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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Peter Gabriel 3 Peter Gabriel	5	3.29	+1.71
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	5	3.3	+1.7
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.49	+1.51
Illinois Sufjan Stevens	5	3.5	+1.5
Moon Safari Air	5	3.57	+1.43
Morrison Hotel The Doors	5	3.57	+1.43
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	5	3.6	+1.4
Van Halen Van Halen	5	3.62	+1.38
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.66	+1.34
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.67	+1.33

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses	1	3.65	-2.65
The Marshall Mathers LP Eminem	2	3.46	-1.46
Odelay Beck	2	3.45	-1.45
...And Justice For All Metallica	2	3.42	-1.42

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Machine Head

Deep Purple

4/5

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

Dreamy but structured. A classic.

Tommy

The Who

4/5

At it's most effective when simple. The storyline works to its advantage, and the hits are big hits. Some of the interludes are a little meandering, but the underlying melodies are very effective. Probably one of the best whole Who records.

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

5/5

Feels like the arcetypical blues-jazz LP. The live energy is incredible. Relentless pace.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Initially this felt like an ambient listen - high quality production, but not enough variety. Towards the end, there was a bit more going on.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

3/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

Tempted to give it 5 syars for sheer quality of the first four songs. The music, the narrative, the way Geddy Lee's voice is utilised well heyond it's natural capabilitlies... alas, there's some odd production/structure choices on The Camera Eye in particular. Ah well, still amazing.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

What seperates this from the 5-star albums of the 60s? The production. A real evolution in how Bob works with sound here. I personally prefer some of the 60s lyrics, but the quality here is undeniable.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

3/5

A pleasant album that's joyful in the mid-section (and I assume technically excellent, though I'm no expert), but hasn't got any truely outstanding features. Would put on at work to concentrate.

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

3/5

In a word: smooth. Couple of different genres swirling about.

Penance Soiree

The Icarus Line

3/5

Pleasantly noisy. You can feel that Strokes-era energy.

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Didn't quite hit after a promising start.

The White Room

The KLF

3/5

Good clean production, but didn't capture me one way or the other.

Back In Black

AC/DC

4/5

An LP defined by it's singles... and they are very good singles. Runs the risk of being a bit samey, so back-ending some of the good stuff is a wise move.

Dookie

Green Day

4/5

A great example of the genre - the hits are big, the deep cuts usually have some interesting stuff going on and the lyrics are relatable but brilliant. There are some inconsistentices - I'm fairly usually there's some weird production changes between songs, particularly around volume - but it can take it.

Tanto Tempo

Bebel Gilberto

3/5

Very pleasant. Enjoyed the vocals.

The Marshall Mathers LP

Eminem

2/5

It's a well-produced LP, but you have to approach it in the right frame of mind - it leans into the very darkest of its jokes, and isn't half as clever as it thinks it is.

808 State

2/5

Feels like a draft of songs designed to be remixed for the dancefloor.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Listening to this LP makes me very grateful for Jonny Marr... and very angry at Morrissey being such an arse. It is lyrically beuatiful, consistent yet with each track has having its own sheen.

Dare!

The Human League

4/5

Good fun! Not a personal highlight, but it's a defining sound, with big hits.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Not just a great LP, but a template for so much stuff that came after it. Is it possibly a bit too long? Maybe. Does it matter? No.

Van Halen

5/5

Better than it has a right to be - should sound same-y, but every moment is enjoyable. Fun.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

It has some of the all-time great standards on it... but maybe a little distrscting filler too?

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

5/5

Innovative, a bit bizarre, very fun.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

5/5

Can't say anything that hasn't been said before. The quintenessential modern indie LP.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

A perhaps underrated LP in the face of their two previous works, this one has a solid theme that enhances the work without being overbearing. There are some real deep cut gems in addition to fan favourites. This is probably where AF peaked.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

5/5

Everything you want from a classic jazz LP.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Got some of the stronger lyrics in the Bad Seeds back catalogue, and a good window for some of NCs softer, more spiritual work. A firm foundation for the iconic Idiot Prayer live LP of 2020.

Femi Kuti

4/5

Good fun.

1999

Prince

3/5

Went by ridiculous quickly? Didn't have the impact of other Prince LPs.

Nixon

Lambchop

2/5

Until about half way through, I would have rated this LP as average. Then the songs got too long, and towards the end the tone shifted in a weird way. Could have been a lot better woth some quality control.

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

3/5

Lots of good ideas. Some I like. Some I don't. Suspect it was more auead of it's time than I can give it credit for.

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

3/5

Very Easy listening, but not as substantial as their best work.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

I got nothing from it.

The Clash

3/5

It's fun enough.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

I can see how this would be a defining LP for people of the right age, especially in a pre-digital world. I think how you rate it may depend entirely on how you rate the deep cuts.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

2/5

There's some potentially interesting ideas buried in individual tracks - some promising riffs, experimentation... but it's all realised better elsewhere and feels generally unfocused.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

It's unique, a piece of history, and Cash is on form.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

4/5

Hits, followed by genuine fun. Not one of my favourites, but I feel a little guilt at not giving it full marks.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

5/5

I enjoyed this even more than the self-titled. Possibly underrated; certainly makes me want to discuss The Doors more.