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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Talking Book Stevie Wonder	5	3.72	+1.28
Vol. 4 Black Sabbath	5	3.75	+1.25
Tapestry Carole King	5	3.91	+1.09
Hunky Dory David Bowie	5	4	+1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	1	3.61	-2.61
The Chronic Dr. Dre	1	3.32	-2.32
Surfer Rosa Pixies	2	3.5	-1.5
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.44	-1.44
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	2	3.42	-1.42
Eliminator ZZ Top	2	3.37	-1.37
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	2	3.35	-1.35
Entertainment Gang Of Four	2	3.25	-1.25
Elvis Is Back Elvis Presley	2	3.18	-1.18
Junkyard The Birthday Party	1	2.16	-1.16

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Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Good to Me as I am to you is an epic song on this album full of hits from the queen of soul

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

An assault on my ears.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

First song on the album is a banger. Then I got bored and tuned out.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

1/5

Not a huge fan of rap, can't say I am now. I found myself groaning and turning it down constantly just wanting it to be over. Kendrick can go fuck the world with his Eiffel tower dick.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

This was so beautiful to listen to. It's like eating your favourite snacks and hanging out with close friends. Warm, Inviting and when the time comes for you to leave, you can't wait to see them again.

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

It's not the kind of music I would usually listen to, but I could see how if I was in a depresso mood, I could put it on and brood. Extra star because I could hear the Bowie influence in the songs which helped me experience the album in a more meaningful way.

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

I appreciated how experimental this album was for the time.

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

2/5

I laughed at the corny lines, and every song sounded the same.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

2/5

The final song, Brick Is Red, was my favourite song on the album, up until 1:13- I had thought it was an instrumental piece without the screeching. I appreciate the historical significance of this band and the contrast of grunge music with the name Pixies delights me. Not an album I ever want my ears to endure again.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Can't deny the music is fab...but the man was an arse.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

3/5

A historical snapshot which continues to tell the story of America today. Some fabulous jazz and blues to enjoy, sometimes the voice felt jarring against the music.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

A beautiful trip through the birth of flower power by an incredibly talented young person. The lyrics relating to British mythology combined with the Indian & Middle Eastern influence were delightful.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

I don't feel cool enough to listen to this Album, but I really enjoyed it. Hip hop 90s nostalgia.

A Wizard, A True Star

Todd Rundgren

3/5

It's different, it's interesting, it's experimental. I felt as though I'd been slapped in the face by his creativity.

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

I know that R.E.M are an incredible band, I know they play an important piece of the puzzle in the alternative rock scene. I was around when many of their hit songs were released, I just never lost my shit about them, and haven't now either.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

I bopped along to the tunes. I don't want to give 4 stars to a convicted murderer, so it's getting 3. I like to play Christmas tunes when it's December, I just think I prefer mine without the homicide.

Parklife

Blur

4/5

I enjoyed listening to this album. I knew a couple of songs already but had never really listened Blur. A fun, British rock album with cheeky, relatable lyrics and some surprising references.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

So many fabulous tunes on here from a musical prodigy. Loved it!

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

4/5

Oh, this is a lot of fun! And I love me a girl band from the 80's.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

4/5

The lyrics in some of the songs are so much sadder than I ever knew. God Only Knows always makes me cry. Harmonies are rich and the music is lush.

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

This was nostalgic for me, I owned this album as a 15 year old. I sang along to the melancholy tunes.

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

3/5

Penguins are pretty cute. I imagined these Penguins went on a journey to outer space.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

3/5

Nothing offensive, nothing really that interesting. Pleasant enough.

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

1/5

I usually enjoy the sound of a woman screaming in pleasure, but imagining Dre fucking anyone made me vom. My ears are still bleeding.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

3/5

A gentle listen musically, however it is terribly sad and melancholy.

No Other

Gene Clark

3/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

I always enjoy listening to the Beatles and I feel like I hear something new every time I listen.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

5/5

Absolutely loved this! Not sure it needed the testing out FX track, but as someone who has never listened to a Black Sabbath album, I now understand why they were massive.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

2/5

My 7yr daughter listened to 'I found that essence rare' with me and she said, I don't like the voice, it sounds like "whining, whining, winge, winge, Bikini" I tend to agree. I tried to find some enjoyment in the bass lines, but the guitar and vocals ruined it for me.

Elvis Is Back

Elvis Presley

2/5

Meh, I'm not sure what Elvis was back from.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

3/5

Yeah BOOOOOIIIIII

Boston

4/5

More than a feeling is classic,. Fun 70's rock, I enjoyed it.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

2/5

Background music & entirely forgettable.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

2/5

Went for too long.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

I didn't love it, I didn't hate it. I don't want to listen to it again though. I remember when electric eel came out, and a few of the other songs made me feel nostalgic.

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

It's a solid three from me, I wouldn't buy this album, but I didn't mind listening to it. A nice memory for me with the song I mentioned, but other than that, nothing spectacular.

Life's Too Good

The Sugarcubes

3/5

It was fun to listen to Björk, not knowing to begin with that I was listening to Björk! I'm giving it 3 because I enjoy her solo album better.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

I love Bowie, his image, his creativity, his vulnerability, and his music. A story teller who embodied his art completely.

Skylarking

XTC

2/5

I know I listened to this album but I actually cannot remember anything to write about it. So I guess that makes it entirely forgettable.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

There is no amount of sauce that will make it taste better.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Beautifully macabre.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

3/5

Some interesting fusion ideas. Didn't love it, didn't hate it. I won't listen to it again.

A Nod Is As Good As A Wink To A Blind Horse

Faces

3/5

Pleasant enough, nothing really stands out. I did enjoy hearing Rod as it was a surprise to me that he was singing some of the lead vocals.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Yuck

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Again, I really enjoyed listening to Black Sabbath, but I think I liked Vol 4 more. I can't tell exactly why, I probably need to listen to them one after the other. Or perhaps it's just how I was feeling at the time.