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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Dog Man Star Suede	5	3	+2
If I Should Fall From Grace With God The Pogues	5	3.33	+1.67
Ágætis Byrjun Sigur Rós	5	3.37	+1.63
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	5	3.6	+1.4
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.66	+1.34
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts The Adverts	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Revolver Beatles	1	4.24	-3.24
All Things Must Pass George Harrison	1	3.81	-2.81
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	1	3.57	-2.57
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	1	3.49	-2.49
Lupe Fiasco's Food & Liquor Lupe Fiasco	1	3.13	-2.13
Close To You Carpenters	1	3.12	-2.12
Purple Rain Prince	2	4.02	-2.02
The Who Sell Out The Who	1	3	-2
All Hail the Queen Queen Latifah	1	2.87	-1.87
Freak Out! The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.82	-1.82

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Moondance

Van Morrison · 1 likes

2/5

This is the type of music you would hear in a posh cocktail bar somewhere in London or at a dinner party in your rich auntie's house. It's not my usual taste but I don't immediately want to turn it off as soon as it comes on either. It's more so background music for me than something I would sit down and listen to. I'd rather listen to The Doors

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John · 1 likes

4/5

I've never been much of a fan of Elton John but I thoroughly enjoyed a lot of this album. Though the last few songs were quite forgettable, the first few and some in the middle made up for that. Best songs: goodbye yellow brick road and benny and the jets

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah · 1 likes

1/5

Not for me. I just can't listen to hip hop music

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

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Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

1/5

It was ok. Some great guitar riffs but overall not really a standout album for me. I thought a couple of the songs eg Under the bridge were completely unlistenable so wouldn't listen to this again

Green

R.E.M.

3/5

Though I wouldn't consider myself a huge fan of REM I do listen to them occasionally and even have a few of their songs on my playlist. I hadn't heard of this album until now and I think it was a solid album overall. I wasn't sure I was going to like it at first as I thought the first few songs weren't great but I think it redeemed itself a bit with the last few songs which I will definitely be coming back to

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

I really want to love Bowie and though I can really enjoy some of his music, I just can't get behind a lot of it. I hadn't listened to this album before and I hoped it would blow me away and get me into his music but it didn't do that. It had it's great moments, I was surprised to hear such beautiful piano in parts, but I don't feel like it left much of an impact on me. Two standout songs for me were Life on Mars and Song For Bob Dylan

Moondance

Van Morrison

2/5

Revolver

Beatles

1/5

That was genuinely painful to listen to. I never want to listen to this group of whiny wife beaters ever again. No seriously, separating the art from the artist....wait no I can't because this isn't art. Yellow submarine sounds like something I would've had to sing around a campfire when I was in the girl guides and the rest of this album was equally as unlistenable. Beatles fans need to touch grass and listen to some real music (Pink Floyd)

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Fun to listen to, but didn't really stand out to me. I can see why some people would rate this fairly high but it's really not my usual taste. Refreshing after having to listen to the Beatles though (which I got yesterday)

Dog Man Star

Suede

5/5

Wasn't into Suede before listening to this but I think I'll have to be now. This album is everything rock music should be: incredible guitar, beautiful vocals and even some enchanting orchestral pieces. I can't see how I give this any less than 5 stars. Near perfect album with no skips

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Thank fuck I only have to listen to this once

Close To The Edge

Yes

2/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

2/5

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

2/5

This album is nearly 70 years old and it sounds like it. That's all I have to say

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Emperor Tomato Ketchup

Stereolab

2/5

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

4/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

While I don't agree with Morrissey's political views at all and just don't like him as a person in general, I still can't deny that this is a near perfect album. I have always loved The Smiths and I believe this is their best album. This album is beautiful from start to finish and it never gets old. Stand out songs for me: I know it's over, Frankly, Mr Shankly and There is a light that never goes out

Led Zeppelin

5/5

This has to be the best debut album of all time. I love every second of it and would give it 10 stars if I could. Led Zeppelin were the band that got me into rock music and honestly just music in general. I never get bored of Robert Plant's incredible voice and Jimmy Page's electricrifying guitar playing. This album has no skips but my favourite songs have to be: babe I'm gonna leave you and dazed and confused

Purple Rain

Prince

2/5

Bit of a controversial take but I really don't like this album. I thought I was going to love it based on it's reviews and the many claims that it's the best pop album of all time but I didn't. I don't understand why people love it so much. The only decent song on this album is Purple Rain but even that was a bit disappointing

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

1/5

Ehh, no thanks

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

1/5

Not for me. I just can't listen to hip hop music

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

2/5

Hounds Of Love

Kate Bush

4/5

Hauntingly beautiful, love it

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

2/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

This is the kind of music that I would only enjoy if I was on holiday (which I'm not) or if I smoked weed (which I don't). It's decent music but not really my taste. All of the songs kind of sound the same and, as a result, it just fades into the background for me. It's still pleasant though and much better than a lot of the albums I got before it

There's No Place Like America Today

Curtis Mayfield

3/5

Frank

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Electric

The Cult

2/5

When I first saw the album cover of this I thought I was finally getting a metal album. But no, this is the most generic hard rock I've ever heard. It's by no means bad since I love this type of music (Led Zeppelin is one of my favourite bands) but there's nothing new or special here

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

I was listening to this while studying for my physics degree that's taking over my life at the moment and for the duration of the album I was able to imagine that I had a much more interesting life than I do. So that was nice. Favourite song: all my friends

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

1/5

I hate the Beatles and all of the members. I will not be listening to this

Face to Face

The Kinks

2/5

I appreciate how influential The Kinks were but I just can't get into their music. It's too boring for me and the vocals are annoying

Hypnotised

The Undertones

2/5

The Velvet Underground

4/5

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

2/5

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

4/5

Ziggy Stardust is Bowie's best album by far. I would give it 5 stars except I just can't get behind Moonage Daydream and Suffragette City for some reason. Other than that this is a perfect album. My favourite song: Five years

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

3/5

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

2/5

Repeater

Fugazi

4/5

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

4/5

The Stooges

3/5

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

5/5

I had no idea what to expect from this album. I had a feeling I was going to enjoy it from reading some of the reviews but nothing could've prepared me for the eclectic masterpiece that is this album. The variety of sounds, instrumentation and beautiful vocals left me speechless and almost emotional. I felt like I was on a journey through a life portrayed solely through music. This was definitely a life-changing experience for me

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

Live At Leeds

The Who

3/5

Close To You

Carpenters

1/5

Cheesy bullshit music. I don't know how anyone can listen to this

Dust

Screaming Trees