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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Os Mutantes Os Mutantes	5	2.97	+2.03
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
The Suburbs Arcade Fire	5	3.49	+1.51
Master Of Puppets Metallica	5	3.72	+1.28
The Doors The Doors	5	3.95	+1.05
Led Zeppelin III Led Zeppelin	5	3.95	+1.05

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Aja Steely Dan	2	3.47	-1.47
Punishing Kiss Ute Lemper	1	2.41	-1.41
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs Derek & The Dominos	2	3.39	-1.39
Fragile Yes	2	3.32	-1.32
Chicago Transit Authority Chicago	2	3.2	-1.2
The Hour Of Bewilderbeast Badly Drawn Boy	2	3.11	-1.11

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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

New to this. The machine has chosen this for day one. Nothing I can say about this album that hasn't been said a million times over. Still sounds revolutionary nearly 60 years later

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Some forgettable tracks but decent overall. Not really what I'd typically listen to but I can appreciate why others would enjoy this more.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

Other than being really popular I'm not sure why such an inoffensive band attract such hate. This is pleasant enough but doesn't hit the heights of their second album.

Pornography

The Cure

4/5

Apt soundtrack for a dreary Thursday morning commute. Haven't listened to a Cure album start to finish previously, but this was wonderfully moody and visceral.

Aja

Steely Dan

2/5

Pleasant enough and really tight musically. Nothing really caught my attention though and can't see myself revisiting this.

Beautiful Freak

Eels

4/5

Had no idea what to expect from this but the weird ass cover art doesn't reflect the music particularly well. Some thoroughly decent songwriting on offer here. I was entertained throughout the full 43 minutes.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

3/5

Some really nice sounds here. Maybe a little bloated as my interest wained somewhat by the end.

Coles Corner

Richard Hawley

4/5

Glad I preserved with this. Really wasn't feeling the first couple of tracks, but as a whole album this was a treat.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

A haunting parting gift to the universe (has it really been 10 years???).

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Quintessential dad rock of the best kind.

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

2/5

Some good tunes here but a lot of self indulgence and filler.

Fromohio

fIREHOSE

2/5

This was just fine but entirely forgettable.

The Band

4/5

A really nice and melodic listen.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

5/5

The conclusion of an incredible three album run. There was a time when Arcade Fire could do no wrong. It's a shame their output has been increasingly dire through time because this is a reminder of how great this band used to be.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

2/5

It's difficult to listen to music created for 12 year old girls in 1999 as a 34 year old dickhead in 2026. The title track being iconic and a couple of songs that cross the threshold into 'so bad it's good' give this one an extra star.

The Doors

5/5

An amazing debut album. Not familiar with The Doors besides from a couple of the hits (and Jim Morrisons antics). This was brilliant from start to finish.

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Holger Czukay

3/5

Very European. Very nice.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

4/5

Excellent for the most part apart from some pretentious noodling half way through that seemed to last forever.

The Hour Of Bewilderbeast

Badly Drawn Boy

2/5

Nothing inherently bad here. Maybe on a different day I would have enjoyed this more, but I found this mostly forgettable.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

3/5

I wish I could connect with this more but I guess I just don't properly 'get' Jazz. Nice enough background music.

Punishing Kiss

Ute Lemper

1/5

The vocals are grating. Lyrically, there's on the nose, then there's whatever this is. Not even some of the greatest musicians and songwriters of a generation could salvage this.

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Nothing groundbreaking but solid enough.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

4/5

An expertly crafted pop album... But when you're a band who raised the bar so high, it's not quite a perfect Beatles album.

Gold

Ryan Adams

2/5

Not terrible but mostly forgettable and seemed to drag on forever

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

3/5

As someone not particularly well versed when it comes to country - this was a nice enough listen.

Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs

Derek & The Dominos

2/5

Sometimes, someone is that much of a cunt that it's impossible to separate the art from the artist and that's where I'm at with Clapton. It's a shame because this is a great blues record, albeit a bloated one.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

5/5

An incredible album with the confidence and swagger of a band at the peak of their powers

White Denim

4/5

No filler here - the relatively short length breezed by with some lovely tunes.

Os Mutantes

5/5

Absolutely miles ahead of it's time considering this is almost 60 years old. This was brilliant to listen to.

Pearl

Janis Joplin