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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	5	2.86	+2.14
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
The Chronic Dr. Dre	5	3.32	+1.68
Music From Big Pink The Band	5	3.35	+1.65
Debut Björk	5	3.38	+1.62
Bossanova Pixies	5	3.38	+1.62
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.64	+1.36
The Joshua Tree U2	5	3.67	+1.33
Kid A Radiohead	5	3.71	+1.29
Boston Boston	5	3.71	+1.29

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Dreaming Kate Bush	1	2.98	-1.98
Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan	2	3.72	-1.72
Abraxas Santana	2	3.72	-1.72
Remedy Basement Jaxx	1	2.68	-1.68
Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	3.64	-1.64
New Forms Roni Size	1	2.52	-1.52
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	2	3.47	-1.47
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	2	3.46	-1.46
All Directions The Temptations	2	3.45	-1.45
Aqualung Jethro Tull	2	3.44	-1.44

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	3	4.33

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Artist	Ratings
Fleetwood Mac	2, 5

5-Star Albums (13)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

1-Star Albums (3)

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London Calling

The Clash

4/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Loved this. Great backstory.

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

It’s fine. Legendary track or 3. But the slow songs plod along. I also don’t care for the Phil Spectre production.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

My first time listening to this genre of music. Started OK. Loved the drum sound and guitar tone. Background female singers were lovely. Didn’t love the male lead vocal as much. By the end of the album I found a particular repetitive sound absolutely grating. It sounded like a child playing a recorder flute. That said, hypnotizing rhythms and liveliness carry this record. I appreciate it even if I don’t love it.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Uplifting record. Pleasant to listen to. I really enjoyed They Won’t Go When I Go.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

This was my first start-to-finish listen of a CCR album that wasn't a greatest hits. The "swamp rock" drone bored me after a while. This album has 2-3 really terrific songs (and 1 of them is 1 on the greatest songs of all-time) but that doesn't save this full album for me. I'd still rather listen to the greatest hits.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Very enjoyable listen. I have never listened to Mayfield before. His voice was great and the production was awesome. Guitar and drum sounds were a joy to listen to.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

What a great listen. I’m not the biggest metal fan but I feel like every metal riff I’ve ever heard was cribbed from this album.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

I never gave this album appropriate credit. In addition to having 3 really strong rock tracks that should be considered legendary, the rest of the album is a great listen. No filler. Solid riffs.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

2/5

Weirder than I expected from a Fleetwood Mac album. Felt like a lot of filler. Not as interesting as I had hoped.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

This album makes my soul feel warm.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Biased review since I lived through this record release back in 2000. It was a magical experience on first listen. Challenging and unexpected and awesome.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Terrific.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Better than I remember. Finally listened to the lyrics more closely. So good. Really enjoyed this.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Great Brit pop. So good.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Better than I remember. Great guitar tones.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Better than the other CCR album on this list I’ve had already. Good driving music.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Better than I expected. Great instrument sound. Good song construction. Voice gets grating after a while.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Better than I expected. Great instrument sound. Good song construction. Voice gets grating after a while.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Solid. Great recording sound. Can’t believe this was recorded live in 1960 with quality like this.

NEU! 75

Neu!

4/5

Fantastic listen. I need to dive into their whole catalog now.

The xx

2/5

Starts out fine but gets so repetitive. It became a chore to finish listening to this even though there are like 2-3 really enjoyable songs on here.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Impressive. I hear where Muse gets their influence.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

2/5

Would have been better with Garfunkel

Drunk

Thundercat

2/5

Meh. Interesting but not interesting enough

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

I know they’re influential but I didn’t care for this much at all.

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

Enjoyable listen. Loved Disco 2000

Remedy

Basement Jaxx

1/5

Did not enjoy

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

An unexpected treat. Really enjoyed this one.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

I only knew Cry to Me. Enjoyed the rest of this. Great voice.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Would be a perfect album but has a little too much fat

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

4/5

Faith

George Michael

3/5

Better than I expected. This album had a ton of great songs. Hand to mouth was a surprising listen

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

Not my favorite album by him but a great listen. Everything Means Nothing to Me is an all-time great song.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

Definitely wild.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

2/5

A nice listen but just not my vibe. Some lovely soft songs with a great sound and tone. Just not for me.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

2/5

I thought I would like this more. Forgettable to me.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Awesome vibes. Great recorded sound. Drummer is otherworldly

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

I didn’t hate this. Decent songs. Great recorded sounds

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Fine enough. Lovely jazz and her voice is great. Just not a fan of the actual songs for the most part.

Logical Progression

LTJ Bukem

2/5

While not my vibe, this was a pleasant surprise. I didn’t hate it. Good zoning out and working music.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

2/5

Fine. Not my thing. Felt long

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

2/5

Interesting enough. I didn’t know what to expect and some of the songs were actually kind of fun to listen to. That said not really what I’m interested in.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

The audience’s boisterous reaction surprised me. I liked this.

Melodrama

Lorde

3/5

Pretty good. Sounds a lot like more modern female artists, but this record predates all that. Wish there was more of a focus on music, as it felt like she was always singing.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

Outstanding. Blacker the Berry might be the best rap song I’ve ever heard.

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Perfect bubblegum pop music. Enjoyed this more than I expected to

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

1/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Phenomenal. Wonderful.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Heavy riffs. Hear a lot of influence in early Nirvana and grunge. Just not for me.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Boston

5/5

Perfection.

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

Near perfection.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

I guess I don’t really love folk music. This was very good from the perspective of a lyricist. But I did not think very much of the song structures.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

A worse version of Abbey Road songs. This gets old fast. Layla saves this record.

New Forms

Roni Size

1/5

Meh

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

2/5

Meh

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

I hear so much of this band in everything else I love listening to. Especially Pixies.

Debut

Björk

5/5

Stunning. Ahead of its time. Amazing vocals. Interesting song structures. The full gamut

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

2/5

Surprising. Didn’t know what to expect. Not bad but the album felt way too long by 2-3 songs.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

4/5

Damn.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

Not on Apple Music so rating from memory.

The Joshua Tree

5/5

I didn’t want to give it a perfect score but my lord. This is a masterpiece

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Nostalgia driving this a bit. But it’s hard to argue there is a more perfect power pop album.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

The great songs are amazing. The rest is ho hum.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Great record. Great sounds. Great poetic lyrics. Not all of the songs are there for me.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Nice listen but nothing worth revisiting for me.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

4/5

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

4/5

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Pretenders

4/5

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

4/5

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

I just can’t get into it.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

2/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

3/5

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Dare!

The Human League

2/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Jekyll and Hyde record. Funky parts are awesome. Ballads are boring.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

2/5

Abraxas

Santana

2/5

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

3/5

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

2/5

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

5/5

System Of A Down

2/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

3/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

5/5

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

White Light

Gene Clark

2/5

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

4/5

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

2/5

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

Bossanova

Pixies

5/5