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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Eli And The Thirteenth Confession Laura Nyro	5	2.94	+2.06
Madman Across The Water Elton John	5	3.59	+1.41
Whatever Aimee Mann	4	2.82	+1.18
The Stranger Billy Joel	5	3.86	+1.14

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nevermind Nirvana	2	4.37	-2.37
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	1	3.33	-2.33
Berlin Lou Reed	1	3.09	-2.09
The Number Of The Beast Iron Maiden	2	3.58	-1.58
So Peter Gabriel	2	3.54	-1.54
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	2	3.44	-1.44
First Band On The Moon The Cardigans	2	3.29	-1.29
The Idiot Iggy Pop	2	3.21	-1.21
Talking Timbuktu Ali Farka Touré	2	3.12	-1.12
Led Zeppelin II Led Zeppelin	3	4.11	-1.11

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The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden · 1 likes

2/5

I don't have anything against satanism but at a certain point it's like...ok

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues · 1 likes

1/5

I went a week without listening to an album because I could not finish this absolute shit

1-Star Albums (2)

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Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

A really great album--undeniably. Buckley was so amazing and transcended and blended genre with such ease and mastery of music. Lover, You Should've Come Over is one of the greatest songs of all time. And yet, insane musicality does not a banger make. Perfectly cohesive, I'm sure a lovely vinyl. But I want an earworm.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Definitely showcases Amy as a vocalist; and her voice is, of course, just incredible. The album however is a series of sleepy, easy listening cafe standards. A good dinner party album--nothing more, nothing less.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

2/5

It was fine? A good vibe but didn't stand out in any way. Definitely above average for a predominantly instrumental album but still not my fave.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Okay you know what! I thought it was good. I don't care about the live or not debacle. Solid classic rock with some solid covers, a perfectly good listen for the genre.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

Gorgeous album. I'll admit I had low expectations that were absolutely blown out of the water. Ray Charles' voice is so smooth and so rich; all of the instrumentalists are playing from the heart. A little slow for my daily listening but truly a wonderful listen.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

Super exciting to get one of my favorite albums on rotation. I know each of these songs front and back, in fact even have a tattoo of the artwork on the back of the vinyl. No one has ever done it like Elton does it on this album. The title track is one of the best songs ever made; but this truly is 9 perfect tracks. Complete masterclass in music and always a true delight to have on.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

Fine, some good classic tracks & ultimately better than I expected. Quite repetitive though -- they definitely had a signature sound on this one. Everything Will Be Alright is a cool one I hadn't heard but otherwise it's what you expect it to be. And that's okay.

Nevermind

Nirvana

2/5

A fine album for blacking out to. Couldn't tell you how many songs are on it or how long it was without checking the stats. Louder than the voices in my head, which I guess is kind of the point of grunge? The lyrics are straight ass, not to mention the contested cover art. Sorry to Kurt Cobain but this just isn't how I feel my feelings.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

Fun! Not a huge fan of Christmas music by any means but I enjoyed it.

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Yeah I get it but it's not really for me. The guitar goes crazy I can't lie. But kinda noisy FOR ME!

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

It's way too long. But I s2g some people want every album to be Bob Dylan. This was fine! It was fun! Everyone is complaining that it's repetitive as if the second disc isn't all remixes? Like, duh!

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

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Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Better, or at least more familiar, than Physical Graffiti. I felt like there was a folky foundation that I found some solace in. Like PG, the guitar is amazing throughout & the drums on Moby Dick go crazy. A solid album & I could definitely see how this is someone's cuppa.

Skylarking

XTC

2/5

Had never heard of this band, but Dear God is a song I've liked before from a movie soundtrack I can't remember. The album is okay, very forgettable & especially the initial release without Dear God. Sounds like everything else.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

At no point did I have any idea what was happening in this album but it was so fun to listen to

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. A masterpiece by a true master musician. No notes. Pretty sure I listened to Vienna 20 times a day in high school.

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Breaking: songs that bored me throughout my childhood still bore me as an adult

Station To Station

David Bowie

3/5

Totally okay

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

2/5

I don't have anything against satanism but at a certain point it's like...ok

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

1/5

I went a week without listening to an album because I could not finish this absolute shit

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

2/5

It isn't that it was...bad? It was just so lackluster there were times I forgot I was listening to music.

Berlin

Lou Reed

1/5

I actually hated this album so fucking much

Sail Away

Randy Newman

2/5

I was expecting worse.

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Hmmmm I was really excited for this! But....it was just okay. Better than some albums I've gotten recently for sure, & I think that's skewing my opinion.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

2/5

You know what I didn't hate this but I would never choose to listen to it

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

3/5

Didn't hate it! Was perfectly fine to work to.

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

Really sexy and dark. She's like if Joni Mitchell had a hot evil twin. I'm a sugar not spice girlie so it wasnt PERFECT for me, but I had a lot of fun listening.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

4/5

LOVED the first track and was convinced this would be a 5 but it really fell off in the middle :(

First Band On The Moon

The Cardigans

2/5

Completely forgettable and uninspired, but not complete trash

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

A Rush and a Push is actually one of my favorite Smiths songs so I was excited to see it started off the album. The rest was good, typical of the Smiths. The music itself is always great. I just wish the lyrics were less...hateful of women?

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

5/5

Loved it. Innovative, evocative, and a powerhouse vocalist. Absolutely great album.

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

Really good. Super easy listen, lots of variation. I love hearing the personalities of each member through their flow.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

3/5

Just fine

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

It was pretty albeit a bit delicate for my taste until the track with the literal child on it? I hated that

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

I can see how this fits into 90s hip hop but it just didn't click for me. Very bouncy, lyrics are packed in, all the makings of a solid album. Nothing against it, not my thing.

Fred Neil

2/5

I didn't love the album and I really didn't love the album art lol

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

Really enjoyable listen!!! Gorgeous instrumentals and gorgeous vocals as well.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

Not for me but I liked the energy

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

2/5

Not actually terrible but I wish I could listen on 2x

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Many days I find these albums borderline intolerable and I question why I'm even doing this. This one was marginally better, so I guess that's a win.