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You Love More Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Nick Of Time Bonnie Raitt	5	2.84	+2.16
Dare! The Human League	5	3.05	+1.95
Hunting High And Low a-ha	5	3.12	+1.88
Red Headed Stranger Willie Nelson	5	3.34	+1.66
Coat Of Many Colors Dolly Parton	5	3.41	+1.59
Blonde On Blonde Bob Dylan	5	3.48	+1.52
In A Silent Way Miles Davis	5	3.61	+1.39
The Genius Of Ray Charles Ray Charles	5	3.62	+1.38
Blood On The Tracks Bob Dylan	5	3.66	+1.34
Moondance Van Morrison	5	3.69	+1.31

You Love Less Than Most

Album	You	Global	Diff
Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots The Flaming Lips	1	3.57	-2.57
Dirt Alice In Chains	1	3.46	-2.46
The Downward Spiral Nine Inch Nails	1	3.34	-2.34
Siamese Dream The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.83	-1.83
Histoire De Melody Nelson Serge Gainsbourg	1	2.72	-1.72
Appetite For Destruction Guns N' Roses	2	3.71	-1.71
Cut The Slits	1	2.71	-1.71
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness The Smashing Pumpkins	2	3.68	-1.68
good kid, m.A.A.d city Kendrick Lamar	2	3.64	-1.64
OK Talvin Singh	1	2.56	-1.56

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Artist	Albums	Average
Bob Dylan	3	4.67

5-Star Albums (14)

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A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets · 1 likes

2/5

One extra star for being a little different and semi-interesting, but not really anything I would choose to listen to.

1-Star Albums (7)

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Bayou Country

Creedence Clearwater Revival

4/5

Moondance

Van Morrison

5/5

Appetite For Destruction

Guns N' Roses

2/5

Seventeen Seconds

The Cure

3/5

On The Beach

Neil Young

3/5

Madman Across The Water

Elton John

4/5

Led Zeppelin IV

Led Zeppelin

3/5

Nick Of Time

Bonnie Raitt

5/5

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

Loretta Lynn

3/5

Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

The Flaming Lips

1/5

I don’t understand why anyone needs to hear this before they die. Listening to this made me want to die, though.

Everything Must Go

Manic Street Preachers

2/5

One of the best albums OF ALL TIME? You’ve got to be kidding me.

I'm Your Man

Leonard Cohen

2/5

Better lyricist than singer, and most of the music was cheesy and not that engaging. But at least it was recognizable as music, so there’s that. I guess I didn’t hate it, but I’m not sure I’d actively seek it out. Maybe just stick to writing poetry.

Apocalypse Dudes

Turbonegro

2/5

Off The Wall

Michael Jackson

4/5

Your Arsenal

Morrissey

3/5

BEYONCÉ

Beyoncé

3/5

Red Headed Stranger

Willie Nelson

5/5

Pleasantly surprised. I didn't expect to be into this, but it was a really enjoyable listen.

Kick Out The Jams (Live)

MC5

2/5

I appreciate this more than I actually like it. It’s hard to believe this was recorded in the 60s.

The Blueprint

JAY Z

3/5

Ugh, do I have to? Can’t stand Beyoncé’s husband, and I can’t say I particularly enjoyed this or want to listen to it again. But weirdly, I’m glad I listened to it once.

The Genius Of Ray Charles

Ray Charles

5/5

Damn!

Abraxas

Santana

4/5

Siamese Dream

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

I liked a few songs, but this is mostly not for me.

Hunting High And Low

a-ha

5/5

Probably not quite five stars on the merits, but you can’t beat the nostalgia.

Remain In Light

Talking Heads

3/5

Meh. Not my favorite Talking Heads album.

Buffalo Springfield Again

Buffalo Springfield

4/5

Music

Madonna

3/5

Did we need a cover of American Pie by Madonna? No, we did not. Do I hate myself for sort of liking it? Yes I do.

Go Girl Crazy

The Dictators

2/5

Power In Numbers

Jurassic 5

4/5

Never heard of them, and had no idea what I was going to be listening to. This older white lady really enjoyed it!

Dance Mania

Tito Puente

3/5

Common

2/5

In A Silent Way

Miles Davis

5/5

It’s not really my thing, but five stars on the merits.

Exile On Main Street

The Rolling Stones

4/5

In The Wee Small Hours

Frank Sinatra

4/5

Dare!

The Human League

5/5

I’m not convinced I actually needed to hear this before I die, but it was a lot of fun.

Dirt

Alice In Chains

1/5

Did not enjoy this at all.

Home Is Where The Music Is

Hugh Masekela

4/5

Not usually that into jazz, but this was pleasant.

Heroes to Zeros

The Beta Band

3/5

Not sure anyone needs to hear this before they die, but it was OK.

Brothers

The Black Keys

3/5

Can't quite put my finger on what I don't like about this. I can't discern a particular genre or any influences--it just sort of rambles along? It's not very--melodic? The songs lack structure? Hovering between 2 stars and 3 stars. Leaning toward two because of the negative je ne sais quoi of the whole thing, but I didn't hate it as much as it just sort of made me uneasy. I guess 2.5, which rounds up to 3.

The Stranger

Billy Joel

5/5

A couple of tracks are a little cheesy, but cheese is delicious! Probably not my favorite Billy Joel album, but close. 4.5 rounded up to 5.

Aha Shake Heartbreak

Kings of Leon

3/5

Didn’t love it; didn’t hate it. More interesting than, say, The Black Keys.

The Yes Album

Yes

3/5

I liked this more than some albums I’ve given three stars to. I don’t know that I would actively seek it out. It doesn’t quite tip into four star territory for me.

Van Halen

4/5

Appreciate this more than I actually like it.

Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Dead Kennedys

2/5

Intense listening.

Feast of Wire

Calexico

4/5

Did not know what to expect, and I quite liked it.

Coat Of Many Colors

Dolly Parton

5/5

Not 100% aligned with my tastes, but it’s very pleasant to listen to and Dolly Parton is a freaking national treasure. This pushed it over to five stars.

Cut

The Slits

1/5

Yeah, I really could have died without ever listening to this.

A Grand Don't Come For Free

The Streets

2/5

One extra star for being a little different and semi-interesting, but not really anything I would choose to listen to.

The Stone Roses

4/5

Unfamiliar with them. Enjoyable listen, especially the first side.

Straight Outta Compton

N.W.A.

2/5

I actually sort of liked the music, but lyrics were just too much. Not for me.

Rock Bottom

Robert Wyatt

1/5

My sweet lord. What in the blue blazes did I just listen to? Were any animals tortured in the making of this album? Tuneless caterwauling. Rock bottom, indeed.

Revolver

Beatles

5/5

The first Beatles album to come up for me. So good. No notes.

Celebrity Skin

Hole

3/5

Really wasn’t familiar with them, and for some reason I was braced to not like this. I don’t think I would seek it out, but I thought it was fine.

Surf's Up

The Beach Boys

4/5

This was deeply weird. Not at all what I expected. I can’t decide if it is just ok, or if I sort of like it.

Ritual De Lo Habitual

Jane's Addiction

2/5

A few interesting moments, but overall not for me. Could definitely have died without listening to this.

Who Killed...... The Zutons?

The Zutons

3/5

Never heard of them. Grew on me as it went on. Kind of fun and quirky

People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm

A Tribe Called Quest

4/5

Groovy

Talvin Singh

1/5

Most definitely not for me.

Forever Changes

Love

3/5

Just the kind of jangly late sixties stuff I usually love, but it didn’t really hit for me.

Automatic For The People

R.E.M.

5/5

Really, really good.

Exodus

Bob Marley & The Wailers

4/5

Four stars for the classics.

Iron Maiden

2/5

Just not for me.

Urban Hymns

The Verve

3/5

Perfectly ok, but not essential pre-death listening.

Blood On The Tracks

Bob Dylan

5/5

Cypress Hill

2/5

Not for me.

Stand!

Sly & The Family Stone

4/5

4 stars just for Stand and Everyday People. Otherwise closer to 3 stars for me

Purple Rain

Prince

5/5

I don’t love every single track but it’s hard not to give this five stars.

Live 1966 (The Royal Albert Hall Concert)

Bob Dylan

4/5

Teenage Head

Flamin' Groovies

3/5

Never heard of them. This was fun—like listening to a decent bar band. Which is not a bad thing, but I don’t see the necessity of having listened to it before I die.

Country Life

Roxy Music

4/5

I’m not quite sure why this is four stars for me. But it is.

Vol. 4

Black Sabbath

3/5

I thought I would hate this. I was surprised that I didn’t.

good kid, m.A.A.d city

Kendrick Lamar

2/5

Nope. Not for me. Two stars for not being a complete musical train wreck, though.

Live At The Witch Trials

The Fall

2/5

Meh.

The Downward Spiral

Nine Inch Nails

1/5

Just could not make myself like this. Too screamy.

Zombie

Fela Kuti

3/5

Not a huge fan of the interminable jams, but the music is pleasant and interesting.

Another Green World

Brian Eno

3/5

It was interesting and mostly a pleasant listen, but not really my jam. I get why it’s on this list, though.

Music for the Masses

Depeche Mode

3/5

Fine.

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness

The Smashing Pumpkins

2/5

Didn’t love it, but I didn’t hate it as much as Siamese Dream, which was two stars for me. Does it rate three? Hmm. I’m not sure it quite gets there. Two hours was a bit much.

Blonde On Blonde

Bob Dylan

5/5

Histoire De Melody Nelson

Serge Gainsbourg

1/5

Well, that was weird.

The Wall

Pink Floyd

4/5

Undeniably a great album. It deserves five stars on the merits, but I don’t think I’d choose to listen to the whole thing on the regular. I do love Comfortably Numb.

Atomizer

Big Black

2/5

Meh. Not really my thing.