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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Risque CHIC	5	3.27	+1.73
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
Morrison Hotel The Doors	5	3.59	+1.41
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.68	+1.32
Grace Jeff Buckley	5	3.72	+1.28
Djam Leelii Baaba Maal	4	2.79	+1.21
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	5	3.91	+1.09
Foxbase Alpha Saint Etienne	4	2.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
90 808 State	1	2.69	-1.69
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	2	3.36	-1.36
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	2	3.35	-1.35
Roxy Music Roxy Music	2	3.11	-1.11

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Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

First album, exactly 1 hour long which was my estimated time to set aside for an average length album :) A bit shoegaze-y, a bit too discordant in parts but enjoyed the piece as a whole. Not in a rush to listen to it again.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

An absolute masterpiece. Versatile, innovative and raw. What more can I say?

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

2/5

Relaxing to the point that I zoned out and didn't realise the album was looping. Lyrics are a bit on the nose. Not my go-to genre but I can appreciate the talent.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Iconic, timeless and full of character. Hard to believe this all began in Aston. RIP to the Prince of Darkness, a true legend and inspiration.

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Bright, upbeat and full of energy. Transported me to another world. Sometimes a bit too jaunty/happy for my taste, so I'd need to be in the right mood to listen again.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Immediately engaging and refreshingly unique at the start. It really drew me in - but as it went on, it became rather repetitive, and I found my attention drifting.

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Started and ended very strong but a lot of the middle section was a bit too abstract for me to fully connect with it. I appreciated the experimental elements, but it didn't quite live up to my expectations overall.

Slipknot

2/5

Hard to get through. Found myself feeling relieved when the sound of the kitchen tap drowned it out. I can see how it would be cathartic if you're already angry. Talent is undeniable but not my cup of tea.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

A feel-good listen, high-energy and irresistibly groovy. Momentum dipped slightly in the middle, but vibrant and fun overall.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

4/5

Melodic and catchy, in true Morrissey fashion. Strong lyrics overall. A little repetitive in parts.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

3/5

Groovy and a good amount for weird. Not sure if it was supposed to be funny but certainly made me internally chuckle.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Unique with some compelling moments but lacked variety overall and began to feel repetitive.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Brilliant from start to end. Incredible vocals and arrangements. Already looking forward to the next listen.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Hugely enjoyable and exactly my cup of tea. As a record, it feels a bit less intentional and curated than Siamese Dream at times, but there is so much great material. Hard to put into words exactly why I like this sound so much.

Roxy Music

2/5

I just couldn't connect with this. Sea Breezes was pretty much the only track I enjoyed. The rest wasn't evocative enough to grab me, nor was it emotional enough to soothe me.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Lifted my spirits on a rainy Monday morning. Packed with lots of brilliant tracks but as a record it lacked a unifying emotional throughline.

808 State

1/5

Struggling to think one thing I liked about this album. The first track sounded like an alarm but little did I know that it was just downhill from there. I appreciate how influential they were in the early electronic music scene but did not enjoy this at all.

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

Didn't expect to enjoy this after listening to their debut album, but I was very pleasantly surprised. A good amount of variety and nicely balanced experimental touches. Some tracks were not so engaging.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

4/5

Enjoyable and relaxing! A bit proggy, very abstract, but not life-changing :)

War

4/5

Really liked this. Some excellent parts (e.g. Drowning Man), others were a bit shouty and repetitive, but I suppose the album name is "War" so what did I expect?

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

3/5

First half was hard to get through. Things turned around at Body Count - I didn't expect a rock track on a gangsta rap album but it was a nice surprise. Overall, it painted a good picture of the place and time it came from.

Atomizer

Big Black

2/5

Fists of Love sounded way too much like the song playing during the supermarket running scene in Requiem for a Dream. Apart from this small reprieve, I couldn't wait for it to end.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Now this is the kind of electronic music I enjoy. A good mix of relaxing and engaging, with dreamy vibes throughout.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Beautiful guitar work and lyrics as expected. Some standout tracks but the style gets rather monotonous.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

3/5

Didn't quite live up to my (perhaps unrealistic) expectations from Forever Now, but still had some fun parts.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

3/5

Good for focused working and had many interesting experimental aspects including some properly eccentric (in a good way) whispering. Got a bit boring after a while.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Excellent. Can't believe I'd never heard of them before!

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Raw, bluesy and energetic. Loved this although it wasn't as versatile as Physical Graffiti.

Risque

CHIC

5/5

Very catchy and fun! Another excellent album. Perfect for a hungover Sunday.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Brilliant, cathartic, and the perfect antidote to another grueling day of PhD supervision. Not sure it would hit quite as hard if I wasn't already in this mood.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Overall I found the album underwhelming for The Cure, though it did close on a strong note.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

Who knew I was so into blues rock? A slow burn after the first couple of tracks but had me completely hooked by the end. Also love the iconic album cover.

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo

Devo

3/5

Had some catchy parts but found it rather fast, chaotic and shouty to get anything meaningful out of it.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

3/5

Strong, catchy beats and engaging overall with unique scene-setting interludes that add atmosphere. Production style felt a bit repetitive towards the end.

Gorillaz

3/5

I never really got into Gorillaz and now I know why. This was fine with some catchy bits but not something I'd actively seek out.

Djam Leelii

Baaba Maal

4/5

Beautifully enchanting and hypnotic. Stripped-back arrangement that drew me in. I found it very moving but at times felt that it could benefit from a touch more dynamism.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Some really catchy parts but all in all sounded like a bit of a racket to me.

1999

Prince

4/5

Funky and catchy. Incredible vocals as expected. Little Red Corvette was still my favourite track by far.