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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Born To Be With You Dion	4	2.62	+1.38
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.67	+1.33
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	5	3.68	+1.32
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.69	+1.31
Boston Boston	5	3.7	+1.3
Dummy Portishead	5	3.71	+1.29
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones	5	3.81	+1.19
Brutal Youth Elvis Costello	4	2.81	+1.19
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	4	2.82	+1.18
Want Two Rufus Wainwright	4	2.83	+1.17

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	1	3.34	-2.34
Time (The Revelator) Gillian Welch	1	3.05	-2.05
Electric Ladyland Jimi Hendrix	2	3.93	-1.93
Bone Machine Tom Waits	1	2.85	-1.85
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	2	3.76	-1.76
Mothership Connection Parliament	2	3.61	-1.61
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.54	-1.54
Paul Simon Paul Simon	2	3.5	-1.5
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	2	3.48	-1.48
Zombie Fela Kuti	2	3.47	-1.47

5-Star Albums (6)

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The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips · 1 likes

4/5

The vocals were a little weird in some tracks, favourite: “Waitin’ for a superman”. A low 4

1-Star Albums (3)

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Abraxas

Santana

3/5

Kinda boring but still good, a lot of instrumental and almost no lyrics. It has rock, a little jazz and some latin rhythms. Fav song is „Mother‘s daughter“

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Jazz, no lyrics at all, tracks are 10 mins long, it’s good but not for me

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

Something a little more mainstream, great album, has a few bangers, fav is „Runaway“. It’s basic yet very good

The Cars

4/5

This one I was somewhat familiar with before receiving, classic rock, good guitars, can’t determine a fav song, I really like most of them

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

4/5

Not the best album of the Smiths, still okay, it seemed to be a lot more folk-influenced than their others, fav song is „Well i wonder“

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Never heard of this before but his songs are great, melodies are simple, liked his lyrics, overall very likeable with the exception of a couple songs, fav is “Place to be”

1984

Van Halen

3/5

Kinda reminded me of Pink Floyd for some reason, it’s plain rock i think, a lot of guitar stuff, very typical

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

2/5

Way too much folk for my liking

Dummy

Portishead

5/5

Like this one sm, i had listened to most songs upon receiving this album, fav might be “Roads” but idk

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

3/5

Listenable but i liked his other album better, kinda depressing, fav song is “Fruit tree”

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

4/5

Fw this, no clue what the genre is but it’s a close 5

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

Maybe a couple listenable songs, not really my thing

Revolver

Beatles

4/5

Very likeable, kiinda depressing, i like a few of these but ig my fav is “here, there and everywhere”

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

Some bangers and some bad ones- they kinda cancel each other out. Fav gotta be “Drunk in love”. This is a 3.5 for me

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Not as good as “Rumours” but still very significant. Fav might be “Angel”

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

5/5

Ts the longest one i’ve listened to but it’s okay the album is great. At least three absolute bangers, fav is “Thru the eyes of Ruby”. Not a full 5 star but banger to bad ones ratio is acceptable so.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

3/5

A lot of voiceovers, ig i liked “the occasional flicker the most”

The Joshua Tree

3/5

Kinda forgettable. Fav might be “One tree hill”

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

2/5

Pretty bad, somehow the only tolerable songs in this are collabs

More Songs About Buildings And Food

Talking Heads

3/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Not a big fan of led zeppelin but i still appreciate this. Ig fav is “Stairway to heaven”

At Budokan

Cheap Trick

3/5

It was okay, had some good ones, some bad ones. Like a 3.5

Clandestino

Manu Chao

3/5

It sounded okay, don’t speak a word of spanish tho so

The Man Machine

Kraftwerk

2/5

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

More like a three and a half

My Generation

The Who

4/5

Rlly like the Who, fav from this might be “much too much”

Copper Blue

Sugar

3/5

Black Sabbath

3/5

As far as instruments go these were impressive, it was good idk

Slayed?

Slade

3/5

Idk it had some bad ones and some good ones, fav might be “Candidate”

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

1/5

Boring

Ill Communication

Beastie Boys

3/5

Mixed feelings had some good and bad ones. I like “Sure shot”

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

“Dead flowers” is my fav

Frampton Comes Alive

Peter Frampton

4/5

For some reason had to listen to the live performances but wtv its good

Guero

Beck

4/5

Kinda rock kinda electronica, i like it. Kinda biased cuz i like Beck

Rubber Soul

Beatles

4/5

Nice, i liked the harmonies in most of those. Favourite: „You won’t see me“

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

it’s got bangers

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

2/5

It’s good but i’m not listening to ts on daily basis

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Nothing special but the instruments were good. I liked “Mansion on the hill” and “Mother earth”

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

3/5

Ik this album’s good and all but there were a couple of veery bad ones and ik voiceovers are Kendrick’s thing but u really get tired of them at some point. That being said i never thought this was his best.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Fav is “So long, Marianne”

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Again, not too big of a Led Zeppelin fan, ig i liked “Immigrant song”

Shadowland

k.d. lang

4/5

Very impressive and mad underrated. Unique vocals. I’m surprised I don’t mind the country here, though i think there’s some blues as well.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

3/5

Pretty boring with the exception of a couple

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

It’s good for what it is but i’m not listening ts on daily basis

The Stone Roses

4/5

Nice, i liked “This is the one” and “She bangs the drums”

Rid Of Me

PJ Harvey

4/5

Kinda good icl I’m surprised even. I liked ‘Missed” and only a couple of the tracks were pure screaming

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

The vocals were a little weird in some tracks, favourite: “Waitin’ for a superman”. A low 4

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

3/5

Had heard only “Karma chameleon” upon receiving this. I suppose the second half is somewhat better than the first.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Very boring but i heard some jazz so a low 3.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Okay

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

2/5

Too much screaming, only a couple listenable one

The College Dropout

Kanye West

3/5

Okay, hip hop isn’t really my thing but i could listen to some of these from time to time. Fav might be “Two words”

Heaux Tales

Jazmine Sullivan

3/5

Your average R&B stuff mostly. Despite this album being quite recent, i had not heard a single song from it so yeah i’m happy to receive something on here from this century for once. Best is “Pick up your feelings”. A high 3

Violator

Depeche Mode

4/5

Nice

War

4/5

I liked “Like a song..”

Ellington at Newport

Duke Ellington

3/5

Strong start! Probably the best jazz album I’ve received so far. It is however unbearably long and there is no reason to include the announcements as well. A high 3

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Peak hip hop icl. I like a few of the tracks but “Ready or not” has always been a banger. This is something you actually have to hear before you die.

Boston

5/5

Saw the first title and knew this was gonna be peak. Bonus points for being relatively short.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

3/5

Nice debut, really. “Cry me a river” is a timeless one, my favourite is “Nothin else”. Gotta have respect for Justin, he’s very talented. A lot of the tracks are kinda repetitive tho. High 3

Os Mutantes

2/5

Some of these are straight noice pollution. A couple of okay ones. A low 2

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

3/5

Kinda forgettable but okay overall

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

3/5

Have a love hate relationship with yeah yeah yeahs. One minute it sounds nice, the next-unbearable. Not a fan of the screaming/moaning. Favourite track is “Maps”

Who's Next

The Who

3/5

Tried to keep track of the songs that get repeated in this so i listen to them only once but there are probably a few i still haven’t heard. Really like the Who i think they’re pretty influential. Fav track might be “Getting in tune”.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Not an every day listen, but i appreciate it.

Time (The Revelator)

Gillian Welch

1/5

Pass

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Sounds like the soundtrack to an animated movie. Has like 5 genres in it.

Born To Be With You

Dion

4/5

It was nice, low 4

Eliminator

ZZ Top

3/5

Mid

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

3/5

I’m kinda glad this site makes me listen to jazz so often, cause i probably wouldn’t sit to do it on my own. Solid 3 but it was enjoyable.

Document

R.E.M.

3/5

Nothing memorable honestly

Electric Ladyland

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

A couple of nice ones but the rest is kinda boring. I like “House burning down”.

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

2/5

So annoying idk why its on here couple okay ones ig

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

2/5

This week im only receiving sht lowk

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

2/5

Jus boring again

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

This one’s good. Favourite track: “Safe from harm”.

Dear Science

TV On The Radio

3/5

lyrics are fine, instruments too, vocals surely aren’t anything special but overall it’s listenable. A high 3

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

Weird lyrics but I strangely like this, with the exception of a couple songs. Favourite might be “Crumb by crumb”

Blue

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Ik ppl like this one a lot, the production’s good, the lyric might be the best thing about it. Her voice kinda annoys me at times tho. Favourite track is “Little green”. A high three

The Beach Boys Today!

The Beach Boys

2/5

Not a big fan of The beach boys, but I do see the influence they had for their time. I have a feeling this album isn’t their best one so i’m looking forward to receiving something else of theirs.

2112

Rush

4/5

Interesting overall, a little slow in the beginning. A low 4 but that’s being generous.

Duck Rock

Malcolm McLaren

2/5

I see how it’s influential ig but still not for me. The obvious best track is “Buffalo gals”

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

4/5

Like ts, it kinda reminds me of Madonna but either way more disco. The first few songs were great.

Elastica

4/5

Liked the vocals, nice guitars too. Didn’t pay enough attention to choose a fav track tho

Paul Simon

2/5

A high 2

Ten

Pearl Jam

3/5

Pretty decent. Might need to listen to it again to appreciate it.

Bone Machine

Tom Waits

1/5

Surely this cannot count for actual singing

Fever Ray

4/5

I rlly like this, though i had only heard “If I had a heart” before. Favourite track: “Now’s the only time I know”

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

4/5

Nice instrumentals, vocals weren’t rlly that good. 4 is generous btw

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Perhaps this caught me in a good mood cuz it currently sounds to me like Miley Cyrus sounds to divorced moms in their late 40’s. Only a couple songs I didn’t particularly like. Favourites: “Gimme Shelter”, “Live with me” and “ You can’t always get what you want”.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

4/5

Nice but why are they forcing me to listen to a singular song 3 times? Enjoyable enough. Low 4

Wild Gift

3/5

Was kinda interesting in the beginning, after that it just became bland. Their female singer reminds me a bit of Gloria Gaynor for some reason.

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

Not my stuff but it’s fine.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Neither lyrics, nor vocals were anything special. Best track: “Round & Round”. Low 3

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Like his singing, he seems to put a lot into it. „Free from guitar“ is like diabolic, but since I like the other ones a low 4.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

2/5

Okay lyrics, but I’m afraid this is as far as this album’s redeeming qualities go. Barely any singing, he just rambles with music on the background. Goddamn harmonica is so annoying. This is not a 1 only because I have respect for Bob Dylan.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

4/5

This album’s so tuff, despite the screaming. I like the sound effects. Fav tracks: “Piggy” and “Hurt”, though I do prefer Johnny Cash’s version.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

3/5

Today years old when I found out this guy’s Jeff Buckley’s father

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

4/5

These guys mix genres very well, i appreciate that. Some of these tracks are peak summer music. Fav song: “Kids”

Zombie

Fela Kuti

2/5

Nothing special

The Madcap Laughs

Syd Barrett

3/5

Kinda reminds me of the Beetles. Decent

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

4/5

Pretty chill. Compared to a lot of shit I receive on here, this is a good listen. Low 4

Now I Got Worry

The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

3/5

Okay

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Well idk didn’t quite get to me

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

4/5

Loved this, good guitars. “I got you babe” is actually well covered (ofc not better than the original)

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

At times annoying, i feel like other albums of hers are probably better.

On The Beach

Neil Young

4/5

A low 4, but still a vast improvement from the last Neil Young album i listened to. I think my fav track is “On the beach”

Brutal Youth

Elvis Costello

4/5

Very enjoyable, though his voice sounded kinda bad in a few tracks. Would listen again

The Rise & Fall

Madness

4/5

Amazing, almost a 5. “Our house” gets glazed imo. Fav track: “Rise and fall”

Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor

Lupe Fiasco

4/5

Started off kinda slow but it grew on me icl. The rendition of „Daydreamin“ was interesting, i enjoyed quite a few of the other songs as well. The outro had like 100 shoutouts. A generous 4.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

Long ass album but it does have a lot of bangers, “Californication” and “Scar tissue” being the best.

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Very unique and recognisable. May be their best album. Fav track: „I know it’s over“. Low 5 but still