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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.34	+1.66
Licensed To Ill Beastie Boys	5	3.54	+1.46
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	5	3.63	+1.37
Violator Depeche Mode	5	3.7	+1.3
Grace Jeff Buckley	5	3.74	+1.26
Second Toughest In The Infants Underworld	4	2.86	+1.14
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones	5	3.86	+1.14

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Frank Amy Winehouse	1	3.46	-2.46
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	2	3.63	-1.63
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.47	-1.47
Iron Maiden Iron Maiden	2	3.4	-1.4
Ready To Die The Notorious B.I.G.	2	3.36	-1.36
Dance Mania Tito Puente	2	3.29	-1.29
Thriller Michael Jackson	3	4.23	-1.23
Groovin' The Young Rascals	2	3.04	-1.04

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beastie Boys	2	5

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Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

While not the type of music I'd normally listen to it is really well played and recorded. Chan Chan is the outstanding track.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

2/5

A lot of swearing doesn't make a good album unless you are 12. While done of the beats are good the rapping is just ok. Maybe gangsta rap isn't my thing but no idea why this is considered a classic.

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

5/5

The classic Beastie's raps but with real instruments. Amazing lyrics and tunes.

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

One of Duran Duran's best and goes beyond the New Romantic image. Worth it just for The Chauffeur.

Iron Maiden

2/5

While I appreciate the musicianship this isn't my type of music. This reminds me of spotty teenage boys with patches on their denim jackets.

Violator

Depeche Mode

5/5

One of the best albums of the 90's if not all time. Halo is my favourite track though overshadowed by the amazing singles.

808 State

3/5

Of its time but not bad. Pacific 202 is the standout, though not the best version of the track.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

While not top tier The Smiths it's still very good. Last Night I Dreamt...is stunning (it's amazing how much the version without the intro loses due to no build up). Marr did the right thing splitting at this point.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

5/5

Amazingly fresh with great rhymes.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Poignant and stunning.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

It took me a few years to take appreciate this album fully, the surround mix on SACD takes it to another level.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

As a confirmed Coldplay hater this is them at their least pompous and mediocre. Some good tunes and attempts to be Jeff Buckley. They genuinely could have been more interesting, and less successful, following this path.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

1/5

I like Back to Black but had never listened to Frank. To be Frank, it's not as good or even close. Too much cocktail jazz and lack of memorable tunes. Not for me at all.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Not for me. No stand out tunes, good rapping and musicianship but feels overrated.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Really good songs but not quite top tier Elton.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

Amazing!!

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

4/5

Really good, not quite Underworld at their best.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Probably my favourite Stones.

Groovin'

The Young Rascals

2/5

Technically it's fine and inoffensive. Taken in the scheme of 1966 it's poor. Why listen to this when you have Beatles and the Stones, The Who, Love, Buffalo Springfield and The Monkees!!

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

3/5

Technically very proficient. Not for me.

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Stripped back Boss, excellent

Aja

Steely Dan