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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	5	3.38	+1.62
Violent Femmes Violent Femmes	5	3.5	+1.5
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	5	3.74	+1.26
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.81	+1.19
A Date With The Everly Brothers The Everly Brothers	4	2.96	+1.04
Felt Mountain Goldfrapp	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.64	-2.64
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	1	3.48	-2.48
Fun House The Stooges	1	3.28	-2.28
The Blueprint JAY Z	1	3.2	-2.2
Permission to Land The Darkness	1	3.14	-2.14
OK Computer Radiohead	2	4.11	-2.11
Hunky Dory David Bowie	2	3.99	-1.99
Live At The Harlem Square Club Sam Cooke	2	3.76	-1.76
Yank Crime Drive Like Jehu	1	2.72	-1.72
The Low End Theory A Tribe Called Quest	2	3.7	-1.7

5-Star Albums (5)

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Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith · 1 likes

2/5

Fine for what it was... All Organ and brass. Just not my instruments.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic · 1 likes

2/5

This is my 2nd attempt at this album. It came up earlier this year, it wasn't good then. But good now. Sleigh Bells sampled the only good 39 seconds from the entire album.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar · 1 likes

1/5

No, I don't need your random post song conversations. And bish is just such a terrible word to hear over and over.

1-Star Albums (7)

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Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

3/5

OK, kind of generic 90s rock

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

It's OK. Couple good songs, otherwise background noise.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Interesting, surprised how sad it was. Quite the story it tells. New some songs, hadn't listened as intently before.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

2/5

Fine for what it was... All Organ and brass. Just not my instruments.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Forgot about this album. FIrst listen was slow to get into, some dumb lyrics. Eventually listened to it a bunch, good stuff.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

A bit boring for Beck. Had really expected more. Great lullaby album.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

Just an OK album. A bit country but not overly so.

More Specials

The Specials

3/5

Generic, OK for background music.

Superunknown

Soundgarden

4/5

Solid album, a few songs that aren't great but mostly really good.

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

2/5

90s rap. It's OK but rather listen to a lot of other music.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

3/5

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Just couldn't get into it.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

It's fine, fairly standard late 90s rock.

The Cars

4/5

Overall a pretty good album. Lots of his, a couple misses.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

4/5

A surprise hit. Not really my style of music but I enjoyed every song on your album.

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

2/5

Tough to get through. All sounds the same, drums never change across the album. 80s slow country pop, ugh.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

30 words across the entire album. It's pretty good despite the ridiculous repetitiveness.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Classic rock, short album, mix of good with OK.

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Neil Young.... It got a 2 star because it was somehow better than expected... But barely.

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

It's fine. Put it on in the background.

Ray Of Light

Madonna

3/5

Good enough. Some nice songs but a lot of the same vibe.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

2/5

David Bowie makes a 70s musical album. No thanks.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

It's OK. Not much more to say.

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Had hoped for more. Still an OK album

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

3 star in the realm of all albums. 2 star would be generous if rating Beach Boys only.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

A nice chill album. First song is a banger.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

4/5

Honestly better than expected. Some bangers and nothing I didn't like. Kentucky Rain hits hard.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

1/5

No, glam rock at its worst. Terrible singer, boring music.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Some very good tracks, really wanted to rare 5,but unfortunately a few songs bring it down.

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Better than expected, will listen again.

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Not terrible for David Bowie, this could play in the back ground.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Not bad. Better than expected.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Classics with classics

Violent Femmes

5/5

Love it, great album!

Odelay

Beck

3/5

Some highs and some lows. Lots of noise with a few great songs.

The Specials

3/5

Not my style, but I really enjoyed the first song and the rest of the album was better than expected.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

It's good, thriller doesn't really fit the vibe of the album but it's a classic. The Paul McCartney song is terrible

Sound Affects

The Jam

3/5

It's fine, nothing outstanding or terrible.

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

4/5

On a forced 5 scale, it's 3.5 making it a 4. Good stuff

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

2/5

Worse than expected. Guy can't get over how good his rhymes are and all the girls he gets as a result. Ridiculous lyrics and the songs all sound the same.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

3/5

I had hoped for more. It was just ok in the end.

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Better than expected, but obtaining just average.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

4/5

Great album. Surprised me, didn't expect so many to hit.

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Truly much better than expected.

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

3/5

It's fine. I'm not a big fan but this album has some classics and she's the queen of soul!

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

2/5

This is my 2nd attempt at this album. It came up earlier this year, it wasn't good then. But good now. Sleigh Bells sampled the only good 39 seconds from the entire album.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

1/5

No no no no no. Bob Dylan's ridiculously terrible voice married with a harmonica? Gross. Barely survived listening to the entire thing.

Roxy Music

2/5

Pretty boring honestly

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

OK background music, expected more out of them.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

Unexpected surprise! Great album, will listen to it more.

Sister

Sonic Youth

2/5

Too much noise.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

It was fine. Clearly experimenting and trying some things, most of which mostly worked.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Starts with a couple classics and then just meh...

War

3/5

OK.... U2, general background music

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

4/5

Very good, new to me. Enjoyed every song!

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

Listened extra times really hoping to push to a 4... Just couldn't do it. Still some good stuff.

Marquee Moon

Television

3/5

Tommy

The Who

2/5

Just can't do 70s musicals

Parachutes

Coldplay

2/5

Just can't do this, maybe if I need to be put to sleep.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

It was ok, had hoped for more but no bad songs at least.

GREY Area

Little Simz

2/5

I tried but just not for me

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

A classic favorite

Woodface

Crowded House

3/5

OK, nothing to write home about but nothing bad either

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

I expected so much more.... It was fine

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

On a scale of Bob Dylan this is almost good. Not nearly as whiny and the harmonica is much less prominent. Unfortunately still not very good.

Talvin Singh

3/5

Unusual, unexpected, not bad

Another Green World

Brian Eno

4/5

Surprise banger of an album

Elvis Presley

2/5

I need one Elvis.

Stankonia

OutKast

3/5

Very different and unexpected

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

2/5

Better than expected, still not great

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

No, I don't need your random post song conversations. And bish is just such a terrible word to hear over and over.

Back to Mystery City

Hanoi Rocks

2/5

Boring generic 90s rock

Yank Crime

Drive Like Jehu

1/5

Worst album I've ever listened to

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

70s rock opera with incredibly cheesy lyrics, pass

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Wasn't sure what to expect, listened a few extra times before succumbing to a 4. Good stuff, wide variety.

The xx

4/5

Unexpected solid album!

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

There are better rem albums. This is good, a couple great songs with a few but so good.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

A bit different, had some promise, didn't quite get there.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

Highs and lows, good overall

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

A modern classic, so good!

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

2/5

So much great rock in the 70s and this is the opposite. Everything I'm not about from the decade in a 2 album set.

A Date With The Everly Brothers

The Everly Brothers

4/5

Better than I expected, but then I am weak for harmonies

Felt Mountain

Goldfrapp

4/5

Took a few listens but it really grew on me, big fan.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

2/5

Big fan of Sam Cooke. And I get why this line album made the list, but unfortunately the live atmosphere ruins it for me.

1984

Van Halen

4/5

Truly surprised to rank at 4. Some bangers and the rest are good enough

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

The best I can say, they likely inspired some big names.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

4/5

Solid album, only knew one song going in and gained a few more keepers.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Some very very good songs with some good enough songs. Added quite a few to my list.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

This one surprised me. There's some classics but it rest is pretty solid too.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Big Alice in Chains fan, but this album just isn't it.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

This is just ok 90s garage band. Not much to to get excited about but also not much to be offended by.

Night Life

Ray Price

3/5

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

A classic, great stuff with OK stuff

Ctrl

SZA

3/5

Aside from the terrible Kendrick Lamar song, this album is just ok.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

It was OK, they have better music

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

OK.... Didn't understand any of it but the vibe was solid enough.

Pornography

The Cure

2/5

This was such a low quality produced album. Much better stuff from the cure out there.

Highly Evolved

The Vines

2/5

I had some expectations.... But this was bad. They had some obvious inspirations and they just did worse in every category. 1.5 is warranted so I guess they get 2.

Traffic

3/5

Not much to say

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

Good but not enough to push to 4

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

3/5

Just average 70s soft rock

Gold

Ryan Adams

3/5

This was such a weird album. It's growing in me a bit but there's a lot in here that I just can't do. I might give it a few more listens, for now it's a 3.

Fun House

The Stooges

1/5

So bad I could only listen to it once. "music" combined with a "singer" I guess?

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Twas OK, they have a better album though.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

1/5

This is the first time I've feel sorry for the lead singer. What a terrible life he must live. Music 3/5, lyrics drag this down to a 1.