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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Suede Suede	5	3.11	+1.89
Get Behind Me Satan The White Stripes	5	3.39	+1.61
Tusk Fleetwood Mac	5	3.47	+1.53
Beggars Banquet The Rolling Stones	5	3.62	+1.38
O.G. Original Gangster Ice T	4	2.97	+1.03

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Drunk Thundercat	1	3.11	-2.11
The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway Genesis	1	3.08	-2.08
Wild Is The Wind Nina Simone	2	3.64	-1.64
Kenza Khaled	1	2.58	-1.58
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	2	3.54	-1.54
Marquee Moon Television	2	3.5	-1.5
Songs Of Leonard Cohen Leonard Cohen	2	3.38	-1.38
You Want It Darker Leonard Cohen	2	3.32	-1.32
Peter Gabriel 3 Peter Gabriel	2	3.29	-1.29
Sunshine Superman Donovan	2	3.08	-1.08

5-Star Albums (5)

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O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T · 1 likes

4/5

This album embodies the '90s rap beats and storytelling. Great listen.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath · 1 likes

5/5

Hell yeah!

1-Star Albums (3)

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London Calling

The Clash

3/5

I knew the title song and Train in Vain for ages, and liked them a lot. However, I hadn't listened to the whole album from start to finish until now. It's like jolly punk-rock. I liked it, but it's not what I would associate with punk-rock (this has no bearing on the rating, who cares about genres tbh).

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

4/5

My first impression was that this album is just fire driving songs. I like it, but I can't really set my mind on what I'm listening to exactly. It's like rock, but kind of folk-y and mellow.

British Steel

Judas Priest

4/5

It's Judas Priest, what's not to like? The song "Grinder" might not have aged well, though. Energetic, but if I listen to it back-to-back, it gets a little same.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

No ZzZz's here.

You Want It Darker

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Melodic poetry reading. Initially reminded me of Nick Cave. Not for me generally, but I liked the feel of some of the later songs in the album.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

I have listened to the Who before and my thoughts have not changed. Old gold!

Basket of Light

Pentangle

2/5

I found myself in Skyrim. This is not something I would seek to listen to myself. But it seems kind of cheerful and uplifting, if you're into this sort of music. I'm not, though.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

2/5

It all sounds like the same song all over again. I wouldn't turn this off if it were playing at a chill evening with friends and we're drinking wine, but you wouldn't hear me saying "Hey, we should put on some Leonard Cohen".

System Of A Down

4/5

Perfect for the gym.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

A few songs in, I was going to give this album a 3 out of 5, as in, it's cool, I kinda like it, but it's nothing special. By the time I was done with it Ms Carole King had convinced me that at the very least this is a 4, arguably a 5. The songs resonated with me, and the storytelling is great and overall it just made me feel good. My daily 15-minute walk to grab some lunch disappeared, as I had not even noticed that I had already arrived at my destination in the blink of an eye. 4/5.

The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

Genesis

1/5

It's long and (to me) boring. There are parts of some songs that are interesting, but then Peter Gabriel starts singing, and it throws me off again.

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

I don’t have anything to say about this album, honestly. It’s not bad, it did not really register in my memory. 2.5/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

2/5

I can appreciate the music, and I can think of times and places where I would put this on; it's a vibe. But it's not really "my thing" generally. More like, I enjoyed the upbeat songs because of the mood I was in, especially I love your lovin' ways, and then the change of pace of other songs turned me off.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

4/5

I have always liked this album. Listened to it again, and business as usual, liked it.

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Love the guitar, but I know I like Neil's later music more.

The Modern Lovers

2/5

It's alright, I think, but I understand why I had not heard this before. Pablo Picasso and Hospital stood out, but the rest were mostly kind of same same. In contrast to many other non-5/5 reviews, I don't actually mind the lyrics/singing style.

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

First Elton's album I have listened to from beginning to end and it's great. Hard to follow-up a banger like Tiny dancer though, but the rest is still great. Indian sunset made me want to listen to Tupac again.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

It's an album and it has songs on it. 2.5/5

Get Behind Me Satan

The White Stripes

5/5

<3 4.5/5

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

2/5

There’s some cool vibey guitar riffs that I enjoyed, but other than that this wasn’t for me really. 2.5/5

Drunk

Thundercat

1/5

What the fuck

Suede

5/5

I had never heard of this band let alone this album. But it is exactly what I like. Listened to it while snowboarding. Excellent.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

5/5

An excellent album. And that is notwithstanding listening to it on a balcony overlooking a ski town, sipping beers apres ski.

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I love the Rolling Stones, but that being said, I love them for their later albums, not this one. It's not bad, though, obviously.

The Band

3/5

Summer BBQ with the boys drinking beers in the sun - The Soundtrack.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

3/5

It’s fun and uplifting. The sax parts are awesome! Fallout soundtrack to my ears.

Kenza

Khaled

1/5

Hell no. This is what my taxi driver listens to. Why is this an album I must hear?

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

Jazzy and funky, as advertised. It's aaaight, but not my jam. I think this is jazz for people who can't stand what jazz usually sounds like.

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

4/5

This album embodies the '90s rap beats and storytelling. Great listen.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

This one’s a bit too whiney for me.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

This was a very good vibes album. Some song names I’m expected to not say out loud though.

Tusk

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

I couldn’t decide between 4 and 5, not even sure why. I vibe with this.

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

2/5

This confirms I am not a fan of progrock, but at least it's not as boring as Genesis. Still, not for me.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

2/5

Dirt roads, pickup trucks, the homestead, nostalgia, good ol' country.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

Like a rolling stone and Ballad of a thin man are certified bangers. Queen Jane Approximately sounds very similar to the latter. Am I the only one? The rest is alright.

Fishscale

Ghostface Killah

2/5

What's the point of all the skits? It's already very long even without them. I was happy to hear Biggie, but that's about it.

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Oh, the harmonies. And the White Winter Hymnal, of course, is astounding. I like the album cover as well.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

4/5

Usually, I am not a big fan of music in languages I don't understand. And I did not expect to enjoy this album as much as I did. No chance I am going to put this on and listen to it casually, but I did really like it.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

Hell yeah!

Da Capo

Love

2/5

I actually kinda liked the last 18 minute long song the most, even though it got weird in some parts.