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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill Lauryn Hill	5	3.63	+1.37
Remain In Light Talking Heads	5	3.67	+1.33
Let's Get Killed David Holmes	4	2.68	+1.32
The Sun Rises In The East Jeru The Damaja	4	2.92	+1.08
Psychocandy The Jesus And Mary Chain	4	2.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	1	3.39	-2.39
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	1	3.32	-2.32
Bad Company Bad Company	1	3.26	-2.26
The Real Thing Faith No More	1	3.2	-2.2
A Night At The Opera Queen	2	3.96	-1.96
Tapestry Carole King	2	3.91	-1.91
Automatic For The People R.E.M.	2	3.82	-1.82
At San Quentin Johnny Cash	2	3.81	-1.81
Honky Tonk Masquerade Joe Ely	1	2.68	-1.68
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.59	-1.59

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Gorillaz

2/5

I really tried to come at this with an open mind because I know I’ve got preconceptions about Gorillaz and I wanted to give this a fair hearing, but it’s just not for me. I found it to be full of half thought out experiments and wide leaps in styles. It bored me towards the end, just another plodding hip hop beat and some random vocal. Not for me and I struggle to see the mass appeal.

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Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

Like it, especially the singing. Probably wouldn’t listen again. Found most of the songs too short almost like they’re over before they start.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

Voice is still exceptional. Really like the album cover too. This one feels more accessible than the previous. Generally didn't grab me as much especially in the middle. Not sure if it was me or the album but not a huge fan. It definitely some nice songs but it didn't really feel like a collective piece of work, more like a compilation

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Really like the range even in the first few songs. The harikrishna backing vocals in 'My Sweet Lord' are so good. Bit more country on 'Apple Scruffs' because we can't get enough. Can definitely hear the prog influence on 'Hear me Lord' which I really liked. Definitely the best of the three so far. 'Out of the Blue' is so good.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

2/5

First impressions not strong, doesn’t feel like my kind of music. Don’t love his character when he’s speaking either. The duet wasn’t great. Overall I found parts I liked but not to my taste. Made me go and read about Johnny Cash and he sounds an interesting character. Second album in a row with a singular Bob Dylan song on it.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

First impressions I like the voice and stripped back nature. More country! 'Atlantic City' would go off in freemount. Bit dreary and sad not what I needed Monday morning. Feels like a pastiche not a fan. Glad when it was over

Bad Company

1/5

First impressions not strong, what on earth is this? Bunny Jacksons music. It's like pop tunes but 'rock'. Instrumentation is just bland. Beatles cover is so random doesn't fit with anything before it.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Enjoy the variety here. Some good songs and interesting instrumentation. Not my usual taste but it’s very listenable. The guitar playing on ‘The only living boy in New York’ is so good. The live song is a bit random.

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

1/5

Not my style. Jangly songs about nonsense. Feels really low risk. Honky Tonk is a descriptive title that’s about the highest compliment I can give it.

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

3/5

Found some of the patterns challenging but that could be because I’m tired. Really like the variety of instruments across the record. The double bass section on ‘Ba-Lue Bolivar…’ is really good.

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Pleasantly surprised by the variety here, given I only knew the title track previously. Clearly a more intelligent record than that indie banger would have you believe in the disco. 'Lost in the Supermarket' is so good. Can't believe this is 1979, definitely blurs the line between punk and post-punk. 'Lover's Rock' I really like. Wall to wall bangers.

Treasure

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Don’t love the vocals on ‘Lorelei’ but I really liked the ambient structure of ‘Beatrix’. Generally really like this, feels way ahead of its time.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Joni Mitchell is one of those names that I’m aware of but couldn’t name a thing about them. This was an interesting listen, clearly an amazing voice but found it quite sing-song. Feel like this album sums up the whole process, a name I’ve heard of but not a style I would listen to normally. Clearly a great talent and sounds much later than 1974 but not for me. Last track was a bit random.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

4/5

Really enjoyed this, felt like a journey all the way through. Lots of different textures and variety of sounds. The James Bond theme was funny. Aware of David Holmes through Mary Anne but it was good to hear one of his albums.

Gorillaz

2/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

4/5

This was really interesting, can’t think of anything quite like this. Feels like such a hybrid of so many different styles and so ahead of its time. Never heard of war at all. Big thumbs up from me. Interesting ideas across the board, makes me glad we're doing this project

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

4/5

Pleasantly surprised to see this come up, the only album I’ve heard before so far. Simultaneously a cinematic mood piece and a shot in the arm of energy at a tight 35 minutes. Cleverly done think this still stands up. Nice to be reminded of how good this is.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

I enjoyed the vastness of this, felt like the album cover captured that feeling well. Definitely in my wheelhouse but for some reason I don't feel like it grabbed me entirely. Maybe needs a second listen to appreciate fully. 3.5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

1/5

ahaha what on earth is this. The second track with the rap is so bad I can't believe some of the shit this book turns up with sometimes. The vocals are just pure cringe. An album where I can't really picture a target audience, who actually likes this? Think the sabbath cover really sums this up, like it’s just a terrible pastiche. All the trappings of heavy music without any of the edge.

Fragile

Yes

2/5

Interesting ideas but fairly flat for me. Feels like sketches and a bit disjointed. Reasonably listenable but not much going on below the surface. Maybe I just don't like prog as much as I thought I did.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Liked this a lot, probably more than I expected to. His singing is great and the lyrics are very interesting. This is one where I see the appeal and understand the inclusion here.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

New to me. Enjoyed the quieter songs on this and think she’s a great singer but some of the more upbeat ones are overdone and felt a bit corny.

Psychocandy

The Jesus And Mary Chain

4/5

Bang up my street this, really enjoyed it. Heavy stuff but still musically minded. I would describe it as Britain's answer to Sonic Youth, very impressed. Definitely knew the name but didn't expect it to sound like this.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

First case of a band I have heard before but an album I haven't. Think the double album format here gives this enough scope to be interesting, but I don't think it hits everyhwere. There were songs I like and others I liked less. An interesting listen in the canon of albums we've heard so far in this project. Doesn't stand up to Led Zepplin I or IV in my view.

Peter Gabriel

3/5

This was a fun listen. Definitely some bangers on here but I didn’t feel particularly strong feelings. Excellent pop record but maybe lacks some substance

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Had more fun with this than I expected. Some decent songs here. Boygenius for Woodstock Dads.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

Yeah this is great, just feels alive. Enjoyed every track on it. Psycho Killer I've heard before like everyone else but otherwise all new to me. I would listen again.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

Proper MPF record, really like it. Just complete energy. So different to London Calling which I think really shows the variety in the Punk movement in 1979 when it's easy to pidgeonhole the sound. The hard panning was interesting not sure I'm a fan of that really. Plan 9 Channel 7 is a great song regardless.

Arular

M.I.A.

3/5

I only know Paper Planes and had some idea that M.I.A. was a one hit wonder but this is a proper record. Very ahead of it's time for 2005. However I think it lacks some maturity and it felt like once it got 'the idea' down it seemed to repeat quite a lot.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Some fun dubbing here which I didn’t expect. I liked this, probably more than a bridge over troubled water. Mrs Robinson I’m overexposed to. 3.5

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

5/5

Exceptional record, every song great. All unique but along the same theme, feels really cohesive without being dull. Worthy of the hype

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

2/5

There’s this road of tat shops in Great Yarmouth and one of them is a CD shop that used to have a huge Labrador asleep outside. It was an open shop front and it would either have an Irish comedian playing on the speakers or, as far as I can tell, this album on repeat. This is the first year I’ve not been exposed to this in ~20 but I’m confident this is still the case. Still not as cringe as some of the country we’ve had so far.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

2/5

Interesting to hear a whole Queen record, but not my thing really. Feels overegged across the board. Just dramatics for the sake of it. Feels really private school in a way I can't put my finger on. Wasn't expecting Bo Rap when it came in the running order

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

Starting to become obvious that this list is written by a man of a certain age. The dramatic operatic singing is just a bit much for me this morning.

Tapestry

Carole King

2/5

This was alright but it's just not my thing. I wouldn't be offended by it if it was on but I wouldn't listen to it voluntarily

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

1/5

This was like water torture. Felt like it would never end. It's so sickly sweet and vaguely 'emotional' for an hour. So 2002 dinner party. Like bad library music from a second-rate film

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

Some big tunes on here, 'You Can't Stop the Prophet' is heavy. Never heard of this before but I'm a fan. Pep beats type beat.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

I think this has aged quite poorly compared to other records in this era and in this orbit. It's quite melodramatic and overblown in parts, but still has parts that are interesting and straightforwardly entertaining pop songs. It uses its maximalist ideas just to deliver straightforward musical tropes rather than do anything particularly interesting

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

5/5

Who remembers when Drake sampled Lauryn Hill and brought her long lost magic to a whole new generation? That was so original and generous of him and without that kind of exposure maybe this album would've been lost to time.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

2/5

Tough listen this one. The vocal is so irritating and the lyrics so cringeworthy. Some of the instrumentation was interesting but most of it just so plodding.