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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
American Pie Don McLean	5	3.28	+1.72
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.43	+1.57
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
All Directions The Temptations	5	3.45	+1.55
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51
Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder	5	3.56	+1.44
Superunknown Soundgarden	5	3.66	+1.34
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.7	+1.3
Pearl Janis Joplin	5	3.72	+1.28
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	5	3.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan Bob Dylan	2	3.62	-1.62
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.47	-1.47
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	2	3.33	-1.33
The Specials The Specials	2	3.3	-1.3
Ace of Spades Motörhead	2	3.29	-1.29
Only By The Night Kings of Leon	2	3.24	-1.24
Revolver Beatles	3	4.24	-1.24
Heartbreaker Ryan Adams	2	3.03	-1.03

5-Star Albums (14)

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Different Class

Pulp · 1 likes

3/5

90's Britpop. Obsessed with sex and infidelity to a boring extent.

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Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Rating 6. Solid album, but nothing memorable after the title song.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

Surprisingly, a solid 8 for me. I'd listen again.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

7/10. Stevie Nicks's songs are luminous, but otherwise, I'm not hearing much that's interesting. It's hard to go wrong with Fleetwood Mac, but why this album instead of the self-titled album?

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

I like the jazzy tracks, interesting sounds, acoustic instruments on some songs, and the guys' sense of humor. But I wouldn't go out of my way to listen to it again. Good stuff, but not my taste. 6/10

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Not my favorite Springsteen album, but it's a classic for a reason. It's worth the price of admission just for I'm on Fire and Dancing in the Dark, not to mention Cover Me. 9/10

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Alice in Chains definitely has its own sound, but once you've heard one song, you've heard nearly all of them. Would? and Rooster are the only two interesting songs, and Would? is the only one I'd listen to again voluntarily. 4/10

Only By The Night

Kings of Leon

2/5

Meh. Nothing special. The singer's voice grew more and more annoying the longer the album went on. 3/10

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

I generally enjoy Steely Dan's jazzy vibes and vocal harmonies, but I'm not a fan of this one.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

5/5

The Only Ones

4/5

It grew on me with a second listen. No rest for the wicked.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

3/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

What a great discovery! During the first few songs, I couldn't tell what decade I was listening to. He incorporates great sounds and techniques from multiple eras and creates a timeless album. Funk, jazz and gospel inspired, with beautiful vocals and dreamy soundscapes.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

3/5

Aside from a couple of songs, I don't find it memorable.

White Light

Gene Clark

4/5

A very comforting album. Maybe it's the acoustic guitar and harmonica, but I see myself sitting by a fire pit in the desert with a glass of red wine in hand, listening to this album.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

The Rise & Fall

Madness

4/5

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

4/5

This album is pure fun.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Live At The Star Club, Hamburg

Jerry Lee Lewis

4/5

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

Violent Femmes

4/5

Ace of Spades

Motörhead

2/5

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

Easy listening, but interesting enough to go back for more. Vocals reminiscent of Cocteau Twins.

Snivilisation

Orbital

2/5

Is it ambient? Is it EDM? I don't care. It's boring.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

A classic for a reason. I'll never get tired of hearing this album.

Nixon

Lambchop

3/5

Inoffensive, mildly interesting musak

KE*A*H** (Psalm 69)

Ministry

3/5

I respect it, but it's not for me.

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Get this one on vinyl

Different Class

Pulp

3/5

90's Britpop. Obsessed with sex and infidelity to a boring extent.

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

A solid 1970's rock album, but it feels like others have done the same things better. There's nothing special or memorable about it.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Wild Wood

Paul Weller

4/5

Chris Stapleton but in the 90's

Rage Against The Machine

3/5

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

4/5

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

2/5

Virgin Suicides

Air

4/5

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

The Undertones

3/5

Face to Face

The Kinks

3/5

Fragile

Yes

4/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

3/5

The Specials

2/5

Ska is blah, imo. The vocals are nothing special either.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Tracy Chapman

5/5

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

...And Justice For All

Metallica

4/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Teen Dream

Beach House

3/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

5/5

This is a fantastic album that rewards a listener with a good set of headphones. Muti-layered with interesting sounds. There's lots to admire here, both musically and lyrically. The lyrics for Fell on Black Days are poetry. Spoonman is great fun and has an interesting time signature. There are many great songs, like Fresh Tendrils and the title track, that were never released as singles too.

American Pie

Don McLean

5/5

An album that feels like a dream of a long lost home. You can really hear the Irish influence.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

2/5

The thing about Bob Dylan, yes, he's an amazing song writer. Legendary. But he's got an annoying voice and an annoying harmonica. There are very few Dylan songs I like or can even stand to listen to. And none of them are on this album.

1999

Prince

4/5

You can't go wrong with a classic Prince record. This one came out just before he reached his pinnacle with Purple Rain.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

3/5

All Directions

The Temptations