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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Peggy Suicide Julian Cope	5	2.77	+2.23
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	5	3.47	+1.53
Superfly Curtis Mayfield	5	3.7	+1.3
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	4	2.88	+1.12
The Contino Sessions Death In Vegas	4	2.9	+1.1
Connected Stereo MC's	4	2.94	+1.06
Rage Against The Machine Rage Against The Machine	5	3.99	+1.01

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Abbey Road Beatles	1	4.45	-3.45
The Dark Side Of The Moon Pink Floyd	1	4.43	-3.43
Who's Next The Who	1	3.9	-2.9
Station To Station David Bowie	1	3.69	-2.69
Van Halen Van Halen	1	3.63	-2.63
Madman Across The Water Elton John	1	3.59	-2.59
Hotel California Eagles	1	3.59	-2.59
1984 Van Halen	1	3.5	-2.5
Amnesiac Radiohead	1	3.42	-2.42
Either Or Elliott Smith	1	3.39	-2.39

5-Star Albums (5)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

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Hot Shots II

The Beta Band · 1 likes

3/5

Nice downtempo music that eases through the ears and out the other side with barely a mark left.

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon · 1 likes

3/5

Paul Simon and Casio keyboards should never mix. Sounds a bit constipated generally but OK otherwise

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees · 1 likes

2/5

All very pleasant, but not inspiring or heading in any direction

Pelican West

Haircut 100 · 1 likes

3/5

I laughed when i saw this album on here. What have cheesy, cheeky pop chappies got to do with influential albums? Actually its not bad. Aside from their singles, i was surprised by their musicianship

1984

Van Halen · 1 likes

1/5

White, American 80's rock in a nutshell. White people are cool, America is cool, 80s were cool, rock is cool. This is dogshit

1-Star Albums (21)

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Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

1/5

Station To Station

David Bowie

1/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

1/5

Rubbish!

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Foo Fighters

2/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

2/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

2/5

It wasn't new 50 years ago, now its dull and trite. I prefer a lot of lift music to this.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

2/5

Not nearly as memorable as I expected. Apart from the overplayed hits, rather uninspiring which is a shock

White Denim

2/5

Can't believe this album was made in the 21st Century. Nothing new to say whatsoever

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

2/5

Stephen Stills

1/5

Music to fellate Jesus to.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

The same song

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Wasnt sure it would stand the test of time, but most of it does. Some really well written music.

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

A good album musically but not being someone who cares for lyrics, I dont get the Nirvana simping. Do I like it? Yes.Would i buy it? No.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

2/5

Each track on its own is pleasant and enjoyable to listen to. Two tracks together are annoying. A whole album seriously grates. A shame

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

4/5

Hadnt bothered to listen to much of them before. Turns out that was a mistake. Really enjoyed this. Filthy bass!

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

A final album where Cohen reflects on his relationship with god. Seeing as there isnt one, it feels a bit pointless. His singing voice is too monotone for a full album

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Its pleasant. Its very evocative. I even understood some of the words Liz was singing which I cannot say about Garlands. Its also very 80s sounding.

Pelican West

Haircut 100

3/5

I laughed when i saw this album on here. What have cheesy, cheeky pop chappies got to do with influential albums? Actually its not bad. Aside from their singles, i was surprised by their musicianship

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

It is short. It is about love. What it isn't is the usual Divine Comedy. Stick to clever lyrics. Like a politician who joins in a game of football in election week. Stop it, stick to your lane.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Liked it a lot. Very danceable. Would have been a 5 if the running gag in-between tunes was missing.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

1/5

Incidental music and nothing more. I dont understand the hype.more emperors clothes I guess

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Not a hip hop fan, but a good deal of this was worth listening to. Pleased it wasn't all about money and hoes and N words.

Van Halen

1/5

Mad and maddening guitar solos, reminiscent of every American frat movie. Pointless unless you need it to tune your air guitar.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

3/5

Begins WTF and then I got led into it somehow. Not sure what happened. Loud, chaotic, carnage. A strange and happy 40 minutes

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Good album by a good band. Each track is good: musically good lyrically good tunefully good. Their other albums are good too. Won't ever listen to it again. That's bad.

Who's Next

The Who

1/5

Singles are overplayed and annoying. The rest are fillers and annoying.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

1/5

Weak, whispery voice whining over forgettable ballads. WTF?

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

2/5

The opposite of what I like to listen to, but the other half liked it

Metallica

2/5

Nothing upsetting, nothing thrilling. Bog standard heavy metal to my untrained ear. I expected more.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

I dont like that every track is made up of 17 tiny songlets. I have no idea what track Im listening to or how far in it I am. Also exceptionally 70s

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Oozes coolness

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Jingly jangly guitar indie pop with a laconic, arrogant crooner. Did nothing for me at the time, does nothing for me now.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

1/5

Gratuitous overindulgent wankstain. The 21st Century's answer to Pink Floyd when nobody asked the question.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

2/5

Thank god its only 28 minutes long. I accept he can play guitar, but he can't write lyrics for shit. If you make this type of music, you need to do better with them. No chance in hell this should be on the list.

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

4/5

Sounding its age these days, but a strong album nonetheless.

Iron Maiden

3/5

As good a heavy metal album as I have heard.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

A good album, a toe tapper. Not a great album, a hip swinger.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

1/5

Hair Metal at its finest. And by finest I mean at its candy pop lucrative boy band best. Shite with loudness and pomp used to sugarcoat it.

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

Afropop. The soundtrack used by a cruise ships entertainment crew to keep their guests alive and kicking

Abbey Road

Beatles

1/5

An album for a six year olds birthday party. Silver hammers, octopuses garden, brass bands playing oompah music. That's not LSD, that's just childish

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Not an influential album at all. Not really a stand out and not music from the Bayou either. Blues works on the slower and last tracks, otherwise a bit insipid.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

Great album. Would be a 5 if it hadn't been overplayed

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

All very pleasant, but not inspiring or heading in any direction

School's Out

Alice Cooper

1/5

Fuck me! It's like a rock opera

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Nice ideas, especially with instrument choice but his voice grates eventually

Tommy

The Who

1/5

I hate rock operas and this is worse than most. The lyrical content is weak and the music meanders as if lost, far from home. Oh, and then there's the sex abuse.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

5/5

Rich, layered music tinged with psycehdelics and covered in tasty sprinkles.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

2/5

Exactly what I expected. Nothing more, nothing less. Sweet 60s pop

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Sides 1 and 2 are surprisingly (still) good and stand up today. Sides 3 and 4 do not.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

If I liked hip hop, I'd like this album alot. 24 hours on i can remember none of it

Disraeli Gears

Cream

2/5

It couldn't be more 60's if it tried. The music is competent but the falsetto drives me nuts. No longer important.

1984

Van Halen

1/5

White, American 80's rock in a nutshell. White people are cool, America is cool, 80s were cool, rock is cool. This is dogshit

Connected

Stereo MC's

4/5

When it's good, it's really good. When it's not good, it's rather cheesy and dated. Nostalgic, so gets a pass.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

Greatest Christmas album. Nothing misses.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

2/5

Better than Meat is Murder, but lyrically pathetic.

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Fuck yes!

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

Quintessential US country and western music. Never heard it before or will again, but enjoyed the step back in time

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

God is made up bullshit, but if it can inspire this, then halle-fucking-lujah!

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

Too many fillers between the classics to score high enough to match her amazing voice.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Iconic. Classic

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Sinatra's voice is as smooth as silk and Nelson Riddle's score is smoother. Absolute classic.

#1 Record

Big Star

1/5

For pre-teen girls of the early seventies. And absolutely no-one else.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

1/5

It's like Sharknado 3D. The product is niche and now the novelty has worn off, so the artist introduces a special feature. But it makes it more unpalatable and more niche. I thought I liked his stuff. Turns out I don't, not with the budget entry Casio keyboard.

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

I walk into a pub. There's a band playing this album exactly the same as this band. I'd turn to my mates and say ' rhythm sections ok, but that guitarists a fucking show off. And who the fuck thought a Rod Stewart soundalike would be a good idea? Anyway. let's go in the garden'.

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Classy if formulaic Samba. Effortless musicianship, great listen

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

It's good I guess. I don't think I have the capacity to enjoy more grunge. His voice sounds trained so it's not really grass roots more manufactured

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

4/5

What's not to like? Bit psychedelic, bit industrial, bit filthy, bit repetitive. All the best parts of good music for me.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

1/5

I enjoyed the first track and this raised my expectations. The rest truly annoyed me. In fact, it put me in a bad mood for hours after.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Ludicrous these days. But fun if not culturally appropriate. Not a fan all those years ago but I've obviously mellowed.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Original R&B. The guy can sing, but I feel the song choices let him down. Slow. The music is fairly flat only there to showcase the voice which is good but lacks charisma

Permission to Land

The Darkness

2/5

Ludicrous but not much fun. Silliness may be the intended outcome, but if it isn't, they need a different singer.

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

Pretty dire to begin with but the final 2 tracks are impressive. I will listen to more of them just from those tracks alone.

Hotel California

Eagles

1/5

insipid, bland, lame, rock ballad bollocks.

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Frank is great but this album isn't. Too slow, too morose, not enough variability.

Elvis Presley

3/5

The raw Elvis before he put the total Elvis together. Really good if not quite the album it was 70 years ago

The Clash

3/5

Never been a massive Clash fan. Hoped an older ear might change that but it hasn't. Can't imagine this causing a ripple these days.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

1/5

Awful album. Artistically empty cash cow.

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

2/5

Half are chart hits, the other half could be. Essentially pop, trivial magnolia pop.

Paris 1919

John Cale

1/5

Chucked out of Velvet Underground for being too weird, I expected novel things here. Just a drab listen from start to finish. Huge letdown

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Perfect pop. Just not for me.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Really good. Still sounds fresh and lots of serious hits on here.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

Not for me. This is exactly the type of music I dislike, but the brass made it a tiny bit better. Sounds like lots of 70s US TV soundtracks.

Queen Of Denmark

John Grant

2/5

An album for listening to lyrics (I dont) and loving ballads (I dont) and empathising with the singer (I dont)

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

I thought this would be a 3, but its less fulfilling than that and it's in the process of being inconsequential. In 10 years noone will listen to this.

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Some decent tracks, some less so. Washed over me a bit. Reminiscent of lots of other bands rather than anything unique

Real Life

Magazine

4/5

Fine album.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

It's good I own it. I haven't listened to it in decades and it does sound decades old. I enjoyed the listen but wouldn't want to revisit soon

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

3/5

Nice downtempo music that eases through the ears and out the other side with barely a mark left.

Sheet Music

10cc

3/5

Arty, prog pop. I should hate it but it has a certain joy that I didn't expect and an innocence that is appreciated. Odd

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

4/5

I love this band. They have at least ten albums better than this and this is decent.

With The Beatles

Beatles

2/5

It's pop, its inoffensive and its probably Beatles fans least favourite album, so it gets an extra point for that alone

Hearts And Bones

Paul Simon

3/5

Paul Simon and Casio keyboards should never mix. Sounds a bit constipated generally but OK otherwise

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

2/5

I quite like what they're trying to do, but the drums are awful and the overall feel is a bit light.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

2/5

The sixties called. They want their Easy Listening Starter kit back. Absolutely no problem.

The White Room

The KLF

3/5

Dated. Singles are still a good singalong. Perhaps that's all they ever were.

Tracy Chapman

2/5

I'm not keen on this album. Singer songwriter types are not my go to. Plus I worked in a record store when this came out so I have been saturated by it. My main problem is not even Tracy's fault. While I understand why people sing protest songs, I don't understand why a whole bunch of listeners can coo over how amazing they think this is and unironically vote the opposite politically. Must be because they are the scum of the earth. So an extra point for Tracy for making me angry and -1000 points to a whole bunch of you. You know who you are and you don't even care.