Janet Jackson – Rhythm Nation 1814
1. There are eight (!!!) interlude tracks here ,separated as their own tracks as if trying to make this R&B’s answer to De La Soul’s 3 Feet High and Rising released earlier that […]
Monthly Archives: January 2014
Peter Gabriel – Security
First things first. This is his best album cover – what exactly is that thing? – and his best album title too – sure, it’s just another eponymous entry everywhere […]
Burial – Rival Dealer [EP]
Actually, there is a difference between “best” and “favorite,” and often (though not necessarily), they are much the same as the difference between “good music” and “just fucking emotionally resonating music” (these things are […]
Japan – Gentlemen Take Polaroids
Their best album. While Tin Drum really emphasized this point, Gentlemen Take Polaroids is when Japan finally stopped their shameless bandwagon hoping and made their first album that sounded like no one else’s. Of […]
R.E.M. – Green
Funny thing – up until the 25th year anniversary reissue of last year, I had no idea this was an album, let alone R.E.M.’s major record debut; I always assumed […]
Lou Reed – New York
Yes, I won’t deny that New York is one of the better albums in Lou Reed’s solo career, but such a compliment is relative when you realize that Lou Reed’s discography is […]
David Bowie – Hunky Dory
I can’t help but compare this to Sonic Youth’s EVOL, another overrated-but-not-without-its-moments album that’s been elevated simply because it’s the first respectable album by a canonized artist – no one should care about […]
