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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Southern Rock Opera Drive-By Truckers	5	2.81	+2.19
The Trinity Session Cowboy Junkies	5	3.08	+1.92
Winter In America Gil Scott-Heron	5	3.26	+1.74
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.29	+1.71
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.38	+1.62
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	5	3.5	+1.5
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	5	3.53	+1.47
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.54	+1.46
Jazz Samba Stan Getz	5	3.56	+1.44

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	1	3.98	-2.98
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	1	3.75	-2.75
Grace Jeff Buckley	1	3.74	-2.74
Blue Joni Mitchell	1	3.49	-2.49
...And Justice For All Metallica	1	3.42	-2.42
Smash The Offspring	1	3.36	-2.36
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.33	-2.33
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	1	3.32	-2.32
Dry PJ Harvey	1	3.23	-2.23
Deloused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta	1	3.19	-2.19

Artists

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Artist	Albums	Average
Led Zeppelin	2	5
Johnny Cash	2	5

Least Favorites

Artist	Albums	Average
PJ Harvey	2	1.5
Pixies	3	2

Controversial

Artist	Ratings
Simon & Garfunkel	5, 2
Miles Davis	5, 2

5-Star Albums (26)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Popular Reviews

Highway to Hell

AC/DC · 1 likes

3/5

Solid - all similar but liked listening more than i thought

1-Star Albums (25)

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Southern Rock Opera

Drive-By Truckers

5/5

Great album - love this one

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Too weird. One or two good songs but doesn’t hold up as albumn

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Good songs mostly but mixed in with experimental atufd

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Really good -

The Stone Roses

3/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

1/5

Not my style but can see how some might like it

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Short sweet and good with some classica

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

Not my style but was a big one back in the day for some

The United States Of America

2/5

There is a reason I’ve never heard of this band. Maybe it was groundbreaking but it’s freaking weird.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

Omg why?!? I’m sure punk is good for some. But not me

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

4/5

Such a seminal album that hit the Chicago music scene in my era.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

What a classic. So many good ones and the rest is solid

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

1/5

Punk not for me

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

4/5

Good Brit pop. Not sure why it’s so huge but the songs are generally good

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Amazing for a 19y old

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Solid - even the deep cuts were good for a listen

2112

Rush

2/5

Never did like Rush for some reason. Too much screaming instead of singing. Music is occasionally ok

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

Again the pixies not my thing but better than the other.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Amazing. Yes there are problems with misogyny and violence, but it is an amazing album and really speaks to their time and experience and it’s just damn good music

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

2/5

Not bad for punk. But not for me! One song i know

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

4/5

Inventive pop mixes. I like it fun

Germs

1/5

Ugh bad

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Not perfect but great songs and epic from the era

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Tough 3 vs 4. I would listen again but nice pre party groove mix. Almost chill beats with more to it

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Such a familiar album - hard to view it as groundbreaking because I know it so well. Deep cuts are better than headlines

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

2/5

Meh. Maybe evocative of the 80s but not something I want to listen to much

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

4/5

Great classic rock. Good tunes

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

3/5

Surprised me! Better than expected and kinda good. Not likely to be a long term fan but I get the appeal

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

2/5

Odd

The xx

4/5

Simple. Groovy and meloncolic

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

Classic early alt rock once they hit big

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Not my style usually but interesting and “In the End” was great

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

One of the classics. Holds up so well

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Some great ones and some good ones.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

2/5

Ugh. Why is this here? Two songs that matter and the rest is awful

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

1/5

I guess I respect the groundbreaking nature of this but the musical sensation was awful and could not listen

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

5/5

Awesome. Such great jazz

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Mixed. Some very good and some dreck.

Something Else By The Kinks

The Kinks

3/5

Solid album, interesting music one hit the rest was fine. Enjoyed listening, but would not need to do it again, but it did enjoy it.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Great. Not perfect but great rock from the era

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Really really good. Hits and deep cuts did well

Blue

Joni Mitchell

1/5

Not my style. Appreciate the difference but not something I want to listen to

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

1/5

Not my style. Appreciate the difference but not something I want to listen to

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

5/5

Total favorite and still holds up

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

3/5

Not as good as some others but solid. Mixed songs

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

2/5

Meh

Traffic

4/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Impressive album

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

Interesting concept, strange execution. One good fun song, the rest not my style.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

3/5

Good for time and a good story with her redemption and big hit, but the songs are just OK

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Great. Holds up. Weird but awesome. Fun listen.

Doolittle

Pixies

2/5

Not my style. One good song. Appreciated the album but not want to listen out again.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Solid

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

2/5

Not my thing

Diamond Life

Sade

4/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Good one!

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Amazing classixs

Imagine

John Lennon

4/5

Some classics and some other good stuff

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

3/5

There are so many problems with the lyrics, but the musicianship and wording is pretty amazing. Hate to support the guy, but it is an interesting album.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

2/5

Fine stuff. World music

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Solid. Classic

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

two classic innovations - rest is a transitional set - have to give a 3 b/c its impact

The Slider

T. Rex

4/5

Solid album and skews higher bc I like this era

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Great. Not perfect but amazing debut

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Amazing Just beautiful

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Two great songs - others are nice. Was groundbreaking back then but normal now

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Too much junk for the hits

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

2/5

Too discordant

American Pie

Don McLean

2/5

Didn’t know he had other albums and not sure why it needs to be heard!

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby

Terence Trent D'Arby

2/5

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

1/5

Meh. Never liked him

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Classic and is good as a whole

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

5/5

really amazing capstone to a career and builds on his legacy.

Smash

The Offspring

1/5

Ugh. Terrible

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

I want to rate higher because the bangers, but the filler is not good enough. But I’m going to stan for the Heads bc they are cool.

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

Pretty good tbh.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

3/5

Odd but ok

evermore

Taylor Swift

3/5

Rage Against The Machine

1/5

Punk not my thing

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

3/5

Some very cool stuff but also odd

The Last Broadcast

Doves

3/5

Solid

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Can totally tell this is their first record - really no idea what their sound will be and then "My Generation" hits.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Great great great

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Phrenology

The Roots

2/5

Not my style. Two and a half great songs - rest not my style

Dry

PJ Harvey

1/5

Not fun

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

I do not like grunge and its loud and harsh

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Standard Dylan

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Innovative but not for me mostly. Some good songs but hard to categorize

Tical

Method Man

3/5

Decent rap.

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Hits are amazing and classic. Others are solid.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

5/5

Can’t hear the whole thing in the US but love him

Manassas

Stephen Stills

4/5

Really good. Not perfect but good and nice surprise!

Moby Grape

2/5

Not bad old rmellow rock, classic, but not known. . Not sure why it’s on the list, but nice to listen to once

Grace

Jeff Buckley

1/5

This is terrible. Not idea why anyone would listen to this dreck

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Odd 0 just odd Latin music.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Great hits with some filler

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Snivilisation

Orbital

1/5

did not care for this at all.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

Kind of liked the beat and respected the innovation

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

1/5

Meh

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Fun rock album from back in the day

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Solid - all similar but liked listening more than i thought

Peter Gabriel

2/5

One hit rest very very odd

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

Interesting Brit folk

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

Don’t know if this is perfect album but it’s close. Great classics but solid others.

War

4/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Good album. Enjoyed the classic rock with good deep cuts

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Holds up. So familiar but all the songs are good.

The Rolling Stones

3/5

really interesting to listen to their first - do you judge b/c they are awesome later? or do you evaluate on a run of the mill blues album by some brits. was this groundbreaking in the day or just a first step? anyway, nice to listen to but no need to do more than once.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

3/5

Eh - standard Elvis. Fine enough

Odelay

Beck

4/5

Inventive and designed. Created instead of played. But good

Konnichiwa

Skepta

1/5

crap rap - not my thing

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Bog standard Brit pop rock, nice but standard stuff. Not sure if groundbreaking back then, but solid

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Very good debut. Two classics on this that rock decades later. Rest is good. But American Girl is amazing

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

2/5

Generic Brit pop. Nothing special

Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge

Mudhoney

1/5

I do not like grunge!

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

1/5

Ugh. Wtf?!?!

...And Justice For All

Metallica

1/5

Don’t like metal

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Amazing.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

Really interesting listen - good tunes, good vibes. Long, but good

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Amazing. Old tunes but so well delivered.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Good! Folk and classic

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

OK Computer

Radiohead

2/5

Meh. Weird

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

1/5

Ugh. No

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

3/5

Creative not 100% a fan but I liked it

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Classic!

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

Mixed. Interesting but not amazing

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Have to give a five. Classic songs almost every one. Two misfires at the end but what clever lyrics and songwriting.

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Fine

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

Omg worst thing ever

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Great blues

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Solid good

Ramones

3/5

Not my style hut solid

World Clique

Deee-Lite

2/5

Fun pop but nothing memorable

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Nice jazz

I Against I

Bad Brains

1/5

Awful

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Interesting

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

1/5

Horrible

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

2/5

Eh not sure I get the hype

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

The Who Sell Out

The Who

2/5

Odd and weird

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

4/5

Brings back memories and still rocks

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

Respect to Iggy for breaking ground but not great if you don’t like punk

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

3/5

Not available. But like his other stuff

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Amazing. Hard to believe it’s from 57 years sgo

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Toys In The Attic

Aerosmith

3/5

Three classic songs. Rest ok

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Eh odd

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

1/5

Crap

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Great

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

1/5

Don’t get this one

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

3/5

Solid

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

Meh fine. Mid. Popular but not sure why

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

Classic!!

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Never cared for this. Too discordant

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

Awesome

In Rainbows

Radiohead

2/5

Not my thing