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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
New Boots And Panties Ian Dury	5	2.69	+2.31
Here Are the Sonics The Sonics	5	3.16	+1.84
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	5	3.43	+1.57
Franz Ferdinand Franz Ferdinand	5	3.57	+1.43
Is This It The Strokes	5	3.81	+1.19
Rejoicing In The Hands Devendra Banhart	4	2.81	+1.19
Elephant The White Stripes	5	3.84	+1.16
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	4	2.94	+1.06
16 Lovers Lane The Go-Betweens	4	2.95	+1.05
Os Mutantes Os Mutantes	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Off The Wall Michael Jackson	1	3.8	-2.8
Screamadelica Primal Scream	1	3.16	-2.16
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	1	3.1	-2.1
White Ladder David Gray	1	3.06	-2.06
AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted Ice Cube	1	2.92	-1.92
Disintegration The Cure	2	3.86	-1.86
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	2	3.77	-1.77
Moondance Van Morrison	2	3.69	-1.69
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	2	3.66	-1.66
Pictures At An Exhibition Emerson, Lake & Palmer	1	2.64	-1.64

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Elephant

The White Stripes · 1 likes

5/5

A masterpiece. Not the Stripes best album but that is no criticism.

Sincere

Mj Cole · 1 likes

3/5

Garage really isn't thing and listening to it while marking maths books probably isn't the correct setting, however, actually surprised how much I didn't mind it.

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Surfer Rosa

Pixies

3/5

3/5 good to hear the early days of grunge and proto garage rock but other than Gigantic and Broken Face fairly forgettable.

The Next Day

David Bowie

4/5

4/5. A Bowie I had never encountered before. Excellent and melancholic.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

Very mixed opinions. A few tracks fairy dull or overly wrong, but also some absolute bangers. Might revisit.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

A classic with a particularly strong opening seven tracks, however, it does tail off.

OK Computer

Radiohead

3/5

A mixed bag and do not really get the fuss. But Paranoid Android and Karma Police are great and might improve on repeated listens.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

4/5

Excellent funky baselines (obviously). Very catchy and accessible rocky funk which I am delighted to be exploring.

Is This It

The Strokes

5/5

I have a sneaky feeling I know this. A bonified masterpiece that is responsible for inspiring so many other bands that I adore.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

A bit too many long guitar solos for me tastes but tracks like Highway Chile are absolute bangers.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

An unexpected gem. Really enjoyable rnb with elements of soul.

White Ladder

David Gray

1/5

Turgid and dull crap.

Low-Life

New Order

2/5

A dull band I have never got the fuss over.

Cosmo's Factory

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Excellent blues rock. Back Door and Travellin Band are bangers.

Imagine

John Lennon

2/5

Beyond Imagine and Crippled Inside turgid rubbish.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

4/5

Excellent.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Opening four tracks are stunning but it tails off after that.

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

3/5

Interesting rnb but not my thing. Much preferred the indie and funk inflected Solange.

Sulk

The Associates

1/5

Utter warbling bollocks.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

I find my feelings about jazz very complicated as I don't know what I am missing but I think the problem is with me.

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

3/5

Hip-hop is not my thing but this is the better end of the spectrum. Political and sharp.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Excellent desert blues. Really reminded me of John Lee Hooker.

Live!

Fela Kuti

3/5

Not my thing but it has grown on me with repeated listens. Each track has aspects that I like but that is not enough for each 15 minute epic to be worth regular revisiting.

Sea Change

Beck

3/5

One or two tracks that interested me but generally a bit dull. However, I didn't dislike any of it but I doubt I will remember it in a weeks time.

Black Metal

Venom

1/5

My musical nightmare: an Unlistenable wall of noise. I honestly lasted one track before I couldn't take it anymore.

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

4/5

Superb. Not an artist I had ever heard. Wonderful vocals, funk inflected rhythms and just made me want to dance.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Catchy hip-hop with some real funky and danceable backing music. A pleasant surprise.

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

5/5

Just wonderful. Beyond the famous singles tracks like Queen Bitch and Kooks are bangers.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Some of it gets a bit proggy for me but there are also some bangers.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

2/5

Again there is interesting stuff here but far too jazzy for me.

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Interesting 60s pop with some psychedelic elements to it but I didn't like it enough to go back to it.

Franz Ferdinand

5/5

One of my favourite ever albums. Michael is genuinely one of the best singles of the 2000s. Take Me Out, This Fire, Jacqueline, 40ft etc are all top draw.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

I didn't hate it but it was a pretty tedious combination of prog-rock and folk.

Highway 61 Revisited

Bob Dylan

3/5

It is fine? I know the way to really appreciate Dylan is to listen to the lyrics carefully but not had the time today.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

4/5

I am still not his biggest fan but I preferred it to Highway 61.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

2/5

Some superb guitar (as expected) and obviously a really experimental work but mostly not my thing. Far too often it descends into discordant noise. I much preferred Electric Lady Land.

Private Dancer

Tina Turner

3/5

Very 80s powerbalads but better than I expected.

Palo Congo

Sabu

2/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

2/5

Honestly, quite boring. I adore the Queen is Dead but this was much more maudlin album that lacked any standout catchy singles.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

2/5

Another Dylan? I don't have the energy.

Garbage

2/5

So near me liking it. Female vocalist, garage rock adjacent sound but I was mostly quite bored.

All Hail the Queen

Queen Latifah

3/5

It was alright. Perfectly listenable late 80s hip-hop/rnb but I didn't enjoy as much as Jurassic 5 and Solange.

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Perfectly enjoyable crooning and Frank has lovely voice. However, a whole album is a bit too much for me.

Sound of Silver

LCD Soundsystem

4/5

Super stuff. Full of brilliant dancing bangers.

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

3/5

As always with Wild Beasts I am on the edge of truly liking them. Perfectly good and nice to revisit after many years

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

2/5

Throw away pop/soul. Honestly baffled why it is on here but I didn't hate it.

Os Mutantes

4/5

Really enjoyable Brazilian 60s psychedelic pop. Would never have listened without this odyssey.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

Honestly very bored by it. I just wanted to hear same era PJ Harvey instead.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

4/5

Excellent and band I need to investigate more.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

2/5

Not as bad as I thought at the beginning and Nothing Compares to You is a classic, but this really isn't my thing.

Disintegration

The Cure

2/5

Very boring. How did the band who wrote Friday I'm in Love and Love Cats write this.

Fisherman's Blues

The Waterboys

3/5

Perfectly fine. All a bit plodding but Fisherman's Blues is great.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Again another hip-hop I haven't clicked with. Doesn't have the funky beats of Jurassic 5 or Public Enemy.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Excellent 60s pop music. Mama Said, I Only Want to Be With You, Nothing all bangers.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

Pleasantly surprised by this. A wall of scuzzy noise guitar but underneath some lovely melodies. Will revisit in the future as I think it is a grower.

Virgin Suicides

Air

3/5

Very odd. Feels like the soundtrack to some bombastic 1970s sci-fi film but I did not hate this as I expected too.

Smash

The Offspring

3/5

Come Out and Play is a classic but the rest of the album is a bit repetitive. American pop punk has never really been my thing.

Dire Straits

3/5

It is fine. A bit soft rock for me but Sultans of Swing is a classic .

Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

A masterpiece. Not the Stripes best album but that is no criticism.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

4/5

Any Tom Waits is wonderful and Johannesburg, Illinois is a truly beautiful song but I think this album only hints at the genius to come.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

3/5

It was fine. British 60s blues rock is a genre I've never clicked with.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Bitter Sweet Symphony is excellent but a bit of a singles album.

Pyromania

Def Leppard

3/5

Better than expected. Not my thing but some of the singles are very Transformers The Movie (which is no criticism).

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Just wonderful. How Can You Mend a Broken Heart is just one of the many soulful bangers on here.

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

I don't really have an opinion? It was fine. Brit pop with no emotional soul.

The Poet

Bobby Womack

4/5

Really enjoyable pop and funk infused Motown.

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

It grew on me over the day! Hard rock with funky elements that reminded me in the base lines of early Chillis. Also, Cult of Personality has such strong guitar hero memories.

Moondance

Van Morrison

2/5

The man has dreadful views and his music is pretty dull. Nearly fell asleep.

Pictures At An Exhibition

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

1/5

Dreadful. The worst of prog and it sounded like a few people having breakdowns on a keyboard.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

4/5

Very surprised this is on the list but still a great big of nostalgia. Dirty Dance Hall is a favourite.

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

I really don't get the fuss? Perfectly unobjectionable but only one or two memorable tracks. Plus the tone of language on their wiki is insufferable.

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Excellent proto garage rock. I am not quite sure how I have never listened to this before.

Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Adam & The Ants

3/5

Very enjoyable post-punk, with hints of the Gang of Four, but feels just lacking something I can't put my finger on to tip it into being a classic.

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Fantastic again but I think I prefer Night at the Opera. Flick of the Rist and Get Back Leroy Brown are two new favourites.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

2/5

More confirmation I just do not get jazz.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

4/5

Very enjoyable Americana that I am sure will reward return visits. Also, I did not know they were a man!

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

2/5

Again very much a lesser Britpop band. Fairly boring and validates my decision to fast forward through them on Jools Holland over the years.

Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Catchy pop soul with some great funky moments not as keen on the ballads.

Truth

Jeff Beck

2/5

Pretty boring to be honest. Tedious rock.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Enjoyable psychedelic 60s rock. Would probably enjoy it more with repeated listens that I doubt I am ever going to give it.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

5/5

Just fantastic. One of my favourite discoveries so far.

The White Album

Beatles

4/5

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Superb album. Varied sound, I like Jim Morrisons voice and a few absolute bangers with the only thing stopping it being 5 stars is some tracks outstaying their welcome.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Perfectly fine but not my thing. Far too many boring guitar solos.

Bossanova

Pixies

2/5

I really do not get this band and I don't understand why. Just quite, quite boring.

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

1/5

Really did not like this at all. Ugh.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

2/5

It did grow on my over the day but still pretty boring (though I suppose that is the point of this ambient electronica).

Siembra

Willie Colón & Rubén Blades

3/5

Interesting world music/jazz but would not listen again.

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Solid rhythm and blues inspired rock and roll. I've heard it done by so many other people it lacks the power I am sure it had at the time. I would rather have a Dr Feelgood album.

Warehouse: Songs And Stories

Hüsker Dü

3/5

I had never heard of them before but enjoyable thrashy post punk.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

One Love and some other great tracks. It is not all my cup of tea but still great reggae.

Screamadelica

Primal Scream

1/5

Honestly hated it. Managed 4 overlong tracks before I gave up. How this band later did a banger like Country Girl I have no idea.

Sincere

Mj Cole

3/5

Garage really isn't thing and listening to it while marking maths books probably isn't the correct setting, however, actually surprised how much I didn't mind it.

New Boots And Panties

Ian Dury

5/5

Just a masterpiece. So, so many fantastic songs but Sweet Jean Vincent, Billericie Dickie and Plastow Patricia are favourites.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

3/5

Interesting early 1990s hip-hop. Perfect decent but I'm not as keen as I was on Public Enemy from the same era. Some great uses of sampling which I really enjoyed.

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

3/5

Achtung Baby

2/5

Dull as dish water and the one song I actually enjoyed (One) is much better done by Johnny Cash.

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

4/5

Wonderful stuff particularly Just a Gigalo.

Kimono My House

Sparks

4/5

Another day of wonderful music. This Town is a 70s classic and the whole album is full of quirky art rock.

Trio

Dolly Parton

3/5

Dull and forgettable country.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

1/5

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Street fighting man and sympathy for the devil are great. A stronger album than the previous one.

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

4/5

Very enjoyable 1980s indie that I had never heard of. I can hear The Smiths, REM and others in the melodies.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Every track starts off interesting and then severely outstayed its welcome so I don't really know what I think. Could have been a 2 on another day.

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Honestly quite boring which was not what I expecting. Most tracks didn't go anywhere and a lack of hooks.

Protection

Massive Attack

3/5

Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd.

1/5

Actually ghastly. The opening 9 minute track of screaming and discordant guitars sets the tone well.

Too Rye Ay

Dexys Midnight Runners

4/5

Loved this. Music that was made to be danced too with those clear Celtic influences permeating through the post-punk, poppy hooks.

Foo Fighters

4/5

Pleasantly surprised by this. Enjoyable mid 90s rock album where you can hear the lingering grunge influences.

Something/Anything?

Todd Rundgren

3/5

Perfectly fine early 70s pop music but I struggle to see why it is on this list.

Bummed

Happy Mondays

3/5

Better then expected but not for me. Very repetitive.

Led Zeppelin II

Led Zeppelin

4/5

As always with Led Zeppelin some tracks that I really dig (Whole Lotta Love and Living Loving Maid) but others that outstay their welcome.

Here Are the Sonics

The Sonics

5/5

Just fantastic proto garage rock. Boss Hoss and Have Love are personal favourites.

This Year's Model

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

4/5

A brilliant album with Pump It and Radio Radio being just some of the highlights. Not quite enough to be a five star but maybe I'm being harsh.

Entertainment

Gang Of Four

4/5

Ether, Naturals Not in It, Not Great Men, Damaged Goods, I Found that Essence Rare and At Home He is aTourist are some of the bangers. Without them no Franz Ferdinand etc.

Tracy Chapman

4/5

Lovely voice and nice song writing. Probably needs more listens.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

1/5

Bloody awful. Opening track 25 minutes long? No thank you.