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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr.	5	3.08	+1.92
Pink Flag Wire	5	3.21	+1.79
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	5	3.34	+1.66
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	5	3.36	+1.64
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	5	3.45	+1.55
Can't Buy A Thrill Steely Dan	5	3.72	+1.28
Lazer Guided Melodies Spiritualized	4	2.92	+1.08

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Rain Dogs Tom Waits	1	3.19	-2.19
The Rising Bruce Springsteen	1	3.05	-2.05
A Short Album About Love The Divine Comedy	1	2.77	-1.77
The Joshua Tree U2	2	3.67	-1.67
So Peter Gabriel	2	3.53	-1.53
High Violet The National	2	3.24	-1.24
Hot Shots II The Beta Band	2	3.01	-1.01

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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

1-Star Albums (3)

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The Joshua Tree

2/5

Every time I start a new project, I’m given an album I dread and never even listen. Repeat this process about 7 times for a year. Only makes sense I’m given a U2 album for my new project, but this time I actually listened to all of it. I wasn’t wrong. So boring. I’m happy other people like this- I am anxiously awaiting however many U2 albums I will be given, and undoubtedly give 1 or 2 stars. I’ll give it a 2 because I finished it. I don’t need to hear these ambient guitar sounds anymore, or Bono’s insanely boring vocal style.

Bookends

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

Was not looking forward to starting this since last time I started with PSR+T and found it crazy boring. Folk isn’t my thing. The good parts were better than I expected. The lyrics were strange and too folk-y for my taste at times. Under a half hour? That’s almost enough for 5 stars alone.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

4/5

Somehow hadn’t listened to this despite having friends try to get me into jazz in the past. Part 1 was a bit too jazz for me, but once I was able to find the groove I really loved it. I’ll probably try to find more comprehensive (?) jazz albums moving forward?

Adele

4/5

Hello is a HEATER. Totally different sound on track two. I wish every song was her singing about being heartbroken, her voice is incredible. I’d listen to her sing the dictionary. ‘When we Were Young’ could be an Elton John song. I really like all of the piano songs, the more pop oriented the songs become the less I enjoy them.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

3/5

Folsom Prison Blues is an awesome track, the rest of the album (or his other songs for that matter) I find boring and uninteresting. Oh, Jackson with June Carter is fun, too.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

4/5

I think I will listen to this more if/when I have a house, out on the porch at night.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Good voice, too over-produced for the sound she is going for.

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

The bassist is going crazy on this one. Must have been incredible ripping a heater in a jazz club seeing this live, 3 old fashioned’s deep.

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

Inject J. Mascis riffs into my blood. Tattoo them in my heard so I can hear them when I sleep.

White Light / White Heat

The Velvet Underground

3/5

The Gift is cool as hell. Lady Godiva is not. I liked Sister Ray to end it, but of course I feel it goes on way longer than necessary. Too experimental for me, maybe I’d like some of their other shit I don’t know. (Listened to more later and I liked everything from other albums more than this one)

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

5/5

This was so much better than I expected. March of the Pigs, Ruiner, a Warm Place into Eraser? Holy shit. I spent a lot of the time listening to this thinking of a kid in elementary school. Poster child for adhd. Always wearing NIN, White Zombie, or Korn shirts. True madman shit to listen to this as an 8 year old.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

5/5

More music I heard in video games growing up that blew my mind; Bring the Noise in THPS2 and Rebel Without a Pause in San Andreas. This is a classic for a reason, Chuck D is a killer. Black Steel would have been the best song on Straight Outta Compton.

The Renaissance

Q-Tip

3/5

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

2/5

I’m not doing this again.

Can't Buy A Thrill

Steely Dan

5/5

Not a single skip. Crazy that this is their debut.

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

1/5

Into the Fire fuckin STINKS. Is this just an album about Jesus? Countin’ on a Miracle, Empty Sky, Worlds Apart has gotta be top 5 worst three song runs I’ve ever heard. Followed up Let’s be Friends (Skin to Skin). This should be relegated to commercials where old people sit naked in separate bathtubs watching the sunset. I can’t wait for this to be over. Oh, it’s a 9/11 album? This sucks.

Rain Dogs

Tom Waits

1/5

I will never, ever understand the appeal. He has the voice of a character in a cartoon designed to be irritating. Unlistenable.

Rejoicing In The Hands

Devendra Banhart

3/5

Some cool stuff in here. Reminds me a little of AJJ at times. This very much sounds like a 2004 album. I like the creepy and weird songs a lot, the ones that remind me of the Decemberists less. Autumns Child is such a boring and flat way to end this album.

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

This record kicks ass. Incredible debut release.

The Good, The Bad & The Queen

4/5

This is better than all Gorillaz post Plastic Beach. Happy to have been unfamiliar with this until now.

Hot Shots II

The Beta Band

2/5

I made it 5.5 songs. These guys have to be stopped. Two stars because of the Daydream sample in the first song.

Peter Gabriel

2/5

I can’t do this album straight through. That’s too much Peter Gabriel for one sitting. I know the hits (and they’re fine) so I skipped over them. I’m sure I’ve heard this album collectively over time through various doctors offices, grocery stores, or my moms car.

Pink Flag

Wire

5/5

Was totally unfamiliar with this and was hooked immediately. Good thing I didn’t know about this album in high school- I would have been insufferable. This kicks ass.

Shaft

Isaac Hayes

4/5

So good. Wish it were warmer out so I could listen to this with the windows open or driving around.

Electric

The Cult

3/5

Thought this was Billy Idol singing. It’s fine, but I definitely can’t take a full album of this straight through.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

4/5

Hell yeah.

Machine Gun Etiquette

The Damned

4/5

The Grand Tour

George Jones

2/5

Not my thing, but I gotta respect this guys output as a real deal drunk.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

5/5

All Directions

The Temptations

4/5

I typically put on the Motown era Temptations when I want to hear something classic. God damn, this was so sick. I didn’t even know psychedelic funk was a genre? 8 songs, 36 minutes? Chefs kiss, no notes.

Made In Japan

Deep Purple

3/5

Very good, but if I ever went to a show and they played this few songs for this long of a time I’d be pissed.

I’m a Lonesome Fugitive

Merle Haggard

3/5

I like this. Country is too slow

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

3/5

Classic sound. Like all of this except 'Jenny, Jenny'. I wish I had talked to my dad about music more. He hated what I listened to, but I always like his taste and wish I had tried to connect more. Remember when Little Richard was big in the 90s for some reason? He was on Full House, why? That was weird.

Porcupine

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I thought I was going to get sick of this and not finish but that wasn't the case. I really liked the title track. Lots of it blended together, but it was a cool album.

High Violet

The National

2/5

This guys voice is so fucking boring. The general public has the worst taste in music.

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

4/5

Really like the first half of the album. I dig the funk and soul stuff. Gets a little too coffee shop sounding for me towards the end. I’d buy this if I saw it while flipping through records.

The Visitors

ABBA

3/5

In It For The Money

Supergrass

4/5

This was great! I guess I’m becoming a 90s Brit pop guy? Totally unfamiliar with this, and based on the band name and album cover this was not at all what I was expecting. Played it through twice.

Da Capo

Love

3/5

Fuck off with the 19 minute jam session.

The ArchAndroid

Janelle Monáe

4/5

I enjoyed this a LOT. I fell behind for a few days because I thought I was going to hate this, but I’ve listened to it twice now. Will definitely be checking out her other albums.

Cross

Justice

4/5

I think the video for Stress gave me my first stoned panic attack. This album rules.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

3/5

Was only familiar with Blonde on Blonde and Highway 61. I like this better than both of those. Makes me want to go take walk in the woods.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

I was expecting an entire album of songs that sound like 'Moondance', and I wasn't entirely wrong? It was okay.

Lazer Guided Melodies

Spiritualized

4/5

Never would have heard this if not for this project and I really loved it. Thought I would skip it but keep going back and putting on random songs from the album.

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

The Kinks

3/5

It's a Kinks album. Not one I was familiar with. It's fine.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

This is awesome. Skipped the singles I am too familiar with. 'Fade Away and Radiate' and 'Pretty Baby' were my favorites. Is Blondie my favorite band actually? Too early to tell.

Parklife

Blur

3/5

A Short Album About Love

The Divine Comedy

1/5

This was a ROUGH listen. Maybe I just am not in the mood to listen to something like this, but I can't imagine a world I ever would be.

Juju

Siouxsie And The Banshees

3/5

The vocal melody in 'Spellbound' immediately makes me think of 'Abracadabra' by Lady Gaga. Really like the guitars on 'Halloween'. I like the guitars on 'Monitor' as well, but not the rhythm section. Ending of 'Voodoo Dolly' was cool.

Songs Of Leonard Cohen

Leonard Cohen

3/5

Kenya

Machito

3/5

Foo Fighters

3/5