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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Heartattack And Vine Tom Waits	5	3.07	+1.93
The College Dropout Kanye West	5	3.31	+1.69
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.35	+1.65
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Suicide Suicide	4	2.46	+1.54
Surfer Rosa Pixies	5	3.5	+1.5
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.64	+1.36
Bad Michael Jackson	5	3.8	+1.2
Viva Hate Morrissey	4	2.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin	1	4.11	-3.11
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin	1	4.09	-3.09
The Joshua Tree U2	1	3.67	-2.67
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd	2	4.42	-2.42
461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton	1	3.12	-2.12
Purple Rain Prince	2	4.02	-2.02
Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt	1	2.83	-1.83
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	2	3.82	-1.82
Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears	2	3.74	-1.74
Superfly Curtis Mayfield	2	3.7	-1.7

5-Star Albums (8)

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Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin · 1 likes

1/5

They’re just not for me. DogHeads too

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green · 1 likes

1/5

Struggles to get through to the end. Annoyingly bad

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1 likes

4/5

I was disappointed when I went to see them a year or so ago (although they co-headlined with Weezer so the toughest of acts to follow) but re-listening to this made me realise why I was excited in the first place. Fucking class album. Homer Simpson, smiling politely.

1-Star Albums (7)

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Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

What the fuck is Stray Cat Blues 😅 the riffs are amazing but dear me those lyrics. Other than that, enjoyed this one

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Some killer. Some filler. Great writing but not really my thing. I appreciate it but I don’t love it.

Purple Rain

Prince

2/5

Darling Nikki, Purple Rain, and When Doves Cry are obvious classics and they’re still inspiring people today. The rest of the album stopped inspiring things anything after Sonic - Spring Yard Zone (which is actually prefer. I never listened to Prince before and this album won’t change that.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Was already on my list of albums to buy. Really good.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

1/5

They’re just not for me. DogHeads too

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

An obvious classic. The home of some of hip hops great samples - drifted a bit from the middle but I will defo listen again.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

Best one yet. Buying this. That one occasion that Charles Manson and drugs had a good influence.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Forgot how good a song in the pines was

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

3/5

Surprisingly enjoyed it. I’d never heard of them before. Rock & Roll woman is a tune

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

1/5

Struggles to get through to the end. Annoyingly bad

Ramones

4/5

Ace

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

1/5

Decided against the Albion fan point as I didn’t love it.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

2/5

So nice to listen to an album where they’ve had the time to make what they want.

Led Zeppelin

1/5

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

3/5

I’d never heard of pavement at all - enjoyed it! What this challenge is all about

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

2/5

Love Curtis mayfield. This album was okay.

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

2/5

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Enjoyed that - thought I didn’t know them but I was pleasantly surprised

Black Sabbath

2/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

5/5

The production, the originality, the humour, the quality, a classic. Two Words is one of the most underrated hip hop songs of all time. Brilliant album. What a shame this man is now dirt.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Some killer some filler.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Enjoyed that!

Van Halen

2/5

Top cock rock. There used to be a club in Manchester that was wicked, it was underground and just behind arndale (annoying that I can’t remember the name of it) that was an old rock strip club which absolutely had to have sounded like this. Van Halen doing what they do.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

What all rock bands imagine they sound like after 6 beers. Fun, silly and a great voice. Like Van Halen in that you know what you’re gonna get but I enjoyed this way more.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

Brand new one for me - enjoyed it!

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

I bet this blew peoples minds when it came out. Fucking wicked mix of funk and punk seasoned with a bit of everything else. I listened to the Spotify radio for the rest of the day and it was great. Will be buying.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Ridiculous, preposterous, brilliant - just enjoy it!

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Feels simultaneously like young 5 lads making music they really love for themselves and a rowdy seasoned super group. A classic. I don’t love Oasis but you can’t argue with this really. No skips. 3.5 feels just right for me but I can’t give it a 3.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

Not for me. Expected more from white stripes but you can’t win em all

Superunknown

Soundgarden

2/5

His voice is wicked and I do like the bouncy riffs but it was very samey. Liked it but that’s about it.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

It’s 30 years old and feels fresh out the box. Excellent stuff, loved it.

Suicide

4/5

LOVED Ghost Rider. The album then blended into the art project that accidentally inspired the entire 80s. I’d never heard of them, wasn’t expecting it, and got scared listening to Frankie Teardrop. If you want to feel things, listen to this.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

1/5

Took us 40 albums to get one from a woman and I was very disappointed. Bland. Not for me.

Abbey Road

Beatles

3/5

Obviously wish that I’d have written a few of these songs - some beautiful stuff, but, I’m just not that arsed. I did really like Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight & I Want You.

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Fernando is great. The other classics are overplayed, the rest was annoying.

Vulgar Display Of Power

Pantera

2/5

Metal just always feels a little bit silly. Fun, but silly.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

2/5

Not for me

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

2/5

First time hearing this album, I really like Strange Days so was hopeful but found myself bored.

Kenza

Khaled

1/5

A nice change of pace but it loses a star for covering Imagine and gains one for not being in English. Didn’t enjoy.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

4/5

Really enjoyed it. Much more swagger and a bit more polished than Different Class. Class album

Roots

Sepultura

3/5

3.5. Heavy and really fun.

The Joshua Tree

1/5

I’m not wasting my time listening to this

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Enjoyed it. Transitional music from 50s to 60s. Wicked voice. Bi icon too 👌

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

5/5

I bloody loved that. Listened to it twice. Beautiful songs, captivating voice. Jersey girl and Ruby’s Arms are ones that stuck with my but there are no skips. I’d stopped at the Wire theme tune previously - what a treat. I’ll be buying this album.

Bad

Michael Jackson

5/5

A fine album. You’re either listening to some of the greatest music ever made or you’re in Spring Yard Zone from Sonic. Wicked.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Loved that. You’ve got to turn up if you have an 18 min track on your album and Charlie does just that. Listened to him all day.

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

2/5

She doesn’t hit her straps for an album or so. You can see what she’s doing but I didn’t really like it.

Common

4/5

A classic. Common is smooth and has substance. The old Kanye production shines through. A solid album from a solid artist.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Brill. Buying it. Big big fan of the jazz albums so far

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Preferred it to abbey road. In my life is fucking beaut.

Viva Hate

Morrissey

4/5

Lovely stuff.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Spent the entire album strutting around. Solid end to a solid week - some great songs on this album

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

Loved it. Timeless classic.

Risque

CHIC

4/5

Pioneers of making people move. Crisp and fun. Plenty of dancing round the house to this one

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

It’s got everything and sounds like nothing else. Flute Loop gets me every time.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

2/5

Couple of bangers on there but I just ended up irritated. Not one to have on whilst working.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5

Beautiful voice and the first song is great but I couldn’t get past track 4. The first time music has made me feel nothing at all.

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

3/5

Enjoyed it. Some nice Saturday morning music. I’d forgotten about a good few of these tunes.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

This was lovely background music and I enjoyed it more than a lot of the albums so far. What this is all about.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

Of all the music in the world these boys keep coming back

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

It was fine background music

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Forgot how good this was. You can hear prince’s influence but I enjoy her so much more. Album has everything, great music across genres and an even better story - can’t wait for the graphic novel. Absolutely mental for a first album and deserves to be on this list. A classic.

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5