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Album	You	Global	Diff
Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches Happy Mondays	5	2.99	+2.01
Horses Patti Smith	5	3.31	+1.69
Heaven Or Las Vegas Cocteau Twins	5	3.4	+1.6
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.61	+1.39
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	5	3.65	+1.35
Getz/Gilberto Stan Getz	5	3.66	+1.34
The Joshua Tree U2	5	3.67	+1.33
California American Music Club	4	2.69	+1.31
Let's Stay Together Al Green	5	3.76	+1.24

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parallel Lines Blondie	2	3.76	-1.76
B-52's The B-52's	2	3.3	-1.3
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	2	3.3	-1.3
Dirty Sonic Youth	2	3.11	-1.11
Slanted And Enchanted Pavement	2	3.04	-1.04

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays · 1 likes

5/5

call me crazy but this is just fabulous

4-Star Albums (26)

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Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Classic 80s sound in parts but I was surprised that some of this album felt really fresh and unique. Definitely would listen again.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

3/5

Good folk but not standout or memorable for me I fear

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

I've never listened to this in full before and though there are def parts not appropriate for the cafe (a la experimental piano break), there's complexity and catchiness aplenty on this album which means I'll be back for sure. Even better on the 2nd and 3rd listen which is fun!

Adele

4/5

This album, for me, is her best. It makes me remember how much I love to sing! Production is kind of flawless - the recognition that Adele's voice pierces through really grand and dramatic production but performs equally well (if not better) with a stripped back and simple instrumental! I love it!!

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Some bangers but feels very of the time it was made

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

3/5

Variation of vibes on this album with some songs I would defo go back to (those on the chiller side). Not quite mind-blowing, but a fun listen

What's That Noise?

Coldcut

3/5

eclectic crazy goofy weird. i liked it, esp the acid, there were a couple of standout bits. glad to have come across this album (wouldnt have otherwise) and look forward to returning to it

Slanted And Enchanted

Pavement

2/5

couple of standouts but im afraid most of this was not my bag

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

theres some great songs but its long and sometimes repetitive

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

surprisingly emotionally vulnerable, would revisit

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Low

David Bowie

3/5

sound and vision is one of my favourite bowie songs but i found this difficult to stay with otherwise

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

i really like the ambient side of this its giving sigur ros. nice

Paul Simon

4/5

cant believe ive not heard this album before, wow peace like a river. yeah gorgeous love it

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

better than i expected

The Joshua Tree

5/5

one of the best ever

Sail Away

Randy Newman

3/5

soothing even if repetitive, but nothing standout for me

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

unreal

Blood And Chocolate

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

on the whole i dont know if i would return to this, there were a handful of songs i enjoyed but mostly felt like i was dragging my feet through it

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

5/5

one of the best blue jazz albums ever, one of my goats, nina forever

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

oh wow, i was really surprised by this. v good

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

really pleasantly surprised, would listen again and also to her other stuff

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

2/5

it was ok

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

ultimate legendary

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

anthemic indie rock vibes

Dirty

Sonic Youth

2/5

not for me this one, i could listen to it once through, but likely not again

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

experimental and weird and some of it cool but not really my bag

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

5/5

call me crazy but this is just fabulous

Horses

Patti Smith

5/5

oh very very good

The xx

4/5

hella nostalgic and still top notch indie electronica production

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5

unexpectedly good, bit of digable planets kind of vibe, groovy and mellow tracks as well as fun sampling - defo a banger for me

Movies

Holger Czukay

3/5

what the hell is even going on here, some of it was good tho

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

this is a great place to go for rock n roll and guitar and riffs and bluesy bits. classic and enjoyable but for me, not exceptional

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

really nice and i think i've long taken this album for granted! thank you george!

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

3/5

some funky dunky hippity hoppity music but aside from a few standouts im unlikely to revisit

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

simply extraordinary and also deeply nostalgic. the way they blend rhythm and blues, reggae, ska, rock and roll, and all their other influences is 2nd to none

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

quite peculiar and moogy and transported me to many different places. not sure its my bag tho i did enjoy some of it

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

why did this feel like a kind of niche cut from the police

B-52's

The B-52's

2/5

:/ not for me

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

theres some real bangers on here but idrk why its so long. if it was trimmed a bit i prob would give it a 5 but still a valuable album in my collection

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

3/5

some of this album is really very good. nonetheless, 3

Music

Madonna

3/5

i really like some of the more introspective moments on this album, some surprising freshness for a pop album (Gone has got some real trip-hop vibes, Amazing is giving proto-hyper pop).

Femi Kuti

4/5

wish i could give it 3.5 - maybe on this occasion i will round up

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

couldnt get through it, im so sorry miles davis

Young Americans

David Bowie

3/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

gorgeous voice, creative performance, classic piano. lovely. could round up to be honest

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

3/5

3.5!! surprisingly fun and i enjoyed it but i cant on this occasion round up - sorry guys

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

3/5

bit of fun but repetitive and lacked something that really stood out to me

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

saved one song off this so unfortunately not a showstopper but! cute and serene and nice album art

Dire Straits

3/5

technically, this is great, but gosh sitting and listening to the whole thing is a little dull and repetitive. maybe also a shame because I knew the best songs on the album already, but I'm rounding UP to a three this time

Parallel Lines

Blondie

2/5

not my bag... maybe not even at all... heart of glass is obv a banger and one or two others that i thought weren't bad

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

surprised how much i liked this, enough variety that i wasn't bored and more than just a few that i would come back to. i would really like to give it 3.5

California

American Music Club

4/5

LOVELY. WHY ISNT IT ON SPOTIFY

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

loved this, and love to be reminded of the musical connections across the african diaspora!

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

i need to listen to this again, and maybe again after that. nice. some wonderful bits.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

obviously biased as everything is but i love this album. hearing some of its songs at wembley was a highlight of my life

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

3/5

smooth and cool and super slinky. maybe its overexposure to the genre but didnt stand out to me or g massively

The Undertones

3/5

original short attention span music...? I liked a few songs especially bc it was reminiscent of the clash, but crucially, the clash were more versatile. this just about grasps a 3

Raw Power

The Stooges

3/5

could have rounded up to 4, but for me, a firm 3.5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

5/5

very fun dreamscape vibes love it

Woodface

Crowded House

4/5

enjoyed this more than expected. quite a solid album, i'd be happy to revisit and have it in my collection

Fever Ray

3/5

interesting n cool at times but at others rather nondescript

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

5/5

first aotd that i listened to on vinyl !! and one i am so glad to have in my collection :) goat!

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

3/5

this is cool, i would come back to a handful of songs here but probably not the whole album

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

songwriting mastery, musical architecture, texture, grandeur, and evidence of george michael's brilliance. i only wish that there was a bit more sonic variety but very good. #queer excellence

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

side A legendary and impeccable. why did i find side B less interesting and more repetitive tho? i would like it in my collection but i don't know how often i'd listen to the full EP

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

i knew i loved al green but sitting and listening to this, wow, it was just phenomenal

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

4/5

really liked much of this, electronic dreamscape vibes, reminiscent of cocteau twins with velvetier vocals. tbc i am rounding UP from a 3.5

Night Life

Ray Price

2/5

the price, for me, is not right. though i'd like a little bit of this here and there, the album is far too homogenous for me and not much stands out

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

essential reggae listening, but not sure i would relisten all the way through bc it leans towards lovers rock still at times. love tho

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

3/5

lost most of my interest after hearing gratuitous use of the n word! also, it should have been half as long. despite these things, there was some of it that i enjoyed.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

lovely classic versatile trumpet, full of feeling

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

Really really very good

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

I mean come on, its anything BUT bad. it might even be great