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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Vespertine Björk	5	3.16	+1.84
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	5	3.38	+1.62
Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) Wu-Tang Clan	5	3.61	+1.39
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.63	+1.37
In Rainbows Radiohead	5	3.85	+1.15
E.V.O.L. Sonic Youth	4	2.89	+1.11
I Against I Bad Brains	4	2.93	+1.07

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath	2	3.82	-1.82
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	2	3.06	-1.06

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Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath · 1 likes

2/5

What felt like arbitrary riffing and solos for most of it. Playing is fine, lyrics are dorky. It’s inoffensive and I know it probably sounded wild at the time. Not for me. Interested to see how they develop as songwriters if there are more albums on the list.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan · 1 likes

5/5

Love a crew rap record. This one is incredible.

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Ramones

4/5

Great pop songwriting with a clear influence on future pop, punk, and indie.

...And Justice For All

Metallica

3/5

I probably won’t be back but I get why it’s a classic. Solid riffs everywhere, kind of corny lyrics. Wildly long tracks for an album this acclaimed in pop culture. Can’t get past the hard rock voice.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Favorite Track: Praise You A fun listen, but not something I’ll come back to regularly. Great collage of sounds, but not an energy I love for an entire record.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Favorite Track: Wish You Were Here One of the greatest album covers ever. Great sonic exploration. Love how sparse and melancholy it can be at times. Rock isn’t dead, but a guy who will tell you it is may be right about this album.

Let's Get It On

Marvin Gaye

4/5

Incredibly produced album. Guy gets it on.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

5/5

One of my favorite albums of all time. Incredible tension and release in the music. In my opinion the perfect clean guitar tone throughout.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Nice slice of 60s pop, great melodies and harmonies, fun songwriting.

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

It’s blues rock. It’s fine.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Incredible vocalist backed by great production and some killer drumming. Unfortunately, this music just always fades to the background for me.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

4/5

Enjoyed everything about this album. Dolly has a great voice and the ak getting is solid. Surprised by how melodic the bass playing was throughout.

E.V.O.L.

Sonic Youth

4/5

Amazed how modern this album still sounds and the influence in so much music I like is obvious. I want to spend more time with it, could become a five star album.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

5/5

Incredible lyricist and songwriter.

Nothing's Shocking

Jane's Addiction

4/5

Genuinely shocked by how much I like this. A great blend of genre, Perry has a super unique voice, and the dissonant guitars combined with shredding is very cool.

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Fiona Apple

4/5

Fiona’s talent is undeniable. I don’t love piano driven pop music, but this album did a nice job blending in orchestral elements to keep it interesting.

Black Sabbath

2/5

Violent Femmes

3/5

A little one note in approach. I liked it, I like music that sounds like this. Lyrics were ok, musicianship suited the style.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

3/5

Great performances throughout and some classic songs. Easy listening and good vibes.

Vespertine

Björk

5/5

Incredible album and one I’ve never listened to before. The production is immaculate, such a cinematic feel with tons of ear candy. Bork has a new fan for sure.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

I enjoyed the folk rock songs on this album much more than the more pastoral cuts. Obviously, the harmonies are amazing.

The xx

4/5

Love the minimalist production of this album. Despite its quiet tone the songs build and fall nicely and the trade offs between the male and female vocalist are very pleasant.

I Against I

Bad Brains

4/5

Great vibes throughout and such an obvious influence on rock music to come. Solid grooves and riffs throughout.

Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

Wu-Tang Clan

5/5

Love a crew rap record. This one is incredible.

The Only Ones

3/5

Can hear the influence on post-punk and jangly indie rock to come. Enjoyed it.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

4/5

Fun, well-executed rock opera with a palpable energy to it.

2112

Rush

3/5

Cool riffs. Dorky lyrics.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

She has a great flow and it’s a fun listen. Beats started to get a little repetitive and dragged for me a bit at the end.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

3/5

Impressive musicianship executing a wild concept. It definitely grew on me.

Moon Safari

Air

4/5

Airy synths. Immaculate vibes. Just a nice time.

Licensed To Ill

Beastie Boys

3/5

I went in to this thinking this is my least favorite Beastie Boys album. I haven’t listened to them in a long time. Maybe it still is but I enjoyed it. The production has more variety than I remember. The yell-rap cadence does get a little old for me over time.

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

I already loved this album. Amazing lyrics, amazing production.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

Great songwriting. Tangled Up in Blue is forever a bop.

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Some things I really liked, Marley has a great voice and I was impressed by the guitar playing. The songs tend to drag a little bit. If you’re in nonstick where you really catch a groove I’m sure it’s a different story.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Not at all what I was as expecting as far as sound and really enjoyed it. Really nice sound design and a chill vibe. Definitely 2000s indie pop stuff like Destroyer.

The Stone Roses

4/5

A lot to enjoy about this one. 60s melodies with 80s jangle.

Pretenders

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Pleasant, predictable. Generally uninspired songwriting.