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3.02
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4%
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2
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You Love More Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Cloud Nine
The Temptations
5 3.39 +1.61
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
Ray Charles
5 3.5 +1.5
Metallica
Metallica
5 3.77 +1.23
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
Aretha Franklin
5 3.93 +1.07

You Love Less Than Most

AlbumYouGlobalDiff
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
2 3.53 -1.53
Illinois
Sufjan Stevens
2 3.5 -1.5
Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes
2 3.49 -1.49
En-Tact
The Shamen
1 2.43 -1.43
Risque
CHIC
2 3.28 -1.28
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie
3 4.26 -1.26
Architecture And Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
2 3.06 -1.06
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
2 3.03 -1.03
Ray Of Light
Madonna
2 3.03 -1.03

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Cloud Nine by The Temptations

Just a really good album. It's probably a 4.5 because of the 9 minute sing that could've easily been 4 minutes shorter... but I'm still gonna round up. I'd buy this on vinyl.

1-Star Albums (2)

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Jul 30 2025

Songs just seem to have a guitar riff that repeats infinitely while a few words are spoken over it. Honestly, I was ready for it to be over by song 4, but it did get a bit better towards the second half. I guess I'd classify it as art-punk. I just can't tell if I don't like it, or if I just don't like all of it at once.

Deep Purple In Rock by Deep Purple
Jul 31 2025

7 songs in 42-ish minutes... including a 10 minute song and two more over 7 minutes each. Probably more like 3.5 stars. I doubt I'll listen to the whole album again, but I wouldn't be opposed to it. Overall vibe is great.

The Velvet Underground by The Velvet Underground
Aug 01 2025

Definitely good songs on here, but many just went on way longer than necessary. It loses at least 1 star just for "The Murder Mystery... beatnick-style nonsense read over noise. That's nine minutes of my life I'll never get back. 😄

The Gershwin Songbook by Ella Fitzgerald
Aug 02 2025

Amazing, iconic voice. I just didn't have time to get through the whole album... It's over 3 hours long. But, I could easily see just throwing it on for some atmosphere when doing stuff around the house. It deserves more than that, though.

Talking Book by Stevie Wonder
Aug 03 2025

Solid album. "Maybe Your Baby" went on too long, but other than that, no complaints.

Music From Big Pink by The Band
Aug 04 2025

Not bad. "The Weight" is obviously a classic, but I don't have a huge desire to listen to the entire album again.

Odelay by Beck
Aug 05 2025

Interesting. Two songs I'm very familiar with and a bunch of songs that sound familiar. But, I think it's because they just sound like Beck. Another good background album... except when "Where It's At" comes on.

Violent Femmes by Violent Femmes
Aug 06 2025

"Blister in the Sun" is the only one I recognized, and now I know why. Some of the songs were interesting or funny, but I wouldn't exactly can them good.

Architecture And Morality by Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
Aug 07 2025

Another one of those albums where I could appreciate the concept, and even the execution, but i was just bored.

Faith by George Michael
Aug 08 2025

Hidden gems mixed among a slew of hits. I would definitely revisit this one.

Illinois by Sufjan Stevens
Aug 09 2025

I like the album's cover art, but the music isn't for me.

Electric Warrior by T. Rex
Aug 10 2025

Bang a gong, then move along. Nothing else really stuck out... not terrible, though.

Master Of Puppets by Metallica
Aug 12 2025

I mean, of course I'm gonna like this one. Although, I think it's the first time I've actually listened to it in one sitting.

Halcyon Digest by Deerhunter
Aug 13 2025

Pretty chill, but maybe too chill. I got bored. Not bad... just not for me.

Songs From The Big Chair by Tears For Fears
Aug 14 2025

First time I've listened to the full album. I never realized there's a whole other song that leads directly into Head Over Heels. It's really the three hits that kept me into this one, but the rest is solid, too.

Vulnicura by Björk
Aug 15 2025

Yeah... it's Bjork.

Sea Change by Beck
Aug 16 2025

Really well done... I'd just have to be feeling some kind of way to listen to the whole thing again. I think it's probably a 3.5 for me, but it's good enough to round up.

Hot Shots II by The Beta Band
Aug 17 2025

Not terrible. I don't have any desire to listen to it again, but if I were making a movie, I could see using a couple of songs on my soundtrack. "Squares" just has that kind of vibe.

Private Dancer by Tina Turner
Aug 20 2025

Better than I expected. I mean, you can't deny What's Love Got to Do with It and Better Be Good to Me... but there were some other good songs, too. I dug her cover of I Can't Stand the Rain. Probably a 3.5, but I'm rounding down because I know I'll never listen to most of these again.

OK by Talvin Singh
Aug 24 2025

Production quality was great... everything sounded nice. But, musically it's not for me. I can appreciate it, especially the percussion, but it was just different versions of the same thing for an hour.

Forever Changes by Love
Aug 25 2025

Started off pretty strong. About halfway through, the lyrics got kinda cheesy... like if there was a stereotypical 60s hippy band in a sitcom kind of cheesy. But, I didn't hate his vocals... or the music. There's some songs in here that is revisit, but I'm not sure about the entire album. I think it's another 3.5 rounded down.

Is This It by The Strokes
Aug 26 2025

First time listening to the entire album, and it's damn good. It's higher than a 4, but not quite a 5.

Aug 27 2025

It's filled with songs my grandma would walk around the house singing. For that nostalgia alone, it gets 3 stars. The fact that there all classics gets it a 4th... but the fact that I'll never listen to the entire album again loses it.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen by The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Aug 28 2025

I was gonna say it sounds like Gorillaz, only boring. Then, I read it's actually a supergroup fronted by David Albarn of Blur... and Gorillaz. He describes it as a project... not a band. And, that kinda makes everything on the album make more sense. But, it's still not great. "Nature Springs" and "Three Changes" were the only real standouts.

En-Tact by The Shamen
Aug 29 2025

Nah. I know it has it's place, but the only way I could ever see myself listening to it again is if someone slipped me some acid.

Pornography by The Cure
Aug 31 2025

Not my favorite Cure album. Probably won't give it another full listen, but not bad.

Ray Of Light by Madonna
Sep 04 2025

I guess this is when she started down the electronic path of music. Not great.

Sep 19 2025

Great album. Respect probably gets the most attention, but the title track is outstanding... and then A Change is Gonna Come wraps it all up beautifully. Not a bad song in the bunch.

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Sep 20 2025

First song is an undeniable classic. The rest of the album just didn't grab me the same way. Not bad... just nothing else that really stood out.

Ritual De Lo Habitual by Jane's Addiction
Sep 22 2025

Two really good songs and the other 7 are mid at best. I don't need to hear the whole thing again.

London Calling by The Clash
Sep 23 2025

This album has it all... in both style and quality. There's punk influence.. reggae... blues... rock, etc. There's classics... hidden gems... and time wasters. Overall, I know I'm coming back to the full album at some point, but I may skip a track here and there.

Suede by Suede
Sep 24 2025

I didn't think I was going to like this at all, but it's not bad. In fact, it's good for what it is... it's just that what it is isn't my favorite. But, there's definitely good songs on here that I'll revisit... just not the whole album.

Calenture by The Triffids
Oct 18 2025

Not bad. I won't lie, I sped through most of the songs because I thought it was 2 full disc's of songs... but the second was just demo versions of the first. Anyway... what i heard was pretty good. Again, it's not something I'm going to go back and listen to all the way through, but I also wouldn't rush to skip any of the songs if they popped up on a playlist.

Cloud Nine by The Temptations
Oct 19 2025

Just a really good album. It's probably a 4.5 because of the 9 minute sing that could've easily been 4 minutes shorter... but I'm still gonna round up. I'd buy this on vinyl.

A Walk Across The Rooftops by The Blue Nile
Oct 20 2025

Musically, it's good... I'm just not interested. Tinseltown in the Rain is with another listen, but nothing else really stood out. I'm gonna ring up my 2.5.

Metallica by Metallica
Oct 21 2025

I'm not the biggest Metallica fan in the world, but I've always appreciated them. And this album is just full of bangers. I'd probably give it a 4.5, but it's gotta be rounded up.

Gasoline Alley by Rod Stewart
Oct 22 2025

The songs are solid, and I dig Rod Stewart. But nothing really jumped out at me until the the last song... the bass tone and funky line was cool. But overall, I don't really see choosing to revisit the entire album. But, if somebody else put it on, I wouldn't have a problem with it. 3.5... rounded down.

Risque by CHIC
Oct 23 2025

There's only 7 tracks that total 36 minutes... but the first 3 are over 20 of those minutes. There's no need for Good Times to be 8 minutes long... and that's the best track on the album.

16 Lovers Lane by The Go-Betweens
Nov 29 2025

It sounds familiar, but I know I've never heard them before. I didn't love it, but I definitely didn't hate it. The songs are pretty good individually. But, I don't see myself listening to the whole album again.

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