of tea

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

3/5

At the Drive-In, but slightly madder. Cool rhythms and overall attitude.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

2/5

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

Real great album, the smooth grooves and the musical proficiency makes it for me.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Stupidly funk, entertaining and magical. Arguably the second half is kind of a B-side collection, but who cares if you vibe to it.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

2/5

It's still quality pop, but somehow not at the level I expected. Lacks the "happiness" of other Beach Boys albums. That's not necessarily bad, but I wanted to hear some Beach Boys :)

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Don't let the motherfuckin vampires in

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

Weird but entertaining

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Some good 80's pop

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Ska vibes? Soul vibes? Interesting mix. Singer could be better. Easy listening, but a filler album for sure.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Great country-rock melodies! So talented, so short-lasting...

Moving Pictures

Rush

5/5

Ahhh I'm a sucker for progressive stuff.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Great voice, just not an enticing genre or album to me at all :(

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Nice and chill, a couple classics in there too!

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

2/5

Not a must hear!

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Not as polished as they eventually became, but their defining style is definitively there!

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Hey Ya + other 20 unoriginal songs

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

3/5

Interesting interpretation and story behind the songs. Touching, but didn't make me feel anything musically-wise other than respect for the singer and the composer.

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

Just anothe garage rock band

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

Interesting british Punkish album. Nothing out of the ordinary tho, lacks a better signer or destacable instrumentals. Or understandable lyrics :D

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Vibe and get in a trance

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

You may like it or not, but it's clearly something else. If you have a minimal appreciation for jazz, it's superb.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

Drunk voicing, not so amusing. Great production and overall concept tho

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Ohhh baby baby it's a wild album

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Still one of the best bands to take a reflective nap to .

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Classic rock, with a couple songs that can't be missed. There's much psychedelics in the air, but the recording quality is sadly not the best, in comparison with other records of the same era.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Starts very groovy but becomes very heavy towards the end, maybe has to do with the track lengths? Great production tho, can see why it influenced soul so much

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Makes me wanna reach for my surfboard and go chase some waves. I don't own a surfboard. I don't know how to surf.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Charming and full of energy. Gets to the point really, as every punk record should. Up a point for its influence on the movement and music in general.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Sick tunes and attitude. The correct type of appetite if you wanna be a rock star

Tommy

The Who

4/5

Mom: No son, we have opera at home The opera we have at home:

Haunted Dancehall

The Sabres Of Paradise

4/5

What we thought was the future of techno! Very conceptual album, love it.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

Armonious and very chill guitarist. Perhaps too chill...

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Some songs are pretty good, but the album overall feels bland. Is it famous because of its ties to Bob Dylan?

Van Halen

4/5

Some power tunes to cheer you up and hit the gym! Or the aerobics class!

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

The original careless, upfront, cheeky punk attitude and sound

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

2/5

Some tunes to blast in your garage. But then again, you could blast some better tunes all the same.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

Cool instrumental/experimental/abstract hip hop. Sit back and chill

Either Or

Elliott Smith

2/5

The songs are melancholic enough, but nothing really stands out. The breathy vocals don't work for me

Fragile

Yes

5/5

No wonder Mr Schneebly shares this album with Mr Cool! 10/10

The World is a Ghetto

War

5/5

Totally climatic, full of details and very entertaining. The rhythms are hypnotic, percussion is subtle and powerful. A very enjoyable first listen to this album, a new favorite !

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Sweet voice and tunes. Sounds very NYC folk, as some would say. Just not my cup of tea