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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Raw Power The Stooges	5	3.32	+1.68
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	5	3.72	+1.28
Doolittle Pixies	5	3.74	+1.26

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
On The Beach Neil Young	2	3.46	-1.46
John Barleycorn Must Die Traffic	2	3.17	-1.17
Kind Of Blue Miles Davis	3	4.05	-1.05
Vento De Maio Elis Regina	2	3.01	-1.01
Hunky Dory David Bowie	3	4	-1

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John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic · 1 likes

2/5

This one didn't grab me. I put it on and it quickly became background music as I carried on about my evening. Not a big fan of the flute either, especially in 70s rock. Jethro Tull I'm talking to you

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

5/5

Nice start to my project! Fond memories of this whole album on repeat when it was released.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

Never been a big Dylan fan, save for a few songs from his 70s albums. I was pleasantly surprised listening to this album front to back. Being his "going electric" record I enjoyed every song on it. He sure can paint a picture with his lyrics

The Stone Roses

4/5

Used to play Fools Gold when it was new during my DJ shift at the college radio station so I could smoke a bowl at 3am with my dorm mates outside the building. At just under 10 mins it was a great smoke break song.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

3/5

Hadn't listened to this entire album since its initial release. After almost 4 decades I find that the singles from it are still amazing, but the rest of the album isn't as nostalgia inducing. It was nice to have on while I was working though

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Always loved this album!

Dire Straits

3/5

Good album, especially for a debut. Brothers In Arms is peak Dire Straits to me and this album certainly contains the DNA of that masterpiece

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

3/5

John Barleycorn Must Die

Traffic

2/5

This one didn't grab me. I put it on and it quickly became background music as I carried on about my evening. Not a big fan of the flute either, especially in 70s rock. Jethro Tull I'm talking to you

Hypnotised

The Undertones

3/5

Never heard of these guys before and I enjoyed this listen. 60s garage punk new wave with simple but good melodies and the singer's voice reminded me a bit of Jello Biafra with his vibrato. This is definitely in my rotation now

Doolittle

Pixies

5/5

Already in my top 5 best albums of all time. Came out just before I got to college and I wore the album out repeatedly. For me there's before Doolittle and after Doolittle. After this album came out I don't believe I ever bought another Michael Jackson or Phil Collins record again (and I still love those artists, too!)

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Love hearing the source of so many samples in hip-hop. Great feel good record

Bad

Michael Jackson

4/5

It's MJ duh

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

2/5

It's funny that I love anything Peter Murphy does but generally turn my nose up to anything Morrissey puts out (solo-wise). This wasn't any different. A couple of catchy tunes but his lyrics and drippy arrogant voice just doesn't do it for me

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Stomp Clap is to millennials what the Swing Renaissance was to us GenXers. It's embarrassing and does not age well at all. That said, I did like Fleet Foxes as an early iteration of this genre. The harmonies are undeniably good and ethereal

Quiet Life

Japan

2/5

Not my favorite. A bit pretentious (which isn't always a deal breaker) and too much casio keyboard. I know it came out in the early days of new wave, but it doesn't hold up well. Japan walked to Depeche Mode could run

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Such a great voice and attitude. Love this album

On The Beach

Neil Young

2/5

Not my cup of tea. Never really liked Neil Young and I tried to go into this album with an open mind, but I just couldn't get into it

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

2/5

Was not hooked at all right away so I kept it on while I worked. While beautiful sounding and performed by clearly talented musicians I can't say it's music I would listen to regularly. I'm glad to know this beautiful music exists in the world though

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

A solid listen. Was only familiar with Life of Mars before and enjoyed the entire album

Raw Power

The Stooges

5/5

This isn't proto punk. This IS punk. Iggy is a god

Darkness on the Edge of Town

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Bruuuuuuúce!

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Loved it! Very easy to listen to, and is great both as a main focus or as ambient background music. Hard not to be happy while listening