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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Score Fugees	5	3.69	+1.31
Axis: Bold As Love Jimi Hendrix	5	3.77	+1.23
Happy Trails Quicksilver Messenger Service	4	2.8	+1.2

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.71	-1.71
Locust Abortion Technician Butthole Surfers	1	2.39	-1.39
Songs In The Key Of Life Stevie Wonder	3	4.07	-1.07

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Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

In an otherwise trying-to-be-tough album, 'Think Of You' is strangely endearing and candid. Not a massive fan, but they did come out with some of the most iconic riffs.

The Score

Fugees

5/5

Axis: Bold As Love

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Despite the lyrics not being the focus of this album, they don't retract from it either by being repetitive generalisations. Very nostalgic album for me!

Queens of the Stone Age

Queens Of The Stone Age

3/5

A bit repetitive, but you can tell they are developing the sounds for which they would come to be known. The songs that have clearly done the best of this album are the ones that have Josh Homme's signature haunting wailing singing.

Master Of Puppets

Metallica

3/5

Surprised at how much I liked it, clearly a classic album for a reason. I think I would probably enjoy it more if I looked into the lyrics or if I was a generally more angry person

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Had no idea that 'Gangsta's Paradise' was based off a song in this album ('Pastime Paradise'). Second disc was better than the first.

There's A Riot Goin' On

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

I can see how this is an iconic album and it is definitely easy on the ears, I just prefer music with more lyrics.

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

2/5

Truthfully, I can't say I get it. I can see that the repetition in the lyrics is an attempt for the voices to be used more as part of the instrumentation, but I'm so lyric-focused that I find it quite difficult to actively pay attention to the album and still enjoy it.

Happy Trails

Quicksilver Messenger Service

4/5

I liked the music generally, quite experimental, but that's to be expected from a live-recorded album. I ended up zoning out at points, but it does strike me as a great performance to have watched live. You know you're in for some wacky music when a song exceeds the 10 minute mark.

Kenya

Machito

4/5

This felt so consistently good and nostalgic, whilst still managing to be surprising. Surprised at how much I could like an all-instrumental album.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

4/5

There's plenty of reasons I like this, but my favourite one is because I can imagine my granny singing 'doo doo doo' to the rhythm of the bass in my head. Great combination of the bass pacing out the music while the trumpets bring the energy.

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

A lot of the songs sounds very similar, but it's a good formula so why change it? Moondance was by far the standout song.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

On the right day, I could really get behind this medieval folk type of music. Today was just not the day, but happy to give it another try later. Can definitely see this influencing Cosmos Sheldrake, which I will always appreciate. Sally Go Round the Roses felt like the standout track

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

3/5

Love me a bit of storytelling like in 'Cowboy Movie'. Love the lyrics and I can see people really getting into this whilst tripping. It wasn't exactly a revelation, but I did enjoy it.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

I enjoyed this, but I can't say it's the best that I've heard of the genre or the best that I've heard from Ray Charles himself

After The Gold Rush

Neil Young

3/5

Not really a fan of the his voice, but I'm a fan of the lyrics, so I guess it balances out. 'Southern Man' was definitely a stand out song.

Eliminator

ZZ Top

4/5

Love me a bit of ZZ Top, feels like pure rock without ever trying too hard, they just seem like they were having a good time making music.

Scott 4

Scott Walker

3/5

Is this enjoyable in the background? Yes. Do I think it deserves to be in the best albums in history? Definitely not

Locust Abortion Technician

Butthole Surfers

1/5

I SWEAR I was ready to like them, but they are the equivalent of a banana costume, funny as a novelty but it would never make it to the regular outfit rotation. That being said, given how much I surprisingly enjoyed the song 'The O-Men', I was ready to give them 2 stars, but nah

What's Going On

Marvin Gaye

3/5

Some very strong songs, some not so much