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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Destroy Rock & Roll Mylo	5	2.88	+2.12
Aha Shake Heartbreak Kings of Leon	5	2.96	+2.04
Here Are the Sonics The Sonics	5	3.16	+1.84
Diamond Life Sade	5	3.44	+1.56
Imagine John Lennon	5	3.45	+1.55
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	5	3.52	+1.48
The Stranger Billy Joel	5	3.86	+1.14
Broken English Marianne Faithfull	4	2.89	+1.11
A Northern Soul The Verve	4	2.91	+1.09
I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Aretha Franklin	5	3.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	1	3.5	-2.5
Live! Fela Kuti	1	3.44	-2.44
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	1	3.33	-2.33
Songs Of Love And Hate Leonard Cohen	1	3.2	-2.2
This Nation’s Saving Grace The Fall	1	2.89	-1.89
Millions Now Living Will Never Die Tortoise	1	2.89	-1.89
Hot Fuss The Killers	2	3.73	-1.73
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	2	3.61	-1.61
Definitely Maybe Oasis	2	3.53	-1.53
The Real Thing Faith No More	2	3.21	-1.21

5-Star Albums (8)

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Hot Fuss

The Killers · 1 likes

2/5

I understand the appeal, but it will never be me. The sound of this album emulates the settings that play Mr. Bright side: claustrophobic rage rooms. The sound does open as the album progresses, creating some prettier moments.

1-Star Albums (6)

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Funeral

Arcade Fire

3/5

Fun listen with smooth moments, nothing ground-breaking musically or lyrically

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Blew my expectations away, gripping from start to finish. So many great riffs beyond “Smoke on the Water!”

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

1/5

Fun album musically, but does not give the listener nearly enough to chew on to justify such a long tracklist. Album is bloated beyond belief, and holds bland instrumentation throughout

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Fun album musically, but does not give the listener nearly enough to chew on to justify such a long tracklist. Album is bloated beyond belief, and holds bland instrumentation throughout

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Spectacular sound, fun and concise listening experience!

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

3/5

Great sound and vibe.

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

3/5

Super great riffs and vocals, a bit bloated. Looking forward to returning to this one a lot

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

1/5

This is what the vampires from Sinners sound like to me

The Lexicon Of Love

ABC

4/5

Infectious and precise! Such a well-paced album and fantastic blend of styles. Loses some steam near the end.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

5/5

A pretty spotless rock record balancing experimentation with timeless styles. Phenomenal

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

There’s talent, but this is a bit of a dry listening experience

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

3/5

Many of the songs sound similar but they’re all good for this reason too

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

4/5

Gorgeous, a little one-dimensional

Hot Fuss

The Killers

2/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

5/5

Extremely dynamic and concise. Great listening experience with songs I’ll be returning to. Love it!

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

4/5

I don’t usually love live albums but this one was great. Also my introduction to Cheap Trick

This Nation’s Saving Grace

The Fall

1/5

Generally empty and repetitive. This is musically stable, but there isn’t much to latch on to or appreciate. The dynamic melodies are often unsatisfying, leaving very few songs worth returning to.

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

Nice groove throughout but the songs drag a little. It’s a nice album to put on here and there, but I don’t see myself playlisting too many of these tracks.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

Excellence in songwriting!

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Great sound the whole time, but a little one-dimensional. I wouldn’t recommend listening past the hits of this album

Bert Jansch

2/5

Great album but not really my thing

McCartney

Paul McCartney

3/5

I like the album, but it doesn’t have the same magic as the Beatles’ albums

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Good music!

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

4/5

I don’t love a live album but this is a good one

The Libertines

3/5

Some highs, some uninspired moments. Overall good

At Fillmore East

The Allman Brothers Band

4/5

One time my high school US history teacher kicked all of the girls out of the classroom and played his “super manly man” playlist that was just the Allman Brothers

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

2/5

This album is intense and gritty. I can hear the quality, but I’m not interested in returning regularly.

Ready To Die

The Notorious B.I.G.

3/5

Insanely good beats, some solid bars and flows across the board. I see why it is beloved, but there are better hip hop albums out there

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

3/5

Such a cool album! The balance of instrumentals, electric and electronic, rock and techno, wow! I’m loving the sound, unlike anything I’ve listened to before

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Super cool techno-jazz sort of sound

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

5/5

Yup this is perfect

Live!

Fela Kuti

1/5

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

5/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

2/5

Obviously greatness but just doesn’t make a good album

Veckatimest

Grizzly Bear

4/5

The Cars

4/5

Impossibly catchy songs

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

4/5

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

5/5

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

2/5

This album feels a little to heavy to be a psychedelic listen. The droning harmonies aren’t taking me anywhere, and the listen feels more like a drag

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Diamond Life

Sade

5/5

Pretty elite in every sense. The band’s atmosphere is unbeatable

Feast of Wire

Calexico

3/5

The Real Thing

Faith No More

2/5

One of the best metal albums I’ve ever heard, 2/5

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

1/5

Just because it’s post rock doesn’t mean it’s an “album to listen to before you die”

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

2/5

Claustrophobic guitar parts and corny vocal deliveries. Oasis have created a world only they could create with this one.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

2/5

Gasoline Alley

Rod Stewart

3/5

Well-written album with good execution and form. Maybe a little bland, but it’s a solid, cohesive project.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

This is an achievement in pop-rock musicality!

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

2/5

Impressive statement experimentation piece! This group layers many sounds with rhythms and timbres that don’t seem musical in such an intricate way that the texture feels complete and driving while keeping the tangible, industrial feel. I’d love to see this type of work in more approachable, musical applications, but I am impressed with this as it is! I disagree with the notion that this album represents the gesamkunstwerk style, since it lacks melodic features and true style/talent in vocals/instrumentation and form. In fact, I’d call the album a dull listen as a whole because of these omissions. This is truly a proof of concept, not a masterpiece.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

2/5

Imagine

John Lennon

5/5

Despite every indication, this is not “Imagine: The Album,” this is a diverse, artistic masterpiece. John Lennon can tell a story without even speaking a word

A Northern Soul

The Verve

4/5

Songs Of Love And Hate

Leonard Cohen

1/5

There’s no musical payoff. This might as well be an audiobook with a garage band instrumental loop