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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Live At The Witch Trials The Fall	5	2.64	+2.36
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.34	+1.66
At Mister Kelly's Sarah Vaughan	5	3.37	+1.63
Opus Dei Laibach	4	2.39	+1.61
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	5	3.54	+1.46
Mothership Connection Parliament	5	3.61	+1.39
Born In The U.S.A. Bruce Springsteen	5	3.69	+1.31
Highway 61 Revisited Bob Dylan	5	3.75	+1.25
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	4	2.85	+1.15
Stripped Christina Aguilera	4	2.87	+1.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.47	-2.47
(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd) Lynyrd Skynyrd	2	3.74	-1.74
Frank Amy Winehouse	2	3.46	-1.46
Reggatta De Blanc The Police	2	3.44	-1.44
Parklife Blur	2	3.38	-1.38
Urban Hymns The Verve	2	3.36	-1.36
Live At Leeds The Who	2	3.31	-1.31
Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	2	3.31	-1.31
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	2	3.19	-1.19
The Healer John Lee Hooker	2	3.18	-1.18

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Reggatta De Blanc

The Police · 1 likes

2/5

In my 40 years of living, I've yet to come across anything described as "white ___" to be remotely decent. This includes The Police and their "white reggae" sound.

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds · 1 likes

2/5

This musical journey is making me realize I just do not like Nick Cave's music.

1-Star Albums (1)

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The Joshua Tree

4/5

This is the closest I will get to liking a U2 album. Bono is still an ass and The Edge's guitar riffs still suck, though.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

4/5

This was the first album I listened to where I really understood what Phil Spector's Wall of Sound exemplified. I really wish he had at least one extra bass player in there because it is really hard to hear. I think this is an iconic album. Aside from William Shatner's Christmas album, I think this is the best Christmas album released by humans. Obviously there are some cartoon and puppet bangers out in the world. -1 stars for Phil Spector as a person, which I feel will become a common theme as I listen to more albums.

Young Americans

David Bowie

4/5

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

I hate live albums. I also hate fake live albums. Songs are decent.

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

I don't know what it is about this album, but aside from a few songs I was feeling really underwhelmed. I think the style is just not my vibe. Clearly the musicianship was great. I think I'm one of those people most of these reviews make fun of for liking their earlier work better.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

4/5

I really like the first half of this album. 8 am indifferent towards the second.

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

2/5

I just can't get in to electronic music. I guess we have this band to thank for non rave electronica.

Live At Leeds

The Who

2/5

In my opinion, a live album has to be really special for me to enjoy it. This album was not. Drums were neat, though.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

4/5

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

I have a lot to say about this album, not just because I am from New Jersey. First off, I still am of the strong belief that unless under very specific circumstances, like Devo, synths and keyboards suck and songs would be better without them. Anyway, to me this album exemplifies realizing your adulthood is shaped by broken promises you were taught to believe in combined with coming to terms with navigating a home that is no longer welcoming or home. It makes me think about driving around my hometown around 2008/2009 visiting from school, still feeling the aftermath of 9/11 and the following wars, coupled with major economic uncertainty. This is one of the few records I can say I just feel. Plus it's kind of funny people completely miss the point and think these songs are upbeat and all 'merica!

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

3/5

This was really interesting. Idk if I'll ever listen to this again, but I am going to check out their other work.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

4/5

Well I spent the day with some of these stuck in my head.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

Perfection.

Reggatta De Blanc

The Police

2/5

In my 40 years of living, I've yet to come across anything described as "white ___" to be remotely decent. This includes The Police and their "white reggae" sound.

Ananda Shankar

2/5

Interesting concept.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

3/5

Fuck da police.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

Well this was quite the pleasant surprise.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

3/5

Now I know bongs can, in fact, rock. Neat concept, like SKAndalous Allstars. There were a lot of bongos.

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

2/5

As part of a group, Crosby is great. Solo is not as great.

The Number Of The Beast

Iron Maiden

4/5

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

2/5

Is every Lynyrd Skynyrd song like 18 minutes long? Or do they all just feel this way? 3 stars, -1 star for racism.

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

3/5

Parachutes

Coldplay

1/5

Words cannot describe how much I hate this band

The Healer

John Lee Hooker

2/5

I really like Blues. I think I would like other albums by John Lee Hooker, but not this one.

Quiet Life

Japan

3/5

This album was all over the place. Fretless bass is always cool, though. 2 stars but an extra for the bass and bass lines.

The Bends

Radiohead

4/5

I think I just liked a Radiohead album. I wonder what my life would have been like if I heard this album as my intro to them instead of Hail to the Thief.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

5/5

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

A guilty pleasure of mine. I love the drums.

Destroyer

KISS

2/5

I only knew a few Kiss songs so I was kind of excited to get this album. Is this what Kiss sounds like?

Parklife

Blur

2/5

There is a Blur album I like. This one isn't it.

The Visitors

ABBA

4/5

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

4/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

5/5

This might be one of my favorite Beatles albums. Interesting transition album in terms of sound.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

4/5

I'm swooning to these bass lines.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

12 hours later, Alright is still stuck in my head.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Wilco

3/5

I think I would appreciate this more if I listen to it more than once. But I do not want to listen to it more than once in one day.

Bandwagonesque

Teenage Fanclub

3/5

Definition of mids.

California

American Music Club

2/5

Definition of mids.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

2/5

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

No matter how old he actually is, Bob Dylan somehow always manages to sound like an 80-year-old man.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

3/5

It sounds like Mr. 50 Cent has some beef with a Mr. Jay-Z. I hope they worked it out.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Reign In Blood

Slayer

4/5

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

I just need to admit to myself that I like folk.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

I found this as exciting as the Book of Genesis.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

3/5

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

5/5

The Fall, where have you been all my life?

Pet Sounds

The Beach Boys

5/5

Black Holes and Revelations

Muse

4/5

Muse is a guilty pleasure for me. A lot of folks I know say they are a lowbrow, knock off Radiohead. I say they are what I kind of hoped Radiohead sounded like before I listened to them. And also probably objectively not great.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

4/5

This was fun!

Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

This musical journey is making me realize I just do not like Nick Cave's music.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

One day at work I discovered a video of trichomoniasis under a microscope vibrating to the song Tricky on YouTube. Unfortunately the video no longer exists but in my head. It made me start to really appreciate the song. Anyway, this style hip hop is interesting because it's like straight percussion.

Water From An Ancient Well

Abdullah Ibrahim

2/5

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

3/5

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

3/5

Van Halen

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Willie Nelson is another artist who, no matter his actual age, always looks like a 70-year-old man.

Truth And Soul

Fishbone

4/5

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

I think I can listen to Q-Tip rap all day. (That's not true, I can't listen to that much rap. But I'm really enjoying his catalogue and blending of hip-hop, jazz, and soul.)

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

What can I say, I'm from NJ.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

Aja

Steely Dan

3/5

I should have been high when listening to this.

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

3/5

American IV: The Man Comes Around

Johnny Cash

4/5

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Opus Dei

Laibach

4/5

Disintegration

The Cure

3/5

I like their music, and I would like it even more if every song was about half as long.

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

3/5

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

4/5

They have a lot of really interesting things layered on top of each other that I never noticed before.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

I've only heard his later stuff, so I found it interesting how his voice has changed over the years and how he built his music around the sound of his voice.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

3/5

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Ingenue

k.d. lang

4/5

Embracing my lesbian roots today, I see.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

2/5

I really like her second album.

Gorillaz

4/5

If I dislike one band with Damon Albarn and like another band with him, does that average out to a neutral opinion of Damon Albarn? Is he the artist who appears on this list the most?

Urban Hymns

The Verve

2/5

Aside from Bittersweet Symphony this album was pretty unremarkable and unmemorable. And even then, the most memorable part of that song was not written by this band.

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

3/5

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Larks' Tongues In Aspic

King Crimson

2/5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5