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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Devotional Songs Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan	5	2.58	+2.42
Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche Koffi Olomide	5	2.6	+2.4
Bummed Happy Mondays	5	2.65	+2.35
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	5	2.73	+2.27
Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite Maxwell	5	2.9	+2.1
Very Pet Shop Boys	5	2.95	+2.05
Future Days Can	5	3	+2
Water From An Ancient Well Abdullah Ibrahim	5	3.04	+1.96
Dig Your Own Hole The Chemical Brothers	5	3.11	+1.89
Hunting High And Low a-ha	5	3.12	+1.88

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	1	3.5	-2.5
Tidal Fiona Apple	1	3.46	-2.46
Melodrama Lorde	1	3.32	-2.32
Ctrl SZA	1	2.92	-1.92
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	1	2.78	-1.78
Basket of Light Pentangle	1	2.76	-1.76
Cut The Slits	1	2.72	-1.72
Bitte Orca Dirty Projectors	1	2.7	-1.7
Guero Beck	2	3.45	-1.45
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	2	3.39	-1.39

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Artist	Albums	Average
Johnny Cash	2	5
Muddy Waters	2	5
Bob Marley & The Wailers	2	5

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Artist	Ratings
The Beach Boys	5, 2

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Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen · 1 likes

3/5

Wow. starts as a 3, but then is too whiny.

1-Star Albums (8)

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Hunting High And Low

a-ha

5/5

A classic. Own it, love it.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

Arabian Nights! The album reminds me of Transvision Vamp. No wonder, also British from the same era. Solid 3 in the beginning, but drops down to a 2. Don’t like it that much

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

Solid. Probably a 3, but kind of all tracks sound the same. Like Beatles x Simon and Garfunkel. Goes towards 2.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

First track is already quite good. A 4 so far. Keeps going that way. Nice.

The xx

2/5

Lovely. First track is a 5. Falls to a mediocre 2 quickly. Still nice and melodic.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

3/5

That’s what I call a classic. Starts out as a 4. Will probably be a 3 eventually, despite the hits. Paranoid. Iron Man. Drops to a 3. Stays there. Good album. Not sure how it’s considered the beginning of heavy metal?

Killing Joke

3/5

Lovely. I really like the first track. Punk x Hard Rock. A 4. Second track also sounds great. Continues like that. Will be a 3 nevertheless.

Bitte Orca

Dirty Projectors

1/5

Hm. This might be a long 41 minutes. Maybe a 2 for the first song with a lot of goodwill. My guess is it’s going to be a 1. Yep. A 1. Hate it

Gold

Ryan Adams

3/5

Melodic. Will be a 3. Solid. Quite entertaining, but not more.

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Clear 5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Great first track. Starting strong with a 4. Lovely album. Great britpop. Like madness, with less ska. I didn’t know that Alright was a track on here or by them, which is a 5. Overall a 4.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

Ah well. A 3.Maybe not even. Not that exciting. I get the experimental stuff etc but wouldn’t want to listen to it again. Will be a 2.

Konnichiwa

Skepta

3/5

I don’t like rap. But I think this is a 3, perhaps even a 4. A solid 3 it is.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

5/5

Outstanding start. My guess is a 4 at the moment. Really nice, definitely a 4. Perhaps a 5.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Own it. Love it. 5/5

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

That’s another 5. Classic again.

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Listening to the master instead of the 2007 remaster. Sounds interesting. But no five stars yet, I would guess a 3. Perhaps it’s going to grow on me? You can hear how they will become New Order.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

5/5

Anytime. A 5.

Repeater

Fugazi

2/5

Solid 3 to start out, becomes a 2. Ok, but not more.

The Specials

3/5

Wow. Track 1 and it is going towards a five. That’s great stuff. What an amazing discovery. Goes down to a 4, the flow is a bit off. Don’t know how else to put it. Too good for a 3, not good enough for a 5. Has great potential, but it doesn’t seem coherent. Falls to a 3 towards the end

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

Ok. That’s going to be great. Starts strong with a 4-5. We will see. Thinking 4. Moving to 3. Gets weaker as we go along.

Devotional Songs

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan

5/5

Wow. Crazy good. 5/5

Highly Evolved

The Vines

3/5

Nirvana is what I thought. A 3. Some are really good though.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

This is going to be fun. Nice, but will probably be another 3.

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Shooting for a 3 on this one.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

Like it so far. Starts with a 4. Ends as a 3.

Germs

4/5

Very promising start as a 4. Will end up there. Wild and raw and fast and loud. In your face punk. Great for MAGA rallies

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

Always good. Probably a 4. Not as good as some other James Taylor. Maybe only a 3. I think it’s ok. 3.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Nice. Probably a 4. Nah. 3

With The Beatles

Beatles

5/5

4 or 5. Outstanding. Final verdict: 5.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

So many hits. An obvious 5.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

3/5

Very promising first track. A 5. Then a 4. Solid 4. Very nice. But maybe only a 3.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

4/5

Going to be a 4 because of the B-side. Very 60ish. Reminds me of The Doors and The Who. And City from East Germany. Now where’s that LSD stash when you need it?

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Lovely. Great stuff. But a 3 for me. This ain’t Thriller.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Very smooth. A 5?

Guero

Beck

2/5

Once is probably enough. Might end up as a 2. Some nice tracks, but overall I don’t like it.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

3/5

Holy shot. That is just great. A 3.

The Undertones

4/5

Starts as a 4. Remains a 4.

Arrival

ABBA

5/5

Well, only a 5 will do here.

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

A solid 3. Maybe 4. Leaning towards a 4 and will listen to it again.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Starts out as a 5. Continues as a 5. It’s Bob Dylan. Outstanding album, loved it.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

5/5

Nice history behind this album. Canned crowd noise. Janis Joplin! A 4? And what a cover. Open, a 5. Way too many hits on here.

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

Melodic. A 3. But not really my thing. Two songs of that album maybe. So probably a 2.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

A 4 or 5

Foo Fighters

3/5

A 3 or 4.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

A clear 5. It’s even in mono. I skipped the 1997 tracks.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Oh my. Probably a 4. I think another 5.

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

5/5

A 5 after track 1. Keeps going like it. Very smooth.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

A lovely 4. Because of Lou Reed. Perhaps a 5. Because of There She Goes Again.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

I bet another 5. Yep. Great album.

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

4. Hands down. Not their best though.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

4/5

Yesssss! Brimful of Asha album. On the way to a perfect score. Perhaps a 4.

The Clash

3/5

A 4 or a 3

Iron Maiden

4/5

Great! A 4.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

5. Great album

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

A 4.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

Another 3.

Rocks

Aerosmith

3/5

American Beauty

Grateful Dead

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

Starts out as a 4. Remains there. Like it. I would buy this as a cassette tape.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

2/5

Don’t care for it it that much. A 2.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

2/5

That will be interesting. A2 or 3? Mr Jones? A 2

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

1/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

2/5

Old style! Starts out as a 4.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

A 5. Adding to my list of CDs to buy.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

1/5

Interesting. A 3 perhaps? At most. Might only be a 2. A one

Bad Company

3/5

A 3. Title track is iconic.

Cut

The Slits

1/5

Ah, ok. A2, maybe.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

2 oder 3

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Nice! A 4? It’s growing on me. Or a 3.

Ctrl

SZA

1/5

A 1. Not my thing.

Melodrama

Lorde

1/5

Another 1.

Tuesday Night Music Club

Sheryl Crow

4/5

Prob a 4.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

A 3.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

A 5.

Low-Life

New Order

3/5

Meh. A 3.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

A 2.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Looking at those tracks… that’s a 5.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

28 tracks. Going to be fun. I bet a 4 or 5.

Homework

Daft Punk

4/5

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

Not too bad so far. A 4.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

That’s another 5, I’m sure.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Tidal

Fiona Apple

1/5

Meh. A 1. It’s just a bunch of whining.

Solid Air

John Martyn

2/5

Probably a2.

Eagles

3/5

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Starts really well. A 4 or 5 based on the beginning.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

A 4? Melodic. Not on Apple Music for some reason

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

3/5

A 3

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

5/5

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

1/5

Maybe a 3. More a 2.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

A 5.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Probably a 3. Solid pop.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

At least a 4.

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

A 3.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

3/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

Meh. A 3.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

A 4, maybe even a 5.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

I hear a 5.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

2/5

Boring. A 2.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

4 or 5.

Kala

M.I.A.

3/5

Up to a 3.

C'est Chic

CHIC

3/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

So far a 4 or 5.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

Pieces this together on Apple Music. 4?

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

A 5, probably.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

5/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Nice. A 4 or 5.

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

4/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

5/5

Great!

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

This will be a 4.

Suicide

4/5

A 4 because of Stefan

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

A 5.

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

Interesting. A 3?

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

A 5. Top!

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Another 5.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Fun. But still only a 3.

Fun House

The Stooges

4/5

4. I will need to listen to the sessions sometime.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

A 3.

Play

Moby

5/5

Love this one. A 4 or 5.

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

Hm. Really want to like it. A 3-4.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

A 5. No wonder it was so successful.

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Wow. starts as a 3, but then is too whiny.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

2/5

That’s not more than a 2. Boring pop.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

3/5

Liked it.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

A 4 at least

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

5/5

Wow. A 5. Listened to it in the kitchen at 5 am and couldn’t stop dancing.

Future Days

Can

5/5

A 4 or 5. Can is just great.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

5/5

Not on Apple Music. Will need to piece it together.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

2/5

Meh. One of the boring ones. Not very exciting.

Adele

4/5

Some gems rescue this and lift it to a 4. But one needs to be in the right melancholic mood to listen to the whole album. Rainy days at the coffeehouse?

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Trio

Dolly Parton

4/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

5/5