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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Happy Sad Tim Buckley	5	2.79	+2.21
I See A Darkness Bonnie "Prince" Billy	5	2.98	+2.02
Sister Sonic Youth	5	3.01	+1.99
Maxinquaye Tricky	5	3.04	+1.96
Dig Me Out Sleater-Kinney	5	3.07	+1.93
Pacific Ocean Blue Dennis Wilson	5	3.08	+1.92
Ambient 1/Music For Airports Brian Eno	5	3.08	+1.92
Tubular Bells Mike Oldfield	5	3.1	+1.9
Clube Da Esquina Milton Nascimento	5	3.14	+1.86
The Seldom Seen Kid Elbow	5	3.24	+1.76

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Ray Charles	2	3.5	-1.5
MTV Unplugged In New York Nirvana	3	4.2	-1.2

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Pixies	2	5

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Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno · 1 likes

5/5

Like flying in an empty sky.

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey · 1 likes

4/5

Sorry! Moz freaked it on this one!

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Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

I could call him Al, but I'll call this album pretty darn great.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

They play the shit out of these songs. Too bad the writing isn't terribly compelling.

Adele

3/5

Some wonderful songs even if I don't consider it outstanding.

The Specials

3/5

I don't think ska is for me--and probably a larger problem I have with punk where the intensity or energy overshadows other qualities that I value in songcraft. That said, this is good fun and I see why it's a classic.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

SIMPLY THE BEST.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

2/5

Gonna give this two stars because, while it's a fine album, we're grading this on a curve of essential listening for one's entire life. And while I did not hate any moment of this, very little of it left me with anything I'll remember.

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

A solid end to the Quincey/MJ collaboration. A steely collection of songs where Michael has never sounded tighter. Love the edge on this thing.

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

4/5

Groovy.

I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got

Sinead O'Connor

3/5

Nice! Love how varied it is! Sinéad has presence for days! Wish I liked the songwriting more!

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

4/5

Like a warm summer's evening. Exquisite, deceptively simple writing and performances. May never be a huge favorite but is enchanting nonetheless.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Smooth!

Django Django

3/5

Fun album! If my life weren't in total upheaval this week, I'd probably enjoy it a great deal more.

Foxbase Alpha

Saint Etienne

3/5

Maybe I'll listen to this without the added tracks on the U.S. edition. But there's some lovely stuff here.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

Gorgeous.

Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle

Bill Callahan

4/5

2000s indie folk was catnip for teen me, and honestly, this really scratched that itch. Lush, full of presence, with wonderful songwriting.

Getz/Gilberto

Stan Getz

4/5

What a vibe! So gentle! Does any particular track stand out? Not particularly. Yet, I am nonetheless transported.

Pornography

The Cure

5/5

SIMPLY THE BEST!!!!

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Is it fully my thing? Nah. But there are a bunch of incredible songs and some of the most forward-thinking production ever.

Sister

Sonic Youth

5/5

Sonic Youth's final hour. Or 45 minutes or whatever.

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

Good, but too long.

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

More notable to me for its massive influence, but still a lot of breezy fun.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

2/5

*shrug* I don't hate this. Far from my favorite U2.

Sweetheart Of The Rodeo

The Byrds

4/5

Absolutely stunning, and while this is a little out of my zone, I'm so happy I get to listen to more country music through this project.

Don't Stand Me Down

Dexys Midnight Runners

2/5

Yeah... nah.

Blur

4/5

I've been a Blur skeptic/agnostic, but this puts most of my indifference to rest. Really strong stuff.

Maxinquaye

Tricky

5/5

HAHAHAHAHA!!! Yes, YES!!!!

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

Divine.

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Millimeters from perfection.

Pacific Ocean Blue

Dennis Wilson

5/5

WHERE THE HELL DID THIS COME FROM???

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

5/5

Magnificent.

Surfer Rosa

Pixies

5/5

Mad I can't give this six stars.

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

The best to do it.

Moon Safari

Air

3/5

Pretty good. For the purposes of this project, gonna rate it a little lower, but it's absolutely worth checking out.

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

Speaks for itself.

Debut

Björk

5/5

Maybe still her best!!

Cupid & Psyche 85

Scritti Politti

3/5

Yeah, it's okay.

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

3/5

It's a fine debut but they get so much better than this.

Talking Timbuktu

Ali Farka Touré

4/5

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

*Chef's kiss*

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

3/5

Really surprised me. Could definitely see myself bumping this up. Good stuff.

Ogden's Nut Gone Flake

Small Faces

3/5

*thumbs up!*

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Hey! A pleasant surprise!

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

4/5

Never gonna be my favorite post rock classic but I appreciate it for its idiosyncrasies and lower stakes.

Will The Circle Be Unbroken

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

3/5

Totally pleasant. Beautifully recorded and performed. Wish there were more highlights and less patter.

Let Love Rule

Lenny Kravitz

2/5

Giving this the softest of 2s only because the production is so ahead of its time. Otherwise, this really stinks.

Born In The U.S.A.

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

Boss.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

4/5

Sick.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

5/5

Maybe her third or fourth best album and a total masterpiece.

The Yes Album

Yes

4/5

Yeah! Sure! Sounds good!

I See A Darkness

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

5/5

As great as I remember, maybe better.

2112

Rush

4/5

Rush is never going to be my thing but I enjoy and appreciate most of what's going on here a great deal.

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

5/5

Like flying in an empty sky.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

5/5

If the back half sags a little, it doesn't hurt it so much that this it's not one of the best albums ever recorded.

Inspiration Information

Shuggie Otis

4/5

FUNKY!!

Synchronicity

The Police

4/5

Very uneven, but the highs are so strong. Should've been an album of songs as good as "Every Breath You Take" and "King of Pain."

Violent Femmes

5/5

You know what rules about this album? Literally every moment of it.

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Takes a bit of a dip in the back half. Gonna give this the softest of fours. This is really good.

The Man Who

Travis

3/5

*shrug* I had a nice time.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

5/5

An album I'll come back to every five or six years and like. This would be the first time I loved it.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Hell yeah.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

3/5

Would be a four if the back half were stronger but this is a lot of fun. Only really demands much because the songs go on for so long but rarely overstay their welcome individually.

Happy Sad

Tim Buckley

5/5

Stunning and deeply sad. I love it.

The Fat Of The Land

The Prodigy

4/5

British meathead shit. Gotta give it up.

The Score

Fugees

4/5

Not my favorite east coast classic but I appreciated it far more this time around.

Amnesiac

Radiohead

5/5

Probably my lowest scoring Radiohead album on this list.

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

2/5

I actually like this fine but it's undoubtedly one of the weaker albums I've gotten so far.

Pretenders

4/5

Was going to give this a three on the outside, but the way this evolves and grows is simply too effective. Soft four.

1989

Taylor Swift

4/5

Skipping ahead to this one. Lower on my T-Swift rankings but I can't deny it's got more juice than not.

Tubular Bells

Mike Oldfield

5/5

What's going on with that sailor portion?

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

Arctic Monkeys

4/5

Another revisit that brought this up for me. Really good album.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Wish these immaculate songs were in service of better developed storytelling.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

3/5

Simply not as aligned with this one as I'd like to be but it has plenty of strong moments.

Elvis Presley

3/5

King shit.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

4/5

Funky!

Murmur

R.E.M.

5/5

Yeah, it's Murmur. It rocks.

Maggot Brain

Funkadelic

4/5

Wish the rest was as strong as its mind-melting bookends, but it's still great.

Transformer

Lou Reed

3/5

Wish this did more for me.

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

4/5

Vauxhall And I

Morrissey

4/5

Sorry! Moz freaked it on this one!

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Immaculate.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

One of the most absorbing and bruising rock records ever made. Blistering and wounded and beautiful.

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

5/5

I mean... their best? Maybe???

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

3/5

I am so close to giving this a four but I have to be honest with myself. I like this a whole lot!

Cee-Lo Green... Is The Soul Machine

Cee Lo Green

4/5

There are way worse albums that have been too long.

Miriam Makeba

3/5

Pretty! Wish there was more there!

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Funky!

Cloud Nine

The Temptations

3/5

Wish I liked this a little more.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

4/5

Total Vic-tori

Let It Be

The Replacements

5/5

Top five of all time for me.

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Top 10, maybe top 20. It had been a while since I revisited this. Happy to report the magic is still there.

Chemtrails Over The Country Club

Lana Del Rey

4/5

I was not familiar with your game!

Bug

Dinosaur Jr.

4/5

Wild!

Casanova

The Divine Comedy

3/5

Meh. I didn't hate this.

My Generation

The Who

4/5

All teeth. I love it.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

Still really good. Wish I thought it was great.

Ananda Shankar

3/5

Nice!

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

4/5

Hell yeah.

Kenza

Khaled

2/5

Has a handful of outstanding tracks but is way too long.

Raw Like Sushi

Neneh Cherry

3/5

Lotta fun.

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

Rocks hard. I'm almost certainly never going to listen to this ever again.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

5/5

I haven't listened to this in full this decade but I've listened to it overall more times than I can remember. I know it too well and it is too formative for me not to have a place in my heart for it.

The Seldom Seen Kid

Elbow

5/5

Rules.

Lost Souls

Doves

4/5

It's good!

Let's Stay Together

Al Green

4/5

Smooth!