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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	5	3.38	+1.62
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	5	3.39	+1.61
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.43	+1.57
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	5	3.49	+1.51
Medúlla Björk	4	2.73	+1.27
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	4	2.86	+1.14
Who's Next The Who	5	3.91	+1.09
A Night At The Opera Queen	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	2	3.67	-1.67
Moving Pictures Rush	2	3.58	-1.58
Green R.E.M.	2	3.47	-1.47
Pretzel Logic Steely Dan	2	3.39	-1.39

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	2	5

5-Star Albums (11)

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Popular Reviews

Melodrama

Lorde · 1 likes

4/5

An excellent book of songs

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell · 1 likes

4/5

Beautiful tone, and songwriting that grabs me throughout. Especially Raised on Robbery & Free Man in Paris

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Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

2/5

Danny Music! Great early example of where techno is gonna go. Really cool soundscapes come and go. I'm probably not gonna have it on at a party. Glad I've listened to it. Stars reflect 'I wanna listen to this again and go deep on it' Stars do not reflect 'this has artistic value' Because this has a ton of artistic value. And the kick drums sound dope.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

4/5

Amazing record -- great performances throughout. great listening too. would love to spend more time with it and have it around. From a really cool era of jazz as well. The piano sections of the final track are especially noteworthy.

Joan Armatrading

4/5

Great. Classic! Have it -- love it. Such a great 70s era singer songwriter album. Great listen throughout.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Love Radiohead. Not my favorite of theirs for a listen, but love this era for sure.

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Green

R.E.M.

2/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

2/5

Same as the Smiths -- cool sounding well executed work that's obviously been transformative for rock and pop, but doesn't really land for me.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

Awesome record, need to spend more time with it. stunning guitar playing as always, the songs themselves didn't grab me at any point on first listen, but it was awesome to have on.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Great 90s vibes, was a hit with Megan.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

2/5

Classic, but one I've struggled to find a way into. Just doesn't land an emotional punch for me.

Traffic

3/5

Great late 60s sounds -- I knew Cocker's cover of 'Feelin Alright?' fun to hear the original here. Glad to give this a focused listen

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Cool Record! My first listen though. Writing and vocals give me almost a Bowie-ish vibe. Feels ahead of its time for '93. Not surprised it's on the list.

Black Monk Time

The Monks

3/5

really cool proto punk rock! Love the organs

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Absolute Classic for a reason. great listen

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Powerful -- Great listen -- Worth a trip through the whole album. Amazing

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Solid listen. In the vein of massive attack and other 90s low-key dance pop

The Clash

3/5

Definitely prefer this to London calling

New Forms

Roni Size

3/5

Super cool drum and bass takes -- awesome to have on in the room. Fun listen

Disintegration

The Cure

4/5

Enjoyed this way more than I expected. Felt introspective. Great listen

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

Not my favorite Steely Dan record, but there's a reason we played half of it in Bad Business. Great listen.

Faith

George Michael

4/5

Love the mix of 80s classics and a vocal standard style. Glad to get more time with this record

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Absolute Classic. Bowie was formative for me and this is one of the albums that did it. Love how weird it gets towards the end, but the the first half is the winner for me.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Undeniable. Great listen. Leaves me in awe.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

A favorite of mine. Sounds both incredibly classic but also all on its own somehow. Reminds me of everything, but still has so much its own sound. Love it.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

3/5

Always makes me think of the matrix era. Hack the planet! That kind of thing

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Great exemplar of the timelessness of old songs. Beautifully recorded too. These folks have been at the edge of my awareness for a while so grateful for a focused listen

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

3/5

Super fun mix of lat 70s metal and early punk. Dig this record

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

Who is it was the standout for me. Beautifully recorded and such awesome, decisive music, even if it’s not an easy background listen.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

Amazing. Super cool live recording and a real treat to have on.

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

I listened to the Bowie mix. Cool proto-punk. I like the songs fine. Feels enough like having an early Bowie record on, and i'd rather have an early Bowie record on.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Defined a sound. Amazing

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Punk! Rockabilly! 1980!

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Good old rock and roll

Blur

4/5

Tell me you’re sad the Beatles broke up without telling me you’re sad the Beatles broke up

Reign In Blood

Slayer

2/5

Earlier than I thought. Doubtless influential. Dig some of what they inspired for sure.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

3/5

Punk rock! Transgressive!

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Sounds like California

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Hear echoes of this sound all over. Incredible vocals and great listen

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

An excellent book of songs

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

4/5

Feels like I grew up with this record. Real nice to revisit.

Microshift

Hookworms

4/5

Cool Passion Pit / Phoenix Vibes. Loved the polyrhythms and some of the writing reminded me of Elbow.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Haven’t spent enough time with this era of JM. Giving queen vibes

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

This album can feel like a national park in the geography of music

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

3/5

Great 80s sounds. Some of the songs are a bit…

Moving Pictures

Rush

2/5

Dig the polyrhythm, and I better understand the band now for sure. Have never loved the overall vibe.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

The hits here are undeniable

L.A. Woman

The Doors

3/5

More of a blues record than I remembered. Nice to have on, I'm not in love though

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

4/5

Great songs, classic sound

1999

Prince

3/5

Jus a blast

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Remember it best in the Alfa’s CD player

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

4/5

This album still lives in St Andrew’s. Upstairs at the Whey Pat I think. Somewhere on that street. Coffee with Cat

Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Pavement

4/5

Stockton CA 1994? Sounds like home

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

4/5

Love how this record sounds, and how experimental and wandering it felt, while staying rooted in 80s pop sound

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

Some great cuts. Excellent execution as always. Doesn't grab me

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Really dig this. One of my favorite flavors of early 80s rock

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

One of my all times

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Really fun christmas album with Spector's shadow hanging over it

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Really dig it -- reminds me of my favorite era of the Stones

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

3/5

Cool record -- hadn't heard this side of the Byrds before

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

Love this. Boss is a favorite. super cool production and great verses throughout

Slipknot

2/5

I feel like I get it, but Slipknot always trailed system and rage for me. not my corner of this genre

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

Lots here beyond 'somebody to love'. Especially dig some of the guitar work

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Masterful tone, and a couple of the songs at the front really grab me. Was a big influence on Harville

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Like Spinal tap with a straight face (?)

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

3/5

Great 60s sounds. Weird and experimental but still folk. Not an everyday

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

you can hear how influential and powerful this band was. Not a go-to for me to have on though.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Metallica’s fandom makes much more sense to me now

Foo Fighters

4/5

90s rock canon. Great songs. Almost gets a 5 for 'Big Me'

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

absolute classic. just fun

Devil Without A Cause

Kid Rock

2/5

i mean, this fucking guy

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

3/5

Neat! verses stand out the most. sounds like an inspiration for Scroobius Pip.

Tracy Chapman

5/5

This album is magical.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Beautiful tone, and songwriting that grabs me throughout. Especially Raised on Robbery & Free Man in Paris

Hotel California

Eagles

3/5

not sure what new I could say about this. Impeccably executed. Hotel California deserves both the celebration and derision it receives. I'm happy enough with the singles.