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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	5	2.29	+2.71
The New Tango Astor Piazzolla	5	2.88	+2.12
Blood And Chocolate Elvis Costello & The Attractions	5	2.92	+2.08
The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn Pink Floyd	5	3.11	+1.89
Nothing's Shocking Jane's Addiction	5	3.17	+1.83
Being There Wilco	5	3.22	+1.78
Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel	5	3.23	+1.77
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Live At Leeds The Who	5	3.32	+1.68
Brilliant Corners Thelonious Monk	5	3.33	+1.67

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	1	3.32	-2.32
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	1	3.32	-2.32
Trafalgar Bee Gees	1	2.63	-1.63
Timeless Goldie	1	2.53	-1.53
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	2	3.44	-1.44
The Bones Of What You Believe CHVRCHES	2	3.18	-1.18
Lost Souls Doves	2	3.16	-1.16
Hunting High And Low a-ha	2	3.12	-1.12
Youth And Young Manhood Kings of Leon	2	3.1	-1.1

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Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
The White Stripes	2	5
Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	5
Jimi Hendrix	2	5

5-Star Albums (46)

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Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Popular Reviews

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash · 1 likes

5/5

Is this punk? Absolutely!

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon · 1 likes

2/5

Approaching cold, this album doesn't come across as uniquely influential nor exciting enough for a second listen. Is this on the list because of the music contained within or because of how popular the band became?

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A. · 1 likes

5/5

Peppered with humor, this gritty and hard hitting album delivers. With its misogynistic, controversial and perhaps a bit dated content, NWA successfully blurred the lines between what is real and what is entertainment. Oh Tipper Gore, how do you sleep at night knowing the Library of Congress preserved this album?

1-Star Albums (4)

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The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

5/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

1/5

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

5/5

Being There

Wilco

5/5

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

The album that reminds us "there's a bathroom on right." It is also worth noting that the Highway Patrol recovered The Dude's tape. Thank goodness the boss at the crime lab had them boys working in shifts!

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Making sexy time!

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Absolutely adore this one.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

5/5

Slowly simmering, this gorgeous production showcases Isaac Hayes in the most tender way to butter the music consumer's soul.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

Simply a classic.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

5/5

Is it a Beatles knock-off or influence? Do I like this album or love it? The Kinks are an important band, and this is an enjoyable album.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Felt a little apprehensive at the beginning, but by the end, completely entertained.

Destroyer

KISS

3/5

Ridiculous, childish, and entertaining.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Rich and dense. Plenty to unpack.

Low

David Bowie

5/5

Even though Bowie has the most entries on this list, there's a very good chance Brian Eno is associated with more albums than anyone else. With that being said, what a wonderful collaboration of these two on David Bowie's Low.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

With Thumpasorus Peoples like Bootsy, George, and Maceo, how can you go wrong?!?

Goo

Sonic Youth

4/5

Definitely one of the more interesting bands on the list that has more than one entry.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Too much Coldplay in one sitting.

The Clash

3/5

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

2/5

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

The Band

3/5

Bad Company

3/5

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

2/5

Would be more enjoyable on ecstasy. Some interesting stuff, but too pedestrian.

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

2/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Brutal lyrics, but highly entertaining.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

5/5

Pure entertainment!

Lost Souls

Doves

2/5

Transformer

Lou Reed

5/5

Deserves to be on 1001 for many reasons.

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

Willie in the pocket. Great late night album.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

5/5

Vu Ja De all over again!

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Coming off of Red Headed Stranger two albums prior, it was difficult to change gears for this album. You can't get any more Americana than Willie singing pop standards.

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

4/5

Timeless

Goldie

1/5

Maybe if I had a head full of MDMA...

All Hope Is Gone

Slipknot

2/5

Not as heavy as expected. With nine members, the sound should be bigger. The vocals don't always work. They are not as crazy and hard as once believed.....but the drummer rocks and there are a few interesting musical moments throughout. Explain to me, Robert Dimery, why Slipknot has two entries and Tool has zero.

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Second half makes up for the first.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

5/5

Just might be the best album from 1986. Based on the reactions of others, Elvis seems to experience the black licorice polarization that many artists experience. In this case, black licorice is delicious!

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

3/5

Some good stuff on here, but does it need to be this long? Not very dynamic for a double album.

Dire Straits

5/5

A real humdinger

Live At Leeds

The Who

5/5

John Entwistle is a stone-cold killer!

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Um, it's The Beatles!

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

Good, not great. Without knowing his entire catalog, the 90s production value makes me wonder how much of his success was driven by the local music industry. The Casio style keys, accompanied by the electric drums, gets in the way of some beautiful music.

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

While reinventing themselves with new soundscapes of forward thinking, The Cure were able to maintain their identity while sounding like themselves.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

3/5

What an extreme disconnect between band name and sound.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Is this punk? Absolutely!

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Feeling a little dirty after that.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

Pure fun!

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

5/5

The genius of Syd Barrett.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

Does this push harder in a direction that no one is already doing at this time? Maybe. Is it raw? Definitely. It's as if the whole album is based on Hendrix's You See Me.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

When one produces their own album, you can put any track you want on the record. In Jimi's case, it seems that he may have ok'd practically the entire session. One way to look at it, this album lacks in cohesion. The other way is to imagine you are sitting at this session watching the magic behind the curtain.

Blur

3/5

Interesting choices at times. Enjoyed more than Parklife.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4/5

"Let's cut it up like a pie." Lots of pickin fun. Gorgeous version of Both Sides Now that feels so different from the rest of the album. The studio and stage banter is interesting, at times, but finishing an already long album with 8 minutes of it is unnecessary.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

First track has the word funk in the title without any funk. Not a good start to this 90s laden album. Talking about this album with a friend, he most eloquently articulated that this album is "meh..." Agreed.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Some really good moments, but mostly a safe album. Great music to have on in the background during a group setting. But essential, purposeful listening, probably not. Just as some songs are considered album fillers, this album may be considered a book filler for Robert Dimery.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

5/5

Always sounding like himself, Monk has a style all his own. His unique approach blends perfectly with the two different smokin line ups contained within these recordings.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

1/5

Finding very little to compliment here. It keeps sliding back and forth from boring to annoying. Not really into the overt digital production.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Enjoyable listening...however, One More Dance would have been much more entertaining (and perhaps funnier) without dude laughing all the way through.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

4/5

Wanting to be a part of the new sound of their day, this band doesn't have much that is uniquely theirs, and yet their style progressively looks forward. Even though they are an American band, most of this album feels like they came straight out of the British invasion. The explanation at the beginning (and at the end) of Melody for an Unknown Girl is lame and unnecessary. However, this does not interfere with the fact that this is an enjoyable listen with interesting sounds of the time.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Classic

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Love them or hate them, the Beasties are an essential part of the conversation.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

5/5

Impressive for a "second tier" Radiohead album.

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Such a bold first solo album statement... Even though mainstream Gabriel is wonderful, this is something more fantastic and uniquely superb.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

I love me some Fishbone. Pure fun!

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

This feels like an entire album of deep-dive 60s. Playful and fun.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

5/5

Raw, gritty, distinctive. Love it or hate it, this is true rock n roll.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

5/5

Eddie Hazel, Hot Buttered Soul singers, Bernie Worrell, bodily noises...From the Sublime to the ridiculous, what a lovely album.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

2/5

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

1/5

WTF is this? Ninth album? Are any of the first eight any better? At least there are orchestrated arrangements to wash the medicine down. With terrible production, a stolen melody, and just a lack of energy, there are probably 1,001 albums not on the list that are better than this one.

Calenture

The Triffids

2/5

Struck in a time machine, this album does not impress nor offend.

Garbage

3/5

Decent. Better than anticipated with some unexpected edges.

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Collaborating with Bowie, David's influence can be heard thorough most of the track arrangements. However, with more control over production than his first solo album, Iggy's straight-ahead style shines through. Oh, if only Royal Caribbean knew the true meaning of Lust for Life. Iggy probably got a good laugh every time that royalty check came in the mail.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

5/5

Standing in the shower thinking about what makes this album potentially important: Bold, forward thinking, and influential. Looking back, it can be difficult to hear how groundbreaking Jane's was at this point, but they were the right band at the right time to help push rock away from the 80s esthetic.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Approaching the 30th anniversary of The Score, this album cuts with the same sharpness it had in 1996.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

2/5

Oh what to do about this album. With an 80s throwback feel (or is it a revival?), many of the songs would be great for an animated film. Dropping F bombs with such a sweet and innocent voice seems out of place.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Hurt is one of the most powerful and moving recordings of all time, but does that constitute a 5 star album? Even though every song doesn't land, great concept. Excellent album.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

"Act normally" when listening to this one. Heart-warming and cozy, this quick look into Sarah Vaughan live sounds wonderful...in the background.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

First spin cold take: impressive production with some bloated, self-indulgent tracks, or so it seems. There is also quite the impressive list of guest artists and producers. Away from all the Kanye noise, this is a well done album. A lot to unpack, a lot to enjoy.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

Early psychedelia done right. With a unique style on bass, Jack Casady is the secret weapon of this band. Also considering that this was recorded in 1966, this album is quite forward thinking. Did Jerry Garcia receive any royalties for "musical and spiritual advisor" credit? "Remember what the dormouse said..."

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

On one hand, it's just Christmas music. On the other, it's Christmas music with the Phil Spector wall of sound treatment. With his stable of singers, supported by the Wrecking Crew and Sonny Bono on percussion, Phil delivers holiday gold.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

There is reggae and then there is Bob Marley and The Wailers. Sometimes an artist transcends from rural poverty into pop culture icon immortality...and usually for good reason! As for this album, this plays more like a greatest hits rather than just a slice of time in a band's history.

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Taste the mojito, smell the Cohiba, and let the infectious sounds of the Buena Vista Social Club fill your soul with joy.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

5/5

As a mentally taxing exercise, this album is unlike any other. Not easily accessible, this plays like a musical scavenger hunt for items you didn't know existed. No matter how big and crazy a roller coaster is, the cart follows mostly visable tracks. This album apparently has tracks but they are entirely invisible to the listener. Once you find a groove to attach to, the bottom drops out and leaves a perplexing feeling of "where's my parachute, I want to jump off this thing!" When you start thinking this album is pure crap, keep in mind that it has influenced such musicians as the B-52s, John Frusciante, and Jack white. Since this album exists in a parallel universe, it can be considered a 5 out of 5 bulbous octafish(es).

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

5/5

Away from lyrical content, Elliott's voice projects a warm and comforting feeling. Like a warm cup of tea, sometimes it is ok to wrap up in a warm blanket and ignore the outside world. Even so, it is quality sad bastard music.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

5/5

Terrible cover. It looks like a badly written sci-fi book that was massed produced on the cheap. But once inside the story, you'll find Chuck D in full stride. Angry, diverse, relentless, dense, engaging.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

Beautiful arrangements behind enjoyable 70s singer/songwriter music. Constructed and executed well. Set volume to medium low, invite guests, cook yummy food. Nick Drake sounds perfect behind any dinner party.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

A generation defining album that marks the end of hair metal dominance. "Punk is musical freedom. It's saying, doing and playing what you want." -Kurt Cobain

Pink Flag

Wire

4/5

Raw, concise, important. One of the more interesting and important albums to be released in the 1977. Pushing against punk with punk is punk.

Van Halen

5/5

The seminal unleashing of Eddie and Alex's band onto the world, changing the landscape of rock and roll for generations to come.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Coming out the gate swinging and forming "like Voltron", they "bring da motherfuckin' Ruckus!"

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

Somewhere between rock and punk, you'll find the easily identifiable sounds of Patti Smith.

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Good album with some good songs. This would be even less interesting without the Phil Spector touch.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Musically adventurous, The Specials expand the ideas of ska by layering new styles and textures. Gloomy lyrics filled with humor, cold war fears, and modern urban decay, this album starts with hope, ends in disaster. A much darker album than expected.

Cross

Justice

4/5

Bring on the designer drugs! The cover imagery and the song titles do not prepare someone for the content contained within this album. Keeping up the tradition of French electronic, Justice comes out of the gate hot with this debut release.