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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	5	2.39	+2.61
Casanova The Divine Comedy	5	2.66	+2.34
Scott 4 Scott Walker	5	2.8	+2.2
I Am a Bird Now Antony and the Johnsons	5	2.84	+2.16
Microshift Hookworms	5	3.02	+1.98
Maxinquaye Tricky	5	3.04	+1.96
Ragged Glory Neil Young & Crazy Horse	5	3.14	+1.86
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.3	+1.7
Achtung Baby U2	5	3.3	+1.7
Tommy The Who	5	3.33	+1.67

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Score Fugees	1	3.69	-2.69
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	1	3.54	-2.54
So Peter Gabriel	1	3.53	-2.53
Paul Simon Paul Simon	1	3.51	-2.51
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.47	-2.47
Aja Steely Dan	1	3.47	-2.47
Hail To the Thief Radiohead	1	3.44	-2.44
Synchronicity The Police	1	3.41	-2.41
Surf's Up The Beach Boys	1	3.3	-2.3
Me Against The World 2Pac	1	3.25	-2.25

5-Star Albums (24)

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Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday · 1 likes

3/5

Hasnt aged well, Billies voice sounds rough and I dont think it pairs with the style of music. But hey thats just me so 3 stars just because its Billie Holiday

The Modern Lovers

The Modern Lovers · 1 likes

4/5

You just know that many UK Punk bands must have heard this and took its energy.

Palo Congo

Sabu · 1 likes

4/5

Enjoyable enough, competent band who I'm sure in 1956 would have the room jumping

1-Star Albums (23)

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New Wave

The Auteurs

1/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

5/5

Excellent

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

3/5

Peter Gabriel

1/5

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Great album

Paul Simon

1/5

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

Even better than I remembered, brilliant.

The Age Of The Understatement

The Last Shadow Puppets

3/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

The Only Ones

2/5

Connected

Stereo MC's

3/5

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

1/5

Very

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Disraeli Gears

Cream

2/5

Scott 4

Scott Walker

5/5

If you only buy 1 Scott Walker recording then this is it. Worth it for the bass line in the 'Old man's back' alone

Rio

Duran Duran

2/5

Its ok, pop and a little lightweight but they did ok on it so good for them

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Great album, totally immersive listening

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

Gimme some truth is good and obviously imagine and jealous guy are big songs but not moved by rest of it.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Me Against The World

2Pac

1/5

Not for me, repetative

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

4/5

Tina and Chris really stand out on this album

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

4/5

Enjoyed it, tripped out late 60s isnt an easy listen but its fun

Underwater Moonlight

The Soft Boys

3/5

The kind of 1st album where afterwards the band splits and goes onto better things

British Steel

Judas Priest

2/5

Not for me but the band can play

Country Life

Roxy Music

3/5

Arty pop is my best discription. Very good in places

Caetano Veloso

1/5

Music is good but he cannot sing

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

Hasnt aged well, Billies voice sounds rough and I dont think it pairs with the style of music. But hey thats just me so 3 stars just because its Billie Holiday

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

4/5

Great album, captured the band really well. Prefer this to the studio albums

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

4/5

Sounds older than it is but I quite liked it.

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

The Kinks

2/5

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

5/5

Oved it

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

5/5

Solid album

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

If Carlsberg made Christmas albums then they'd be hard pressed to beat this one. 5 Stars all the way

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

For me it's the production values that save this record. Some outstanding tracks but also some filler. The Everley brothers cover shows they had run out of material and ideas

The Modern Lovers

4/5

You just know that many UK Punk bands must have heard this and took its energy.

Da Capo

Love

1/5

Dross, must be a generational thing

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

1/5

If indie did prog rock then this is it, self indulgent with nothing for the mob. I imagine a lot of critics will love it for that but for me it's an album you are supposed to like and you end up clinging to snippets of excellence.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

4/5

OK some dodgy lyrics but really enjoyed this album, some great music

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Great album, as soon as it finished I put it straight back on

Maxinquaye

Tricky

5/5

Can't believe I missed this 1st time around, fantastic album.

The Score

Fugees

1/5

Yesterday I had Maxinquaye by Tricky, it's hard to grasp that both albums were from the same year. This one is empty, devoid of originality and sounds very old

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Good album, a genius at work

Achtung Baby

5/5

Following Rattle and Hum was always to be difficult but this album is almost a different band. Thoroughly enjoyed this classic

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

1/5

Not one for me, it became wall paper music after a while, probably better suited to a Starsky and Hutch episode

Synchronicity

The Police

1/5

The band thought this album was sub par, they were right. Just shows what an inflated ego and cocaine will produce. Utter tripe

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

4/5

The only acceptable metal band, love it

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

4/5

Excellent album, I havent listened to much Grime but really enjoyed this.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

1/5

There are good moments, for me their day had passed and the reinvention seems superficial

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Hull Uni goes to Bristol

Cafe Bleu

The Style Council

3/5

There are a couple of gems on here but too many instrumentals plus a guest appearance from Everything but the Girl (who I do like) push this album down to a 3 for me

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

4/5

Great album, even though I find Axl a bit shrill I can see why this was a huge album

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

1/5

A fledgling band playing and exploring sound. Not one I enjoyed. Maybe you had to be there

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

1/5

I can hear the musicality but not one for me, a little bored to be honest

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Is it good, yes. Do I want to buy it, no. So a 3 for me

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

4/5

Classic album

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

2/5

Owes as much to Arthur Baker as it does to Afrika. Hip hop from the dawn of time

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

5/5

Truelly a great album, it's hard to think of a better one

Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Aphex Twin

1/5

Music to match a pc screen saver. It literally does sound like a teenager in his bedroom

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

These days it sounds like an old movie sound track but I imagine in 56 these was top notch stuff with swing, jazz and a great band Watch out Frank, Elvis is coming and its all about to change

Queen II

Queen

3/5

It's a bit of a nerds album and I can see them playing Dungeons and Dragons afterwards, or maybe they've been to a Glastonbury gift shop and loved the vibe All the nonsense aside it's a solid album

Machine Head

Deep Purple

5/5

Obviously heard of them but hadn't heard much by them, really good

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

1/5

Not an artist I enjoy listening to. I see others really rate this artist but for me it's a miss

Common

3/5

Throwback soulful music with a rapper whose style and lyric have impressed.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

4/5

Great album, Tina wiped the floor with this one. Would have been a straight 5 but the Beatles and Bowie covers smack a little of lack of confidence. Saying that I prefer Tinas version of help

Pretenders

5/5

As debut albums go this takes some beating but I'm biased, aged 13 with money from my paper round this is the 1st album I ever bought. Still play it and play it loud! Love it

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Actually much better than I remember it.

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

5/5

I never cared for 'something for the weekend' so wasn't looking forward to this album but boy was I wrong brilliant album, witty, wry, and who doesn't love brass. 5⭐ from me I still don't care for something for the weekend!

Aja

Steely Dan

1/5

It's a product of it's time line where Jazz was being used in Rock and this gives a funky feel to this album. To it's credit it's expertly crafted with top session players and the production is top notch But overall it's devoid of emotion that leaves me cold. Not a band I'd want to hear again

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

5/5

Whatever I was doing on 2005 I totally missed this. Utterly brilliant LP and only the second time I've gone out and bought an album based on this aps suggestion. Thank you 1001

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

2/5

Not one I'd listen to again

The xx

3/5

Is it good, yes. Would I buy it, no. 3

Hms Fable

Shack

1/5

Not one I'd listen to again. Pleasant enough but did nothing for me

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Sometimes Bryne feel very indulged. But Heaven is one of their absolute best and I loved the seldom seen heavyiness of Memories.

Tommy

The Who

5/5

Stunning album, took me a couple of listens to appreciate it but then Spotify listed a live version and it blows the doors off showing what a band they were

Elvis Presley

3/5

It's 1956 and the American teenager has been presented with a heady mix of rockabilly rebel and slushy ballad. Coupled together with a banging cover and you're on the way Ol Parker knew what he was doing Rated for its historical significance and for opening ears to the original artists

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

Praised for it song writing but for me it's lost the bravado of Rum, Sodomy and the lash. I found it a bit samey, all right for a night at the pub but that's about it

Space Ritual

Hawkwind

1/5

Hard to listen to, maybe you had to be there and tripping.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

Not a style of Jazz I enjoy, post bop, free jazz, are technically brilliant but not for me

Palo Congo

Sabu

4/5

Enjoyable enough, competent band who I'm sure in 1956 would have the room jumping

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

4/5

Enjoyed it, which was a surprise after reading some of the reviews. It's a great example of capturing a bands live essence.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

The spoken conversations don't work but there is still enough to make this a good album. But would I buy it full price? no but I'd pick it up second hand. Great cover photo

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Yes it's that good

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

5/5

50s albums suffer in comparison to the production values of later records but there's no denying the influence Little Richard had on the world. This album jumps off the disc and into the room. Fantastic

Close To You

Carpenters

2/5

A bit heavy on the saccharine for me. No denying there is talent but it's cloying

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

Decent enough for a first album but it's not a knockout

Suede

2/5

Irritating. And that's from someone who has a couple of Suede records from back in the day!

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Judging this album alone without comparison to what came before or after it's still a 5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

5/5

I'm one of those who has listened to Neil Young and failed to see the attraction... Until this, listened once, intrigued, twice loved it, third time blasted it out His passion comes pouring out of him as he steps a different path to consumerism and greed. Keep rocking the free world Neil. 5⭐

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

2/5

I know Sarah Vaughan is a significant artist in the Jazz world but this album does nothing for me.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

3/5

A 4 dragged down by one of the worst album cover photos. Respect to Mike Love at the back for having nothing to do with the Goats

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

1/5

Quite why this made the list is beyond me. Let's all go to Ibiza, look at the sunset and listen to some beats

Ramones

2/5

I think Blitzkrieg pop is apt for this band, it's for those who like their punk without an ounce of aggression. If it was toss up between these and the Shrang-ri-las for the most punk outfit then I think the girls win it. 2 stars as its a great cover

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

1/5

Nothing outstanding or remarkable, it's another in the 1001 albums that you wonder why it's included

Faith

George Michael

4/5

Great voice and commendable for his song writing. Some of the production is of it's time especially on 1st listen but the talent surfaces above this and the album is a positive experience

Graceland

Paul Simon

2/5

For gods sake Paul, give Art a call! Boy in the bubble is spot on, no amount of explaining exonerates the classlessness of this work Apartheid aside, I find the work mixes and merges musical styles well but leaves an empty feeling, and an unease that feels like somebody trampled all over your mother's best linen. 2 for me

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

4/5

The temps start with a answer to the direction taken by Marvin, but it's all a bit full on. Luckily they resort to type after the horror of Runaway Child spoken part and Grapevine filler

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

5/5

Remarkable album and an absolute wall of sound. Described as experimental and it's not wrong. Human Cannonball proves they can knock out a good classic, it's just they choose not too Loved it

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Microshift

Hookworms

5/5

Accusations and a threatened court case brought this lot to a halt, shame really as I loved this noise 5 from me

Traffic

4/5

The West Midlands had it nailed in the late 60s, so much music pouring out

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

Everyone but the drummer had the right idea, leave!

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Talk of filler is nonsense, I found side 2 perhaps more appealing as it's without the big walloppers on side 1. As debut albums go it's very good

Buena Vista Social Club

3/5

Imagine its 1958 and you are sitting at a table in a Cuban club watching a band playing. The band are good, the atmosphere is hot and people are dancing but you leave as its nothing you haven't heard before. 30 years later you wander into the same bar and the band are still playing, only this time everyone is wildly applauding them, you drink your drink, listen politely and bid the bar staff goodnight. As you walk out the music makes you remember 1958, and you reflect on what isolation does to a country, frozen in aspic with nothing moved on Still the band were fairly decent

Nowhere

Ride

3/5

Ride made great snowboards. My all time favourite was the Timeless, a beast of a board that you had to be in control of or it would hurt you. Retired to my loft it sits there longing to be let loose, its not interested in tricks and jumps and only wants to carve and go very, very fast Ride the band are not in this catagory, Nowhere is good and the band can play but it needs volume to be heard at its best. A stronger singer would have taken this band off piste and into the deep stuff Conclusion: The Ride Timeless is in the 1001 Snowboards you must try before you die. Nowhere isnt

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

I bought this but it's telling that it never gets selected for a replay, it's very good and well produced but there's something melancholic about it that's slightly depressing. Still a good album and I don't feel absorbed by it

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Her 8th album in 4 years and it doesn't disappoint, the musicianship is superb and her songwriting is getting stronger. 4⭐ for me