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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Youth And Young Manhood Kings of Leon	5	3.1	+1.9
Mermaid Avenue Billy Bragg	5	3.17	+1.83
The Specials The Specials	5	3.29	+1.71
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	5	3.32	+1.68
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	5	3.33	+1.67
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers	5	3.38	+1.62
The Village Green Preservation Society The Kinks	5	3.4	+1.6
Marquee Moon Television	5	3.5	+1.5
Out Of The Blue Electric Light Orchestra	5	3.63	+1.37
Highway to Hell AC/DC	5	3.64	+1.36

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	1	3.19	-2.19
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	1	3.08	-2.08
Spiderland Slint	1	2.97	-1.97
Music Has The Right To Children Boards of Canada	1	2.91	-1.91
E.V.O.L. Sonic Youth	1	2.89	-1.89
Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret Soft Cell	1	2.87	-1.87
Whatever Aimee Mann	1	2.84	-1.84
Phaedra Tangerine Dream	1	2.74	-1.74
Nixon Lambchop	1	2.73	-1.73
m b v My Bloody Valentine	1	2.73	-1.73

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Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause · 1 likes

1/5

Luckily I had to listen to this on YouTube so I got to hear some Liberty Mutual commercials in between this cacophony.

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg · 1 likes

5/5

An all time favorite. Total control over its vibes. Rocks sometimes, swoons when it wants to, could shred if it came down to it. A magical marriage.

1-Star Albums (13)

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Revolver

Beatles

5/5

Starting with a banger. Just waiting until I can lock in those 5-stars.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

5/5

This album has a gravitational force. There is an Amy Winehouse shaped hole in the universe.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Beautifully flowing and complete piece of art. This album motivates me to try to shed my Playlist Listening and go out of my way to listen to full albums.

Time Out

The Dave Brubeck Quartet

4/5

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

1/5

I hate this. It certainly isn't for me and I hope I never meet the person it is for. This challenged my commitment to the entire project.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

3/5

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Viva Hate

Morrissey

4/5

Morrissey sure is the way he is but I still like listening to his songs despite it.

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

The latter half of the album feels like a 25 minute outro. The first half is absolutely brilliant.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

I initially thought this could work its way into my regular rotation for work music, but the second half of the record gets pretty hectic. I got something out of this album but I don't see myself listening to again anytime soon.

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

This used to be one of my favorite albums. It is now once again one of my favorite albums.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

2/5

I’ve always thought of ZZ Top as Diet AC/DC. They represent a type of rock that I just don’t get anything out of.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

A second pass through really solidified this for me. The guitar riffs alone made this standout in a big way. I absolutely loved this album.

Tank Battles

Dagmar Krause

1/5

Luckily I had to listen to this on YouTube so I got to hear some Liberty Mutual commercials in between this cacophony.

Youth And Young Manhood

Kings of Leon

5/5

What an incredible album. It rips from start to finish. It's a shame that their corners got sanded down after this because the roughness of their sound is what really catapults this one into the stratosphere.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Yep, that’s Bob Dylan alright. ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Chelsea Girl

Nico

2/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

3/5

Killing Joke

3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

Very dreamy. Too dreamy.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

I didn’t hate this nearly as much as I thought I would. I actually really enjoyed a good portion of it, but there’s no chance I’ll ever voluntarily listen to this album in its entirety ever again because of the other portion.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

5/5

I knew this album was good but damn. Easy 5 stars.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

3/5

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

I would have been so into this in the 90’s, had I known it existed. Weighty and unpolished, just how I like it. The weirdness really hits when she goes for it. Probably as close as an album could get to 5 stars for me before it gets the honor.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Love Van but I can't picture myself listening to this over his studio albums.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Dire Straits

3/5

I’m a fan of the Dire Straits but this album never really did anything for me. It’s pretty one-note.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

1/5

2 very good songs and 16 miserable ones. This was a challenge.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

1/5

This lasted forever and provided me with nothing.

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

2/5

This wasn't boring at least.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Fun listen but not many standout tracks outside of the hits.

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

3/5

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

Unremarkable but not unenjoyable.

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

I really enjoyed this. He felt like a reined in Morrissey. Definitely left me wanting more.

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

No tracks really stood out but Amy Winehouse could sing me an eviction notice and I'd give it at least 3 stars.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Enters and exits with a bang, barely lets up in between. Call it a 4.5 rounded up. Only imaginable nitpick would be to exercise even a little brevity.

American Idiot

Green Day

4/5

Despite this feeling very much like a diluted version of earlier Green Day, it is a rock solid album and an enjoyable listen.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

God damn

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

3/5

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Love ABBA. There are a lot of bops on this one but overall it might be hard to listen to cover-to-cover, so it comes a little short of five stars for me.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Murmur

R.E.M.

2/5

Kept afloat by some good hooks but they’re so disconnected that I don’t give full marks even for that.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

The Specials

5/5

There are a few grating tracks but the hits are soooo good. On second listen, the filler was less filler-y and the highs were even higher. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

4/5

Call it 3.5 rounded up

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

The Kinks rule. It's like if the Beatles had some stink on 'em. If I heard this album in a vacuum it might get 5-stars but it's hard to put out of my head just how good their future work ends up being.

Harvest

Neil Young

4/5

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

2/5

The enjoyable tracks become less enjoyable around the 5:30 mark. This unfortunately is also the case with the songs that start out unenjoyable.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

Melodies aren’t punk

Marquee Moon

Television

5/5

Damn near perfect. Least annoying ten-plus minute song ever written.

Queen II

Queen

3/5

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

3/5

Adele

5/5

Easy 5

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

Not always grating, which may be the best thing I can say about electronica.

Dirty

Sonic Youth

2/5

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

I had no idea how much Nick Cave had reined it in over the years...

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

2/5

Gris Gris

Dr. John

3/5

Nixon

Lambchop

1/5

What started as being largely inoffensive slowly made me irrationally aggravated. I probably disliked it more than it deserved but I was thrilled when it was over.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

5/5

This is the Kinks I know and love.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

4/5

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

So many hits. Might deserve a 5 but I’m feeling stingy.

Nevermind

Nirvana

4/5

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

1/5

I do not care for Sonic Youth. Please let this be the last of their albums on this list.

Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

4/5

I liked the vibes and it felt like a journey. Giving it a 4 on merit because I was definitely impressed, but I don’t see myself feeling the motivation to revisit this.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Somehow I don’t think I’ve ever listened through this in its entirety. It is a collection of phenomenal songs that somehow ends up being much better than the sum of its remarkable parts. Wonderful album.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

2/5

Very boring but not annoying, other than the first track being 20 minutes long.

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

2/5

I don’t need this in my life right now.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

AC/DC is the Best of Breed of a type of music I usually don’t go out of my way to listen to, but it feels criminal to give this album anything short of a 5.

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

2/5

This album was like a pizza cutter. All edge and no point.

Black Sabbath

4/5

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

5/5

An all time favorite. Total control over its vibes. Rocks sometimes, swoons when it wants to, could shred if it came down to it. A magical marriage.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

3/5

Fun listen. Call it a 3.5 rounded down.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

There are a lot of really good songs on this album, guys. I feel slightly guilty giving it fewer than five stars but I don’t want to be dishonest about my personal taste.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

I hope listening to this turns out to have made me secretly better at karate or something.

The White Room

The KLF

3/5

This really pulled out of an early nosedive for me.

Come Find Yourself

Fun Lovin' Criminals

4/5

This is fun. I like this.

Dookie

Green Day

5/5

Easily the most iconic album from my youth. For some reason everyone I knew had more than one Dookie CD. There isn't a moment of filler here. Easiest 5 star to date.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

2/5

This isn't anything

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

3/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

4/5

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

3/5

There are some really good tracks on here but it doesn’t really have the depth to merit its length.

Graceland

Paul Simon

5/5

The best case on record for the value of cultural appropriation.

Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney

4/5

This is pretty dope. Creeps into the Four Star Club.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Really establishes a vibe. Sounds like a slice out of time.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

My rating is almost entirely based on the title track, which is one of the very best songs ever written.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

More of a snoozer than I expected. Still enjoyable though.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

Sometimes annoying but mostly enjoyable.

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

4/5

I don’t know jazz but I know this is very good.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

This was a treat.

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Uncle Robert really rolls up his sleeves for this one.

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

1/5

This is nothing, but also very annoying. Nothing has confused me this much as to why anyone would think I needed to hear it.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

I was surprised by how little I got out of this.

GREY Area

Little Simz

4/5

This came storming out of the gates with the first two tracks. The rest of the album was still very good but I ended up being a little disappointed by the shift in tone.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

4/5

I really liked this. Who would have guessed?

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

5/5

People know Tom Petty is great but the fact that he's not regularly included in the Greatest Ever conversation makes him criminally underrated in my opinion. This album handles its business. No notes.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

I'll say it: whatever

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2/5

I've always wanted to dislike Morrissey; and now I've finally gotten the chance!

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

1/5

This put me in a bad mood

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Under Construction

Missy Elliott

3/5

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

3/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

1/5

This had a 2-star quality to it but I honestly got nothing out of it, wasn't impressed by any part of it, and couldn't wait for it to be over. That qualifies it for the 1-star board. Edit 1: These lyrics are so bad.

Ten

Pearl Jam

4/5

This is a very impressive album.

Phaedra

Tangerine Dream

1/5

This was work. It might have earned a second star if it was in Swedish. I don't feel like I need to elaborate on that.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

4/5

This is my favorite brand of hip hop and arguably the best representation of it. The only thing keeping it from a 5 is that wears a little thin by the end.

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

This is close to being something I'd like, but alas...

Iron Maiden

3/5

A good album that I would never choose to listen to on my own

Traffic

3/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

5/5

Front-loaded but fantastic. The filler is still really good. It would have to work really hard to lose the points it gets for its first first five tracks.

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

This got challenging down the stretch.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Not my tempo.

Street Signs

Ozomatli

3/5

Sure

Arc Of A Diver

Steve Winwood

3/5

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

The Coral

4/5

A nice surprise. Never heard of them before.

Spiderland

Slint

1/5

Thoroughly unenjoyable.

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

4/5

This was very easy to listen to

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

4.5 for me. Would round up on a different day, maybe.

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

I don't want to hear it

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

4/5

A little rambling and raw, but an enjoyable listen that I’ll probably revisit

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

2/5

Too many songs. Also basically just one song.

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

I don't know jazz but I don't really need to.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

5/5

I listened through this a few times trying to figure out exactly how I felt about it. It may be brilliant. I don’t have a total handle on it but my heart is calling this a 5.

Astral Weeks

Van Morrison

4/5

I love this album, like, a lot. But I honestly don't think it quite has the depth of a 5-star album. This one hurts because I feel strongly about this one.

Boston

4/5

This is a fantastic album that stays out of the 5-star club only because of my personal taste.

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

This was more annoying than anything else.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

This album does a lot of stuff. Most of it very well.

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Easy 5

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

The opening track really primed me for a much worse experience. I was pleasantly surprised.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Good but not “Can Get Away With Crimes Against Children” good

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

Every song felt uniquely sabotaged. If it had a good hook, he overextended his range. If it had a good riff, it had an obnoxious hook. I didn't enjoy this.

Phrenology

The Roots

3/5

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

That sure was a lot of piano.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis