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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Rush Of Blood To The Head Coldplay	5	3.43	+1.57
It's Blitz! Yeah Yeah Yeahs	5	3.48	+1.52
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme Simon & Garfunkel	5	3.61	+1.39
I’m a Lonesome Fugitive Merle Haggard	4	2.87	+1.13
Heavy Weather Weather Report	4	2.98	+1.02

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Ctrl SZA	1	2.93	-1.93
Transformer Lou Reed	2	3.66	-1.66
L.A. Woman The Doors	2	3.65	-1.65
Boy In Da Corner Dizzee Rascal	1	2.55	-1.55
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground	2	3.53	-1.53
Marquee Moon Television	2	3.5	-1.5
Play Moby	2	3.45	-1.45
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	2	3.36	-1.36
Meat Is Murder The Smiths	2	3.34	-1.34
Here, My Dear Marvin Gaye	2	3.21	-1.21

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Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal · 1 likes

1/5

I appreciate how different this sounds and I am sure it was considered a very unique at the time. The idea of using dance beats for rap songs is also pretty cool which is way ahead of its time. At the same time I hate it.

1-Star Albums (2)

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Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

I have listened to this album multiple times before this suggestion. I really like Simon & Garfunkel to listen to while working, cooking, puzzling, etc.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Great CD, listened to it I would guess 30+ times

Lost In The Dream

The War On Drugs

3/5

okay background music, reminiscent of Bruce Springsteen. Their biggest song is okay but the CD is very similar style throughout and not really my vibe

The Joshua Tree

3/5

Good songs are great, rest are forgettable

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Love the energy and feel like this album pushed many boundaries when it came out. Not all songs were winners and it was fairly long

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

3/5

Okay, very 80s. I didn't realize they were from Norway

LP1

FKA twigs

2/5

Not for me, very modern sounding for 2014 and it sounds like the whole album was done by one person on a laptop

London Calling

The Clash

4/5

Way ahead of its time, some really good songs mixed in and I really like how songs jump between genres of punk, grunge, and some ska/reggae.

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

3/5

Album has some really good songs on it, super unique sound but not totally for me

Marquee Moon

Television

2/5

Agree with review that the songs are more complex than the other music coming out in the mid-1970s. Can hear elements of alternative music in the songs which is a step in that direction, but on the early edge of things. Not a huge fan, but I recognize it was likely very different when it came out.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

2/5

Pleasant background music. I thought it sounded like it could be a video game soundtrack and the artist made multiple soundtracks before this album. It is somewhat repetitive and kinda boring, but I am sure it was revolutionary at the time.

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

2/5

Not great work music, somewhat repetitive

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

3/5

This is a slower style of Alternative that is less "punk" and not my favorite, but I see how this was pushing rock music forward at the time. Some good songs, but they blend together as there is a similar sound throughout the album.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

3/5

Breathy rock, some what grungy. The top song from the CD is a nice change of pace in a playlist and catchy. This feels like an inspiration for Sufjan and other indie artists which came out in the early 2000s

Welcome To The Pleasuredome

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

2/5

Music is all over the place. Relax is a good song, but this album has some odd covers and is not cohesive from front to back.

Crosby, Stills & Nash

4/5

Nice to listen through the full album. Enjoy their harmonies, a few really good songs

Slayed?

Slade

2/5

Not a fan of the music and not sure why. There is mixing sounds of Beatles style mixed with 80s power ballads. Music feels loud but none of the songs jumped out to me personally

Play

Moby

2/5

The blues/roots mixed with Electronica is unique, multiple songs are 10 second segments repeated with different backgrounds and feels to me repetitive

Low

David Bowie

3/5

I like the mix of instrumental music between the songs, but this CD I think falls flat more than I want. Maybe it is because I was listening to it in the gym, but the songs were slow and none of them jumped out to me as highlights when I finished the album.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

4/5

I am learning that I am a fan of this old country music style. Never heard of this musician but enjoyable cd to listen through.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Enjoyed the album, nice mix of driving driving beats and Brazilian dance music mixed with "rhythmic groove", had no expectations and was impressed

Woodface

Crowded House

2/5

It is pretty boring, their biggest songs are forgettable

Boston

4/5

Good arena power rock album with some great songs. Only 8 songs, but a few are repetitive

The Velvet Underground

2/5

Very Indie sounding album and probably unique for 1969. I find it forgettable with no songs really standing out.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Enjoyed the blues, rock, 60s soulful album

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

2/5

Very 80s synth pop, not my favorite style but understand why it is included in the list

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Great Blues Album

Songs For Swingin' Lovers!

Frank Sinatra

3/5

Classic Frank Sinatra album, some individual great songs, but I think this style is repetitive

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

3/5

Nice listening to it in the background, very cool story about the group

Ctrl

SZA

1/5

I sorta get it, but the slow R&B, echo rap singing is not for me. Cool for SZA to break through as a woman but difficult for me to get through the album

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

2/5

Somewhat forgettable album, I like the style but none of the songs stood out. I was expecting more as this was the first Bob Dylan album in the list I have gone through

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

4/5

I do enjoy instrumental/experimental CDs. Very Jazzy and enjoyable to listen to, unique compared to other albums I have gotten lately

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

Couple of great songs, 1980s punk CD. Enjoyed listening through it

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

3/5

Not a big fan of this style of rap, but enjoyed the album. The lyrics were more meaningful than other similar albums I have heard

Meat Is Murder

The Smiths

2/5

Boring compared to other smiths albums. No songs stood out on 1 listen through

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

4/5

Unique, singer song-writer that feels quite modern. Enjoyable to listen through with a couple standout songs. Multiple songs feel like lullabies

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

3/5

Pretty good, I expect Bowie albums to be great. I think my opinion is clouded by my expectations, I will need to relisten in the future.

Transformer

Lou Reed

2/5

Glam Rock is unique and not really my favorite. The sultry talk singing can work with rhythmic rock behind it, but I dont think this style translates well to modern day. I hear how this is foundational for the continued push of music forward through the 70s and 80s

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

5/5

Never listened to the album and loved it. Couple of catchy driving songs, mixed with a few slow melodic others that have the band's unique sound.

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Nice to listen to, but disjointed album as the songs do not have consistent structure.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

2/5

Fun Bossa Nova album, not a lot stands out but this style has its place

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Couple of stand out songs, but the album was long and I think the style sounds repetitive due to the length. Interested in other Led Zeppelin cds

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

4/5

Fun album, really like the melody of Killer Queen.

War

4/5

Blend of 80s and what I hear as 90s style. The mixing feels raw and I really like the sound. A few standout songs, and overall good listen

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Interesting album to listen through, unexpected that this musician is also a voice actor in South Park. Good Soul album

L.A. Woman

The Doors

2/5

Heavy Weather

Weather Report

4/5

A lot of energy and really enjoyed it. Not always in the mood for driving Jazz but fun album