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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Before And After Science Brian Eno	5	3.08	+1.92
Nebraska Bruce Springsteen	5	3.32	+1.68
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	5	3.41	+1.59
Moondance Van Morrison	5	3.69	+1.31
Faust IV Faust	4	2.78	+1.22
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	4	2.85	+1.15

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Album	You	Global	Diff
Californication Red Hot Chili Peppers	2	3.69	-1.69

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Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins · 1 likes

4/5

Not a huge fan, but these first 2 records are undeniably good. I know the 3rd record is everyone’s favorite, but I feel like it’s bloated and overproduced. Their first record will always be my favorite. This one is a 4.4

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Graceland

Paul Simon

4/5

Still a solid listen. I haven’t heard it all the way through since it was released. Several 5s and 4s, only a couple of less interesting songs, but nothing that brings the album down or slows the momentum. I’m still not a big fan of zydeco. 4.5

The Dark Side Of The Moon

Pink Floyd

5/5

Superunknown

Soundgarden

3/5

The Band

4/5

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

Chicago Transit Authority

Chicago

4/5

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1

George Michael

4/5

American Gothic

David Ackles

3/5

Not my cup of tea. It’s like if Thornton Wilder wrote musicals or a less cool Scott Walker.

Stankonia

OutKast

4/5

Great. Not as good as ATliens or Aquemini, but excellent.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

4/5

Fantastic! Guitar driven British power pop in the tradition of The Who. One of the best of the 90s BritPop wave. 4.5 I have to save my 5 star ratings for perfect albums, but this is close.

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

3/5

I like noise rock and more avante genres of music, but this was a little too repetitive and I’m not a huge fan of blast beats. It was enjoyable. I just like something a little more dynamic.

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Pretzel Logic

Steely Dan

4/5

Solid listen. Not my favorite by Steely Dan, but very good.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

5/5

Done By The Forces Of Nature

Jungle Brothers

4/5

Solid. Brilliant. The prototype for the greatness of 90s hip hop.

Fever To Tell

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

I forgot how good this was. Pretty great throughout. Last couple of songs kind of throw the brakes on the momentum, but very good overall.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Superbly pleasant. Listened on a rainy morning while drinking coffee. The musicianship is sublime. Locked in. Listen to Jimmy Smith.

Exile In Guyville

Liz Phair

4/5

(What's The Story) Morning Glory

Oasis

3/5

Blur

3/5

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

2/5

Not a fan. Sorry. Meh.

Joanna Newsom

3/5

The Rise & Fall

Madness

3/5

Fleet Foxes

4/5

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

5/5

Perfect album. One of the best of the first psychedelic era

Music Has The Right To Children

Boards of Canada

3/5

More like Bored of Canada. Just kidding. Mellow. No. Offensive, Chill.

Tapestry

Carole King

4/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

4/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Before And After Science

Brian Eno

5/5

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Sex Packets

Digital Underground

3/5

Faust IV

Faust

4/5

Natty Dread

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

4/5

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

4/5

B-52's

The B-52's

4/5

Great album. Ground breaking. Almost a 5. Starts strong but small decline toward the end of side 2.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

3/5

Not my thing, but I see its value. I’m feeling generous.

Atomizer

Big Black

3/5

Same as previous. I need to be in the right mood for this. It’s good for what it is, just not something I would choose to listen to unless I was in some very specific circumstances. Still feeling generous.

Songs From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears

4/5

3 really great songs, 4 very good songs, 1 ok song. I’ll let everyone else decide which ones they are.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

4/5

Side 1 is so great. Heavy funk, incredible version of Walk On By. Side 2 explores the romantic elements of r&b beautiful string arrangements and horns. 4.5

All That You Can't Leave Behind

3/5

Decent for a later period U2 album. Pretty average compared to their early, more energetic output. 3.5

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

I love this album. This revitalized Neil and his on again, off again band, Crazy Horse and solidified his influence on the new generation. Recorded live in Neil’s barn, it does sound like a bunch of geezers jamming, but it’s the best band of geezers there is. I’m trying to be reasonable with my rating considering the quality and weight of Neil’s discography. As much as I’d like to give it a 5, I think a 4 is more reasonable, but it’s great.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Mott

Mott The Hoople

3/5

It’s a fun record from the early 70s glam era, with a little more pub rock feel. I’ll give it a solid 3.7

Arrival

ABBA

3/5

3 great songs, 9 very average songs

Two Dancers

Wild Beasts

2/5

Boring. The vocals are annoying. Song structure is flat. No dynamics. All the songs are the same. I want to be nice, but I just don’t like it.

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

This thoroughly enjoyable album is the pinnacle of the outlaw country movement featuring its best representative and singer in Waylon Jennings and its greatest songwriter in Billy Joe Shaver, who harassed Jennings until he agreed to record his songs.