When I first saw "The Message" as my first album in journey through Black music, I thought it was going to sound like Kurtis Blow on disco tracks. I did not expect beautiful singing & yacht rock instrumentals. To be fair, it was only two tracks, but it is a more diverse album than I expected. I enjoyed most of the tracks from "It's Nasty" & "The Message" to "It's A Shame" & "Dreamin". Every song is at least 4 minutes long with two 7 minute tracks in a row at the end. This gives the tracks space in between verses & lets the instrumentals shine. The only major gripe I have with this album is that the rappers aren't credited well, especially for someone who doesn't know the members of the Furious Five. I would have to give this album an 81/100.
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You Love More Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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A Seat at the Table
Solange
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5 | 3 | +2 |
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Done By The Forces Of Nature
Jungle Brothers
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5 | 3.04 | +1.96 |
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If I Could Only Remember My Name
David Crosby
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5 | 3.05 | +1.95 |
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NEU! 75
Neu!
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5 | 3.1 | +1.9 |
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Repeater
Fugazi
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5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
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Clube Da Esquina
Milton Nascimento
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5 | 3.14 | +1.86 |
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Time Out Of Mind
Bob Dylan
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5 | 3.2 | +1.8 |
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Liquid Swords
GZA
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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Surf's Up
The Beach Boys
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector
Various Artists
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5 | 3.29 | +1.71 |
You Love Less Than Most
| Album | You | Global | Diff |
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Golden Hour
Kacey Musgraves
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1 | 3.07 | -2.07 |
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Greetings From L.A.
Tim Buckley
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1 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
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Is This It
The Strokes
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2 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden
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2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
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Dirt
Alice In Chains
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2 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
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Oar
Alexander 'Skip' Spence
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1 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire
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2 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
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Horses
Patti Smith
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2 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
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Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo
Devo
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2 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
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Dig Me Out
Sleater-Kinney
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2 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
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| Artist | Albums | Average |
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| David Bowie | 6 | 4.33 |
| Bob Dylan | 3 | 4.67 |
| Bob Marley & The Wailers | 2 | 5 |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5 |
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