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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Exile On Main Street The Rolling Stones	5	3.6	+1.4

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Parachutes Coldplay	1	3.46	-2.46
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	1	2.86	-1.86
Hot Fuss The Killers	2	3.73	-1.73
Imagine John Lennon	2	3.45	-1.45

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Hot Fuss

The Killers · 1 likes

2/5

Vocals very stereotypical of the early 2000s post-punk revival a la Interpol. An historical reenactment of an historical reenactment. 2/5

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder · 1 likes

5/5

Automatic 5/5. The most genius of the genius period. There’s not much universal truth but this is one.

Imagine

John Lennon · 1 likes

2/5

Imagine a world without hypocritical fake hippies who abuse their partners lecturing me about peace it’s easy if you try

1-Star Albums (2)

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Hot Fuss

The Killers

2/5

Vocals very stereotypical of the early 2000s post-punk revival a la Interpol. An historical reenactment of an historical reenactment. 2/5

Out Of The Blue

Electric Light Orchestra

4/5

Lynne is the spiritual successor to Brian Wilson as the maestro of progressive pop. Lush arrangements with a solid rock backbeat. Some 70s cliches like vocoder effects but overall solid.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Solid 90s adjacent hip hop- East Coast jazz with West Coast harmonies. Solid 1-2 with Quality Control

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

5/5

My friends and I used have a saying: “Let’s get Exile f*ed up tonight.” This album is a state of being- the beautiful diamond in an exhaustive desert of excess. A dirty, gritty statement and a masterpiece.

Doolittle

Pixies

4/5

A thousand ships album. Kurt was mainlining Doolittle along with china white. Quality slightly varies to keep it from a consistent whole but when it fires, it’s furious.

Daydream Nation

Sonic Youth

4/5

No wave with pop sensibilities. Starting point for anyone interested in SY. Kim also was fundamental to riot grrl starting here.

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

1/5

Randy Newman’s voice brings me to anger. I don’t get it…at all.

American Idiot

Green Day

3/5

Definitely their best album although listening to Green Day just makes me want to listen to the bands they copy. Totally understand why this would be a 5/5 for a younger listener.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

On par with early 2000s garage rock revival but does add a bit more soul

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Automatic 5/5. The most genius of the genius period. There’s not much universal truth but this is one.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

4/5

While not the best of the classic heavy blues rock run, still a solid album driven by solid singles