SonicTemple

An awesome album to both love and bone to; Apple brings some powerhouse tracks to the mix, particularly "Stardog Champion" and "Stargazer" among others, but does the unforgivable in omitting the "Chloe Dancer" intro to "Crown of Thorns", a ludicrous decision I would love to know the reasoning behind.

That said, Apple, and Mother Love Bone more broadly, still rule as this crazy Guns n' Roses esque hybrid of hair metal and proto-grunge, with ... read more

Bar none, the coolest anyone has ever looked is Marvin Gaye on the cover of this, and then he just absolutely tears it up with one of the greatest vocal performances ever over an onslaught of sensual vibes that yearn to be blasted at max volume.

I used to live across the street from The Bitter End — I'd have sold my soul to just pop in and hear Donny Hathaway and his band. As groovy and great a voice as you could ask for, perfectly executing on every cover and just jamming.

A really fun quick hit of the sound that would go on to cement the Pixies as one of the most important bands of the late 80s. Right from the get-go this thing explodes, erupting with that unpolished chaos that doesn't necessarily get more polished as time goes on for the band, but the bone machine of this is evident across their landmark follow-ups.