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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Yeezus Kanye West	5	2.76	+2.24
Raw Power The Stooges	5	3.31	+1.69
Different Class Pulp	5	3.42	+1.58
Hard Again Muddy Waters	5	3.61	+1.39
Bringing It All Back Home Bob Dylan	5	3.64	+1.36
Ten Pearl Jam	5	3.91	+1.09

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Oracular Spectacular MGMT	1	3.62	-2.62
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	1	3.57	-2.57
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	2	4.02	-2.02
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	2	3.81	-1.81
Aladdin Sane David Bowie	2	3.61	-1.61
3 + 3 The Isley Brothers	2	3.59	-1.59
Songs For Swingin' Lovers! Frank Sinatra	2	3.52	-1.52
All Directions The Temptations	2	3.45	-1.45
Live! Fela Kuti	2	3.44	-1.44
Home Is Where The Music Is Hugh Masekela	2	3.35	-1.35

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It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison · 1 likes

2/5

When I first listened to Moondance as a kid I thought I would be a fan of Van Morrison. I am not.

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The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Genre-maker. One of the most influential records ever. Consistently good across each song.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

5/5

This album is to Rock music what Latin is to all Romance languages.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

2/5

Despite its name, I think this is a very gloomy and mediocre record.

All Directions

The Temptations

2/5

I'm not big on R&B and Soul. This is probably an influential record, and I see how it might have even influenced vernacular American English. But I don't think it's good.

The Joshua Tree

3/5

This record sounds like a soundtrack to a time that will never come back. Has a few unmistakable hits, but it's not fantastic to me.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

5/5

I discovered Bob Dylan very late in my life (and his), but this is a fantastic record. Bob Dylan's 115th Dream made me smile wide as I reached the Amstel when I listened to the record.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

I think this is great because of many reasons: it's acoustic and shows Cobain's skill, it's very well balanced, it shows the breadth of Cobain's musical influences, and it's raw. Genuine. A great record.

Bert Jansch

3/5

I mean it's tolerable, but it's just not that great. I don't really know why it became so popular. I also knew almost nothing of this man and his work, even though I thought I was a doctor in Rock (and related) music.

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

ABBA is just one of those lucky mixes of voice, instrumental, and show that just work. This record has many, lets the women show just how great they were at singing. When I Kissed the Teacher creeped me out a bit.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

2/5

Not my genre, but I can see this record being very influential. Summer Breeze sounds like a Metal solo...

Different Class

Pulp

5/5

I went into this record knowing one or two songs. I ended up loving it, all of it. It's a unique mix of poetry and melody.

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

Forgettable. I should like this, but I genuinely don't think it's good.

Yeezus

Kanye West

5/5

Another record where I go in without knowing more than two songs. I was shocked - it's an incredible album. I don't listen to Hip-Hop or Rap, maybe the techno sounds helped. But I love this record.

Low-Life

New Order

4/5

I listened to the album first with vocals, and thought it's a shocking mix of some of the worst singing and best instrumental I've ever heard. Then I listened to it without vocals, and it's truly a masterpiece.

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

3/5

I've avoided Sigur Ros for years (decades, literally) and now I'm mildly surprised this very orchestral record. It's nice, I understand revolutionary, but ultimately not my thing.

Sulk

The Associates

2/5

I found this record quite extreme. The vocals are so exaggerated, it's almost as though this genre requires a performance like this - like how Black Metal needs growling and screaming. It's an odd mix of melody and dissonance. The lyrics are a bit creepy, but maybe that adds value? I didn't like it.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

4/5

This is the first time I listen to Lana Del Rey with intention and I have to admit she's not bad. The whispery singing isn't something I particularly care for but she has a deep, powerful voice and her lyrics are equal parts tragic and beautiful.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

This is a great record! I liked everything about it. I will probably put more effort into listening to this band.

Debut

Björk

3/5

It's interesting, but a bit forgettable? I think it's melodic (even when it's not) and I can see it being very influential. But nothing really stood out to me. It felt like she would not be capable of singing the same song the same way twice.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

2/5

I found it very dissonant. Almost like he was either too slow or too fast for the band supporting him. The lyrics sounded shoehorned to me. The strongest sentiment it stirred in me was humour when I heard Makin' Whoopee...

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

I really thought, and maybe wanted, to like this record. Or at least to like it more. But it feels like an excuse to release Imagine in a format that would sell actual records... the melodies are simple and cute, but I found the lyrics just plain stupid in some cases.

Ananda Shankar

2/5

Not my thing, at all. And then randomly he throws in a cover too, because why not.

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

3/5

Even though you can't see it, you can hear him, the band, and the audience having an amazing time. Good record.

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

I am biased, but I love this record.

Horses

Patti Smith

4/5

A record so original I feel most are afraid to take inspiration from it for fear that they might seem tone deaf in the attempt. Great lyrics and overall melody.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

2/5

I can see how he was a Beatle, but not in that he influenced the band, but rather the other way.

War

3/5

I think I would like this record more if I somehow heard it for the first time.

Live!

Fela Kuti

2/5

Not my thing. To me this is forgettable. Could be that it was influential or visionary but I could not tell.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

1/5

I baffles me how this made the cut.

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

1/5

A waste of a few catchy riffs.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

Dissonant is a word I would use to describe this. I really wanted to like it more.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

I like this record but I don't know the precise reason why.

It's Too Late to Stop Now

Van Morrison

2/5

When I first listened to Moondance as a kid I thought I would be a fan of Van Morrison. I am not.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Take any song away from this record and it's still 5/5. What an album!

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

I actively avoid Reggae. Can't stand it. But I think this is an alright record on account of melody and meaning.

Kollaps

Einstürzende Neubauten

2/5

I have immense respect for this band and for Blixa Bargeld. They have released some of the most beautiful songs I have ever listened to. This record is not an example of that. It's too experimental for me to be comfortable giving it a higher rating.

A Northern Soul

The Verve

2/5

Every song on this record is forgettable to me.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

2/5

Dissonant to the point where it feels so original it might pass off as a classic?

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

2/5

I have never actively listened to her before out of a lack of interest. I'm sorry to say I was right.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

3/5

This record sounds ancient and modern at the same time. I feel that quite a few riffs off this record were spun off to create entire new genres of Rock music. I also love the addition of orchestral instruments.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Maybe because it's such an overplayed record, but I feel a bit numb listening to it. It's definitely one of the best albums in this genre with tremendous staying power.

The Boatman's Call

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

A wonderful record but then again I would probably enjoy the sound of nails scratching blackboard if I knew the nails belong to Nick Cave and the blackboard is held up by the Bad Seeds.

Wild Gift

3/5

First encounter with this. It's not bad. It's not particularly great either.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

2/5

I really, really wanted to like this record more.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Never actively listened to this record until now. It's good enough to listen to again.

Eli And The Thirteenth Confession

Laura Nyro

2/5

Not really my thing.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

3/5

Not bad but very forgettable. I liked Super Bird more than the others!

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

3/5

Listening to this record felt like a breath of fresh air, even though I'm not the biggest fan of the band.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Growing up loving Chet Baker and John Coltrane, I'm finding it difficult to bridge the gap between that and this record. I mean, reading reviews here that describe these tracks as "tasty" or "fun" or non-ironically comparing them to Super Mario (!) makes me feel like I'm missing the frequency everyone else is tuned into

Dummy

Portishead

3/5

I knew Glory Box going into this. An alright record. It's a cohesive experience, just not one I would actively seek out very often.