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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Contino Sessions Death In Vegas	5	2.9	+2.1
Floodland Sisters Of Mercy	5	3.06	+1.94
Queen Of Denmark John Grant	5	3.12	+1.88
Rid Of Me PJ Harvey	5	3.12	+1.88
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	5	3.25	+1.75
The Specials The Specials	5	3.29	+1.71
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	5	3.31	+1.69
Juju Siouxsie And The Banshees	5	3.33	+1.67
More Songs About Buildings And Food Talking Heads	5	3.42	+1.58
Live! Fela Kuti	5	3.43	+1.57

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	1	3.63	-2.63
That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire	1	3.5	-2.5
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	1	3.37	-2.37
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.32	-2.32
The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady Charles Mingus	1	3.32	-2.32
Protection Massive Attack	1	3.24	-2.24
Hejira Joni Mitchell	1	3.14	-2.14
Songs In The Key Of Life Stevie Wonder	2	4.07	-2.07
Underwater Moonlight The Soft Boys	1	3.06	-2.06
Water From An Ancient Well Abdullah Ibrahim	1	3.03	-2.03

5-Star Albums (23)

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Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen · 5 likes

1/5

This album aint for me This album aint for me As anyone can plainly see This old album aint for me

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette · 1 likes

5/5

Can’t believe this album is 30years old.

Protection

Massive Attack · 1 likes

1/5

Massive Attack A group i dinnae know Some people like the vibe Some people like the flow I’ll tell you, here’s the thing This album’s feckin slow

1-Star Albums (11)

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Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

3/5

I never liked Jay Kay so as a 1st album in this project I thought- oh dear. Put the album on and was surprised how good it was. I’m giving it a 3 but it probably deserves a 4 and I am marking it down just because of past prejudice.

Live!

Fela Kuti

5/5

2/1001 Quite different from what i usually listen to. I read a bit about the album before i listened to it. Fela Kuti had something to do with the Talking Heads album Remain in the light which I really like and I have recently been listening to Creams White Room. As a result I was interested to see what this album was about. I really liked it, from the opening bars that made me think of Oceans eleven to the 14 minute drum solo at the end - great stuff. This will be getting another listen in the future.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

I’m a big fan of the early Morrisey solo albums so I really don’t know why I have never listened to any Smiths albums other than probably a best of the Smiths album. Very good album and I knew more songs than I thought I would from looking at the titles.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

I don’t think I know any AIC songs. For a first listen knowing nothing of them I quite liked it. I think on a few repeat listens this would make it to 5 but the tradegy of this project is you move on to the next album without having the chance to really get to know an album that is totally new to you.

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Nearly a week into this and i have realised there are going to be a lot of good albums on here. I think i need to adjust my marking system otherwise I will end up with about 700 5/5 albums. So my revised marking system will be based on: 5 = Top notch, I will come back to this album again and again. 4 = Still really good, fair chance of repeat listening and has the potential to become a 5. 3 = Good album, probably 2 or 3 really good tracks but can’t see myself playing this again. 2 = Made it to the end of the album, didn’t hate it. 1 = Make it stop. Not sure if I can go back and revise my previous scores. Also decided to start a playlist and add 1 song from each album to the playlist. I haven’t decided yet if I will add a song if the album scores less than a 3. I guess we will find out when a low scoring album comes along. Onto this album. It’s close to a 4 but with my tougher marking system it is going to get a 3. Added Get Up to the playlist.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

2/5

Even the songs i already knew did not really grab me.

Technique

New Order

2/5

Thought I would like this way more than i did. Added too young to my playlist. I will see if it grows on me a bit more.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

1/5

Best thing about this album is it’s short.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

2/5

I have to say the I much prefer the Morrissey albums from the 2000s. Added them more you ignore me to playlist.

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

1/5

Well that was a slow album with no highlights.

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

Added last nite to playlist. Was good. A lot of songs felt quite familiar.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Finally caught up on this one.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

I had never heard of them before but enjoyed the album. What is that wibbly noise.

Tommy

The Who

4/5

My brother had this album so i knew it very well. I enjoyed listening to it again. It always amused me the 10second songs to keep you updated on the story line. I bought the soundtrack track album from a 2nd hand record store recently but definitely prefer the original album.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

This album aint for me This album aint for me As anyone can plainly see This old album aint for me

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

2/5

Rising Above Bedlam

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart

2/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

5/5

Can’t believe this album is 30years old.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Finding it hard to remember anything about this album.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

Probably the 1st hip hop album i have listened to.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Well that was a good album.

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

First album to come up that i have on vinyl. Still not quite a five star album though.

american dream

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

It made me think of Talking Heads. I enjoyed it however I am afraid I have to take a full point off just because this album cover is so so bad.

Protection

Massive Attack

1/5

Massive Attack A group i dinnae know Some people like the vibe Some people like the flow I’ll tell you, here’s the thing This album’s feckin slow

Paul Simon

3/5

Fine fine fine.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

Always seen this album on various lists of the best album ever but I never knew anything about it. Good to finally give it a listen and I can see why it makes it onto these lists. NY state of mind jumped out an instant favourite.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

1/5

I thought I didn’t like Jazz and i was right.

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

Latino jazz was much better than previous days jazz. Hopefully no more jazz for a while.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Album was fine. No super high spots though.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

1/5

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

5/5

It’s great when an album comes up and you go nope never heard of you. The album cover looks naff, Jesus the album is over an hour long. And then you press play. Loved it.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Love this album.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

5/5

Well that was a big surprise. When this came up I thought what the hell have we got now. I loved it.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

My favourite REM album

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

1/5

This album just did not grab me. I kept on checking to see how many more songs to go.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Bery goog

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

2/5

Metallica

5/5

Going to see them next year but this is the 1st time i have listened to a full album of them. Good album.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Got bored with this album.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

First 2 tracks are great.

Snivilisation

Orbital

4/5

That’s a long album. I really liked it, showing my age but it’s the same reason i love any jean michel jarre album. Just put it on and let it do it’s thing while you get on and do your thing.

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Van Halen

2/5

How did i get so many albums behind.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

4/5

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

2/5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Joanna Newsom

4/5

I liked it and yet when each song finished I let out a sigh of thank god that’s finished. Hard one to mark, it’s not a one but could definitely be anything from a 2 to a 5.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

New Forms

Roni Size

2/5