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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
A Little Deeper Ms. Dynamite	5	2.81	+2.19
São Paulo Confessions Suba	5	2.85	+2.15
New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84) Simple Minds	5	2.97	+2.03
Seventh Tree Goldfrapp	5	3.08	+1.92
Selling England By The Pound Genesis	5	3.19	+1.81
Little Earthquakes Tori Amos	5	3.22	+1.78
The Soft Bulletin The Flaming Lips	5	3.28	+1.72
A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector Various Artists	5	3.29	+1.71
Faith George Michael	5	3.29	+1.71
Neon Bible Arcade Fire	5	3.34	+1.66

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Out of Step Minor Threat	1	2.94	-1.94
Group Sex Circle Jerks	1	2.75	-1.75
Boy In Da Corner Dizzee Rascal	1	2.56	-1.56
Stankonia OutKast	2	3.55	-1.55
That's The Way Of The World Earth, Wind & Fire	2	3.5	-1.5
The Modern Dance Pere Ubu	1	2.48	-1.48
Third Soft Machine	1	2.45	-1.45
Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols Sex Pistols	2	3.44	-1.44
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.42	-1.42
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back Public Enemy	2	3.36	-1.36

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Artist	Albums	Average
Coldplay	2	5
Beatles	2	5

5-Star Albums (33)

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Popular Reviews

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds · 1 likes

5/5

Chefs kiss. I could listen to this all day long.

The Yes Album

Yes · 1 likes

3/5

feels like I'm flying in a spaceship. decent album.. and I get the transition, but not something I would throw on anytime

São Paulo Confessions

Suba · 1 likes

5/5

this album blew my mind. each track is an adventure, and anyone who is into music theory should drop everything and listen to this now. be patient though -- these aren't your usual tracks.

4-Star Albums (48)

1-Star Albums (7)

All Ratings

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

ground zero record for me in retrospect -- and i remember i wasn't allowed to have it in the house so was limited to MTV and radio play. As an adult now getting into vinyl the clear demarkation between A and B side songs was eye opening... although I probably should have understood that at the time.

In The Court Of The Crimson King

King Crimson

3/5

I feel like I should be traveling through the woods in Game of Thrones while on mushrooms when listening to this.

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Probably need a dedicated time to listen to straight through. Can see the appeal.

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Solid throughout. But again, it is Neil Young afterall.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

5/5

Bossanova

Pixies

3/5

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

4/5

808 State

2/5

Acid house not my jam so ill leave it to the crowds to opine.

Your New Favourite Band

The Hives

4/5

I had no idea they were from Sweden, which sent me down a linguistics rabbit hole about why garage rock doesn’t really function in Swedish.

A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

5/5

A quintessential Christmas album. Stoke the wood stove, drop the needle, and have you kids rip open presents like its 1985. Spike the eggnog with a shot of your choice at the turn and slip back into when Christmas still mattered.

Green Onions

Booker T. & The MG's

4/5

They Were Wrong, So We Drowned

Liars

1/5

Confused

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

3/5

Clearly talented. Raw and unrelenting. A bit too raw for me but I see it.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

Simply a classic

It's A Shame About Ray

The Lemonheads

4/5

Welcome to the Afterfuture

Mike Ladd

2/5

I listened patiently waiting for the moment to come where my mind opened to this one. It did not arrive.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

4/5

Now i undersrand those SNL skits as a child.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

3/5

Wish they had 1/2 star options as this would be 3 1/2. I am generally a fan of his work, but this one did not hit me like the others.

You Are The Quarry

Morrissey

4/5

More Specials

The Specials

4/5

Indeed a special album. My higher rating than this crowd may be because The Specials are a bit new to me.. and new music generally is more intresting.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

This album is very familiar to me. This may get better with age for me?

Planet Rock: The Album

Afrika Bambaataa

3/5

Beastie boy vibes

Repeater

Fugazi

3/5

Loud and chaotic with some mixin’s of delight. Shut the door I did like.

New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)

Simple Minds

5/5

Chefs kiss. I could listen to this all day long.

Fleet Foxes

3/5

Low key and mellow throughout. Nothing absolutely brilliant, nothing bad either.

Parachutes

Coldplay

5/5

Still fantastic

Better Living Through Chemistry

Fatboy Slim

3/5

I probably need to listen to this another time through

Adele

4/5

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

5/5

I am only 20 deep on this journey, and in certain instances I have had moments of - holy crap, how have I never heard this song before. This happened multiple times here. Legit.

Third

Soft Machine

1/5

Reminds me of sitting through a av exhibit at a modern art museum.

At Newport 1960

Muddy Waters

3/5

pretty good but a bit repetitive

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

Aretha Franklin

4/5

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

4/5

Maxinquaye

Tricky

4/5

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

4/5

Stankonia

OutKast

2/5

Heartattack And Vine

Tom Waits

3/5

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Not my type of jam

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Earthy and hypnotic

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

some of the tracks are too harsh for my taste -- but the ones that slap.. slap. Castles Made of Sand of the deluxe edition pushed this up a bit for me, but is it an official track?

Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury

The Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy

2/5

great messages - but the music itself a bit harsh for me.

World Clique

Deee-Lite

4/5

And to think all these years they were just a 1 hit wonder.

Hms Fable

Shack

3/5

The Velvet Underground & Nico

The Velvet Underground

3/5

i struggle with some of the tracks - enjoy some of the others. another cover art jem of course.

Chore of Enchantment

Giant Sand

4/5

at first, was alarmed at the number of tracks... but give a run through and it has some ephemeral magic to it. a musicians album.

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

3/5

Marquee Moon

Television

4/5

Great guitar play and perfect amount of edge for my taste.

Close To You

Carpenters

4/5

pleasantly surprised by my enjoyment of this album. def low key listening but still delightful.

Out of Step

Minor Threat

1/5

great cover art. too raw for my taste

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

classic then -- classic now.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Jamming

Lam Toro

Baaba Maal

3/5

Medúlla

Björk

4/5

super interesting project -- but what else would you expect with Björk. Rounding up this one for its uniqueness.

Paul's Boutique

Beastie Boys

5/5

Dense but great. A classic illustration of how marketing drove sales back in the day. An album that would be impossible to make today.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

4/5

Big, dark, and moody like you would expect. Def in my rotation, but wasn't ground-breaking.. but maybe i've listened to it too much historically.

The Soft Bulletin

The Flaming Lips

5/5

Faith

George Michael

5/5

We Are Family

Sister Sledge

3/5

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

2/5

great voice... boring album

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

feels like I'm flying in a spaceship. decent album.. and I get the transition, but not something I would throw on anytime

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

5/5

Previously just liked a couple of the radio hits of his... this album opened my eyes and emotions to his talent and soul.

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

decent big band record. not my type of music, but appreciated the album.

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

Deep Purple In Rock

Deep Purple

3/5

classic rock - but nothing too eye opening

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

5/5

pretty amazing. Period of time in my life where I stopped exploring music so i did not know. Now I do.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

5/5

A masterpiece that floored me the first time I heard it many years ago.. and still. A talent that was taken away from our earth way to early.

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

I get it as needing to be on the list, but way to repetitive.

Horses

Patti Smith

3/5

Hard to ignore Velvet Underground influence and despite its importance to the '70s NY scene, was a good 1 time listen to appreciate music history, but too much of the same.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

5/5

A must-listen. Throw this on during a country drive and let the album wash over you and re-live your memories. Perfect soundtrack for finding a little peace on the road.

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Had no clue she was from England all these years. I guess Adele and Amy Winehouse weren't as much the trailblazers that I thought.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

4/5

I remember Rooster from back in the day... given that this is not my typical type of music -- still a few tracks I enjoyed.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

This was one of the few CDs I owned as a kid, and I really have I had it other than it was recommended by Tower Records. Even on my cheap CD player it was more than an experience -- it was the soundtrack to playing Sega Genesis in my stingy basement.

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Dear God is a banger... rest is nothing special to me.

I Against I

Bad Brains

3/5

another genre that's not my style... thanks for serving it up though.

Elephant

The White Stripes

4/5

Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd

4/5

Microshift

Hookworms

2/5

Ultimately feels like something I have heard before.... many times before... and the songs all sound the same. Opener is OK.

Teen Dream

Beach House

4/5

friday night lights as an album -- its enjoyable, but not unique enough to get top billing

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

some of his lyrics are a bit edgy for me -- but you have to appreciate the talent.

São Paulo Confessions

Suba

5/5

this album blew my mind. each track is an adventure, and anyone who is into music theory should drop everything and listen to this now. be patient though -- these aren't your usual tracks.

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

1/5

chaotic... not my thing. couldn't appreciate it.

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

5/5

simply amazing from top to bottom

Harvest

Neil Young

5/5

love this album -- fun fact -> James Taylor and Linda Ronstadt did some of the backing vocals

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

3/5

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

I gravitate toward their later stuff, but as an album its good throughout.

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

5/5

Selling England By The Pound

Genesis

5/5

unexpected... and masterful. Hard not to enjoy all the tracks

Fear Of A Black Planet

Public Enemy

4/5

highly suggest listening this with high quality headphones or sound system, otherwise you'll miss out on the textures and beats...

Make Yourself

Incubus

3/5

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

i get some of the feedback of the varied styles on this album -- and the length. however, after listening to it a few runs through there were a number of songs that resonated with me... but as a % of the total album its lower, otherwise this would get a 4

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

2nd Arcade Fire album to come up through this journey already... they are talented

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

4/5

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

1/5

I guess there are more bots here than i thought

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Hot Rats

Frank Zappa

2/5

Elvis Presley

3/5

possibly a function of this being too "oldsey" for my ears. a ton of classics for sure though.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

4/5

The Holy Bible

Manic Street Preachers

4/5

Peace Sells...But Who's Buying

Megadeth

2/5

never understood Megadeth

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Smart and precise and actually goes somewhere.. I guess I don't like jazz that much.

Oxygène

Jean-Michel Jarre

3/5

Peggy Suicide

Julian Cope

4/5

Def opened up my mind. There is genius here bit some of the tracks are just jams with no point -- others are keepers.

Boy In Da Corner

Dizzee Rascal

1/5

90s head who values a more groove, so Dizzee’s aesthetic made me a bit dizzy -- and it just droned on. hard for me to get through.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

4/5

Moving Pictures

Rush

4/5

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Eurythmics

4/5

more than just Sweet Dreams... takes you back to the 80s with some deeper cuts that emote.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

2/5

pretty repetitive. listen to Anarchy in the UK and God Save the Queen and move on..

Me Against The World

2Pac

3/5

some good... some not so good. RIP.

Illmatic

Nas

5/5

i've heard the hits... but straight through is a hoot as well. listen to the background composition and realize how ahead of its time it was.

The Bones Of What You Believe

CHVRCHES

4/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

4/5

the collection of songs all work together well, but there are a number of filler pieces that are just that... which is ok, but just a warning to the listener.

Parsley, Sage, Rosemary And Thyme

Simon & Garfunkel

3/5

John Prine

2/5

Whatever

Aimee Mann

3/5

Aimee Mann doing Aimee Mann things. Not her best work, but deserving I think to be on this list. I read through a bit of the reviews and I'm beginning to think that some people are not understanding the exercise of this journey. My view is to rate the album relative to this group of 1001+ albums... not relative to music of all time. If that was the case, this would get a 4... but my rating here is a 3, which to mean its an enjoyable listening experience, but doesn't open my brain that much. Gotta love the classic Doc's shes wearing on the cover too...

The Sensual World

Kate Bush

3/5

Pink Moon

Nick Drake

5/5

is it even a discussion?

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

1/5

painful

Supa Dupa Fly

Missy Elliott

4/5

The video for The Rain will be forever engrained in my memory... and while I thought it was OK at the time, what I didn't realize is that this album had other tracks that I thought were better, but didn't have the radio rotation play.

Machine Head

Deep Purple

3/5

Car Wheels On A Gravel Road

Lucinda Williams

2/5

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

5/5

70s soul foundation that builds a soundstage effortlessly (for the most part.. the skits are somewhat distracting). Just play these --> 3 Is, Mars, Eye, Soap, Say No, Buddy, Me Myself and I.. that is the pure rotation buddy. Word.

Thriller

Michael Jackson

4/5

Ambient 1/Music For Airports

Brian Eno

3/5

Vivid

Living Colour

3/5

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

5/5

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

5/5

I've head all these songs before... but wasn't an active listener of Black Sabbath to realize they are from the same album. Not my usual jam, but this one rocks!

Guitar Town

Steve Earle

3/5

i had a friend in college named Bob. Bob was smart. Bob wrestled. Bob was from western maryland. Bob played he guitar in our house all the time singing about refrigerators. Steve Earle reminds me of Bob.

Kala

M.I.A.

4/5

Frenetic collage of music. Some if it hits too hard for me, but Mango Pickle, The Turn, XR2, Come Around.. and of course Paper Planes are enough to push to 4

Nixon

Lambchop

4/5

this one was unexpected -- great listen for those who know

Nilsson Schmilsson

Harry Nilsson

4/5

Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths

4/5

I generally can't get enough of the Smiths, it continues with this one. Some may find it much of the same, but hey... its still great.

That's The Way Of The World

Earth, Wind & Fire

2/5

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

3/5

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

Diamond Life

Sade

3/5

Rage Against The Machine

5/5

Loved it then. Love it the same now.

It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Public Enemy

2/5

Incredibly fatiguing over a full multi-track listen.

New Wave

The Auteurs

3/5

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Despite some other cantankerous reviewers, I actually liked I'm In Love w/ My Car. I mean its about a car -- its gotta be a little cheesy. Just imagine Spinal Tap playing the song and it works. Otherwise, for you young-in's out there, listen to this top to bottom no interruptions because it is like a night at the opera. The rock opera.