Prince and The Revolution - Purple Rain
100

Just look at that album cover and try to tell me that this won't be one of the most glorious albums you've ever heard (warning: impossible).

Paul McCartney - McCartney II
82

This is pure McCartney: catchy, goofy, and inventive as always. The synthesizer exploration produces some lovely ear-candy, and the simple acoustic closer "One of These Days" is an all-timer.

Herbie Hancock - Mr. Hands
80

The first and last songs or atmospheric synthy jams.
The middle stuff occasionally feels less inspired, but the album never dips too far below the high standard it sets for itself.
Also it's called Mr. Hands which is hilarious.

Johnny Cash - American III: Solitary Man
85

I just love this series. Johnny Cash's sound becomes a little darker and weary on this one, picking songs that seem to reflect his struggles with illness and aging.

Wilco - Being There
95

Something about this album is so good at capturing that background feeling of general malaise, which might make it the most 'Wilco' album ever made.

De La Soul - 3 Feet High and Rising
85

So creative and sunny.

Action Bronson & The Alchemist - Lamb Over Rice
95

I love Action Bronson, but he's one of those artists that I only need to listen to for like twenty minutes at a time, and this EP is almost always what I reach for when I'm in the mood for peak Action Bronson wordplay and swagger.

Lou Reed - Transformer
93

Such a wonderful distillation of all essential Reed-ian elements

Jack Black - Peaches (from The Super Mario Bros. Movie)
100

This song was stuck in my head, I went to the Mario movie just to hear it in the correct context, was not disappointed at all, 10/10 what a banger

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Boatman's Call
80

He brings a sort of gut-wrenching storytelling vibe to the lowkey piano-driven instrumentals that the listener really like

50 Cent - Get Rich or Die Tryin'
65

I was really bored during a lot of this album. That being said the highlights, especially "21 Questions" are really fucking good.

Snoop Dogg - Tha Blue Carpet Treatment
55

I had such high hopes after the immaculate "Think About It" but was mostly dissapointed as the album went on (and on).

The Flaming Lips - At War With the Mystics
85

I love catchy inventive nuggets of pure weirdness

Tom Waits - Closing Time
80

What an affecting, sorrowful collection of touching ditties.

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
90

Squeeze my lemon 'til the juice runs down my leg (how did he say this without laughing).

Arbor Labor Union - Yonder
70

Weird meat puppets/grateful dead/minuteman mashup that cooks.

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