1001 Albums Summary

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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Africa Brasil Jorge Ben Jor	5	3.37	+1.63
Sticky Fingers The Rolling Stones	5	3.87	+1.13
Will The Circle Be Unbroken Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	4	2.98	+1.02

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Tommy The Who	1	3.33	-2.33
25 Adele	2	3.37	-1.37
Tigermilk Belle & Sebastian	2	3.22	-1.22
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter The Incredible String Band	1	2.15	-1.15
Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space Spiritualized	2	3.15	-1.15
Machine Gun Etiquette The Damned	2	3.15	-1.15
At Budokan Cheap Trick	2	3.1	-1.1

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Boston

3/5

I liked half of the album, but that half was fantastic. The guitars and harmonies do it for me, and “More Than a Feelings” never gets old.

Adele

2/5

The high production value stands out but I think that’s what turned me off. I prefer her first album, where’s she raw and a bit rough around the edges.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

An enjoyable album that’s too long. It slows down toward the end. Could’ve been a near masterpiece if condensed down to one disc. No matter; he’s a hit machine, especially during this era.

Tommy

The Who

1/5

This was hard to plow through. There were just a couple of good songs buried in there, but it’s mostly painful to listen to.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

5/5

Probably my second favorite album of the three masterpieces MJ created with Quincy. This is a perfect album, and Lady in My Life should’ve been released as a single.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Some hypnotic, dreamy retro soul. Some moments hit, but just as many wash over me with little sticking.

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Very little inspired me. I always heard they were a bit esoteric, it proved to be true.

Greetings From L.A.

Tim Buckley

3/5

The gutbucket, Louisiana style blues attracted me, his voice kept me interested.

Tigermilk

Belle & Sebastian

2/5

A little too twee for me.

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

Better group of songs than all the music from those 1950s cowboy flicks.

Searching For The Young Soul Rebels

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

Surprised myself and ended up liking it. The horns did it for me.

The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter

The Incredible String Band

1/5

This was painful. It’s like nails scraped down a chalkboard.

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Killer album from the group’s best decade.

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

2/5

Give me the hits, please. I liked little else.

Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space

Spiritualized

2/5

Fell asleep on this one. Not horrible, just didn’t grab me.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Her voice, all grit and gumption in all the best ways, overcomes the dated production and reliance on so-so covers.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

Ah, good high school memories with this one. The hits alone make it a keeper.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

I couldn’t find this specific album but this came from the same timeframe. The roots of rock n roll! Good, but a bit of repetition across the tracks, but still fun to hear the origins of what was to come.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

4/5

Liked it more than I expected. It was either the stories, the singing, or the instrumentation, and for a few songs it was all three.

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Beats that hold up with worthy stories. Solid.

Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

3/5

Well, he’s consistent in his murderous ways, singing multiple times about killing his woman including shooting her in the head. Things lighten up later in the album but I missed the killing.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

I’m not sure what I expected but it wasn’t this. A bit dated but some good songs.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

2/5

Some noise, a bit of melody, but just meh for me.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

5/5

One delish of an album, with one funky track after another. The music alone forces you to move, but it’s so good I wish I spoke the language too. One of Vinyl Me Please’s home run releases.

Only Built 4 Cuban Linx

Raekwon

2/5

It just didn’t click for me.

Butterfly

Mariah Carey

3/5

Beautiful voice, just okay group of songs.

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

4/5

Loved the gritty, sexy spin on bubblegum psychedelic pop.

John Prine

3/5

Great storytelling.