Everything but the Girl - Amplified Heart [honorable mention]

:-)

Lloyd Cole - Don't Get Weird on Me Babe [honorable mention]

:-) [Robert Quine on guitar]

LL Cool J - Walking with a Panther: 8 (A-)

Pere Ubu - The Long Goodbye

:-| [Four listens]

Purple Mountains - Purple Mountains [honorable mention]

:-) [four listens]

Freddie Gibbs/Madlib - Bandana

:-|

Priests - The Seduction of Kansas: 4 stars

Jupiter & Okwess - Kin Sonic: 4 stars

Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride: 4.5 stars

Heems - Wild Water Kingdom: 8 (A-)

Digital-only mixtape

John Mayall with Eric Clapton - Blues Breakers: 8 (A-)

Upped a notch for being beloved by many (and for Clapton's sake). Otherwise, pretty # [trad blues].

Beastie Boys - Ill Communication: 9 (A)

Slade - Slayed?: 3.5 stars

Lil Wayne - Da Drought 3: 4 stars

Big K.R.I.T. - 4eva Na Day: 3.5 stars

Digital-only mixtape.

Eric Clapton - Eric Clapton: 7.5 (high B+)

This is where I start generally categorizing him as outside of "blues" or "blues rock."

The Beach Boys - Sunflower: 7 (B+)

# [surf rock]

Eric Clapton - 461 Ocean Boulevard: 4 stars

Stephen Stills - Stephen Stills

:-| [“Love the One You’re With” is obviously a classic.]

Swamp Dogg - Gag a Maggot: 3.5 stars

# [soul]

Cream - Fresh Cream

:-|

Stephen Stills - Manassas [honorable mention]

:-)

Tappa Zukie - In Dub [honorable mention]

:-) [Four listens]

Big Youth - The Chanting Dread Inna Fine Style [honorable mention]

:-)

The Beach Boys - Love You

:-|

Girl Talk - All Day: 8.5 (high A-)

Upped from 7 (B+). Originally digital-only, then limited vinyl pressings started to appear. I got in on the latest pressing, June 2024. Many more than 3 listens, and it gets better every time.

Mose "Fan Fan" et T.P. Somo Somo - place holder

I'm trying to complete my listening to the works of Mose Fan Fan and Somo Somo. This is the only major release I have not been able to locate in any form anywhere. I hope I see it one day.

Sharon Van Etten - Remind Me Tomorrow: 3.5 hours

Another one of these Bandcamp releases where the CD is only available for over-inflated prices, rather than through normal distribution channels. So I will pass on this at B plus.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Weld: 4 stars

Neil Young - On the Beach: 4 stars

Stella Donnelly - Beware of the Dogs [honorable mention]

:-)

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Live Rust: 4.5 stars

I think I probably like this more than Rust Never Sleeps.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Greendale: 4 stars

Kraftwerk - batch review

I gave all of the following at least three listens each. I think they are all in honorable mention territory, with maybe a 7 (B+) for some of them.

Autobahn (1974)
Radio-Activity (1975) [Stephin Merritt favorite]
The Man-Machine (1978)
Computer World (1981)

I now have The Man-Machine and Computer World.

Kraftwerk - Trans-Europe Express: 4 stars

Steve Miller Band - Fly Like an Eagle: 3.5 stars

Surprisingly enjoyable, but sticking with Greatest Hits for this artist. The best songs on this are on there anyway.

Gettovetts - Missionaries Moving: 3.5 stars

# [I'm going to say early rap] [4 listens]

The Jimmy Castor Bunch - Phase Two [honorable mention]

:-) [Catching up on some Chuck Eddy picks.]

Silkworm - In the West

:-|

Kix - Blow My Fuse [honorable mention]

:-)

Kix - Kix

:-|

Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians - Greatest Hits [honorable mention]

:-) [Seems like the kind of guy you either love or basically perceive as nice (kind of like Echo & the Bunnymen). I'm in the latter category.]

Buzzcocks - Time's Up!: 3.5 stars

Skipping this grainy demo collection.

Teena Marie - Emerald City: 7 (B+)

# [R&B]

Teena Marie - It Must Be Magic

:-|

Tanya Tagaq - Toothsayer [EP]: 8 (A-)

Digital-only

T.P. Somo Somo [Mose Se "Fan Fan" Songo] - Amba: 4 stars

Try finding this one in physical. In any event, skipping it fits in well with my new m.o. of sticking with the Stern's releases for the 80s soukous artists.

Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Sleeps with Angels: 5 stars

Pablo Moses - Pave the Way: 3.5 stars

There are some very good songs on here, but most if not all of them are on Reggae Greats, which I have, for some reason, even though it repeats 5/8 of A Song. I guess I bought it to buy the good Pave the Way tracks. Anyway, given that, and that this is out of print, vinyl is over-priced, and this is only a B+ at best, I'm going to skip the physical. [Four listens; listened once to dub version]