Vertigo, "Sit Down and Shut Up" Psychedelic noise rockers Vertigo had one final EP in 1993, Driver #43, which might have been their best single release. By this point, they were playing pretty tight, and everything was really hitting. It's a...
The Dillinger Escape Plan, "43% Burnt" I dunno, I'm 100% burnt now! Neutral Milk Hotel, "April 8th" I learned about a podcast called Neutral Cider Hotel the other day, and I have to say, I was probably way more...
Prince Paul, "Psycho Linguistics (Convergent Thought)" Before his masterpiece, A Prince Among Thieves, Prince Paul released an uneven first solo record, Psychoanalysis: What Is It?. There are some good tunes on it, but a lot of kind of self-indulgent meandering, so it'...
Black Eyed Peas, "Bringing It Back" I've already talked about how different pre-Fergie BEP are from the band people know, and I'm not sure I have a second thing to observe about this record. So read that. Or don&...
Ohio Players, "It's Your Night / Words of Love" Daaaaaaaamn. The mid-70s Ohio Players albums were all ridiculously good. Karl Hendricks Trio, "The Official Shape of Beauty" I have a hard time picking my favorite album from the Karl Hendricks...