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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts Brian Eno	5	2.78	+2.22
The Colour Of Spring Talk Talk	5	3.07	+1.93
Low-Life New Order	5	3.29	+1.71
Channel Orange Frank Ocean	5	3.33	+1.67
Endtroducing..... DJ Shadow	5	3.35	+1.65
Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea PJ Harvey	5	3.38	+1.62
Strangeways, Here We Come The Smiths	5	3.44	+1.56
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
Head Hunters Herbie Hancock	5	3.54	+1.46
Document R.E.M.	5	3.55	+1.45

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Electric Music For The Mind And Body Country Joe & The Fish	1	2.84	-1.84
Goodbye And Hello Tim Buckley	1	2.84	-1.84
American Gothic David Ackles	1	2.49	-1.49
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	2	3.41	-1.41
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears	2	3.17	-1.17

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Artist	Albums	Average
David Bowie	2	5

5-Star Albums (20)

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The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

1-Star Albums (3)

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Rage Against The Machine

5/5

This album blew my mind at first listening. It’s is in my top 60 best albums of all time and will never leave this list. Powerful, relevant political and social commentary, Tom Morello changing the guitar game for ever, great rhythm section and an incredible Zach De La Rocha spitting some of the most powerful vocals and raps hitting you between the eyes. 10/10

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

5/5

One of my all time favourite Jazz Funk albums. I covered this in highschool with my band. Timeless album!

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

The Chronic

Dr. Dre

4/5

Ground breaking album with some great dis tracks… shame that Snoop is now Maga…

War

3/5

I used to love U2. This was their breakthrough album however 3 great epic songs don’t make a great album…. The songs from this album sound better on “Under A Red Sky”

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

First time I have listened. Very cool. The banter is very funny considering the audience.

Endtroducing.....

DJ Shadow

5/5

One of my all time favourites. One of the greatest TripHop albums.

Behaviour

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

I have never been a big fan of the Pet Shop Boys and this album didn’t change that

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

First listen, won’t listen again

Modern Kosmology

Jane Weaver

3/5

I really like this. Reminds me of Neu!

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

One of the greatest albums by one of the greatest artists however not my favourite Beatles album which is Revolver.

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

5/5

A very important album also for me personally, part of my soundtrack of my life, reminds me of Prince a lot…

Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

I understand that this is an important album but I never got into it….

My Generation

The Who

4/5

I love The Who. One of the first bands I have ever seen. This album was released the year I was born. It features one of my all time favourite songs My Generation. Love the raw energy of the recording.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

1/5

Psychedelic 60 hippie country music with endless boring guitar solos. Not my thing….

Adele

5/5

Amazing artist, great songs, record breaking album. What is not to love?

The Joshua Tree

5/5

One of the greatest albums of all time. Outstanding songwriting and production by Eno/Lanois. The album shifted music and made U2 a stadium band for many decades.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

Important album with some amazing songs however not one of my favourites.

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

OMG I love this album. I worked at Sony when the Manic Street Preachers showcased this album to the whole company in Brighton. This is their most punk rock albums, the Americans thought there were not enough guitars (WTF) and they created an American mix which didn’t make a difference… one of the most political bands around with Rage Against The Machine. Guitarist Richey Evans was still on the record and then disappeared forever…

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

4/5

Love the Cramps. One of the coolest bands ever.

Blue

Joni Mitchell

4/5

Beautiful album

Document

R.E.M.

5/5

Love! My favourite REM album.

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

One of the best Neil Young albums live Cinnamon Girl, Down the River and Cowgirl in the Sand

Second Toughest In The Infants

Underworld

4/5

Great ground breaking album and a massive change of direction for Underworld

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Great album, I knew the Kick It single but have never listened to the whole album

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

David Bowie

5/5

This is one of the greatest albums ever and my favourite David Bowie album

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

1/5

Not a fan at all, I love Jeff’s voice find Tim’s voice irritating

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Beautiful album

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

3/5

This was played a lot in my family hike when I grew up. Sentimental listening but not one of my favourites.

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

5/5

I bought this record when I was at UNi when it came out and I was kind of disappointed that the band broke up when it was released. Still one of my favourite albums. I love all the Smiths records.

Ten

Pearl Jam

5/5

Still the best Pearl Jam album amazing energy. You have a live time to write your first album and it shows. Great ideas and amazing guitars. I love how the end of the album is also the beginning of the albums which invites you to keep repeating. Amazing solos by Mike McCready.

The Colour Of Spring

Talk Talk

5/5

Amazing album. Great atmosphere, composition, instrumentation, one of my all time favourite albums, Steve Winwood on organ and Robbie McIntosh on guitar!

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Wonderful shows the strong connection between African music and the Blues

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

3/5

Never listened to this before. Really enjoyed it, so much fun and very diverse. Love her voice. Great production firework, however at times it felt a little overproduced…

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

5/5

One of best albums by one of the greatest Rock’n’Roll bands = 5 stars

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Great album by New Order feat many of my favourite tracks by them like Elegia and Love Vigilantes.

With The Beatles

Beatles

3/5

Early Beatles albums are fun but not always a great sonic experience because of the limited 4 track ping pong recording technique.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

It features my favourite Doors song Riders in the Storm which was the first song I ever played in a band. Most of my other favourite Doors songs are on other albums however this works great as an album. I had the privilege to work with the Doors catalogue for 10 years and had dinner with the late Ray Manzarek and his brother. I also met Robbie when they toured with The Doors of the 21st century when they toured with Ian Astbury which was actually a great show.

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

5/5

Great album by an amazing artist. Recorded over only 2 months with very sparse instrumentation. I saw Polly perform at Splendour in support of this album in the Moshpit one of my best ever gig experiences. Definitely 5 stars and then some. Great co production and performances by Mick Harvey, Robert Ellis and colab with Thom York

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

I still remember what I did, where I was and who I was with when I heard about David’s death. This album was his final song is own requiem. David Bowie is my favourite artist. Can you give 6 stars?

My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

Brian Eno

5/5

Great run from this generator. Literally all my favourite albums back to back. This blew our mind when it came out. On the back of the Talking Heads albums produced by Eno came this colab. Mind blowing. Sampling AM world radio and turn it into afro beat Fela Kuti inspired beats. “The Jezabel Spirit” radio exorcism….Mind blowing when it came out and still mind-blowing now. However I find the additional bonus tracks of the rerelease interesting but not necessary. The original album was more concise without the bonus tracks. “Mea Culpa” is brain melting in particular when the synth melody kicks in at 2:55. Regiment has one of the coolest bass lines.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

4/5

I saw Billy Bragg late 80s in the Batschkapp/Frankfurt and I was suitably impressed he seemed like The Clash solo. “Life’s A Riot” is my favourite album and of cause the Mermaid Venue Sessions with Wilco. I was not familiar with this album. I love and knew “There is Power in the Union” and “Levi Stubbs’ Tears” and I learned to love “Greetings to the new Brunette” featuring Johnny Marr on guitar. He writes songs that actually mean something. However I don’t think it is an album you need to listen to before you die and it shows that Tue 1001 listings very heavy UK biased. “Levi Stubbs Tears” is one of his greatest songs he ever recorded.

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

5/5

2nd best Pink Floyd album. Essential listening for David Gilmour’s guitar playing alone….the soundtrack of high school parties…

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

4/5

This was everywhere. However 3 great smash hits doesn’t make a great album, some fillers here. Great fun though.

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

One great and familiar song otherwise forgettable, not my thing.

American Gothic

David Ackles

1/5

Not my thing at all. Not sure how this made the list.

Blood, Sweat & Tears

2/5

Only knew Spinning Wheel, didn’t care much for the rest of the album.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

3/5

I am a big Morrissey/Smiths fan however never really warmed up to this album

Adele

3/5

Adele is one of the great singers however I preferred her album 21.

Disintegration

The Cure

5/5

I am a huge The Cure fan and this is my favourite album. So no brainer 5 stars and yes I want to listen to it before I die.

Jagged Little Pill

Alanis Morissette

4/5

Very important album and trailblazer for women in music as a confessional writer. The rawness and emotion is real. Great album however never personally connected with it, but was a huge. Sold 70 million copies. One of the great breakup records with Adele 21 and Rumours.

At Mister Kelly's

Sarah Vaughan

4/5

Amazing recording incredible voice have never heard this before. Will become a regular go to album when I feel like some cool Jazz vocals cocktail party music.

Another Music In A Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks

4/5

I like the Buzzcocks, but have never listened to this album. It is not their best album but a lot of fun nevertheless. Some great Punk Rock Classics on here.