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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Modern Lovers The Modern Lovers	5	3.05	+1.95
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1 George Michael	5	3.17	+1.83
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
Zombie Fela Kuti	5	3.46	+1.54
A Love Supreme John Coltrane	5	3.63	+1.37
Graceland Paul Simon	5	3.73	+1.27
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	5	3.74	+1.26
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.76	+1.24
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	5	3.78	+1.22
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	5	3.79	+1.21

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Electric The Cult	1	3.02	-2.02
Music for the Masses Depeche Mode	2	3.37	-1.37
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.36	-1.36
The Beach Boys Today! The Beach Boys	2	3.27	-1.27
Astral Weeks Van Morrison	2	3.26	-1.26
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo MC Solaar	2	3.1	-1.1

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All Ratings

Traffic

4/5

I dig Steve Winwood's voice, and the record is remarkably clear, probably a testament to Jimmy Miller as one of rock's great producers.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

What an incredible record!!

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

Side 2 is a classic. Side 1 kind of grates on me and always has for some reason. Kind of a bouncy, pedantic offering, but it's a debut, and they clearly formed a sound and style shortly after this.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Surprised by how enjoyable this record was. Kind of a bit repetitive in style, but well-written

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Monk! Not my favorite, but it's a great listen.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

Dated. I’m sure it was fantastic in its day.

Tracy Chapman

5/5

This album came out in ‘88? Could’ve come out in 1968, could’ve come out yesterday.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

1st of an unparalleled 3-album run in rock history. Still holds up as fresh and exciting. Pales everything that tried to match it over the next 25 years.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

4/5

Like Carole King, but seemingly less pop sensibility and a much more powerful voice. Not familiar with her work prior to this, but love it.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

I keep thinking I’m going to go through a Joni Mitchell phase and I can never do it. I get the musicianship is unparalleled. No question the vocals, the structure and the atmosphere are singular as to who the artist is. It’s just a lot of that is fingernails on a chalkboard for me and I can go forever without ever listening to it again.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

3/5

Is this great? This feels pretty even, with good melodies and some strong poetry. I guess that makes it better than most. Still, Morrissey.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

Hate this record for being so big when I was a teenager. Still, the recording is impeccable. The sound, the tunes, the blending of genres and the timelessness of the title track only mesmerize as they age.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Powerhouse, soulful and sweet.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

One of the most influential pieces of art in the 20th Century. Resonates nearly 60 years later.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

I want it to be that I don't like hip-hop, but as great as the catchy pop tunes are, the misogyny, the lack of humanity and baloney sandwich rags-to-riches stuff is a bore. "aspirational" hip hop I've been told is the term, but yawn.

Electric

The Cult

1/5

The inclusion of this record on this list is an abomination. I mean, 1-star for the crisp sound, but it's sterile butt-rock that AC/DC did 100x better a decade earlier.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

5/5

Transformative, exciting, relevant almost 30 years later. One of the great listens of recorded music. Want to start a party? Put this record on. Want to get inspired to fight the power that corrupts your world? Put this record on.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Hands down, all-timer. Influential on so many levels.

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

5/5

Surprising on first listen. I knew the hits. They're catchy and all that, but the album has a sparse sound and vibe that - no shit - sounds like something Sinatra would've put out.

The Modern Lovers

5/5

One of the best records ever, hands down, bar none. Each song is a classic - epic in pop song format. Story behind the record is fascinating. Story behind the band is fascinating. It all fell apart for reasons out of all their control. Jonathan Richman is a national treasure.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Fun listen. Kinda one-note, but upbeat and groove-centric. No real standout tunes, IMO.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

2/5

Spread your good songs around an album. What's the point of leading off with your best tune, then etting worse and worse with each track? Especailly when you're already have a craptastic sounding outfit like DM. Not a fan. OK intro tune, rest is a drag. Mid at best.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

A sonic experience. Total headphones record. It's so ubiquitous a sound that it wears a little repetitive after nearly 50 years. Can't imagine what a party one of these shows would have been back in the day.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

2/5

I don't think I like hip hop the way the rest of the world does.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

Repetitive. Atmospheric. Some flourish. Prefer other records of theirs.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

2/5

Fun beats, and obviously her voice is important in the genre's ouevre, but not really my bag.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

4/5

The production is great, but the songs aren't that interesting when it comes down to it.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

5/5

Oh yeah, bong hit commence! 10 stars wouldn't be enough. I love listening to this record and focusing on just one part of what's playing - Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison, Coltrane - it doesn't matter which one, because everyone is operating on a level that transcends the whole. This record never sounds the same twice, equally thrilling and soothing.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

2/5

Not a fan. Sounds like the 60s.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Listened with preconceptions, and surprised at this gem. Great sound, interesting songs. I think it was a full concept album about WW1 or something, but I enjoyed it.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

2/5

Noisy. Don’t understand the appeal. Becomes diva-esque by the end with some lush sounds, but I don’t get this at all. A terrible sound, often-screeching.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Atmospheric, some brilliance and some half-assed notions. Hard to call it a great album, as it has one defining track and a couple other interesting listens. I can't imagine telling someone, "Hey! You got to listen to this record!".

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Lots of classic pop soul stuff on this record, but some amazing gems. "Ain't No Way" is one of my favorite songs of this genre.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

Kinda fun, kinda background music. Don't know how it was groundbreaking or considered such an achievement.

System Of A Down

3/5

Stylistically all over the map, yet somehow repetitive. I think this was their debut, never really listened to them. Bet they're killer live. Not sure they're more interesting than, say, Tool or Rage Against the Machine, or whomever they're lumped in with timeline and genre-wise.

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

You, classic supergroup, but what are we getting out of this? It's dated pop country at the end of the day.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

Blahblahblahblahblah.

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Perfect sounding record. Side 2 is something of the best music ever recorded.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

Help me Rhonda gets this 2 stars.

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

Not my bag.

Rage Against The Machine

4/5

Powerful blend of rock, hip hop and the punk rock ethos. Somehow every song ultimately sounds the same – a good sound of course, but the depth always feels pretty surface.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Psychedelic rock at it's finest. 1967 was a wild year. Not quite as impactful as AYE? or EL that followed, but as a tryptich, there isn't anyone who did what Jimi did. Took everything that happened before, crushed it up and blasted it out of an amp with explosive gusto, and re-made everything that came after.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Great record. One of the best of the 80s.