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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
London Calling The Clash	5	3.96	+1.04

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Aladdin Sane David Bowie	2	3.61	-1.61
Back To Black Amy Winehouse	3	4.02	-1.02

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Back To Black

Amy Winehouse

3/5

Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Never been much of a country fan, but this got better as it went along. Definitely got me on a bit of a Neil Young kick afterwards. Favourite track: Down By The River Least favourite track: Cinnamon Girl

Lady Soul

Aretha Franklin

5/5

It'd be criminal to rate this any lower. Aretha's voice is just godly, the instrumentals hit so hard every time, and there's not a single bad track. She was indeed the First Lady of Soul. Favourite track: Ain't No Way Least favourite track: People Get Ready

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

2/5

As much as I still think Bowie was a genius, this one just wasn't for me. The janky pianos combined with the glam rock guitar riffs felt a little distracting, the lyrics got a little over-prosaic in places, and there isn't much that stuck with me afterwards aside from The Jean Genie. For such an iconic album cover, this was a disappointment. Much prefer the Berlin trilogy. Favourite track: The Jean Genie Least favourite track: Let's Spend The Night Together

London Calling

The Clash

5/5

Just superb. Despite being a whole 19 tracks long, London Calling is still so tight as an album. Not a single skippable track to be found, I loved the combination of punk and reggae with a little bit of ska thrown in for good measure, and the guitar work is properly catchy stuff. Already loved the Clash, but I'm glad to have finally listened to this legendary release in full. Favourite track: Spanish Bombs Least favourite track: Koka Kola

Illmatic

Nas

4/5

Great hip-hop album from an artist I've never given the time of day. The lyrics flow so smoothly from one verse to the next, each song conjures up vivid images of growing up in New York, and the beats had me bopping my head from start to finish. Definitely one I'd listen to again, and will certainly be recommending to people going forward. Favourite track: One Love (ft. Q-Tip) Least favourite track: The Genesis, mainly due to it being more of an interlude than an actual song.

Modern Life Is Rubbish

Blur

4/5

Was not expecting too much but ended up having a fun time with this one. Whilst it's not as packed with hits as other Blur albums, this is nonetheless filled with great songs. I especially enjoyed some of the guitar work throughout, and the lyrics were properly witty in their examination of British suburbia. Favourite song: Chemical World Least favourite song: Villa Rosie