Kanye West - Late Registration: neutral

What do people hear in this? I've made an exception from my standard posting protocol in this case, because the album seems so monumentally overrated.

Fun Lovin' Criminals - Come Find Yourself: 10 (A+)

Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey: 9.5 (high A)

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks: 10 (A+)

Johnny Thunders - So Alone: 8 (A-)

The Knife - Shaking the Habitual: 7 (B+)

Liz Phair - Liz Phair: 9 (A)

Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville: 10 (A+)

It took me a ridiculous number of plays with this one for me to start hearing it as the masterpiece that so many people immediately recognized it for. But I finally came around after 10 to 15 plays, and then I couldn't stop playing it for months. Now it's one of those rare albums I will put on at any time and love hearing. That's what a 10 (A+) is to me, after all. Props to my friend Guy for encouraging me to stick with it. He's got great ears and loved it for about a decade before I finally heard it. Of course his name's in the title, so that might have inspired him to pay more attention initially. :-)

Bob Mould - Silver Age: 8 (A-)

Vampire Weekend - Modern Vampires of the City: 7 (B+)

Vampire Weekend - Contra: 10 (A+)

The National - High Violet: 8 (A-)

Big Boi - Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son of Chico Dusty: 8 (A-)

I like this better than alot of OutKast.

Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication: 7 (B+)

Lyrics Born - Real People: neutral

:-|

Young Fathers - Dead: neutral

At least five plays

Sufjan Stevens - Carrie & Lowell: liked

Upped from neutral on fourth play.

Standard Fare - Out of Sight, Out of Town.: neutral

:-|

Los Umbrellos - Flamenco Funk: 9 (A)

I appear to be the only person who knows of this album. They made it just for me. A minor masterwork of kitsch in my opinion.

Sonic Youth - The Walls Have Ears: 7.5 (high B+)

Decent bootleg of very good live performance. Collected when officially released.

Thomas Mapfumo - Ndangariro: 10 (A+)

Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city: 7 (B+)

Kendrick Lamar - To Pimp a Butterfly: 7 (B+)

Do not get the hype on this one or the prior one.

Sonic Youth - Confusion is Sex: 7.5 (high B+)

I have the reissue with the Kill Yr. Idols EP.

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique: 10 (A+)

Second-best album of all time in my opinion, after Exile, and before Slanted and Enchanted.