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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Basket of Light Pentangle	5	2.76	+2.24
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	5	3.35	+1.65
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.35	+1.65
Dusty In Memphis Dusty Springfield	5	3.47	+1.53
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.5	+1.5
The Libertines The Libertines	4	3	+1
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	1	3.68	-2.68
Rust Never Sleeps Neil Young & Crazy Horse	2	3.53	-1.53
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	2	3.39	-1.39
This Is Fats Domino Fats Domino	2	3.38	-1.38
The World is a Ghetto War	2	3.36	-1.36
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	2	3.31	-1.31
Honky Tonk Heroes Waylon Jennings	2	3.14	-1.14

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Artist	Albums	Average
Arcade Fire	2	5

5-Star Albums (6)

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Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Eh, I'm not a fan of this kind of stuff, too slow and not enough interesting going on.

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The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Fantastic Album, I'm not super into Bruce Springsteen but I very much enjoyed listening even though it wasn't something I'd normally enjoy!

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

2/5

Not for me. It was good background music, but I found the lyrics uninteresting or repetitive.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Pretty ok, some gits some misses, but has so.e REALLY interesting melodies.

The xx

4/5

Beautiful instrumentals, but the lyrics didn't speak to me so much.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

2/5

I get why it's on the list, but not for me. I quite liked the lyrics, but it didn't keep my interest very well aside from that.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

This isn't the type of thing I would just listen to. It didn't seem like the goal was to entertain, but rather to engage deep thought. It was very similar modern art just in musical form. It's something that's meant to be the focus of your time for sure, not just background noise.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

very interesting sounds. this album incorporated lots of unique tones into its beat. In addition the rough vocals were a very good complement to the specific sound of this album. It was also especially interesting to have some variety in language. I look forward to the next non-English album on this list!

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

I KNOW THIS ONE! My mom used to play Dusty on long car rides, among other artists. I didn't ever learn who made the music, but I know many of these songs and they are not only very nostalgic but also groundbreaking for the time they were created. This album being from the late 60's sounds as though it was made one or even two decades later. You can see its influence in lots of early pop music!

The Libertines

4/5

Absolute banger of a 2000's album. Has those soft rock vibes that are synonymous with this era of music. That said it didn't REALLY stand out to me.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Didn't hate it, it had some good moments but it didn't seem all that interesting.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

This was beautiful and peaceful and had substance to it. My favorite album so far. I'm going to put additional ratings on my 5 star albums so i can organize them better. 2/5

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

Interesting lyrics and fantastic vocals but the music all together isn't my favorite.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

5/5

Between the vocals and the instrumentals this is absolutely incredible. The only way I can describe it is as a rilliant dance between the two each having thier own moments to shine. 5-stars easy 3/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

2/5

Far too chill for a rock album as far as I'm concerned.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

3/5

Not sure how to feel about this one, it certainly should be considered art. However I find the choruses to be overly repetitive and uninteresting. The rest of the lyrics are very good! With that said the lyrics really are the only interesting thing going on, the beats are incredibly simplistic and I simply do not understand the appeal of record scratches. The album is at it's best when treated as a story first and music second.

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

It was fine, had a very classic rock feel. I would've loved this 10 years ago. These days it's very mid to me though.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

1/5

Yucky. Very not for me. Something about his voice makes me absolutely hate this. The tracks themselves aren't bad but i really can't stand his voice.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

3/5

Pretty good. The singing is very unique to hear although it sounds rather simple and I quite like that quality. The lyrics are good and the backing for the tracks are both peaceful and enjoyable. Unfortunately no one element stands out particularly well.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Reminds me of Elvis, but with a more rock type vibe. The songs were hit and miss and some were very short. THERE WERE SO MANY SONGS.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

This was a really good album, it opened strong and ended strong but a couple songs in the middle missed me. Regardless it was definitely deserving of 5 stars and if all the songs hit as good as the best ones it definitely would've been even higher in my personal ratings. 3/5

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

It was ok. the songs were cool the genre was good. That's all I have to say though.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Short and sweet. Limelight was definitely the best song on the album. Despite it's short duration it jad a lot of variety.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

2/5

For country it's ok. Not my favorite, but I enjoyed listening.

Ramones

3/5

They have quite the interesting sound. It's reminiscent of many other artists but I can't quite place what they sound like. Very good and surprisingly unique.

Triangle

The Beau Brummels

2/5

It wasn't bad, but I didn't enjoy it.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

2/5

Had a lovely classic sound and cadence, was fun.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

2/5

Uninspired, uninteresting.

The World is a Ghetto

War

2/5

Very nice and chill, perfect to throw on in the background. Still wasn't for me though.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

4/5

I didn't think at first that this would be something I liked, but it was absolutely perfect.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Very mid, nothing much of interest.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

Very good, but not quite as good as Neon Bible in my opinion. 1/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

This was a good time! I very much enjoyed it and recommend it! One of my favorites from this era of music.

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Eh, I'm not a fan of this kind of stuff, too slow and not enough interesting going on.

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

4/5

Despite the slowness of the music I find myself hanging on every word. It's the perfect kind of thing to put on in the background but also would be lovely to have seen live.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Has a very boppy feel. I had a good time with this one. But it's not something I usually like.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

She sounds very familiar in a way I can't quite put my finger on. In any case this is my favorite kind of jazz.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

A lot of this sounded like it had jazzy inspiration, other parts sounded like they were more classic rock. I really couldn't put my finger on a lot of it. Though I can certainly say every song sounded like it was made by a different artist, which is a talent that I have not seen in many artists. All in all, despite my not really loving this album the artists behind it were truly gifted.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Decent classic rock, much sounds the same, especially the guitar and bass lines sound very similar between songs.

So Much For The City

The Thrills

3/5

Very classic for a 2003 album. While the lyrics are repetitive I found them profound in meaning, so I suppose I can forgive the repetition.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Beautiful vocals for the folk genre. and brilliant stories told within the lyrics.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

I was pleasantly surprised by this one. I know I comment on repetitiveness a lot and I definitely want to dock this one for that, but it somehow manages to remain interesting. I also happened to recognize some songs that I haven't heard since I was a kid on this album. Fun experience!

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

3/5

Good vocals, and lyrics. Not for me, a little too slow.