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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Peggy Suicide Julian Cope	4	2.77	+1.23

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Crime Of The Century Supertramp	2	3.41	-1.41

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Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Iconic. Starts strong. Ends stronger. Some of the "headline" Beatles songs and song titles. The medley outro is pure power.

Born To Run

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

I enjoyed this more than I thought I would! A lot more funk 'n' blues than I expected from Bruce Springsteen, whom I must admit I never understand the hype for, outside of one or two classic hits. His vocals are just annoying at times, but powerful at others. The classic hits here hit extremely well though. Album kinda tapers out to nothing. Underwhelming finish.

The Joshua Tree

4/5

Bono is such an annoying person that you'd forget U2 have some unbelievable songs. Great vocals throughout. As expected, though, the guitar and its effects are way over the top in most songs, barely giving the rhythm section room. Some songs also lack a sense of dynamic, just an onslaught of riffs from start to finish. Some big powerful songs to kickstart the album. The big ballads make way for a bit more lethargy toward the end. This is a really good album and I'm going to listen to it again!

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Edgier and grittier than previous stuff by The Temptations, but with the same brilliant vocals throughout. This album is lacking a main standout hit, although Cloud 9 to open is close.

Crime Of The Century

Supertramp

2/5

A lot of half songs and stop-starts. More of a jam session than an album. Impressive but not very enjoyable to listen to.

Guero

Beck

3/5

A fun listen. Very cohesive style even with all of the genre-bending. Beck has an iconic vocal style.

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

4/5

A complete hidden gem. I never heard of Julian Cope or any of his previous band, but this album is great. Lots of funk, lots of classic rock, great lyrics and vocals throughout. What a buzz!

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

3/5

An album that was well ahead of its time for 1966. It's a nice expansion of the singer-songwriter genre with varied instrumentatal dynamics introduced alongside the storytelling. I find it hard to get too excited about Bob Dylan's voice or songs - a lot of them are very formulaic and straight-forward. Fun honky-tonk keys and harmonica in some of the tracks brightens it up a lot. 'One Of Us Must Know' and 'I Want You' are fabulous, fun songs.