1001 Albums Summary

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Night Life Ray Price	4	2.81	+1.19

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	1	3.66	-2.66
Raw Power The Stooges	2	3.32	-1.32

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Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

GOING IN: Hopeful FAMILIARITY: Know a song or two SKIP RATE: No skips (played straight through) REPLY VALUE: I’ll play it again DISCOVERY CURVE: Liked it straight away, surprisingly ALBUM ARC: Consistent throughout VERDICT: Liked it more than expected FAVOURITE TRACK: Hard to Explain Good solid 3/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

1/5

GOING IN: Neutral - I liked some of their stuff FAMILIARITY: Know a song or two SKIP RATE: Light skipper (1-2 tracks) REPLY VALUE: One and done DISCOVERY CURVE: Never clicked ALBUM ARC: Weak start, side B is better VERDICT: Bit underwhelming FAVOURITE TRACK: Cemetry Gates

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

GOING IN: Very excited indeed LISTENED WHILE: Lying on sofa, headphones on at 5am, doing a sudoku FAMILIARITY: Know the name SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Deffo play again DISCOVERY CURVE: Got it by the end ALBUM ARC: Warmed up nicely VERDICT: Better than expected BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: Hit It and Quit It ALBUM RATING: 4

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

3/5

GOING IN: No strong feelings LISTENED WHILE: Morning on the treadmill FAMILIARITY: Know a few songs SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Might come back to it DISCOVERY CURVE: Got it by the end ALBUM ARC: Warmed up nicely VERDICT: Fair enough BODY'S VERDICT: Toe tapping situation FAVOURITE TRACK: ...Duh! ALBUM RATING: 3

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

GOING IN: No strong feelings LISTENED WHILE: with my morning cuppa FAMILIARITY: Know a few songs SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Once was plenty DISCOVERY CURVE: Got it by the end ALBUM ARC: Solid all the way VERDICT: Fair enough BODY'S VERDICT: Decent head wobble FAVOURITE TRACK: Can't Buy Me Love My Rating: 3

Raw Power

The Stooges

2/5

GOING IN: Quite hopeful LISTENED WHILE: Saturday morning, pottering about FAMILIARITY: Know the artist, not the album SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Might come back to it DISCOVERY CURVE: Still waiting VERDICT: Bit disappointing BODY'S VERDICT: Sitting nicely / Motionless appreciation FAVOURITE TRACK: none My Rating: 2

Night Life

Ray Price

4/5

GOING IN: Quite hopeful LISTENED WHILE: Having a bath FAMILIARITY: New to me SKIP RATE: Played it straight through REPLAY VALUE: Deffo play again DISCOVERY CURVE: Loved it straight away ALBUM ARC: Strong start, tailed off VERDICT: Better than expected BODY'S VERDICT: Sitting nicely - Motionless appreciation FAVOURITE TRACK: My Rating: 3.5 Sound of a heartbroken man, sitting at a bar, crying into his whisky.