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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rattlesnakes Lloyd Cole And The Commotions	5	2.9	+2.1
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	5	2.97	+2.03
Music From The Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra	5	3.01	+1.99
Miriam Makeba Miriam Makeba	5	3.19	+1.81
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Tommy The Who	5	3.34	+1.66
Music From Big Pink The Band	5	3.36	+1.64
Elvis Presley Elvis Presley	5	3.38	+1.62
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.43	+1.57
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	2	3.61	-1.61
OK Talvin Singh	1	2.57	-1.57
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	2	3.55	-1.55
Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water Limp Bizkit	1	2.48	-1.48
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.47	-1.47
Live! Fela Kuti	2	3.44	-1.44
Blunderbuss Jack White	2	3.4	-1.4
xx The xx	2	3.37	-1.37
Doggystyle Snoop Dogg	2	3.37	-1.37
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.37	-1.37

5-Star Albums (15)

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Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

All Ratings

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

Rock & Roll!

Pretenders

4/5

Post stop your sobbing is great

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

1999

Prince

3/5

Childhood album. Need to reposted

Elvis Presley

5/5

The king! Classic--

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Kendrick is a genius. I still don’t like the moodiness of modern day hip hop though

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Never heard this full album, I’ve always listened to the Folsom/San Quintin combo. The pennants of the statler bros and Carter family is great!

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

1/5

Ugh. So happy I missed this the first time around

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

A masterpiece.

War

4/5

Tho is my u2

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Aside from unfinished symphony, which I haven’t heard in 30 years 40 years I’ve never heard this album before I found it quite enjoyable and really liked the song when the drugs don’t work

Reign In Blood

Slayer

2/5

Not for me

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Fun straightforward album. Not sure I would put it on this list.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

5/5

Never heard of this album or even this artist before. I loved it

Sulk

The Associates

2/5

2.5. Not for me but interesting. Singer sounds like Bowie.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

Oh yeah. Beginnings of soul and rock and roll

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

It’s a lot.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Big fan post pet sounds. You can hear the potential here, but it is not yet achieved

Music From Big Pink

The Band

5/5

One of my favorites and really enjoyed revisiting it again

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

I rarely listen to this album listening to their later ones more often and "Stop Making Sense" most of all. It is an impressive debut. I would like to explore some of the songs again. I'm glad to have this opportunity.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Interesting. Need to relisten

Bossanova

Pixies

4/5

Very different than Doolittle which I also enjoyed, but good. Need I relisten

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

I like sabbath better

Legalize It

Peter Tosh

4/5

This is an album I listen to somewhat frequently. I love sly and Robbie

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

Mellow. Too mellow. Derivative. Badly drawn

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Great to relisten to after may years. Still slays.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

I appreciate it. But in comparison with Blood In The Tracks and other break-up albums, it lacks to me some of that emotional veracity, that emotional resonance. It's too reflective.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Never heard this whole album before I liked it a lot

Van Halen

4/5

Much better album than I expected really set the stage for 80s heavy metal bands

The xx

2/5

Pleasant album with some songs that I liked, but I don’t think I would listen to the full album again

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

I don't know. I really like Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Sarah Vaughan I never got into, and this album did not change that opinion.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Liked this a lot. Never heard of it before. Where have these albums been hiding?

The Predator

Ice Cube

2/5

Enjoyable. Never heard any ice cube passed. NWA would listen again.

Kid A

Radiohead

5/5

Stone Cold Masterpiece. I don't listen to this nearly enough. Once you hear it, you cannot get it out of your head. Brilliant album.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Great soul. Did not expect it to be so homegrown sounding Never heard any of it past the titular track before

Kenza

Khaled

2/5

Second half better than the first. Sounded overproduced to me.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

2/5

Could never get into Sonic Youth, even though they have that strong association with neil Young. This was no different Some songs were good and loud, and some were just loud.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

3/5

Enjoyable enough.

Faust IV

Faust

3/5

Another band I never heard of. I liked it , but I found their first album and liked that much more.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

Between 2 and 3. Good southern rock, but nothing too original.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

I think this was their first album. It certainly sounds like a first album. The big songs are definitely big, but a lot of filler as well.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

Second Talking Heads album from this list that I've listened to. Marketed improvement over "Talking Heads: 78", so many fun songs, so much energy, so much weirdness.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

I knew the hits, but the whole album is great. A masterpiece.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

2/5

Silly and fun, reminds me of my childhood. The it later albums are much better

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

2/5

Clearly original and musical Ian places but th “humor” wore thin quickly.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

2/5

Solid album but nothing really stood out

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

4/5

So much! Need to relisten

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Very enjoyable, hard bop album

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Love that I’m, high school again.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Total banger

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

5/5

Perhaps surprisingly, I really like this

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Interesting. The first song was the best

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

Fun album but not sure why it is on the list. Will not be upset to hear it again but I will not seek it out

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Love this type of reggae. While not my favorite example, still darn good.

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

Better than the other Leon album I heard, good rock but nothing beyond that.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

4/5

4.5. Not familoar with this album but know nick drake. Very pet sounds like which is a good thing.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Once you get past religion it’s a decent punk album. 2.5 stars.

Kilimanjaro

The Teardrop Explodes

3/5

Interesting, pleasant album. I didn't pick up as much as I should in the first try. Will maybe listen again in 4 years after I've listened to the other 950 albums.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

This album has it all. Jazz, great beats, flow, and fun lyrics. Really a perfect album.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Sounded original, and that first song, I remember as being somewhat of a hit. But this genre of music is not for me. I tried reading to it, running to it, and listening to it. Kind of failed in all three accounts.

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Beautiful album

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

2.5 stars. I would easily give it three if it wasn’t for those horrible skits in between, the pornography really affected the flow of the music and his flow is great as were his samples and beats.

3 Years, 5 Months And 2 Days In The Life Of...

Arrested Development

4/5

Very enjoyable.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

Fun album. Don’t think I would listen again but I like the concept and some songs.

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

Not as insipid as I thought it would be, but pretty darn insipid. A few grooves eventually and Karen's voice is nice, but now I know why I've always stayed away from the Carpenters.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

I can see how this was an influential album. So many other bands sound like Joy Division. In fact, I had no idea Joy Division came out in the late 70s, not say the mid 80s. And it's a cool sound with a cool vibe, but honestly not one I intend to listen to again.

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

John Lee Hooker's great This is a collaboration album that is overproduced, but some tracks—particularly the one with Bonnie Raitt—are particularly strong. The last few tracks are Hooker alone, and that sounds magnificent.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Never something I would have listened to on my own. Really enjoyed the lo fiand the record scratching against the saxophone and the vocals. Will definitely listen to again.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

I suspect that all Curtis Mayfield is good Curtis Mayfield. So far, that's been the case, and this is no exception. He was definitely going for something bigger here than what I think he achieved, but an enjoyable listen. Regardless, and better than most things you would come across on this list or anywhere else.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

2/5

This album had a lot of different genres mixed in together. Some of it was good, some of it was interesting, but overall I can't say any song really rose up and did it for me.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

4/5

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

4/5

Love the kicks. Love this album. I still put Arthur at number one Muswell hillbillies number two, and we have the Village Green Preservation Society as number three. I guess that makes something else number four. Four stars for number four.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

This was a fantastic album. Never heard of them before. Very creative. Lots of great sounds. We'll listen again.

Peter Gabriel

4/5

I enjoyed this much more than I thought I would. There is a real sheen to the whole album. Danielle Lenois is a genius.

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Raising Hell is the album I'm familiar with. I think this one is better. Of course it's dated. It's literally old school.

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

Enjoyable enough bar band. Nothing revelatory in the slightest

Miriam Makeba

5/5

I love this album. I've never heard of her before, but I will hear a lot more from her. Great mix of jazz and Afro-pop.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Pleasantly interesting but did not hold my attention to the whole album

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

3/5

Another nice listen, but not too many songs stood out

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

Fun, but inconsistent. Album "Mama Said Knock You Out" is still the best song.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Classic. Brilliant. Every song

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Really good. Need to relisten.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

5/5

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

4/5

Adele

4/5

I never listened to Adele before, aside from "Hello," which was everywhere. I was very impressed. There are songs I'll listen to again. Maybe it just hit me at the right moment, or maybe there's something really there that the entire world figured out before I did.

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. Yes, not every song works perfectly. But together as a piece, I maintain they do.

Dire Straits

3/5

Enjoyable, but nothing was better than the Sultans of swing.

Country Life

Roxy Music

2/5

I know I should like it. I like so many bands that cite them as an influence. I listened to it twice. Could not get anything out of it. ☹️

Liquid Swords

GZA

2/5

I'm sure it's a good album for many, but it's not for me. All the tracks sounded way too similar.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

3/5

You can definitely hear where Garage Rock started. Some good guitar solos. I think I'm giving this an extra star because I never heard of them and glad that I have now, but not sure I would listen to this again.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Seventies Temptations are my favorite Temptations and some of my favorite funk. "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" is a stone-cold classic. While you can't expect other tracks to measure up to it, there are some jams on this album. A couple clunkers bring it down to four stars. But the Temptations are still where it's at.

Talvin Singh

1/5

I am sure this album is for someone, but that someone is not me.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

I'm a latecomer to the Doors. Never liked them as a kid. Like them much more now. This is not my favorite of their albums. I actually find their blues a bit derivative, but "Peace Frog" and other songs here are quite good.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

I think the title here is correct. Definitely maybe. Artful noise, much better than the singles I've heard from this band, not sure I would revisit, though.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Pretty sure I heard this album before when it came out but had forgotten about it. Inventive songs, catchy tunes, and good use of instrumentation make this a 4-star for me.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

3/5

Interesting and better than the other U-Tane member album I heard, SZA

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Great singers. And great production even though the guy is a murdering ass. I am not a Christmas music fan, and would grab Ella or frank over this if I need a tinsel hit.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

I can't believe it's been 15 years or so since I last heard this album. I'm a big fan of Miles' second quintet, so that's what I usually listen to when it's Miles' time. I also tend to listen to In the Silent Way and also the live album Agartha when I need some electrification in my life. So I forgot how incredible this album is. So mysterious, so improvisational, so brilliant. Five stars forever and ever.