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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Be Common	5	3.35	+1.65
Ellington at Newport Duke Ellington	5	3.43	+1.57
Parachutes Coldplay	5	3.46	+1.54
Five Leaves Left Nick Drake	5	3.46	+1.54
Bryter Layter Nick Drake	5	3.52	+1.48
KIWANUKA Michael Kiwanuka	5	3.74	+1.26
A Night At The Opera Queen	5	3.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Deloused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta	1	3.19	-2.19
Dr. Octagonecologyst Dr. Octagon	1	2.7	-1.7
Trafalgar Bee Gees	1	2.63	-1.63
Ramones Ramones	2	3.58	-1.58
Blackstar David Bowie	2	3.48	-1.48
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.46	-1.46
My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy Kanye West	2	3.4	-1.4
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	2	3.33	-1.33
Since I Left You The Avalanches	2	3.28	-1.28
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Spiritualized	2	3.15	-1.15

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Nick Drake	2	5

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Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta · 1 likes

1/5

This is apparently about a man in a coma hallucinating who decides to kill himself. This makes me feel like that man. I hate this.

1-Star Albums (4)

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A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Really enjoyed some of the ones I hadn't heard before - death on two legs!!! Some bangers on here too. Definitely relisten. 5/5

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

3/5

sunshyine everything blended together after a while 3/5

Fragile

Yes

3/5

Love roundabout Long and sprawling much like the instrumental sections in all the long songs. Tha amount of songs over 5 mins put me off a bit, pushed it down from a 4 to a 3.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

Very Christmassy - got the vibe going

The Joshua Tree

3/5

U2. classic but not exceptional

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

1/5

makes me feel very sad

Common

5/5

funky bassline I'm actually enjoying this way more than I thought I would

Bummed

Happy Mondays

2/5

2.5/5 2 Probably won't listen to again.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

2/5

All the songs feel pointless in a way. Literally a fever dream personified.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Started off bad, but didn't get worse.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

quite long but I enjoyed

Electric

The Cult

3/5

classic rock album

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

5/5

i like the jazz but why is there is much talking. Like it's taking up half the run time. I do like live albums and jazz tho so 5/5

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

4/5

wasn't sure about on any other day but enjoyed the rest. Solid 4.

The Grand Tour

George Jones

3/5

short one today. I really like old country music however this was just alright. Not very upbeat.

Bryter Layter

Nick Drake

5/5

Fairport convention featured!!! I love this album so much.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

All of these songs felt slightly too fast and made me a bit on edge. Definitely some good songs but the live tracks were definitely unneeded.

Ramones

2/5

All these songs are so short they just feel like they're whizzing by. They all kinda sound the same too which isn't helping.

Achtung Baby

3/5

U2 is a mid band and this is a mid album. Mysterious ways is a certified banger though

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

3/5

the guitar speaks

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

the tracks are so long but i think it adds to the instrumentalism. When that song says 'play that funky music white boy', this is what it means. 3.5 rounded to a 4

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

why are we using cow bells in pop music and why do they kinda work. Legit sounds like it's straight from high school musical. 2.5 rounded down

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

1/5

This is apparently about a man in a coma hallucinating who decides to kill himself. This makes me feel like that man. I hate this.

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

3/5

His voice felt quite tired but I did like the story the songs had. They all felt quite poetic and just overall had a sad vibe. I think I would listen to some songs again

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Coldplay are just one of those bands that are solid. This album has some really nice songs that are just right when in a certain kind of mood. They feel gentle and like a warm blanket. Will definitely listen to again. sparks :(

Wild Gift

3/5

This sound kinda reminds me of Blondie with the drums and guitar creating a quick beat. These guys do it better though. Quite unmemorable but its not very punky on the punk scale so it can have a 3

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

5/5

This feels very reminiscent of when it was made. I really like this and will definitely relisten. The intro tracks really help bridge the gaps between each song so it feels like a very cohesive album to listen to. I might even consider upgrading this to a 5 on the second listen

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Neil Young just can't illicit any emotion in me. He is a mid artist with a mid sound. I get why some people hate him and I get why some people love him. I am neither.

Trafalgar

Bee Gees

1/5

The vibrato is reminiscent of Hugh Jackman's in the worse way possible and overall doesn't sound that great. It's a shame because the Bee Gees have some great (disco) albums and it's honestly an absolute travesty that 'Saturday Night Fever' isn't on this list. This genuinely make me wonder how they even got the gig for that album because this is uninspiring in every way (especially the lyrics). 1.5 rounded down

Mermaid Avenue

Billy Bragg

3/5

Not exceptionally memorable but a nice background listen

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

2/5

The first song was good but it just went downhill from there. This is very unmemorable

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

I must admit I don't really know that many rolling stones songs bit I really liked the blues influence this had and the mix of different genres

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

This whole album feels very cosy and chilled out. I can imagine listening to this whilst painting late at night.

Cut

The Slits

3/5

I thought this was going to be another rubbish punk album but was pleasantly surprised by the reggae influence this had. It made it much more palatable. I wouldn't say their voices are the best, but they got the job done. Some parts felt a bit discordant but I think that was probably intentional

Blackstar

David Bowie

2/5

I understand why there is some hype around it, it is clearly very experimental but psychedelic rock stuff is not really my thing. I feel like if someone else had made this it wouldn't have anywhere near the kind of reception it did have. Bowie has done so much better that this is just a bit of a let down.

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

2/5

The slew of country albums lately has made me more adverse to them. This wasnt yeehaw cowboy country as much but it still had it's moments. The blend of country and pop was kinda weird. 2.5 rounded down

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

2/5

The voices get lost behind the sound the instruments, but I'm not sure hearing them would have made this experience any better. The cover art is cool though

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

2/5

This felt like an angsty teenagers take on what love is. Lyrics are laughable (why talking about animals so much!?), vocals could be better but the instrumentation was ok

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Echoes of Simon and Garfunkel but much more upbeat - very pleasant

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

3/5

Simple lyrics for a simple man and a simple album. Why is Amazing Grace just thrown in at the end of one of the songs, kinda weird. On another note Rod Stewart's hair cut reminds me of an emu

Caetano Veloso

3/5

A lot going on but in a good way. The kind of music you play loudly with the windows down while driving through the country. Just overall happy vibes. 3.5 rounded down, but it was close

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

2/5

I'm finding it hard to separate my hatred for Kanye West from this album. Some songs were good, however some were awful. 2.5 rounded down

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Funkier than I remember - I really like the bassline. Talking heads are fun to listen to but I feel like this album isn't their best

Gorillaz

3/5

Mid album - everything felt quite unfinished, more like works in progress rather than a finished album

Os Mutantes

2/5

I found it hard to connect with the music due to not being able to u understand the lyrics. But the busyness of the instruments wasn't my fave

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

5/5

I love this album, not as much as his other one but I still really enjoyed this. The songs feel sad and mournful and feel like a frosty winter morning. I will definitely relisten to

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

The first track echoed around my head phones and made me quite uncomfortable as I was listening, it felt like they were whispering to me. Not cool. The rest felt flat and the vocals were not very good. On a side note who makes a rock album and decides 'hot poop' would be a good track name?

Aja

Steely Dan

4/5

I love a saxophone in music - immediately elevates it. I really love the funky pop vibes, I think he gets it just right. This is a bite sized crossover of different genres done right. May even upgrade to a 5 when I relisten

Elvis Presley

3/5

This is a hard one, I do like Elvis in general. and enjoy some of his more popular songs. I can absolutely see why he was so popular in the 50s, but this album didn't really stand out

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

This was a pleasant listen, George Harrison has a really nice voice which is nicely complimented by the guitar. I miss when music was this simple. I do think it lost it's way by the end however and that it could have been condensed down a bit.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

2/5

Felt weird that all of these white guys were using such cultural music and not giving any credit. The concepts were interesting but I don't think the execution was the best, especially the singing.

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

When an artist's top two songs are a bad cover of Wonderwall followed by an American sounding song name, you know you're in trouble. Annoyingly catchy beats because the lyrics are bad.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

I can't quite get on board with the Smiths style. It also sounds like the singer's droning on and on. The instrumental is quite cool though, and have the bonus on drowning the singer out quite a bit

Scott 2

Scott Walker

3/5

Feels like a love letter to himself, his wife, prostitutes and a dog all in one.

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Classic Beatles but before they really figured out what they were doing. Reminiscent of a raw 60s style but not particularly good.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Yes. Just yes.

Van Halen

3/5

Some of the best guitar bits in an album so far. Nice cohesive feel overall but a bit unmemorable

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

When people say they've got the blues they've got this guy.

White Denim

4/5

Sounded a lot older than it is. The blend of instruments (particularly the guitar) was really nice. Enjoyed more than I though