Handedly Nirvana's most raw release, but also their most disjointed. Incesticide brings with it a handful of quality highlights, but it isn't to be compared to any of the band's studio albums.

A short and visceral continuation of many of the musical concepts found on Spiderland, there isn't much of an excuse not to check out this EP.

De La Soul's light-hearted and innovative sound has stood the test of time as an irreplaceable part of Hip Hop's legacy, yet it's greatest strength lies in the sense of innocent fun the group shares over each and every track.

Run The Jewels perfectly mirrors the rising global tensions at the turn of the decade in their most mature and dystopian project to date.

While an undeniable release in the scene of 80's Heavy Metal, Iron Maiden's fourth album fails to bring enough new to the table to necessary call it a worthy successor to The Number of the Beast.

Dead Kennedys are a difficult band to explain the qualities of, but they are a hell of a lot of fun regardless. In my personal experience, the simple rushes of adrenaline and endlessly catchy melodies are instantly addictive, which is arguably the best pro music can have. No matter how much you want to nitpick individual songs, vocals, or riffs, Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables is nearly impossible to turn off after it starts.

Primus loses none of their oddball personality seen in Frizzle Fry on their follow-up record, instead they double down and build upon the many quirks that have since come to define the band.

It's not that bad of a listen, just irritatingly dull. At this point, having released two full albums without Jim, I'm left wondering, "Why did they still brand themselves as the Doors?" I can only assume it was for marketing reasons, but this band simply is not The Doors, and no amount of half-assed Blues tunes were ever going to change anyone's mind.

New Wave's magnum opus, Remain In Light goes far beyond simply being innovative. At this point, Talking Heads had well established their Funk influences in the Punk scene. On their fourth LP, the band reaches the peak of their collective creativity, and takes that creativity to it's farthest extent. It's difficult to accurately describe why the compositions on this album are so good, but to me it feels like the band is really showing off their exclusive talents on each and every ... read more

Sleep's comeback record does a great job at encapsulating everything they had achieved up to that point, from their signature sludgy guitar tones, to long form songs more akin to Drone than Heavy Metal. The Sciences shows that there is still plenty of potential in Doom Metal, even in the modern era, and I can only hope that Sleep will come back to push the genre even further.

A masterwork of storytelling through song. Spiderland exists in it's own world of bleak disassociation, cautiously inviting you to explore it's various tales of horror. What you make of this album is entirely of your own perspective. Seemingly separated from any form of narrative, Spiderland is without explanation or reasoning, and that may be for the best.

Run The Jewels kill it again on their third album, one that continues to age well in the modern sociopolitical landscape that it criticizes. Equal parts humorous and empowering, Run The Jewels 3 is an album I regularly find myself coming back to.

An entertaining, but inconsistent breakthrough into the mainstream for Doechii. This mixtape shows plenty of potential in a wide variety of ways, which leaves me excited to see what Doechii chooses to do with her debut LP.

Captivating and euphoric in it's psychedelia, Sleep's Holy Mountain is undoubtedly one of Doom Metal's greatest releases.

I know these guys were only teenagers, but the decision to approve the final mix of this album was a travesty.

Fear of Music is Talking Heads deliberately dramatizing their own quirks and imperfections, and placing them directly into the spotlight. This change in attitude makes for a significantly more exhilarating and memorable record than the band's previous efforts. Fear of Music brings together sounds and themes from all over pop culture, producing a superb collection of grooves that anyone can get behind.

On the surface, More Songs About Buildings and Food comes off as a relatively low-key project. The true value of this album in Talking Heads' discography is the eccentric undertones of the melodies, and David Byrne's anxious voice.

Whether you're going into this album with certain expectations coming from Metallica's previous album, other songs in their discography, or simply with no expectations at all, Ride the Lightning is sure to blow them out of the water.

Yeah no. These should've stayed as demo recordings. Only 3 months after Jim Morrison dies in Paris, the band is met with two choices: continue making music without their frontman, or disband. Needless to say, they chose wrong. None of the energy or charisma from previous Doors records is to be found anywhere on this one.

Truly a hidden gem in the discography of one of the most beloved rappers on this website. While underwhelmingly short, this release still has plenty of great bars and beats to pick apart over longer periods of time.