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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Imagine John Lennon	5	3.45	+1.55
Play Moby	5	3.45	+1.55
Green R.E.M.	5	3.47	+1.53
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.53	+1.47
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.6	+1.4
A Grand Don't Come For Free The Streets	4	2.65	+1.35
Orbital 2 Orbital	4	2.69	+1.31
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	5	3.73	+1.27

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	1	3.82	-2.82
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	1	3.61	-2.61
...And Justice For All Metallica	1	3.42	-2.42
Live Through This Hole	1	3.3	-2.3
Done By The Forces Of Nature Jungle Brothers	1	3.04	-2.04
Skylarking XTC	1	3.04	-2.04
Sister Sonic Youth	1	3.02	-2.02
Meat Puppets II Meat Puppets	1	3.02	-2.02
Spiderland Slint	1	2.97	-1.97
A Night At The Opera Queen	2	3.96	-1.96

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Artist	Albums	Average
Aretha Franklin	2	5
R.E.M.	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (15)

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Popular Reviews

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground · 1 likes

1/5

Was waiting for something good to happen on this one. It didn’t. Heroine and European Son were particular low lights

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp · 1 likes

3/5

Pleasant

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts · 1 likes

3/5

This was significantly better than I feared after the first chord of the first song!

1-Star Albums (16)

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Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Quite similar until the last few tracks. Liked cure for the itch. 6/10

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

Very chilled, good album

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Great album

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Very fresh given its more than 20 yeas old

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

Strong start and end……

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Back to my youth. Love the sax

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

I’m sure that I would like this as background music in Waitrose…. Our House is just a bit too soppy….

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

Very dated. I’ve listened to it now. Move on.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

2/5

Low 2. Just not my thing

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Bit of a hidden gem. Liked the very chilled vibe

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

1/5

Just no.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

1/5

France has produced many great things. This is not one of them .

Metallica

3/5

My uni mate loved Metallica. He tried for a number of years to convince me. Never quite got there with Heavy Metal. Going 3 stars in honour of Jools!

The Wall

Pink Floyd

5/5

Enjoyed every minute

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

4/5

Grows as it goes on.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Might come back to it one day

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

Not unpleasant but on the other hand nothing tha made me want to listen again

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Very soothing but lacked in variety until the end with the re-record tracks that were really charming

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

2/5

Music needs to be give and take. There wasn’t a lot of give in this.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

I didn’t realise Dylan could be so upbeat! Really enjoyed that and I might even listed again.

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Pure joy to listen to

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

Bit of a nothing album built around one song that doesn’t really fit with the rest

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

2/5

Dated

Murmur

R.E.M.

4/5

I’d not listened to this before and really enjoyed the sound. Will go back.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

2/5

Trying to be Nirvana and not succeeding.

Trio

Dolly Parton

2/5

When I first saw this, I was really optimistic but for me it just didn’t deliver. There were no real highs

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Guilty pleasure

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Listened to this watching the sunrise over Mexico City. Gives it a bonus star.

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

Not as bad as i feared. Early 90’s rap seems a bit tame now!

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Getting in to rap! Some great sounds but breaks the 1 hour rule on albums.

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

Not my thing

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

Great voice and a few bangers on the album

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

2/5

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

3/5

The scientist and clocks are ok. The rest is very middle of the road. 3* just.

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

Wallpaper

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

1/5

Was waiting for something good to happen on this one. It didn’t. Heroine and European Son were particular low lights

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

1/5

Great name for a band

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

A classic

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Enjoyed this a lot more than I thought I would. Accessible rap.

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

3/5

Friend of the Beatles. Worth an extra star

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

A friend of mine went to see Neil Young recently….

Green

R.E.M.

5/5

Sign of a great album is when you know the track that’s coming next

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

3/5

Chilled

Violent Femmes

3/5

Hard to keep going after a banging start like that

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

Wasn’t really sure what to make of this

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

Very melancholy and not normally my thing but I listened twice

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Leftism

Leftfield

2/5

Not left overwhelmed

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

A couple of bangers but some mediocrity as well

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

5/5

Take 5 stars Dave Brubeck. Used to listen to this on long car journeys in France.

Spiderland

Slint

1/5

Tical

Method Man

1/5

Homework

Daft Punk

2/5

Got off to a good start but needed to stop after 45 mins. Became repetitive. Better than Serge though

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Let It Be

The Replacements

2/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

1/5

Did nothing for me

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

2/5

I listened to it on a plane. Not sure if the engine noise made it better or worse

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

Bangers were front loaded but still a classic

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

1/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

I’d not heard the album before. A banging start is maintained with strong tracks throughout

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Pleasant

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Nothing bad about this album

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

Just a tad self indulgent at the end. But a real classic

Tragic Songs of Life

The Louvin Brothers

2/5

Amazing how an album can have the same song 12 times with just the place name changed

Foo Fighters

2/5

In the words of a good friend of mine….. not for me

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

Accessible rap

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Enjoyed the variety and storytelling

Live Through This

Hole

1/5

Gave me nothing

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

Felt like this album lost its way. Tried to be all things to all people and ended up being none

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

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Brillant lyrics and some banging tunes to boot

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Raw REM. Liked it

...And Justice For All

Metallica

1/5

Gave up

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Good for a train journey

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Not heard the album before and a sound of the time. Will definitely listen again

The Poet

Bobby Womack

3/5

Not bad

London Calling

The Clash

3/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

A Classic

Emergency On Planet Earth

Jamiroquai

2/5

Dull

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Great lyrics and a simple but wonderful sound

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

4/5

Kind of fabulous

Sister

Sonic Youth

1/5

Oh brother

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

3/5

I enjoyed it more than when it was first released

Iron Maiden

2/5

Noisy

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

4/5

Another album where the lyrics shine through

Cypress Hill

2/5

It had a good start and I was hopeful that the beat would keep up but it fell away for me

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

It’s Christmas

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

Like a fine wine, it seems to have got better with age.

Manassas

Stephen Stills

3/5

Middle of the road

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

3/5

Pleasant date

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

3/5

Goes well with a nice cup of tea

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

It was wrong

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

2/5

Underwhelmed

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

4/5

Stylish

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

It didn’t communicate with me

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Not wild about this and quite noisy

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Exhibitionist nonsense

With The Beatles

Beatles

4/5

I’m with the Beatles on this one but I think they have another level to go

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Given this is 55 years old, it’s still feels very fresh. Moondance is a classic and the standard throughout is high.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

2/5

A couple of interesting tracks and an engaging tune throughout. However not good enough to break the 1 hour rule so loses a star for that

Truth

Jeff Beck

4/5

This is one of the 1001 that has surprised me. Rod’s vocals are awesome and the production keeps it really fresh. Would listen again.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

S’alright i s’pose. Not a lot of Rainbow colour

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Interesting album. At the start I wondered whether I was still listening to Radiohead but I enjoyed the twists and turns as the album evolved

Solid Air

John Martyn

3/5

The first track didn’t set the tone for wha was actually a good solid album which grew on me as it went on.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Very good

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

Repetitive

The Band

3/5

Twangy and jolly but I didn’t get much depth

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

4/5

On point

Van Halen

3/5

Made me smile on my way to work. Solid 3

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Not sure the lyrics hold up today. Not that sensational. Next…

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

3/5

I enjoyed the tempo of the album but couldn’t quite get right into it. Shane

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Not their best but nevertheless a great of it’s Thyme

Electric Prunes

The Electric Prunes

2/5

A prune

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Strong début album and a sign of things to come.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Prickly

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

Quite literally a different class from start to finish

The Modern Lovers

3/5

A real melange

Play

Moby

5/5

Great to come back to this

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Beautiful

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

4/5

I only really became aware of John Grant last year when GMF came up on a playlist. I really enjoyed this - a very distinctive voice. Thank you 1001, I will definitely come back to this album

Music From Big Pink

The Band

3/5

No better or worse than the last Band album which only seems like a few days ago

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Like listening to music in soft focus and pastel colours eating jelly babies and drinking sherry. Nice until you vomit. Yellow rescues it a bit.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Presenting 1001 albums sponsored by Joni Mitchell and The Band

Bubble And Scrape

Sebadoh

2/5

Scraping the barrel 1001.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

I know I should be law abiding but I’ve never quite synchronised with the police

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Stripped back and simple but still captivating. Definitely IV stars. Might have been 5 if it hadn’t been for Danny Boy. Which shouldn’t be on any album. Ever.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

3/5

A bit like the Bee Gees does musicals

A Night At The Opera

Queen

2/5

Difficult one to score. You could forgive any band for saying “my work here is done” after writing Bohemian Rhapsody. In the case of this album it was. The rest (which a couple of exceptions) is dire - an afterthought

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

4/5

Thank you 1001 for reminding me of the Pogues and an extra star for the best ever Christmas track.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Exactly how I imagine the sixties were

Rocks

Aerosmith

2/5

I’m perhaps being harsh here, but there wasn’t anything memorable about this album

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

This was significantly better than I feared after the first chord of the first song!

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

Not quite as good as I remember but still full of bangers. It’s definitely, not a maybe.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

2/5

Good first half, poor second (opposite of Leeds last night). Only Alright.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Thank you 1001. Gravelly, fresh and thoughtful

Faith

George Michael

4/5

His best album

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Short and sweet

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Very cohen but nothing on the album that grabs you by the short and curlies

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

I used to really like this album but maybe more for when it was in my life than the album itself. A few really good tracks but quite a lot not.

Dookie

Green Day

3/5

I like Green Day a lot and American Idiot would make my 1001 always. This is very much in style, but maybe just a tad samey?

Skylarking

XTC

1/5

There is a reason why people don’t buy albums. That’s because they are not very good. This is a good example of that. This album, like a lettuce has not got better with time.

John Prine

3/5

Some really good lyrics and an inoffensive sound

Caetano Veloso

3/5

Very original

Paul Simon

3/5

He’s better with his mate

Soul Mining

The The

3/5

I wasn’t really into The The at the time but I may well come back to this. Distinctive sound

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

This would never normally be on my playlist but full of bangers and surprises

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Listen and learn 1001. I feel guilty that this can only get 5 stars. Packed with beautiful vocals and ageless tunes.

Meat Puppets II

Meat Puppets

1/5

It was always going to be difficult to follow “Rumours”. I’ve never heard of the Meat Puppets and I tried to be open minded but found the album disjointed lacking any musicality. Glad to get to the end

Mott

Mott The Hoople

2/5

Didn’t make me want to listen more, felt like a chore

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

This one surprised me. I didn’t want to like it, but listened to it twice and will definitely come back. Really innovative and takes you away from reality

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

What is it with albums named after the band? Better with Young.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

Very strong lyrics and tracks that flow from one to the next.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

4/5

Fabulous 80’s vibe. Plenty of sax and a few bangers. A 3* but hey let’s go Plus One…

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

I like Jazz but there are only so many times I can snigger at musical instruments making fart noises.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

I liked this. Good to have something from this century. A bridge from the 80’s

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5

Lovin’ the fun

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

2/5

So disappointed with this. Self indulgent and rambling. It’s only because she has a great voice that it’s not 1*

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Yeah, very good

Peter Gabriel

3/5

High hopes dashed by a bizarre second half of the album

Peter Gabriel

5/5

So, Peter on consecutive days. This was much better. Red Rain sets the tone and what follows keeps up the quality

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Fine as background music

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

3/5

A grudging 3 for the novelty and lyrics but unlikely to spend much more time listening to this.

Smile

Brian Wilson

2/5

This did not make me smile. There is no place for sheep noises and pop whistles on any album let alone one that is in the 1001. A grudging 2* because he is a legend

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

I grew into this. I’m not sure “space rock” is a genre, but this was very listenable

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

A 1001 gem

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

4/5

Not heard this before but a real mix - liked it

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Solid Neil

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

I like a build up to a song, but 10 minutes is a bit much. Nevertheless, lots of class.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

2/5

Boo

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

Listened to this twice and I’m still not sure. It’s a transition album for me.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Stated well and felt fresh for its time. Unfortunately fresh turned to odd in the second half.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Like meeting up with an old friend

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

A couple of bangers at the start and at the time was very different. It hasn’t aged as well as a fine wine but still a good listen

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

What are you doing Divine Comedy. There is a reason this only got to 104 in the album charts. A punishing listen

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Chilled

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

2/5

Not my thing

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Pure class

Led Zeppelin

3/5

It seems as though this album is trying to burst out into something more than it is but just does ever quite do it.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

A great band. An ok album

Fifth Dimension

The Byrds

3/5

This didn’t take me to a 5th dimension…

Ray Of Light

Madonna

4/5

Madge in her sweet spot

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

A tad overproduced but a gripping way to pass half a train journey to Leeds.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

I love Nick Cave but…::

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

Wonderful throughout

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

I found this album so mixed. I found myself drifting away in Blues only to be suddenly woken by some harsh lyrics. Not sure I can cope with the inconsistency.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Brilliant but loses a star for length

Viva Hate

Morrissey

2/5

Cheer up mate

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

3/5

Coldplay without the whining. Enjoyed this.