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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	5	3.33	+1.67
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Guero Beck	5	3.45	+1.55
Blue Joni Mitchell	5	3.49	+1.51
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	5	3.57	+1.43
Let's Stay Together Al Green	5	3.76	+1.24
Fromohio fIREHOSE	4	2.88	+1.12
The Sun Rises In The East Jeru The Damaja	4	2.91	+1.09
Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul Otis Redding	5	3.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Reign In Blood Slayer	1	2.97	-1.97
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.71	-1.71
Van Halen Van Halen	2	3.62	-1.62
Morrison Hotel The Doors	2	3.58	-1.58
Brothers The Black Keys	2	3.55	-1.55
Synchronicity The Police	2	3.41	-1.41
Led Zeppelin IV Led Zeppelin	3	4.34	-1.34
The Man Machine Kraftwerk	2	3.31	-1.31
Cross Justice	2	3.27	-1.27
Close To The Edge Yes	2	3.19	-1.19

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Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

Popular Reviews

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis · 1 likes

3/5

Pretty good

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton · 1 likes

2/5

tried to separate the art from the artist but failed. The music isnt awful but the artist is. I'm holding that against him.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan · 1 likes

3/5

Saw him in concert in 1981 (?). Didn't really like synth pop then or now to be honest. It's clearly influential and innovative but not for me. 2.5 rounded up.

1-Star Albums (1)

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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

The White Album

Beatles

5/5

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

didnt listen

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

really liked it 5 stars

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Probably 3.5 rounded up to 4

Brilliant Corners

Thelonious Monk

4/5

liked it but not really a jazz fan. still 4 stars

I’ve Got a Tiger By the Tail

Buck Owens

2/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

This is so good. 4 stars

Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Haven't heard it since I was very young. surprised how well it's held up.

Suede

4/5

I like this. very pleasant listening experience. 4 stars

Le Tigre

4/5

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

4/5

i like this

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

was ok. 4 stars

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

Not for me. Electronic music makes me feel anious. I can absolutely appreciate the skill required to create this but not something I'd choose to listen to. 2 stars

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

5/5

obviously brilliant. 5 stars

Queen II

Queen

3/5

The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla

3/5

Its good. just not my thing 3 stars

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

3/5

Parts of it are lovely and parts are chaotic. the chaotic parts made me feel anxious. I feel terrible about lowballing a classic but 3 stars from me.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Is This It

The Strokes

3/5

was just ok. I remember really liking it when it first came out though. 3stars

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

very enjoyable 4 stars

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

I know this is good quality music but I didnt enjoy it. 2 stars

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

love Radiohead though this isn't my favourite. It really is great on a long drive. At least 4.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Of course.

Guero

Beck

5/5

loved it. 5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

3/5

Parts of this are so compelling lyrically. A stirring declaration of an artist's identity, rejection of the contrived image that had been created for him (and by him). I'm afraid I just find the songs themselves dull. Would I listen to it again? Probably not. 2.5 rounded up to 3

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

compelling voice. interesting arrangements. ultimately not for me

Green

R.E.M.

4/5

i do love REM 4?

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Iron Maiden

3/5

This is ok. Not a fan of the band or of heavy metal generally but its easier to listen to than I expected. 3 stars

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

2/5

Never liked The Doors

Van Halen

2/5

It didn't age very well.

If You're Feeling Sinister

Belle & Sebastian

4/5

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

It's better than I expected,

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Mama Said Knock You Out

LL Cool J

2/5

i wanted to like this but I didn't. Maybe it hasn't aged well? Maybe it's just me.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

2/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Fine but not for me

Unknown Pleasures

Joy Division

3/5

I'm really drawn to Ian Curtis' voice. What a tragedy he didn't have more time. Having said that it, I didn't connect with the songs. 3

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Ok but didn't love it as much as the Nico one 3.5 rounded down to 3.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Always loved this one. 5 stars

Eagles

3/5

Some good familiar tunes, but a lot was pretty boring. 3

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

2/5

Sigh no. 2

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

3/5

It's ok

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Love big band music. Nothing new here but pleasant. Stupid album title

evermore

Taylor Swift

4/5

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

Just not a fan of techno. Didn't hate as much as the Kraftwerk earlier but it's also gettin a 2

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

A couple of big well-known songs but I found a lot of this album sort of boring. Sorry. 3

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

i never liked Cheap Trick but thiswas better than I remembered. 3

Here Come The Warm Jets

Brian Eno

4/5

I think of Eno more as a producer. Given my dislike of techno, I assumed I wouldn't like it. I was wrong. This is good.

Real Life

Magazine

3/5

Clever lyrics, good melodies, good music but for me it was sometimes derailed by annoying repitition (lyrics, electronic sounds) 3

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

4/5

First rap group I heard. It was like having a secret portal to a community I would never belong to--though the casual misogyny bothered me I loved the experience.

Suzanne Vega

4/5

I remember loving 99.9 F⁰ but I don't remember much about this one. Love the imaginative/introspective lyrics.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Lovely voice. I don't know that I'd call it soul but it's enjoyable to listen to. Maybe a bit pedestrian for me? 3.5

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

I loved his music

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

3/5

its seems pretty dated but it must have seemed cutting edge in 1990. anyway its fine

Chris

Christine and the Queens

3/5

Love their voice

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

such a fun album 4

Reign In Blood

Slayer

1/5

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

3/5

Pretty good

Grace

Jeff Buckley

4/5

I bought this based on reviews when it came out. I didn't like it so i was completely blindsided listening it today and loving it.

Kenza

Khaled

3/5

I don't hate it but I doubt I'd listen to it again

Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde

The Pharcyde

4/5

Marcus Garvey

Burning Spear

3/5

Very pleasant music

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

I wish I liked this more

Myths Of The Near Future

Klaxons

3/5

Not terrible but boring in places

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Though I don't usually like electronica, the dream-like quality of the songs won me over. 3

461 Ocean Boulevard

Eric Clapton

2/5

tried to separate the art from the artist but failed. The music isnt awful but the artist is. I'm holding that against him.

Virgin Suicides

Air

3/5

Ok its fine. very atmospheric. I don't love instrumental music though it would be good for yoga class (and a movie soundtrack)

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

3/5

It was ok. I didn't love it

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

More Specials

The Specials

2/5

Loved them when I was younger but now they seem too twee.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

4/5

Surprised by how much I liked it

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Angry compelling

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

4/5

Hot Fuss

The Killers

3/5

I enjoyed this but not enough. Probably a 3.5.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

3/5

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Of course I heard this was a classic but Id never listened to it. Loved it. Somtimes her high notes felt pretty shrill to be but nevertheless--5

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Love her voice obviously but some of these songs aren't good. Hearing her sing covers of better songs than these is such a treat.

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Lovely

Exit Planet Dust

The Chemical Brothers

2/5

Didn't hate but the repetition drove me crazy. 2.5 rounded down

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

3/5

Why the completely unnecessary cover of Freddy's Dead? that really annoyed me. I do like a band with a horn section though.

Cross

Justice

2/5

Not my thing

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

3/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

not as bad as I remembered but Axl's inststence on adding extra "ay-ay-ays" onto most words ending in y eg "cry-ay-ay, sky-ay-ay" got on my nerves. I can only say: goodbye-ay-ay

Slipknot

2/5

I didn't hate it as much as I expected but it mostly made me feel anxious. I understand the appeal and some of the songs are good. Im just the wrong audience.

Brothers

The Black Keys

2/5

It didn't feel very genuine to me like they're putting on a persona.

Timeless

Goldie

2/5

Made me feel like grinding my teeth. So basically not for me. Appreciate the skill required to create this music but I'm the wrong listener for this.

Tago Mago

Can

3/5

I liked this but not sure I'd listen again.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

4/5

i really liked this.

Play

Moby

4/5

Didn't love it when it first came out but it's grown on me. closer to 4 than 5 for me today.

The Pleasure Principle

Gary Numan

3/5

Saw him in concert in 1981 (?). Didn't really like synth pop then or now to be honest. It's clearly influential and innovative but not for me. 2.5 rounded up.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

4/5

I enjoyed this

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

I love The Flaming Lips. Beautiful songs about life and death and a young woman fighting evil robots. Not my favourite of theirs but I'm giving it a 5 anyway.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

Delightful

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

Some lovely songs here but some cringey lyrics and Van Morrison's descent into weird conspiracy theories makes it a 3

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

3/5

Just not my idea of fun

Definitely Maybe

Oasis

4/5

Oh this is fine. 4

Synchronicity

The Police

2/5

some good, some less good. some of the songs seemed too high pitched for Sting's voice. I'd give it a 3 but I went to a Police concert once and Sting was really arrogant so 2

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

I don't like synth pop and I hated what I'd heard from Pet Shop Boys. Shocked how much I liked this. Almost a 4

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

3/5

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

some of this is really ok but the repetition made me want to claw my ears off. So much repetition....