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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Black Metal Venom	5	2.46	+2.54
Club Classics Vol. One Soul II Soul	5	2.82	+2.18
I Against I Bad Brains	5	2.93	+2.07
Talking With the Taxman About Poetry Billy Bragg	5	2.95	+2.05
Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts The Adverts	5	2.96	+2.04
Joan Baez Joan Baez	5	2.97	+2.03
You're Living All Over Me Dinosaur Jr.	5	3.08	+1.92
Pieces Of The Sky Emmylou Harris	5	3.11	+1.89
Blood, Sweat & Tears Blood, Sweat & Tears	5	3.17	+1.83
Deloused in the Comatorium The Mars Volta	5	3.19	+1.81

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Artist	Albums	Average
A Tribe Called Quest	2	5

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Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

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Talking Book

Stevie Wonder

5/5

Amnesiac

Radiohead

4/5

Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music

Ray Charles

5/5

Live At The Regal

B.B. King

5/5

Nice live version of bb and band!

Mothership Connection

Parliament

5/5

We want the funk!

Club Classics Vol. One

Soul II Soul

5/5

Fun! Upbeat! Enjoyed!!

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

3/5

Interesting album during a down time for The Beach Boys career. Nothing outstanding to me upon first listen!

Vanishing Point

Primal Scream

3/5

Music is ok, new to me band, not itching to dig deeper

Deloused in the Comatorium

The Mars Volta

5/5

Drums! I personally don’t listen to a lot of prog rock but enjoyed this album and may explore more of The Mars Volta in the future (added one song to Random Songs in my Head playlist on Spotify)! I like that the album is based on a short story written by the lead singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala!

Pieces Of The Sky

Emmylou Harris

5/5

Enjoyable album if you like folk/country! Interesting selection of writers/song selections! Linda Ronstadt sings backup on Shel Silverstein’s “Queen of the Silver Dollar”. A fun highlight for me! 2003 remaster album has a song titled Hank & Lefty, new to me and will revisit from time to time! I’d welcome more music by Emmylou if in the mood for some twang!

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

5/5

Enjoyable reggae and you can never go wrong with 3 little birds! 🥰

You're Living All Over Me

Dinosaur Jr.

5/5

Not my usual style of musical taste but I enjoyed this album and added Kracked to my Spotify playlist. I learned about “noise rock” from Wiki while looking more into this band and tried to notice how the songs fit into that subgenre while listening to the album. Enjoy and happy listening! 🙂

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Beatles

5/5

I’ve enjoyed the Beatles and know most of the popular songs due to listening to classic rock radio through the years. That being said, this was a fun listen and there are a few songs on the album I don’t think I’ve heard before. I recently attended a George Harrison Tribute show in DC (Jackie Greene, Steve Kimock and others) and was happy to hear Within you Without out which was played at the show. I recall one of my favorite bands (Tedeschi Trucks Band) covers this song as well and will revisit the cover soon! The Beatles had a huge influence on musical history during and beyond their time as a band and I tend to appreciate learning more about music history and such! Happy listening all!

The Modern Dance

Pere Ubu

3/5

New to band, gave the album two play throughs during work, no songs really stood out to me but I appreciate being able to explore the music and the bit of information I read on Wikipedia about the band, this album, and the lead singer David Thomas. Unclear if I’ll revisit this band personally.

The Clash

5/5

Enjoying the sounds from the first song “Janie Jones”, not a huge punk listener typically. Fast songs with a bit of 50/60’s oldies style, it seems. Fun listen! I’d revisit this album and I’ve added 2 songs to my random playlist!

Moon Safari

Air

5/5

I’ll revisit this album as I enjoyed the instrumental sounds! Wasn’t able to look into much info about the band or album while listening this time.

Forever Changes

Love

5/5

New it me band! Easy listening album, lead singers voice and the musical sounds remind me of the Beatles. I added a couple of songs to my random songs list and enjoyed the album overall. Happy listening!

Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts

The Adverts

5/5

Fast sounding punk album, not my typical selection but don’t dislike the sound! Recorded at Abbey Road Studios is a fun history tidbit! Not likely to revisit the album personally.

Black Metal

Venom

5/5

Quite a fun album for me as I tend to enjoy thrash metal! New to me band and I may explore more of their music in the future. I’m curious how much they were on Metallica and similar bands’ radar due to similar type music. Happy listening!

Physical Graffiti

Led Zeppelin

4/5

I’ve enjoyed a good bit of Led Zeppelin in the past and this one is a solid album. Kashmir & Bron-Yr-Aur are standouts for myself. I don’t tend to gravitate toward Led Zeppelin’s music these days for various reasons, however I do not discount their influence on many artists or rock and roll as a whole. Happy listening!

Fragile

Yes

4/5

Decent prog rock album to me, not a huge overran of Yes, but I did enjoy most of this album. I’d like some of the instrumentals to be longer but that’s the jamband / improv fan of me coming out. Happy listening all!

Talking With the Taxman About Poetry

Billy Bragg

5/5

Enjoyable first listen. I’m aware of Billy Bragg with his Mermaid Album / Wilco collab and enjoy California Stars immensely. I’d revisit this album and possibly explore more of Billy’s work. Happy listening all!

The Village Green Preservation Society

The Kinks

4/5

Interesting concept album from The Kinks. Last album to have the original kinks lineup was an interesting trivia note for myself. Songs felt fairly quick and I was able to process some of the lyrics upon first listen. Not likely I’ll revisit the album itself or more of The Kinks music but I appreciate thee exposure and what I read about the album from Wikipedia. Happy listening all!

My Aim Is True

Elvis Costello

5/5

Fun listen! I’m not aware of too much from Elvis Costello but I’d visit his work a bit more after hearing this album! Red Shoes was a highlight for me from the album! Happy listening all!

Boston

5/5

Decent listen for today. I’ve heard most of these songs throughout my life due to classic rock radio and being familiar with Boston!

Sea Change

Beck

5/5

I enjoyed the bit I read from wiki about this album and what Bwck went through for these songs. The Golden Age & Lost Cause were highlights for me. Unclear if I’ll explore more of Becks work but I enjoyed the opportunity and exposure to this album.

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TLC

4/5

Sumthin’ wicked this way comes was a highlight for me. Enjoyed the album overall and may revisit some of TLC’s catalog in the future. Happy listening all!

I Against I

Bad Brains

5/5

Punk isn’t a genre I gravitate towards typically, however I’m familiar with Bad Brains due to them being a DC staple. Enjoyed the album and may revisit Bad Brains work in the future. Interesting to me reading about all the ways Bad Brains influenced other artists and the impact this album had on the music scene.

Merriweather Post Pavilion

Animal Collective

4/5

Raw Power

The Stooges

4/5

Another punk album! Not super familiar with The Stooges work but enjoyed listening to this album while working on Friday. Raw Power was a stand out for me. Happy listening all!

2112

Rush

5/5

Rush!!! Enough said! Great album and enjoyed the listening while working! Happy listening all!

John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band

John Lennon

4/5

I found out is a highlight so far and I’m familiar with Working Class Hero from Gov’t Mule/Warren Haynes. Enjoyable album from Lennon and I’d likely go back to some of Lennon’s other solo work!

Group Sex

Circle Jerks

3/5

Quick punk album, nothing stood out personally to me.

#1 Record

Big Star

5/5

New to me band but I was aware of the box tops and “The Letter” due to Joe Cocker. Easy listening album and I’d explore more of their work.

Adele

5/5

Really enjoyed listening to and learning about all the musicians / producers that had a part in making this album. Somewhat familiar with Adele due to her popularity over the past 15-18 years or so and like what I know from her music. Rolling in the deep, Set fire to the rain, & He won’t go were a few standouts for me. I’ll probably visit some of Adele’s other work and will keep some of the songs from 21 in mind as good listens! Happy listening all! 🥰

James Brown Live At The Apollo

James Brown

5/5

The Low End Theory

A Tribe Called Quest

5/5

I enjoyed the 2nd album by ATCQ What! & Excursions were stand outs for me.

Sunshine Superman

Donovan

4/5

Familiar with Donovan from Season of the Witch, rest of the album did not particularly strike any chords with me.

Low-Life

New Order

5/5

Familiar with New Order due to Orgy’s cover of Blue Monday. This album was alright imo, nothing stood out overall but it was an easy listen while working on a Thursday!

Celebrity Skin

Hole

5/5

Familiar with Hole but not aware of any particular songs. Easy rock n roll album to listen to, I’ll possibly explore more of Hole’s music in the future.

Live At Leeds

The Who

4/5

MTV Unplugged In New York

Nirvana

5/5

Not a huge grunge fan but I did grow up during the era so I’m well aware of Nirvana. Plateau and Where did you sleep last night were standouts for me Happy listening all!

Blood, Sweat & Tears

5/5

Enjoyable listen! I know Spinning Wheel & You’ve Made Me So Very Happy and enjoyed the other songs. Good bit of Jazz influence / sounds here. I’ll probably explore more of Blood, Sweat & Tears work in the future.

Green River

Creedence Clearwater Revival

5/5

Bad Moon Rising, Green River, Lodi….all classic rock song and have listen to them many times! Great album overall! CCR never musically imo!

You've Come a Long Way Baby

Fatboy Slim

3/5

I think I’ll stick to the few popular songs by Fatboy Slim that I know! Not a fan of this album personally overall

Buena Vista Social Club

5/5

Quite lovely of a listen, unclear what they are singing about but nice background noise while reading. I’ll seek out the documentary as I’d like to know more about the album and how it was created. Happy listening!

Joan Baez

5/5

Enjoyable album of traditional songs. East Virginia, John Riley, & Mary Hamilton were standouts to me. Interesting to learn Joan’s father had a significant hand in x-ray technology in the 1940/50’s.