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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Vespertine
Björk
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5 | 3.17 | +1.83 |
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.21 | +1.79 |
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Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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Pornography
The Cure
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5 | 3.31 | +1.69 |
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The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails
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5 | 3.34 | +1.66 |
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Ágætis Byrjun
Sigur Rós
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5 | 3.37 | +1.63 |
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Either Or
Elliott Smith
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5 | 3.39 | +1.61 |
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Different Class
Pulp
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5 | 3.42 | +1.58 |
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Zombie
Fela Kuti
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5 | 3.47 | +1.53 |
You Love Less Than Most
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Brothers
The Black Keys
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1 | 3.55 | -2.55 |
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xx
The xx
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1 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
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Only By The Night
Kings of Leon
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1 | 3.23 | -2.23 |
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Permission to Land
The Darkness
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1 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
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Pump
Aerosmith
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1 | 3.11 | -2.11 |
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons
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1 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
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Ten
Pearl Jam
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2 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
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Destroyer
KISS
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1 | 2.85 | -1.85 |
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Odessa
Bee Gees
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1 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
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Adele
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2 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
Artists
Favorites
| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| Beatles | 3 | 4.33 |
| Björk | 3 | 4.33 |
5-Star Albums (17)
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The Birthday Party · 1 likes
3/5
Another strange inclusion in the bottom 20 club. I've already had at least fifty worse albums and I'm only twenty percent through. Then again, I have a weak spot for anything that's noisy and messy.
This one doesn't have much beneath the surface, but it's still a good time. A far cry from anything Nick Cave did later, sure, but still decent.
Favourite track: 6" Gold Blade
Black Sabbath · 1 likes
4/5
It's nice listening to a familiar classic after a decent string of new listens. I don't really share the near universal love for Black Sabbath, but they're undoubtedly a brilliant band. Paranoid is just full of undeniable bangers. Rat Salad is the only slip in quality and even that track is just slightly weaker than the rest.
Favourite track: Hand of Doom
1-Star Albums (11)
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KISS
1/5
John Lennon
3/5
Fiona Apple
4/5
Jimmy Smith
3/5
Massive Attack
4/5
Nine Inch Nails
5/5
Cream
3/5
Talking Heads
4/5
Garbage
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
5/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers
3/5
Death In Vegas
2/5
Aerosmith
1/5
Radiohead
4/5
John Lee Hooker
3/5
Iron Maiden
4/5
Gorillaz
3/5
Ryan Adams
2/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
3/5
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
3/5
Bruce Springsteen
3/5
Sheryl Crow
2/5
David Bowie
4/5
Kraftwerk
4/5
Al Green
3/5
Iggy Pop
4/5
Linkin Park
2/5
Sam Cooke
4/5
Motörhead
3/5
The Black Keys
1/5
Fleetwood Mac
4/5
The Vines
2/5
The Shamen
3/5
Jimi Hendrix
4/5
Beatles
4/5
Dire Straits
4/5
Digital Underground
2/5
Arcade Fire
2/5
The Pharcyde
4/5
Deep Purple
4/5
The Pogues
4/5
The Rolling Stones
4/5
Can
4/5
Talking Heads
5/5
Sex Pistols
3/5
My Bloody Valentine
4/5
Tortoise
3/5
Franz Ferdinand
2/5
The Police
4/5
Elvis Costello
4/5
Leonard Cohen
3/5
Sarah Vaughan
3/5
Tom Tom Club
3/5
Harry Nilsson
4/5
James Brown
3/5
Beck
4/5
Bad Brains
3/5
Pulp
5/5
Ray Charles
4/5
White Denim
2/5
Bee Gees
1/5
Gang Of Four
4/5
Nina Simone
4/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
The Thrills
2/5
Yes
4/5
Robbie Williams
3/5
Todd Rundgren
3/5
Slipknot
2/5
Jeff Buckley
4/5
The Cramps
3/5
Duke Ellington
4/5
The Cure
5/5
Slint
4/5
The Yardbirds
2/5
Rahul Dev Burman
2/5
Air
4/5
Pixies
4/5
Astor Piazzolla
3/5
Jethro Tull
4/5
Pearl Jam
2/5
Anthrax
3/5
Deep Purple
3/5
David Bowie
3/5
The Go-Go's
3/5
The Beach Boys
4/5
David Bowie
4/5
The Go-Betweens
2/5
The Sabres Of Paradise
3/5
Grateful Dead
4/5
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
4/5
Violent Femmes
4/5
Marvin Gaye
4/5
Rage Against The Machine
4/5
Fred Neil
2/5
Santana
3/5
Hugh Masekela
3/5
Electric Light Orchestra
4/5
The xx
1/5
Dexys Midnight Runners
2/5
Steely Dan
4/5
Love
3/5
The Rolling Stones
3/5
Bob Dylan
4/5
Fela Kuti
5/5
JAY Z
4/5
Creedence Clearwater Revival
4/5
Van Halen
2/5
Ali Farka Touré
3/5
Suzanne Vega
3/5
Iron Maiden
3/5
Fugees
4/5
Os Mutantes
3/5
Songhoy Blues
3/5
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
3/5
OutKast
4/5
Les Rythmes Digitales
1/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
3/5
Van Morrison
4/5
The White Stripes
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Yes
3/5
The Flaming Lips
4/5
Elliott Smith
5/5
Meat Puppets
3/5
Sonic Youth
5/5
Beck
4/5
Wild Beasts
2/5
Beatles
4/5
Don McLean
2/5
Johnny Cash
3/5
4/5
Joni Mitchell
4/5
Manic Street Preachers
3/5
Antony and the Johnsons
3/5
Frank Sinatra
3/5
De La Soul
4/5
Ice T
2/5
Ute Lemper
1/5
David Bowie
2/5
A Tribe Called Quest
5/5
Dr. Dre
3/5
Stevie Wonder
5/5
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
2/5
Ray Charles
3/5
N.W.A.
3/5
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
3/5
Spacemen 3
1/5
Fats Domino
3/5
Prince
4/5
The Jesus And Mary Chain
3/5
Eels
2/5
Various Artists
3/5
Nirvana
4/5
Joy Division
4/5
Roxy Music
4/5
Elton John
3/5
The Divine Comedy
2/5
Björk
4/5
The Velvet Underground
4/5
Siouxsie And The Banshees
4/5
Barry Adamson
2/5
Paul McCartney
2/5
Public Enemy
3/5
The Temptations
3/5
The Strokes
4/5
The Stone Roses
5/5
Bob Marley & The Wailers
4/5
Heaven 17
2/5
Ian Dury
3/5
Beatles
5/5
Penguin Cafe Orchestra
3/5
Bob Dylan
5/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Ella Fitzgerald
3/5
TV On The Radio
2/5
Gene Clark
4/5
The Cure
4/5
Elton John
4/5
Klaxons
1/5
Snoop Dogg
2/5
Dolly Parton
3/5
Pere Ubu
4/5
Sisters Of Mercy
3/5
Björk
4/5
Deep Purple
3/5
Miriam Makeba
3/5
Genesis
4/5
Blondie
3/5
Tim Buckley
2/5
Portishead
5/5
Patti Smith
4/5
Cyndi Lauper
3/5
The Smiths
4/5
Kings of Leon
1/5
Sister Sledge
3/5
Hanoi Rocks
2/5
M.I.A.
4/5
Little Richard
3/5
Stan Getz
4/5
Ministry
3/5
Fairport Convention
3/5
Marty Robbins
3/5
Ananda Shankar
2/5
Scritti Politti
2/5
Television
4/5
The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy
3/5
Morrissey
3/5
Sigur Rós
5/5
Amy Winehouse
4/5
Morrissey
3/5
Muddy Waters
4/5
Pink Floyd
3/5
Kelela
3/5
Joni Mitchell
3/5
Christina Aguilera
2/5
Pink Floyd
5/5
Björk
5/5
Miles Davis
4/5
4/5
It's only been a couple of years since I went through her discography and it's hard to find an album that you could consider a weak entry. Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea isn't among my favourite PJ Harvey albums, but it's still a damn good one.
PJ Harvey is always looking for new ways to evolve and this album is no different. It's a step in a more mainstream direction, but it's nevertheless a very good set of songs. It doesn't reach quite the same heights as Rid Of Me and To Bring You My Love, but that's a tough ask for any album, in my opinion. The collaboration with Thom Yorke is not as great as one would expect it to be. Both tracks are very solid, though. It's funny how much Horses In My Dreams sounds like a Radiohead track with no involvement from Thom Yorke, though.
R.E.M.
4/5
While I generally enjoy R.E.M., it's appreciation more than adoration. I've listened to every album that has Bill Berry on it and I definitely like all of them, but a large percentage honestly starts to bore me halfway through. The exceptions are three albums that are coincidentally on this list: *
Murmur, Document and Automatic For The People.
Document might be my favourite, honestly. It's their first step towards a more polished sound and they pull it off very well. It's a punchy, fun and consistent set of songs (bar a couple of tracks near the end).
I should definitely listen to some of their later work sometime in the future. I've heard good things about New Adventures in Hi-Fi, so I'll probably start with that one.
Favourite track: Welcome To The Occupation
The Beta Band
2/5
This was alright. I like the mixing a lot, but I kind of don't care about the songs themselves. I doubt I'll ever give it another thought, honestly.
Marianne Faithfull
3/5
While I wasn't really fond of this as a whole, a couple of tracks are definitely worthy of saving for the future.
Favourite track: Why'd Ya Do It
Metallica
3/5
It's a far cry from their earlier stuff, but I still think it's decent. To be fair, I don't think there's anything of value I can add to the conversation here, if there's an that album has already been discussed to death, it's this one. I'm just kind of ambivalent about it.
Favourite track: Enter Sandman
The Jam
4/5
The Jam have basically been a constant presence in my life for more than a decade now. They were my first bridge towards music that isn't punk (and all of its different variants), which was pretty much the only kind of music I listened to as a young teenager. Sure, The Jam could be labeled as post-punk, but they still felt very different to me because of their obvious pop sensibilities.
Paul Weller is, in my opinion, one of the most consistent songwriters in modern music and it's an absolute shame he never left a bigger mark outside of Europe. His music is good at its worst and downright jaw dropping at its best. It's a very diverse catalogue when you take a step back. His vocals are also among my favourite of all time, there's just something so magnetic about his tone and delivery. I saw him live in 2023 and the man still has that special something.
Anyhow, Sound Affects is a good represantation of The Jam. The songs are frantic and dominated by phenomenal percussion by Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton. Weller is just slightly buried in the mix, just how I like it when it comes to this type of music. His bleak commentary on society at the time is smart and well-written. Overall, it's not my favourite album from their catalogue (I have to knock down a couple of points just for that damn bee intro on Music For The Last Couple), but it's still a damn good release.
Favourite track: Man In The Corner Shop
Johnny Cash
4/5
It really is an essential Johnny Cash album and a real return to form. His charisma is incredible and strongly felt throughout. The rapport with the inmates is my personal highlight. I'd also like to mention the great mixing by Bob Johnston that really helps each member of the band and Cash himself stand out. Not to mention how much the audience contributes to this whole atmosphere.
Favourite track: Cocaine Blues
Norah Jones
3/5
This was the most alright album I've had so far. Well executed, chill and enjoyable, but I doubt I'll ever come back to it. It was a good background for my morning coffee, at least.
Favourite track: I've Got To See You Again
N.E.R.D
2/5
In Search Of... has been on my to do list for quite some time due to a couple of recommendations, so I was surprised when a completely different N.E.R.D. album I've heard nothing about popped up today. I'm starting with this one, I guess.
Honestly, nothing about this makes me want to go through the rest of their discography any time soon. I wouldn't say I strongly disliked it, but the songs feel haphazardly put together and the melodies feel like an afterthought. It's well-produced, but overall a bit plain, which is really weird because it obviously draws from a bunch of very different influences.
I will still listen to In Search Of... someday, but I really hope it's better than this.
The Darkness
1/5
Probably the worst album I've had so far. I lost count of how many times I genuinely cringed while listening to this.
I get it, this album is obviously drenched in irony, but I don't see how that should improve my listening experience in any way. It's just so painfully corny.
I can't even say anything positive about the performances. Every single instrumental here is a dime a dozen and the only thing that stands out is one of the weakest, flattest attempts at a falsetto I've heard in quite some time. It's spammed in every single track, of course, because this album can't just be boring, it has to annoy me for forty minutes straight as well.
I have a friend who loves this kind of stuff, though, so at least I have a recommendation for her.
Ali Farka Touré
4/5
I slightly preferred this one over Savane, but not by a large margin. Overall, really good and compelling throughout.
Favourite track: Gomni
The Who
3/5
I never really cared for The Who, no matter how hard I tried, and I couldn't even tell you why. I generally don't really care for live albums as well, with a couple of honourable exceptions. The combination did not manage to exceed my expectations.
Elis Regina
3/5
It took me way too long to find any notes on this release until I found out that this is a completely random compilation. I really don't understand why it was picked over her studio albums. I'm not even sure I picked the right version, I found at least three different tracklists under the name of this album.
I don't really like compilations, especially when I'm just getting to know an artist, so if anyone has a recommendation for one of her studio albums, I will gladly give it a listen.
This is an interesting set of songs nevertheless. The vocals are phenomenal. It did its job, at least, I'm definitely interested in exploring further.
Favourite track: Aprendendo A Jogar
Giant Sand
2/5
I can't decide if I like this or not, definitely an album that takes some time to settle in. For now, some tracks were really promising, but I feel like the majority of the album never gets out of first gear. It was a decent listen overall, though.
Prince
4/5
If you enjoy the pop aesthetic of the '80s, you're gonna love this. I'm not really a fan, but Prince is so unbelievable at what he does that I can't help joining in on the fun.
Favourite track: Automatic
SZA
3/5
It's one of those albums that either hits or it doesn't, depending on the track. Some phenomenal highlights, but also a bunch of tracks that I personally find to be very forgettable. SZA's great vocals are always a treat to listen, though, even when the album is at its worst.
Favourite track: Broken Clocks
Alice In Chains
4/5
Dirt immediately starts guns blazing with Them Bones and doesn't let up whatsoever until the end. Great vocals, great hooks, great mixing. Not the first band I reach for on most days, but there's really nothing I can fault here.
Favourite track: Would?
The Birthday Party
3/5
Another strange inclusion in the bottom 20 club. I've already had at least fifty worse albums and I'm only twenty percent through. Then again, I have a weak spot for anything that's noisy and messy.
This one doesn't have much beneath the surface, but it's still a good time. A far cry from anything Nick Cave did later, sure, but still decent.
Favourite track: 6" Gold Blade
Peter Gabriel
4/5
A 45 minute hit parade fully deserving of its status. It's very much of its time stylistically, but the production is so lush and gorgeous regardless of that.
I still need to listen to all of his self-titled albums, but So is very much a green flag for the rest of his albums on the list.
Favourite track: Red Rain
Dr. Octagon
3/5
I like the concept, but I was a left a bit disappointed by the album itself. Despite the many interesting choices in production, very few tracks grabbed me.
Favourite track: Blue Flowers
Boston
3/5
I never really liked Boston, honestly. It could be that my impression of them is simply dulled by an insane amount of overexposure over the years, but I honestly don't remember ever having anything but a lukewarm response to these tracks. It's overall just a bit too anthemic and theatrical for my tastes. Also, the less said about the lyrics, the better.
I'm less familiar with the second half of the album and that's not a surprise since it's an obvious step down. It's nothing offensively bad, though.
It's an important album, especially because of what it did for the recording practices in the future. The way that this record sounds on a technical level is truly incredible for the time, and I will always appreciate that, but I doubt you'll ever see me giving it a listen outside of the radio sphere.
Favourite track: Foreplay/Long Time
Miles Davis
3/5
There's not much, if anything, wrong with this release, but I do like it considerably less than the rest of the Miles Davis catalogue I've heard, simply because it is just too short and slight. Personally, I'd go with another one of his numerous great albums over a compilation, but this is fine as well.
Favourite track: Move
Sinead O'Connor
3/5
Sinéad O'Connor is one of those artists that I appreciate more than enjoy actually listening to. Some quality stuff here, but rarely something I will seek out on my own.
Favourite track: Nothing Compares 2 U
Aimee Mann
3/5
Almost every time there is a single album from an artist on this list, it's the wrong pick. This is at least the tenth example I've had so far. This is a solid album, but Aimee Mann did better on at least a couple of occasions.
Favourite track: I Should've Known
Peter Tosh
3/5
I don't know if I'm in a weird mood or something, but nothing really hits lately, either in a positive or a negative way, including this album. My sixth three star rating in a row. There are a couple of highlights here, but I doubt I'll revisit this album in its entirety any time soon. I'm not the biggest reggae guy, though, so maybe that plays a part as well.
Favourite track: No Sympathy
The Rolling Stones
3/5
This album is the perfect showcase of The Rolling Stones experience. You get to enjoy Mothers Little Helper and Lady Jane, but you also get to suffer through Going Home and High And Dry.
Favourite track: Out Of Time
Dizzee Rascal
4/5
I know almost nothing about grime as a genre, so I didn't really know what to expect, but I am very positively surprised. Creative, incredibly fun beats, paired with some very unique flow. It does overstay its welcome by just a bit, though.
Favourite track: Fix Up, Look Sharp
2/5
I genuinely have nothing of note to say. Loretta Lynn has a very nice voice, that's about it.
Supergrass
4/5
I was only familiar with a couple of Supergrass tracks, so I was looking forward to listening to an entire album. It definitely met my expectations, I liked this a lot. I love how relentlessly energetic it is throughout, while also having a lot of fun switch-ups. There are a couple of low points here and there, but nothing too egregious. The mixing also deserves praise, it isn't as compressed as you would expect it to be given its loudness and the time and place it was released.
Favourite track: Caught by the Fuzz
808 State
4/5
Easily one of the greatest electronic albums from this particular era. Every song here has a great starting hook and progresses brilliantly from there. It's a very dynamic and layered album that debunks many allegations against electronica I've read here. An essential listen.
Favourite track: Pacific 202
Erykah Badu
3/5
I thought I would like this much, much more than I did. The first five tracks are absolutely phenomenal, but the latter half of the album, while having a couple of very good tracks, fumbles with just as much tracks that didn't work for me at all.
Favourite track: Penitentiary Philosophy
The Icarus Line
2/5
I'm almost quarter of the way through and only now am I realizing what a daunting task going through this list is turning out to be. I already feel like I've been doing this forever. These completely mediocre 2000s rock albums absolutely nobody needs to hear before they die certainly don't help, but the list seems to have an endless supply of them.
Black Sabbath
4/5
It's nice listening to a familiar classic after a decent string of new listens. I don't really share the near universal love for Black Sabbath, but they're undoubtedly a brilliant band. Paranoid is just full of undeniable bangers. Rat Salad is the only slip in quality and even that track is just slightly weaker than the rest.
Favourite track: Hand of Doom
Funkadelic
4/5
A brilliant piece of funk, relentlessly entertaining throughout. None of the songs overstay their welcome, despite their long runtime. It's a bit frontloaded, though.
Favourite track: Who Says a Funk Band Can't Play Rock?!
Wire
4/5
A landmark post-punk album that basically defines the phrase "more than the sum of its parts". Such a good time, regardless of how short it is. I think the percussion is the highlight here, it's so lively and punchy, really gets you in a groove quickly. The whole album has this incredible, infectious swagger to it, I just can't resist it. It's a record I keep coming back to.
Favourite track: Pink Flag
Led Zeppelin
3/5
I tried for years, but the truth is that I don't really enjoy Led Zeppelin. All the ingredients are there (the absolutely godlike rhythm section in particular), but they just never clicked for me, right from their debut and all the way to Physical Graffiti, so I've definitely given them a fair shake. I really dislike Robert Plant, so it could be down to that. There are a couple of tracks here I really dislike and it's mostly down to him.
I do have to point out that this album is probably my personal favourite out of all of them, but I have to revisit the rest because it's been a while.
Favourite track - The Lemon Song
Common
3/5
Like Water for Chocolate is an album that really relies on gripping you with its atmosphere. The beats are gorgeous, soulful and there's always something extra in the background to give each track a new dimension. Common does a good job with his flow, even if it's a bit reserved at times, and there are some really nice features here.
Sadly, the album didn't really grab me today, but that might be just because I'm having an exhausting day so far. I'll be sure to give it another listen soon.
Favourite track: The 6th Sense
The Auteurs
2/5
Overall, a dull listen. There are a couple of highlights, to be fair, but I just wished this album would end for the majority of its runtime.
Fugazi
4/5
Probably the best noise rock album not made by Sonic Youth I'll get on the list, or any other list, come to think of it.
Favourite track: Shut the Door
Adele
2/5
I genuinely can't stand these songs anymore, I've heard them way too many times in my life and I didn't exactly love them back when they first came out either. Can't really fault the album for being overexposed, but I also can't pretend that I enjoy it.
Also, a necessary dishonourable mention for that Lovesong cover, possibly a spawning point for the still active epidemic of horrible lounge covers of classic tracks.