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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
British Steel Judas Priest	5	3.3	+1.7
Smash The Offspring	5	3.37	+1.63
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	5	3.39	+1.61
The ArchAndroid Janelle Monáe	5	3.45	+1.55
Foo Fighters Foo Fighters	5	3.5	+1.5
Playing With Fire Spacemen 3	4	2.55	+1.45
Metallica Metallica	5	3.79	+1.21
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding	5	3.93	+1.07
Aha Shake Heartbreak Kings of Leon	4	2.97	+1.03
The Who Sell Out The Who	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
L.A. Woman The Doors	2	3.66	-1.66
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	2	3.44	-1.44
B-52's The B-52's	2	3.29	-1.29
Ritual De Lo Habitual Jane's Addiction	2	3.19	-1.19
Younger Than Yesterday The Byrds	2	3.14	-1.14

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Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

I like the musicality and sound mixing of the album -- the instruments all sound super clean and it has a deep sound. That said, some of the songs were immediately annoying just with the way they started. I also am undecided on the singer's voice. It's very much of a kind with Motley. Works for some of the songs, grates for others. Overall, it's aight -- probably would listen to a few select songs again, but not sure I got the same buzz as the folks who said this album was a must-listen. Honestly, I'd probably really like an instrumental version of this album.

British Steel

Judas Priest

5/5

Solid. Listened to it multiple times.

Blur

3/5

It was okay, had some solid hits in there and others that just kinda passed by (in a blur) without me really noticing them.

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

This feels like a good album to clean the house to. Like, just turn up the volume and mindlessly work around the house with this on. Also kinda feels like movie montage music for such a scene. Generally, I like it. Not really adding it to my regular listening list. But I can see why people would.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Really liked this one. Good listening in the background as I worked. Can't really articulate it, but the vibe just hit right. Like the sort of echoing, live, full bodied nature of the recording. Would listen again.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Obviously the first song is a hit and easy to listen to. The rest was fine, I didn't get too into it. Wasn't put off by it, just didn't feel pulled into it like I did with some of the other albums.

Younger Than Yesterday

The Byrds

2/5

It's okay, probably would be better in a different environment. It's not great as a background while working.

Foo Fighters

5/5

Love the FOO fighters. Was surprised this album didn't have most of my fave songs, but still solid listening

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Solid album, easy to see how she got to be so well known. Love the switch up compared to previous albums too.

Close To You

Carpenters

3/5

Honestly pretty solid, if not just for the nostalgia of this music having been in most of my favorite childhood movies (RIP Chubs)

The United States Of America

2/5

I could hear some pretty solid music back there and maybe in the right context I'd like this better. But the zaniness of it felt a bit grating and distracting for me.

Metallica

5/5

What's to say about it -- it just hits.

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Solid, fun pace and felt like I was playing Madden again.

In Utero

Nirvana

3/5

Good, I liked the grunge guitar and there are some classics on there. That said, probably not listening to this album again anytime soon. Can't really say why, just not making any lists.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

4/5

I liked this one. Great background music that also was sending me back to early highschool vibes. Will listen again.

White Denim

3/5

Not bad, never heard of em before, so was cool to check it out

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

2/5

TIL that the DRC has the largest population of french speakers in the world, more so than France. Anyway, that's probably the only thing I'll take from this album. It's fine and can be good as background music at a bar, but it's not something I'll seek out.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

Actually enjoyed it. Changes is a little too cliche from its overuse in movies and stuff, but the album is fun, musical, and cohesive. Would listen again.

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

On the face of it, I really like it. It's just pure story telling and I love the way he's able to bring the music in as a part of that story telling (very Wit IFYKYK). Also the context of this being at the end of his career and just months before his death really adds weight to it. I give it a four though because it is a specific mood, not a listen anytime anywhere kinda thing.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

3/5

Honestly I liked it. Easy to listen to in the background. Musically, probably not the best album we've had so far. But I'd listen to this again, for sure.

Dog Man Star

Suede

3/5

Honestly fairly good. I've never heard of them before, but they have a sort of Bowie meets Pink Floyd vibe?

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

3/5

Good. Not really my style, but clearly foundational to a lot of music that I do really like

L.A. Woman

The Doors

2/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

3/5

Not much to say other than its very British. Obviously recognize a few songs, and can see the appeal, but can't say I'll listen again.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

I actually liked the vibe, very chill but flowy. Something there if you just want to zoom out and hear the musicality of it, but also something there if you wanna listen to the lyrics and engage on a deeper level.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Not as bad as I expected it to be, just because I'm not a huge country listener. But it was okay.

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Pretty good, but I don't think I was in the right place for it. The freestyle, stochastic nature of the jazz was a bit distracting as I was working, which made it less enjoyable. But, with some whiskey and friends, probably would be pretty good.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

5/5

Loved this album. Can't quite put my finger on it, but the orchestral elements just hit perfectly for me.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

5/5

Solid! The guitar work is perfection and just a good album to have playing in the background

The Who Sell Out

The Who

4/5

It was good, clearly had all the trappings of The Who that make them great, but admittedly this was not my favorite album of theirs. Some good songs, but nothing that really captured my attention.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

4/5

Again, pretty good Clapton, where the guitar shines.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

It's aight. I can see the good ingredients here, but nothing really grabbed me.

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

4/5

It was okay. I like Suicide and many of the guitar riffs, particularly in the live portion of the album. But I think I woulda liked the album better without the vocals -- the instrumental songs are the strongest part.

B-52's

The B-52's

2/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

I mean, it's a bunch of classics. Not sure how to really rate this -- all well performed songs, not all my favorite renditions but certainly many that I know and enjoy hearing.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Honestly pretty good -- a few of the freeform parts were a bit annoying to my senses, but I feel like there could be value in that if I experience it in the right context.

Smash

The Offspring

5/5

Solid, grew up on this album. Still listen to gone away regularly.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

It's aight, it's just raw, oozing 80's. The classics are fun and good. The rest is fine but forgettable.

Shalimar

Rahul Dev Burman

3/5

You know, it was actually an entertaining album. I've not gone to far into this style of music in the past, but might have to check it out a bit more.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Loved it and listened multiple times

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

2/5

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Surprisingly I enjoyed this one

Adele

3/5

I know I should like this more, it is an album full of hits. But it just didn't land too hard for me. Maybe I've just heard the songs too often?

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

4/5

I've not been huge on Megadeth in the past, but something about this album was just hitting.