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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Street Life The Crusaders	5	3.09	+1.91
You've Come a Long Way Baby Fatboy Slim	5	3.33	+1.67
My Aim Is True Elvis Costello	5	3.34	+1.66
Opus Dei Laibach	4	2.39	+1.61
The Clash The Clash	5	3.53	+1.47
Orbital 2 Orbital	4	2.69	+1.31
Maverick A Strike Finley Quaye	4	2.74	+1.26
Stripped Christina Aguilera	4	2.88	+1.12
Rip It Up Orange Juice	4	2.89	+1.11
Walking Wounded Everything But The Girl	4	2.97	+1.03

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
The Wall Pink Floyd	2	4.13	-2.13
Get Rich Or Die Tryin' 50 Cent	1	3.07	-2.07
S.F. Sorrow The Pretty Things	1	3.01	-2.01
Freak Out! The Mothers Of Invention	1	2.81	-1.81
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	1	2.72	-1.72
The United States Of America The United States Of America	1	2.61	-1.61
Queen II Queen	2	3.49	-1.49
Stand! Sly & The Family Stone	2	3.43	-1.43
Music in Exile Songhoy Blues	2	3.33	-1.33
Bitches Brew Miles Davis	2	3.3	-1.3

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Run-D.M.C.

Run-D.M.C. · 1 likes

4/5

Better than expected.

Peter Gabriel · 1 likes

4/5

It’s cheating for one album to have Sledgehammer, Big Time, and In Your Eyes.

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

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Rumours

Fleetwood Mac

5/5

The rare perfect album. No notes.

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

3/5

I can see why it’s good. But it just isn’t my jam.

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Very good, a bit long.

Bitches Brew

Miles Davis

2/5

Too long and cacophonous.

Document

R.E.M.

4/5

Very good and better than expected.

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

Better than I remembered.

Fetch The Bolt Cutters

Fiona Apple

4/5

Surprisingly good.

The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

Pink Floyd

2/5

Noodley and forgettable.

Whatever

Aimee Mann

2/5

Good but nothing really memorable for me.

Moondance

Van Morrison

3/5

The United States Of America

1/5

Meandering and boring.

Opus Dei

Laibach

4/5

Weird yet engaging and good. I can see how this has influenced Rammstein.

Purple Rain

Prince

3/5

Good but I mostly just like the singles.

Talk Talk Talk

The Psychedelic Furs

4/5

Solid all the way through.

Risque

CHIC

3/5

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Safe As Milk

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

3/5

I can see this influencing Tom Waits.

Paranoid

Black Sabbath

4/5

Really good. Lots of great songs.

Loveless

My Bloody Valentine

2/5

This website sure loves noodley records.

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

4/5

Not as good as Folsom Prison.

Music in Exile

Songhoy Blues

2/5

Good, but not my thing.

Let It Be

The Replacements

2/5

Middling to ok.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

2/5

Ok, but nothing that grabs me.

Stripped

Christina Aguilera

4/5

Started out meh, but got stronger throughout and ended up being very good.

Are You Experienced

Jimi Hendrix

5/5

Really excellent throughout.

Step In The Arena

Gang Starr

3/5

Good but nothing memorable.

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Better than expected.

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

4/5

Really good. EJ put out a solid album here.

Street Life

The Crusaders

5/5

Weather channel? Elevator? On hold? I don’t care. This whole album is tight.

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Good, but I don't anticipate revisiting this.

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

3/5

Nice cozy vibes.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

3/5

I like the soulful songs more than the big band songs.

Call of the Valley

Shivkumar Sharma

2/5

Meh. Just not really into it.

Tellin’ Stories

The Charlatans

3/5

Good 90s Brit pop.

One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic

3/5

Starts strong but overstays its welcome.

Maverick A Strike

Finley Quaye

4/5

Better than I expected.

The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators

The 13th Floor Elevators

3/5

Pretty good. I prefer when the psychedelic albums have melodies and lyrics rather than endless noodling.

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Better than I remembered.

Heaven Or Las Vegas

Cocteau Twins

3/5

Good, but little too dreamy and ethereal for my tastes.

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

I’ve loved this album for years.

Roger the Engineer

The Yardbirds

4/5

Very good. Too bad Eric Clapton is a kooky anti-vaxxer.

I Should Coco

Supergrass

3/5

Good but forgettable.

Queen II

Queen

2/5

Disappointed in this one.

The Band

4/5

Quite good. Really enjoyed this one.

Hysteria

Def Leppard

4/5

Vocals as layered as the most feathered hair of the 80s.

Blackstar

David Bowie

4/5

Hauntingly good.

No Sleep 'Til Hammersmith (Live)

Motörhead

4/5

Who would win in a fight, Lemmy or God? Trick question! Lemmy is God.

Tea for the Tillerman

Cat Stevens

4/5

Today I learned Cat Steven’s did not sing Cats in the Cradle.

Blunderbuss

Jack White

4/5

Loved the blues rock sound. Wished for more punk.

Le Tigre

4/5

I worship at the altar of Kathleen Hanna.

Let England Shake

PJ Harvey

3/5

Good but didn’t resonate with me.

Slippery When Wet

Bon Jovi

4/5

The non-singles were better than I was anticipating.

Aladdin Sane

David Bowie

4/5

So good. Some of my favorite Bowie songs here.

Dust

Screaming Trees

3/5

Enjoyable but not much that sticks with me.

Peter Gabriel

4/5

It’s cheating for one album to have Sledgehammer, Big Time, and In Your Eyes.

1999

Prince

3/5

Starts strong and fades into meh.

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Good but nothing that sticks with me.

#1 Record

Big Star

3/5

It felt a little too generic for my tastes.

Headquarters

The Monkees

3/5

Fun and enjoyable, but not my jam. I can tell they tried hard to get away from their early image.

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

Few albums are pure art. This is one of them. The transition between Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and With a Little Help From My Friends gives me chills every time.

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

1/5

Art does not exist in a vacuum. I don’t think you can objectively evaluate the music without considering the story it tells. And the story here is reprehensible. This album tells the story of a middle aged man raping a child. It’s a stain on this site to include it.

This Is Hardcore

Pulp

3/5

Good but forgettable.

Synchronicity

The Police

3/5

Good except that one weird Mother song.

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

5/5

Makes me nostalgic for the late 90s and early 00s when big beat was huge.

Hard Again

Muddy Waters

4/5

Really good. Makes me want to explore the blues more.

Don't Come Home A Drinkin' (With Lovin' On Your Mind)

Loretta Lynn

3/5

12 songs in under 30 minutes is the punkest thing she could’ve done here.

A Love Supreme

John Coltrane

3/5

Good background jazz but didn’t hit home with me.

Orbital 2

Orbital

4/5

I liked it a lot but I know this won’t be for everyone. It sounds very much like Trent Reznor’s film score work.

Untitled (Black Is)

SAULT

3/5

Perfectly cromulent.

Illinois

Sufjan Stevens

3/5

Good but outstays its welcome. Would be much better with a tighter edit.

The Scream

Siouxsie And The Banshees

4/5

I liked this a lot. This era of punk is so important to the genre as a whole.

Let's Get Killed

David Holmes

3/5

Good, but not as good as his big beat contemporaries.

Olympia 64

Jacques Brel

2/5

Perfect as background music for a Parisian cafe. Nothing I really care to listen to purposefully.

Surrealistic Pillow

Jefferson Airplane

3/5

It’s kind of amazing that some members of this band are responsible for “We Built This City.”

Spy Vs. Spy: The Music Of Ornette Coleman

John Zorn

1/5

I don't understand nor enjoy free jazz. I don't think I ever will.

A Seat at the Table

Solange

4/5

I don't listen to much R&B but this album is great. Soothing, soulful, comforting.

Hot Fuss

The Killers

4/5

This album has stayed with me since college. Every song is good, if not great.

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

This is my favorite style of hip hop.

Dig Me Out

Sleater-Kinney

4/5

I wish I knew about Sleater-Kinney in high school. Such great 90s era punk.

Make Yourself

Incubus

4/5

Another high note from my high school years.

Either Or

Elliott Smith

4/5

Very good if not great. A bit more depressing and somber than I typically care for.

Imperial Bedroom

Elvis Costello & The Attractions

3/5

Hadn’t heard this album from Costello before. Lots of good stuff but I need to give it a re-listen.

If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears

The Mamas & The Papas

4/5

Quite comforting really.

Aqualung

Jethro Tull

4/5

It takes real skill and artistry to make the flute a viable rock n' roll instrument.

...The Dandy Warhols Come Down

The Dandy Warhols

4/5

I listened to this band a lot in college and had somehow forgotten them. Great stuff and it is a real toe-tapper.

Femi Kuti

3/5

Better than Fela. Still not my preference though.

American Pie

Don McLean

3/5

Tommy

The Who

3/5

Good for a rock opera but too long for regular enjoyment.

All Directions

The Temptations

3/5

S.F. Sorrow

The Pretty Things

1/5

Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs

Marty Robbins

4/5

At first glance this looks to be a goofy period piece, but it ended up being way better than I thought it would.

Permission to Land

The Darkness

3/5

Ok. I wanted to like the more than I did.

Freak Out!

The Mothers Of Invention

1/5

Pretty bad really.

Melodrama

Lorde

4/5

Not sure if I like this or Pure Heroine more. Regardless, it’s a very good record.

The Köln Concert

Keith Jarrett

4/5

Surprised at how much I liked this. Definitely will be revisiting this one.

A Rush Of Blood To The Head

Coldplay

4/5

This album made me improve my opinion about Coldplay.

Rip It Up

Orange Juice

4/5

Weirdly smooth and fun to listen to.

Back At The Chicken Shack

Jimmy Smith

4/5

So good and smooth. Jimmy Smith’s work is always a great listen.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

2/5

If I grew up in the 60s and was on LSD, then I'd like this. But I didn't, and I'm not, so I don't.

The Notorious Byrd Brothers

The Byrds

3/5

I know I’m supposed to like this more but it just sounds like another band emulating The Beatles.

Savane

Ali Farka Touré

3/5

Ok but not for me.

Bridge Over Troubled Water

Simon & Garfunkel

4/5

A really great album.

I Am a Bird Now

Antony and the Johnsons

2/5

Not into vocal warbles.

Post Orgasmic Chill

Skunk Anansie

3/5

Unexpected, in a good way. Not my jam though.

1984

Van Halen

3/5

When rock 'n' roll was cool, man.

Rock 'N Soul

Solomon Burke

3/5

Really smooth to listen to. Some songs sounded familiar.

I Want To See The Bright Lights Tonight

Richard Thompson

3/5

Heavy Decemberists vibes with this one.

Get Rich Or Die Tryin'

50 Cent

1/5

Boring with a capital B.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

3/5

Henry's Dream

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

4/5

Cave's baritone voice is always a treat.

Miriam Makeba

4/5

Quite good and lively.

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

2/5

Bleh

GREY Area

Little Simz

3/5

British hip hop is quite fun.

Third

Soft Machine

2/5

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

Really good and soothing as background music.

Morrison Hotel

The Doors

4/5

Kind Of Blue

Miles Davis

5/5

Franz Ferdinand

4/5

Really great and holds up well.

Back In Black

AC/DC

3/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

4/5

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

4/5

Wild Is The Wind

Nina Simone

4/5

This is who Amy Winehouse wished she was.

3 + 3

The Isley Brothers

3/5

The Hissing Of Summer Lawns

Joni Mitchell

2/5

Parallel Lines

Blondie

4/5

Oedipus Schmoedipus

Barry Adamson

2/5

Rapture

Anita Baker

3/5

Liege And Lief

Fairport Convention

4/5

Rust Never Sleeps

Neil Young & Crazy Horse

3/5

Time Out Of Mind

Bob Dylan

3/5

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

The Clash

5/5

Mama's Gun

Erykah Badu

4/5

Clube Da Esquina

Milton Nascimento

2/5

Catch A Fire

Bob Marley & The Wailers

3/5

Fleet Foxes

3/5