The Paranoid Style - The Purposes of Music in General: 7 (B+)

I'd buy physical if they'd deign to release it on CD and not just cassette. And forget trying to hear their first "EP" - The Power of our Proven System. It's a big secret!

Kanye West - The Life of Pablo: neutral

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MF Doom - Operation: Doomsday: 7 (B+)

Keith Whitley - I Wonder Do You Think of Me: neutral

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Mutabaruka - The Mystery Unfolds: neutral

I owned this decades ago, I'm almost certain.

Chance the Rapper - Coloring Book [2019]: 7 (B+)

Upped from neutral in 2025. No physicals, originally, but self-re-released on vinyl in 2019. This would really be #r&b anyway.

Ezra Furman - Perpetual Motion People: neutral

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Age of Chance - Crush Collision [EP]: liked

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DJ Shadow - The Mountain Will Fall: liked

Upped from neutral in February 2024, on the eve of a live show and in connection with a final scrub of the catalog. Update: The live show was absolutely terrible, btw. The bass was so loud I couldn't hear anything else, and it made me sick to my stomach. Ridiculous.

The Internet - Ego Death: neutral

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The Range - Potential: neutral

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Cafe Tacuba - Cuatro Caminos: neutral

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DJ Shadow - Live! In Tune and On Time: 10 (A+)

To me, this is clearly the best thing he's ever released. A masterpiece. Who would have thought, a live DJ set?

Pablo Moses - Tension: neutral

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The Mekons and Robbie Fulks - Jura: 7.5 (high B+)

Carly Rae Jepsen - Emotion: neutral

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Young Thug - Barter 6: 7 (B+)

Update (November 2025): Upped from neutral after several more listens. Vinyl-only.

Tricky - Skilled Mechanics: neutral

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Laurie Anderson - Heart of a Dog: neutral

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Justin Hines [a/k/a Hinds] and the Dominoes - Jezebel: 7.5 (high B+)

OOP and ridiculously over-priced. The great Tony Chin on rhythm guitar.

Rail Band/Ambassadeurs/National Badema - Les Nuits de Bamako: Annees 70-78 [Syllart, 1997]: 7 (B+)

This is on the Muzikifan list of Top 20 African Compilations. Outstanding track: "Walignouma Lombaliya" (aka "Wale Numa Lombaliya") #multiartistcomp

Sleater-Kinney - Call the Doctor: 10 (A+)

Sleater-Kinney - No Cities to Love: 7 (B+)

 

Yes I'm damning this with faint praise, as I would with all of their albums other than Call the Doctor. Corin Tucker really needs to take her vocals down a few notches, among other things, and adding a melody every so often wouldn't be too much of a compromise, would it?

The Bats - Daddy's Highway - 9.5 (high A)

Miguel - Wildheart: neutral

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