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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Definitely Maybe Oasis	5	3.53	+1.47

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	1	3.72	-2.72
Architecture And Morality Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark	1	3.06	-2.06
All Hail the Queen Queen Latifah	1	2.87	-1.87
In Rainbows Radiohead	2	3.85	-1.85
Metallica Metallica	2	3.78	-1.78
Violator Depeche Mode	2	3.7	-1.7
Born To Run Bruce Springsteen	2	3.63	-1.63
The Wildest! Louis Prima	2	3.53	-1.53
Arrival ABBA	2	3.51	-1.51
1984 Van Halen	2	3.5	-1.5

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Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's · 1 likes

3/5

This one surprised me. I’m not usually a fan of this kind of poppy, 80’s music, but I was in the zone for this one. Good vibes for the whole album.

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Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

4/5

A great album that I come back to time and time again. Macca knows how to write a good song.

1984

Van Halen

2/5

Far too samey for my taste. A couple of good tracks, but not an album I would come back to.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

A few good tracks, but not an album I would come back to in its entirety. I reckon The Boss has better albums, when listened to as they were conceived.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Such a good album. One I can come back to time and time again. So many hits, great vibes, and just an all round good album.

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

1/5

Just not my thing. In all honesty I didn’t even listen to the whole album because it annoyed me so much. Axl’s singing style just doesn’t work for me.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

3/5

You can’t really go wrong with Crosby, Stills & Nash. Great album, but a bit more chill than I am drawn to for regular listening.

The Message

Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

3/5

Not one I would have expected to like, but I was having good boogie along to this one.

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

Absolutely not my kind of music. I can appreciate that Venom pioneered a sub-genre of music, but I am not their intended audience.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

I really liked this one. In all honesty I did listen to it in three bites and probably would have found it a bit samey if I hadn’t, but it feels like a good little find that is now in my rotation.

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

2/5

Not my vibe. I won’t be rushing to listen to the album again, but I didn’t hate it.

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

Yikes! I would have been quite happy getting to my deathbed having never listened to this. Truly, truly awful.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A pretty solid Christmas album. Enough said.

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

A truly great album that I am ashamed to say I haven’t listed to in ages, despite having it in multiple forms. One to listen to again soon and make sure it is in my regular rotation.

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

Just not my thing. I didn’t enjoy this album at all.

Purple Rain

Prince

4/5

I think this is the first time I have listened to Purple Rain all the way through. Some great songs, some truly weird, all experimental and interesting.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

I honestly couldn’t decide whether I liked this album or not. At times I wanted to turn it off, at other times it washed over me as a beautiful cacophony of noise.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

3/5

I always forget how much I like Supertramp. This was a good listen and a good reminder to play more of their music.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

3/5

I don’t think I have ever listened to Badly Drawn Boy, but I should have. This was great!

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

4/5

Love of a bit of Iggy - this album is great!

Metallica

2/5

This album is so, so plodding and samey. I get why other people like Metallica, they’re just not my thing.

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

This was great! Some fantastic tracks and I loved just floating away into the instrumentals as well.

Garbage

3/5

A good, solid 90’s album. Not a regular rotation album, but a good reminder that I also like this more alternative end of the pop/rock spectrum.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

I really enjoyed this. I don’t think I have ever listened to a jazz album, but I loved the organised chaos of this album.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

2/5

A very underwhelming album. Not offensive, but almost instantly forgettable.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

3/5

I actually enjoyed this, which surprised me. It transported me to a bar somewhere in middle America.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

2/5

Unpopular opinion. I’m not much of a Radiohead fan. This album actually had a couple of good tracks to start with and then it was the same, dreary music as I expect from Radiohead.

Architecture And Morality

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

1/5

I couldn’t get on board with this one. I’m not a fan of a lot of 80’s music in any case, but OMD doubled-down and played right into all of the 80’s stereotypes I don’t like with this album.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

2/5

I enjoyed the first, (more bluegrassy?) song and may well listen to it again. Other than that, while I appreciate country music has it and audience I don’t think it’s me.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

Loved this! Probably enhanced by the fact it was a live album, but still a good listen.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

2/5

I don’t think this was the best intro. to Willie Nelson. I couldn’t help listening to the songs thinking the originals are better.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

I’m not sure what to say about this one. It was alright.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

3/5

An enjoyable Damon Albarn creation. Not his best music, but would I listen to it again? Yes.

Violator

Depeche Mode

2/5

This was alright. Not my vibe, but more enjoyable than most 80’s music.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

This album surprised me. I didn’t think I was a heavy metal fan in the slightest, not even a little bit, but I loved this album.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

3/5

I’ve never heard of Elliott Smith, but this was a solid album. Not standout, but a few good tracks that I would come back to.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

2/5

This was enjoyable enough to listen to, and I’m pleased I solved the mystery of why I recognized his voice, but I don’t think I will be listening to it again.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Sneaky little three-star, so I can see what today’s album is, and I will come back and listen to this one later.

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

5/5

A solid five stars for this one. Not a perfect album but incredibly good, a bloody fantastic debut album, and listening to the layers and wall of noise that is Oasis is my happy place.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

2/5

This was a disappointment. I used to like Super Furry Animals, but either this album was a bit of a dud or my tastes have changed. An okay album, but I won’t be rushing back to listen to it.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

A solid album and great to listen to again. Not one I will come back to soon (barring a few tracks) but I do enjoy a bit of Neil Young and Crazy Horse.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

3/5

Still to listen to. I’ll come back and review this one later.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

I do like The Police, but found this album a little monotonous. A couple of great tracks, but I’m not sure I’ll be rushing to put this album on again.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Almost a 4-star for the moment we were in listening to the album - it just fit so well. Not quite though. A little slow to be going on the regular rotation. I did enjoy it though and will be exploring more of Arcade Fire’s music.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

This one surprised me. I’m not usually a fan of this kind of poppy, 80’s music, but I was in the zone for this one. Good vibes for the whole album.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

1/5

Queen Latifah has a great voice and I love her in Chicago, but her music is not my vibe.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

2/5

More enjoyable than I thought, but also totally unmemorable. I only listened to the album about an hour ago and no song or melodies are lingering.

Arrival

ABBA

2/5

Started off well with the first few tracks and a bit meh from there. I genuinely started off thinking this would be a four-star album and then just lost interest.

Le Tigre

2/5

I quite enjoyed this album, but I don’t think I will ever listen to it again.

Moss Side Story

Barry Adamson

3/5

Still to listen to.

The Man Who

Travis

4/5

I can’t help but love this album. I listened to it many times in my teens and it feels like a warm hug from an old friend.

Steve McQueen

Prefab Sprout

2/5

This had the vibe of an only-okay Crowded House album. Very forgettable, but okay.