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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Make Yourself Incubus	5	3.07	+1.93
Kenya Machito	5	3.27	+1.73
Live Through This Hole	5	3.3	+1.7
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	5	3.59	+1.41
Superunknown Soundgarden	5	3.65	+1.35
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.67	+1.33
Superfly Curtis Mayfield	5	3.7	+1.3
Hot Fuss The Killers	5	3.73	+1.27
Songs From The Big Chair Tears For Fears	5	3.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	1	3.76	-2.76
Actually Pet Shop Boys	1	3.18	-2.18
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	1	3.06	-2.06
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches Happy Mondays	1	2.98	-1.98
Harvest Neil Young	2	3.81	-1.81
The Infotainment Scan The Fall	1	2.72	-1.72
Paul Simon Paul Simon	2	3.51	-1.51
Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash	2	3.48	-1.48
Dusty In Memphis Dusty Springfield	2	3.47	-1.47
Odelay Beck	2	3.46	-1.46

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Nirvana	2	5

5-Star Albums (16)

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The Infotainment Scan

The Fall · 3 likes

1/5

I have never wanted to tell a lead singer to shut the fuck up more than I have listening to this album.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana · 1 likes

5/5

Absolutely incredible. One of my favorite live albums of all time.

1-Star Albums (6)

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The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Some songs were a little silly, but they were all very catchy and I find myself humming them even after listening.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

Lots of noise without saying anything. I just don't get it.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Guero

Beck

3/5

Plenty of fun ideas, a bit more stuck with me compared to other Beck albums.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Quirky without losing depth.

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

I appreciate the musicianship, but its not for me.

Paul Simon

2/5

The instrumentation is interesting, but the singing and songwriting isn't for me.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Flows aged poorly, lyrics aged alright, production aged wonderfully.

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

A new favorite. Packed with aggressive vocals and interesting instrumentation. Will definitely be listening again and checking out more of their discography.

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

It just freaking rips.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

Production is excellent, flows are decent but lyrics haven't aged great.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

The instrumentation was nice.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Interesting but some tracks made me sleepy.

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Not usually a fan of this style, but it won't me over by the end.

Virgin Suicides

Air

2/5

Not my bag

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

5/5

No skips. Excellent album.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

1/5

I just don't get it.

Make Yourself

Incubus

5/5

Kind of everything I want from a rock album.

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

3/5

Eh. There's other country rock I'd listen to if given the chance but this is fine.

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

3/5

Interesting but not my thing.

American Idiot

Green Day

5/5

A fucking masterpiece.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

4/5

Fun album. The crowd really showed the energy.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

2/5

Instrumentation is very nice but the lyrics were so bad. Just whiny revenge fantasy after whiny revenge fantasy. Then it ends with a Christian tune? It's bordering on parody.

Germs

3/5

Glad I listened, but probably won't be revisiting it much outside of Lexicon Devil.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

3/5

Nice in the background and foreground. Chill enough not to be distracting the complex enough for critical listening.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

Solid rock album.

The Cars

3/5

Excellent first three songs. The rest are meh.

Femi Kuti

3/5

I'd like it way more if the songs were a little shorter.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Never been a Neil Young fan, but some of these where his voice isn't so warbly are pretty good.

The Slider

T. Rex

2/5

Meh.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Phenomenal guitar work.

Garbage

4/5

Solid album. A few highlights.

Back In Black

AC/DC

5/5

Rock excellence.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

2/5

I just can't get over the vocals.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

I like this way more than I thought I would.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Pretty good.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Be still, my millennial heart.

Forever Changes

Love

4/5

I'd never heard of this band, but I really liked this record.

1977

Ash

4/5

Pretty good 90s rock.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

I honestly dont know how to feel about this.

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

I honestly dont know how to feel about this.

Different Class

Pulp

4/5

It definitely peaked early, but I still enjoyed it.

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

1/5

Bloopy 80s cheese. I don't like it.

Superfly

Curtis Mayfield

5/5

Easiest 5/5 I've ever given. This album is phenomenal.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

3/5

Fine.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

2/5

Get organs out of rock.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Excellent energetic rock.

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

2/5

Kinda hard to listen to, but the instrumentation is fun.

New Wave

The Auteurs

2/5

Instrumentation was not nearly good enough to make up for the lyrics and vocals.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Greater than the sum of its parts (which is saying something for an album with Moondance and Crazy Love on it)

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

3/5

This is the third Dylan album I've had during this project. I couldn't stand the first two, but this one wasn't too bad.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Absolutely wonderful

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Nothing stood out, but the album as a whole was a nice ride

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

3/5

Starts and ends weak, but there's a solid run of songs in the middle.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Theres a reason theyre classics

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

2/5

Some of the melodies feel purposefully grating. I can appreciate the skill it takes to make them but I didn't care for it much.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

2/5

Not for me

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

I feel like I would've liked this more when it first came out, but this style has been done much better by others in the years since its release.

The Infotainment Scan

The Fall

1/5

I have never wanted to tell a lead singer to shut the fuck up more than I have listening to this album.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

2/5

Really not for me.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

A nice jazz album

The Clash

4/5

Continually changing and staying interesting without losing its punk edge.

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

Didn't leave much of an impact, but it was fine.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Surprisingly good.

John Prine

4/5

A truly gifted songwriter.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

This album did not feel nearly as long as it was. Excellently crafted and extremely catchy.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Songs were quick and fun. I enjoyed hearing the crowd banter as well.

Harvest

Neil Young

2/5

I just don't get Neil Young as a solo artist. Old Man is a nice song but I feel like I only really click with his music when he's part of a larger group.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

5/5

Way better than I remembered.

Liquid Swords

GZA

4/5

Incredibly good listen. Aged really well.

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

Beats are fun but the lyrics did not age well.

The Specials

2/5

The bass was doing some fun stuff but overall I didn't care for it.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

1/5

Very not for me

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

I think I really really liked it, but I'll need a few more listens to know for sure

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

Definitely an interesting listen. Some songs sound half-finished but I kinda liked that. It felt like a glimpse into Paul McCartney songwriting process.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Very front loaded, but mostly enjoyable all throughout.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Absolutely incredible. One of my favorite live albums of all time.

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

1/5

Entirely forgettable except for Bob's Yer Uncle but that's memorable for the wrong reasons.

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

It made me want to punch a wall in the best possible way.

Boston

4/5

Great classic rock album.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Just about every song is decently catchy, but only a few were memorable. I liked it overall but I'll probably only ever return to a handful of these tracks.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

5/5

Wonderful record. Infinitely listenable and grooveable.

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

It was fine. I appreciate the musicianship but most of it wasn't for me.

Live Through This

Hole

5/5

I can't believe this album flew under my radar for so long. No skips, excellent songs with enough angst, grit, catchiness, incisiveness, and energy to keep me coming back.

Copper Blue

Sugar

4/5

The heavy guitars are really well done. I enjoyed it.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Genuinely incredible

Crosby, Stills & Nash

2/5

A little disappointing since I know these guys are capable of much more.

En-Tact

The Shamen

1/5

It just did nothing for me. I've been to a rave and I tried imagining dancing to this there and it felt depressing. The music is kinda interestingly layered every once in a while, but the album as a whole made me bounce back and forth between feeling annoyed and apathetic.

Infected

The The

2/5

Not the most boring album, but it definitely thinks it's more interesting than it is.

Kenya

Machito

5/5

I was dancing from the first song and didn't stop until the end. Absolutely fantastic and fun record that will be going into my rotation.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

It's an influential album for a reason.