Elvis Costello, "Just a Memory" The deluxe reissues of Costello's albums are mostly not worth it. There are some highlights from the bonus material, but you're just better off listening to the actual album again. Matthew Sweet, "Looking...
Earl Van Dyke, "Soul Stomp" We're in 1964 here, with a well-named song, as this really is quite a stomp. The organ is just fantastic. The Beastie Boys, "Fight For Your Right" I think that more than half of...
Gorillaz, "New Genious (Brother)" Gorillaz, the band featuring Damon Albarn (Blur) and Dan "The Automator" Nakamura (Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, others), is one of the weirder success stories in popular music. The icy, detached compositions don't scream out "...
De La Soul, "Rap De Rap Show" There's a concept of a "difficult second album", which is mostly just a farm for confirmation bias, but hell, let's talk about De La Soul's difficult second album....
King Crimson, "21st Century Schizoid Man Including Mirrors" The early pinnacle of prog rock, In The Court of the Crimson King set a standard that a bunch of other bands would strive uselessly to surpass, including King Crimson themselves for a while. Now,...