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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Brown Sugar D'Angelo	5	2.94	+2.06
The Köln Concert Keith Jarrett	5	3.39	+1.61
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.47	+1.53
Ramones Ramones	5	3.57	+1.43
Hounds Of Love Kate Bush	5	3.63	+1.37
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	5	3.64	+1.36
Grace Jeff Buckley	5	3.74	+1.26
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	5	3.77	+1.23
What's Going On Marvin Gaye	5	3.95	+1.05
A Seat at the Table Solange	4	3	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) The Kinks	2	3.38	-1.38
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	2	3.23	-1.23
Life's Too Good The Sugarcubes	2	3.08	-1.08

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Artist	Albums	Average
Jimi Hendrix	2	5
Stevie Wonder	3	4.33

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Ramones

Ramones · 1 likes

5/5

Love the opening, I’m hooked. I never knew Blitzkrieg Bop was a Ramones song. I like it. It rocks. Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue is an all time song name. I love a sub 30min album that still feels complete and cohesive. So much fun, perfect for a Friday! I don’t listen to punk so this statement has no weight but this might be the perfect punk album for me

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A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

Production and vocals are phenomenal, tracks flow together seamlessly. 1st half of the album is the standout to me on first listen. Mad, Rise, and Cranes in the Sky are my most memorable tracks

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

2/5

Good not great, didn’t feel like it had enough to stand out amongst other rock albums from that time for me. My first time really listening to The Kinks, will probably have to revisit this to fully appreciate and understand the labum

Adele

4/5

Amazing vocals obviously, production compliments Adele well and allows her to be the star of the album the whole way through. Powerful start to the Album with the first 2 tracks, strong ending too. Rumor Has It is the standout for me, so many layers sonically that all come together beautifully, great energy, love Adele’s shit talking on the song. Definitely some songs I will come back to, but I’m not sure there is enough sauce outside of Adele’s stellar vocal performance to bring me back to the album as a whole too often.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

CCR rocks and the album rocks. Such a fun listen the whole way through, it keeps me chooglin. Short album leaving me wishing it was longer. Everything about it screams CCR. Vocal performance is fantastic as always with CCR, guitar tone is so good it feels palpable, bass in Graveyard Train slowly chugs along endlessly just like the title of the song

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

Thought it was good. Didn’t really get into it too much. Will need to revisit, just wasn’t in the mood for this album when listening

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Album is a classic for a reason, the highs are incredible and rightfully iconic. Not much else to say other than a few songs in the middle dragged a tiny bit for me

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

A CLASSIC. Just an amazing coming of age album. Vocals, beats, lyrics all superb. Evey song flows so nicely into the next. Skits are great and add to the story. Such an impactful album too, so much buzz when it came out and is still talked about now as one of the greatest rap albums ever. Everything about it is so good, I love it. One of the albums that really cemented my love for music, so it holds a special place in my heart. Sing About Me, I’m Dying of Thirst might just be K.dots best song. Not sure what else to say other than thank you and I you love Kendrick Lamar.

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

4/5

Cool beats and great flow. Wish I knew what he was saying but ik he spittin. Very enjoyable listen, seems a little ahead of it’s time for a jazz rap album. Definitely feels like 90s hip hop but something about it still feels fresh today. Something I probably wouldn’t have found on my own

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

5/5

Vocal performance is amazing and so is the opening to the album. Wasn’t expecting this much texture from the production. Every song is atmospheric and I love it. Just got into the second half of the album and I have no idea what’s happening anymore. All I know is it rocks

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

3/5

This is a solid pop album, that being said I am not the biggest fan of pop so I didn’t find this album super interesting. Her vocals are great but some aspects of the album just give generic pop vibes which is fine, I think it sounds good but I feel like some parts of the album or missing the sauce and get a little stale. Definitely some good grooves and great moments, but Im not sure this is an album I will revisit often. I think 1hr 15mins is a little long and could have been cut down a bit. I feel like I am writing a negative review but I actually enjoyed this album more than I expected. The r&b elements are really enjoyable and well done. Her girl boss attitude is great too and exudes confidence. Latin influence is a great touch when leaned into

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Short and concise. Enjoyable whole way through. Not many thoughts on after my first listen. Does what it sets out to do and does it well

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

I love Sly and the Family Stone. Grooves always hit, vocals are always great and layered great. That being said I think this album is a little disjointed and is missing a bit of a sense of cohesion to me. Still a great album that I really enjoyed

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Not sure if it’s my vibe, but started sounding a lot better after a beer. Guitar tone is great too. Had a fun time listening, really liked the middle/2nd half. Some other parts just didn’t do it for me

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Not really for me, got a little bored while listening. Liked it much more after another listen, explored some topics lyrically that were abead of its time

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

2/5

Not really for me, didn’t feel cohesive. I thought the musical and vocal performances were good individually but didn’t work for me when put together

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Classic, MJ, still incredibly iconic

Electric

The Cult

3/5

It’s fine, doesn’t stand out to me, but doesn’t do anything that’s bad

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Fun listen, not many thoughts after my first listen

Ananda Shankar

2/5

Easy listening album, sitar tone is lovely. Great cover of Light my Fire (Jose Feliciano’s is still my favorite). Did not finish - like what I heard but wasn’t engaged enough to make it to the end

Cross

Justice

4/5

Me likey. Gets me moving and feeling like a robot

Ramones

5/5

Common

3/5

Love the intro. Probably my favorite era of Kanye production, I love the sample and background vocals. Not sure if the vocals and production always work together as cohesively as I want tho

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Fun, groovy bass lines. Good not great for me

Debut

Björk

3/5

Mixed feelings, didn’t like the beginning much but started vibing the farther in I got

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

I am experienced. Shout out Jimbo

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

Lovely album. Shhh/Peaceful didn’t stand out as much to me but still enjoyed it and thought the name was fitting. In a Silent Way is great. It ebbs and flows and it’s energy varies throughout. The changes don’t feel out of place. The beginning is beautiful and gentle, the middle get more energetic and groovy, and it ends with a similar gentleness to the beginning. Wonderful jazz fusion album that I am stuck between a 4 and a 5.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Stevie Wonder is so goated. Superstition is my stand out track (obviously). Not my favorite version of Stevie but it’s still amazing

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

Chill electronic vibe. Makes me feel like a cyborg, mostly robotic and electronic but there is definitely something human within the sounds and composition of the songs

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Iconic and influential album. The hits are timeless, but some of the mid end of the album doesn’t hold up as well for me. What a great album surely the artist won’t be revealed as a massive bigot years later!

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Nice xmas album. Should have made Last Christmas before Wham so no 5 stars

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

My reviews keep getting deleted. Some songs I enjoyed and were very pleasant and calming. Other songs devolved into noises, which sometimes I like but it didn’t always work for me here. I can understand how influential and ahead of its time this album was, but I didn’t love it on first full listen through

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

Dolid vibes

Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

I liked it but didn’t love it. Radiohead just doesn’t do it for me for whatever reason

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

3/5

A will always rock with a nice jazz album

Tracy Chapman

4/5

I like it. It feels like Ive been feeling recently which was very comforting.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Certified classic. Marvin Gaye is the man. No notes

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

3/5

Nina Simone my queen

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

I like. A lot of fun. Love me some good spanish/latin music

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Jazzy. Me likey

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Fantastic vocal performance, guitar is lovely and only adds to her voice. Will have to relisten with a greater attention to the lyrics. Not usually my vibe but does its job very well

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

4/5

Loved it Otis is the man

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

I love this album, it’s so much fun. I haven’t listened to it in so long.

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

Fine jazz album. Not a big standout for me

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I need to listen to more zeppelin

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Interesting album. Enjoyed but didn’t love

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

5/5

Rip to one of the goats. I am kinda new to D’Angelo but his music is so good and this album is no exception. Smooth, groovy, and a lot of fun. Also hella sexy

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

I love this album so much. Jimbo is the mf man. So innovative and forward thinking, crazy it came out almost 60 years ago it hold up so well. Love the mix between beautiful guitar work and the points where it almost devolves into pure noise but still works. This album makes me feel all the emotions, it’s fun, makes me happy, sad, pumped up, relaxed it demands my full attention when I put it on.

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

Sade is my queen and this album rocks. Smooth and groovy with her voice over top, sounds so good. No skips, just a wonderful album.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

5/5

Dude from Allentown, PA shreds on the wrong piano for an hour in Koln.

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

The Temptations rock. I have nothing bad to say, enjoyable the whole way through. I love a quick concise album with no skips

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

So goated so much sauce, quite possibly the best album of all time. Banger after banger, still sounds fresh. This album makes me feel things no other album can and makes me appreciate every aspect of my life. Definitely some songs that I don’t love, but too many bangers for me to really care. Stevie is the man

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Many different styles throughout the album. Such a beautiful album. Felt a connection to this album since my first listen. Rip Jeff Buckley

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Goes hard.