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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo MC Solaar	5	3.09	+1.91
Here, My Dear Marvin Gaye	5	3.22	+1.78
Blood Sugar Sex Magik Red Hot Chili Peppers	5	3.48	+1.52
Lust For Life Iggy Pop	5	3.6	+1.4
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm A Tribe Called Quest	5	3.62	+1.38
To Pimp A Butterfly Kendrick Lamar	5	3.64	+1.36
The Queen Is Dead The Smiths	5	3.67	+1.33
Green River Creedence Clearwater Revival	5	3.77	+1.23
At San Quentin Johnny Cash	5	3.78	+1.22
One World John Martyn	4	2.82	+1.18

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Brothers In Arms Dire Straits	1	3.73	-2.73
System Of A Down System Of A Down	1	3.27	-2.27
Scissor Sisters Scissor Sisters	1	3.23	-2.23
Deserter's Songs Mercury Rev	1	3.03	-2.03
Swordfishtrombones Tom Waits	1	2.94	-1.94
Good Old Boys Randy Newman	1	2.85	-1.85
The Wildest! Louis Prima	2	3.51	-1.51
Blue Joni Mitchell	2	3.5	-1.5
Speakerboxxx/The Love Below OutKast	2	3.46	-1.46
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf	2	3.42	-1.42

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Artist	Albums	Average
Johnny Cash	2	5

5-Star Albums (12)

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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

Popular Reviews

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star · 1 likes

3/5

Lots of these albums sound similar. I’m starting to question who chose these and what their qualifications are.

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash · 1 likes

5/5

One of the best albums on this list so far. 5 stars

1-Star Albums (7)

All Ratings

Hunky Dory

David Bowie

4/5

I love David Bowie

At San Quentin

Johnny Cash

5/5

I really liked this one

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

3/5

Good album

Neon Bible

Arcade Fire

3/5

Lust For Life

Iggy Pop

5/5

Fire album

3 Feet High and Rising

De La Soul

4/5

Fun album

Brothers In Arms

Dire Straits

1/5

Did not enjoy

The Queen Is Dead

The Smiths

5/5

Great album

Sunday At The Village Vanguard

Bill Evans Trio

4/5

Interesting listen, made me want to listen to jazz and such more

(Pronounced 'Leh-'Nérd 'Skin-'Nérd)

Lynyrd Skynyrd

4/5

Enjoyed it. Made me wanna listen to more country type songs

Closer

Joy Division

3/5

Interesting listen not totally my thing

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

4/5

Pretty good

Hotel California

Eagles

4/5

Cool album, already had the first song of the album saved so it was cool to listen to the rest of it.

Skylarking

XTC

3/5

Not bad not my favorite

Low

David Bowie

4/5

Decent album, wish the last half of the album was like the first

Fred Neil

4/5

Liked it way more than I thought. Good album.

This Is Fats Domino

Fats Domino

4/5

This album surprised me. I thought it would be horrible but I ended up liking it.

Scum

Napalm Death

1/5

I listened to the first half of the album and eventually gave up. Throughout it, I was thinking, "The only enjoyable part is the silence in between the songs."

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Really liked it

Joan Armatrading

3/5

Interesting album, better than I thought

Little Earthquakes

Tori Amos

2/5

Nope

Qui sème le vent récolte le tempo

MC Solaar

5/5

Waaay better than I thought it’d be

Blue

Joni Mitchell

2/5

I tried, but nah

Oracular Spectacular

MGMT

3/5

Heard part of it before but it was nice to hear the rest

Berlin

Lou Reed

3/5

Interesting. Gave off Disney villain vibes

Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not

Arctic Monkeys

3/5

Once you’ve heard one song by them you’ve heard them all and I got sick of them fast

Oar

Alexander 'Skip' Spence

2/5

Interesting album, but should not be on the list. Still not as bad as they say it is.

Swordfishtrombones

Tom Waits

1/5

Everyday I question the people who made this lists choice. Would give it 0 stars if I could

If I Could Only Remember My Name

David Crosby

4/5

Pretty cool

Raising Hell

Run-D.M.C.

4/5

Verrry refreshing album. Nice to have an album that’s not folk or whatever the fuck those other albums were.

Vincebus Eruptum

Blue Cheer

3/5

Listened to the first song and don’t want to ruin my Saturday.

The Stone Roses

4/5

Cool album

War

4/5

Recognized a few songs l, saved a couple. Good album

Ágætis Byrjun

Sigur Rós

2/5

I can see how it’s on the list and how people like it but I don’t have the patience for the 8 minute bs song

Bad Company

3/5

Good album reminded me of life is a highway (the other played in cars) and a worse audioslave but still good . 3.5 starts

Phrenology

The Roots

4/5

I liked it

Elvis Presley

3/5

I bet this was the shit in the 60s or whatever but it’s meh now. Good but not playlist worthy 3

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

4/5

Good album, I’m starting to enjoy country

System Of A Down

1/5

Nah

Is This It

The Strokes

4/5

Cool album, I already had some songs saved, but it was nice to listen to the full thing in a row 4

Life Thru A Lens

Robbie Williams

3/5

Kinda gave off oasis vibes. Saved like 2 songs. Pretty chill album

Third/Sister Lovers

Big Star

3/5

Lots of these albums sound similar. I’m starting to question who chose these and what their qualifications are.

Scissor Sisters

1/5

Blue Lines

Massive Attack

4/5

First album in 2 weeks that didn’t totally suck dick. 4 stars

Good Old Boys

Randy Newman

1/5

Stick to Toy Story and monsters inc

Talking Heads 77

Talking Heads

4/5

I already had a song saved. Love the Talking Heads.

Repeater

Fugazi

3/5

As far as Albums go, that was pretty good

Led Zeppelin III

Led Zeppelin

5/5

Started off hesitant, but ended up loving it 5 stars

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Typical 80s/90s band. Decent songs 4 stars

Ingenue

k.d. lang

2/5

Meh not me favorite but

Zombie

Fela Kuti

4/5

At first I was like “ aw hell nah a 12 minute song “ but at the end I was like “ dang these 12 minute songs are lowk cool “

Hail To the Thief

Radiohead

3/5

Interesting and cool album, but not really playlist worthy. 3

Francis Albert Sinatra & Antonio Carlos Jobim

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Walking Wounded

Everything But The Girl

3/5

Cool songs with cool vibes wish I could give it a 3.5

Deja Vu

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

4/5

Head Hunters

Herbie Hancock

3/5

Kinda cool. 3

Murder Ballads

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds

2/5

Idk how this is on the list. 2

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

2/5

Not the worst album on this list, but it lacks pizzazz/something interesting. 2

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

4/5

Super good

Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

Elton John

5/5

Now THIS is worthy of being on the top 1001 albums of all time.

Darklands

The Jesus And Mary Chain

3/5

Nothin crazy typical band

Run-D.M.C.

3/5

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

4/5

Awesome album.

Giant Steps

The Boo Radleys

3/5

Typical. Nothin special

Deserter's Songs

Mercury Rev

1/5

No no no. I tried 2 songs and I can’t do it but I bet some people love it. 1 star

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

A lot of these aren’t worthy of this list I’m my opinion, but this one totally is. 5 stars

Bringing It All Back Home

Bob Dylan

3/5

I can see how some people didn’t like it but I enjoyed it

Goo

Sonic Youth

3/5

Meh

Jack Takes the Floor

Ramblin' Jack Elliott

2/5

It’s not bad for the time it was released. He really puts the ramblin in ramblin Jack Elliot. 2 stars.

Tres Hombres

ZZ Top

3/5

Listened to enough songs to know that it’s not horrible but not the best either. 3 stars

Clandestino

Manu Chao

2/5

I don’t speak Spanish. 3

One World

John Martyn

4/5

A lot of these reviews were negative, but I think they’re wrong. 4

Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite

Maxwell

3/5

It’s cool. 3 stars

At Folsom Prison

Johnny Cash

5/5

One of the best albums on this list so far. 5 stars

Smash

The Offspring

4/5

I got like 2 songs from them. It’s cool to hear more from them. 4 stars

Millions Now Living Will Never Die

Tortoise

3/5

Very cool mellow background music. Doesn’t deserve its low rating. 3 stars

The Last Broadcast

Doves

2/5

It’s decent/whatever but not the best. 2 stars

Africa Brasil

Jorge Ben Jor

3/5

If I could understand it I would love it. But since I can’t I still like it just not as much. 3 stars

Bat Out Of Hell

Meat Loaf

2/5

No offense to them I just can’t do a 10 minute rock song from this guy. I just can’t. 2 stars

Pills 'n' Thrills And Bellyaches

Happy Mondays

3/5

Cool album. Not much to say

Palo Congo

Sabu

3/5

Lots of bongos, not a lot of English, and most songs sound the same. 3 stars

Speakerboxxx/The Love Below

OutKast

2/5

Cool but not totally my thing 3.

The Coral

2/5

Really a filler album, not memorable or good. 2 stars

O.G. Original Gangster

Ice T

2/5

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

2/5

This doesn’t deserve a 3.3 more of a 2.8 in my opinion

If I Should Fall From Grace With God

The Pogues

2/5

No. 2 stars

Beach Samba

Astrud Gilberto

4/5

Very fun and whimsical

Aftermath

The Rolling Stones

4/5

I like it. 4 stars

The Wildest!

Louis Prima

2/5

I liked the albums from the 60s , but I think I draw the line at the 50s. 2 stars

Elastica

3/5

Solid album. 3

Vento De Maio

Elis Regina

2/5

No thanks not my thing. 2 stars

Tracy Chapman

3/5

Not totaly my thing, but I can see how people love it and how it deserves to be on this list. 3

Fear Of Music

Talking Heads

4/5

The Rising

Bruce Springsteen

2/5

I understand why he’s here. But nah

Metallica

3/5

Went into this thinking I hated Metallica. Now there just meh. 3 stars

White Blood Cells

The White Stripes

3/5

Cool but doesn’t stand out to me. 3

To Pimp A Butterfly

Kendrick Lamar

5/5

So far we’ve had more albums from the 1960’s than the 2010’s. But I like Kendrick Lamar so it makes up for it. 5 stars.

Seventh Tree

Goldfrapp

2/5

Not a fan. 2 stars

Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea

PJ Harvey

2/5

Idk why this is on this list. It’s not crazy good and it’s kinda just eh. 2 stars

Os Mutantes

3/5

The xx

3/5

The World is a Ghetto

War

3/5

Honky Tonk Heroes

Waylon Jennings

4/5

I liked this one. 4 stars

Desperate Youth, Blood Thirsty Babes

TV On The Radio

2/5

Not a fan of. 2 stars

Bluesbreakers

John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers

2/5

Another one of the many meh albums on this list. I'm sure this was the shit in the 60's, but it isn't as good today. 3stars

Imagine

John Lennon

3/5

Not his best work, but not horrible. 3

Drunk

Thundercat

4/5

Here, My Dear

Marvin Gaye

5/5

I love, Marvin Gaye, and I’m glad he made it onto the list. He deserves it more than some of these other weirdos on here. 5

Blood Sugar Sex Magik

Red Hot Chili Peppers

5/5

A lot of people on here are hating but I like this album. I already had a few songs saved, so it was nice to hear the full thing, as I’ve never done so before. 5 stars

Suzanne Vega

3/5

Nice voice and catchy lyrics. 3 stars