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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nighthawks At The Diner Tom Waits	5	3	+2
Strange Cargo III William Orbit	4	2.77	+1.23
Elephant The White Stripes	5	3.84	+1.16
Want Two Rufus Wainwright	4	2.84	+1.16
Innervisions Stevie Wonder	5	3.87	+1.13

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Goo Sonic Youth	1	3.24	-2.24
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	2	4.02	-2.02
Transformer Lou Reed	2	3.67	-1.67
Marquee Moon Television	2	3.5	-1.5
Tidal Fiona Apple	2	3.46	-1.46
Court And Spark Joni Mitchell	2	3.35	-1.35
A Girl Called Dusty Dusty Springfield	2	3.33	-1.33
Figure 8 Elliott Smith	2	3.33	-1.33
Revolver Beatles	3	4.23	-1.23
Rubber Soul Beatles	3	4.12	-1.12

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Elephant

The White Stripes

5/5

Adored this. Haven't actually sat down and listened to The White Stripes prior to this and they're phenomenal. Picked up a couple new favorite songs.

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

Not the biggest fan here. I've no problems with it from a production standpoint but it's just not doing anything for me in any other way. I'm disappointed, I wanted to like it more.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

4/5

I feel it's cheating to rate this one higher than the Lou Reed album, its simply more approachable. That said I did end up listening through it twice. I've heard more of these songs, I think it pops up on classic radio sometimes.

Mothership Connection

Parliament

3/5

Very interesting album. I think this might be the first true funk album I've ever heard. It was a fun listen, but just didn't quite click for me. Somewhere in the "I'd listen to it if it was on but wouldn't put it on myself" category. Might try to listen to more of this artist though.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

4/5

Was not expecting this to be what the band that made Creep sounds like, somehow. I really liked it, though it was much more melancholy than I typically enjoy.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

3/5

Pretty good album. Fun listen the whole way through, and its obvious why they call MJ the King of Pop. That said it sort of blended together, I didn't even realize I'd finished it until it started repeating.

Want Two

Rufus Wainwright

4/5

The songs were really well crafted in this album. Enjoyed listening all the way through, though it made me feel really sad. The mix of genres blended together really well.

Tidal

Fiona Apple

2/5

This one felt a lot like a breakup album. It seemed good but I just couldn't get over that vibe.

Strange Cargo III

William Orbit

4/5

Very strange album, but in a good way. I got a strong background music/soundtrack vibe. I love genres that blend modern musical ideas with folk tradition and this seemed to be in that same vein. Definitely keeping this one for later.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

This one was just okay. I found some of it a little interesting but I don't have many thoughts on it. Probably wouldn't listen to it again.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

2/5

Also found this album underwhelming. There was nothing in particular I could point to that was wrong with it, but I didn't care for it. I think maybe I don't care much for love songs/albums perhaps.

Innervisions

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Excellent album. Had a great time listening to it, I think I ended up going through the whole thing around 3-4 times. I'd heard some of the songs before but the whole thing as an experience was even better.

808 State

3/5

Found this one pretty interesting. Not entirely sure what to make of it. It almost sort of clicks with stuff I normally listen to, but it's just not quite the same wheelhouse. Might look into this artist more some other time.

The Last Of The True Believers

Nanci Griffith

2/5

I tried to not let my preconceptions about country effect me too much here but I don't think I did a good job. It wasn't quite a "I never want to hear this again" but I just wasn't into it.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

3/5

This one was okay. Freebird and Three Steps are classics but rue rest was sort of forgettable for me.

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

Hard pass here. It wasn't so bad I had to turn it off but I spent the whole time feeling it was long and wishing it was over.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

Some albums almost feel like cheating rating them well because the artist in question is just good. This is one of them lmao. The first song, Around The World, pulls a Crazy Train on you by promising a completely different song with its opening before delivering something else entirely.

Chirping Crickets

Buddy Holly & The Crickets

3/5

I used to listen to a bunch of Buddy Holly with my father as a kid. He had a best of collection. Hearing a whole album that might be the only decent way to listen to Buddy, the end of the album became somewhat forgettable. I think some kind of nostalgia is softening my opinion of the music but I did still enjoy it.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

2/5

No. Just no.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

Pretty good. Reminded me of some songs off of the Cyberpunk anime sound track.

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

I sort of knew I liked Run-D.M.C. but this album was a surprise to listem to. Had a great time.

Goo

Sonic Youth

1/5

First album I've intentionally not finished. I swear the guitarist only learned opening riffs to songs, not the whole song.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Pretty good. I've heard Springsteem before and this didn't feel like his finest work but I mostly enjoyed it.

From Elvis In Memphis

Elvis Presley

3/5

Didn't manage to get all the way through it, may adjust my rating if I get back to it and finish. Not my favourite of Elvis, but it was still good.

When I Was Born For The 7th Time

Cornershop

3/5

Very interesting album, I really like folk music combined with more modern styles. A little weird in places but that was a plus to me.

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

Not entirely sure how to feel about this one. I've never had an album fluctuate so wildly between grating and interesting. Maybe there was a sound quality issue with the version I listened to, I'm unsure.

Disraeli Gears

Cream

3/5

Pretty good album. I've got no particular thoughts on it but it was a nice listen.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

4/5

Billy Joel feels like cheating to rate highly, he's just consistently good.

System Of A Down

3/5

System of a Down is always a very sometimes band for me and this was no exception. It was fine, sure, but I wasn't over the moon about it.

Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

2/5

Solidly meh. Not grating or bad and I didn't want to quit listening but I wasn't excited either.

Destroy Rock & Roll

Mylo

3/5

Such a mess of an album. Half the songs are interesting and weird. The other half are boring and weird. A few of these are going to be repeat listens of mine.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Not quite as good as Elephant, but damn do I love Jack White on guitar.

Revolver

Beatles

3/5

A good album for Eleanor Rigby alone. Not entirely crazy about the whole album though but overall I had no major complaints.

Lady In Satin

Billie Holiday

3/5

I like this artist a lot, I've heard her before on the Fallout soundtracks. This album was enjoyable but I didn't find myself particularly hooked into it or anything.

Queen II

Queen

4/5

I mean, duh. Its QUEEN. In all seriousness I think this album is absolutely fantastic and the art for it is iconic for a reason.

Figure 8

Elliott Smith

2/5

This one just felt alright. For some reason reminds me of the Beatles. Not something I'm going to be looking into more.

Rubber Soul

Beatles

3/5

Really funny to get this right after an album that sort of reminded me of the Beatles. It was alright but I didn't find myself particularly blown away or engaged. Easy listen.

Dusty In Memphis

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Liked this one more than I expected. Not my normal style of music but was worth hearing at least once.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

5/5