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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	5	3.32	+1.68
Hybrid Theory Linkin Park	5	3.39	+1.61
Exodus Bob Marley & The Wailers	5	3.94	+1.06

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Songs From A Room Leonard Cohen	1	3.16	-2.16
Ghosteen Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds	1	2.96	-1.96
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.42	-1.42
Odessey And Oracle The Zombies	2	3.41	-1.41
John Prine John Prine	2	3.22	-1.22
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	2	3.19	-1.19
Eternally Yours The Saints	2	3.06	-1.06

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In Utero

Nirvana

4/5

Nirvana's best album. Love this as an intro to the genre. Only a four because I think so many of that era do it better.

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

2/5

I'm sure I may have enjoyed this on another day, but it felt like I was slogging to the finish. Only really liked The Battle of Epping Forest. Prog rock can hit, this was not one of them days.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

3/5

Decent stand up routine. Found it jokes that a bunch of cons were losing their mind at a swear word. Think if if wasn't live I wouldn't have been that arsed though

Highway to Hell

AC/DC

4/5

Hadn't listened to AC/DC in yonks. Forgot how bluesy they are. Beating Around The Bush riff was a smash. Probably my third favourite record of theirs. Hard choice between 3 and 4 but going 4 for nostalgia bias.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

3/5

A couple of songs on this record were Talking Heads at their best - Life During Wartime was a highlight. A lot of filler, though, every song melded into one. Not bad but not great.

Hot Buttered Soul

Isaac Hayes

3/5

Some super cool, chilled out soul. I liked it but it wasn't something I'd go back to of my own accord. Maybe a bit 21st century of me but I wanted more songs with more direction and less meandering. Enjoyed

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Painful listen. +1 star for making me laugh with incredulity that this went 14x platinum, two songs were entertaining and the production was good, the rest was unlistenable

Here's Little Richard

Little Richard

4/5

Transported me into a Tennessee jazz/swing bar in the 50s/60s. Such an immersive record, full of energy. Great listen.

John Prine

2/5

Yeehaw slop. Was so boring and samey that I didn't even realise it had ended

The Gershwin Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald

3/5

I could only listen to the 45 minute 'best of'. She has a great voice but jazz is not my cup of tea and certainly would die of boredom over a behemoth 3 and a half hours.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Disarm is a masterpiece. Great angsty and raw record. Could have been ~15-20 minutes shorter and kept me wanting more. Sometimes Corgan's vocals can get grating, but I liked it so much I went back for a second listen.

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

2/5

Just boring for me. Some great psychedelica guitar licks and atmosphere but I prefer the more lyrically driven, upbeat parts. Some of this album really drones on.

Damaged

Black Flag

2/5

Not a fan of punk really. An entertaining and biting record but it lacks any change of pace. Not bad but didn't convert me either

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

This album increased my aura points by one million. If every song were La Grange this would be a 5.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

5/5

I said at the start I don't want to be too liberal with 5s but this was so unique and full of sonic flavour. I would have never even known this record existed without this challenge so wahey

Eternally Yours

The Saints

2/5

A lot of early punk is too 1-dimensional for me and this was no exception. If you like it, I get it. But this felt like a 40-minute song and was not memorable.

Beggars Banquet

The Rolling Stones

3/5

Standard Stones. Some belters, some guff. Good listening experience but nothing blew me away. Woo woo

Odessey And Oracle

The Zombies

2/5

The Beatles b-sides, is that you???

Ghosteen

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

1/5

I understand powerful grief is entrenched in this album but it didn't make the listen any less excruciating.

Hybrid Theory

Linkin Park

5/5

Complete nostalgia bias. One of my favourite albums on the bus to school in my teens. Not even their best album and full of screamers. Iconic

Channel Orange

Frank Ocean

4/5

Fantastic album throughout. Perfect for a rusty hangover.

Nebraska

Bruce Springsteen

3/5

Bruce Springsteen: depression edition. Some good songs. Don't think I'd come back

Actually

Pet Shop Boys

4/5

Immersive and phenomenal. Can't help but bust a move. For sure a guilty pleasure record.

Back to Basics

Christina Aguilera

2/5

Christina has an unreal voice. Shame that this record is a clusterfuck of overproduced poo. Could have been half the length, and feel like her talent is wasted on some of these numbers.

Five Leaves Left

Nick Drake

4/5

Simply a really nice, thoughtful record. Some really clever arrangements and complexity in especially the guitar playing. His vocal sound doesn't pull up trees but a great album.

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

Was like The Smiths without Johnny Marr. Mid but do appreciate the uniqueness of Morrisey's voice and I enjoyed it. Shoutout out to You're The One For Me Fatty

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

2/5

Listened to the whole thing yday morning and can't remember much. Not a bad listen but not memorable by any stretch.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Pinnacle of a genre

Songs From A Room

Leonard Cohen

1/5

This guy can really drone on. Who told blud he could sing or play guitar

Electric Warrior

T. Rex

3/5

A good album. Oasis clearly ripped a few of these riffs off lol. For its time, impressive but wish it gave me just a bit more in terms of variation and risk

Jazz Samba

Stan Getz

4/5

Easy access jazz. Defo all stolen from Brazilian artists (speculation). The right length for a jazz album. A groove

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

4/5

Quite surprising but I f w this a lot. Not my kind of jam but sounds like it stood the test of time to me.

Eagles

3/5

The safest rock n roll bet. The banker