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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Time (The Revelator) Gillian Welch	5	3.05	+1.95
The Pleasure Principle Gary Numan	5	3.15	+1.85
Being There Wilco	5	3.22	+1.78
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	5	3.39	+1.61
Funeral Arcade Fire	5	3.56	+1.44
Boy In Da Corner Dizzee Rascal	4	2.56	+1.44
Illmatic Nas	5	3.6	+1.4
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.69	+1.31
Triangle The Beau Brummels	4	2.71	+1.29
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	5	3.72	+1.28

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hotel California Eagles	2	3.59	-1.59
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	1	2.47	-1.47
Third Soft Machine	1	2.44	-1.44
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	2	3.31	-1.31
The Yes Album Yes	2	3.31	-1.31
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	2	3.06	-1.06

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1-Star Albums (2)

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Third

Soft Machine

1/5

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Not great, overly sexual with no subtlety. "The Faith Healer" was great, nothing else stood out.

Vulnicura

Björk

3/5

More accessible than I would expect from bjork

Whatever

Aimee Mann

4/5

Good, upbeat, fun easy listen

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

Good not great, probably an incredible single album in there.

High Violet

The National

4/5

Excellent album, classic National, was not familiar with this one, but dark and mysterious while still being upbeat and and catchy.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Great album, some classic songs but lots of great ones I wasn't familiar with

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

2/5

It was fine for what it is.

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

3/5

The music was very good, complex and interesting, ahead of its time. The vocals and lyrics were not

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

3/5

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

I'm not a huge hip hop fan but this album is great start to finish.

Bad

Michael Jackson

3/5

I understand the popularity, and enjoy some of the songs, but not really for me.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

5/5

Fantastic. Very 80s in the best possible way. I was familiar with the song cars, and I think it may be my least favorite on the album.

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

Interesting, more jam band, jazzy than I like but the songs are pretty short and don't overstay there welcome.

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Went in with a preconceived notion of what this would be and I was 100% right, only much longer than expected, about halfway through, don't think I'll make it much longer.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

4/5

Good 60s tunes. Goes off the rails with the beach boys homage / parodies at the end but good up to that.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Very much an album of its time, the production is quintessentially 80's. Overall very good with some absolute classics (tainted love, say hello wave goodbye) as well as someone extreme lowlights (looking at you sex dwarf)

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Not bad, great collab with Thom Yorke I wasn't aware of

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

2/5

Noisy

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Not for me

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

3/5

Good album, interesting mix of folk, psychedelic and some more country aspects. Nothing revelatory, but probably was ahead of its time.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Impressive how much this album has been sampled and remixed that the songs are all familiar without ever having heard anything beyond the message.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Fantastic album, an all time great. Almost entirely classics.

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

3/5

Surprisingly not bad, I do not like Clapton but this was surprisingly decent.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

2/5

Weird for the sake of being weird, a few good snippets mixed in here or there but usually sandwiches into other songs.

Hotel California

Eagles

2/5

I don't understand the love for this album, the title track is fine the first few times. None of the other songs stand out.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Not bad a little long winded for my tastes but enjoy it as background.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

Great old school country. Really quick listen at only 30 min, but great sound

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

It was fine, nothing really jumped out at me but less cheesy than zz top I'm familiar with

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Some good tracks, a little samey throughout but overall good.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

3/5

Pretty standard 80s fair, some interesting mix of genres in the music, the first track had me expecting something far more interesting and exciting but was fairly boring after that

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Good folk music. Not as gruff as later Cohen I was familiar with, not overly interesting.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

It's been a long time since I've listened to this end to end. Holds up very well, all the hits are well deserved and there's a number of great additional tracks too.

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

Fantastic album, such a classic 70s sound, perfectly combined with modern sound and production.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

Very good, dark and haunting, interesting themes.

Isn't Anything

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

Not bad, but buried by trying to be too loud.

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

4/5

I was not too familiar with this band, good early grunge, leans more to the punk aesthetic than later bands that got big.

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Very nice, nothing else on the album comes close to fast car, but a good listen all the way through

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

4/5

Wasn't too familiar with this band, but really enjoyed it and will check out other albums.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

2/5

Ok, but not my style.

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

Nice album, didn't blow me away but some nice songs

Being There

Wilco

5/5

Classic, nearly as good as YHF

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

Some good ones and some stuff that's just too over the top for no reason other than shock value

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Good stuff, lots of well known hits

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

4/5

Some really nice songs, I think a few more listens will be worth it.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Lots of great songs, not many of the big hits I knew of so some nice surprises here

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Time to pretend and kids are absolute classics, the rest is good but not great

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Absolute classic, pretty much perfect all the way through. It's been a long time since I've listened all the way through this one and there are some fantastic songs beyond the well known hits.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

It was fine, but nothing stood out in particular

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

It was fine nothing groundbreaking

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Great start to finish. I have a lot of nostalgia for this one but it holds up to a relisten and then some.

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

4/5

Nice surprise, not groundbreaking but short, enjoyable songs

The Undertones

4/5

Seems like an early version of the more melodic punk music that was popular much later.

Paul Simon

4/5

Paul Simon is always good, but this first solo album doesn't hold up against Simon & Garfunkel or his later solo work. Good but not great.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

2/5

Not for me.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

It's fine, the song drags a bit.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Good album, long songs but consistently interesting and returning to themes a true album experience

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

Not my favorite version of Young, kind of drones in places.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

4/5

Doesn't quite live up to the Beatles but comes close in a few spots. God is the standout

A Walk Across The Rooftops

The Blue Nile

4/5

This was an interesting album, something I'd never heard before, while still very of the times in the 80s a unique sound. I enjoyed it.

Roxy Music

4/5

I had heard of Roxy Music but was expecting more synth, this was solid rock, lots of good songs.

New York Dolls

4/5

Pretty good, more classic rock than I expected, I was expecting punk.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

I'd never heard of this and it's good, but nothing really stood out to me

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

4/5

Great, dark, mysterious. Industrial but still melodic.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

It was fine nothing groundbreaking

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

5/5

An all time great album, beautiful and haunting. April 14th and I Dream a Highway are the standouts, but it is great start to finish.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Funeral

Arcade Fire

5/5

Great album, top to bottom.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

This is my favorite version of Neil Young.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

4/5

I'm very confused by this album it is all over the place, switching in and out of genres and languages arbitrarily. I feel like I should hate this, but I really enjoyed it.

Violator

Depeche Mode

3/5

Some great songs, but I don't think I like it as much as similar stuff from the time.

Scum

Napalm Death

2/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

I don't get the love for Newman, some ok tunes, but nothing great and the weird ones are weird.

War

3/5

I don't love U2 as much as many. Some good songs here, but nothing blows me away.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

4/5

Not my usual, but liked the British vibes.

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

4/5

Old school Rod Stewart is great, this is right in the sweet spot.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

This was fine background music

Joan Baez

3/5

Great voice, nice songs but long winded and not enough variety.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4/5

Really good set of bluegrass songs. Long and sprawling but never gets old.

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

4/5

Great songs, a little samey but no bad tracks. Had not know "Feel a whole lot better" was not a Tom Petty original

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

2/5

Noisy and weird

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

I started out hearing the early ska and thought, I'm not going to like this and then it shifted to more of a reggae sound, and I really hated it.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

4/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

4/5

Noisy and fuzzy but in a poppy and melodic way.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

Excellent album, great anthemic songs. Green Day is best when they realize they're not really a punk band and play towards there melodic strengths.

The Libertines

3/5

Not bad, but nothing overly interesting.

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Decent Lou Reed, not as good as Velvet Underground or some his best solo work.

The Doors

3/5

Never been a huge fan of the doors, too bluesy for me. But the end makes the album worthwhile.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

4/5

Quite different from the Supertramp I was familiar with but still enjoyable

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

This was fine, always been indifferent to Elvis and this did nothing to change my opinion one way or the other.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

4/5

Nearly a 5 star album, some incredible songs, drags a bit in the middle which keeps it from perfection.

Joanna Newsom

4/5

I liked this more than I expected, voice reminds me of Bjork, in a good way. The songs were long but interesting and varied, never dragged or overstayed there welcome.

Foo Fighters

4/5

Hadn't listened to this as an album since it first came out, surprising how the vast majority of foo fighters songs I know and enjoy are from this album.

Fred Neil

3/5

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

I was not too familiar with new order and was really impressed with this album. I thought of them as dance music and this is far more than that.

The Yes Album

Yes

2/5

Pretty much what I expected too drawn out and jammy for my taste