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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Since I Left You The Avalanches	5	3.28	+1.72
James Brown Live At The Apollo James Brown	5	3.44	+1.56
Blackstar David Bowie	5	3.48	+1.52
Stankonia OutKast	5	3.55	+1.45
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.66	+1.34
Justified Justin Timberlake	4	2.68	+1.32
Stripped Christina Aguilera	4	2.88	+1.12

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
On The Beach Neil Young	1	3.46	-2.46
Rings Around The World Super Furry Animals	1	2.97	-1.97
Sheer Heart Attack Queen	2	3.64	-1.64
Calenture The Triffids	1	2.55	-1.55
Diamond Life Sade	2	3.46	-1.46
Ray Of Light Madonna	2	3.01	-1.01

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Blackstar

David Bowie · 1 likes

5/5

What an absolutely amazing album. When it came out, I was a teenager obsessed with Bowie - this album coming out right as he passed away made me put off listening to it for 10 years. I knew it was sad, I knew it will be very emotional and I guess I just never found the courage to face the fact of one of the greatest artist to ever live, passing. That said, I'm thankful that it was included here and made me listen to it. It definitely was everything I thought it could be and so much more. David Bowie is not a controversy seeking (or just being himself) artist anymore here - he's an older man who has seen everything and shares what that everything gave him. You can't expect his voice to be so high, raspy, crazy as it was on the earlier stages of his career, but it doesn't have to be. He's soothing, he lures you into his world and, I'm sure, a visit there will change yours with every listen.

4-Star Albums (9)

1-Star Albums (3)

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A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

3/5

not surprising it's a good album - hard to find a bad one in Beatles catalogue. Songs to dance to, songs to say I love you for the millionth time to and one weird jealousy song. I guess it's an artifact of an era, but still threw me off guard. Definitely will be coming back to this one on certain occasions, however I know those occasions will be rare.

Diamond Life

Sade

2/5

I'm definitely not gonna be a Sade fan, but happy to discover here more than ever before. I don't feel that CLASSIC quality, but the second half finally feels like something.

Frank

Amy Winehouse

4/5

Vibey. Icon. Makes me slowly move in a weird way. Overall great stuff, not my everyday type of stuff, but definitely will be coming back to this on evening walks or putting it in background of lowly lit cooking with someone.

On The Beach

Neil Young

1/5

Didn't really find anything about this album that would make me interested or want to come back to this one. As much as I hate to admit it, everything he's done on the record, has been done better than other people (probably inspired by him) since.

Blackstar

David Bowie

5/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Never really heard any Stones album - I like it. Sounds like everything complements other parts really well, from vocals to guitars to drums. I just don't feel like there's much to say about it - good formula done well.

Rings Around The World

Super Furry Animals

1/5

Was surprised to find an album I didn't even hear about here. Well, it didn't turn out to be a hidden gem for me.

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

4/5

Album to get ready to go out on a Friday night to, as well as album to spend a nice Saturday morning to. FUN

The Predator

Ice Cube

3/5

It's a good album, a bit dated, but the energy radiates through the speakers. I feel like I'll be not returning to this one, because I'm too white and European though.

Odessa

Bee Gees

3/5

Did not expect this from Bee Gees - came in looking for some disco, was pleasantly surprised to hear some alright baroque pop (?). Not bad, not great - might revisit.

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

4/5

great album - don't have much to say about it

Crocodiles

Echo And The Bunnymen

3/5

I like it, feels very 80s and that's not a bad thing. I imagine going through the city with this on headphones, feeling like in an intro to some movie.

Justified

Justin Timberlake

4/5

Ever since starting listening to this album I felt like I was listening to something important. Of course I knew the singles, but the album feels really cohesive and I really liked it.

Sincere

Mj Cole

2/5

DJ Max music - ok for me, ok for work, wouldn't recommend to anyone I know.

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Classic

KIWANUKA

Michael Kiwanuka

3/5

Since I Left You

The Avalanches

5/5

I truly love this album, don't wanna get into cliches, but it really changed how I viewed music when I was like 16. The repetitiveness isn't a flaw, it's a tool and it's effective

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

I understand the comparisons to Beatles now; I would say it has worse, cleaner vocals, worse arrangements, but overall it would end up somewhere in the middle of the Beatles discography - it's consistent and just clicks. Great background, driving music.

Rapture

Anita Baker

2/5

it's alright, nothing interesting in it for me though

Calenture

The Triffids

1/5

boooring don't know how to explain it, but it's the kind of an album that gets stuck in your car - you get used to it, you may like it or consider important to you, but it would never happen if you weren't stuck with it by force

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Got this album right after listening to Calenture by The Triffids and wow, those are just two ends of a spectrum. Never thought otherwise, but comparing one overproduced, painfully boring album with this one is a car vs train situation. It's easily one of Bob Dylan's best, everything just flows and he has this ease of grabbing your attention. Great stuff.

Stankonia

OutKast

5/5

Ray Of Light

Madonna

2/5

I really like Madonna, but this isn't it; especially compared to her other works of different genres.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

great album, nothing I'll write here will say anything that wasn't already said about it. 2 points: - yellow submarine is by far the worst - peaks with tomorrow never knows at the end

Smokers Delight

Nightmares On Wax

2/5

didn't really find anything interesting about this album, but I'm not a trip hop fan and I mostly heard only classics of this genre, which in comparison are way way better

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Way better than I expected - out of all pop albums of early 2000s, I think I'll be coming back to this one. Great vocals, interesting beats, the only thing I don't like about this one are the ballads, but they sell.

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

4/5

Great album, never would have listened to it on my own, but it kept me engaged all the way through.

Transformer

Lou Reed

4/5

fun, captivating album. Feels like cigarettes in the morning in the new city, when you're stressed about the job, but don't have your laptop with you so there's nothing to do about it other than chill.

Parachutes

Coldplay

3/5

not great, but better than I expected it to be. Fun arrangements, good vocals - I can see why people like it back then, I wouldn't listen to it though.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

the energy is immaculate, he could literally play coldplay repertoire and it still would be fire

Sheer Heart Attack

Queen

2/5

tbh more boring than the coldplay album; not terrible, but sooo boring

The Sun Rises In The East

Jeru The Damaja

3/5

ok album, didn't really wanted to go much into the lyrics which I assume should be the strongest point here, so I'm leaving kind of neutral score. The sound itself is good enough to make me leave it in my library.

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

all around great recording, miss the albums' production though