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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Aja Steely Dan	5	3.47	+1.53
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	4	2.69	+1.31
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Pet Sounds The Beach Boys	5	3.93	+1.07
London Calling The Clash	5	3.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Physical Graffiti Led Zeppelin	2	3.9	-1.9
Yeezus Kanye West	1	2.76	-1.76
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	2	3.74	-1.74
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	2	3.73	-1.73
m b v My Bloody Valentine	1	2.72	-1.72
White Blood Cells The White Stripes	2	3.66	-1.66
Bayou Country Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	3.64	-1.64
Electric Warrior T. Rex	2	3.54	-1.54
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.47	-1.47

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Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

I have stated earlier this year that I never need or want to hear Money for Nothing ever again. There are more interesting albums by them.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Contains some of their last classic heavy metal level songs. A mix stylistically. Has two songs from their Greatest Hits in Killer Queen and Now I'm Here. Has a last song that you'll be singing for hours after, and is a sure fire guarantee to get an arena singing along to.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Classic suburban rock opera

The Black Saint And The Sinner Lady

Charles Mingus

3/5

Ambitious, complex. Loved the jazz tuba/contrabass trombone Not easy listening. Probably not going to return to it, but glad to have heard it

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

2/5

Overblown. Aside from a few songs, was dull and unimaginative

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

What an amazing, emotive, soulful voice. Such a tight backing band, and backing singers.

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

The first track had an interesting rock opera vibe, that most of the other songs didn't emulate. A couple of the later songs had disappointing fade-outs that seemed to show a lack of imagination.

Blur

3/5

I bought this album when it came out on the strength of Song 2, but also on the back of owning Parklife. This is musically complex and interesting, with strange and at times discordant sounds. It is probably a few songs too long.

The Trinity Session

Cowboy Junkies

2/5

The sound quality of the Trinity church where the recording occurred is very evident. The songs are slow and atmospheric, but as a result a bit boring in my opinion. I was hoping for a bit more to draw me in. Sweet Jane the obvious highlight. A surprise hit back in 1988

Dare!

The Human League

3/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

2/5

Makes some of the generally awful Christmas standards relatively listenable to.

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

This was brighter and more melodic than I was expecting. More enjoyable and easy to listen to as a result. Probably not going to become a regular listen, but glad to have experienced it.

Achtung Baby

3/5

Music From Big Pink

The Band

2/5

Long black veil, The Weight and I Shall be Released highlights but I wouldn't seek out the other songs for a listen again.

Pornography

The Cure

3/5

Echo, reverb, synths, lots of toms in the drums. Has a distinct 80s sound, which is not a bad thing, but gets a bit much over 40 minutes. The Hanging Garden is the highlight.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Good melodies, and a bit more restraint in her vocals lead to a pleasant listen.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

2/5

You can't plagiarise yourself... A few classics, and a more songs that sound a bit, or a lot like those classics but not as good. I think a best of T-Rex would suit me fine.

Black Sabbath

3/5

There is a definite blues influence to this, and maybe some jazz, but they went in a new direction with the harder sound and the awesome rhythms and cadences. Great album. Warning did bring the rating down a star. Way too long, too bluesy and an overlong guitar solo.

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

3/5

Was pleasantly surprised to hear a mix of styles. Also surprised about the amount of religious references. Lovely voice, nice melodies

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

2/5

I don't know what this band was trying to achieve. There are some nice melodies and pop sensibilities mixed with arty nonsense.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

2/5

Private dancer and Better be good to me were surprise highlights on an album that seemed dated in production style on many songs. Also a surprising number of covers and all of them weren't as good as the original.

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

1/5

Didn't like this one. Too much distortion and fuzz.

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Nearly all killer, no filler on this one.

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

An angry album featuring unwell people was not to my taste

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Has a few good songs, but unfortunately this is a band where the Best of would be my go to album

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

Music hall and musical theatre are an obvious influence here, but I think I prefer artists such as Harry Nilsson, Freddy Mercury and Paul McCartney, who also wrote songs in a similar style, better.

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Lovely funky soul

Pyromania

Def Leppard

2/5

Well produced, but not to my taste

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

4/5

My parents had this album

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

2/5

A bit samey. Not one I'd return to.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

Grand, theatrical.

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

I bought this CD in ...1997 I think. Haven't listened to it in a long time, but I'm looking forward to a revisit

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Another complex, theatrical and diverse '70s album. Solsbury Hill I realised is a really good song. Worth a relisten

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

Another rock opera adjacent album. Complex but still mostly interesting

Venus Luxure No. 1 Baby

Girls Against Boys

2/5

Very samey, and not in a way that I found enjoyable.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

3/5

Melodic, angsty, enjoyable

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Has a nice mix of blues with African rhythms

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

2/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

Better than I was expecting. I was familiar with two songs, and I like them. I realised I knew another song during the listen that I liked too. The other songs had interesting melodies and production too.

The Coral

2/5

Complex, well crafted... But not my taste, at least at the time I listened to this...

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Good... But there are better versions of most of these songs imo

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

It was ok.

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Heartbreaker

Ryan Adams

4/5

Arrival

ABBA

4/5

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

2/5

I like some of his stuff a lot. Not this one though.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

Well produced pop, but not my style of pop I couldn't help while listening to think about her mental health issues, the many (mostly) older men who controlled her life, and struggles with gaining independence. This made for a sadder listen than the songs would otherwise warrant.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

2/5

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

3/5

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

Maybe not their best album, but still a good one

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

One of my older brothers bought this album in the 70s so I have been listening to it and enjoying it nearly all my life. I can't think of a better application of the word masterpiece than to this album.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

2/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

2/5

Mr. Tambourine Man

The Byrds

3/5

Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus

Spirit

2/5

A bit too psychedelic for me.

Guero

Beck

3/5

I prefer Odelay, but this is pretty good.

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

2/5

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

4/5

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

Dial the angst up to 11 and crank it.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

3/5

Apocalypse 91… The Enemy Strikes Black

Public Enemy

3/5

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

2/5

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

It did take a few listens to start to appreciate this when I bought it as a CD in my 20s, but it hasn't lost anything in the many years since. This is a truly great album.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

2/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

I thought I'd be more interested, but the overly long songs did not impress

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

The Stone Roses

4/5

Still holds up well

Immigrés

Youssou N'Dour

2/5

I really wanted to like this more than I did. Unfortunately I found it a bit boring.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

2/5

Aja

Steely Dan

5/5

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

4/5

One of my older brothers got this for me for my birthday. I'd never heard of him, and they usually bought me a record they wanted for themselves. Lucky for me my brother's have good taste in music. This is a good one.

Paris 1919

John Cale

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Bought this when it was a new release. Hadn't heard it in years and it wasn't as good as I remembered

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

2/5

Out of Step

Minor Threat