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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt	5	2.39	+2.61
Stephen Stills Stephen Stills	5	3.17	+1.83
The Yes Album Yes	5	3.31	+1.69
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.36	+1.64
Hot Rats Frank Zappa	5	3.36	+1.64
In The Court Of The Crimson King King Crimson	5	3.6	+1.4
Aladdin Sane David Bowie	5	3.61	+1.39
Pearl Janis Joplin	5	3.72	+1.28
One World John Martyn	4	2.81	+1.19
Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin	5	3.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Murmur R.E.M.	1	3.41	-2.41
GREY Area Little Simz	1	3.23	-2.23
Hysteria Def Leppard	1	3.2	-2.2
Ten Pearl Jam	2	3.91	-1.91
Apple Venus Volume 1 XTC	1	2.84	-1.84
Tracy Chapman Tracy Chapman	2	3.79	-1.79
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	2	3.73	-1.73
Dire Straits Dire Straits	2	3.72	-1.72
Music Madonna	1	2.69	-1.69
Gorillaz Gorillaz	2	3.53	-1.53

5-Star Albums (12)

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Popular Reviews

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope · 1 likes

3/5

Modern day Syd Barret stuff. Album suffers from poor editing. Cut it down to 8 to 10 tracks and this could have been great. Way too much stuffing.

Music For The Jilted Generation

The Prodigy · 1 likes

4/5

Great. Couple or bangers in here....as the kids would say!!

1-Star Albums (5)

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Kid A

Radiohead

3/5

Not really a big fan of Radiohead so i can take or leave this one. Musically not bad and you can see the talent but doesnt do it for me.

Live!

Fela Kuti

4/5

This is a great album selection...especially for those whose blood runs cold when they hear the words "drum solo".

Blackstar

David Bowie

3/5

Not bad...not brilliant. He has done much better than this over the years.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

I like Elvis Costello. This is a nice album. Is it one of the 1001 in my opinion? Probably not, but I would still listen to it in a moment of nostalgia in remberence of a distant youth!

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

An important album of its time. Sounds a little bloated now and could have benfited from being provided as a single album.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

3/5

Alright if you like this sort of thing. I do like hearing their hits...memories of early childhood, time, place etc.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

Nice well produced songs that are occasionally derivative and fall into the "tortured soul pouring immortal longings" category. May listen to it again in the future but no real highlights.

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Late comers basically copycat british punk cleaned up for the us market. Well produced but im not 15 years old and ive heard it all before. Singer looks like bit of a tit.

Sunshine Hit Me

The Bees

2/5

Fancy elevator music.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

3/5

Quite enjoyable.

Pearl

Janis Joplin

5/5

Great!

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Twee pop. Not bad...heard worse, heard better.

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Great!

The Bends

Radiohead

3/5

Another slice of life from the thinking mans Coldplay. Highly probable i will not listen to this again although it wss ok to listen to. Didnt knock my socks off.

Scissor Sisters

3/5

Nice pop. Wouldnt cross the road to engage with this but can the appeal. Nothing new to offer.

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan

4/5

One of the greats..

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Funeral is better...this is ok. Assume they ran out of ideas....

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Heard of them but never listened to them. Enjoyed it and added to my playlist.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

A few good tunes and nice to hear again

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

An enjoyable trip back in time.

Tracy Chapman

2/5

Well produced bland instantly forgeable durge.

Melody A.M.

Röyksopp

3/5

Marriott hotel lobby vibe.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

A classic! Another ive not listened to for a while so am happily going through Issacs oeuvre! Again!

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Still sounds good.

Common

4/5

Enjoyed this.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

1/5

This is awful. Dreadful AOR....very suitable for the US market of the time. Good production though.

Hms Fable

Shack

2/5

Formuliac and dull. I did like Since I Met You but the rest was a dirge.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

2/5

Ok, this is the third Radiohead album that has come up in as many weeks! Still not a fan and this is the worst of the 3 so far!

Low

David Bowie

3/5

Good return from Bowie with the Eno collaboration.

Achtung Baby

2/5

U2 did some good stuff early in their career. This was later.

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

Meh!

High Violet

The National

2/5

Meh!

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

One of my top albums.

Halcyon Digest

Deerhunter

3/5

Its ok. There are better bands of this genre.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

2/5

Great musicians, well produced, dull

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

Great early 70s soul!

Picture Book

Simply Red

2/5

One really good song, others not so good. Great singer, tight production.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

4/5

Good tunes by and in the style of PJH

Like A Prayer

Madonna

2/5

All the songs sound the same. Dull.

Gorillaz

2/5

Havent had the inclination to listen to the Gorillaz ouvre. I now know why. This wont happen again.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

Top album

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Never heard of them. This is a fantastic find. On my playlist for now.

One World

John Martyn

4/5

Good use of echoplex...and Small Hours is a favorite.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

5/5

One of the best. Sea song is a top ten favorite of mine.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

A classic of its genre. Havent listened to this for a while and was surprised that i could "sing along" to everything! Memories!!

Smile

Brian Wilson

3/5

Pleasant enough. Wiled away an hour

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

3/5

They were great in the early days with Roy Wood. This is a formulaic mish mash of pop.

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

4/5

Havent played this for years. Good to hear again!

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

3/5

Great

Blood, Sweat & Tears

4/5

Never listened to them in full. Great 60s vibe with a couple of songs ive heard before. Will listen again!

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

3/5

Modern day Syd Barret stuff. Album suffers from poor editing. Cut it down to 8 to 10 tracks and this could have been great. Way too much stuffing.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Good to hear again

Live Through This

Hole

3/5

A shouty PJ Harvey

Live At The Harlem Square Club

Sam Cooke

3/5

Ok.

Third

Soft Machine

3/5

Primary jazz prog!

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Great to hear the Doors again!

Music

Madonna

1/5

Not for me

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

4/5

Brought back mid 70s memories!

Graceland

Paul Simon

3/5

Better than i thought it would be....

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

5/5

One of my favorites.

Ocean Rain

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

A good album but not as good as Porcupine.

Django Django

2/5

Started interestingly then went dull quickly.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

Another top album.

I Against I

Bad Brains

2/5

Ok...derivative....novelty....whatever

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Not heard this one before. Interesting but not captivating.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Another id not heard. Quite enjoyed listening to it

Ten

Pearl Jam

2/5

Dull and pretentious. Never got Pearl Jam.

The Yes Album

Yes

5/5

A classic!

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

Dull. Repetative.

Joan Armatrading

2/5

Dreadful

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

4/5

This was way better than i thought it would be.

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

Wholly dull. Another point of proof that Harrison had the better solo career and more talent.

Murmur

R.E.M.

1/5

Monstrously dull

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Interesting mix of styles

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

Forgot how good early Chicago were. Why did they fall inti that 80's/90's ballad crap. This album is great.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

5/5

Very important album. One of my top ones.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

This is, by far, the best album by this beat combo.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

My favorite led zep album. Absolute best!

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Not really my thing but enjoyable

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Another album that would benefit from a removal of filler trackers. Theres 8 to 9 cracking songs on here. Dump the rest.

Stephen Stills

5/5

Great album

GREY Area

Little Simz

1/5

Generic, dull, been there before crap.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

3/5

Not bad...nit cimpletely my thing but not bad

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Nice to hear.

Apple Venus Volume 1

XTC

1/5

Cant believe they are still going. I suppose there are enougg people around to get their stuff. Noe me. This was difgicult to listen all the way thtough.

Elephant Mountain

The Youngbloods

2/5

Not my thing.

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Nice pop.

Winter In America

Gil Scott-Heron

4/5

Great listen.