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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Now I Got Worry The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion	5	2.52	+2.48
Lost In The Dream The War On Drugs	5	3.39	+1.61
The Velvet Underground & Nico The Velvet Underground	5	3.61	+1.39
Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not Arctic Monkeys	5	3.73	+1.27
Doolittle Pixies	5	3.74	+1.26
Grievous Angel Gram Parsons	4	2.86	+1.14
Warehouse: Songs And Stories Hüsker Dü	4	2.86	+1.14
Who's Next The Who	5	3.9	+1.1

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Liege And Lief Fairport Convention	1	3.1	-2.1
Basket of Light Pentangle	1	2.76	-1.76
American Gothic David Ackles	1	2.48	-1.48
Play Moby	2	3.46	-1.46
All Directions The Temptations	2	3.45	-1.45
Cheap Thrills Big Brother & The Holding Company	2	3.42	-1.42
Come Away With Me Norah Jones	2	3.38	-1.38
Shake Your Money Maker The Black Crowes	2	3.28	-1.28
Golden Hour Kacey Musgraves	2	3.09	-1.09
Music From The Penguin Cafe Penguin Cafe Orchestra	2	3.01	-1.01

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Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

A classic, always a joy and still sounds funky and raw today

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

5/5

This is one of my all time favourites - a perfect record. I’ve listened to it 1001 times.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

3/5

I prefer this era of Queen, sounds raw and the guitar rips. Some of the vaudeville and ballad stuff is a bit dated, doesn’t have the emotional heft of later big hits. Overall a great fun listen.

Play

Moby

2/5

This has loads of hits on it that I know well. I didn’t expect to enjoy it much but it was actually a good listen. There’s a few hits that are still great and some Of the more dancey album tracks were cool. Overall though it’s not massively my thing, more that it was nostalgic because this album was so huge when I was growing up. Weirdly I really like the album cover, the album name is terrible though.

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

This is a fun happy record. I hadn’t listened to the whole album before but knew the hits, and the whole thing is great. Sometimes I don’t go for this sort of music because it isn’t very emotive but had it on when cleaning the house and it is very positive and cool. A great record.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

I have this on vinyl and I do really like it, but you need to be in the mood - some of the old English twee songs are a bit corny these days. But even on those there’s moments of loveliness or emotion. Big Sky, Johnny Thunder and title track all peaches. Overall I do really like this album and the Kinks in general.

Cheap Thrills

Big Brother & The Holding Company

2/5

I didn’t love this even though it’s a big JJ album and has piece of my heart on it. The jam stuff is kinda annoying , but there is a lot of soul to it.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

2/5

I don’t really get what all the fuss is about with this sort of band. There’s some nice stuff on here and it was a ok Sunday listen, but it’s a bit boring and the experimental aspect isn’t intriguing enough. Couple of good individual songs.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

I love this album - a classic.

Golden Hour

Kacey Musgraves

2/5

This is fine. I’m not sure I needed to listen to this before I died… but it’s clearly a huge record and she’s very popular. Her voice is great but the album is produced within an inch of its life and all sounds a bit bland. Musically not that interesting but a few nice songs on there. I’m reluctant to edge-lord it with a 1 star, so give it a 2 but it’s not far off.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

3/5

Her voice is kinda annoying considering how popular she is, but this was a good album full of heart.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Her voice is kinda annoying considering how popular she is, but this was a good album full of heart.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

The Only Ones

3/5

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

5/5

Shadowland

k.d. lang

2/5

The first few albums on this I really enjoyed but it’s a bit dry after that. 80s produced covers of country songs won’t rate high for me, but her voice is very good. It kinda sounds like the music that plays in a film when the protagonist finally loses their mind and is merrily walking around in a lobotomised state.

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

5/5

Jon Spencer is the man. Saw him twice in London and he blew the roof off. A bit mad start to this album but it is a peach and it’s probably the best. I love it, my dad loves it.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

4/5

I remember getting this as a teenager and my parents absolutely hated it, for good reason. I do cringe a bit at some of the bars and aspects haven’t aged well, but it’s undeniably a classic, sophisticated, has genuine depth and complexity to it… in addition to a cartman impression.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

5/5

Another classic album that I love- listening to it as part off this did make me wonder whether some of the violin is totally necessary… but I can’t deny how good this album is.

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

3/5

Grievous Angel

Gram Parsons

4/5

I love return of the grievous angel, but after I used to sort of drift off with this. I have to say though that properly listening to it - it is so great - heartbreaking and classic.

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Orbital 2

Orbital

2/5

Fever Ray

2/5

Really atmospheric and moody, I like it. Hadn’t listened to her before but I remember everyone going mad when plunge came out. Only thing I’d say is that I doubt I’ll remember it much, not much that stands out as a repeat listen.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

1/5

Quite annoying - I don’t mind folk but found this a little hard work.’

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

3/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

Violent Femmes

4/5

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

4/5

Shake Your Money Maker

The Black Crowes

2/5

Music From The Penguin Cafe

Penguin Cafe Orchestra

2/5

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Broken English

Marianne Faithfull

2/5

The Score

Fugees

3/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

3/5

Basket of Light

Pentangle

1/5

Who's Next

The Who

5/5

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Unhalfbricking

Fairport Convention

3/5

I hated the other Fairport Convention album, but this is much more enjoyable

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

2/5

This is just a big standard churned out Costello record - why is it in the 1001 list, surely put in This Year’s Model and My Aim is True and be done with it. Does the list need this album? But it has 2 bangers on it so 2/5

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

2/5