Album Log 2008

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  1. --Italics indicate relistens--
  3. 1/2: 1967-1970 (1973, The Beatles) - A+
  4. 1/2: 40 Greatest Hits (1978, Hank Williams) - A
  5. 1/2: Tim (1985, The Replacements) - A-
  6. 1/2: The Moldy Peaches (2001, The Moldy Peaches) - A+
  7. 1/3: Odessey and Oracle (1968, The Zombies) - A+
  8. 1/8: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972, David Bowie) - A+
  9. 1/8: Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996, The Olivia Tremor Control) - A+
  10. 1/8: George Harrison (1979, George Harrison) - A
  11. 1/8: Mind Games (1973, John Lennon) - A
  12. 1/8: Legend: The Best of Bob Marley and the Wailers (1984, Bob Marley & the Wailers) - A+
  13. 1/9: Hunky Dory (1971, David Bowie) - A+
  14. 1/9: Honky Chateau (1972, Elton John) - A
  15. 1/9: Cheap Thrills (1968, Big Brother & the Holding Company) - A+
  16. 1/10: The Beatles (1968, The Beatles) - A+
  17. 1/10: Aladdin Sane (1973, David Bowie) - A
  18. 1/10: Their Satanic Majesties Request (1967, The Rolling Stones) - A
  19. 1/10: Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007, Various) - A+
  20. 1/10: Tommy (1969, The Who) - A+
  21. 1/10: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  22. 1/10: Desire (1976, Bob Dylan) - A+
  23. 1/10: White Blood Cells (2001, The White Stripes) - A+
  24. 1/11: Acoustic (2004, John Lennon) - A-
  25. 1/11: Ringo's Rotogravure (1976, Ringo Starr) - B-
  26. 1/12: Ringo the 4th (1977, Ringo Starr) - C+
  27. 1/12: Bad Boy (1978, Ringo Starr) - C+
  28. 1/12: Stop and Smell the Roses (1981, Ringo Starr) - B-
  29. 1/12: Old Wave (1983, Ringo Starr) - B-
  30. 1/14: Ramones (1976, Ramones) - A+
  31. 1/14: Back to Black (2006, Amy Winehouse) - A
  32. 1/14: Time Takes Time (1992, Ringo Starr) - B
  33. 1/14: Vertical Man (1998, Ringo Starr) - B+
  34. 1/14: I Wanna Be Santa Claus (1999, Ringo Starr) - A-
  35. 1/15: Ringo & His New All-Starr Band (2002, Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) - B
  36. 1/15: Ringo Rama (2003, Ringo Starr) - C+
  37. 1/15: Choose Love (2005, Ringo Starr) - B+
  38. 1/15: Liverpool 8 (2008, Ringo Starr) - A-
  39. 1/15: Pipes of Peace (1983, Paul McCartney) - B+
  40. 1/15: Tenacious D (2001, Tenacious D) - A-
  41. 1/17: It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back (1988, Public Enemy) - A+
  42. 1/17: The Chronic (1992, Dr. Dre) - A
  43. 1/17: Double Fantasy (1980, John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - A+
  44. 1/17: Innervisions (1973, Stevie Wonder) - A+
  45. 1/17: Out of Our Heads (1965, The Rolling Stones) - A
  46. 1/17: Superfly (1972, Curtis Mayfield) - A+
  47. 1/17: Help! (1965, The Beatles) - A+
  48. 1/19: Stand! (1969, Sly and the Family Stone) - A+
  49. 1/20: Running with Scissors (1999, "Weird Al" Yankovic) - A+
  50. 1/20: Band on the Run (1973, Wings) - A+
  51. 1/20: Murmur (1983, R.E.M.) - A+
  52. 1/20: With the Beatles (1963, The Beatles) - A+
  53. 1/20: Magical Mystery Tour (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  54. 1/20: Juno (2007, Various) - A+
  55. 1/20: In Rainbows (2007, Radiohead) - A+
  56. 1/20: Brainwashed (2002, George Harrison) - A
  57. 1/20: Some Time in New York City (1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - A-
  58. 1/21: Nothing's Shocking (1988, Jane's Addiction) - A
  59. 1/21: Paranoid (1970, Black Sabbath) - A+
  60. 1/21: Alive! (1975, Kiss) - A+
  61. 1/23: Jukebox (2008, Cat Power) - A
  62. 1/24: Paul's Boutique (1989, Beastie Boys) - A-
  63. 1/24: Closer (1980, Joy Division) - B
  64. 1/25: Electric Warrior (1971, T. Rex) - A-
  65. 1/25: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967, The Velvet Underground) - A+
  66. 1/25: Rubber Soul (1965, The Beatles) - A+
  67. 1/27: Who's Next (1971, The Who) - A+
  68. 1/27: Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! (2002, Rain: A Tribute to the Beatles) - B
  69. 1/28: At San Quentin (1969, Johnny Cash) - A+
  70. 1/29: Master of Puppets (1986, Metallica) - B-
  71. 1/29: One Nation Under a Groove (1978, Funkadelic) - C+
  72. 1/29: My Generation (1965, The Who) - A+
  73. 1/29: A Quick One (1966, The Who) - A
  74. 1/29: The Who by Numbers (1975, The Who) - B+
  75. 1/29: Who Are You (1978, The Who) - B-
  76. 1/29: Odelay (1996, Beck) - B-
  77. 1/30: Vampire Weekend (2007, Vampire Weekend) - A-
  78. 1/30: Greatest Hits (1967, The Byrds) - A+
  79. 1/30: Natty Dread (1974, Bob Marley & the Wailers) - A-
  80. 1/31: Love (2006, The Beatles) - A+
  81. 1/31: The Stooges (1969, The Stooges) - A-
  82. 1/31: Fresh (1973, Sly and the Family Stone) - A-
  83. 2/1: Buffalo Springfield Again (1967, Buffalo Springfield) - A+
  84. 2/1: Happy Trails (1969, Quicksilver Messenger Service) - A
  85. 2/1: At San Quentin (1969, Johnny Cash) - A+
  86. 2/2: Vampire Weekend (2007, Vampire Weekend) - A-
  87. 2/2: Liverpool 8 (2008, Ringo Starr) - A-
  88. 2/2: Funhouse (1970, The Stooges) - A-
  89. 2/2: The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969, The Flying Burrito Brothers) - A+
  90. 2/2: At San Quentin (1969, Johnny Cash) - A+
  91. 2/2: With the Beatles (1963, The Beatles) - A+
  92. 2/2: Green River (1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival) - A
  93. 2/2: After the Gold Rush (1970, Neil Young) - A
  94. 2/2: The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968, The Byrds) - A+
  95. 2/4: 1 (2000, The Beatles) - A+
  96. 2/4: Paul's Boutique (1989, Beastie Boys) - A-
  97. 2/4: Gold (2005, Sublime) - A
  98. 2/4: At Folsom Prison (1968, Johnny Cash) - A+
  99. 2/4: Wedding Album (1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - B+
  100. 2/4: Once (2007, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova) - A-
  101. 2/5: Dirty Mind (1980, Prince) - C+
  102. 2/5: Are You Experienced (1967, Jimi Hendrix) - A+
  103. 2/6: Love (2006, The Beatles) - A+
  104. 2/6: Tea for the Tillerman (1970, Cat Stevens) - A
  105. 2/6: Ten (1991, Pearl Jam) - A-
  106. 2/6: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994, Pavement) - A
  107. 2/6: Pet Sounds (1966, The Beach Boys) - A+
  108. 2/6: New York Dolls (1973, New York Dolls) - A+
  109. 2/7: The Gilded Palace of Sin (1969, The Flying Burrito Brothers) - A+
  110. 2/7: Buffalo Springfield Again (1967, Buffalo Springfield) - A+
  111. 2/8: Nevermind (1991, Nirvana) - A-
  112. 2/8: Ten (1991, Pearl Jam) - A-
  113. 2/8: Slanted and Enchanted (1992, Pavement) - A
  114. 2/8: Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain (1994, Pavement) - A
  115. 2/8: Wheels of Fire (1968, Cream) - B-
  116. 2/8: The Downward Spiral (1994, Nine Inch Nails) - B+
  117. 2/8: Blast from Your Past (1975, Ringo Starr) - A-
  118. 2/8: Made in the Dark (2008, Hot Chip) - B-
  119. 2/8: Enjoy the Ride (2006, Sugarland) - B+
  120. 2/8: Taylor Swift (2006, Taylor Swift) - B-
  121. 2/9: The Beatles (1968, The Beatles) - A+
  122. 2/9: All Things Must Pass (1970, George Harrison) - A+
  123. 2/10: Licensed to Ill (1986, The Beastie Boys) - A-
  124. 2/10: Look-Ka Py Py (1970, The Meters) - B
  125. 2/11: Loveless (1991, My Bloody Valentine) - A
  126. 2/11: New Orleans Piano (1972, Professor Longhair) - B-
  127. 2/12: The Ultimate Collection (1996, Neil Diamond) - B-
  128. 2/12: Howlin' Wolf (1962, Howlin' Wolf) - A+
  129. 2/12: Raising Sand (2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) - A-
  130. 2/12: Brighter Than Creation's Dark (2008, Drive-By Truckers) - B+
  131. 2/13: Vagabonds (2008, Gary Louris) - A
  132. 2/14: Distortion (2008, The Magnetic Fields) - C+
  133. 2/14: The Bedlam in Goliath (2008, The Mars Volta) - A
  134. 2/15: A Hard Day's Night (1964, The Beatles) - A+
  135. 2/15: OK Computer (1997, Radiohead) - A+
  136. 2/15: Electric Ladyland (1968, Jimi Hendrix) - A
  137. 2/15: De Stijl (2000, The White Stripes) - A+
  138. 2/15: Hunky Dory (1971, David Bowie) - A+
  139. 2/15: Ta-Dah (2006, Scissor Sisters) - A+
  140. 2/15: The Moldy Peaches (2001, The Moldy Peaches) - A+
  141. 2/16: The Bedlam in Goliath (2008, The Mars Volta) - A
  142. 2/18: Antsy Pants (2006, Antsy Pants) - A-
  143. 2/18: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969, The Kinks) - A+
  144. 2/18: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  145. 2/18: You Could Have It So Much Better (2005, Franz Ferdinand) - A-
  146. 2/18: My Generation (1965, The Who) - A+
  147. 2/18: Mr. Tambourine Man (1965, The Byrds) - A+
  148. 2/19: Illmatic (1994, Nas) - A+
  149. 2/19: Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton (1966, John Mayall) - A+
  150. 2/19: Electric Warrior (1971, T. Rex) - A-
  151. 2/19: The Bends (1995, Radiohead) - A
  152. 2/19: Mind Games (1973, John Lennon) - A
  153. 2/19: Rubber Soul (1965, The Beatles) - A+
  154. 2/19: Thriller (1982, Michael Jackson) - A-
  155. 2/19: Vagabonds (2008, Gary Louris) - A
  156. 2/19: White Blood Cells (2001, The White Stripes) - A+
  157. 2/20: Meet the Beatles! (1964, The Beatles) - A+
  158. 2/20: Cosmo's Factory (1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival) - A+
  159. 2/21: Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle (1996, The Olivia Tremor Control) - A+
  160. 2/21: Hidden Vagenda (2004, Kimya Dawson) - A
  161. 2/21: Remember That I Love You (2006, Kimya Dawson) - A-
  162. 2/22: Jesus of Cool (1978, Nick Lowe) - A
  163. 2/22: Love Behind the Melody (2008, Raheem DeVaughn) - C
  164. 2/22: Lust Lust Lust (2007, The Raveonettes) - A-
  165. 2/22: Working Man's Café (2007, Ray Davies) - B-
  166. 2/22: Detours (2008, Sheryl Crow) - B+
  167. 2/22: Some People Have Real Problems (2008, Sia) - A-
  168. 2/22: Sublime Acoustic: Bradley Nowell & Friends (1998, Sublime) - A-
  169. 2/22: Mission Control (2008, The Whigs) - A-
  170. 2/22: Real Emotional Trash (2008, Stephen Malkmus) - A-
  171. 2/22: Abbey Road (1969, The Beatles) - A+
  172. 2/25: Imagine (1971, John Lennon) - A+
  173. 2/25: Howlin' Wolf (1962, Howlin' Wolf) - A+
  174. 2/27: New Amerykah, Pt. 1: 4th World War (2008, Erykah Badu) - B
  175. 2/27: The Feeding of the 5000 (1978, Crass) - C-
  176. 2/27: 12 Crass Songs (2007, Jeffrey Lewis) - C+
  177. 2/27: Wingspan: Hits and History (2002, Paul McCartney) - A+
  178. 2/27: Doolittle (1989, Pixies) - A-
  179. 2/28: Donnie Darko (2002, Michael Andrews) - A
  180. 2/29: The Moldy Peaches (2001, The Moldy Peaches) - A+
  181. 2/29: Elv1s: 30 #1 Hits (2002, Elvis Presley) - A+
  182. 2/29: Icky Thump (2007, The White Stripes) - A+
  183. 2/29: In Rainbows (2007, Radiohead) - A+
  184. 2/29: The Sun Years (1990, Johnny Cash) - A+
  185. 2/29: New York Dolls (1973, New York Dolls) - A+
  186. 2/29: Paranoid (1970, Black Sabbath) - A+
  187. 3/2: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969, The Kinks) - A+
  188. 3/2: The Marshall Mathers LP (2000, Eminem) - A+
  189. 3/3: Wish You Were Here (1975, Pink Floyd) - A+
  190. 3/3: Please Please Me (1963, The Beatles) - A+
  191. 3/3: With the Beatles (1963, The Beatles) - A+
  192. 3/4: Layla & Other Assorted Love Songs (1970, Derek & the Dominos) - A+
  193. 3/4: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998, Neutral Milk Hotel) - A+
  194. 3/4: Lust Lust Lust (2007, The Raveonettes) - A-
  195. 3/4: Mission Control (2008, The Whigs) - A-
  196. 3/4: Pet Sounds (1966, The Beach Boys) - A+
  197. 3/4: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Feeling (2002, Various) - A+
  198. 3/5: Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964, Bob Dylan) - A+
  199. 3/7: Beggars Banquet (1968, The Rolling Stones) - A+
  200. 3/7: Back to Black (2006, Amy Winehouse) - A
  201. 3/9: Slanted and Enchanted (1992, Pavement) - A
  202. 3/10: Forever Gold (1999, Edith Piaf) - A+
  203. 3/10: The Notorious Byrd Brothers (1968, The Byrds) - A+
  204. 3/11: Band on the Run (1973, Wings) - A+
  205. 3/12: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973, Elton John) - A+
  206. 3/12: Raising Sand (2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) - A-
  207. 3/12: Venus and Mars (1975, Wings) - A-
  208. 3/13: Let It Be (1984, The Replacements) - A
  209. 3/13: Can't Buy a Thrill (1972, Steely Dan) - C+
  210. 3/13: Paid in Full (1987, Eric B. & Rakim) - A+
  211. 3/13: The Big Doe Rehab (2007, Ghostface Killah) - B+
  212. 3/13: Dreaming of Revenge (2008, Kaki King) - A-
  213. 3/13: The Cool (2007, Lupe Fiasco) - B-
  214. 3/15: Volume One (2008, She & Him) - C+
  215. 3/15: Run-D.M.C. (1984, Run-D.M.C.) - A-
  216. 3/15: Strangers Almanac (1997, Whiskeytown) - B+
  217. 3/17: The Bootleg Series, Vol. 5: Live 1975 - The Rolling Thunder Revue (2002, Bob Dylan) - A
  218. 3/18: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970, Simon and Garfunkel) - A+
  219. 3/18: Cheap Thrills (1968, Big Brother & the Holding Company) - A+
  220. 3/18: Blood on the Tracks (1975, Bob Dylan) - A+
  221. 3/18: Frank (2003, Amy Winehouse) - A
  222. 3/19: The Beatles (1968, The Beatles) - A+
  223. 3/22: Rubber Soul (1965, The Beatles) - A+
  224. 3/22: And I Feel Fine...: The Best of the I.R.S. Years 1982-1987 (2006, R.E.M.) - A+
  225. 3/22: Pet Sounds (1966, The Beach Boys) - A+
  226. 3/22: Paid in Full (1987, Eric B. and Rakim) - A+
  227. 3/23: 1967-1970 (1973, The Beatles) - A+
  228. 3/23: Blonde on Blonde (1966, Bob Dylan) - A
  229. 3/23: Garfield (2002, Adam Green) - B+
  230. 3/23: Consolers of the Lonely (2008, The Raconteurs) - A
  231. 3/24: Consolers of the Lonely (2008, The Raconteurs) - A
  232. 3/24: Broken Boy Soldiers (2006, The Raconteurs) - A-
  233. 3/24: Icky Thump (2007, The White Stripes) - A+
  234. 3/24: Stax Does the Beatles (2008, Various) - A-
  235. 3/24: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969, The Kinks) - A+
  236. 3/26: Greatest Hits (1967, Bob Dylan) - A+
  237. 3/26: Magical Mystery Tour (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  238. 3/26: Are You Experienced (1967, Jimi Hendrix) - A+
  239. 3/28: Funplex (2008, The B-52's) - B
  240. 3/28: Get Awkward (2008, Be Your Own Pet) - C+
  241. 3/29: A Mad & Faithful Telling (2008, Devotchka) - A-
  242. 3/29: Accelerate (2008, R.E.M.) - B+
  243. 3/29: Elephant (2003, The White Stripes) - A+
  244. 3/30: Mr. Excitement! (1992, Jackie Wilson) - B-
  245. 3/31: Black Sabbath (1970, Black Sabbath) - A+
  246. 3/31: Freak Out! (1966, Frank Zappa) - A
  247. 3/31: Reasonable Doubt (1996, Jay-Z) - A+
  248. 4/1: The River (1980, Bruce Springsteen) - C+
  249. 4/1: Metallica (1991, Metallica) - B-
  250. 4/2: Trans Europa Express/Trans-Europe Express (1977, Kraftwerk) - A-
  251. 4/2: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968, The Kinks) - A+
  252. 4/3: Jesus of Cool (1978, Nick Lowe) - A
  253. 4/3: Rocket to Russia (1977, Ramones) - A+
  254. 4/3: Mission Control (2008, The Whigs) - A-
  255. 4/3: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  256. 4/3: Who's Next (1971, The Who) - A+
  257. 4/3: Attack & Release (2008, The Black Keys) - B+
  258. 4/4: Astral Weeks (1968, Van Morrison) - A
  259. 4/4: Consolers of the Lonely (2008, The Raconteurs) - A
  260. 4/4: Icky Thump (2007, The White Stripes) - A+
  261. 4/5: Starless and Bible Black (1974, King Crimson) - A
  262. 4/6: 69 Love Songs (1999, The Magnetic Fields) - B+
  263. 4/6: Stardust (1978, Willie Nelson) - B-
  264. 4/6: Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969, Crosby, Stills & Nash) - A+
  265. 4/8: Psychocandy (1985, The Jesus and Mary Chain) - B
  266. 4/9: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) - A+
  267. 4/10: Juno (2007, Various) - A+
  268. 4/10: The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968, The Kinks) - A+
  269. 4/10: Fresh Cream (1966, Cream) - A
  270. 4/10: 1962-1966 (1973, The Beatles) - A+
  271. 4/10: Tapestry (1971, Carole King) - A
  272. 4/10: Imagine (1971, John Lennon) - A+
  273. 4/11: Brainwashed (2002, George Harrison) - A
  274. 4/11: Ramones (1976, Ramones) - A+
  275. 4/11: Rocket to Russia (1977, Ramones) - A+
  276. 4/11: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973, Elton John) - A+
  277. 4/13: Mothership Connection (1975, Parliament) - B-
  278. 4/14: The Genius of Ray Charles (1959, Ray Charles) - A-
  279. 4/16: Anthology of American Folk Music (1952, Various) - A+
  280. 4/17: My Life (1994, Mary J. Blige) - B-
  281. 4/18: The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975, Various) - A-
  282. 4/18: The Cars (1978, The Cars) - B+
  283. 4/18: Five Leaves Left (1969, Nick Drake) - B
  284. 4/20: I'm Still In Love with You (1972, Al Green) - B+
  285. 4/20: Trouble in Mind (2008, Hayes Carll) - B+
  286. 4/22: Schoenberg, Sibelius: Violin Concertos (2008, Hilary Hahn) - B
  287. 4/22: E=MC² (2008, Mariah Carey) - C
  288. 4/22: Just Us Kids (2008, James McMurtry) - B
  289. 4/23: Jim Noir (2008, Jim Noir) - A-
  290. 4/23: Last Night (2008, Moby) - B-
  291. 4/23: In Ghost Colours (2008, Cut Copy) - C+
  292. 4/24: Visiter (2008, The Dodos) - A
  293. 4/24: Flight of the Conchords (2008, Flight of the Conchords) - A-
  294. 4/24: Tower of Love (2005, Jim Noir) - A-
  295. 4/24: Saturdays = Youth (2008, M83) - C+
  296. 4/25: Santogold (2008, Santogold) - C
  297. 4/25: Gods of the Earth (2008, The Sword) - B
  298. 4/25: Houses of the Holy (1973, Led Zeppelin) - A+
  299. 4/25: Bridge Over Troubled Water (1970, Simon and Garfunkel) - A+
  300. 4/25: Dig, Lazarus, Dig!!! (2008, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) - A+
  301. 4/26: Let It Be (1970, The Beatles) - A+
  302. 4/26: Nevermind (1991, Nirvana) - A-
  303. 4/27: Rejuvenation (1974, The Meters) - A-
  304. 4/27: Reasonable Doubt (1996, Jay-Z) - A+
  305. 4/27: Ready to Die (1994, The Notorious B.I.G.) - A+
  306. 4/27: Raising Sand (2007, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss) - A-
  307. 4/27: Live at Leeds (1970, The Who) - A+
  308. 4/27: The Birthday Party (1980, The Birthday Party) - A-
  309. 4/28: I Got Stoned and I Missed It: The Best from Shel Silverstein 1971-1979 (2003, Dr. Hook) - A-
  310. 4/28: Encore (2004, Eminem) - B-
  311. 4/29: Anthem of the Sun (1968, Grateful Dead) - B+
  312. 4/30: Something Else by the Kinks (1967, The Kinks) - A+
  313. 4/30: Call Me (1973, Al Green) - B+
  314. 5/1: Talking Heads: 77 (1977, Talking Heads) - A-
  315. 5/1: Visiter (2008, The Dodos) - A
  316. 5/1: Past Masters: Vol. 2 (1988, The Beatles) - A+
  317. 5/1: Something Else by the Kinks (1967, The Kinks) - A+
  318. 5/1: Disraeli Gears (1967, Cream) - A-
  319. 5/1: Are You Experienced (1967, Jimi Hendrix) - A+
  320. 5/1: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970, John Lennon) - A+
  321. 5/1: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972, David Bowie) - A+
  322. 5/1: At Newport 1960 (1960, Muddy Waters) - A
  323. 5/3: The Basement Tapes (1975, Bob Dylan and the Band) - A+
  324. 5/4: White Light/White Heat (1968, The Velvet Underground) - A
  325. 5/4: Prayers on Fire (1981, The Birthday Party) - A-
  326. 5/5: Hard Candy (2008, Madonna) - B-
  327. 5/6: Rubber Soul (1965, The Beatles) - A+
  328. 5/6: If (2008, Mindless Self Indulgence) - A-
  329. 5/6: Mudcrutch (2008, Mudcrutch) - A-
  330. 5/7: Robyn (2005, Robyn) - C+
  331. 5/7: Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings the Blues (1965, Otis Redding) - A+
  332. 5/7: Simon and Garfunkel's Greatest Hits (1972, Simon and Garfunkel) - A-
  333. 5/8: Kick Out the Jams (1969, MC5) - A+
  334. 5/8: Meat Is Murder (1985, The Smiths) - A-
  335. 5/8: Master of Reality (1971, Black Sabbath) - A+
  336. 5/8: Abbey Road (1969, The Beatles) - A+
  337. 5/9: Fear of a Black Planet (1990, Public Enemy) - A+
  338. 5/13: Blood Sugar Sex Magik (1991, Red Hot Chili Peppers) - A-
  339. 5/14: Elephant (2003, The White Stripes) - A+
  340. 5/14: Damn the Torpedoes (1979, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) - B-
  341. 5/14: Sublime (1996, Sublime) - A+
  342. 5/14: The Velvet Underground (1969, The Velvet Underground) - A+
  343. 5/15: Surfer Rosa (1988, Pixies) - A-
  344. 5/19: Back Stabbers (1972, The O'Jays) - C+
  345. 5/20: Narrow Stairs (2008, Death Cab for Cutie) - B-
  346. 5/26: Live in New York City (1986, John Lennon) - A-
  347. 5/27: Live at Leeds (1970, The Who) - A+
  348. 5/27: Rockferry (2008, Duffy) - B
  349. 5/28: Momofuku (2008, Elvis Costello) - B+
  350. 5/28: The Slip (2008, Nine Inch Nails) - A-
  351. 5/29: Woodstock: Three Days of Peace and Music - 25th Anniversary Collection (1994, Various) - A+
  352. 5/30: Electric Ladyland (1968, Jimi Hendrix) - A
  353. 5/30: Ramones (1976, Ramones) - A+
  354. 5/30: Rocket to Russia (1977, Ramones) - A+
  355. 5/30: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  356. 5/31: Beatles for Sale (1964, The Beatles) - A+
  357. 5/31: Memory Almost Full (2007, Paul McCartney) - B
  358. 5/31: End of the Century (1980, Ramones) - A
  359. 5/31: Halfway to Sanity (1987, Ramones) - C-
  360. 5/31: Empty Sky (1969, Elton John) - C+
  361. 6/1: Madman Across the Water (1971, Elton John) - A-
  362. 6/1: Self Portrait (1970, Bob Dylan) - D+
  363. 6/2: New Morning (1970, Bob Dylan) - A-
  364. 6/2: Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973, Bob Dylan) - A
  365. 6/2: Dylan (1973, Bob Dylan) - B-
  366. 6/3: Juno (2007, Various) - A+
  367. 6/6: Fleet Foxes (2008, Fleet Foxes) - A-
  368. 6/6: Year Zero (2007, Nine Inch Nails) - A-
  369. 6/6: Duty Now for the Future (1979, Devo) - C
  370. 6/7: Shot of Love (1981, Bob Dylan) - C+
  371. 6/7: Under the Red Sky (1990, Bob Dylan) - B
  372. 6/9: World Gone Wrong (1993, Bob Dylan) - A-
  373. 6/10: Oh Mercy (1989, Bob Dylan) - A-
  374. 6/10: Sleeping with the Past (1989, Elton John) - C
  375. 6/15: Who's Next (1971, The Who) - A+
  376. 6/17: Hunky Dory (1971, David Bowie) - A+
  377. 6/17: The One (1992, Elton John) - C+
  378. 6/17: Duets (1993, Elton John) - C-
  379. 6/18: Icky Thump (2007, The White Stripes) - A+
  380. 6/21: Let It Be (1970, The Beatles) - A+
  381. 6/22: All Things Must Pass (1970, George Harrison) - A+
  382. 6/24: Made in England (1995, Elton John) - B-
  383. 6/26: The Big Picture (1997, Elton John) - C+
  384. 6/26: Leave Home (1977, Ramones) - A
  385. 6/27: Road to Ruin (1978, Ramones) - A
  386. 6/27: Pleasant Dreams (1981, Ramones) - A
  387. 6/28: Too Tough to Die (1984, Ramones) - C+
  388. 6/28: Subterranean Jungle (1983, Ramones) - B-
  389. 6/28: Van Lear Rose (2004, Loretta Lynn) - A+
  390. 6/29: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 4 - Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998, Bob Dylan) - A+
  391. 6/30: His Sun Years (2001, Johnny Cash) - A+
  392. 7/2: Flavors of Entanglement (2008, Alanis Morissette) - B+
  393. 7/3: There Were Wolves (2008, The Accidental) - B-
  394. 7/3: Viva la Vida or Death and All His Friends (2008, Coldplay) - B
  395. 7/3: Seeing Things (2008, Jakob Dylan) - B
  396. 7/4: Evil Urges (2008, My Morning Jackey) - B-
  397. 7/4: Weezer (2008, Weezer) - C+
  398. 7/4: Pink Moon (1972, Nick Drake) - A-
  399. 7/5: The Dock of the Bay (1968, Otis Redding) - A+
  400. 7/6: Two Steps from the Blues (1961, Bobby Bland) - A
  401. 7/6: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966, Otis Redding) - A+
  402. 7/6: Los Angeles (1980, X) - A-
  403. 7/7: Station to Station (1976, David Bowie) - A-
  404. 7/7: Slowhand (1977, Eric Clapton) - B+
  405. 7/7: Disintegration (1989, The Cure) - A
  406. 7/7: Van Lear Rose (2004, Loretta Lynn) - A+
  407. 7/7: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  408. 7/7: American Recordings (1994, Johnny Cash) - A
  409. 7/7: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966, Simon and Garfunkel) - A+
  410. 7/8: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 4 - Live 1966: The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert (1998, Bob Dylan) - A+
  411. 7/9: Exile in Guyville (1993, Liz Phair) - A+
  412. 7/10: His Best (1997, Little Walter) - A+
  413. 7/11: Modern Guilt (2008, Beck) - A-
  414. 7/12: Live Santa Monica '72 (2008, David Bowie) - A+
  415. 7/12: Upstairs at Eric's (1982, Yazoo) - B-
  416. 7/13: You and Me Both (1983, Yazoo) - C
  417. 7/14: Violator (1990, Depeche Mode) - C+
  418. 7/14: Yardbirds (1966, Yardbirds) - A
  419. 7/17: Rust Never Sleeps (1979, Neil Young) - A
  420. 7/20: Brothers in Arms (1985, Dire Straits) - B
  421. 7/20: Between the Buttons (1967, The Rolling Stones) - B-
  422. 7/20: The Definitive Collection (2006, Jerry Lee Lewis) - A
  423. 7/22: Elephant (2003, The White Stripes) - A+
  424. 7/22: OK Computer (1997, Radiohead) - A+
  425. 7/22: Past Masters: Vol. 1 (1988, The Beatles) - A+
  426. 7/25: Past Masters: Vol. 2 (1988, The Beatles) - A+
  427. 7/26: Please Please Me (1963, The Beatles) - A+
  428. 7/27: The Doors (1967, The Doors) - A+
  429. 8/1: Untitled (2008, Nas) - B-
  430. 8/1: Fate (2008, Dr. Dog) - B-
  431. 8/1: Stay Positive (2008, The Hold Steady) - B
  432. 8/2: Exile in Guyville (1993, Liz Phair) - A+
  433. 8/2: Life Death Love and Freedom (2008, John Mellencamp) - A-
  434. 8/3: Love on the Inside (2008, Sugarland) - B+
  435. 8/3: Boy (1980, U2) - A-
  436. 8/4: Modern Guilt (2008, Beck) - A-
  437. 8/4: Magical Mystery Tour (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  438. 8/4: Live Santa Monica '72 (2008, David Bowie) - A+
  439. 8/5: White Blood Cells (2001, The White Stripes) - A+
  440. 8/5: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966, Otis Redding) - A+
  441. 8/5: Innervisions (1973, Stevie Wonder) - A+
  442. 8/5: David Bowie (1969, David Bowie) - A-
  443. 8/5: The Man Who Sold the World (1970, David Bowie) - A-
  444. 8/6: Pin Ups (1973, David Bowie) - C+
  445. 8/6: Diamond Dogs (1974, David Bowie) - A
  446. 8/7: Young Americans (1975, David Bowie) - B-
  447. 8/7: Walls and Bridges (1974, John Lennon) - A-
  448. 8/8: Singles Going Steady (1979, Buzzcocks) - A-
  449. 8/9: Stankonia (2000, OutKast) - A
  450. 8/10: Substance (1987, New Order) - B-
  451. 8/10: Louder Than Bombs (1987, The Smiths) - B-
  452. 8/11: Rage Against the Machine (1992, Rage Against the Machine) - A
  453. 8/12: Tommy (1969, The Who) - A+
  454. 8/12: Volunteers (1969, Jefferson Airplane) - A-
  455. 8/13: Siren (1975, Roxy Music) - B
  456. 8/13: Post (1995, Björk) - C+
  457. 8/14: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  458. 8/14: Crosby, Stills & Nash (1969, Crosby, Stills & Nash) - A+
  459. 8/14: Funky Kingston (1974, Toots and the Maytals) - A-
  460. 8/15: Sunflower (1970, The Beach Boys) - C+
  461. 8/16: Surf's Up (1971, The Beach Boys) - B-
  462. 8/17: LP3 (2008, Ratatat) - A-
  463. 8/18: Van Lear Rose (2004, Loretta Lynn) - A+
  464. 8/20: The Dark Knight (2008, Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard) - A+
  465. 8/21: The Rhumb Line (2008, Ra Ra Riot) - A-
  466. 8/22: Yardbirds (1966, Yardbirds) - A
  467. 8/22: The Bends (1995, Radiohead) - A
  468. 8/22: The Best of George Harrison (1976, George Harrison) - A+
  469. 8/22: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998, Neutral Milk Hotel) - A+
  470. 8/22: Catch a Fire (1973, Bob Marley & the Wailers) - A
  471. 8/23: Highway 61 Revisited (1965, Bob Dylan) - A+
  472. 8/23: Everything That Happens Will Happen Today (2008, Brian Eno and David Byrne) - A-
  473. 8/24: Horses (1975, Patti Smith) - A+
  474. 8/24: Who's Next (1971, The Who) - A+
  475. 8/24: Photograph: The Very Best of Ringo (2007, Ringo Starr) - A-
  476. 8/24: Station to Station (1976, David Bowie) - A-
  477. 8/25: In Rainbows (2007, Radiohead) - A+
  478. 8/25: You Are Free (2003, Cat Power) - A
  479. 8/26: Modern Times (2006, Bob Dylan) - A+
  480. 8/26: The Modern Lovers (1976, The Modern Lovers) - A+
  481. 8/26: For Your Pleasure (1973, Roxy Music) - A
  482. 8/26: Blue Lines (1991, Massive Attack) - C-
  483. 8/27: Rain Dogs (1985, Tom Waits) - A
  484. 8/27: Pink Flag (1977, Wire) - A+
  485. 8/29: Forth (2008, The Verve) - B+
  486. 8/29: Rage Against the Machine (1992, Rage Against the Machine) - A
  487. 8/30: Pink Flag (1977, Wire) - A+
  488. 8/30: Mezzanine (1998, Massive Attack) - C+
  489. 8/31: Dummy (1994, Portishead) - B-
  490. 9/1: The Battle of Los Angeles (1999, Rage Against the Machine) - A+
  491. 9/2: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008, Various) - A+
  492. 9/3: Kid A (2000, Radiohead) - B-
  493. 9/4: OK Computer (1997, Radiohead) - A+
  494. 9/4: This Storm (2008, Sonya Kitchell) - B-
  495. 9/4: Alphabutt (2008, Kimya Dawson) - C-
  496. 9/6: The Moldy Peaches (2001, The Moldy Peaches) - A+
  497. 9/6: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967, The Beatles) - A+
  498. 9/6: Greatest Hits (1967, The Byrds) - A+
  499. 9/6: Tommy (1969, The Who) - A+
  500. 9/7: Command Performances: The Essential 60's Masters II (1995, Elvis Presley) - A+
  501. 9/7: The Clash (1977, The Clash) - A
  502. 9/7: The Bedlam in Goliath (2008, The Mars Volta) - A
  503. 9/8: GP (1973, Gram Parsons) - A+
  504. 9/8: Grievous Angel (1974, Gram Parsons) - A
  505. 9/10: The 3rd World (2008, Immortal Technique) - A
  506. 9/12: Firefly (2005, Greg Edmonson) - A+
  507. 9/13: Serenity (2005, David Newman) - A+
  508. 9/14: It's Alive (1979, Ramones) - A+
  509. 9/16: The Best of Bob Dylan's Theme Time Radio Hour (2007, Various) - A+
  510. 9/17: Van Halen (1978, Van Halen) - B-
  511. 9/17: Mule Variations (1999, Tom Waits) - A-
  512. 9/17: The Stand Ins (2008, Okkervil River) - B
  513. 9/18: Death Magnetic (2008, Metallica) - B
  514. 9/19: Year of the Gentleman (2008, Ne-Yo) - D+
  515. 9/19: Gift of Screws (2008, Lindsey Buckingham) - C
  516. 9/22: Arthur (Or the Fall and Decline of the British Empire) (1969, The Kinks) - A+
  517. 9/22: Pink Flag (1977, Wire) - A+
  518. 9/23: The Modern Lovers (1976, The Modern Lovers) - A+
  519. 9/23: Outlandos d'Amour (1978, The Police) - B+
  520. 9/23: Here Come the Warm Jets (1973, Brian Eno) - C+
  521. 9/24: #1 Record (1972, Big Star) - A-
  522. 9/24: Radio City (1974, Big Star) - A-
  523. 9/24: In Utero (1993, Nirvana) - A+
  524. 9/24: #1 Record (1972, Big Star) - A-
  525. 9/24: Radio City (1972, Big Star) - A-
  526. 9/25: Running with Scissors (1999, Weird Al Yankovic) - A+
  527. 9/26: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band (1970, John Lennon) - A+
  528. 9/26: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  529. 9/26: Furr (2008, Blitzen Trapper) - B
  530. 9/26: Dear Science (2008, TV on the Radio) - C-
  531. 9/26: Sleepless (2002, Peter Wolf) - A-
  532. 9/27: Sea Change (2002, Beck) - A-
  533. 9/27: Tragic Kingdom (1995, No Doubt) - B
  534. 9/28: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus (2004, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds) - B
  535. 9/28: Neon Bible (2007, Arcade Fire) - A+
  536. 9/28: Trees Outside the Academy (2007, Thurston Moore) - C+
  537. 9/29: Yes, I'm a Witch (2007, Yoko Ono) - B+
  538. 9/29: Ghosts I-IV (2008, Nine Inch Nails) - A-
  539. 10/1: Dylanesque (2007, Bryan Ferry) - C-
  540. 10/1: White Chalk (2007, PJ Harvey) - B-
  541. 10/1: Harps and Angels (2008, Randy Newman) - B-
  542. 10/1: Acid Tongue (2008, Jenny Lewis) - B
  543. 10/1: The Beatles (1968, The Beatles) - A+
  544. 10/1: In Utero (1993, Nirvana) - A+
  545. 10/1: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008, Various) - A+
  546. 10/2: Paranoid (1970, Black Sabbath) - A+
  547. 10/7: The Velvet Underground & Nico (1967, The Velvet Underground) - A+
  548. 10/12: The Bootleg Series: Vol. 8 - Tell Tale Signs: Rare and Unreleased 1989-2006 (2008, Bob Dylan) - A
  549. 10/13: Loyalty to Loyalty (2008, Cold War Kids) - A+
  550. 10/14: Offend Maggie (2008, Deerhoof) - B-
  551. 10/16: Rocking the Cradle: Egypt 1978 (2008, Grateful Dead) - B-
  552. 10/16: OH (Ohio) (2008, Lambchop) - B-
  553. 10/20: The Way I See It (2008, Raphael Saadiq) - A
  554. 10/20: Six Feet Under (2002, Various) - A-
  555. 10/21: Six Feet Under: Vol. 2 - Everything Ends (2005, Various) - A-
  556. 10/21: In Utero (1993, Nirvana) - A+
  557. 10/21: Neon Bible (2007, Arcade Fire) - A+
  558. 10/22: All Things Must Pass (1970, George Harrison) - A+
  559. 10/22: Ritual de lo Habitual (1990, Jane's Addiction) - A
  560. 10/22: At Folsom Prison (1968, Johnny Cash) - A+
  561. 10/23: The Blueprint (2001, Jay-Z) - C+
  562. 10/23: Ready to Die (1994, Notorious B.I.G.) - A+
  563. 10/23: Past Masters: Vol. 2 (1988, The Beatles) - A+
  564. 10/23: Hunky Dory (1971, David Bowie) - A+
  565. 10/25: Elton John (1970, Elton John) - A
  566. 10/25: White Blood Cells (2001, The White Stripes) - A+
  567. 10/25: Imagine (1971, John Lennon) - A+
  568. 10/26: Document (1987, R.E.M.) - A
  569. 10/26: The Best of George Harrison (1976, George Harrison) - A+
  570. 10/27: A Rush of Blood to the Head (2002, Coldplay) - B+
  571. 10/28: Flaming Pie (1997, Paul McCartney) - A+
  572. 10/29: Icky Thump (2007, The White Stripes) - A+
  573. 10/30: The Score (1996, Fugees) - A-
  574. 10/30: Radio (1985, LL Cool J) - A-
  575. 10/31: Life After Death (1997, The Notorious B.I.G.) - A+
  576. 11/3: Maggot Brain (1971, Funkadelic) - A
  577. 11/3: Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! (1978, Devo) - A-
  578. 11/4: Ramones (1976, Ramones) - A+
  579. 11/5: Fly Like an Eagle (1976, Steve Miller Band) - B-
  580. 11/6: Music (2000, Madonna) - C+
  581. 11/7: For Everyman (1973, Jackson Browne) - B
  582. 11/7: John Prine (1971, John Prine) - C-
  583. 11/9: Love It to Death (1971, Alice Cooper) - A-
  584. 11/10: How Will the Wolf Survive? (1984, Los Lobos) - B
  585. 11/10: Tumbleweed Connection (1970, Elton John) - A+
  586. 11/10: Tunnel of Love (1987, Bruce Springsteen) - C+
  587. 11/11: I'm a Lonesome Fugitive (1967, Merle Haggard) - A-
  588. 11/12: Branded Man (1967, Merle Haggard) - B
  589. 11/12: Twilight (2008, Various) - C
  590. 11/12: 4:13 Dream (2008, The Cure) - B-
  591. 11/15: Heart On (2008, Eagles of Death Metal) - A-
  592. 11/15: Off with Their Heads (2008, Kaiser Chiefs) - A-
  593. 11/18: Power, Corruption & Lies (1983, New Order) - A-
  594. 11/21: The Renaissance (2008, Q-Tip) - C+
  595. 11/24: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness (1995, Smashing Pumpkins) - A
  596. 11/24: Voodoo (2000, D'Angelo) - A-
  597. 11/25: The Heart of Saturday Night (1974, Tom Waits) - A-
  598. 11/25: Loyalty to Loyalty (2008, Cold War Kids) - C+
  599. 11/25: Tumbleweed Connection (1970, Elton John) - A+
  600. 11/25: New York Dolls (1973, New York Dolls) - A+
  601. 11/26: The Beatles (1968, The Beatles) - A+
  602. 11/26: The Times They Are A-Changin' (1964, Bob Dylan) - A+
  603. 11/26: Cosmo's Factory (1970, Creedence Clearwater Revival) - A+
  604. 11/26: Beggars Banquet (1968, The Rolling Stones) - A+
  605. 11/26: A Night at the Opera (1976, Queen) - A+
  606. 11/26: Led Zeppelin IV (1971, Led Zeppelin) - A+
  607. 11/26: Meet the Beatles! (1964, The Beatles) - A+
  608. 11/27: It's Alive (1979, Ramones) - A+
  609. 11/27: White Blood Cells (2001, The White Stripes) - A+
  610. 11/27: Live at Leeds (1970, The Who) - A+
  611. 11/27: Yo! Bum Rush the Show (1987, Public Enemy) - A
  612. 11/28: Willy and the Poor Boys (1969, Creedence Clearwater Revival) - A+
  613. 11/29: Gold (2005, Barry White) - A
  614. 12/2: John Wesley Harding (1967, Bob Dylan) - A+
  615. 12/2: Beatles for Sale (1964, The Beatles) - A+
  616. 12/2: 1 (2000, The Beatles) - A+
  617. 12/2: We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed (2008, Los Campesinos!) - B+
  618. 12/3: 28 Golden Hits (2005, Patsy Cline) - A-
  619. 12/5: Alone II: The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo (2008, Rivers Cuomo) - A
  620. 12/5: Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (1994, The Fireman) - C
  621. 12/6: Rushes (1998, The Fireman) - B-
  622. 12/6: Electric Arguments (2008, The Fireman) - C+
  623. 12/6: 808s & Heartbreak (2008, Kanye West) - C+
  624. 12/9: Sugar Mountain: Live at Canterbury House 1968 (2008, Neil Young) - B+
  625. 12/10: Talking Book (1972, Stevie Wonder) - A+
  626. 12/10: Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog (2008, Various) - A+
  627. 12/10: Greatest Hits (1974, Elton John) - A+
  628. 12/10: Van Lear Rose (2004, Loretta Lynn) - A+
  629. 12/10: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967, Pink Floyd) - A+
  630. 12/10: Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (1969, John Lennon and Yoko Ono) - A+
  631. 12/10: Elephant (2003, The White Stripes) - A+
  632. 12/11: Revolver (1966, The Beatles) - A+
  633. 12/12: ELO's Greatest Hits (1979, Electric Light Orchestra) - A+
  634. 12/12: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973, Elton John) - A+
  635. 12/15: The Battle of Los Angeles (1999, Rage Against the Machine) - A+
  636. 12/15: Van Lear Rose (2004, Loretta Lynn) - A+
  637. 12/17: Live at Leeds (1970, The Who) - A+
  638. 12/17: I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967, Aretha Franklin) - A+
  639. 12/21: Blowin' the Blues (2008, Little Walter) - A+
  640. 12/22: The Big Chill (1983, Various) - A-
  641. 12/22: Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002, The Flaming Lips) - C+
  642. 12/25: Christmas a Go-Go (2008, Various) - A-
  643. 12/30: The Chess Box (1990, Bo Diddley) - A+
WriterWill3703/27/2008

We listened to that Dylan greatest hits album too.

CaptMal03/28/2008

Yeah, I realized that earlier today!

Wezzo04/02/2008

C+ for The River? Hm could be worse..

B+ for Accelerate? A pleasant surprise!

CaptMal04/03/2008

Hey, as far as Springsteen goes, I thought The River was really listenable! (Donthurtmedonthurtmedonthurtme...)

There was one song on there that I really loved, though. "You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)." It surprised me because of how much it sounded like the Ramones, and then I learned that Bruce had originally written "Hungry Heart" for the Ramones. Crazy.

And yeah, Accelerate is a very good, fun album. Of the R.E.M. albums I've heard, I still prefer Murmur and Automatic for the People, but Accelerate is definitely good stuff.

(Hey, it's been forever since we've e-mailed!)

Wezzo04/03/2008

I'll never understand you Springsteen haters ;) You may interested to know that the much-ballyhooed Piero Scaruffi gives The River a 9/10, the highest of any Springsteen album.

Glad you enjoyed Accelerate. I've had on repeat all week actually, I'm hooked on it.

Sure has been a while since we e-mailed.. almost certainly my fault, once again I don't think I ever got back to your last one! I'll make an effort to reply ASAP. How's the writing going at the mo?

CaptMal04/03/2008

Ah, Scaruffi, Scaruffi, Scaruffi. I've been to his website a bit recently, and I tell you: The man confounds me. Not because of his standards for music, which are fine and dandy by me, and I actually love a lot of the stuff I've listened to which he rates highly...it's just really hard to put into words.

The writing is going very well! I think I'm around 70 pages into this one, and if I can find time to just sit around and write--what with schoolwork, my annoying yet wonderful social life (which is really pretty scarce), and my general laziness--I should finish hopefully within the next week or so.

Wezzo04/03/2008

I know what you mean about Scaruffi..

Good luck with the writing!

0dysseus04/03/2008

"C+ for The River? Hm could be worse.."

ummmm... only two other albums have received lower grades. Both are by artists I've never heard of. In order to avoid lowering my high opinion of CaptMal I'm going to try to think of this as an April Fool's joke gone horribly, horribly wrong.

Hey! Raheem DeVaughn's dad is Abdul Wadud! How could you give a 'C' to the son of Abdul Wadud?

I must now soothe myself with thoughts of going out on tour with Wadud, Olu Dara, Ravi Shankar, Sathima Bea Benjamin, Abdullah Ibrahim and Buddy Guy when they tour as The Progenitors, which is a band I totally made up.

Wezzo04/03/2008

Haha. Well CaptMal is not exactly the biggest Springsteen fan around (I know, I can't believe it either!), I've found, so C+ is as good as I realistically expected..

CaptMal04/04/2008

Hey now, there are albums I haven't listened to this year which I dislike far more than The River. Like, for example, Clay Aiken's Christmas album, which is one of the worst things I've ever heard.

And, as my man Wezzo says, I am just not big on Springsteen (Nebraska being the exception).

Have you heard Raheem DeVaughn's album? It's so corny it must've been recorded in a field. *rimshot* ;-)

I am honestly unfamiliar with his dad, but boy do I love me some Ravi Shankar.

Drew Velvet04/25/2008

Cool log man, however as a hardcore Prince fan I have to frown upon your C+ for Dirty Mind. Explain yourself, sir! :-P

CaptMal04/25/2008

Hahaha, well, I dig Prince myself (especially Sign "O" the Times, one of my favorite albums), but Dirty Mind was a little too dance-y for me. All the songs kind of ran together, and it gave me a headache.

But other than that, I definitely like Prince.

Drew Velvet04/26/2008

Hehe alright fair enough. Your praise of Sign 'O' The Times (possibly my favorite Prince album) will make up for it. :-P

Interesting you mention that the songs on Dirty Mind kinda run together. That's actually one of the reasons I love it. It's just a nice, short-n-sweet album that I can listen to all the way through if I need to kill a half hour, without skipping any tracks. I also feel that it's his first overall great album (his first album left a lot to be desired, and his second one was better but still had a couple missteps).

What other albums of his do you have/like?

CaptMal04/27/2008

The only other ones I've listened to are 1999 and Purple Rain, and I like both of those a lot.

Drew Velvet04/28/2008

Nice, those are both very good. You should also check out both Diamonds And Pearls and The Love Symbol Album. Both have a bit of filler on them, but they both also contain some of his best work.

CaptMal04/28/2008

Will do!

Cosgrove05/06/2008

Would this be your first Mindless album?

CaptMal05/06/2008

It would!

I initially got it just because of the track "Mark David Chapman," being of course intrigued by the title, and ended up loving the album's absolute horny ridculousness.

Cosgrove05/07/2008

If you like that album, you'll go nuts for their other stuff. Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy is especially worth your time. ("I Hate Jimmy Page" is probably still their best song.)

CaptMal05/07/2008

Yeah, I definitely want to hear FGWSSS.

"I Hate Jimmy Page"...man, these guys know how to hook you in with a song title.

Drew Velvet11/21/2008

C+ for The Renaissance?!?!?! Come on man, that's gotta be the best hip hop album I've heard all year!

CaptMal11/23/2008

At times it sounded like a generic soul record to me...

I mean, there were some good raps. But not enough for me to want to hear it again.

Drew Velvet11/24/2008

Well, to each his own. For me personally, the album was a breath of fresh air for real and soulful hip hop. It took me back to the days of the old classic Tribe joints.

Just out of curiosity, do you tend to download new albums or do you actually go out and buy them?

CaptMal11/24/2008

I download them, as I am a naughty, naughty pirate.

Oh, and I love The Low End Theory. That's actually the only Tribe I've heard.

Drew Velvet11/25/2008

You should check out all the other Tribe albums too. The last one (The Love Movement) is rather disappointing compared to the others but is still a decent listen. My favorites are The Low End Theory and Midnight Marauders.

CaptMal11/25/2008

Yeah, I've heard a lot of good things about Midnight Marauders.

Drew Velvet11/28/2008

Good call on Voodoo! D'Angelo is tragically underrated and that's one of my favorite albums ever.

Drew Velvet11/28/2008

Oh, and just an observation: how did that Cold War Kids album go from a A+ to a C+ in just over a month? I'm not at all familiar with the band, it's just something I noticed.

CaptMal11/28/2008

Yeah, I loved Voodoo. It took me a while to get into it, but once I did, I was just sucked in.

As for the Cold War Kids' Loyalty to Loyalty...well, I don't really know myself. The first time I heard it, I absolutely loved it. I didn't think there was anything wrong with it. I went online and found out that everybody else thought it sucked, and was perplexed.

Then just the other day I decided to go back through some of my favorite albums, and that was the first one I threw on. And the lead singer's voice annoyed me so much. Every single song seemed to have the same melody, and not in a cool Kraftwerk way.

I really don't know what to say. That's the first time that's ever happened to me. I don't wanna say that reading people's thoughts online influenced it, as I would like to think that doesn't determine my opinion, and just from past history, it usually doesn't (or if it does, it's in minor ways, like shedding light on something I hadn't noticed before). But I don't know. I think this might be a case of everyone else being right.

All I know is that I hope something like this doesn't happen again, or else I might start questioning my own judgment!

Drew Velvet12/10/2008

I as well was disappointed with the new Kanye album. To tell you the truth I wasn't expecting much from it, since I knew beforehand it wasn't going to be anything like his previous work. But I thought maybe, just maybe Kanye would come through on the production side of things. He didn't.

You were a lot more generous with your rating than I was.

CaptMal12/11/2008

It was kind of listenable, if forgettable.

But Auto-Tune? Fuck that noise, man...

Drew Velvet12/12/2008

Word. Auto-Tune blows. I mean, it's at least tolerable if you only have a few songs using it. But an entire album? Getdafuckouttahere!