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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Idlewild Everything But The Girl	5	2.58	+2.42
Music For The Jilted Generation The Prodigy	5	3.07	+1.93
Scum Napalm Death	4	2.08	+1.92
Berlin Lou Reed	5	3.09	+1.91
The Idiot Iggy Pop	5	3.22	+1.78
Live And Dangerous Thin Lizzy	5	3.32	+1.68
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	5	3.32	+1.68
Joan Armatrading Joan Armatrading	5	3.34	+1.66
Cloud Nine The Temptations	5	3.4	+1.6
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	5	3.4	+1.6

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	1	3.75	-2.75
With The Beatles Beatles	1	3.65	-2.65
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.48	-2.48
Armed Forces Elvis Costello & The Attractions	1	3.07	-2.07
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	2	3.85	-1.85
Scott 4 Scott Walker	1	2.8	-1.8
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy	1	2.77	-1.77
Alien Lanes Guided By Voices	1	2.75	-1.75
Scott 2 Scott Walker	1	2.63	-1.63
Madman Across The Water Elton John	2	3.58	-1.58

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Artist	Albums	Average
Radiohead	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Scott Walker	2	1

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Artist	Ratings
Bob Dylan	1, 5

5-Star Albums (24)

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The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe · 1 likes

2/5

Easy listening but not really my thing

Cloud Nine

The Temptations · 1 likes

5/5

So feel good - another one you can't help wiggling all the way through to

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers · 1 likes

4/5

He was going through a tough time wasn't he

1-Star Albums (9)

All Ratings

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

I'm not sure I love the tinny vocals on a lot of the tracks that are common for that genre in the 80s. The Yo Yo Man is a bop though.

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Enjoyable. Crisp vocals and enjoyable riffs. I also got a bit more into the lyrics of this and found a new Christmas song. I don't think I've ever listened to an album all the way through that it a story about a character - so an interesting first for me.

Elvis Presley

4/5

Thoroughly enjoyed the energy of this album. Interspersed with some real crooners but I don't mind a soppy love song tbh. Trying to Get to You and I'm Counting On You are personal faves. Definitely an era defining release.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

I'm surprised You're Crazy isn't more widely known. Best song on the album - those guitars!!! Have to say a couple of their songs are pretty bad - but overall a really fun listen.

The Joshua Tree

3/5

Semi-enjoyable mum-rock

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

Beautiful lyrics and songs overall... probably each best enjoyed for me in isolation. September Song is obviously a stunning piece.

With The Beatles

Beatles

1/5

Till There Was You is quite nice but I'm surprised this album is on the list - it's quite forgettable. Constant harmonising lol.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

I love Steely Dan. I'm cruising in a Porsche alone a California coastline lol.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

5/5

Loved every second of it. Never thought I'd like a Live album so much. Jealous of those who were there!

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Weird ending but pretty nice overall

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

Does Anthony Kiedis think he can rap?

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

2/5

Again I think in isolation these songs are a bit of fun at a disco. Just don't love as an album listen

The Next Day

David Bowie

3/5

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

No notes

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

5/5

Not sure where I've been to be missing this album and his VOICE!

Third

Soft Machine

4/5

Inspired me to see if they were touring

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

2/5

Too many scratches and samples for me. Some bangers in the mix though.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

I find it really hard to comprehend that this is/was rave music

B-52's

The B-52's

3/5

I'm not quite sure what the album is trying to be - I like it - but don't at the same time(???!!)

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

It's good yeah - not in the top 1k in my book

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

4/5

Loved the title track - quite enjoying these storytelling albums -s'pose the music I usually listen to doesn't have that

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

Not my genre - 1-2 good songs

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

4/5

I imagined myself as the Snowman in The Snowman throughout listening. Transcendental

Scott 4

Scott Walker

1/5

Too many crooners

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

I clearly haven't given them enough time for god only knows why.

Armed Forces

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

1/5

Shite lyrics, boring music, and whiney voice

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

4/5

Yeah I'm into this

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

High octane from start to finish - really good.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

2/5

Ploddy noddy dad music

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

3/5

I think she's overrated.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

It was OK - not as good as his other stuff

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

4/5

Surely pioneers of the belting rock and roll scream?!

Live!

Fela Kuti

5/5

Wiggling around listening to this. Wonderful energy throughout

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

2/5

Easy listening but not really my thing

Crosby, Stills & Nash

5/5

Beautiful words. Can imagine myself gliding through overgrown fields in the countryside listening to this.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

4/5

Dreamy pop and belting ballards. Much fun

So Much For The City

The Thrills

2/5

Not thrilling

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

5/5

So feel good - another one you can't help wiggling all the way through to

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

5/5

Beautiful pure voice. Enjoyed the sop throughout this album

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

4/5

Many bangers. Wish I was twisting on the dancefloor.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

It's xmaaaaas!

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

One or two good songs but it's not really iconic enough to be listed on this platform

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

Actually more of a fan than I realised. Props.

Scum

Napalm Death

4/5

Jolly good fun - too many negative reviews

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

Love the artwork on a side note. Peaceful listening although probably not his best

Iron Maiden

4/5

I wish I could dive straight into those piercing high notes from silence.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

Dreams in Samba

Vivid

Living Colour

2/5

80s clean theatrical singing-styles really don't fill my cup

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

4/5

I forgot about this guy

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

2/5

This really isn't very good, it was quite difficult to get through in honesty. I think of plenty other female R&B artists that would be a better choice

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

4/5

The contrast of the lyrics content and sound is initially quite jarring but in a good way? Sweet guy. It is a slightly repetitive-sounding album but I can put that aside

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

No notes

Elastica

4/5

I want to throw myself around a dancefloor

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

I really like this genre but it's quite a forgetful, long album where the songs all merge into one

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Too much story telling and I actually don't like his voice that much

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Not over the top happy clappy and complex in a very pleasing way

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

Quality not quantity defined

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy

5/5

Very naively hadn't appreciated just how much this album has influenced the dance music I listen to today. Absolute belters. Full Throttle in particular took me back to festivals from my late teens.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Tragic and beautiful

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

3/5

Gets less annoying as it goes on

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Prefer this version of the Stones compared to the other albums I've heard so far

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Think this album should have featured at points in the TV show Misfits

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

1/5

An album that lacks many points of interest

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

See death; ending. You definitely have to mentally prepare for this one.

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

2/5

Just because I m ew lots of the words doesn't mean I liked it...

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Go the Crazy Horse

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

2/5

Lyrics have not aged well.

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

Interesting

Joan Armatrading

5/5

Would love to see the ft. Band live!

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

3/5

Couple of bop bangers

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

The artwork was not giving me much hope but I was pleasantly surprised. Listenable

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Love to see the feature band live!

Alien Lanes

Guided By Voices

1/5

Confused, too many songs and too many influences

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

3/5

Solid grunge album

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

Would have enjoyedsmashing into other people seeing them live

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

It's taken about 8 years but I finally get it

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

5/5

Rocky and Bullwinkle

En-Tact

The Shamen

1/5

Sounds like it was made in someone's bedroom, and not in a good way.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

He was going through a tough time wasn't he

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Epic from start to finish

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

I wanted to jam with this more. I love whimsical floaty voices but this didn't quite hit it for me.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

4/5

It's nice

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

5/5

This feels massively underrated - soul food

The Libertines

4/5

I think this gets a lot more hate than it should be. I think that they have been unfairly lumped into the Britpop genre. I never really listened to them growing up, but having given this a first go, I'm pretty impressed?

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

3/5

Some of the songs in isolation are great. I thought I'd like this album more than I have

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

I just find their stuff really on the nose and boring

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Songs in the Key of Excellence

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Too much girly screaming prevents this from being a 5* - the sound quality is amazing.

The Specials

3/5

Someone was deeply obsessed by someone that rejected them lol.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Play

Moby

5/5

Unforgettable tunes on this album. I love the echoey reverbed samples, combined with slow broken-beats. Reminiscent of sensuality and hedonism in the dance.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Lost interest towards the end - still pretty fun though

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5

I thought this intersection between rock/country and hip hop was quite fun. One of the first?

Scott 2

Scott Walker

1/5

Such uninteresting pining lyrics throughout