ANONYMOUS
Q: ARE WE NOT MEN? A: WE ARE DEVO!
DEVO
ALTERNATIVE
1978
34
10
WARNER
THEIR FIRST, AND DEFINITELY THEIR BEST!  ONE OF THE ANCESTORS
OF THE US PUNK/ALTERNATIVE ROCK SCENE, FEATURING THE CLASSICS
UNCONTROLLABLE URGE, SATISFACTION, MONGOLOID AND JOCKO HOMO.
THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW SOUNDTRACK
VARIOUS
ROCK
1975
54
ODE
FOR FANS OF THE CULT MIDNIGHT MOVIE, THIS IS THE CD YOU CAN'T
LIVE WITHOUT!  GET THE 1989 UPDATE IF YOU CAN, WHICH CONTAINS
THE REMIXED "EXTENDED VERSION" OF THE TIME WARP!
VIOLIN CONCERTOS NOS. 3 & 5
MOZART
CLASSICAL
1983
53
DEUTSCHE G
I CONSIDER THIS THE BEST RECORDING OF THESE WORKS.  ITZHAK
PERLMAN IS THE SOLOIST, WITH JAMES LEVINE CONDUCTING THE
VIENNA PHILHARMONIC... DDD QUALITY, SIMPLY PERFECT PERFORMANCE
JUST ANOTHER BAND FROM LA
FRANK ZAPPA/MOTHERS OF INVENTION
1990
45
7
RYKO
MORE MOTHERS THAN ZAPPA.  INCLUDES BILLY THE MOUNTAIN,
EDDIE ARE YOU KIDDING AND CALL ANY VEGETABLE.  GOOD LIVE
RECORDING, FRANK AT HIS BEST.
PAINT THE WHITE HOUSE BLACK
THE DICK NIXONS
1992
40
9
TRIPLE X
THE ENTIRE ALBUM IS DEDICATED TO THE RETURN OF RICHARD NIXON!
RAW SOUTHERN PUNK - NO KIDDING - WITH NEW SONGS AND EVEN
STANDARDS LIKE KNOCK THREE TIMES AND LUCILLE... GOOD STUFF!
BOSTON
1976
37
EPIC
ONE OF THE TOP TEN BEST CDS OF ALL TIME!  IF YOU DON'T ALREADY
HAVE THIS ONE, WHY THE HECK AREN'T YOU HEADING FOR THE STORE?
COPELAND ORCHESTRAL WORKS
BOUGHTON - ENGLISH SYMPHONY ORCH.
75
NIMBUS
THE AUDIOPHILE'S COPELAND!  WONDERFUL RECORDING QUALITY AND A
SUPERB PERFORMANCE... INCLUDES FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN,
APPALACHIAN SPRING AND RODEO.  HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
FINAL TOUCH/LAST STAND
LED ZEPPELIN
1980
135
TOASTED
2X CD BOOTLEG FROM SOUNDBOARD TAPE OF LED ZEPPELIN'S LAST SHOW
7/7/80 IN BERLIN, GERMANY.  AAD MASTERING.  IMPORTED FROM W.
GERMANY.  PRICES RANGE FROM $55 TO $75 FOR THE 2 CD SET.
LITTLE EARTHQUAKES
TORI AMOS
1991
63
ATLANTIC
FANTASTIC!  SONGS LIKE SILENT ALL THESE YEARS MADE HER FAMOUS.
SONGS LIKE "HAPPY PHANTOM" ARE WHAT REALLY MAKE THE ALBUM.
RECKONING
R.E.M.
1984
I.R.S.
STILL MY FAVORITE R.E.M. ALBUM - "PRETTY PERSUASION", "DON'T
GO BACK TO ROCKVILLE" AND "SO. CENTRAL RAIN" ARE THE BEST
CUTS.  LISTEN TO THE GUYS BEFORE THEY HIT IT "BIG"!
NOT A MOMENT TOO SOON
TIM MCGRAW
COUNTRY
1994
32
CURB
INCLUDES THE GREAT HITS "INDIAN OUTLAW" AND "DON'T TAKE THE
GIRL"!
THE MIX
KRAFTWERK
1981
67
ELEKTRA
ONE OF THE FIRST AND BEST TECHO-ROCK BANDS. FROM GERMANY,
THEY HIT THE TOP OF THE CHARTS WITH THEIR BEST SONG
"AUTOBAHN".
COLLECTORS SERIES
THE KINGSTON TRIO
FOLK
CAPITOL
COLLECTION OF THE GREAT FOLK TRIO'S GREATEST. "TOM DOOLEY"
TO "M.T.A." THIS CD IS A MUST. HARD TO FIND ALSO.
INSIDE OUT LIVE AT THE CAFE
INSIDE OUT
JAZZ
72
BLUE NOTE
THE BEST CD TO DATE FROM THIS INNOVATIVE, SEARING BAND.  THEY
STRETCH THE BOUNDS OF JAZZ AND CONTEMPORARY LIFE.  A MUST
HAVE FOR ANY SERIOUS JAZZ FAN.
STAR
BELLY
1993
60
8
SIRE
FORMER THROWING MUSES GUITARIST TANYA DONELLY SCORES MANY MORE
POINTS WHITH THIS ONE.  "FEED THE TREE" AND "SLOW DOG" ARE MY
PERSONAL FAVES.
GOD SHUFFLED HIS FEET
CRASH TEST DUMMIES
ARISTA
THE DISC THAT BROKE THIS CANADIAN BAND IS ONE OF THE BEST!
HAS "MMM MMM MMM MMM," BUT "HOW DOES A DUCK KNOW" IS MY FAVE.
PORNOGRAFFITTI
EXTREME
HEAVY METAL
A&M
IF YOU THINK THIS DISC SOUNDS LIKE "MORE THAN WORDS" AND "HOLE
HEARTED" YOU ARE SADLY MISTAKEN.  NUNO BETTENCOURT DESERVES
MORE CREDIT THAN HE'S GETTING.  GOOD HARD ROCKIN' GEE-TAR!
DOOKIE
GREEN DAY
55
REPRISE
THE MAJOR-LABEL DEBUT OF GREEN DAY DOESN'T DIMINISH THEIR HARD
CORE PUNK SOUNDS.  "HAVING A BLAST" AND "F.O.D" ARE PERSONAL
FAVES.
MONSTER
4
DISAPPOINTING OUTING FROM THE ATHENS, GA. BASED QUARTET.
SEMI-FAILED ATTEMPT TO BRING BACK THE HARD EDGE REMINISCENT
OF LIFE'S RICH PAGEANT.
COUNTERPARTS
RUSH
THEY'RE BACK!  GEDDY, ALEX, AND NEAL, PROVE THAT THEY ARE THE
MASTERS OF BASS, GUITAR, AN DRUMS.  FEW SYNTHS USED.
COPPER BLUE
SUGAR
RYKODISC
BOB MOULD'S NEW BAND SOUNDS LIKE SOME HUSKER DU, BUT PROVES HE
CAN DO JUST FINE.
220 VOLT: LIVE
TANGERINE DREAM
NEW AGE
65
MIRAMAR
FATHER/SON DUO OF EDGAR AND JEROME FROESE (PLUS TWO MORE
MUSICIANS) PUT ON SPECTACULAR PERFORMANCE. CHECK OUT THE
COMPANION VIDEO CALLED THREE PHASE.
BILL
TRIPPING DAISY
RED ISLAND
NICE DEBUT FORM THIS AUSTIN-BASED BAND.  3-GUITAR SOUND ADDS
THE EXTRA PUNCH NEEDED.
POMME FRITZ
THE ORB
62
ISLAND
THE BEST ORB RELEASE YET. DO NOT PASS UP A CHANCE TO HEAR THIS
EVEN IF YOU'RE NOT A FAN OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC!
POLYFUSIA
SEEFEEL
70
CAROLINE
JUST PLAIN SUPERB, BUT NOT LIKE ANYTHING THAT YOU'VE
HEARD BEFORE.
DOWN
THEJESUS LIZARD
35
TOUCH&GO
THIS IS BY FAR THE BEST BAND ON THIS PLANET - NO CONTEST!
RECOMMENDED SONGS: HORSE, ELEGY, AND (FLY) ON (THE WALL).
LINCOLN
THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS
1988
BAR NONE
ALONG WITH "FLOOD," THIS IS PROBABLY THE BEST FROM THIS BAND
SO FAR. SOME GREAT SONGS!
DOWNSET
MERCURY
IF YOU LIKE RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, 311, OR OTHER SUCH
MUSIC, THIS IS A MUST. IT WOULD HAVE GOTTEN A 10 FROM ME, BUT
IT'S NOT LONG ENOUGH.
DOPE, GUNS, AND F@*!ING IN THE STREETS VOL. 4-7
PUNK
AMREP
REALLY GOOD COMPILATION WITH HELMET, JESUS LIZARD, GAS HUFFER,
AND THE DWARVES. "MELVIN'S SONG" IS REALLY GOOD.
LET'S GIVE IT A TWIST
FITZ OF DEPRESSION
24
K
VERY GOOD ALBUM BY A VERY GOOD BAND. 12 HARD N FAST SONGS. IT
IS A LITTLE BIT TOO SHORT, THOUGH. CHECK OUT SOME OF THEIR
SEVEN INCH EP RECORDINGS, EH?
FURTHER DOWNWARD SPIRAL
NINE INCH NAILS
1995
56
NOTHING
JUST A RE-MIX OF DOWNWARD SPIRAL.  IT ADDS MORE TIME WITH NEW
SYNTHESISED MUSIC.  A NEW "QUIET" VERSION OF THE ALREADY-
UNBELIEVABLE SONG 'HURT'.  NOT NIN'S BEST ALBUM BUT GOOD.
THIS IS HOW WE DO IT
MONTELL JORDAN
ROCK/RAP
PMP
FINE MUSIC - I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS SOFT ROCK DISC!
THROWING COPPER
LIVE
RADIOACTIV
A VALIANT EFFORT TO CREATE SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT SOUND LIKE
NIRVANA.  LIVE'S 'THROWING COPPER' HAS SOME GREAT SONGS, THE
VOCALIST HAS A DECENT VOICE BUT NOTHING SPECIAL ON THE DRUMS.
FROM THE CRADLE
ERIC CLAPTON
TRADITIONAL BLUES
49
CLAPTON RETURNS TO THE TYPE OF MUSIC WHICH BEGAN HIS CAREER,
STRAIGHT BLUES.  THIS CD IS A MUST FOR ANY DIE-HARD BLUES FAN,
OR ANY DIE-HARD CLAPTON FAN.
STEEL WHEELS
ROLLING STONES
1989
50
CBS
NOT THE BEST BY THE GLIMMER TWINS, BUT STILL STRONG!  THEY
HIT THE MARK WITH "MIXED EMOTIONS" AND "ROCK AND A HARD
PLACE"... WHO SAYS THE STONES ARE TOO OLD?