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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
L'Eau Rouge The Young Gods	5	2.32	+2.68
Ingenue k.d. lang	5	2.94	+2.06
Hot Shots II The Beta Band	5	3.01	+1.99
Rattus Norvegicus The Stranglers	5	3.15	+1.85
Buffalo Springfield Again Buffalo Springfield	5	3.18	+1.82
Deep Purple In Rock Deep Purple	5	3.33	+1.67
25 Adele	5	3.37	+1.63
The Wildest! Louis Prima	5	3.53	+1.47
So Peter Gabriel	5	3.55	+1.45
Pearl Janis Joplin	5	3.73	+1.27

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	1	3.37	-2.37
The Dreaming Kate Bush	1	2.97	-1.97
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	2	3.61	-1.61
Illmatic Nas	2	3.6	-1.6
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
Sign 'O' The Times Prince	2	3.45	-1.45
Doggystyle Snoop Dogg	2	3.37	-1.37
Trout Mask Replica Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band	1	2.29	-1.29
The Hissing Of Summer Lawns Joni Mitchell	2	3.12	-1.12

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Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

I remember listening to my roommate's copy back in the early 1990s. SO, who isn't a fan of The Cure is impressed with the first song. He had never heard it before and he likes it.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

1/5

I remember listening to some of their stuff back in the day, but can't say I remember much of it. I like the song "Pitch the Baby" more than "Cherry-coloured Funk". Really can go forever without hearing the first track again. It wasn't awful in a "ugh this is terrible" way, but I just did not like it. However, based on just these 2 tracks, I'm thinking one listen is all I will ever need of this album. "Iceblink Luck" is worse than track 1. I'm trying real hard not to skip it, but I may fail. Not sure I'll make it through all 10 tracks. I did make it through all 10 tracks. They range from okay to nope and overall, forgetable.

Peter Gabriel

5/5

This album takes me back. This is such a solid album. Sledgehammer is still hitting hard, but Don't Give Up is incredibly relevant today. This album is such a banger and I'm loving everything about it.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

I have owned this album in the past and I loved it. Turtle Blues is my favorite track today although when I was younger it was Piece of My Heart. Interesting how things change over time.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

2/5

The good: I like the beats. I like some of their rhythms. I like the skits to a point. I like the humor as well. The bad: Overall, I'm not impressed. I see why they are considered one of the best of that era, and I find them more tolerable than others in this genre, but it's just not for me. The lyrics are not for me.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

Good album. I haven't heard Fats in years and it was a nice trip down nostalgia lane. It was a very nice listen and I could see myself revisiting it often, but it didn't grab me enough to put in regular rotation.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Magical album. First heard it as a kid, bought it as a teenager, and I have managed to always have a copy each time a new media took over: records to tapes to CDs to digital. And it's worth it. I particularly like Manic Depression and The Wind Cries Mary, but they are all great.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

I like Cream. I like this album. The song Blue Condition was a bit rough though.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

Not a bad album. However, it doesn't feel like I want to listen to it again. It's a case of their sound is good, but it's forgettable to me. I did find the second half of the album better than the first half.

The Dreaming

Kate Bush

1/5

This is just not for me. I really did not like this album at all.

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

First time I've really listened to Marianne Faithful. I've always known of her, but never sought out her music. It's not bad. I also listened to one of her earlier albums which I actually like better than this one, but I'm not particularly interested in seeking out her music again. A case of the music is okay, but just doesn't connect with me.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Decent album. It's not a genre I listen to very often, but this was good.

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

2/5

Better than I expected, although there were a few songs that were a definite nope for me. Overall, I can't say the album turned me into a Prince fan, but I can understand better why he is popular.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Pretty good overall. Lots of talking though.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

5/5

Excellent album. One of those that is great from the first song to the last.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Fantastic album. I love it from beginning to end and only wish it were longer.

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

3/5

I am surprised by this album. I ended up liking it quite a bit. I particularly liked the song "Clown Strike" which is the first time I've heard it.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Not sure how to explain this. I found the first few songs on the album forgettable and while I did eventually get into the album, I'm not really interested in revisiting it again. One of those glad I listened to it once and maybe a few songs I'll check out again, but overall not really my thing.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

5/5

So good I listened to it 3 times today.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

Quite a decent album. I didn't care for the singles that were released when it first came out, but the album is good.

Ingenue

k.d. lang

5/5

This album is solid from beginning to end. An amazing album.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

Not a bad album. I can understand its influence. However, nothing really drives me towards another listen. Perhaps in a particular mood, I would revisit it, but overall, it was just not for me.

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

3/5

I like The Allman Brothers Band, but I don't like live albums. Some songs become unnecessarily long because of the mini-jam sessions. This doesn't mean the jam sessions aren't good or aren't worth listening to, but it can be overdone. This album is a case of it being overdone. Case in point: Whipping Post. Studio version is just over 5 minutes and the live version on this album is nearly 23 minutes.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

5/5

This is a great album. I enjoyed it from the first song through the last song and am thinking of putting it into my permanent collection.

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

I enjoyed the album. I think this is the first album from The Beatles I've heard in its entirety.

Trout Mask Replica

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

1/5

I didn’t hate it, but I was glad when it was over.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

5/5

This album brings back listening to swing and big band memories with my grandparents. I had only heard David Lee Roth’s cover of Just a Gigolo and it’s hard to explain just how much better Prima’s version. The album is solid and is now in my current rotation.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Decent. Not my fave Tom Waits album though.

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

5/5

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DJ Shadow

4/5

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