Sometimes, this music is awesome.
BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah, "Stark's Reality" This tune is very like David Axelrod, especially in the engineering of the recording and the strings. I would have loved to hear Ghostface actually rhyme on top of it. Oranssi Pazuzu, "Uraanisula"...
Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Hell of a Hat" Let's Face It is the album that broke through for the Bosstones, but I think their previous record (Question the Answers) is easily their best. The songwriting is both sharper and rougher, which suits...
The Maytals, "Daddy" The first Maytals album, 1965's The Sensational Maytals, was later re-issued with a bunch of extras and alternate takes as Sensational Ska Explosion. The extra junk is unnecessary, but the album is a great view into the early...
Ministry, "Just One Fix" Psalm 69 represents the last time Ministry was fun and not just a repetitive mess. "Jesus Built My Hotrod" is the highlight, but the album is chock full of similarly punishing industrial metal. I think the way...
Earth Wind & Fire, "Help Somebody" There are several bands that I really only knew from later radio hits that were on when I was a kid. So, to me, they were just these bands that had some corny hits that I didn&...
