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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Joan Baez Joan Baez	5	2.96	+2.04
Searching For The Young Soul Rebels Dexys Midnight Runners	5	3	+2
Pieces Of The Sky Emmylou Harris	5	3.11	+1.89
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	5	3.12	+1.88
Hunting High And Low a-ha	5	3.12	+1.88
Fisherman's Blues The Waterboys	5	3.2	+1.8
Virgin Suicides Air	5	3.24	+1.76
Sweet Baby James James Taylor	5	3.24	+1.76
It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison	5	3.25	+1.75
McCartney Paul McCartney	5	3.25	+1.75

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Isn't Anything My Bloody Valentine	1	2.75	-1.75
Siembra Willie Colón & Rubén Blades	2	3.29	-1.29
Scum Napalm Death	1	2.07	-1.07

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Artist	Albums	Average
Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	5
Led Zeppelin	2	5

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The White Room

The KLF

4/5

The bio on this band is insane. Not a bad album, older electronic music is always fun.

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Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

4/5

You know, I almost gave up. CD 1 just wasn't my cup of tea. But damn, CD 2 shocked me in a great way. The style and execution felt like a speak easy in new Orleans and I was definitely about it.

Hotel California

Eagles

5/5

You know, I've heard all of these songs at one point or another but never listened to the album fully. Has a very nice flow, good classic album, always a fan of the eagles.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

Excellent album. Knew a few songs on it, but overall very soothing.

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

First off, got a few songs into this before I realized 'e' means explicit, not edited! (I prefer the unedited version), so trying again with the uncensored album. I know a handful of songs from this one, but an shocked I've never listened to the full thing. It wasn't bad! But it definitely felt like it lost some steam in the second half.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Man, it's been a few years since I heard this one. Smooth, soothing story rap is just such a vibe especially listening to while at work. So many lyrics just pop out and stick and twist in your brain: I never sleep, cause sleep is the cousin of death, in particular leaps out in NY state of mind.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Not a bad live album, but live stuff usually isn't my cup of tea, and I've always been indifferent about Thin Lizzy. I will say, the singers voice stuck me as great for a live recording, pre auto tune times.

Parklife

Blur

5/5

I'm a fan of blur, and knew some songs from this album, but never listened to it start to finish. It's definitely a vibe. Not actually what I was expecting, but still great. Knowing now that the singer went on to form the gorillaz, I really do hear some early similarities.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

It's a weird mix for sure, like if Robert Smith from the cure and earth wind and fire decided to make folk music. I've known come on Eileen forever, but never really heard anything else by them. It's not bad! Not exactly my favorite, but definitely worth a full listen thru.

Joan Baez

5/5

Holy shit. Her voice is so clear, and her folk style I can tell right off the bat is monumental to the genre. (reading her bio, I guessed right!). I can't believe her name didn't ring any bells for me. Excellent album

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Very punk and a little touch of blues. It's a little bland for my normal taste honestly, but not bad.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

I do love deep purple usually, and maybe it was just not what I was feeling on Friday, but it was okay! Just didn't grab my attention like I figured it would. Not bad by any means.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Interesting groove throughout, great musicianship. Not quite my fave but worth listening to.

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Wow, such a beautiful voice. I think this journey is giving me a better appreciation of folk music, and this was a gem.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

5/5

Still hold to the opinion that the singer reminds me of an upbeat folk version of the cure. Didn't realize how many good songs this band had actually done, since they were mostly a one hit wonder on the commercial circuit.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

5/5

Always loved van Morrison, and his live performance did not disappoint.

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Eh, I'm hit or miss with the pixies. Overall not bad! Good album to hear start to finish, but not like, genre defining great to me.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Ehhh. The smashing pumpkins were never really my thing, mostly too repetitive. Not a bad album but not my favorite by any means either.

Sulk

The Associates

3/5

Calenture

The Triffids

3/5

Sort of reminded me of an alt tears for fears. Not bad but not as catchy as I would have liked.

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

2/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

5/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

5/5

Maybe the only radio head album I know I like, but it definitely still holds up.

The White Room

The KLF

4/5

The bio on this band is insane. Not a bad album, older electronic music is always fun.

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

An exceptional album, not much else to say

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Always love some Simon and Garfunkel, courtesy of my mom.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Perfect album for a Monday, sustained grooves that just blended into the work I had to get done.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

4/5

Aged okay, used to listen to this as a kid when it first came out. Definitely a product of the 90s but the music is still solid.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

4/5

Solid, catchy. Not usually a pop person but i didn't mind that.

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Always a winning choice on this album

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Already one of my favs, this was a great recommendation

Debut

Björk

5/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

The Only Ones

3/5

Dirty

Sonic Youth

3/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Big swing band music is always fun!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

Absolutely amazing. I knew almost every song, and it was great start to finish

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

4/5

Calm, quiet and powerful. Definitely liked it.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

5/5

Double Nickels On The Dime

Minutemen

4/5

Short songs aren't usually my thing but this was fun.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Yeezus

Kanye West

2/5

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

I do like Bowie but this wasn't my favorite album. Still good, but not 'great'

McCartney

Paul McCartney

5/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

4/5

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Not my cup of tea, or at least a little heavier than I cared for yesterday morning. Not that it was bad, just I prefer more melodic or progressive styles of metal.

1999

Prince

4/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

5/5

Vulnicura

Björk

4/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5