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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Walking Wounded Everything But The Girl	5	2.97	+2.03
Fetch The Bolt Cutters Fiona Apple	5	3.2	+1.8
Unknown Pleasures Joy Division	5	3.47	+1.53
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	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
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.75	+1.25
Yeezus Kanye West	4	2.76	+1.24
Ingenue k.d. lang	4	2.94	+1.06
The Doors The Doors	5	3.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rust In Peace Megadeth	1	3.24	-2.24
No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live) Motörhead	1	3.07	-2.07
(What's The Story) Morning Glory Oasis	2	3.85	-1.85
The Sounds Of India Ravi Shankar	1	2.85	-1.85
Ill Communication Beastie Boys	2	3.64	-1.64
Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room Dwight Yoakam	1	2.6	-1.6
Antichrist Superstar Marilyn Manson	1	2.46	-1.46
Dirt Alice In Chains	2	3.46	-1.46
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.46	-1.46
Synchronicity The Police	2	3.41	-1.41

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	3	5
Kendrick Lamar	2	5

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Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company · 2 likes

4/5

A lot of bombast despite the age. Sounds like it was a lot of fun to record

Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. · 1 likes

4/5

Songwriting good, but the production is incredible

Parklife

Blur · 1 likes

4/5

Not my favourite blur album, but probably the best of Britpop

1-Star Albums (6)

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Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

The College Dropout

Kanye West

4/5

Loved this when it came out, and still love it now. Narrative, witty lyrics, samples, guest appearances, all excellent. Just hard to separate it from the artist now

Brown Sugar

D'Angelo

3/5

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

3/5

Usually not a huge jazz fan, but this was good fun. Clipped along at a nice pace

The Gilded Palace Of Sin

The Flying Burrito Brothers

3/5

Haven’t listened to this in years. My memory of it was pretty accurate. The sort of songs you’d listen to while driving along a dusty road in midsummer

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Loved this when it came out, and still love it now.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

This belongs very firmly in the mists of the early 2000s. It should stay there (apart from the opening track)

The Band

3/5

Can see how this influenced so many followers in the next decade or so.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

Some undoubted high points, but over an hour of west coast gangster rap is a little bit too much for my sensitive European soul

Joan Baez

4/5

Beautiful voice. This will be getting a few more plays when there’s a long drive to be done

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Beautiful voice. This will be getting a few more plays when there’s a long drive to be done

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Beautiful voice. This will be getting a few more plays when there’s a long drive to be done

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

2/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

The quintessential Christmas album.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

Didn’t expect this to go down so well with two kids under 3 on St Stephen’s Day, but they loved it

Achtung Baby

4/5

Classic 90s U2. Bombastic, with lyrics that border on the cringeworthy

Antichrist Superstar

Marilyn Manson

1/5

Getting shouted at for more than an hour is not my idea of a good time. At least it reminded of the rumour that had a rib removed….

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

2/5

Scuzzy sound production. The audible bits were decent

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

4/5

A voice like a watermelon in a food processor. Which is actually a good thing

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

The vibes here are immaculate

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Samples and production are great

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

Completely new artist for me. Enjoyable if not memorable

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

A grunge classic. A little over-long though

S&M

Metallica

3/5

Usually not a fan of live albums, but this works quite well. However, I’m not a major fan of them so this was a little on the long side

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

2/5

A Brit pop classic. I’m sure it was groundbreaking at the time, but hard to find much of note now

Dirt

Alice In Chains

2/5

Not a big AIC fan, and this isn’t their best

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

3/5

Musicianship is excellent. But these lyrics are reminiscent of a pub singer

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

4/5

A lot of bombast despite the age. Sounds like it was a lot of fun to record

Live / Dead

Grateful Dead

2/5

Is a small bit of structure too much to ask for? This meanders endlessly

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

A perfectly cromulent 80s rock album

Rattus Norvegicus

The Stranglers

3/5

Pretty accessible as punk goes. Not exactly a lyrical masterpiece though

Sign 'O' The Times

Prince

4/5

L'Eau Rouge

The Young Gods

3/5

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

3/5

The Sounds Of India

Ravi Shankar

1/5

Not for me. I don’t want to be guided step by step through the arrangement of traditional Indian music

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

Morrissey as acerbic as always, even if this isn’t their best

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

We get it. You’re weird, don’t fit in and are jealous of others. There’s no need for the whole album to be about that

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

PSYCHO KILLER! Qu'est-ce que c'est??

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

3/5

Has enough star power on show to not make the 2+ hours feel like a drag, but still could have used a bit of editing

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

Spent the first six songs of this album being that annoying guy at the gig who keeps shouting for them to play the hit. Lovefool is still a banger, but nothing else memorable here

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

Enjoyable, a pure pop classic.

Among The Living

Anthrax

3/5

Generally not a heavy metal fan, but this was quite an enjoyably romp

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

3/5

Had never really explored Billy Bragg before. Pleasantly surprised

Germs

2/5

Not my cup of tea at all.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

A classic, falls just short of five stars for me

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

1/5

What in the honky tonk hell is this

Le Tigre

4/5

A rollicking good time

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Perfect for a bank holiday morning. Meandering jazz

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

4/5

Still sounds like it could have been released yesterday.

The Doors

5/5

Jim Morrison et al absolutely nailing it

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

2/5

I’m glad this sort of glam rock has been left in the past

Ramones

3/5

The passing of time has aged this, but still a fun listen

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

5/5

A modern classic. Smart songwriting, vitriolic and barely contained anger. Equal parts melodic and jarring

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

Obviously the title song is a classic, but the rest of this is a bit plodding

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Some classics intermingled with some meandering filler

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Songwriting good, but the production is incredible

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

I prefer good kid, m.a.a.d. city, but this is still a five star album for me

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Punk attitude, some timeless classics, and a really nice pace to the whole album.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Sounds exactly like the title. Scuzzy, distorted guitar, with Jack growling over them. Believe it or not, I mean this as a good thing

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Not as good as their self titled album, but production is still great

Rust In Peace

Megadeth

1/5

Just not my cup of tea

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Not her finest work, but will still revisit in the future

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

This could really have done with more work on the production floor. I get that you’re amazing guitarists, but every song doesn’t need two minutes of meandering duelling solos

Arise

Sepultura

3/5

Not my favourite genre, but this was very good

Pyromania

Def Leppard

2/5

I’d say these are a lot of fun live, but nothing exciting on this studio album. Feels like they’re almost a parody of themselves

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Not my favourite RHCP album. The highs are very high, but there are some very low lows here too

Chris

Christine and the Queens

2/5

This did not need to be a double album.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

Rating probably partially influenced by subsequent events, but this is a stormer

Parklife

Blur

4/5

Not my favourite blur album, but probably the best of Britpop

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

3/5

Not a huge fan of this genre, but this is decent. Snappy smart lyrics, great production, and it all flows quite nicely

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Not many songs can get me singing aloud while cycling to work in the dark, but Solisbury Hill got me going

Grace

Jeff Buckley

5/5

I can understand why only releasing this album earned him a rock & roll hall of fame nomination.

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

No better way to start the day than the title track

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

2/5

I’ve never been a fan of Mark E Smith’s voice. Re listening to this album has only cemented my view.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

3/5

Cheesy, campy, very 70s. Like a time capsule

Rio

Duran Duran

4/5

Somehow manages to sound simultaneously futuristic and quintessentially 80s. Zips along at a nice pace

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

I’m a big fan of Nick Cave’s solo work, but this isn’t for me. Some of it sound like it’s the soundtrack to torture porn.

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

5/5

Rating unashamedly influenced by subsequent events. Also hard to believe New Order was born from the ashes of this

Rhythm Nation 1814

Janet Jackson

2/5

I was all set to give this the standard inoffensive 3-star rating. Then Livin’ in a World (They Didn’t Make) came on. Such cringy, over wrought lyrics meant I had to knock another star off

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

Not a single low point here

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Occasional moments of sing-along anthems, otherwise just a pleasant ride

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

The supporting cast of special guests helps to keep this one fresh

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

My biggest gripe about Zappa is usually his lyrics and voice. This album was immeasurably improved by him essentially keeping his mouth closed for most of it

Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water

Limp Bizkit

2/5

A timely reminder that the death of nu-metal should be celebrated, not mourned

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

Iron Butterfly

3/5

36 minute album, last song is 14 minutes long, unexpected Garden of Eden. What a ride

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

3/5

I feel for these punk albums to really resonate you had to actually live through them at the time

Paul Simon

3/5

Not his greatest, but certainly shows signs of the great things that are yet to come

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

A jamming session, where the semblance of songs can just about be deciphered

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

A word to the wise: when you’re trying to convince your wife and children that they need to listen to a random album per day on their holiday, over an hour of jungle music isn’t a great way to make your case

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

They don’t make super groups like they used to

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

3/5

This took me back. Muse were probably the best stadium rock band at that time

Yeezus

Kanye West

4/5

You can really begin to identify Kanye starting to fall apart here. Still some cracking tracks though

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Musical parody that doesn’t really have any humour. Not for me

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

5/5

A classic in my eyes. I’m firmly in the pro-Dylan camp when it comes to this list

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

3/5

Never heard of Coldcut before today. Nifty enough.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Guaranteed to have smooth operator stuck in my head for a week now.

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Casablancas muffled vocals over zippy instrumentals. Sounds bad on paper, sounds good in reality

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

5/5

Like a peppier Portishead. Feels like half the songs could be on a Bourne soundtrack

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

A perfectly cromulent album. Neither pulled me in nor pushed me away

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

1/5

What a terrible day to have ears.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Not his best, but certainly not bad

Brothers

The Black Keys

4/5

Simple, uncomplicated but damn catchy soft rock. Always have a soft spot for the black keys

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

Not the worst pop album I’ve been subjected too. The guest appearances keep this ticking over

The Clash

3/5

I’ve never really had a love for punk, but this is one of the better ones

The Contino Sessions

Death In Vegas

3/5

Interesting discovery. A little bit of trip hop, lo fi

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Not in my top three Bruce albums, but still excellent.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

4/5

Arguably more relevant today than when it was released fifty years ago

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

A classic in my eyes. I’m firmly in the pro-Dylan camp when it comes to this list

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

3/5

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Punk verging on post punk. There’s anger, but it’s nicely restrained and songs actually feel structured

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Remember getting this for free when it was released with the “set your own price” system. I don’t think I really “got” it then, but it has really grown on me over the intervening years

Vespertine

Björk

4/5

Peak Bjork Icelandic weirdness

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

Still as good as when I first heard it at its release. Narrative, beat, production all excellent

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Lou Reed at his most monotonous.

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Over long with some bubblegum pop filler