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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Inspiration Information Shuggie Otis	5	3.27	+1.73
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.33	+1.67
The Band The Band	5	3.35	+1.65
Murmur R.E.M.	5	3.42	+1.58
All Directions The Temptations	5	3.45	+1.55
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.48	+1.52
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Straight Outta Compton N.W.A.	5	3.51	+1.49
Bummed Happy Mondays	4	2.65	+1.35
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	5	3.67	+1.33

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Slipknot Slipknot	1	2.68	-1.68
Transformer Lou Reed	2	3.66	-1.66
GI Germs	1	2.53	-1.53
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	1	2.39	-1.39
Dub Housing Pere Ubu	1	2.35	-1.35
Melodrama Lorde	2	3.31	-1.31
Germfree Adolescents X-Ray Spex	2	3.06	-1.06
Meat Puppets II Meat Puppets	2	3.01	-1.01

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5

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Artist	Albums	Average
Robert Wyatt	2	1.5

5-Star Albums (15)

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Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A. · 1 likes

5/5

Yeah obviously

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt · 1 likes

1/5

Horrible day, horrible music. Wish he was quadriplegic so he couldn’t have made this album

Shleep

Robert Wyatt · 1 likes

2/5

The first and third songs were so promising but it’s still such a shitass album

1-Star Albums (4)

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Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Best Fleetwood Mac album with their best song (You Make Loving Fun), the whole album is banger after banger. Makes me want to wear some enormous sleeves and twirl around

The White Room

The KLF

2/5

Very far out of my music comfort zone, it makes me wanna dance at a club in the 90s but also that lowkey sounds like a nightmare

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

Saw that it was indie rock and got excited, forgot that most male indie rock musicians are terrible singers. Cool instrumentation and lots of good guitar moments but I can’t rate higher than a 3 cuz dude was obnoxious

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

4/5

Basically Sgt Pepper if it was a little less exciting. Still a solid psychedelic rock album, felt like an alternate universe Beatles. Fav: The Journey Least fav: Baron Saturday

The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill

Lauryn Hill

4/5

Really fantastic R&B album & super impressive vocals but sometimes her runs felt so excessive, I know that’s typical of the genre but dang girl!! Anyway not many complaints here Fav: Ex-Factor

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Spencer said I would rate it one less star than him and he was right on the money. Mid ass new wave

Abraxas

Santana

5/5

Turns out I really like Latin rock

Germs

1/5

Could not understand a word he said, would not have liked it even if I did. Greasy ass music made by greasy ass people

Heroes

David Bowie

3/5

I really want to like David Bowie‘s music, I just need to get over his strange voice. Plus, the ambient music in this album was weird as hell

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

3/5

All the songs on this album sounded the same. It was a good sound, but I didn’t need to hear it for 33 minutes straight

Who's Next

The Who

4/5

Two and a half hours of music, you must be joking (the five songs I listened to were good tho)

La Revancha Del Tango

Gotan Project

4/5

Most songs kinda sound the same, like a soundtrack to an early 2000s computer game. But surprisingly, I kinda fucked with it

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

4/5

Very pleasant, I love this type of music. Fav: Goodbye Baby

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Some of the lyrics were INSANE but 90s alt rock is my weakness

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

3/5

Perfectly fine music, nothing especially exciting

A Seat at the Table

Solange

3/5

Babymaking music

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Fleetwood Mac is a fantastic band that makes consistently solid music, it’s no Rumors but it’s still full of quality tunes

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

2/5

Literally laughed out loud at how ridiculous she sounded at times. I would’ve enjoyed this much more if she didn’t sing at all, the instrumentals sounded great tho

Music

Madonna

2/5

Had to put myself in the shoes of a teen in the early 2000s and I could see how this would hit back then, but obviously not my taste now

The Clash

3/5

If I ignore how obnoxious his voice was, I actually had a bit of fun listening to this

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Don’t usually like 80s synth pop but it was fun! Probably wouldn’t return to it but glad I listened

Germfree Adolescents

X-Ray Spex

2/5

Just hooting and hollering, buncha noise for no reason. Only reason why this isn’t a 1/5 is bc #girlpower

Buena Vista Social Club

4/5

Fire

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Had it on in the background while I cooked and it made the vibe infinitely better

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

3/5

This rock was a little too hard for me

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

I always love when artists use a wide variety of instruments in their music, and the strings, horns, keys, and quirky electronic bits made this such a fun listen. Even some of the more experimental and weird songs were still interesting. Super ridiculous song titles but somehow still charming. Eclectic, melancholy, and beautiful 4.5/5 but I’ll round up because Spencer loves this album

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

3/5

Really tried to like it, some of the songs were fun but i just couldn’t get into it. Too glorpy perhaps

Bummed

Happy Mondays

4/5

Surprisingly into this! Not gonna say it was super impressive or exciting, but I would’ve gotten down to this in the 80s

Pyromania

Def Leppard

4/5

Cheesy 80s rock, but I’m into the cheese

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Obviously great music even if reggae isn’t my usual jam. A little more annoying to listen to when I’m sober

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

3/5

Listened to this while sitting in traffic, lowkey just pissed me off more

Melodrama

Lorde

2/5

Cursive ass voice

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

3/5

I’d be really enjoying the intro, then the singer starts yelling again and I’d have to fight to not skip to the next song. 3/5 bc I liked these instrumentals more than Lorde

Garbage

4/5

Definitely better on the second listen. Sounded like it belonged on a 90s coming of age movie soundtrack

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Super fun, but minus one point because no song needs to be 12+ minutes long, let along every song on the album

Tidal

Fiona Apple

4/5

Got a bad headache in the middle of listening, but despite it causing me genuine pain this album’s still great. An angrier, more dramatic Norah Jones

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

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

I’m not sure Alex Turner’s voice is for me, mans is just so fookin british

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Bowie’s shit has always been too weird for me, but something about this album (except the first two songs) resonated with me. A lot of hauntingly beautiful instrumentals and effects used, plus I teared up at the last song. Maybe I get it now

The Cars

3/5

Nothing especially terrible, nothing especially impressive. Nice that the album was only 35 minutes

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Fun as fuck, I’m not hitting salsa music very often and clearly I’m missing out

Metallica

3/5

A lot less abrasive than I was expecting, definitely kept me awake on my drive to work this morning. High 3

Kimono My House

Sparks

3/5

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Yeah obviously it’s iconic, but two Metallica albums in one week, both listened to before 8 am, means I’m kinda burned out on thrash metal

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

5/5

Yeah obviously

Eternally Yours

The Saints

3/5

Most punk albums would be a 1 or 2, so this being a 3 is actually a big compliment

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

Songs went on too long and it all started to sound the same after a while, but still really charming. Makes me wanna go to a jazz club!

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

I was expecting this to be worse, but it wasn’t that bad. High 3

Haut de gamme / Koweït, rive gauche

Koffi Olomide

3/5

I know I’m hitting 3s pretty often but I’m not wowed by this. Can’t rate above a 3 on principle because this man’s a sex criminal

Femi Kuti

4/5

I guess making good music that goes on for too long runs in the family

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

1/5

Horrible day, horrible music. Wish he was quadriplegic so he couldn’t have made this album

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Elvis and I don’t really get along, but this wasn’t nearly as bad as I was expecting

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

2/5

Some bullshit a ren faire band would play and I’d throw my 20 dollar mead at them

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

Didn’t understand a word she said but it was still a vibe

All Directions

The Temptations

5/5

I will be BEYOND shocked if Spencer doesn’t give this a 5 too

Gorillaz

4/5

opening spotify at work while Rock the House was playing was a terrible idea

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Not sure why a parade and a child needed to pass through the middle of the album but I’ll trust your judgement Astrud Gilberto

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

A couple of fun hits but for the most part just mildly entertaining

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

4/5

The United States Of America

2/5

Somehow I didn’t hate it enough to give it a 1

Band On The Run

Paul McCartney and Wings

5/5

Im unfortunately a Paul McCartney apologist so this was always gonna be a 5. Bluebird and No Words were especially wonderful

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

3/5

Was a solid four before the last song. I ain’t listening to all that. Happy for u tho, or sorry that happened

Shleep

Robert Wyatt

2/5

The first and third songs were so promising but it’s still such a shitass album

Ananda Shankar

3/5

A relief to hear someone that actually knows how to play the sitar instead of a band of white hippies just plucking away at it

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

4/5

Thom Yorke I was unfamiliar with your game in this album. “Sail to the Moon” and “There, There” are beautiful, and “A Punch Up At A Wedding” is gonna be on loop for the next week. I must’ve gotten this mixed up with Amnesiac because I can’t believe I ever hated this album. Some weaker songs which make it lower than a 5, but it’s still a high 4. Not at all what I remembered!!

Very

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Fine, but got repetitive and annoying like halfway through

Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

4/5

Listened to it with my mom and she was a big fan #lisaapproved

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

Sweet Life, Super Rich Kids, Crack Rock, Lost, Bad Religion, Pyramids, Pink Matter, Monks, like ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? Frank Ocean please come back, I would pay an irresponsible amount of money to see you in concert

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

3.5

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

4/5

Feels like a record Spencer would have

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

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

Faces

3/5

Fun listen, fun album title. High 3

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

3/5

Obviously very iconic and it’s good I finally listened to it, but his voice was just a bit much. Awesome instrumentals and sound, but still just a high 3

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

I’d rather have actual cramps than listen to this again

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Wish the background instrumentals were more interesting but this was still very cool

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

Some good funky soul, made my horrible commute to work much nicer

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Somehow the exact length of my commute home, like it genuinely ended the second I pulled into my driveway. For that it gets a 5 (and because it was awesome)

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Some of the instrumentals were cool but he was so dramatic bruh oh my god

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

Background music

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

I have a personal vendetta against Eric Clapton but this was still a 4 up until the last song, fuck you eric take my 3

m b v

My Bloody Valentine

4/5

I know shoegaze isn’t for everyone but I’m a fan

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

2/5

Hey at least I listened to all 15 minutes

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Thom Yorke jumpscare

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Billy Corgan you bald headed asshole, its so hard to convince people to listen to this music if you make the album two hours long

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

1/5

Genuinely made me nauseous listening to this

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Slept in the car while this played but the parts I was awake for were cool

Playing With Fire

Spacemen 3

2/5

I forgot that shoegaze can be really boring sometimes

69 Love Songs

The Magnetic Fields

2/5

Like if the smiths were guests stars on steven universe

Tarkus

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

I’m just not there yet with prog rock

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

3/5

The instrumentals were awesome but I didn’t appreciate the middle-aged French man yapping about wanting to sleep with a child

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

The Sgt Pepper uniform stays ON

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

After hearing all the high praise big star gets, I expected this to knock my socks off. It was alright

The Band

5/5

Didn’t even care that I was late to work bc I got to listen to this on my drive

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

It’s simply ok

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

4/5

Really surprised myself by liking this. I think it caught me on the right day bc if I listened to it today, I’d probably hate it

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Background music

Dirt

Alice In Chains

3/5

Loud!! Not sure why Linkin park did it for me and not this

NEU! 75

Neu!

3/5

Instrumentals were great but god the vocals were so annoying

Signing Off

UB40

3/5

All sounded the same after a couple songs. Fun enough but isn’t really better than a 3

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

Musically and technically impressive, but sometimes sacrificed actually sounding good to the ear by trying to be unique. Mostly a fun listen though

Like Water For Chocolate

Common

3/5

Some really cool songs but 77 minutes of it started to drag on. And I know it’s a sign of the times, but a lot of sexist and homophobic lyrics that rubbed me the wrong way today

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

5/5

Beautiful and groovy and so very Spencer coded

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

3/5

Kinda cool, kinda grating. Lowest 3 possible

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

Pissed me off and bored me close to tears. Probably didn’t help that I listened to it while sitting in the worst traffic ever