Los Tres - La Espada & la Pared
65

Los Tres offers a decent to good release here with plenty of quality listens that tend to be hit or miss for me personally.

Recs:
- Dos en Uno
- Te Desheredo
- Partir de Cero
- Moizefala
- Me Rompio el Corazon

Buju Banton - 'Til Shiloh
80

Some of the coolest reggae I have ever listened to!

Recs:
- Murderer
- Champion
- Not an Easy Road
- Only Man
- Complaint
- Chuck It So
- Wanna Be Loved
- Hush Baby Hush
- What Ya Gonna Do

平沢進 [Susumu Hirasawa] - Sim City
95

Goes absolutely INSANE. Ridiculously good! I may not consider it perfection, but this is easily some of the best music that I have listened to!

My Dying Bride - The Angel and the Dark River
80

Ye this is the shit.

Recs:
- The Cry of Mankind
- Black Voyage
- Your Shameful Heaven
- The Sexuality of Bereavement

Kool G Rap - 4,5,6
60

A decent boom bap with a few highlights.

Recs:
- It's a Shame
- Fast Life
- Money on My Brain

Tricky - Maxinquaye
65

Most of it falls flat for me despite the dope production, even so there's a few gems.

Recs:
- Overcome
- Hell is Around the Corner
- Aftermath
- Feed Me

Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves
50

This punk ass release didn't do much for me.

Prince - The Gold Experience
80

Prince with another example of why he was such a legendary artist. Lovely stuff that has his unique DNA all over it.

Recs:
- P. Control
- Endorphinmachine
- Shhh
- The Most Beautiful Woman in the World
- Now
- Shy
- Eye Hate U
- Hold

Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve
70

It took most of the album for me to warm up to it, but I did warm up to it! It's pretty good actually.

Recs:
- Inside What's Within Behind
- Terminal Illusions
- Suffer in Truth
- Sublevels

Dark Tranquillity - The Gallery
50

Nothing about this piqued my interest.

Darkthrone - Panzerfaust
50

The only thing that caught my attention was the closer for how different it was. Too bad that it ended up being about as interesting as the rest of the album.

Emmylou Harris - Wrecking Ball
75

A very enjoyable alt-country release with easy to listen vocals and quality instrumentation.

Recs:
- Where Will I Be
- All My Tears
- Wrecking Ball
- Goin Back to Harlan
- Deeper Well
- May This Be Love
- Waltz Across Texas Tonight

AZ - Doe or Die
60

Enjoyed a few tracks though I found most of it to not be that notable.

Recs:
- Rather Unique
- Mo Money Mo Murder (Homicide)
- Doe or Die

DJ Screw - Bigtyme Vol II: All Screwed Up
65

It's got a vaporwave vibe which is honestly a really cool way to differentiate yourself from the pack. Good stuff.

Recs:
- Wreckless (feat. K-Rino)
- Tell Me Something Good
- My Mind Went Blank
- Straighten It Out
- Heading fo My Trunk

The Cardigans - Life
75

A cute, creative, and easy to listen release with plenty of charm.

Recs:
- Carnival
- Daddy's Car
- Tomorrow
- Beautiful One
- Hey! Get Out of My Way
- Closing Time

Paradise Lost - Draconian Times
50

Not feeling this.

Sonic Youth - Washing Machine
80

Some of their strongest material to date. Really enjoyed this one including the 20 minute epic closer.

Recs:
- Saucer-Like
- Washing Machine
- Little Trouble Girl (feat. Kim Deal)
- Skip Tracer
- The Diamond Sea

Alice in Chains - Alice in Chains
70

Not their strongest material overall, but there's plenty to enjoy here.

Recs:
- Grind
- Heaven Beside You
- Shame in You
- Frogs
- Over Now

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
70

Another solid release from Oasis with an easy to listen sound that doesn't go bland.

Recs:
- Wonderwall
- Some Might Say
- Cast no Shadow
- Morning Glory
- Champagne Supernova

Mr. Bungle - Disco Volante
95

Bizarre in the best way possible. Mr. Bungle does it again with this strong creative release that doesn't hold back in the slightest! Didn't care much for the opener, but other than that this is amongst the most fascinating listens I had the pleasure of experiencing!

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