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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
25 Adele	5	3.37	+1.63
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.47	+1.53
Cosmo's Factory Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.92	+1.08
Truth And Soul Fishbone	4	2.97	+1.03
Sunshine Hit Me The Bees	4	2.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Tea for the Tillerman Cat Stevens	1	3.68	-2.68
Blackstar David Bowie	1	3.48	-2.48
One Nation Under A Groove Funkadelic	1	3.42	-2.42
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	1	3.34	-2.34
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.32	-2.32
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	1	3.31	-2.31
B-52's The B-52's	1	3.29	-2.29
Closer Joy Division	1	3.21	-2.21
Loveless My Bloody Valentine	1	3.17	-2.17
Smile Brian Wilson	1	3.05	-2.05

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Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

A very pleasant listen—a little folksy, a little Dylan, a little bedroom-recording-y. Probably my favorite of the list so far.

1 likes

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

Alright if you’re in the mood for it; however, the singing + style of JP has never quite been my cup of tea.

1 likes

1-Star Albums (14)

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

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Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

A very interesting style—eclectic, and with a very entertaining twist to it as a cross-ska, souls-y item.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

1/5

Emotive writing & some beautiful instrumental sections just don’t personally do enough to salvage the album for me.

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

(Listened to Expanded Edition.) Some groovy sections, but … not great as a whole. Would probably mainly listen to the [presumably] expanded bits at the end of the live album in the future.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

3/5

A little weird conceptually, but overall enjoyable (—and definitely with some individual stand-outs I’d save for the future!)

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

A solid album—similar to Wings, a couple of decent stand-outs saved separately for the future. Enjoyed it!

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

A good listen (—and, somehow, not what I was expecting.) Also have a few tracks saved for the future off this one, as well.

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

2/5

Strange, eccentric, borderline-noise but … not necessarily bad through-and-through? Truly, a weird one.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

A very pleasant listen—a little folksy, a little Dylan, a little bedroom-recording-y. Probably my favorite of the list so far.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

An all-time classic.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Very unique style—loved the multiple languages interweaved with both the West African & southern blues stylings.

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Haven’t exactly had the greatest opinion of Steely Dan in the past but, this time, this album—as storied, hyper-aware delusional, apocalyptic yacht rock—actually made a good impression this time.

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

3/5

It was great to hear Michael Franti in his element & not just as a guest featuring role. Quintessential socially-conscious hip-hop.

Play

Moby

3/5

It was great to hear Michael Franti in his element & not just as a guest featuring role. Quintessential socially-conscious hip-hop.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Very stylish & influential but, apart from a few stand-outs—(obviously) Immigrant Song, Gallows Pole, Hats off To (Roy) Harper—it just isn't really doing it for me all-around.

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

1/5

Reductive, but hearing Dropkick Murphys through a recording played back in a dim & crowded Irish bar isn’t doing it for me.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

4/5

Oddly enough, stylistically felt like a blend between Radiohead & Procul Harum…? Some of the beginning/intro wasn’t doing it for me, but then the compositional stand-outs came—Sunshine, A Minha Menina, Sweet Like a Champion, Zia—& that really grabbed me.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

A stylistic classic, but … eh?

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Just absolutely loaded with the trademark sound & the classic bangers. (Such a crazy single-album spread, honestly, after having primarily previously spent time with CCR in the context of Greatest Hits.)

Adele

4/5

Soulful & passionate—a very pleasing, nostalgic listen.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

1/5

Amelodic, atonal, unenjoyable. Clashing & completely identical to one another.

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

Soft-spoken with some underlying tribal influence. Okay, but not great.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

Not really my style.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Very classic, very stylistic—distinct themes for distinct acts. Just very beautiful instruments all-around.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Very ‘60s/‘70s psychedelia in a rejuvenating kind of way. Enjoyed this one much more than I expect I would, too!

Me Against The World

2Pac

4/5

Classic & nostalgic quintessential West Coast hip-hop; can’t knock that.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

2/5

Strange—sometimes clever, sometimes grating. Clearly see where FF got a lot of inspiration from this for One by One. Overall, not really here for the total album flow, though.

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

2/5

Very technically proficient, but just not a sound/style/genre that does much for me, unfortunately.

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

Generally, not the biggest fan of The Cure; this didn’t really do much to persuade me.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Experimental; traditionally Bowie.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Quintessential bluesy hard rock classic. Gotta love it.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Classic country (—or Americana-adjacent.) Makes me want to fire up Fallout: New Vegas another time. Overall, sounded kind of same-y, but not bad by any stretch.

Blackstar

David Bowie

1/5

A very … industrially? … experimental & atonal Bowie album. Pass.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Admittedly, Iron Maiden’s vocal style has never really been my favorite, but there’s no denying it’s a genre-defining classic. (Also: “Run for the Hills”—wow!

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Quintessential R&B/Soul—very, very enjoyable & relaxing.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

Again, one of the classics when it comes to the time & genre; however, the psychedelic funk mixed with the bizarre, psychedelic instrumental grooves for the album opener & closer weren’t really doing it for me.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Classic country by a classic artist.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

2/5

Lovely instrumentation-wise, but a little too …,strange? … for me.

Dire Straits

2/5

Lovely instrumentation, but vocals a bit too gratingly-Dylan for me to regularly enjoy.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

2/5

Saccharine Americana. Great for the historical context, but not much else.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

1/5

Barrage of atonal punk-ish indie music of the late 80s. Not really my scene.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Classic rock opera. (It’s … alright.)

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Kind of trippy & novel, if not a little same-y. Overall enjoyable.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

Soft. Strange. Ethereal. Sweeping.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Warm, and with a nostalgic millennium level of underproduced production value.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Dreamy pseudo-psychedelia.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

Classic, thematic, lo-fi Springsteen album. Instrumentation is very cozy, but the overall style & Bruce’s voice/tone just don’t really do it for me on this one.

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

Some bright spots & an iconic style, but—in all honesty—despite being super-important for the genre and/or music as a whole, not a top album for me.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Absolutely can’t argue with the selection of vintage classic rock tracks on offer here.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Tight & nostalgic. Fantastic example of mid-80s genre crossover.

Kid A

Radiohead

2/5

Interestingly experimental, but not really my style.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

3/5

A fun mix of ambient, 90s electronic, industrial, and ethnic/tribal sounds. Generally alright—definitely a couple keepers out of this eclectic mix for the vibes.

The Undertones

2/5

Some late-70s punk R&R—not really my scene as a general sound, again.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

2/5

Classic ‘90s R&B with hip-hop influences & undertones. I understand the broader influence to the scene contextually, but—controversially?—this also doesn’t really do it for me, unfortunately.

Adele

5/5

I knew it was going to be a great follow-up to the prior Adele album I already encountered so far, but it still managed to exceed my expectations. Excellent record!

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

1/5

Just kind of noisy & whiny (—to my ears, at least.)

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

2/5

2.5 hours of same-y ‘80s alternative. Not unlistenable, but just … fine?

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

2/5

Great voice—and certainly not unlistenable—but a little one-note in theme & probably has some of the worst Disc 2 B-sides I’ve heard in my life.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Interesting style & themes, but a little too amelodic and all over the place for it to really be enjoyable for me.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

Classic, soulful rock n’ roll.

The Slim Shady LP

Eminem

3/5

Another 1999 rap classic—notoriously over-the-top. (3)

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

4/5

Charming European electronic that lets instruments just breathe and have fun; honestly, a very enjoyable listen!

Smile

Brian Wilson

1/5

Not very good.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Very timeless & nostalgic; nice deep[er] cut for me.

B-52's

The B-52's

1/5

One meme-y stand-out unfortunately isn’t enough to save just how grating this album sounds as a whole.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

3/5

Good turn-of-the-century female-led singer-songwriting here. Enjoyable!

Bad Company

4/5

Classic ‘70s rock with some definite stand-outs—enjoyable!

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

Just fun & classic; makes you nostalgic for a time you weren’t around for [aesthetically.]

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Very cinematic soundscapes, interesting mixes & production, very evocative. True to their mission statement, very beholden to continuing in the vein of ‘60s/‘70s Beatles. (Plus: Mr. Blue Sky!)

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Kind of same-y & “one-note”, but still solid overall.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Maybe just behind Back in Black as an album, but with the same appealing flair & flavor to it.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

Unfortunately, a little too much experimental post-rock-y, shoegaze noise for my taste.