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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Urban Hymns The Verve	5	3.36	+1.64
We're Only In It For The Money The Mothers Of Invention	4	2.46	+1.54
Paul Simon Paul Simon	5	3.5	+1.5
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.66	+1.34
Band On The Run Paul McCartney and Wings	5	3.67	+1.33
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	5	3.73	+1.27
Beyond Skin Nitin Sawhney	4	2.76	+1.24
Let It Bleed The Rolling Stones	5	3.81	+1.19
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	4	2.82	+1.18
Colour By Numbers Culture Club	4	2.84	+1.16

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Mothership Connection Parliament	2	3.61	-1.61
Suicide Suicide	1	2.46	-1.46
Odelay Beck	2	3.45	-1.45
Guero Beck	2	3.45	-1.45
Sound of Silver LCD Soundsystem	2	3.42	-1.42
Opus Dei Laibach	1	2.39	-1.39
2112 Rush	2	3.36	-1.36
Wonderful Rainbow Lightning Bolt	1	2.29	-1.29
Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables Dead Kennedys	2	3.27	-1.27
Bongo Rock Incredible Bongo Band	2	3.25	-1.25

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Artist	Albums	Average
Beatles	2	5
Bob Dylan	3	4.33

5-Star Albums (15)

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Foo Fighters

Foo Fighters · 2 likes

3/5

I did not particularly like this album but I appreciate the production story behind it.

Ingenue

k.d. lang · 1 likes

3/5

Constant craving is the only song I noticed on this pleasant but unmemorable album.

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan · 1 likes

4/5

It’s no wonder this man was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature. His songs are poetry and he also happens to be a great musician.

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention · 1 likes

4/5

This album was so much fun to listen to and feels still relevant today.

Funeral

Arcade Fire · 1 likes

4/5

Beautiful sounds that kept me interested from beginning to end. Fun fact: Rebellion is the opening theme of the popular Italian political talk show “Otto e mezzo.”

1-Star Albums (4)

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A Christmas Gift For You From Phil Spector

Various Artists

3/5

A pleasant Christmas album that brings you back to an older time.

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

This album was a great discovery! I’ll definitely listen to it again, especially City, Country, City.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

3/5

Classic vibes and a whole lot of pathos!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

2/5

Repetitive, I could hardly listen to it all. I like the album cover, though.

Grace

Jeff Buckley

3/5

This album left me dazed and confused.

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

The Residents

1/5

If anxiety had a sound this would be it. I only liked The Booker Tease.

Live And Dangerous

Thin Lizzy

3/5

I enjoyed the album, classic rock with live band energy, elevated by Phil Lynott’s great voice.

Beyond Skin

Nitin Sawhney

4/5

Interesting sounds, global atmosphere, and engaged lyrics that made me go back for a second listen.

Blur

3/5

Ok album but, except for Song 2, it did not excite me.

A Little Deeper

Ms. Dynamite

3/5

Made me want to learn some of the lyrics and sing along…

Red Dirt Girl

Emmylou Harris

2/5

Not a fan of country music but enjoyed J’ai fait tout and Boy from Tupelo.

Beauty And The Beat

The Go-Go's

3/5

Refreshing

We're Only In It For The Money

The Mothers Of Invention

4/5

This album was so much fun to listen to and feels still relevant today.

Come Away With Me

Norah Jones

4/5

If you’re in the mood for sweet and mellow this is a great album.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

2/5

This kind of energy is enjoyable for a couple of songs, then it slowly starts draining your soul lol

Stardust

Willie Nelson

4/5

Much respect for Willie Nelson and his gentle interpretation of these songs.

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

2/5

I enjoyed the first song but it went downhill from there for me.

Foo Fighters

3/5

I did not particularly like this album but I appreciate the production story behind it.

Abbey Road

Beatles

5/5

Timeless album and iconic cover.

Nevermind

Nirvana

5/5

One of the albums of my generation. Powerful

Opus Dei

Laibach

1/5

Nein danke

Court And Spark

Joni Mitchell

3/5

Pleasant

British Steel

Judas Priest

3/5

Just what I needed to drag myself to the office on a freezing Friday.

My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy

Kanye West

4/5

I never really considered KW, probably because I don’t like his public persona, but I thought this album was very good and enjoyed listening to it. Lots of nice collaborations, too. (SMH for the blurred George Condo cover art)

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

Giving it two stars for the social commentary, otherwise it would be one.

Funeral

Arcade Fire

4/5

Beautiful sounds that kept me interested from beginning to end. Fun fact: Rebellion is the opening theme of the popular Italian political talk show “Otto e mezzo.”

Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon

2/5

Some beats are not bad but the album is overall disturbing.

Colour By Numbers

Culture Club

4/5

Maybe it’s nostalgia but this album brought me great joy.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

2/5

It ain’t Bob Marley.

Odelay

Beck

2/5

Musical potpourri that didn’t speak to me. Could have done better with the cover, too.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

3/5

This album grew on me the more I listened to it and recognized some of the tracks like “You can make it if you try” and “Everyday people.”

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

Enjoyed a couple of songs and the big band.

Paul Simon

5/5

I LOVE this album, especially Mother and child reunion, Duncan, Me and Julio down by the schoolyard, and Peace by the river. Beautiful music, voice, and lyrics!

Ingenue

k.d. lang

3/5

Constant craving is the only song I noticed on this pleasant but unmemorable album.

Bongo Rock

Incredible Bongo Band

2/5

As someone else said, I like bongos but not that much lol

Crazysexycool

TLC

4/5

Some R&B classics here, from a time when R&B was not annoying yet.

Never Mind The Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols

Sex Pistols

4/5

Don't know what I want, but I know how to get it Your future dream is a shopping scheme I’m a fan! (I like the music, too)

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

4/5

It’s no wonder this man was awarded a Nobel Prize for Literature. His songs are poetry and he also happens to be a great musician.

All Things Must Pass

George Harrison

4/5

Indeed… but good music remains.

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

It’s not my favorite kind of jazz but it was still a pleasant listen. Watermelon Man reminded me of the White Lotus season 3 opening soundtrack.

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

5/5

Money for Nothing alone deserves a five stars for me but I also love some of the other songs on this album like Brothers in Arms and Your Latest Trick.

She's So Unusual

Cyndi Lauper

3/5

Girls just want to have fun and Time after time are timeless. The rest of the album is okay.

Dummy

Portishead

4/5

Atmospheric

Californication

Red Hot Chili Peppers

4/5

This is one album I instantly got hooked on when I listened to it at the Ricordi Mediastore in Milan (yes, we used to go to music stores to listen to albums through wall‑mounted headphones!) I also love the cover, it fits the album perfectly.

In Rainbows

Radiohead

3/5

Was not familiar with this album and will listen to it again but for now it’s a three.

Tapestry

Carole King

5/5

So many beautiful songs on this album.

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

4/5

Quintessential Bob Dylan

Honky Tonk Masquerade

Joe Ely

3/5

Not bad for a country album. I especially enjoyed the sound in Boxcars.

Sister

Sonic Youth

3/5

Cacophonic more than sonic… but interesting! Made me feel like I was listening to a live band in a garage. Loved the church bells at the end.

Music From Big Pink

The Band

4/5

This grew on me the more I listened to it and of course there are a couple of standout classics.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

3/5

Sounds ancient but respect.

Hejira

Joni Mitchell

3/5

I find her storytelling annoying at times, but the music is pleasant enough.

The Suburbs

Arcade Fire

3/5

Even if I liked their first album more, there’s something about this one that still pulls me in.

Let It Bleed

The Rolling Stones

5/5

I feel the energy that radiates from this album. Great music and voice, and the last song is a masterpiece.

Guero

Beck

2/5

Second album by him and still don’t like it.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

This is my favorite Bob Dylan’s album so far (let’s see how many more we get lol) “Tangled up in blue,” “You’re a big girl now,” and “Idiot wind” are so beautiful, and “If you see her, say hello” got me emotional.

Scream, Dracula, Scream

Rocket From The Crypt

3/5

Better than expected considering the name of the band and the album title and cover!

Fulfillingness' First Finale

Stevie Wonder

3/5

Soulful

Ragged Glory

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

4/5

Perfect soundtrack for a bus ride across Ireland.

Floodland

Sisters Of Mercy

2/5

I only liked 1959

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Good album, it reminds me of my youth.

L.A. Woman

The Doors

4/5

Very cool rock

Stephen Stills

3/5

I liked a couple of songs

Idlewild

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Nice surprise

Pearl

Janis Joplin

4/5

Boost of energy

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

Their music feels familiar

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

Respect

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Pleasant but not exciting

Every Picture Tells A Story

Rod Stewart

4/5

Legend! Favorites here are Maggie May and That’s All Right.

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

3/5

Not bad for a punk rock album

2112

Rush

2/5

Nothing special here

The Rise & Fall

Madness

2/5

Did not enjoy this

Trans Europe Express

Kraftwerk

3/5

Weirdly enjoyable

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

3/5

Perfect title for this exhausting album. Enjoyed Piggy and a couple of others though.

Face to Face

The Kinks

4/5

Fun album to listen to. I love Sunny Afternoon, which is also on the soundtrack of Wim Wender’s Perfect Days along with other cool songs of the past.

Tonight's The Night

Neil Young

3/5

I love Neil Young but this is not one of my favorite albums.

Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret

Soft Cell

3/5

Tainted Love is super, other songs are fun but it gets boring after a while

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

That Lady and Summer Breeze are a vibe, the rest not so much.

Songs The Lord Taught Us

The Cramps

2/5

This weird rock revival left me annoyed

Fire Of Love

The Gun Club

3/5

Kind of repetitive but still enjoyable

It's Blitz!

Yeah Yeah Yeahs

4/5

Pretty cool sound and voice

Billion Dollar Babies

Alice Cooper

2/5

Too bad the only song I liked musically on this album talks about necrophilia…

Pelican West

Haircut 100

2/5

Annoying

Goodbye And Hello

Tim Buckley

2/5

More Hello and Goodbye

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

4/5

Great voice and fun performance

Fuzzy

Grant Lee Buffalo

3/5

Not bad but will I listen to it again? I doubt it…

Sweet Baby James

James Taylor

4/5

I remember this album so well

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

4/5

I like how this album combines different genres to talk about the African American identity and experience. Favorite songs are “The Blacker the Berry” and “I.”

Very

Pet Shop Boys

3/5

Cool but I prefer their album “Actually.” Go West rocks though!

The Atomic Mr Basie

Count Basie & His Orchestra

3/5

Nice as background music

AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted

Ice Cube

2/5

I like other hip hop albums of the time, not this.

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Nice album to listen to on my birthday but it doesn’t hold up to the promise of the title song.

In It For The Money

Supergrass

3/5

Enjoyed G- Song and You Can See Me.

Headquarters

The Monkees

4/5

Didn’t know this band and I loved the album! There’s even an Italian track which was so funny to me.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

3/5

Nice album, higher than 3 but not enough for a 4 so… Really liked “I’m not angry.”

A Girl Called Dusty

Dusty Springfield

3/5

Nice energy

Junkyard

The Birthday Party

2/5

The kind of noise you would expect at a junkyard birthday party!

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

4/5

Vibey, really enjoy keeping this as background music.

Parallel Lines

Blondie

3/5

I knew and like a couple of songs on this album.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

I enjoyed Zombie, the rest was a little too much of the same.

Killing Joke

3/5

Surprisingly, I kind of liked this album.

A Hard Day's Night

Beatles

5/5

A few timeless songs on this album. “And I love her” is my favorite.

Technique

New Order

4/5

Nice 80s disco vibes

Dub Housing

Pere Ubu

2/5

Ok for a couple of songs, then it gets annoying.

...Baby One More Time

Britney Spears

3/5

I mean… it’s Britney, b*tch!

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

5/5

This has to be one of the greatest albums of all time.

Midnight Ride

Paul Revere & The Raiders

3/5

Pleasant. The Italian version of a song was a nice surprise.

Black Metal

Venom

2/5

I liked the theatrical quality of some songs but this genre is not for me.

A Night At The Opera

Queen

5/5

Hard not to give this album 5 stars just for Bohemian Rhapsody.

Rattlesnakes

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

3/5

I enjoyed a few songs here, especially “Patience” and “Are you ready to be heartbroken?”

Roxy Music

3/5

Loved the music in “Is there something?” and the album in general was a nice surprise.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

This is a very long album and I didn’t enjoy all the songs but I’m giving it a four stars for “Tonight, Tonight,” “Bullets with Butterflies Wings,” “1979,” and for the title and cover. A friend of mine from college was obsessed with this album and the lead singer!

Birth Of The Cool

Miles Davis

4/5

Cool indeed

Peter Gabriel 3

Peter Gabriel

4/5

Sophisticated

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

A heavy metal album I was suspicious of but ended up liking a lot! I especially enjoyed “Wheels of Confusion” and “Changes.”

Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

This album knows how to evoke an atmosphere.

Basket of Light

Pentangle

3/5

Enjoyed the Celtic sounds

Dig Your Own Hole

The Chemical Brothers

4/5

I have to be in the mood for this kind of sound but as far as electronic music goes it seems pretty good to me.

Nighthawks At The Diner

Tom Waits

2/5

Enjoyed the jazz parts but not his drunk musings.

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

One pearl after another culminating in Purple Rain.

OK Computer

Radiohead

4/5

Very cool album

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Elvis Presley vibes

Fuzzy Logic

Super Furry Animals

3/5

Ok but nothing special

16 Lovers Lane

The Go-Betweens

3/5

Nice surprise

Heroes

David Bowie

4/5

Sophisticated

Common

3/5

Mid

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

4/5

This album is 🔥

C'est Chic

CHIC

4/5

Le Freak and I want your love are such a vibe.

Songs In The Key Of Life

Stevie Wonder

4/5

Some excellent songs here.

Electric Music For The Mind And Body

Country Joe & The Fish

2/5

Too psychedelic for my tastes.

The Idiot

Iggy Pop

3/5

Sounds ominous but China Girl is great

Wonderful Rainbow

Lightning Bolt

1/5

If you enjoy getting a headache… Cool cover though

Moondance

Van Morrison

4/5

Moondance is beautiful and I enjoyed the entire album

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

4/5

Nothing speaks Eighties to me like this album! I also have a very vivid memory of listening to Take on Me on a bus back from the mountains after an intense day on the slopes while eating a delicious orange that probably saved me from dehydration ahahahaha

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Original but unconvincing except maybe for Don’t Love You and another track.

Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul

Otis Redding

5/5

Classic beauty

Doggystyle

Snoop Dogg

4/5

Legend