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5.0 classic
At the Drive-In Relationship of Command
Bomb the Music Industry! Adults!!!: Smart!!! Shithammered!!! And Excited By Nothing!!!!!!!
Jeff Rosenstock reaffirms his musical genius yet again. It truly breaks my heart that such amazing talent is unknown to the vast majority.
Bomb the Music Industry! Scrambles
Bomb the Music Industry! Vacation
My thoughts a couple months ago: "Jeff has been making progressively more amazing albums with each release ever since I started listening to him... I mean there has to be a limit, he can't just keep on making more and more amazing music each and every time... There has to be a ceiling!"rVacation releases: "......................fuck...................."
Botch We Are the Romans
Why the F**k did this take so long to click?..... anyway, whogivesaf**k... it's amazing now!
Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me
Carcass Necroticism: Descanting the Insalubrious
Coming out 2 years before Heartwork, this album shows a slightly more agressive and unpolished sound. The adding of soundbytes before each tracks really exemplifies the band's interest in gore and, as the title says, the insalubrious. 4.80/5
Carcass Heartwork
The defining album in Melodic Death Metal. My life would be incomplete without it. 4.85/5
Charles Mingus Mingus Ah Um
This. This my good friend... is Jazz... Jazz at its very best. Where some jazz can be uninspired and noodley, this is fresh with every note. Where other jazz can be lacklustre or overly flash, this is subtle, but that subtlety perfectly frames the indescribably momentous jewels of intensity. As almost anyone would agree... anything, and I mean ANYTHING below an 5 is sheer mockery. 5/5
Circa Survive Blue Sky Noise
Circa took a lesson in mainstream accessibility and succeeded without selling out. Truly a perfect album for the time and the place.
Converge Jane Doe
David Bowie Low
Deftones White Pony
A Crowning Achievement for the Nu-metal genre. For as long as I can remember, Deftones have been one of the most talked about bands in the genre; I never understood why this was, because they have such a personal sound that I don't hear in other bands of the genre. With 'White Pony' Deftones experimented, progressed, carved out a sound that was drastically different from most of their contemporaries. If you go back and listen to Adrenaline you can still hear their immaturity and lack of experience. With 'White Pony' you will notice how Deftones evolved since that time and admittedly marked their place in the annals of music history.
Devin Townsend Ocean Machine: Biomech
My first experience with HevyDevy's tradmark "wall of sound", Only thing that possibly surpasses this is SYL's "City"
Devin Townsend Project Addicted
Elliott Smith Figure 8
Elliott Smith Either/Or
Elliott Smith XO
Glassjaw Worship and Tribute
Glassjaw Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
Less refined than its successor "Worship & Tribute" but just as ingenious. Aggressive hardcore punk angst interspersed with a melodic air that at first thought would seem out of place but in actuality works out perfectly. You can still taste the nu/Alt-metal in this, but it isn't overwhelming like the majority of contenders in the genre.
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Slow Riot For New Zero Kanada
Gustav Holst The Planets, Op. 32
Surprising, Invigorating, Diverse and everything that makes classics like this amazing. The way the movements flow; the thought put behind every note; the sheer diversity. From crushing crescendos in and threatening marches in "Mars", to serene and personal pianissimo sets in "Venus", to the complete and utter headspins that come with "Jupiter" EVERY SINGLE BIT OF THIS IS PURE AMAZEMENT. Truly a perfect album if I ever heard one.
ISIS Oceanic
Jeff Buckley Grace
Jeff Rosenstock Thanks, Sorry!
Jeff Rosenstock WORRY.
Jeff Rosenstock POST-
King Crimson Red
King Crimson In the Court of the Crimson King
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No14 C-sharp minor,Op.27No2
Truly fantastic piano work from the man who defined the term "classical music" for many people. The only low point of this work of art is the Allegretto of the "Moonlight" sonata, but every other second in these two piano sonatas more than makes up for it. Absolutely beautiful in every way. 5.0/5
Mr. Bungle California
My Bloody Valentine Loveless
Neutral Milk Hotel In the Aeroplane Over the Sea
good for an indie band, but I just don't like this kind of music. (Fall '09 Soundoff)

Music Changes people and peoples' taste change in turn. If you don't like this right now odds are you aren't going to like after 5 straight listens; it's just one of those kinds of bands. All I can tell you is keep an open mind and re-try music after a couple months. (Summer '10 Soundoff)
Opeth Blackwater Park
Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B♭ Minor, Op. 23
Why the f**k did this not click the other day??? I mean, I must've been seriously f**ked to not immediately notice the Brilliance of this beast. Seriously one of the most brilliant piano pieces I've ever heard. The way the piano virtuosity is blatantly out in the fore-front, while at the same time gently harmonizing with the rest of the ensemble. Impeccable, in every sense of the word. 5/5
Queen A Night at the Opera
An all-around fantastic album. I understand that the fact that many people of the younger persuasion find such "old" music truly a chore to listen to... and that is disappointing, but I understand. For those of us who can stand (and even enjoy!) 70/80's music, this is without a doubt a crowning point of brilliance. Every song is memorable, every song is full of emotion... just by hearing the inflection in Freddie's voice you can tell that every single person involved in the forging of this masterpiece couldn't help but love the work they were doing! Hearing this it's obvious to see why the 80's happened, and not a single one of them could hope to copy something as magnificent as this. Also, for those who still need a reason? Umm.... it has f**king BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY!!! That makes it an immediate 5/5. 5.0/5
Refused The Shape Of Punk To Come
Light-years ahead of its time in sound and perfect in embodying the "Punk/Hardcore" texture. Definitely an album no true fan of great music should be without. 4.8/5
Sigur Ros Agætis byrjun
Truly Jonsi and the gang's best, and that's not just for hipster points, this the pinnacle of beauty; few manage to even make it into the ballpark and this masterpiece is a motherf**king grand-slam. 5/5.
Slint Spiderland
Strapping Young Lad City
Hands-down the heaviest f**king thing on this earth, from the opening riff of 'All Hail the New Flesh' to Gene Hoglan's brutal drum mastery to HevyDevy's incredibly deep lyrics, there is not a single thing to dislike about this album.
Streetlight Manifesto Everything Goes Numb
Sufjan Stevens Illinois
Sunny Day Real Estate Diary
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches Three Cheers For Disappointment
Holy crap is this a fun album! Fast-paced, Clever, Humorous, Accessible, and Catchy; every single facet of this album screams "AMAZING!!" more than the next! 5.0/5
The Beatles Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Seeing as Rubber Soul was previously my #1 Beatles album and on first listen this is easily on par or better than that, it is only a matter of time before this is a 5.
The Dave Brubeck Quartet Time Out
All-around fantastic jazz. Evenly interspersed fast-paced and slow-paced parts create an equilibrium that few albums of the genre seem to find leaving the listener (or at least me) with a feeling of satisfaction. 4.8/5
The Pillows FLCL No.3
Everything a fantastic soundtrack should be; perfectly complementing the movie/show while still being a solid piece of standalone music in its own right. In relation to the actual music: what you'll find inside is some of the catchiest and most accessible, yet still emotive and diverse alt-rock found either side of the pacific. Even if by some random chance you've never heard of FLCL, this "greatest-hits" style soundtrack rendition (full songs instead of just sound-bytes) will not disappoint. 4.8/5
Unwound Leaves Turn Inside You
Yes Close to the Edge
Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss

4.5 superb
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring
An undeniably beautiful piece of music. Harmonious, beautiful, and rustically natural in a way. It is very bio-mimetic much like Beethoven's 6th symphony, only more recent and maybe not as grandiose. Most definitely one of THE greatest pieces of classical music to ever come out of America. 4.4/5
Anamanaguchi Summer Singles
The singles worked well as singles, but work even better as part of a greater entity (much like The Dear Hunter's "Color Spectrum" EP series). Definitely one of the first things I'd recommend for someone looking for a fun bunch of little songs. 4.4/5
Andrew Bird Break It Yourself
For the first time in a long while an album has left me speechless in describing its impact on me. About a year ago I tried my first Andrew Bird album Armchair Apocrypha, it didn't impress me. Hesitantly I approached this album expecting nearly the same thing, happily I was left completely flabbergasted. After one listen I didn't know what to think about this, "is this fantastic was I just happy at the time I listened to it?" So, I gave it another listen. I could contest that there was an audible "THUNK!" when it clicked. On that second listen I heard all the things the people around me were raved about. On that second listen I heard raw emotion in Andrew's voice. This is without a doubt a serious contender for my AotY. 4.5
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 4, B. 12
Quite an experience. The first movement is eye-opening, the second movement is cerebral and eerie, the third movement is exhilarating, and the crescendo at finale is fantastic. The perfect mixture of slow calculation and explosive excitement. 4.4/5
Antonio Vivaldi The Four Seasons
Truly amazing, beautiful and moving in every sense of the word. Each season conveying subtle emotions, each unique and mystical in their own sense. It truly sickens me that in this day and age "Classical" music is such an overlooked genre. 4.5/5
Armchairpolitician Seven Segment Decoder
Bad Religion All Ages
Bad Religion 30 Years Live
Between the Buried and Me Alaska
Black Sabbath Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan Desire
Definitely a grower for me. So much interesting instrumentation on here.
Bob Dylan Blood on the Tracks
Bomb the Music Industry! To Leave or Die in Long Island
Bomb the Music Industry! Goodbye Cool World!
Botch An Anthology of Dead Ends
The perfect bite-sized supplement of Botch. Doesn't hit the heights of We are the Romans, but still works perfectly well given how short it is.
Buckethead Colma
Buddy Holly Buddy Holly
Whoa! 14 votes including mine? Somebody here at sputnik seriously needs to start pushing this on everyone because it is easily the single most passed-over piece of fantastic music in the history of this site. 4.6/5
Burst Lazarus Bird
Saw these guys live just before they disbanded, such a shame too, brilliant band. Proggy, Sludgey, and fun as hell. 4.3/5
Camel Mirage
Catch 22 Keasbey Nights
From start to finish, this album is the beautiful embodiment of 3rd wave ska. Energetic and catchy AS HELL, not a single stale moment on here. 4.6/5
Charles Mingus The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
To some it may come off as a bit chaotic or lengthy... but to me it's just brilliant. Quite a bit shorter than "Mingus Ah Um", thereby making it a bit more digestible, but the aforementioned sits just a hair above this when it comes down to overall enjoyment. 4.4/5
Chewing On Tinfoil Marrowbone Lane
Freaking Beautiful! I remember Chewing on Tinfoil to be just another one of those "good, not fantastic" bands I found through quoteunquote... This is not that same band. Fantastic Irish punk with a handful of other great genres peppered throughout (Dat Harmonica on "Mothers & Sons"). If you haven't listened to this yet, get on it NOW! 4.4/5
Circle Takes the Square As the Roots Undo
Love it or hate it, it is a landmark album for the "Screamo" genre. Give it a couple listens and if you don't like it now, try it again in a couple months... always keep an open mind.
Clutch Blast Tyrant
Coheed and Cambria The Second Stage Turbine Blade
Listening to the album, it is easy to notice how under-developed their sound was, and how stilted it feels compared to their later albums. However, despite all its flaws, Claudio and company make this a hell of an album. Catchy lyrics and riffs, exaggerated yet still classy vocals, and an intense story-line created a crevice in my heart that no other band can fill. 4.7/5
Coheed and Cambria In Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3
More polished, cleaner, and just as fun as SSTB, just a hair weaker. Where the aforementioned album has not a single weak track, this has a bit of a lull in the middle. Truthfully though, that is the only thing holding this back. 4.3/5
Converge Axe to Fall
Very catch riffs and a wide array of guest musicians combine to form an amazing record. The fast, in your face, attacks from "Dark Horse" and the title track incite a fist pumping mosh, while the ending tracks, "Cruel Bloom" and "Wretched World" have the makings of an aural orgasmic experience. Truly an album that has something for everybody and a great starter album if you are thinking of getting into Converge.
Converge All We Love We Leave Behind
first impression, "......F**K." Such an amazing release. It's not Jane Doe 2, but it's the f**king closest thing you can imagine. Absolutely fantastic in every way that Converge can make it and holy crap Kurt Ballou can you freakin shred! 4.6/5
Cult of Luna Somewhere Along the Highway
Cursive The Ugly Organ
Cynic Traced in Air
Cynic Focus
David Bowie The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
"Sup Ire. Sorry, but this is just another 70s rock album. It had its day, but that day has passed. Music has progressed and evolved since that time and I've clung closer to that music than the music than the music in my parents' day. Although this will probably forever be in many a person's heart regarded as the best album of all time, I am not one of those people."


Who the F**k said this? because it's the f**king stupidest thing I've ever heard. 4.6/5
David Bowie Station to Station
David Bowie Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)
Death Symbolic
Death The Sound of Perseverance
Deftones Deftones
Devin Townsend Infinity
Created in the wake of exiting a mental-health institution (where Townsend was diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder), Infinity is everything it should be. Majestically melding the face-melting demon that is City and it's diametric opposite Ocean Machine: Biomech, Infinity finds a focus and direction when Devin was at a time I belive most musicians would've fallen flat on their faces. Honestly my words cannot do this album justice, PLEASE!!!! Listen to this album as soon as you can ; I promise you will not be disappointed. 4.4/5
Devin Townsend Project By A Thread: Live in London 2011
Ki: The absolute best second best "Live Album" experience I've ever had, 4.7/5. Addicted: The absolute best "Live Album" experience I've ever had, 4.8/5. Deconstruction: An amazing performance that has created in me a newfound respect and love for the album, 4.2/5. Ghost: Ghost never did much for me when it first came out, doesn't do much for me now..., 3.4/5. Encores: Great Devin Townsend songs, each and every one. Not as much of an experience as the albums, fantastic to hear "Life" live though, the Punky Bruster stuff though? not so much, 4.1/5. Overall: Maybe a bit long, but otherwise a fantastic series of CDs. A must listen for any HevyDevy fan whether it be a die-hard from back during the SYL days or a new fan looking for a starting point. 4.3/5
Dorena About Everything and More
Fresh and fun post-rock in a world full of "Explosions in the Sky" copycats and cheap, vapid imitators. Serene and majestic in the way all good post-rock should be, but still a very alive and energetic listening experience. 4.3/5
Dream Theater Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
Dreamwell Modern Grotesque
Drive Like Jehu Yank Crime
Edge of Sanity Crimson
I knew I heard Akerfeldt in there! But honestly, this is absolutely fantastic. With a song of such length you'd expect it to get stale after the first 15 minutes or so, but it doesn't. The riffs vary, but compliment each other well and the repeating one that pops its head in every so often as if to say "yup, still me!" is infectious. Definitely one of the first things I'd recommend for someone intending to get into DM, though that doesn't mean that the experienced can't thrash to it on a weekly basis. 4.4/5
Elliott Smith New Moon
What the hell was this doing at a 3.5 ranking. Of course it isn't Elliott's best work but cut the guy some slack, this wasn't even intended to be released. Sadly, his music is now all we have to remember him by. May all wrath and damnation fall upon the wretched spawn of Satan whom struck down our Saint prematurely. 4.45/5
Elliott Smith Elliott Smith
Just what I expected as well as wanted from early Elliott. It displays an unrefined quality that makes it all the more relatable, which sadly worms its way out of Elliott's later work (on the up side, it's in exchange for many greater nuances unstated here). As always, each and every song is amazing lyrically as well as musically. 4.32/5
Elliott Smith From a Basement on the Hill
Amazing in retrospect seeing as this a posthumous release. Almost never are unfinished albums even near as enjoyable as "finished" albums, but maybe by a combination of Elliott's lyrical and musical style and the fact of this being his swan-song makes this surprisingly very good. Forever your songs will be in my mind and my heart Elliott... 4.5/5
Envy The Fallen Crimson
Envy A Dead Sinking Story
Faith No More Angel Dust
*Looks at previous rating of 3.5* "WHAT THE F**K IS WRONG WITH YOU PAST TRAVIS!?!" Obviously this deserves much better. 4.6/10
Fear Before The Always Open Mouth
F**k. There need be no explanation for why this album is amazing. The riffs are amazing, the vocals are perfect (for the genre), and don't even get me started on the rest of the amazing-ness on this album. 4.8/5
Fiona Apple When the Pawn...
I'm not going to BS around and just cut straight to the point. On any other Fiona Apple album you're gonna hear the same beautiful Fiona and will climax at the sound of her voice (as you should). What sets this album apart is solely that everything else accompanies "Perfectly". Each and every instrument accompanies her perfectly on here and the transitions between songs couldn't have been handled more perfectly. I honestly don't know what it is that sets this album apart from the rest of her discography other than it just works perfectly. 4.5/5
Frank Zappa Joe's Garage
Fugazi Fugazi
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
A classic from broadway. I don't understand what there isn't to like. It may go on a little longer than wanted, but the slow parts are still far from uninteresting. A Classic of the American Classics. 4.7/5
Giant Squid Cenotes
Giant Squid have really found their sound with this EP. More than just some depressive, heavy post-metal, Giant Squid have crafted a unique blend of post-metal with the continued excellent cello-work by Gratz. I have renewed faith in this band now. 4.3/5
Godspeed You! Black Emperor F♯ A♯ ∞
Honestly... it doesn't grip me the way Slow Riot or Skinny Fists do; however,
that doesn't make it bad. No matter what you say about it, it's still GY!BE in top
form and well above most of the other crap out there. 4.25/5
Gorguts Obscura
Gorguts The Erosion of Sanity
Grant Kirkhope Banjo​-​Kazooie
SO MUCH FREAKING NOSTALGIA IT HURTS!!!!! Even so, Grant Kirkhope knows how to make the perfect soundtrack for such a light-hearted and fun adventure. 4.3/5
Grant Kirkhope Donkey Kong 64 Original Soundtrack
Without a doubt some of Grant's best work. The atmosphere that this music can create is mind-boggling. Obviously the nostalgia factor adds a bit my enjoyment, but even objectively looking at this, it's no surprise that people put him on the same level as other video-game scorers like Nobuo Uematsu and Koji Kondo. 4.3/5
Helmet Meantime
Herbie Hancock Head Hunters
Truly Phantasmic!! I've tried earlier Herbie Hancock albums and they haven't really done anything for me, but this... THIS!! Truly a piece of art! 4.4/5
Howard Shore The Lord of the Rings Symphony
I remember when The LOTR movies came out, it was such a great time. I was about 10 at the time and, for an entire summer, each and every day my neighborhood friends and I would battle on "Mt. Doom" (the hill behind our houses no higher than 60 ft.). We'd use bent sticks and elastic bands to make makeshift bows and we'd use PVC piping for swords. This is honestly one of the few clear and happy memories I have of my childhood in California. Thank you, Howard Shore. 4.4/5
Husker Du Zen Arcade
Definitely enjoying this on 2nd attempt the better part of a decade later. Finding a lot more to enjoy (still can't get into Black Flag) and enjoying the production on this one a lot.
Hypno5e Des Deux l'une Est l'autre
Amazing album from an even more amazing band. Never before have I been enticed to buy an album 2 songs in. It is very progressive metal with an experimental tinge. Why had nobody told me about this sooner. Best thing to come from France since fries.
Igor Stravinsky Le Sacre du Printemps
Not what I'd call "heavy" but powerful nonetheless. The primeval and threatening aura that this work exudes is breathtaking. Definitely one of the landmark opuses of the 20th Century. 4.6/5
In Flames Clayman
The Melodeath soundtrack to my teens and probably the sole album that got me into real DM (none of this -core crap). Every time I hear "Only for the Weak" I cry a little bit. 4.4/5
Iron Maiden Powerslave
ISIS Wavering Radiant
ISIS Panopticon
Jeff Mangum Live at Jittery Joe's
Just how I've always imagined the divine being that is Jeff Mangum would sound live. Just as good... hell, even better than he does on 'In
an Aeroplane'. Packed chock-full of emotion and beauty, nary missing a beat. Beautiful in every sense of the word. Jeff Mangum, you are
now officially on my "I'm Completely Gay for You" list. 4.4/5
Jeff Rosenstock I Look Like Shit
As sad as it is, it seems that this will be one of god Rosenstock's last hurrahs. Though not quite as well worked-out and finished as his normal releases, this proves to be another example of how much left Jeff has to show us and how much more of a tragedy it is that he's hanging up his guitar 'til who knows when. 3.9/5
Jeff Rosenstock We Cool?
John Coltrane Blue Train
Probably the greatest jazz album you'll ever listen to. Almost a Classic on first listen r(and I'm not typically a jazz listener!). I'll have check out the rest of his discography rto see how this stands up in comparison. 4.4/5
Jonsi Go
Surprisingly fantastic for a solo album. 99.999% of the time solo projects turn out to be absolute horse manure, but this is beautiful in a different way than Sigur Ros. 4.4/5
Judy and Mary THE POWER SOURCE
Kamasi Washington The Epic
Kashiwa Daisuke Program Music I
Beautiful, Exciting, Harmonious, Confusing, Scary, Majestic; Everything a good post-rock album should be. I see this becoming a 5 very quickly. 4.4/5
Koji Kondo The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time OST
Groundbreaking in both the fields of video games and soundtracks overall. Never before had a soundtrack so intimately permeated with the game it was framing that both would feel empty without the other. Without a doubt, nostalgia plays a major part in this soundtracks incredibly high avg. rating, but for good reason; this is likely the most memorable video game soundtrack of my as well as many other a kid's childhood. 4.6/5
Koji Kondo The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask OST
A fantastic soundtrack as far as Zelda games go. The increasing speed of Clock Town's music with each passing day really works well in creating urgency and tension in the player. 4.3/5
Kvelertak Kvelertak
Kwoon When The Flowers Were Singing...
Fantastic Post-Rock! Great melodies and the perfect mix of heaviness and simplicity. Also, this reminds me a lot of Yndi Halda (NAMEDROP!!! CHECK THEM OUT!! NOW!!) which is always a plus in my book. 4.3/5
La Dispute Wildlife
The PERFECT follow-up. Though maybe not perfect in the sense that they hit every note perfectly or move you with every listen, perfect in that it is a beautiful display of how a second album
should be. What initially came across as both chaotic and kinetic in "Somewhere Between..." has been focused into clarity while still retaining that rough, indie, non-mainstream filth sound.
Judging by their recent tour with Thrice (and by the fact that half that crowd came specifically for them) I see big things in La Dispute's future. Here's to hoping they don't lose what
makes them great on the long road ahead. 4.4/5
Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti
For whatever reason, Zeppelin just doesn't hit me like other god-level bands seem to (eg; Black Sabbath, Pink Floyd, The Beatles). This is still a solid album by any measure, and the last 2 tracks of disc 1 are phenomenal, but I just can't seem to put this any higher than a 3.5, for enjoyment sake. 3.6/5
Led Zeppelin Houses Of The Holy
A great album, but I guess I can't fully appreciate the supposed perfection of this album. The 1st and back 3 tracks are impeccable, but an album half full of good songs does not a "CLASSIC" make. This is easily a 4, but repeated listens will be needed to confirm whether this is a 5 or just what it appears, a 4 and nothing more. 3.8/5
Leslie Bricusse and Anthony Newley Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory OST
An irreplaceable part of my and many a kid's childhood as well as one of the most memorable soundtracks I've ever known. 4.3/5
Ludwig van Beethoven "Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68
Disregard any previous soundoffs, this is fantastic. 4.4/5
Massa Nera Derramar | Querer | Borrar
Mastodon Remission
Mastodon Leviathan
maudlin of the Well Bath
Maximum the Hormone Bu-ikikaesu
One of the weirdest things you'll ever hear... and at the same time, probably the most fun (that is if you like Japan.)rAnother way I like to describe this band is that they're the Japanese equivalent of early (good) SoaD; totally f**king psycho riffs and a lot of aggression accompanied by the "pop" music of the time (in the US, nu-metal was the "pop", in Japan "J-pop" was used). a high 3.5 is where this album should really sit musically, but I'm gonna give it a 4.3/5 for nostalgia and personal preference sake.
Maximum the Hormone Yoshu Fukushu
Megadeth Rust in Peace
Miles Davis Kind of Blue
Misery Signals Of Malice and the Magnum Heart
Motoi Sakuraba Dark Souls Soundtrack
One of the most atmospheric and satisfying soundtracks that I've listened to in years. The booming and threatening choral segments perfectly frame Dark Souls' magnificent boss battles, while the more subtle/sombre numbers really evoke that feeling of lonesomeness and mystery that is so prevalent in Lordran. A magnificent score for a magnificent game. 4.4/5
Mouse On The Keys Sezession
Great short Piano/Keyboard + Drums set. This is exactly what I want when asking for some good contemporary piano virtuosity when the Classical gets a bit old. A bit shorter than most like it, but the skill that these jazz-fusion nuts have more than makes up for it. 4.3/5
Moviegoer 64 FPS
Seeing that it's from way back in '99 you'd expect an old sound, but surprisingly, along with that mathy/old-school, loosely nu-metallic sound, there is an underlying inclination that it would feel right at home if released just yesterday. Contrary to my previous notion, this album is more a post-hardcore/punk album at its heart, though honestly a concrete genre specification escapes me. For a random album that I picked up on impulse for less than 1 USD I can honestly say I was surprised. 4.27/5

To give a little more info on the sound, I'll just list a few phrases that came to mind over the past couple listens. Post-Hardcorish, vaguely Tool-esque on a couple songs, Horse the Band minus the balls, soft-industrial on one or two songs.
Muse Absolution
Muse Origin of Symmetry
Quite possibly the single greatest opener of all time. Oh, and the rest of the album is almost perfect as well... It's the times that I listen to this that I cry thinking what Muse has become. 4.3/5
Neil Young Zuma
Neurosis Souls At Zero
Neurosis Through Silver In Blood
Not the peak of Neurosis' ability imo, but probably their most consistent album. I really struggle to find any notable problems with this like I find in some of their later work.
Nick Drake Pink Moon
As like Elliott Smith down the road, Nick Drake was an undeniably brilliant musician that had his bright and shining life cut tragically short. While we may never know what may have become of him, we are left with the gems that he left during his lifetime. A classic of not just the folk/indie singer-songwriter subgenre, but of the whole of music. It may take a listen or two to fully root in the listener's heart, but this is one of the great pieces of music that, no matter how hard you try, it is impossible to escape its allure.
Nick Drake Bryter Layter
It's Nick Drake... do I really need to say anything else to make it worth your time? I didn't think so.
Nine Inch Nails The Downward Spiral
Nine Inch Nails Year Zero
Basically everything a great Industrial album should be; abrupt synth, smoky monologues, and an overall mechanical feel to it. Not surprising seeing as this is Trent Reznor we're talking about... 4.3/5
O'Brother The Death of Day
Oceansize Effloresce
Operation Ivy Energy
Opeth Ghost Reveries
Pain of Salvation Remedy Lane
Pain of Salvation The Perfect Element, Part 1
Philip Glass Glassworks
Eerie, Surreal, Ephemeral, and 14 other ghostly sounding adjectives. A truly mind-bending listen. As with Glass' other works, an almost trance-like nature falls over the piece creating a field that affects the listener (positively for some, negatively for others). An interesting sample of the minimalism movement that should be the starter album for anyone intending to get into "art" music. 4.4/5
Pink Floyd Animals
Pink Floyd The Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyd Pulse
From beginning to end chock-full of excellent songs, one right after the other (though that's no hard feat for the single greatest band in the world). Probably the very first Live Album that I've actually enjoyed from beginning to end.. 4.3/5
Porcupine Tree In Absentia
Utterly indescribable in words. Not just this album, but the band as a whole. Comparisons can be made and meaningless sub-sub-sub-genres can be created to describe this music, but such efforts are still vein. The ability to go from a lucid dreamscape where velvety whispers lull you to nirvana into a sing-a-long chorus with a vibrant atmosphere and chords resounding into a hurricane of sound is... unique. 4.4/5
Portishead Dummy
Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 1 in D Major, Op. 11
Seeing as I'm listening to this while I'm reading a Victorian romance I may be embellishing a bit, but I can easily say this is one of the best quartet pieces I've listened to quite a while. Amazingly well done you damn brilliant Ruskie. 4.3/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Manfred Symphony, Op. 58
Your typical romantic symphony, and one of the better ones at that. At first there weren't any epic points that made me fall in love with it, but then the finale happened... Also, over the entirety of the symphony, I definitely get a better cohesive vibe than than I usual. A crowning achievement in Tchaikovsky's lengthy repertoire. 4.4/5
Queen Greatest Hits
This was basically the soundtrack to my adolescence. A fantastic choice of songs from one of the most prolific bands in human history. 4.4/5
Radiohead The Bends
Radiohead OK Computer
Has grown quite a bit over the years, but still isn't the "PERFECT" album some believe it to be. Still, you've gotta' admit that Yorke has a hell of an emotional voice, albeit sounding a bit wobbly. 4.2/5
Ride Nowhere
Rosetta The Galilean Satellites
Separate -
Disc 1: Heavy and aggressive, a perfect example of what every post-metal band should be. 4.2/5
Disc 2: More ethereal and haunting than it's predecessor. Definitely more in the "ambient" genre than "post-metal" or "sludge."
Together: The absolute best of both albums. Seriously, the albums sync up beautifully and make for the most amazing post-metal
experience since I first listened to oceanic some 2 years ago. 4.7/5
Rush A Farewell To Kings
Rush Clockwork Angels
The best album from a 46-year old and still touring band I think I've ever heard and probably ever will hear. Perfectly meshing their classic sound with newer sounds and staying relevant even after a long stint of being "another one of those 70's/80's bands that just won't die." Equally recommended for die-hard fans of classic prog as well as the uninitiated looking for a gateway album. 4.3/5
Sergei Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
A truly magnificent composition. Not just an amazing display of technical prowess, but an explosive amount of emotion as well. An amazing piece by the last great Romanticist. 4.3/5
Sigur Ros Med Sud i Eyrum vid Spilum Endalaust
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Slayer Reign in Blood
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Of Natural History
Slowdive Souvlaki
Stevie Ray Vaughan Texas Flood
He was an amazing musician no matter which way you look at it. There's no arguing that.
The inevitable thing however is, no matter how great a musician he is, each and every person's musical taste subtly and qualitatively differ, which is probably the whole reason for the diverse range of scores given to this album.

As for where I stand? When it comes down to skill and emotion, I say 5/5, an absolute perfect score. However, no matter what genre of music, if you're not completely enjoying it, it means nothing. Taking that into account, I myself feel much happier with a 4.3/5.
I can definitely see why so many fans go crazy for this man, but I don't particularly see myself putting this album on perpetual repeat like I can see several other albums that I truly treasure. 4.3/5
Streetlight Manifesto The Hands That Thieve
A 3rd reason to not doubt this band. Some say that ska is dead, bands like these are what give me hope for the future. 4.4/5
Sufjan Stevens All Delighted People
A fantastic display of how well-rounded Sufjan is as a musician. This "EP" (if you can call it that, being nearly an hour long) follows standard Sufjan form by displaying the man's eclectic nature while still remaining a cohesive structure that can be easily followed. Without a doubt, this album is just another reason to for me love the man; with each successive album maintaining such a level of quality, I can't wait to se what he has in store for us next. 4.3/5
Sufjan Stevens Carrie and Lowell
Sunny Day Real Estate Sunny Day Real Estate
In a word LP2 is a lot less "gritty" than Diary; some emo music fans may take that to mean that it's a weaker album seeing as the whole appeal of "emo" music to come off as raw as possible, but I feel that it works out better in this case. Either way, both albums are must-listens for any well-rounded music connoisseur. 4.3/5
Sunny Day Real Estate How It Feels To Be Something On
When you have as extensive a backlog of "need-to-listens" as I do (slowly chipping away at a 200+ heap), when deciding whether to keep an album or not, you probably follow something of a forumla. About 99% of the time it comes down to: judging an album on its merits and flaws, and either keeping or trashing accordingly. Rarely does something magical happens where you're completely blown away by the sheer beauty of the music; that's what happened to me today with "How it Feels to Be Something On." 4.6/5
Talking Heads Remain in Light
While not a masterpiece or an album with myriad singles, this album is still definitely solid. The flow of the songs track-to-track works extremely well. "Born Under Punches(The Heat Goes On)" is quite possibly the very best opening song for an album ever recorded.
The Dear Hunter Violet
The alt-prog masterpiece you've been expecting. More in-line with their other (non-color spectrum) work and well worth the wait (if, like me, you were listening from black to white ROYGBIV-style). 4.3/5
The Dear Hunter White
An all-around phenomenal clincher to the Color Spectrum collection. Ballad-ey and majestic, pure and simple. 4.3/5
The Dear Hunter Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise
The Dear Hunter Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading
The Dear Hunter The Color Spectrum (Complete Collection)
The Flaming Lips Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
I can honestly say I've never smoked marijuana, never have and probably never will, but if this album is anything to go by then The Flaming Lips are this generation's Pink Floyd. Monumentally Talented musicians that work together perfectly to create an aural experience that at times escapes description. 4.3/5
The Flaming Lips The Soft Bulletin
Wayne Coyne working more of is beautiful magic. This still sits just a bit lower than Yoshimi, but it's still a fantastic album. For all you out there not listening to The Flaming Lips; Stop, just Stop.... I'm serious, Stop.
The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium
The Ocean Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic
The Pillows Happy Bivouac
Such an excellent Alt-Rock record that the language gap doesn't even pose a problem. LISTEN TO THIS (or the 3rd FLCL soundtrack, they're equally awesome). 4.4/5
The Red Chord Fused Together in Revolving Doors
The Seatbelts Cowboy Bebop
The Sleep Design All That Is Not Music Is Silence
A post-rock candy bar with a delicious alt-indie nougat center. At first I want to call this instrumental or progressive alternative, but at the same time I want to call it the post-rock messiah. Truly an amazing album, being incredibly accessible while at the same time keeping all the uniqueness that is oh so often lost in in favor of that mainstream factor. Brilliant, just Brilliant; and hey, you can't get much cheaper than FREE!!! 4.35/5

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The Smiths The Queen Is Dead
Probably the only good thing to ever come out of the 80's. 4.6/5 (I think i'm 5 this within the week.
The Tallest Man on Earth The Wild Hunt
The Tallest Man on Earth There's No Leaving Now
In some ways better, then some ways lacking when compared to "The Wild Hunt", but overall about on par with it. A seriously consistent artist. Something can be said about the similarity, but if everything is this good I'm fine with that. 4.2/5
Thelonious Monk Brilliant Corners
While it may not be an utter perfection of an album, this definitely ranks way up there. Enjoyable at every minute and very easy to listen to, no freelance additions to distract from the enjoyment you get from absorbing the music as a whole. 4.3/5
Thrice Vheissu
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. III & IV
Only "Weak" volume in this 4-EP set is probably Fire... and even then it's not bad, there's just a lot more going on there (and I am a big fan of atmosphere). I Don't think there's a single "bad" track to be found here.
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vol. III: Air
Pretty damn fitting element for this collection of songs. Rather than going full energy or atmosphere (fire and water respectively) they give the songs time to breathe.
Tool Undertow
Tool Lateralus
Unwound Challenge For a Civilized Society
Unwound New Plastic Ideas
Weezer Weezer
Windir 1184
Yndi Halda Enjoy Eternal Bliss EP
Yoko Shimomura Kingdom Hearts II Original Soundtrack
As I've said before, I'm a bit biased when it comes to KH... but this is the greatest video
game soundtrack ever!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Okay, maybe not, but you've got to admit Shimomura-sensei's talent when it comes to creating
a diverse array of music that doesn't get stale even after so many repeated listens. 4.3/10
Yoko Shimomura Kingdom Hearts 10th Anniversary Fan Selection

4.0 excellent
A Backward Glance on a Travel Road A Backward Glance on a Travel Road
2 Years after initially discovering this I finally give it a listen; I'm pleasantly surprised. It's not overly heavy, instead focusing on harmony and being delicate with the overall flow of the album. Very Avant-Garde and definitely not for inexperienced sputniker. 3.8/5
A City Safe From Sea Throw Me Through Walls
Good catchy music, the vocals are a little weird, but their not so bad as they are different. These guys could go places with a little radio time.
A Lot Like Birds Plan B
Solid progressive post-hardcore. The perfect amount of experimentation to match an excellent standard post-hardcore center. So glad to see that these guys are finally getting the face-time they undoubtedly deserve. 4.2/5
A Tribe Called Quest The Low End Theory
A Tribe Called Quest Midnight Marauders
Aaron Copland Symphony No. 3
Quite an amazing piece. Loud, surprising, and full of energy. A Great display of Post-WW classical. 4.2/5
Aaron Copland Quiet City
Crisp, delicate, and quaint. Nothing over-the-top bombastic or exhilarating, but beautiful in a gentle way. 3.9/5
Absu Absu
Acid Bath Paegan Terrorism Tactics
Acid Bath When the Kite String Pops
Agalloch Ashes Against the Grain
Agalloch The Mantle
If Pink Floyd played doom metal, this would be it. 3.9/5
Aivi and Surasshu The Black Box
AJJ People Who Can Eat People are the Luckiest People
AJJ Knife Man
Andrew Jackson Jihad is the folk-punk equivalent to BtMI!'s ska-punk, never serious and always having fun making brilliant music. 3.8/5
Alcest Souvenirs D'Un Autre Monde
Alcest Spiritual Instinct
Alcest Kodama
Alcest Les Voyages De L'Âme
Alcest Écailles De Lune
Alec Holowka Offspring Fling
Simply "Fantastic", and not in the "Oh, that sounds great" way, I mean as in FANTASY. Listening to this I really do feel transported to a whimsical fluffy world. Many times I'm reminded of environments like in the PS2 game dark cloud 2 (or "dark chronicle" outside the US), but other times the songs take on an almost Kirkhope-ian feeling like in the tracks "John Waters" and "Lil Piggy". No matter the track though, every single bit of this is beautiful, inventive, and oh so very cuddly.
Alexander Borodin Petite Suite
A fairly somber piece with brief flashes of energy. Great if you're in the mood for some soft and calming pianowork. 3.8/5
Alkaline Trio Goddamnit
Catchy, Accessible, yet still holding on to that immature punk sound that we expect of the genre. Not the greatest punk album ever made, but this is what I expect when I hear the word 'punk'. Good job Alkaline Trio, your later albums may not be up to par, but with this you hit it out of the park. 4.1/5
American Football American Football
American Football American Football (LP3)
Anacrusis Screams and Whispers
Some supremely overlooked, great prog-melodeath album. The only detractor I can think of would have to be it's length. While most albums of the genre are best enjoyed in 30-40 min intervals, this one drags on for just over an hour.
It's perfect for the die-hard metal fan, but for the average "all-types" listener this might come off a little tiring. 4.0/5

After another listen, I stand by this opinion. It is only Manic Impressions that is uninspired generic thrash.
Anamanaguchi Airbrushed
I can easily see this becoming nails on the chalkboard for someone in a funk or depression, but mostly because of what makes it so good. Such positivity and energy!!! 4.2/5
Anamanaguchi My Skateboard Will Go On
More fantastically upbeat and fun nintendocore. This song is what I imagine fully 8-bit BtMI! would be. Also the b-side of this (8-bit/Rap) was the last place in the world I was expecting a Jeff Mangum reference. 4.1/5
Anamanaguchi Aurora
More ethereal and slow-building than their other singles, but just as fantastic. B-side is more in-line with their previous work. 4.1/5
Anamanaguchi Power Supply
Anamanaguchi Endless Fantasy
Since I first heard them a while back doing the opening theme for The Nerdist (;geek plug) I've detected a lot of potential; and on Endless Fantasy they finally realize that potential. While Anamanaguchi were by no means bad, I have to admit their previous albums/EPs were more akin to snack-foods than real meals. rWith chip-tune and the like it is very easy to be a one-trick pony; Anamanaguchi easily avoid this as most songs on here stands out well on their own. In addition, the key use of vocals on "Japan Air" and "Prom Night" works perfectly with rounding out the edges of an already well put together album. 4.1/5
Anathema A Natural Disaster
Ancestors Of Sound Mind
And So I Watch You From Afar And So I Watch You From Afar
Andrew Bird Hands of Glory
The natural progression form "Break it Yourself". Soft, soothing, and though not as phenomenal as it predecessor, still a great all-around album. 3.8/5
Animal Collective Strawberry Jam
Eclectic? Yes. Interesting? Yes. Worthy of all the unwarranted hype? No. Still an excellent album well worth at least one good listen? Yes. 3.8/5
Animals As Leaders Animals as Leaders
A quite exceptional album. A definite front-runner of the instru-metal genre, well ahead of the rest of the pack. 3.8/5
Antarctigo Vespucci I'm So Tethered
Antarctigo Vespucci Leavin' La Vida Loca
Antarctigo Vespucci Love in the Time of E​-​Mail
Antonin Dvorak Carnival Overture, Op. 92, B. 169
Certainly festive, but not long enough or exhilarating enough to be placed in the annals of all time greatest overtures. Overall a good overture. 3.8/5r
Arcade Fire Funeral
Archipelago Have Here
First, say hello to Sigur Ros. Next, meet Elliott Smith. Now make them have a way better than expected lovechild. This album has an inventive indie-tastic sound with quite a nice bit of ambient post-rock glaze to satisfy even the most disenchanted. Sponsored by the Almighty god known as Jeff Rosenstock, how could this ever fail?
Archipelago Good as Gone
A very wintery vibe with this one. Just as good as the last album, if not better. Why can't there be more indie like this? Instead we just get The National clones and 2-bit hipster bandwagoneers. 3.9/5
Arcturus The Sham Mirrors
Asobi Seksu Citrus
At the Gates Slaughter of the Soul
Atheist Unquestionable Presence
Atheist Piece Of Time
One of the best DM albums I've listened to quite a while. Atheist find the perfect amount of thrash aggression and counterbalance it with excellent technicality. 4.0/5
Bad Rabbits Stick Up Kids
Definitely a horribly overlooked modern soul-funk band. Definitely check these guys out. Irepress' drummer is in here too. 4.1/5
Bad Religion The Dissent of Man
Not nearly as solid as some of the classic BR albums, but then again, of course it wouldn't be. Still, it's a great album over all. Though Greg may look more like your dad than your buddy now, he still has what it takes and made more than passable album; Wrong Way Kids being and amazing high point. Overall the album was great and would be great for any Punk fan. 3.85/5
Baroness Red Album
Bathory Hammerheart
Old-School BM at one of its finest points. Screeching guitars and pummeling drums provide for an intensely heavy experience. A great album for both beginners to the genre and experienced BM Veterans. 4.1/5
Between the Buried and Me Colors
Black Sabbath Black Sabbath
The progenitor of all we know and love about metal today. In addition to its influence, it still unsurprisingly holds up after all these years.
Black Sabbath Paranoid
Black Sabbath Vol. 4
Blitzen Trapper Destroyer Of The Void
Sounds like it could come from the 80's, is confusing as hell, and is pretty much the last thing I'd think I'd expect from an album called "Destroyer of the Void", but you know what? As the last few tracks ticked by, this thing really started growing on me! Definitely not the pinnacle of cutting edge music, but I'm definitely keeping this one around. 4.1/5
Blood Incantation Starspawn
Bloodbath Nightmares Made Flesh
Bob Dylan Blonde on Blonde
Bolt Thrower Those Once Loyal
Bolt Thrower War Master
pretty repetitive but a solid death metal album. If you want a poster child for "what is True Death Metal" then you have this album right here.
Bomb the Music Industry! Get Warmer
Bomb the Music Industry! Everybody That You Love
Sup Jeff, Still Making Amazing Music? Yup. Still horribly underappreciated? Yup. Still giving me and Satty raging hard-ons? Yup.
Bon Iver For Emma, Forever Ago
Boris Pink
Botch American Nervoso
Not We are the Romans, but still a solid album from one of the kings of Metallic Hardcore. As always, the band matched perfectly the intensity and aggressiveness of hardcore punk with a unique sense of melodic-ness and some harmony. 4.1/5
Brand New Deja Entendu
Bridges of Konigsberg The Five Colors
Absolutely delightful. If I had to point to one example of the right way to evolve, it would be this album. On their earlier EP " We Have Many Faces" the whole experience came off as uninspired and underdeveloped, but the change seen with "The Five Colors" is absolutely picturesque. the band's previous lack of direction has blossomed into an adept combination of progressive depth and post-rock beauty. In addition, key vocal sections (beautiful ones btw) add a depth that couldn't be grasped with just instrumental ballads and makes me wonder why there aren't lyrics on all of the tracks instead of just a handful. DEFINITELY worth picking up since it's FREE!!! 4.1/5rFind @ http://music.bridgesofkonigsberg.com/album/the-five-colors
Bright Eyes I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
Why the HELL has this been just sitting on my mp3 player doing nothing but gathering dust for a year? This is great!!!r[*] Okay, so after repeated listens the shine has worn off a bit.... but still, an excellent album. 4.1/5
Broken Social Scene Forgiveness Rock Record
Soft, Squishy, Moist, and Delicious. Everything a good indie album should be. Each song is delectably unique and enjoyable. A Vast improvement over the S/T album. Good Job BSS! (this one's going on the best of 2010 list) 4.1/5
Brother/Ghost Black Ice
Buckethead Crime Slunk Scene
Soothsayer Slays!!, I can see why GN'R recruited him.
Buckethead Pepper's Ghost
Buckethead Giant Robot
Definitely one of the scariest, weirdest, and most interesting albums I've listened to in a long time. 3.8/5
Buckethead Electric Tears
Buckethead Electric Sea
Very chill and relaxing. I'll take this over a freeform noodle-fest any day.
Buckethead Population Override
Buddy Holly The Chirping Crickets
Although being born 35 years after its creation makes me a bit removed from the generation, I don't find it hard to find why people loved this guy. Definitely check this out if you're interested in who that guy that Weezer sings about is... 4.1/5
Buddy Holly That'll be the Day
Another great set of classic Buddy Holly songs. Definitely not for everyone... but it's always good to every now and then take a look back and see where the present music we love came from. 3.9/5
Burst Origo
A Definite grower, but a solid 4 at the very least. First listen was a 3.4, next listen was a 3.7-8, now it's at a 4.0 on the third. Sad that I'm discovering such a great band so late, but at least I got to see them once while they were still around. 4.0/5
Cadaver Disposal Signum Gloriae Demo
Pretty good Death Metuhl. This is not OSDM, it's not Progressive Death Metal, It's not Melodeth, and it's not death-core; It's something in the middle of all of them. It's slightly melodic, and it's fairly accessible, but this is in no way shape or form Melodeth; would much more at home touring with the likes of Morbid Angel than they would be with bands like In Flames. 3.78/5 (Drummer is ex-member of Belphegor)

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Cap'n Jazz Shmap'n Shmazz
Raw and imperfect, but that's how most new ideas come into the world.
Caravels Caravels
Short, but beautiful all the same. This is exactly what I'm looking for in skramz. 3.9/5
Caravels Floorboards
Ah, Skramz... How I love thee. Ire, you do not disappoint. 4.0/5
Carcass Swansong
Carcass Surgical Steel
Doesn't hit me in the core of my soul on first listen like Heartwork did back in the day, but it's a more than worthwhile return for the legendary band. It musically feels somewhere between Heartwork and Swansong, so the darkness of Necroticism and earlier is almost entirely lost, but the band's proficiency is otherwise self-evident. 4.1/5
Carnage Dark Recollections
Casualties of Cool Casualties of Cool
Celeste Misanthrope(s)
Celeste Nihiliste(s)
Celeste Morte(s) Nee(s)
Misanthrope(s) is still better, but this gives it a run for its money. Great album from an amazingly consistently solid band!
Charles Mingus Blues & Roots
Great fast-paced jazz. Exciting from the get go and just gains steam as it nears its fantastic finale. Superb musicianship from everyone involved. 4.1/5
Charles Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
It's no "Ah Um" or "Black Saint", but it's still quite a listen. Definitely worth checking out for anyone interested in Mingus or just jazz as a whole (like I am doing right now). 4.0/5
Charles Mingus Pithecanthropus Erectus
This is without a doubt some of the most amazing "early work" I've ever listened to. One of the things that has drawn me to Mingus is his ability to so adeptly marry the liberal and conservative elements of jazz; that skill is displayed wonderfully here. New, yet not at all foreign, and a fantastic album for the budding jazz connoisseur. 4.1/5
Charles Mingus Let My Children Hear Music
That Sax! Mother of... THAT SAX!!!!! LISTEN TO THAT!!!!!!..... the other music is good too... 4.2/5
Choking Victim No Gods, No Managers
Right up there with Op-Ivy as kings of the ska-punk genre. I could easily see this rising in rank given a couple more listens. 3.9/5
Chotto Ghetto Walk is Godlike
Chotto Ghetto create a progressive hardcore masterpiece. Interspersed in the aggressive, anger-filled hardcore affront are melodic intermissions creating just enough of a change to keep you interested but not getting sidetracked like many other bands that attempt the challenge. A great album that is just short enough to not get repetitive but long enough to interest you. 4.1/5
Chuck Berry The Great Twenty-Eight
Fantastic! One moment I'm hearing what would become The Beatles, the next I hear what would become Bob Dylan, the next I'm hearing something different entirely. Listening to this it is easy to see how significant of an impact he had on music as we hear it today. 4.2/5
Circa Survive Juturna
Yeah, it's not as accessible as Blue Sky Noise, but it's still great. It's enjoyable, it's a little different, and there's nothing like Anthony Green's voice. Not perfect, but well worth a listen. 3.8/5
Circa Survive Violent Waves
In some ways this is a weaker album than Blue Sky Noise, in other ways it is far better. There is more depth to many of the
songs near the back end, but with that depth they lost a bit of accessibility. I wholeheartedly agree with what Sam Cowen said in
his review, it probably isn't going to win them any new fans, but for those of us who already are fans, are able to appreciate every
ounce of the progress they've made over the years. 4.0/5
Circle Takes the Square Decompositions: Volume Number One
City of Caterpillar City of Caterpillar
Cloudkicker A New Heavenly Body
Undoubtedly, anything this good can be considered an amazing and overwhelming achievement. That being said, though it may
falter when compared to contemporaries, this is a crowning point of success for the man. (Also, this is basically "]]][[["
only remixed) 3.8/5
Cloudkicker Let Yourself Be Huge
A great step in a distinctly different direction. Usually what you get with Cloudkicker is some sometimes very repetitive instru-metal, but with this it's like.... prog/folk??? Definitely an experiment that IMO played out very well. Honestly, my favorite of everything the guy has done. 3.7/5
Cloudkicker Fade
Another step in the right direction for Ben Sharp. To me Fade proved to be the perfect melding of Ben's early work as a prog-metal instrumentalist and his more recent (and in my opinion better) post-rock/shoegaze work. If this is the direction Ben is continuing then he has made one fan very happy. 4.1/5
Clutch Robot Hive / Exodus
Pretty much Identical to every single other clutch album: Bluesy, Ballsy, and Badass. While it would be impossible to say that Clutch re-invent the wheel with every album, they do what they do well and every album they make works perfectly in instilling an overwhelming feeling of manliness in even the most estrogen-riddled pansy; this album is no different. 3.9/5
Clutch Earth Rocker
Another strong Clutch album. A bit strong than their more recent work, but Blast Tyrant still stands strong as the benchmark I'll have to judge everything else they do by. 3.8/5
Coalesce 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening
Yet another fantastic metallic hardcore album. Enough variation to keep it interesting without deviating too far from the core focus of the album. 3.9/5
Coheed and Cambria Live At The Avalon
Coheed Live > Coheed Studio. Very First time I've ever thought that about any band.....EVER. Only bad part on this EP is the screaming vocals on IKS.
Coheed and Cambria From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness
This in my mind was Coheed's last hurrah before their 7 year lul, as well as the album that brought the band to my attention. I remember hearing Welcome Home for the first time back when rock band came out, I though it was a fantastic song but never gave it much thought. How I wish I could've discovered these guys so much sooner... 4.1/5
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Ascension
This is definitely a reprise when compared to Good Apollo: Volume 2 and to a less extent Year of the Black Rainbow. It's lacking something that their earlier albums had, but that is likely due to the fact that it is only half an album as intended. This is sitting at a solid 4 for me right now 4.0/5. Grows Wonderfully
Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains The Big Eyeball In The Sky
Converge No Heroes
Converge Petitioning the Empty Sky
Converge I Can Tell You About Pain
Converge You Fail Me Redux
Converge The Dusk in Us
Converge Bloodmoon: I
Cormorant Metazoa
Coroner No More Color
Fantastic thrash. While sputnik seems to be more hit-or-miss when it comes to more contemporary music (indie/folk/alt.) they are without a doubt the right people to go to for phenomenal passed-by gems. If this album is anything to go by, I may have found a new go-to for my thrash fix. 4.2/5
Cryptopsy None So Vile
From any angle, an absolutely impeccable DM album. Brutal, Heavy, and not a single legible lyric in the whole album! Sarcasm aside, This is the epitome of DM and what every DM album from any band should yearn to be.
Cult of Luna Salvation
CunninLynguists Will Rap For Food
I generally don't listen to rap, but when I do it's THIS. Well though out lyrics, no staleness, a bit of comedy; THIS is the exact thing I want in my rap/hip-hop. 3.8/5
Cursive Domestica
It's a good album, it's just lacking that melodic-ness and crisp-ness that made me fall in love with The Ugly Organ. Needless to say, a bunch of great songs on this album. I like it and all, it just doesn't have that beauty and flow that its successor has. 4/5
Cynic Carbon-Based Anatomy
Death-Metal and Focus this is not, but a great EP it is. The first couple songs aren't really that great, but track 4 is where this it really starts workin' for me. In the end though, this probably won't get them any new fans, just give their die-hard ones another reason for why they're so awesome. 3.8/5
Daft Punk Discovery
Most only know of this for Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger, but honestly it is so
much more than just one hit track. A definite outlier in my musical repertoire, but
definitely not a miss. I'm sure this will hit a low "Classic" once I get around to watching
Interstella 5555; but as of now it's a 4.2/5
Daft Punk Tron: Legacy
Discovery it is not... but um, was it supposed to be? Obviously not. Tron, a classic sci-fi movie with a solid fan-base that Disney didn't want to disappoint. Daft Punk, possibly the geekiest electronica duo that everybody and their mother has heard of. Daft Punk was tasked with creating a perfect soundtrack that mixed the grandiose overthetop-ness of blockbuster scores with the simplistic yet perfectly not-so electronic clicks and whistles that made them icons. In this way they made the perfect album. Without the cinema backdrop this album has a tougher time standing on its own feet (I mean, the only song really worth keeping, just to listen to, would have to be "derezzed."), but that's not what this was made for, it was made to mesh perfectly with the movie... And it Did!!rAgain, I reiterate. With Movie: 4.5/5...Without Movie: 3.5/5
Daitro Y
Darkside Journey Pervasive Solitary
Great Instrumental Prog-Metal. Think Scale the Summit, but more of A Death Metal Feel like Hacksaw to the Throat and Iron Thrones. A good comparative soloist would be Cloudkicker
David Bowie Hunky Dory
I really need some alone time with this apparently... I mean I can definitely tell why so many people have nothing but great things say about it on first listen... but I still can't grasp the "orgasmic" experience some seem to achieve when they listen to this. Ziggy Stardust took several listens to sink in for me... maybe (hopefully) the same thing is happening with this. 3.9/5 (for now)
David Housden Thomas Was Alone Original Soundtrack
One of the best game soundtracks to come out in years! Really great ambient/post-rock with a bit of electronic manipulation. Very mellow and works perfectly with the game's storyline. 4.1/5
Deadguy Fixation On A Coworker
Deafheaven Sunbather
Death Human
Death Individual Thought Patterns
Death Grips Exmilitary
Death Grips The Money Store
Defeater Travels
Deftones Diamond Eyes
Deftones Around the Fur
Adrenaline pt. 2. Still very chaotic compared to White Pony, but definitely more well though out than its predecessor. It succeeds phenomenally in many areas where Adrenaline failed, but for those who have already heard and loved White Pony, this will feel a little sub-par. Still, a great album and well deserving of at least a 3.7/5 in my book.
Deftones Koi No Yokan
To start things off, this doesn't live up to the astronomical hype it had accumulated building up to its release. However, on an upside, it DOES more than make up for the fumble that was "Diamond Eyes." 4.1/5 (though this may be a grower)
Deftones Ohms
Devin Townsend Christeen + 4 Demos
Seeing as this is just a single and a couple demos, this is surprisingly well put together and very listenable. 3.9/5
Devin Townsend Terria
I went into this expecting a lot Devin... and damn-it, you blew me away again. Long-live the immortal god of Canada. 4.1/5
Devin Townsend Empath
Devin Townsend Project Deconstruction
While on paper the concept of taking a god of metal and paring him with other demigods of metal sounds ingenious, what ultimately plays out here is less than monumental. There are more than enough great riffs, great vocals, and a large enough (signature HevyDevy) sound wall to suffocate a small elephant, but when taken as a whole, everything feels completely disjointed and a hair bland. Songs like "Planet of the Apes" and "The Mighty Masturbator" have their moments, but honestly go on way too long meandering into nothingness. The album was great, but could have easily been a 4.5 or a 5 with some of the fat trimmed. 3.8/5
Devin Townsend Project Epicloud
This definitely isn't a "Classic" worthy of a 5, but it's still nothing to sneeze at. Put simply it is "Addicted pt. 2", if you absolutely loved his work on that then you'll absolutely love this. If you prefer his heavier or more progressive works like City or Ghost, then this will undoubtedly seem a waste of an album. As for me I personally can't get enough of (not so)HevyDevy's brand of "Pop-Metal". 4.1/5
Devin Townsend Project Ki
Proggy, relaxing, low energy, and very interesting. If you need to relax, throw this on and drift away.
Devin Townsend Project Ghost
While Ghost is beautiful and subtle, most HevyDevy fans would agree with me in saying that those aren't his strong points. Whether it be the face-melting heavyness of SYL, the randomness of Deconstruction or Ziltoid, or the majestic Prog of his solo work (Terria, Synchestra, OM: Biomech), Devin plays to his overwhelming strengths when he's working with a lot of things at once (some might say too much). Devin's strength comes from working on 10 things at once and having them all lead to a momentous conclusion. To me this album feels like Devin was forcing limits on himself and it inevitably weakened of how far he could take his final product. 3.1/5
Dir En Grey Uroboros
Scary and unsettling but beautiful and inspiring, all at the same time, Japanese metal done right. 4.1/5
Dir En Grey Dum Spiro Spero
A great album, I just don't think I can pick up enough of the significant differences to throw this one on when I also have Uroboros to spin.
DJ Shadow Endtroducing.....
Dominic Running with Scissors
Another severely under-appreciated emo band. Slightly more substantial than their previous EP which makes it a whole lot more listenable in my eyes. 4.1/5
Dominic Dominic
Extremely solid skramz. Very raw and grating yet still containing a very melodic and accessible sound. Some SERIOUSLY unnoticed talent right here. 4.2/5
Dorena Holofon
Not as amazing as About Everything and More, but still some solid post-rock. With as diverse and popular genre as post-rock you'd expect more than a million Explosions in the Sky copycats, but it seems that's what we're getting. If only more bands took Dorena's route. 4.0/5
Dream Theater Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence
Dream Theater Images And Words
dredg El Cielo
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite, No. 1, Op. 46
One of the few pieces of classical music that everybody knows but nobody remembers. Definitely one of the "greatest hits" of the Romantic era of classical music. 4.2/5
Electric Wizard Dopethrone
While this is WAY better than Sunn O))), I guess drone just isn't for me. I can enjoy a s**t-ton of post-metal, and I can definitely tell where all the love for this album comes from, but I just don't have the kind of brain to call this "the pinnacle of all that is music). 3.8/5
Elliott Smith Roman Candle
Weakest album overall, yet still a great listen. 3.9/5
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
as much as I hate pop (as well as most 70s music as a whole) this is actually a very listenable album. Though I'm not the premier resource for gay pianists, I can say without a doubt, on this album at the very least, Elton John is a brilliant musician. Don't judge a book by its cover. 4.0/5
Emery ...In Shallow Seas We Sail
Not an album I would replay over and over, and definitely not "the album of '09", but a great album. Definitely better than a lot of other crap and a great album for those just getting into the post-hardcore genre. The album appeals to a younger audience, the angsty audience one that still needs some help and guidance. If I were 3 years younger this would probably be much higher. 3.8/5
Eminem The Marshall Mathers LP
Empalot Tous Aux Cèpes
The Duplanteir brothers were in this before they started Gojira. So imagine going back and forth between that and one of Patton's more experimental bands; very weird going back and forth between DM riffs and spastic scat-singing. 3.8/5
Envy All the Footprints You've Ever Left and the Fear Expecting Ahead
Envy Insomniac Doze
Envy Angel's Curse Whispered in the Edge of Despair
Envy The Eyes Of A Single-Eared Prophet
Eucharist Mirrorworlds
Faith No More The Real Thing
Fear Before Art Damage
Fiona Apple The Idler Wheel...
I don't know if this is absolutely revolutionary or just terribly self-indulgent... then again I could say the same thing about Sufjan Stevens who I love with a passion.
*A couple listens later*
Okay, now I'm getting it. Much better on second listen. 3.9/5
Fiona Apple Extraordinary Machine
Another reason to love Fiona but at the same time hate her for the unbearable wait between releases. A bit more accessible than her subsequent album, and just as good. 3.9/5
Fiona Apple Tidal
If any other person in the world were singing this, it's probably an album you could leave or take. Fiona Apple is singing this... that should be all the incentive you need to listen to it NOW. 3.8/5
Firebird Double Diamond
Death Metal god turned Honky-Tonk Blues rock, sounds exactly how you'd expect it to sound. On a couple tracks you can really hear Steer's Carcass/Napalm Death days coming through. Overall though? Above par. If you're into that kind of music, it's definitely very listenable... but if you're looking for something like Scum or Necroticism look elsewhere, because that's as far from this as you can get. Check it out. 4.0/5
Flow Game
Pop-punk with actual variety. At least with this album, Flow does J-rock/J-punk right and, though I may be a little biased due to rthe spending of my early teens watching naruto subs on youtube for days on end, I stand by my conviction. 4.1/5
Frank Turner England Keep My Bones
I REALLY should have checked this out sooner; kicking myself for missing out on this for so long. 4.0/5
Frank Zappa Hot Rats
Frank Zappa Apostrophe
My all-around favorite Frank Zappa album, hands down. Perfectly quirky and odd, while still being a solid album musically (which is honestly an extremely hard thing to do). 4.3/5
Frederic Chopin Etudes, Op. 25
Good and Relaxing, I can tell how he's matured in the time since his first etude collection. And just like last time, GLORIOUS finale. 3.9/5
Frightened Rabbit The Winter of Mixed Drinks
Frightened Rabbit The Midnight Organ Fight
Fugazi 13 Songs
Fugazi Repeater
An enjoyable listen... but I can't agree with some of the "Classic Punk" nuts who thing this record is golden. Don't get me wrong, there are some great songs, and it works well as an album as a whole, but doesn't really hold a flame to Margin Walker or the S/T-EP. 3.75/5
Fugazi Margin Walker
An Iconic punk masterpiece. Fresh with each listen while still retaining that specific sound of an era and of a time. 4.0/5
Fugazi The Argument
Fugazi End Hits
fun. Aim and Ignite
When I first started sputnik, I had a closed mind when it came to music. I listened to metalcore and that was it. Thanks to the wonderful people of this site, I was directed to an album that would help open my mind, expand my horizons, and make me a much better person overall; this is that album. Each song is unique and beautiful thanks to Nate Ruess' (as well as the rest of fun.'s) brilliance when combining harmony and accessibility with tenacity and energy. Not many times in your life do find such a great album that you can still find new things to love even after 50+ listens; I am just happy that I found one. 4.1/5
Gentleman's Pistols At Her Majesty's Pleasure
Great home-grown, southern party-rock... except they're from Leeds. Much in the vein of Clutch, and with Bill Steer (Carcass) manning the helm you know you're in for some greatness. 3.9/5
George Gershwin An American in Paris
Seeing as Gershwin is practically synonymous with broadway music, this fits perfectly with that image. Lively and exciting, but would probably fit better as a soundtrack or as a companion to a show. Nevertheless, the music is beautiful. Definitely a must-listen for those interested in early (pre-60s) American Music. 4.2/5
George Gershwin Gershwin Plays Gershwin: The Piano Rolls
A fine collection of some of Gershwin's finest pieces, all reproduced perfectly on solo piano. Not perfect, but great for any fan of Gershwin. 3.9/5
Giant Squid The Ichthyologist
Giant Squid Metridium Fields
If you can get past the vocalist's sometimes a bit too "Serj-ey" style of delivery, this album has more than a fair amount of enjoyable music. I will admit however, this is one of their weaker performances. Their two subsequent releases are a bit stronger performances (at least in my opinion). 3.8/5
Glassjaw Our Color Green (The Singles)
Fact: It Isn't Worship & Tribute.
Fact: It Isn't Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Silence
Fact: It still kicks major a** any day of the week.
4.3/5
Glassjaw El Mark
Takes the next logical step after where "Worship and Tribute" left off with. The focus mainly lies in Glassjaw's more down-tempo/softer songs as apposed to their balls-out, badassness that we all love equally well. Honestly, I'd find it very hard for anyone with a good head on their shoulders to dislike this. 4.0/5
Gnarls Barkley St. Elsewhere
An amazing collaboration if I've ever heard one. Cee-Lo's scaling clean voice complemented perfectly by Danger Mouse's amazing work on the musical side. 3.9/5
God Is an Astronaut The End of the Beginning
Godspeed You! Black Emperor 'Allelujah! Don't Bend! Ascend!
Not as mind-numbing and beautiful as "Lift Your Skinny Fists...", but it's undoubtedly better than "Yanqui U.X.O." and that counts as a win for me. 3.9/5
Goes Cube Another Day Has Passed
Gojira The Way of All Flesh
Gojira From Mars to Sirius
Gojira Sea Shepherd
Gorguts From Wisdom to Hate
Gospel The Moon Is a Dead World
Grayceon Grayceon
Some really great, overlooked music right here. Post-Metal that is continually changing and keeping things interesting throughout the whole album. Up and coming Post-Metallers should take from these guys' example.
Greg Edmonson Firefly
Such a short-lived series that has accumulated such an amazing (and well-deserved) following! The soundtrack is fantastic in that it works
perfectly with the sci-fi setting while being entirely foreign to the genre at the same time. If you haven't seen this show you are seriously
missing out on the experience of a lifetime. 4.1/5
Grown Ups Songs
Gustav Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection"
Very Fluid, just how I like my classical. It may take a few listens to absorb all that's going on, but just like most classical music it is well worth getting into. Don't give up on the first or second listen because there are layers upon layers of brilliance hidden in the music just waiting to be discovered. 4.0/5
Hacksaw to the Throat Wastelands
He Is Legend I Am Hollywood
Helios Eingya
Helmet Betty
Hopesfall No Wings To Speak Of
Huldra Signals From the Void
Call it imitation, an homage to the original, or downright theft; Huldra sound hauntingly similar to the Panopticon/Oceanic era Isis that we constantly have wet dreams about. Nothing new, but what they have done they've done perfectly. 4.0/5
Hum Downward Is Heavenward
I originally downloaded this album years ago on recommendation for my enjoyment of Irepress, and just listening to it now, I cannot put into words my absolute amazement! Rarely does a band create a sound that entirely escapes description. Shoegaze, sludge, post-hardcore, 90's alt., psych-rock; all of these names describe the band's sound, but none of them nearly do the band's sound justice. I never would have found this band on my own and it is a tragedy that such an amazing album is so overlooked. 4.2/5
Hum You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Immortal All Shall Fall
In Flames Colony
Clayman still sits a bit higher than this for me, but this is some solid melodeath (less on the 'melo-' than Clayman, but still). 3.9/5
iNTRiKeT The Woods
Yeah, I don't really have all the butthurt for this like Aids seems to have, but this is a solid piece of work. The weird thing is, I don't feel the "Fear" vibe that Aids (and the liner notes themself) talks about, in actuality the majority this is pretty cozy and comforting for me. Always glad to see some solid work from a fellow sputniker. 4.1/5
Ion Dissonance Breathing Is Irrelevant
Irepress Sol Eye Sea I
Pronounced like "Irrepressible"
Iron And Wine Our Endless Numbered Days
Great modern folk. Honest, soothing, folk from the soul that isn't trying to be something it's not or trying to copy someone who it isn't. A Great album if you want to make an already mellow day even easier. 3.8/5
Iron And Wine The Sea and the Rhythm EP
Sweet and serene folk goodness. I WOULD NOT call myself an authority on the band or the genre even, but I feel that the medicore rating for this EP betrays how good it actually is. 3.9/5
Iron Maiden The Number Of The Beast
Iron Thrones Visions of Light
ISIS In the Absence of Truth
Japandroids Celebration Rock
So, more than 3 years after their first full-length debut and I finally decide to give 'em a spin. Honestly, I'm pleasantly surprised... maybe not completely deserving of all the outrageous praise they seem to be getting, but definitely a duo to be proud to be a member of. 3.9/5
Japanese Cartoon In the Jaws of the Lords of Death
Nice Album; fun and interesting through and through. I've never listened to Lupe Fiasco but thanks to this I am definitely going to. Not what most people would expect coming from a Hip-Hop artist, but I'm sure all who decide to check this out will be pleasantly surprised! (Also, I love the English accent) 3.9/5
Jeff Buckley Grace Around the World
Jeff Rosenstock NO DREAM
Jimi Hendrix Band of Gypsys
Amazing, Albeit not what I was expecting. One problem though, with the amazingness comes a non-shortness, so don't be ready to sit down...listen...and leave. This needs to be enjoyed in full, and that'll take a good 45 mins. So grab a drink, get comfy, and be prepared for a hell of a live album. 4.2/5
Johann Sebastian Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G major, BWV 1049
Yeah!!! Harpsichord Solo!!!! Rock On!!!!
But really, an amazingly virtuosic display right there. 3.8/5
Johann Sebastian Bach 6 Partitas, BWV 825–830
Quite lengthy, but good all the same. Not for someone who wants something exciting or invigorating to get pumped up to... but it makes some sublime "homework music". 4.0/5
John Coltrane A Love Supreme
It's Great.... I just feel that it's lacking the integral "something" that made Blue Train so enjoyable for me. 3.8/5
Jonathan Coulton Artificial Heart
I don't know if I'm disappointed in this album or I love it?! On my first full listen none of the songs really clicked and the whole album felt really disjointed. After a week or two of more off and on listening, I stand by the statement that it is disjointed, but I am appreciating the individual songs so much more (especially "Glasses", "Alone at Home", "Now I am an Arsonist", and "Still Alive"). If you were to hand me this album and say it were a compilation album instead of a debut Full-Length I would immediately believe you. 4.0/5
Karnivool Themata
Kate Bush Hounds of Love
Khann Tofutopia
Kidcrash Jokes
King Crimson Larks' Tongues in Aspic
King Crimson Discipline
King's X Dogman
Knut Challenger
Koji Kondo The Legend of Zelda 25th Anniversary Symphony
A great symphony plays some of the most amazing video game music ever! It may just be the nostalgia talking, but this is absolutely fantastic! 3.9/5
Koji Kondo Star Fox 64 OST
The perfect soundtrack it is not... but it's not bad. The nostalgia factor absolutely plays a factor in video game sound tracks, but that doesn't mean that they're absolutely terrible without the video games themselves. For me this sits at a low 4 among video game soundtracks. 3.85/5
Kowloon Walled City Gambling On The Richter Scale
SOMEONE NEEDS TO REVIEW THIS NOW!!!! Severely Underrated album IMO.
Kudrow Lando
Kylesa Static Tensions
Much better than Time Will Fuse Its Worth. Where the previous album was drowning in repetition and monotony, this album really branches out and creates a unique sound for the band. A natural and much appreciated evolution for the band. 3.8/5
Kyuss Welcome To Sky Valley
La Dispute Untitled
This 7" works out to be everything La Dispute fully intended it to be. It isn't too long, but in the short time given it completely displays who La Dispute is. Emotional, coarse, melodic, and addictive; a mix you very rarely find, especially all-together. Truly an amazing listen. 3.8/5
La Dispute Somewhere at the Bottom of the River Between Vega and Altair
La Dispute Vancouver
The greatest album of all time it is not... what it is is excellent post-hardcore with a s**t-load of emotion and great riffs. If you like any post-hardcore at all it is almost assured that this (or maybe another other of this band's releases) will easily work itself into your regular playlist. 4.1/5
Laura Stevenson A Record
Jeff Mangum's girlfriend if Jeff Mangum didn't already have a girlfriend in Anne Frank.
The influence is immediately noticeable... but that isn't really all that bad seeing as it's some pretty good emulation. Not to mention that Laura has one HELL of a Folk Voice. 3.9/5

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Laura Stevenson Sit Resist
Beautiful. Absolutely Beautiful. Why the f**k did I let this sit on my ipod for 23 f**king months without a single f**king play?!? 4.4/5
Laura Stevenson Wheel
Le Pre Ou Je Suis Mort Le Pre Ou Je Suis Mort
Can't understand a damn thing, but the skill that these guys have makes up for my idiocy 100 times over. An amazing album that shifts back and forth between Post-Rock bliss and Hardcore/Screamo aggressive rampages. Available for free download at Denovali Records.
Led Zeppelin Untitled
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin
What can I say? It's a classic album and THE Godfathers of Rock n' Roll's debut album... It's impossible to rate this badly. 3.9/5
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin III
Honestly the first Led Zeppelin album I've enjoyed every minute of. With all the other albums I can hear the influence and prowess in the music, but nothing is connecting with me on a integral level; this is the first one to do that. 4.1/5
Louis Armstrong The Definitive Collection
Some really good stuff, I just don't see myself consistently listening to this on a daily basis. 4/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata Nos. 16-18, Op. 31
Three fantastic sonatas. In addition to great virtuosity, each sonata has the perfect amount of slow melodic parts to intersperse between the fantastic peaks. Definitely one of the better sonata collections, very worth checking out. 4.1/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
Quite good. Sounds much more mature than his symphonies of the time and as such is a much more enjoyable listen in the end. 4.0/5
Lye By Mistake Arrangements for Fulminating Vective
Learned about these guys when BTBAM talked about the bands they listened to lately. The Vocalist isn't that great, but the rest it is pretty unique.
Lykathea Aflame Elvenefris
Lynyrd Skynyrd Pronounced Leh-Nerd Skin-Nerd
Lynyrd Skynyrd Second Helping
Manchester Orchestra Mean Everything to Nothing
Marvin Gaye What's Going On
This is undeniably great music... it's just not music I would listen to in a million years. 4.1/5
Mastodon Crack the Skye
Maximum the Hormone Tsume Tsume Tsume/F
Ummmmmm... It has a f**king song about Dragon Ball Z on it, even for me who isn't the most avid fan of the series, that's a definite mark in the awesome category. The other two songs are great as well; crazy, aggressive, and fun in MtH's fashion. 3.9/5
Maximum the Hormone Greatest The Hits 2011–2011
Exactly what I wanted after their lengthy hiatus. If this is anything to go by, these guys still have a lot to offer us. 4.1/5
Maybeshewill Sing The Word Hope In Four-Part Harmony
Definitely a much more complete and finished product than Not for Want of Trying. This is definitely a lot louder and more aggressive; and it feels as if they've lost a lot of the "post-rock" sound that was so prominent in the last album. However, with losing that they've found their own unique sound that sets them apart and makes this album so much more enjoyable. 3.9/5
Maybeshewill I Was Here For a Moment, Then I Was Gone
Another exemplary album from Maybeshewill. Energetic and majestic; Serene and Bombastic. 3.9/5
Mercyful Fate Don't Break The Oath
Meshuggah obZen
Just what I'm looking for in excellent TDM, but like a lot of "instru-metal" it just feels like it's lacking that certain something that will push it from "great" to "fantastic." For those looking to get into the band, this is a good place to start as any IMO. 3.8/5
Metallica Kill 'Em All
Metallica Master Of Puppets
Metallica ...And Justice For All
Metallica Metallica
mewithoutYou Catch For Us the Foxes
mewithoutYou Brother, Sister
mewithoutYou A to B: Life
Michael Ashford This River
Michael Jackson Thriller
Astoundingly!! not as bad as I expected. Ask any one of my close friends or family members and they'll inform you that I have a obscene abhorrence for mainstream pop. This if honestly the very first "pop" album that I've ever listened to from to beginning to end and actually enjoyed. There's a reason that this is the #1 best-selling album of all time, and though it's not a "perfect" album by any stretch of the imagination, it's definitely worth at least giving a cursory listen by any music fan. 4.1/5
Mihai Edrisch L'un Sans L'Autre
Fairly well executed emo with a hint of experimental/post-rock nuggets of goodness. It's French, so you can't make out a thing they're saying (but were you really going to understand anything to begin with?). Good to try if you have an ear for the genre, but may just sound like complete and utter s**t to the uninitiated. 3.8/5
Mihai Edrisch Un Jour Sans Lendemain
Just because you can't understand a f**king word doesn't mean it isn't amazing. Beautiful skramz, no two ways about it. Listen. Now. 4.2/5
Mike Patton Mondo Cane
Surprisingly this is quite enjoyable. It brings back memories of California while giving a whole different vibe (in addition to being entirely in Italian). 4.0/5
Miles Davis Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet
Quite Enjoyable... and just enough to keep around. There might just be something to this "JAZZ" thing. 3.8/5
Miles Davis In a Silent Way
A phenomenal first half followed by a good, but not as amazing back half. I can definitely tell why this man is considered the god of jazz, but jazz just doesn't seem to hit me the way it hits some people. Hopefully with a few more repeat listens this album's rating will inch its way up 3.8/5
Mineral EndSerenading
Mineral The Power of Failing
Minor Threat Out of Step
Minus the Bear Planet of Ice
Minutemen Double Nickels on the Dime
Modest Mussorgsky A Night on Bald Mountain
Not the most amazing romantic classical piece ever conceived, but more than worthy of the notoriety it's accumulated over the years (mostly thanks to it being the soundtrack for the most bad-ass Disney villain ever). 4.1/5
Mono Hymn to the Immortal Wind
It has its moments of boredom, but for the most part this is a fresh and very enjoyable album. Would be a solid 4.5 if not for those few snooze-inducing clumps in an otherwise pristine post-rock masterpiece. 4.2/5
Monty Python Monty Python Sings
It's a collection of Python's better musical skits, so don't go into this looking for a groundbreaking, experimental score of Biblical proportions. However, as long as you don't start the thing with completely ludicrous preconceptions, this proves to be a pretty enjoyable listen. 3.8/5
Morbid Angel Covenant
More Than Life Prelude
Mr. Bungle Mr. Bungle
Concentrated Mike Patton. Off-the-wall randomness that never fails to astound as well as please. A little less consistent than California (not necessarily in a structural sense, more of in a thematic sense), but still a solid album by someone who has yet to at least interest me with every least. 4.1/5
My Bloody Valentine You Made Me Realise
My Bloody Valentine Glider
My Bloody Valentine EPs 1988-1991
Narrows New Distances
A Real Grower; at first I felt that it was just another scrap of hardcore/metalcore, but after listening closer I feel that this could really be as good as "We are the Romans" given enough time... 4.0/5 (though it could rise very easily)
Narrows Painted
Okay, so it's probably not another "We Are the Romans" like I said about Narrows' last release, but it is one of the best thing to happen to metalcore all year alongside Converge's newest release. It's scary how under appreciated these massively talented guys are. 4.0/5
Nas Illmatic
Again, I didn't give hip-hop/rap the respect it deserves. Working toward being a better listener.
Neil Young After the Gold Rush
Neil Young On the Beach
Neil Young Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young Harvest
Neil Young Tonight's the Night
Neurosis The Eye Of Every Storm
Neurosis Times Of Grace
By itself - probably one of Neurosis' weakest releases... nothing glaringly bad but feels like retread ground. rLayered with Grace - Tribes of Neurot - Yup, it all makes sense why it felt empty. The accompaniment really fleshes out the atmosphere.
Neurosis A Sun That Never Sets
Neurosis Given To The Rising
Neutral Milk Hotel On Avery Island
A bit more broken and scattered than In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (if you can even call that composed), but still a strong companion to the masterpiece. The lyrics seem a little more lucid than Mangum's later work, and "noise rock" vibe is a lot more pronounced, so if that is what drew you to NMH then you may love this even more than the aforementioned album but even then it isn't too distracting for non-fans of the genre. All in all a solid album by Jeff that is sadly under-appreciated due to its successor's acclaim. 4.0/5
Nice Wings, Icarus! Aurora
Another reason why I'm constantly scouring bandcamp for undiscovered gold. It had been a while since their S/T, but I didn't think they'd mature this much this quickly! Definitely check this out, I still have yet to figure a name for the genre but's that progressive/Post-Rock/Math/Whatever with little-to-no vocals that's been exponentially gaining popularity recently. 3.8/5
Nick Drake Five Leaves Left
Very odd... for as much as I enjoyed Pink Moon and Bryter Layter, I was expecting this to be very much the same; relaxing and pensive singer-songwriter folk... but I'm seriously getting nothing from this. 2.9/5
Nightwish Century Child
Nine Inch Nails The Fragile
Doesn't really hit me with the force that "The Downward Spiral" or "Year Zero" do, but makes up for it in length. Keep up the good work Reznor. 3.8/5
Nine Inch Nails Broken
It's short... though that's probably the only thing not to like about this EP. Definitely a good listen, though your mileage depending on your love for Trent Reznor. 3.9/5
Nine Inch Nails Pretty Hate Machine: 2010 Remaster
What can I say? It's Reznor doing what he does best. I'll be honest and say I haven't listened to the original mastering, but after this I don't feel I really need to. 4.0/5
NOFX Punk in Drublic
What I consider the iconic "punk" album. Copious amounts of beer, good-times, and one too many stories we'd probably rather forget went into this album and will continue to if NoFX has anything to say about it. Truly an enjoyable album through-and-through 4/5
NoGoD Genjitsu
Excellent melodies and instrumentation all around, by all accounts a fantastic album. The only thing I can't seem to get past is the overwhelming "Visual Kei-ness" that this gives off if that can be said. If you've listened around or maybe just seen one too many anime openings you'll agree with me that there's a very specific voice that literally EVERY Visual Kei vocalist has, and this guy fits that sound to a T. If they got someone not so outrageously cookie-cutteresque for a vocalist, I just might be able to 5 this motherf**ker. 4.0/5
NoMeansNo Wrong
Nujabes Metaphorical Music
Equal parts Hip-Hop and Jazz. Both genres complement the other amazingly well. Albums exactly like this are the sole composition of the small sliver of hip-hop that I actually enjoy. 4.1/5
O'Brother Garden Window
Oceans (Hardcore) The Great Divide
Progressive + Hardcore + Free + Canada = Major Win
Oceansize Music for Nurses
Oceansize Frames
Oceansize Relapse
Oceansize One Day All This Could Be Yours
Oceansize Everyone Into Position
Off Minor The Heat Death of the Universe
Off Minor Innominate
Ohashi Trio This is Music
A Japanese jazz-dominant Sufjan Stevens. Pretty dang impressive seeing as I just randomly downloaded it when I saw the name and nothing else while browsing last.fm one day. 4.0/5
Old Man Gloom Seminar III: Zozobra
Omega Massif Geisterstadt
At its dark points it can be as sludgy as old motor oil mixed with molasses and as heavy as an f'n black hole; at its light points it can be haunting and mysterious. Starts off with a bang and doesn't disappoint as the album continues. Post-Metal/Sludge the way it's supposed to be done. 4.2/5
Omega Massif Kalt
Massively heavy Post-Metal. Sludgy, looming, and absolutely menacing. Did I mention it's free? F**king listen to it! 4.0/5

get it here: http://denovali.com/mp3shop/Free-Downloads/Omega-Massif-Geisterstadt-Kalt::992.html
Operation Ivy Hectic
Opeth Still Life
Opeth My Arms, Your Hearse
Opeth The Candlelight Years
Opus Dai Tïerra Trágame
Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard Of Ozz
Ozzy Osbourne Diary Of A Madman
P.O.S Never Better
Pantera Vulgar Display of Power
Pantera Cowboys from Hell
Parliament Mothership Connection
Paul Baribeau Unbearable
Good, very very good. With small-time folk you usually get what you expect, but with this you can be pleasantly surprised. Yes the lyrics aren't written by God himself, but Paul puts just enough emotion into the lyrics to make them sound golden, and that's really what it's all about. Also, you can't really get a better price than FREE. Check it out. 3.9/5 (Download here: http://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/paul-baribeau/unbearable/ )
Pavement Wowee Zowee - Sordid Sentinels Edition
Pavement Brighten the Corners
Perfectly relaxing and blissfully majestic. A great album by one of the bands that best exemplifies the "Indie" genre. 3.9/5
Pavement Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Petrels All Things in Common
Very Sigur Ros-ey on the first track with a strong, bright build-up... then everything gets dark and mysterious finishing up with some great electronic overlay and marimbas. Definitely worth checking out. 4.0/5
Philip Glass Einstein on the Beach
Surprising as it may seem, this is actually extremely listenable for me. The repetitiveness may be grating for some, but for me repetition is rsomewhat calming and sets up a pseudo trance where focusing on something singular is extremely easy. Also it makes me feel good pretending I actually know a thing about minimalism and crap. 4.0/5
Pig Destroyer Phantom Limb
Pig Destroyer Terrifyer
Pink Floyd The Division Bell
Umm... Well yeah, it's not The Wall, or Dark Side of the Moon, or Animals, or Wish You Were Here, but it's not bad. Seriously, if you give it a listen without having any pre-disposed notions of Floyd's Greatness, it still turns out be be a really great album. 4.0/5
Pink Floyd The Wall
Pink Floyd Meddle
Porcupine Tree Fear of a Blank Planet
Porcupine Tree Deadwing
Porcupine Tree The Sky Moves Sideways
Porcupine Tree Stupid Dream
Porcupine Tree Signify
Porcupine Tree Lightbulb Sun
Pressure Points Remorses to Remember
Primus Green Naugahyde
Seeing as this is my first real Primus album, it has made a complete fan of me. "Last Salmon Man" is the best single I've heard in quite some time and this album has cemented my belief that Les Claypool is the modern day Frank Zappa. 4.0/5
Primus Frizzle Fry
More than just "Too Many Puppies" and "John the Fisherman". This thing is choc-full-of fun, innovative, interesting music. At times Claypool can get a little too deep in his own world and can get out of contact with his audience, but he found the perfect equilibrium with this album. 3.8/5
Protest the Hero Fortress
Technical and fun, but not anything that should be called perfect [and that goes for almost anything in the -core genre (other than Jane Doe)] 4.0/5
Protest the Hero Kezia
Much more poetic than Fortress. Though their second album has more of a technical and intricate feel when it comes to the instruments, this album's appeal is the flowing and poetic lyrics. If this is the debut of the band I can't wait to see what they can make of themselves in the coming years.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 2 in F Major, Op. 22
Slightly less astounding as his first quartet, but just as brilliant. 4.2/5

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Pyotr Tchaikovsky String Quartet No. 3 in E-flat minor, Op. 30
More sombre than his previous quartets... but not bad in-and-of itself. Not his greatest, but definitely worth not skipping over. 4.0/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky 1812 Overture, Op. 49
Long enough to be considered a full work and not just a lone movement, but short enough to be listenable when you don't want the length of a Symphony or Concerto. And as always from Tchaikovsky, f**king brilliant finale to cap things off. 4.1/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 In F Minor, Op. 36
I have no idea whether this is amazing, or a flop in the classical world (seeing as it's my introduction into the genre). All I know is I like it.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 1 in G minor, Op. 13
Not bad for a first symphony. As with all of Tchaikovsky's work it is fairly accessible while still showing us those awe-inspiring explosions of intricate beauty. Not Pyotr's best work, but definitely not bad. 4.1/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Nutcracker, Op. 71
Quite possibly one of the more over-rated albums of Tchaikovsky. However, just as with Brand New's "TDaGaRIM", that doesn't mean it has to be bad. Being a soundtrack for a play, it doesn't have that freedom that Symphonies do; however, in exchange it appeals to a much larger audience and is more accessible for those who aren't Classical Music buffs. Has quite a few great moments and would really recommend for those trying to get into Tchaikovsky... as long as they don't mind long albums. 3.9/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Fantasy-Overture: Romeo & Juliet, TH.42
Not as astounding or as spectacular as some of his Symphonies, but there is more than enough emotional/harmonic range to be sufficient. Very recognizable and short enough to where the classinewbz won't get bored. 3.85/4
Pyotr Tchaikovsky 18 Pieces, For Piano, Op. 72
Sup Pyotr... Still making amazing music?..........no?... oh, you're dead?!!............oh yeah... well... whatever, Amazing collection nonetheless. 3.8/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky "Souvenir de Florence", Op. 70
Like almost all string quartets, an exhilarating experience. Check it out! 3.8/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Swan Lake, Op. 20
Long and Epic. While it is undoubtedly beautiful and breathtaking in its own right, the combination of it's sheer length and the fact that it is without it's ballet accompaniment brings the enjoyment of the piece down a bit. 3.8/5
Queen The Game
A Severely Under-rated Queen Album. Not a perfect hit with each song, but definitely deserving of a little thing called love... 3.8/5
Queen Jazz
Classic hard-rockin' Queen. The album focuses primarily on the Queen's more "rock" side, with only a few ballads mixed in for good measure. 4.1/5
Queen Greatest Hits II
Slightly less amazing than the first Greatest Hits album, but still a fantastic pick of songs. 4.1/5
Queen News of the World
Yeah, it doesn't have Bohemian Rhapsody, but it does have two of the greatest rock anthems of all time right at the start of the album. In addition to those two, there really isn't a weak track on here; not all of them are golden, but not a single one holds the album back. 3.9/5
Quicksand Slip
Raekwon Only Built 4 Cuban Linx...
Even as someone who generally detests hip-hop/rap, this is easily identifiable as the better stuff. No over-produced, superfluous crap. 4.1/5
Raised Fist Veil Of Ignorance
This guys' vocals leave something to be desired, but the band plays pretty well and shows a pretty good representation of hardcore.
Rammstein Reise, Reise
Surprisingly, one of the few bands that has held up since high-school. Rammstein has a distinct sound (mostly thanks to Till's amazing voice) and it can't be found any better than on here. From song to song these guys are continuously changing it up, that's probably why this more than their other albums can stand more repeated listens. As long as you don't go into this expecting too much, I'm sure it'll be a great listen. 4.0/5
Record Setter I Owe You Nothing
Ride Going Blank Again
Rites of Spring End on End
A nice album overall, it has that Fugazi-esque, old-school punk/hardcore sound that is oh so wonderful. However, just like many others (Drive like Jehu for instance) it is way over-rated. A 3.9/5 at best. (have to admit "End on End" is one hell of a closer though)
Rites of Spring Rites of Spring
Rodrigo y Gabriela 11:11
Rodrigo y Gabriela Rodrigo y Gabriela
Rosetta A Determinism of Morality
A strong step in the right direction where Wake/Lift took a definite wrong step. Without a doubt, nothing they've done recently can stand up to the brilliance that was Galilean Satellites, but this album has assured me that the band isn't just another one-album-wonder band. 3.8/5
Rush Exit...Stage Left
Barring the infamous endless drum solo on YYZ, this album proves to be an exceptional live album. Usually live albums turn out to be compilation-like in form and are wholly disappointing; this album is exactly the opposite. "Exit..." hits all the good songs, but it doesn't feel forced like I expected it to be. Definitely a win in my book. 4.2/5
Rush Hemispheres
An invigorating album that really makes one realize how much Rush has affected what we have come to know as "Prog-Metal" today. Looking at almost any band with the prefix "prog-" and it is physically impossible not to immediately notice the overwhelming influence. However, as with all paradigm shifts, there are two sides to the new coin, both a good side (amazing technicality and diverse/creative lyrics and concepts) and bad a (unmerciful noodling). Nonetheless, this album as a whole proves to be an amazing album, smack-dab in the middle of Rush's golden year. Well worth buying on the spot given the opportunity. 4.2/5
Rush Moving Pictures
Some may say it's Rush's greatest, and some may say it's their greatest commercial success. I myself sit in the second camp. Nonetheless, Moving Pictures is a hell of an album and was (and still is) crucial in the framework of our current progressive-metal genre. 3.8/5
Rush Permanent Waves
Another solid album by the prog-rock masters. Equal ratio of radio-hits to underrated hidden gems. 4.1/5
Rx Bandits The Resignation
Rx Bandits Progress
Rx Bandits ...And the Battle Begun
Though this album doesn't come across as energetic or fun as "Progress" did back when RX had more of a Ska influence, they undoubtedly did something right while writing "...and the Battle Begun". Although I myself prefer a more "bouncy", ska-esqe sound to their brand of music, they don't fail in providing that progressive heart to the music that they lacked back in the day. While the majority of the music on this album leans more on the 'prog' side, it still keeps that tiny bit of ska to keep me interested; something they've lost on their most recent album. Still, a great overall album. 3.9/5
RZA The Man With The Iron Fists
I'm probably the worst person to judge rap, but this is absolutely fantastic; the perfect fusion of Wu-Tang and Tarantino. 3.9/5
Sabaton Primo Victoria
Sakee Sed Alle Basi Della Roncola
If Elliott Smith, Jeff Mangum, and Les Claypool had a child.... in Italy. With music that is turns out to be just as confusing as the album cover, you'll never know what's around the next corner. Going back and forth between freaky Claypool-esque funk to melodic masterpieces like "Waltzer" and straight back again can be jarring to some listeners, but for those willing to stick it out and have an open mind/ear I can assure you you won't be disappointed. 4.2/5
Saosin Translating the Name
Likely Saosin's only really great release. 3.9/5
Scale the Summit The Collective
While I couldn't exactly grasp how much the band has improved on first listen, now it is blatantly obvious how much they've matured. Where Caving Desert Canyons was over-saturated at its high points and monotonously repetitive at its lows, The Collective is entertaining and interesting the whole way through. While the genre of instrumental prog may leave something to be desired as a whole, Scale the Summit have definitely found their sound as a band. 3.8/5
Scryer Pointless Dissent and Several Lost Causes
A bit -CORE-ish, and a bit more prog metal wankery than is preferred, but the overall
experience of the album makes up for it. It's a good listen overall, but nothing that
hasn't been done before. Good nonetheless. 3.8/5
Scryer Necessary Evils
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 in E minor, Op. 27
Just as always, some great Russian romanticism. Melody is bright, and though the body of the work is your pretty standard fare, the finale is absolutely fantastic. 3.9/5
(This is coming from a music connoisseur, if you don't already like baroque/classical/romantic/ect. you probably won't like this).
Sergei Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances, Op. 45
An exhilarating listen, definitely one Rachmaninoff's better compositions. 4.2/5
Sergei Rachmaninoff The Isle of the Dead, Op. 29
A very beautiful piece. Not particularly bright, but it definitely has a dark and exciting allure. 4.1/5
Shai Hulud That Within Blood Ill-Tempered
Shinobu 10 Thermidor
Shpongle Ineffable Mysteries from Shpongleland
Sigur Ros Hvarf/Heim
Hvarf: A short collection of B-Sides/Rarities by the band. Overall it feels
justified them being "b-sides" as they're not quite to the level of some of Sigur Ros'
best... that being said, they're still Sigur Ros songs, so they're already solid. 3.8/5
Heim: A beautiful, yet short, live session by the Icelandic gods. The quality is so
perfect and the audience is so respectful on these that it's possible that these are on par
with (if not better than) many of their studio recordings. 4.6/5
Final Rating: 4.4/5
Sigur Ros Takk...
SikTh How May I Help You?
SikTh Death of a Dead Day
SikTh The Trees Are Dead and Dried Out, Wait for Something Wild
Now why couldn't PtH take a hint from these guys and DEP and make good music? This album is just about on-par with Death of a Dead Day and which one is better is honestly up to personal taste. Definitely one of the better math-core bands out there even if the vocals get a bit grating every so often. 4.1/5
Silent Lapse Birthright
Progressive metal at it's most average. This album is neither good nor bad. It has it's moments when you're astounded like at the beginning of "Final Error", and then there are times when you sit back and wonder, "haven't I heard this 10,000 times already?" Overall I'd say it's worth a listen, but not worth paying for or keeping unless you are a SERIOUS prog metal-head. 3.8/5
Sioum I Am Mortal, But Was Fiend
This is some quite good post-metal. Nothing as quite as epic as Isis or Cult of Luna, but still a very good album. May times it is actually quite tranquil; almost like a combination of post-rock and post-metal. 3.8
Sithu Aye Cassini
Sithu Aye pulls it off, probably the only listenable djent in the entire world. 3.8/5
Slime Girls Vacation Wasteland
Excellent chiptune. If you like stuff like Anamanaguchi, then this will be right up your alley. 3.9/5
Slint Tweez
Slint Slint
Sonagi Precedent
Sons of God The Genesis Prologue
Whoa, WAY better than I was expecting judging from the semi-pretentious band name and the fact that I got it for free. A really great, accessible, Alternative/Indie-ish EP with loads of replay value. Download it free here: http://www.comeandlive.com/downloads
Soundgarden Superunknown
Soundtrack (Film) Once More With Feeling
Less of an impact than the actual episode, but still very fun and one of the better musicals to come out of cable television. 3.8/5
Soundtrack (Television) Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog
No brilliant writing, instrumentation is lacking, and it's a bit short... but DAMN IS IT CATCHY!!! 4.1/5
Spiritual Beggars Ad Astra
State Faults Head in the Clouds
Fantastic instrumentation and overall musicianship; s**t vocals, even by screamo standards. If the man crooned like he did on "Quiet Steps" more often then it would be an entirely different story. 3.9/5 (would be a solid 4.5 if not for the vocals)
Steve Reich Drumming
Like most "Modern" music, it is more trance-like or "whitenoise"-esqe than anything. Still, it is interesting and takes a creative mind to understand. Nothing life-altering or paradigm-shifting, but an enjoyable listen for the most part. 4.0/5
Steven Wilson The Raven That Refused to Sing (And Other Stories)
Haunting, Soothing, and quite enjoyable. Just what I'd expect from the man. 4.1/5
Strapping Young Lad Alien
the upside is that it's f**king SYL; the downside is it's not City. Still, there's more than a handful of classic SYL face-melters on here, so it's a definite win for metalheads the world over. Check this out even if only for "Love?". 4.0/5
Strapping Young Lad The New Black
Not SYL's strongest, that would have to be City, but it has a bit of a progressive tinge found more blatantly on his solo work. It is without a doubt still a metal album first and foremost, but it might be a lighter introduction than the face-melting blitzkrieg of the aforementioned. 3.9/t
Streetlight Manifesto Somewhere in the Between
Streetlight Manifesto Everything Goes Numb Demo
Streetlight Manifesto 99 Songs of Revolution: Volume I
A great ska-ification of fantastic punk songs, what isn't there to love? Yeah, it can't really stand up to original material... but seriously guys, this is a cover album; most cover albums are absolute s**t! Definitely worth checking out for any ska fan. 3.8/5
Sufjan Stevens The Age of Adz
Not Exactly the direction any of us expected nor wanted Sufjan to go, but that's where he went. Down an electro-symphonic road, Sufjan has lost his sense of self. This new route is plagued with an abundance of meaningless off-shoots and round-abouts, but makes up for its indirectness in beauty. "The Age of Adz" is a scenic route and should be enjoyed for what it is and not what we want it to be. 3.9/5
Sufjan Stevens Michigan
Being the starting point of such a massive undertaking as "the Fifty States Project", many see it just as the start of a career-long gimmick. However, overall it proves to be an excellent album in it's own right; displaying that unique Sufjan elegance that we've come to love, while still leaving room for improvement and experimentation down the road. When compared to "Illinois" it is softer; containing more subtle messages and being less boisterous than its successor. 3.92/5
Sufjan Stevens Songs For Christmas
Probably one of the only "Christmas Albums" I will honestly sit down and listen to. Not every song is a hit,
but more than enough of them have that sweet nostalgic hint that partially comes from Sufjan (the sweetness) and partially from the fact that the songs are part of the public domain (the nostalgia). 3.8/5

Also, for those who can't take the entire collection in one sitting, split it up into 5 EPs. It makes it much more digestible and therefore much more enjoyable.
Sufjan Stevens Silver & Gold
Pretty much what we were all expecting; Sufjan and his happy band of crazies doing what they do best. Broken down, Volumes 6 & 9 are pretty akin to his previous Songs for Christmas collection, with volumes 7 & 8 venturing in more experimental directions. Volume 7 is almost entirely comprised of large group choruses while volume 8 is some sort of acid-fueled space odyssey. The Final Volume "Christmas Unicorn" is where Sufjan really shines brightest though. One of the most memorable and freshest "Christmas" albums that I think I've ever heard. Thank you Sufjan, you've made the little boy in me very happy. 4.0/5
Sufjan Stevens Seven Swans
Soft, Emotional, Beautiful, Majestic, Heartbreaking, Comforting, Nostalgic, Heartwarming, Depressing, Experimental; 4.0/5
Sunny Day Real Estate The Rising Tide
Not the same band that did Diary, but still an entirely enjoyable listen. An acceptable closer to such an influential band's career, but I'm sure I'm not the only listener with a lingering hope in their heart for just one more album. 3.7/5
System of a Down Toxicity
System of a Down System of a Down
Wow! I haven't listened for over a year and I am completely blown away by what I missed. Back when I first discovered music, System of a Down helped me broaden my horizons and helped opened my ears to different music. I always preferred 'Toxicity' back then and found their debut to be just a little too weird to really love. Returning to my golden gods years later I can finally appreciate 'System of a Down' for what it is: a sporadic, unique, frightening, eccentric piece of art; each and every song being awkwardly brilliant in SoaD's quirky fashion.
Takeharu Ishimoto "Subarashiki Konosekai" + TWEWY (EP)
Just a small collection of the more prevalent songs in the game. Many of the songs songs here are nearly completely in English, so that might make it a bit more listenable to some. May of the songs on here are also those that usually get cut off during gameplay, so this finally gives you a chance to listen to many of them in their full glory. Definitely not the j-pop crap you'd probably expect from a game set in Shibuya. 3.8/5
Takeharu Ishimoto The World Ends With You OST
Not the most amazing of soundtracks, but the choice of music meshes perfectly with the game. The short, catchy, exciting ditties work equally well in short 3-hit battles as well as lengthy pain-in-the-butt battles. Overall a good OST but not for those uncomfortable with hip-hop or j-pop/j-rock. 3.8/5
Talking Heads Fear of Music
Good... but doesn't push the boundaries like Remain in Light does. Still a solid overall album.
Teenage Poster Computer Club Demo
The first of three songs on this Demo is "Great Britain's Most Expensive Teenager Stole a Sheep" and from the very start they don't mess around. It starts with some subtle yet interesting guitar and continue bring more instruments (and a voice) in as it leads to the chorus. Overall it is a pretty well put together opener and helps in intriguing the listener to "see what's inside."

The middle track is named "The Last Petit" and it has a slightly more progressive/ambient feel and it better displays each musician's talent; most of the track being instrumental helps show the creativity in the way they structure songs. Whereas most instrumental ballads come across as too long and repetitive, each second of this song proves to be wholly enjoyable, from beginning to end.

The final song, "Wren: Hero of the Jungle" is fairly comparable to "The Last Petit" but it comes across a little softer and helps end the demo by providing a couple mellow grooves and soft velvety vocals to set the listener down gently.

If this demo shows even the tiniest fraction of what these guys are capable of, I expect to see their name a lot more often in the near future. 4.1/5
Tenacious D Rize of the Fenix
For what should be by anyone's measurements a long-dead joke, this holds up incredibly well. The great songs solidly outnumber the misses and the comedy is quite funny. Not a cornucopia of innovative musical talent, but it does what it intended to do well. 3.8/5
Testament The Formation of Damnation
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches This Is What You Get
Ska-ification of maybe the greatest band of my generation? Yes please!!!
The Brittish sterotypes shouted during intermissions are entertaining as well. 3.8/5
The Band Music from Big Pink
As much as I didn't expect it, this sounds SO good to me. With a couple exceptions (classic prog generally) most music made before the 80's seems foreign to my ears and it's hard for me to really enjoy it and latch onto it... but this, THIS! Even decades later it can still hit new listeners in the same perfect way it hit my grandparents when it came out. 4.2/5
The Beach Boys Pet Sounds
A really, really great album. Very cheery and accessible album. Honestly, if you don't find this at least a little bit enjoyable there's something seriously wrong with you. 4.2/5
The Beatles Abbey Road
Great songs abound on here and 'Abbey Road' is undoubtedly their most commercially successful and well known release, but for the most
part it is vastly overrated. The flow of the album from song to song is grating going from a great 'Serious' song a (though just as good)
'silly' song and back again *see first five or so tracks*. If this album was split in two or the tracklist were seriously overhauled I
could possibly start to see the allure of this album but until then earlier albums like 'Rubber Soul' and 'Revolver'. 3.7/5

*8/2012*
After a few more listens, I still stand by the belief that this doesn't deserve a 5... but I have grown to enjoy it more. The dichotomy
between the songs is a lot less noticeable and I can better appreciate the album for what it is. I no longer feel that a re-working of
the album would make it any better and feel that there are very few "weak" songs on the album. Still, although there are many "great"
songs, I do not feel as spiritual connection with the band though this album like some seem to claim. I'm willing to raise my rating to a
4.1 or 4.2, but that's as high as I feel this will ever be for me. 4.15/5
The Beatles Rubber Soul
At first this seemed to me a more depressing version of 'Help!" but after repeated listens the album starts diversifying itself. What at first appeared to be depressing copies now are obviously more diverse, more interesting, and are leaps and bounds ahead of its predecessor in terms of songwriting, dark though it may be. 4.1
The Beatles Revolver
A solid Beatles album, but IMHO this is their second most over-rated album right next to "The White Album". I mean, yeah the vast majority of this album is solid work by the band, but to me "Rubber Soul" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" sit much more solidly as near-masterpieces in the Beatles Discography. 3.8/5
The Brave Little Abacus Masked Dancers
The Brave Little Abacus Just Got Back from the Discomfort...
The Cult Love
The Dear Hunter Act III: Life and Death
The Dear Hunter Black
Great way to begin "The Color Spectrum" collection. Gets things going with some heavy hitting, energy-filled alt-prog croons and prepares the listener perfectly for the next EP. 3.8/5
The Dear Hunter Orange
Not exactly a reprise (seeing as "Red" wasn't really all that bad), but definitely an improvement to the previous EP. The band sounds like it has a bit more emotion on this EP, something I feel that was lacking on "Red." 3.4/5
The Dear Hunter Yellow
Exactly how I expected a "Yellow" album, cheery and happy as a summer day. Still alt-prog, but with a much poppier edge than their other EPs/Albums. 3.8/5
The Dear Hunter Green
Probably the most docile of the "Color Spectrum", really more alt/indie than alt-prog. As long as you aren't expecting the standard Dear Hunter, this an extremely enjoyable EP, the perfect slow bit to give you a rest if you're trying to marathon the collection. 3.8/5
The Dear Hunter Act I: The Lake South, the River North
The Dear Hunter The Color Spectrum
The Dear Hunter Migrant
The Devin Townsend Band Accelerated Evolution
Devin Townsend doing what Devin Townsend does best, making beautifully emotive music with his patently majestic wall of sound. 4.1/5
The Devin Townsend Band Synchestra
As always, superb stuff from the crazy Canadian... Not as brilliant as Ocean Machine: Biomech or Infinity, but definitely better than Accelerated Evolution. 4.0/5
The Dillinger Escape Plan Calculating Infinity
The Dillinger Escape Plan Miss Machine
The Dillinger Escape Plan Ire Works
The Dillinger Escape Plan Irony Is a Dead Scene
The Dillinger Escape Plan Option Paralysis
The Dillinger Escape Plan Dissociation
The Dillinger Escape Plan One of Us Is the Killer
Good to know that DEP still know how to do it. Maybe not quite so enjoyable as Option Paralysis personally, but still a great album. 3.8/5
The Flaming Tsunamis Zombies vs Robots!
The Hold Steady Separation Sunday
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Are You Experienced
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Electric Ladyland
The Mars Volta Frances the Mute
Has the same problem a lot of people say Gojira has; the songs just drag on for far too long. If you find that kind of wankery enjoyable, then good for you. As for the rest of us we basically zone out by the end of "L'Via L'Viaquez". 4/5
The Max Levine Ensemble Ben Weasel Split 7"
Ben Weasel can kiss my a**. These guys win 10 ways to Sunday.
The Mayan Factor In Lake 'CH
The Menzingers On the Impossible Past
The Mothers of Invention Freak Out!
A seriously interesting album. This is one of those severely odd albums, quite like "In the Court...", that is either a classic above all other classics, or a series of WTFs. As for I, it is still growing but could easily fall into the previous classification. Thanks for the Zappa Recs Ire. 4.1/5 (for now)
The Mothers of Invention We're Only in It for the Money
Three words and three words alone can describe this album (as well as practically any other album in his amazing career) "Weird. Ass. Shit." As long as you stand that, this is a pretty solid album. 3.8/5
The Mountain Goats The Coroner's Gambit
Somewhere between Nick Drake and Jeff Mangum; Absolutely beautiful. I'd heard of the guy (John Darnielle) and I thought I'd like him; turns out I love him. Seeing as I haven't checked out his other stuff, this rating might fluctuate, but at the very least, I'm liking it. 3.9/5
The National High Violet
My hipster-of-hipsters gene is screaming at me to hate this since it's has such a mainstream indie sound, but Matt... Your voice... Matt... 4.1/5
The National Alligator
Comparable to most other National albums; technically perfect... something about the it just doesn't draw me like other bands or genres do. Matt's voice is orgasmic and everyone else in the band is playing beautifully... I don't know what it is; it's not that it's not clicking... it's something else... 4.0/5
The National Sleep Well Beast
The Ocean Fogdiver
The Ocean Precambrian
The Ocean Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic
The Ocean Heliocentric
The Ocean Anthropocentric
The Olivia Tremor Control Black Foliage: Animation Music Volume 1
"Neutral Milk Beatle" is the name I'd make up describe this music. Very psychedelic and poppy, like some of the Beatles' later stuff, but still very NOT the Beatles. I can definitely tell that I've only scratched the very surface of what this album has to offer. 4.0/5 (will likely go higher)
The Pax Cecilia Blessed Are The Bonds
I had heard a little bit about this band previously and had ever so slightly had the inkling to check them out; I was not disappointed. These guys are masters at combining several different sounds and yet still retaining their original sound.r(Update) Over a year since first listening and I still don't know what to make of this... Amazing nonetheless. 4.1/5
The Please and Thank Yous Mind Your P's & Q's
Kind of surprising, it has a very vaguely ska-esqe vibe running through the whole album. Great non-generic pop-punk. It's what most pop-punk should be instead of the poop-punk we get like FYS, Green Day, and NFG. A couple songs have a loose emo influence, though its obviously diluted; overall a really great album. Pick this up if your looking for some very accessible pop-punk/emo/ska. 4.0/5
The Red Chord Fed Through the Teeth Machine
The Seatbelts Blue
The Tallest Man on Earth Shallow Grave
The Tallest Man on Earth Sometimes The Blues Is Just A Passing Bird
The Velvet Underground The Velvet Underground & Nico
Not immediately a life-changing album, but underneath it all I can sense great promise. With repeated listens I'm sure I'll discover the depth that other people jizz over for this album.
The Welcome Wagon Welcome to the Welcome Wagon
The "Illinoise" flavored juice that Sufjan drenched this album in is probably one of the main reasons that I am enjoying this album so much. For an album primarily comprised of gospel/Praise-and-worship songs (which I have to admit I believe to be one of the weakest genres, even as a devout Christian myself), Sufjan makes this more than listenable. If only all churches were led by people like this couple I feel that there'd be a much smaller problem of filling those back pews every Sunday. 4.0/5
The Wild The Wild
The Wild Set Ourselves Free
Young, vibrant, fun, accessible, and colorful; all great words to describe this album. Yeah it ain't groundbreakingly new or genre-bending, but it does folk-punk just the way it's supposed to be done, Right. 4.0/5
The Wild Dreams Are Maps
Sweet, earnest Indie-Folk done right. Not the perfect album, but a good balance of relaxing folk counterbalanced equally by uproarious Indie-Rock. 3.8/5
Thomas Newman Wall-E OST
An amazing soundtrack for an even more amazing movie. Symphonic and exciting at its highs, then soothing and heart-warming/tear-jerking at its lows. Perfectly matches the emotional roller-coaster that is the movie. 4.1/5
Thousandaires Million Dollar Move, Two Dollar Shot
Not anything astoundingly different from what they provided for us a year or so ago. They've cleaned up their sound a little, sounding just good enough to not be playing in a garage, but that's that's the only that's progressed in the time since. Would be a 4.5 but they lose points for not progressing much in the musical sense. 4.0/5 (also, great lyrics as always)
Thrice The Illusion of Safety
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vols. I & II
The Alchemy Index could be said to be a perfect concept series. Each album has the band going in different directions and experimenting while still maintaining a signature unmistakable "Thrice" sound. With 'Fire' Thrice try out a heavier and more aggressive, solidly post-hardcore sound (which they perform phenomenally I might add). 'Water' however is much more mellow with Thrice skirting the post-rock and ambient genres at times. Fire: 4.2/5, Water: 3.9/5
Thrice The Artist in the Ambulance
I remember first picking this up and finding it very skippable, gave it another spin today and it's definitely sounding much better. This still probably sits as my least favorite of the three when compared to Vheissu and The Illusion of Safety; still, a fantastic album exemplary of what post-millennial Post-Hardcore should be. 3.8/5
Thrice To Be Everywhere Is to Be Nowhere
Hey... what if all those generic alternative rock bands you hear on the radio were actually not god awful. This is that album.
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vol. II: Water
Definitely like the more atmospheric/proggier vibe of this after coming off the "Fire" volume.
Thrice Major/Minor
Thriftworks Rainmaker
Quite a bit more accessible than the EP, at least for me... I think this very well may have saved the genre of electronica as a whole for me! 4.0/5
Thriftworks Hermetic Thriftology
This falls just a bit below Rainmaker, but I'm surprised, this might actually be getting me into electronica. 3.8/5
Thriftworks Deviation
Another solid release from J Atlas. It feels so smooth and effortless even when we all know how much work he put into this. It's an art... 3.8/5
Thursday No Devolucion
An amazing swansong if I ever heard one. With as many times as I've tried listening to Full Collapse and failed to love it (or even like it really) I came into this expecting absolutely nothing; I was entirely blown away. While at first I was a little irked that the vocals felt like the were pushed through the same filter that Chino Moreno uses, but I quickly got past that and was able to really enjoy the album (and maybe the band) for what it is. 3.9/5
Time To Burn Is.Land
Bleak, Heavy, and Exhilarating. The beautiful marriage of the best parts of Emo and Post-Metal. 4.2/5
Tom Waits Rain Dogs
Scattered, confusing, and unsettling... but at the same time unbelievably beautiful. I can only assume that Mike Patton drew a lot of influence from this guy and with good reason, undeniably years ahead of his time. 4.2/5
Tom Waits Swordfishtrombones
With this album I'm definitely getting more of an "...Interesting..." feeling than the "Wow, this is confusingly beautiful" feeling that I got with Rain Dogs. A solid album; definitely not for everybody, but nonetheless impressive. 3.8/5
Tom Waits Mule Variations
With this being the 3rd album of Waits' that I've listened to, I've resigned myself to never trying to understand Tom. One minute he's weirding the hell out of the listener with some spastic scat-singing affront, the next he's composing the most beautiful lullaby-like ballad I've heard in years. Whoever he is, he's undoubtedly a genius. 4.1/5
Tool 10,000 Days
Touche Amore Stage Four
Touche Amore/La Dispute Searching for a Pulse/The Worth of the World
While it still doesn't live up to the hyperbolic hype that it attained, both bands do an excellent job on this split making for an easy 4.0/5.
Transistor Transistor Erase All Name and Likeness
Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross The Social Network OST
Though maybe not the greatest soundtrack to grace the annals of film history, a pleasant listen well deserving of more than a cursory listen. Just what I expected in a soundtrack affiliated with Trent Reznor. 3.8/5
Trophy Scars Hospital Music for the Aesthetics of Language
Basically a just a great post-hardcore/screamo EP. The 25 minute run-time really helps it; it's long enough to have substance, but not too long that it drags on and becomes repetitive (something sadly all too common in the genre). It's not the greatest music ever made, but it's a long-shot from being the worst and could help some casual P-HxC listeners in getting into the real dissonance and experimental-ness of most Skramz. Overall a good album for casual listening. 3.8/5
United Nations United Nations
Unwound The Future of What
Unwound Fake Train
Unwound The Light at the End of the Tunnel is a Train
Unwound Live Leaves
Van der Graaf Generator Godbluff
Van der Graaf Generator Still Life
Weezer Pinkerton
Why? Alopecia
Just as good as I remember it, great spacey indie with a unique hip-hop flair. Not overly-produced (which is the downfall of a lot of great music), but simple and clean. 3.8/5
Wino Punctuated Equilibrium
Wu-Tang Clan Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
While I wouldn't in my wildest dreams call myself a die-hard fan of Rap, I can still tell the good from the bad and this is without a doubt some of the best out there. 4.2/5
Year of No Light Nord
Yes Fragile
Yndi Halda Under Summer
Yo La Tengo Popular Songs
Yo-Yo Ma and Others The Goat Rodeo Sessions
Fantastic... just fantastic. The perfect mix of heartland Americana and brilliant musicianship. 4.2/5
Yo-Yo Ma and Others Appalachian Journey
On par with their more recent Goat Rodeo Sessions. The amazing vocals on tracks 3 & 14 really set this one apart from the other "Appalachian" sessions. 4.2/5
Yoko Shimomura KH Birth by Sleep & 358/2 Days OST
Birth By Sleep - Chock-full of great original music. Yeah Ven's theme is just a thinly veiled theme of theme of Roxas, but the plethora of original worlds brought with it brand new music. Definitely the puzzle-piece that makes this whole triple-soundtrack enjoyable.
Score: 4.1/5

358/2 Days - Slightly more fleshed out than Re:Coded. Most of the original songs are pretty much just modifications of songs found near the end of KHII though.
Score: 3.7/5


Re:Coded - Little new original music and repetitiveness lead this to be probably the most boring of the soundtracks... Very reflective of the "not relatively important to the story-line" vibe that comes across while playing the game itself.
Score: 3.2/5

Cumulative: 3.825/5
Yoko Shimomura Piano Collections KINGDOM HEARTS Field & Battle
Nostalgic, just like the first piano collection, only this one covers some of the memorable battle-songs and world-soundtracks instead of core character melodies and themes. Definitely worth checking out if you're a fan of the series. 4.2/5
Yoko Shimomura Piano Collections KINGDOM HEARTS
I may be a little bit biased seeing as KH was (and still is) THE series I reminisce about when thinking about the good parts of childhood, but this is just fantastic. Great songs masterfully crafted by Shimomura-sensei are re-worked by various soloists for a beautiful album full of beautiful music and blissful childhood nostalgia. 4.0/5
Yoko Shimomura KH: Dream Drop Distance Original Soundtrack
Okay... Yeah it's "the new installment" in a long series, but Yoko hit it out of the park with this soundtrack. All new music to go with brand new worlds, each one fresh and fun. 4.1/5
Yoko Shimomura Kingdom Hearts Original Soundtrack
Nostalgia out the wazoo with this (definitely once you get around the end), though I will admit that it is weaker than the second game's OST. Still, great video game music. 4.0/5
Yoko Shimomura Drammatica: The Very Best of Yoko Shimomura
Kingdom Hearts is what initially brought me to love Shimomura, and in that aspect this didn't disappoint, but as an added bonus this introduced me to her other work! Now, Off to play Video Games!!! 4.1/5

3.5 great
7 Angels 7 Plagues Jhazmyne's Lullaby
A Sunny Day in Glasgow Live at Primavera Sound May 28, 2010
A pretty solid live set. Continual beautiful music and it doesn't come much cheaper at FREE! Download it Here: ://tinyurl.com/26x3lx2
A Tribe Called Quest People's Instinctive Travels & The Paths of Rhythm
Went into it much later with a much more open mind. Still not my go-to genre, but this is real helpful in being a gateway album.
Absu Tara
Absu In The Eyes Of Ioldánach
Adam Sandler What The Hell Happened To Me!
Aeon Spoke Above the Buried Cry
AFI Sing the Sorrow
Alice in Chains Black Gives Way to Blue
American War Rhetoric
Amogh Symphony Abolishing the Obsolete System
Progressive, a bit technical, and weird at times. A great release from a, for the most part, completely unknown band. A long listen with a lot of eastern influences seeing as the band is Indian. Almost lyric-less except for some deaf vocals on the 6th track. It's good to finally see some people from this generation finally stepping up and creating something experimental, interesting, and inventive. 3.4/5 (for fans of Dream Theater)
Amorphis Am Universum
An Albatross Blessphemy (Of The Peace-Beast Feastgive
Anaal Nathrakh Eschaton
Anacrusis Reason
Anamanaguchi Mess
Less ups and downs than the rest of the summer singles... still good but not quite as good as its predecessors. 3.6/5
Anamanaguchi Dawn Metropolis
Screw You SilentPotato, this is a good album. I'm definitely not saying this is innovative or ultra deep, and I'd personally hate it as well if this were the direction music as a whole was going, but as a standalone band these guys do some good work. Most songs work out pretty well and this album serves as an enjoyable poppy, nerdy outlet for old-school video game fans. 3.6/5
Anathema Judgement
Yeah it's good prog/alternative if you're into that sort of thing, but as for me, if I'm in the meed I'd reach for something in the Steve Wilson direction 99 times out of 100. 3.7/5
And The Hero Fails Empire Smiles
Andrew Bird Armchair Apocrypha
A great album in its own right, I just feel I've heard it so many times before. 3.6
Andrew W.K. I Get Wet
Animal Collective Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animals As Leaders Weightless
Your general "Instru-metal" album... might be good for some head bobbing... but if you're looking for some real music look elsewhere. 3.4/5
Antarctigo Vespucci Soulmate Stuff
Antigua y Barbuda Try Future
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 6 in D major, Op. 60, B. 112
Pretty mediocre with brief hints of grandeur in the first 2 movements. However, when the 3rd movement hits, things really pick up. Good enough to call a success, but still not an over-arching display of classical brilliance like the kind you find in the New World Symphony. 3.74/5
Antonin Dvorak Symphony No. 3 in E♭ major, Op. 10, B. 34
Definitely has some thought put into it... but it just doesn't work out the way I assume he wanted it to. Another classical symphony that doesn't stand up to the ages and falls out of human memory. 3.3/5
Arcade Fire The Suburbs
Arctic Monkeys Humbug
As Tall As Lions You Can't Take It With You
a light nu-prog album with heavy indie influences. This album does nothing but repackage already present parties.... but in actuality they don't do a bad job of it. Anyone with a working ear can tell that these guys are just copying and reiterating what RX Bandits and TMV have done before; so in that sense they're kind of drab. However, if you like that kind of music, enjoy, it's great, albiet a great facsimile. 3.7/5 (Also, Dan Nigro does a hell of a job as a Jeff Buckley impersonator on "Duermete")
August Burns Red Constellations
Austrian Death Machine Total Brutal
not the best metal around but deserves at least a 4 for funniness alone.
Bad Religion The Empire Strikes First
Bark Cat Bark Mathilde
Baroness Blue Record
Baroness Yellow and Green
I can definitely hear the change in direction. Instead of the sludgy prog-metal of their first 2 albums, it's more of a the middle-of-the-road prog-rock sound. While at first it doesn't sound all that appealing, a couple tracks into the double-album Baroness start making the listen worth while. While not perfect, the album just works. 3.6/5
Battle Of Mice A Day of Nights
Battles Mirrored
Beastie Boys Licensed to Ill
To start things off, OS Hip-Hop has been by far the hardest genre for me to get into and I'm still struggling on this album. However, in spite of this; "Licensed to Ill" was a pretty enjoyable listen. The first 5 or so tracks were a bit lacking, but as soon as 'Fight for your Right' hit the album as a whole got a lot better. Tighter rhymes, better grooves, and overall a much more cohesive 2nd half. 3.6/5
Beastie Boys Paul's Boutique
An album from a different time. Don't get me wrong, it's awesome... just... the time difference between when this was made, and the time of life where this would be most influential (not to mention the supreme cultural change during the time) is just too large of a gap to be really enjoyable. Good luck to other listeners though... 3.6/5
Becoming The Archetype Dichotomy
Between the Buried and Me The Great Misdirect
Great album and definitely a "Must have", but isn't as purely amazing as Alaska.
Big D and the Kids Table Strictly Rude
Bjork Homogenic
Black Flag Nervous Breakdown
Black Sabbath Master Of Reality
Black Sabbath Sabotage
Black Tusk Taste The Sin
Blind Melon For My Friends
Blood Incantation Hidden History of the Human Race
Bob Dylan Bringing It All Back Home
Bomb the Music Industry! Album Minus Band
Brand New Daisy
Brand New Your Favorite Weapon
Brian Eno Ambient 1: Music For Airports
Brian Wilson Smile
A very diverse album that at points it feels diametrically opposite to the classic Beach Boys sound. I can definitely see how to a Beach Boys fanboy this would be like sex, but for me but I can name dozens of albums that impacted me more in a heartbeat. 3.6/5
Broken Bells Broken Bells
Not great, not horrible. Before giving this a listen one might look at the two people that birthed this child, Danger Mouse and the Brian Burton of the Shins. At first glance it would seem that great (DM) + good (BB) would = pretty good, but it just doesn't. It is an enjoyable listen, but it doesn't break away from the norm or shock, which is what most people (including me) want in their music. In this case the algorithm that has been used so many times before (supergroups) still results in a slight disappointment. 3.5/5
Buckethead Shadows Between The Sky
Buckethead A Real Diamond In The Rough
Not quite up there with Electric Sea/Tears for me, but it's still good. Nice chill buckethead is I think my favorite kind of buckethead.
Buckethead The Elephant Man's Alarm Clock
calculator These Roots Grow Deep...
Much Better Skramz than I was expecting. Will probably whore these guys down the road.
Cap'n Jazz Analphabetapolothology
Captain, We're Sinking It's a Trap
Due to repeated listens, maybe I'll finally learn to spell Captain correctly.
Cave In Planets of Old
Cave In Jupiter
Cave In Perfect Pitch Black
Cee Lo Green The Lady Killer
Pretty good but not anything sputnik would or should go crazy for. Singles rule the pop/hip-hop/R&B world and this album obviously does it right. 3.7/5
Celeste Pessimiste(s)
Chewing On Tinfoil Get Rich Or Try Dyin'
Exactly as I remember it, good ska-punk... just nothing amazing. Immeasurable growth
between this and Marrowbone Lane. 3.3/5
Children of Bodom Follow the Reaper
Chotto Ghetto Rampage
Yeah, Check these guys out
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Chotto Ghetto 5 Magical Years: The Ox Chronicles
It's a live session from an LA radio station, so needless to say the quality suffers when compared to their other releases (even given the underground status of the band.) Not to mention that the band gets a little (by which I mean really) goofy after each set. Still a good light-hearted listen for fans of the band. 3.6/5

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Chotto Ghetto Lover Covers
Despite how terrible it could've been, this is a surprisingly good collection of covers. True Love Waits (ft. Jeff Rosenstock) definitely stands out for me, but the whole thing is definitely worth checking out even if just for the novelty of it. 3.6/5
Circa Survive On Letting Go
Noticeably somewhat less accessible then their most recent "Blue Sky Noise" But not bad. Great, catchy nu-prog that is continually improving on itself while still keeping a unique sound that sets it apart from the rest of the sheep. 3.7/5
Cloudkicker The Discovery
Instru-metal handled well. Not perfect by any stretch of the imagination, but definitely enjoyable. Cut back a little on having too much going on at the same time and it'd be perfect. 3.6/5
Cloudkicker The Map Is Not the Territory
Cloudkicker Beacons
As with all instru-metal, repetition is to be expected, and in that aspect "Beacons" doesn't diverge from the pack. However, don't think that just because I said that, that this is just the same riff strummed over-and-over-and-over again, because it isn't; there is more than enough variation to stand separate from the rest of the herd. Not the a classic, masterpiece, or anything of the sort by a long shot, but definitely worthy in its own right. 3.4/5
Cloudkicker Subsume
Ben Sharp returning to his metal aesthetic. I personally loved his softer more ambient work, but this is a great display of how he's matured as a musician (see ]]][[[ and The Discovery for comparison). Last song is orgasmic. 3.6/5
Clutch Jam Room
Clutch The Elephant Riders
Obviously this isn't as great as Blast Tyrant or the S/T. As such, don't expect it to be. Nevertheless, "Elephant Riders" turns out to be a pretty enjoyable album. Less refined than the masterpieces of Exodus and Blast but with more substance than their earlier work.

*sigh* Basically I'm just BSing all over the place in an effort to explain that this is the middle of the road for clutch; worth checking out if you like the genre or Clutch themselves, but not the best for almost anyone else. 3.6/5
Clutch Psychic Warfare
3.7 Exactly what I was expecting. Good old stoner rock.
Coalesce OX
Coalesce Functioning on Impatience
Coheed and Cambria The Afterman: Descension
A Little less enjoyable than Ascension, but both are are easily better than GA:2 and YotBR, so Coheed has definitely re-found their direction. 3.6/5
Converge You Fail Me
An all-around aggressive and entertaining album as well as a necessary step in solidifying their post-Jane Doe sound, but in the end it just doesn't come off as wholly copacetic or satisfying as both their earlier (post-Halo in a Haystack) or more recent albums. 3.3/5
Converge When Forever Comes Crashing
Converge Caring and Killing
An unrefined and unlearned form of the Converge we've come to know and lube, but this record is not disappointing in any way shape or form.
Converge The Poacher Diaries Redux
Cowards Solitude
Cro-Mags The Age of Quarrel
Cursive Such Blinding Stars For Starving Eyes
Basically everything you expected. If you've listened to later Cursive, this is what came before. With immaturity comes pros and cons. As always with Cursive's music, emotion is at the forefront. On this debut, it is noticeably less refined, but still listenable. How much enjoyment you get from basically ends on how coarse you like your music. For me, this album is a weak point... but well serves as a more than decent debut for a band that I have come to love so much. 3.7/5
Cynic Re-Traced
A Progressive EP from a Progressive Death Metal Band. It sounds a bit different from the normal Cynic, but that's to be expected with progression. Not necessarily the wrong direction for the band, but much of this EP just sounds like the musical equivalent of microwaved turkey a week after Thanksgiving; originally delicious, but something happened to it in the re-heating process and now it's a bit unappetizing. 3.3/5
Damascus Of Whom I Always Think
Though I don't get how it's necessarily about Tesla when not a single word is said throughout the entire album, it's great post-rock nonetheless. 3.7/5
Dance Gavin Dance Happiness
David Bowie Space Oddity
Death Spiritual Healing
Death Leprosy
Death Grips Government Plates
Death Grips The Powers That B - Part I: Niggas on the Moon
Deerhunter Microcastle
Deftones Adrenaline
So this is where it all started. In a word, I'd say it sounds like "immature" deftones, because that exactly what it is, it's a debut. You can definitely hear a lot more angst and rage than the melodic-ness found later on down the road and that is interpreted as a upside or a downside depending on personal preference. For me this sits as a solid 3.5/5
Deftones Saturday Night Wrist
A bit irregular, while at the same time retaining the unique "Deftones" sound; a statement that could be said about any of their albums. It is not the greatest album ever conceived... but anyone who hands-down abhors this album obviously has something wrong with their head. 4.0/5
Depeche Mode Music for the Masses
Descendents Milo Goes to College
Devin Townsend Ziltoid the Omniscient
Why do you guys complain about this so much? Yes, this is boring by HevyDevy's standards, and yes this is a half-baked concept album from hell, but it's 10X better than most of the "metal" gargled out on a regular basis by those XYZ-core f**ks. Give it a light-hearted listen before screaming "lame", I'm sure you'll find it at least tolerable. 3.7/5
Devin Townsend Physicist
With the exception of "Kingdom", the rest of this album just seems just a bit lacklustre by HevyDevy's standards. Still, an enjoyable album in the long run. 3.3/5
Devin Townsend Dark Matters
Devin Townsend Project Transcendence
Diablo Swing Orchestra The Butcher's Ballroom
Dio Holy Diver
Dionaea Grounds
Crazy and off-the-wall spaz-core, yet held together very well and very beautiful near the end of the second track. 3.7/5
Direct Hit! #4
Great catchy pop-punk. Accessible and enjoyable while being just short enough to not get boring. All the songs sound vaguely similar, but that's nothing bad when the pop-punk is this good. 3.5/5
Direct Hit! #5
A small step down from the quality pop-punk of "#4", but it's still worth checking out. 3.7/5
Dissection Storm of the Light's Bane
Weird, I just listened to None So Vile the other day and absolutely loved it... this, not so much for some reason... 3.4/5
Dominic Dominic
A Great little EP for familiarizing a listener with the band's sound, but just far too short to glean any real lasting enjoyment from. 3.7/5
Don Caballero American Don
Doomriders Darkness Come Alive
Dream Theater Octavarium
Dream Theater A Dramatic Turn of Events
The regular prog-metal offering from Dream Theater that we've come to be familiar with. Nothing outlandishly outstanding... other than the over-the-top antics that come with the genre. Still, a pleasurable listen. 3.7/10
dredg Catch Without Arms
Dustin Kensrue Please Come Home
While the parts where Kensrue gets a little too fauxlky for his own good can get a little grating, the album is for the most part very enjoyable. Dustin did his best work with the band, but for any real fan of the band this is definitely worth checking out. 3.6/5
East of the Wall Split
Elliott Smith Division Day/No Name #6
It's without a doubt one of his poppier numbers, and neither song would sound really at home on any of his albums except MAYBE Figure 8 and even then it's a stretch. However, even in spite of that, both songs are solid and aren't found anywhere else in his discography, so if you're a solid fan of his definitely check this out. 3.7/5
Elvis Costello My Aim Is True
Classic old-school rock, and a not-too-shabby debut either. If this album is anything to go by, chock Elvis Costello up on my big board of artists whose discographies I need to get to know better. 3.4/5
Elvis Costello This Year's Model
Don't know what it is about it, this just hits me so much better than "My Aim is True." Maybe it's experience, maybe it's something else; all I know is that Costello's sophomore performance is an unquestionable success. 3.7/5
Eminem The Slim Shady LP
Envy From Here To Eternity
Error Error
Esbjorn Svensson Trio From Gagarin's Point Of View
Great jazz, no two ways about it. More the cool/easy listening type than the Mingus/Brubeck style "in your face, fast and furious" that is generally more to my interests, but still a solid jazz album. 3.7/5
Eschaton (AUT) GodMode
First coming into this album I was totally expecting nothing seeing as I found this on "freemetalalbums.com". However, I am pleasantly surprised after listen. The drums (almost sounding like bongos sometimes) can get very annoying very quickly but most listeners will be able to ignore them for the most part after a song or two and the other instrumentation on the album helps in making than makes up for it. If not for the drums this would be my go-to BDM album. 3.7/5
Eschaton (AUT) An Instrument of Darkness
6 years for 2 fairly skippable songs? I expected more Eschaton. With their new EP, Eschaton has evolved and changed. While the new contains inklings of that BM sound contained on "Godmode" it is severely diluted on this new EP. It's less BM and now more or less a DM/Doom blend with a BM sprinkling. Not horrible, but not really worth downloading unless you're really on a Blacked DM binge. 3.3/5
Exivious Exivious
Explosions in the Sky All of a Sudden, I Miss Everyone
Extol Synergy
Kind of what I was expecting but still a somewhat of a letdown. More -core than DM. 3.4/5
Extortion Loose Screws
FAULTY WIRING!!!! JSKAONVAISDALW"RWE FAULTY WIRING!!!
Far Tin Cans with Strings to You
Mostly known for containing a song from BtVS, but stands up fairly well on it's own. Cannot hold a candle to Emo/Post-Hardcore masters like Sunny Day Real Estate and the like, but still a very listenable album. Enjoyable for almost anyone. 3.7/5
Far Water & Solutions
Solid 90's Emo/Post-Hardcore. Not the best or most influential stuff out there, but it's definitely a good listen for fans if the era/genre. 3.7/5
Fierce Brosnan Basement Demo 2007
great emo-punk with fair to horrible production. Good music that doesn't drag on too often, but isn't good enough to be called really exceptional music. Enjoyable, but not enjoyable enough to waste the precious limited space of my mp3 on. 3.6
Finch Say Hello to Sunshine
Fleshgod Apocalypse Oracles
Florence and the Machine Lungs
Flow Splash!!!
Japan's Sum 41/Simple Plan/Blink-182. But honestly, it's not as bad as it sounds. If you can get past the language barrier, a little auto-tuning, and the whole j-pop sound... it is probably one of the most listenable bands to come from the Country.

Though this album isn't what I'd call one of their highlights, it's still a pretty good listen. 3.6/5
For Serious This Time When You're In It
For Those Who Can't Wait For Those Who Can't Wait
Mainstream punkish post-hardcore minus the connotations that come with the word mainstream. FTWCW's create a very accessible
album with their debut that almost anyone would probably enjoy. Definitely check this out. 3.7/5
This is available free from the artist here >> ://www.ifyoumakeit.com/album/for-those-who-cant-wait/self-titled
Franz Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B♭ major, D. 485
Basically the epitome of classical music. A name that seems vaguely familiar accompanied by music that is obviously beautiful and well thought out, but even in spite of that you feel it just isn't "your kind of music." Overall it's an great album, but it never exceeds that "meh" emotional plateau. 3.6/5
Frederic Chopin Etudes, Op. 10
If all the pieces of this set were like no. 12 it'd be a different story... but the truth is that this is a chore to listen to barring its finale. Honestly I recommend skipping through the first eleven pieces and then setting No. 12 on repeat. 3.4/5
Frederick Delius Florida Suite
Honestly, REALLY good for a first composition... but still obviously in need of improvement. Check it out if you live in Florida... though honestly, to me it doesn't sound a thing like "Florida". At most it's just some generic Romantic-Classical. 3.3/5
From Indian Lakes Able Bodies
I SHOULD like this, I feel that I really should, but in the end all I'm feeling is TDaGaRIM over and over again. I mean it's good, but it's been done before. 3.5/5
Fugazi Red Medicine
Fugazi Furniture
Fugazi In on the Kill Taker
Futile 7 Nightmares
Basically a less dynamic, less experimental, and less interesting Tool. Every now and then I can hear a bit of a "gothic" influence (if that's what you call it) in the vein of Lacuna Coil, except with exceptional male vocals. It has far less progression than contemporaries and after about half an hour it gets a bit boring. Altogether a good-but-not-great prog-metal outfit that, if they can up-play good points and down-play bad ones, will exceed greatly in the genre. 3.7/5
Gama Bomb Tales From the Grave in Space
A new thrash metal band releases an album free online, though I thought this was going to be crap (it's free for heaven's sake) it is surprisingly awesome. A Fresh take on a genre recently being overrun by old farts trying to relive "The Old Days". These guys easily rival and overtake Slayer's new album.
Genghis Tron Cloak of Love
Giant Squid/Grayceon Split
Glassjaw Coloring Book
Wait, what the hell is this? Progression? Progressive Post-Hardcore??? Yes... Yes this is definitely what I f**king waited 9 F**KING YEARS FOR!!! 4.3/5
Glassjaw Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
While definitely under-developed, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang still holds strong the Glassjaw standbys while still giving a good look at how they've changed (undeniably for the better). On KKBB, you can definitely hear a more "metal" vibe than on later releases; specifically, the guitars border on almost DM-like riffs at times. 3.4/5
Gojira L'Enfant Sauvage
Right along with the majority of Gojira's other work; the album in its entirety isn't out of this world fan-tucking-fastic, but several solid songs and a distinctly heavy sound very unlike contemporaries makes for a hell of an album. On first listen it is easily a solid 4, but I know for a fact that with familiarity I will jack this up to a near-5. 4.3/5
Good Weather for an Airstrike Signals
pleasant, minimalistic, and calming. May bore some, but is no more boring than the average post-rock album. Even softer and gentler than many post-rock bands, the drums ruin it when they come in though on track 4 though. 3.7/5
Goonies Never Say Die In a Forest Without Trees
A good enough album worth checking out, and the finale is absolutely fantastic, but... something just leaves me wanting more from this album... Maybe I've just gotten a bit spoiled with Sigur, Yndi, and Godspeed to appreciate the other guys... 3.6/5
Gorguts Considered Dead
Grant Kirkhope Banjo-Tooie
A little less memorable than the original Banjo-Kazooie but still a solid soundtrack; "Hailfire Peaks" particularly stands out as one of the more interesting BGM I've listened. 3.6
Hard Girls Hello
Basically what you'd expect a free release from a fairly unknown punk band to be. Not "OMGHOLYF**KAWESOME" but well worth checking out if you're between the ages of 1 & 100 and are looking for some well above average tunes to blast. 3.5/5
Harvey Milk A Small Turn of Human Kindness
Can anyone say, "Heavy as a ton of bricks"? Because that describes this music to a T at most times.
Harvey Milk Courtesy and Good Will Toward Men
Haste the Day When Everything Falls
Have a Nice Life Time of Land
underwhelming, exciting, creepy and intriguing are four words that can describe this album... and they all describe it perfectly. An odd clump of songs from an even more odd and awe-inspiring album 3.4/5
Head Automatica Popaganda
A lot more cohesive than the last album; though what it makes up for direction, it more than looses in sincerity. The songs sound vapid an repetitive and it sounds utterly mainstream; you can't feel any of the emotion that Glassjaw's music is rampant with. This is basically all that you glean at first glance "Daryl fronting a mainstream pop/rock band", and HELL is it catchy. 3.6/5
Heatmiser Mic City Sons
Yeah, I'm not gonna' try dancing around the fact that I'm an Elliott Smith fanboy, but everything he touches is great. The other parts of this album are great and all, but the ES-centric songs are where this album shines. 3.7/5
Helium Horse Fly A Dispute to Redefine Clearly Frontiers Between...
In the vein of Lacuna Coil and Evanescence; Gothic and symphonic, but with a gruff undertone. Not unlistenable, but definitely lacking a certain something that would bring them up from obscurity into the mainstream. 3.6/5
Helium Horse Fly Fishing for Ghosts
A definite change in sound is immediately noticeable. Instead of going for goth/alt and focusing on female vocals, this time they go for a more ambient sound. While it is undoubtedly a move in the right direction as far as individuality goes, it's still up for debate whether this is the right sound they want. 3.4/5
Herbie Hancock My Point of View
I don't really see how this can have such a low average. Yeah, it's not utter experimental out the wazoo and doesn't take any unexpected turns... but it's a great display of that classic relaxing blues that you just need sometimes! 3.7/5
High Dive New Teeth
HORSE the band Desperate Living
Definitely sporadic, but still an enjoyable album. Albums like this are the right way to merge electronic music and post-hardcore; pretty much the "Right" to every Sturgis-core ever's "Wrong". 3.7/5
Hot Water Music Fuel for the Hate Game
How to Destroy Angels How To Destroy Angels
I'll Eat Your Face Irritant
Some Pretty good Instrumental Grind/Math. Could serve as a really good starting point for those looking to get into the Genre.
Igor Stravinsky Suite Itallienne (from Pulcinella)
Great neoclassical piece... but basically it's just a reiteration of what Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven mastered. Go to that before checking stuff like this out. 3.6/5
Immolation Close to a World Below
Immolation Majesty and Decay
Immolation Here in After
Into Eternity The Scattering of Ashes
Intronaut Void
Irion Da Ronin Abstract Memories
Some nice atmospheric background music. Not really anything super experimental, but well put together and worth a listen. 3.5/5
Iron Maiden Somewhere In Time
Iron Thrones The Wretched Sun
ISIS Celestial
Jeff Rosenstock Summer Seven Club
Jeff Rosenstock 2020 DUMP
Jeff Rosenstock and Laura Stevenson Still Young
Jimmy Doyle and The Engineers JD+E
While I initially had the assumption that this was a poor man's BtMI! (which is weird since BtMI! is free to begin with), but after another listen I can definitely that there is a bit more than that here. I'm still not foaming at the mouth, but you've gotten my attention Jimmy Doyle. 3.6/5
Joe Satriani Surfing with the Alien
John Adams Doctor Atomic Symphony
Very reminiscent of one of those great sci-fi "alien world" movies. Sounds just like what you'd expect it'd sound like. 3.4/5r
John Coltrane My Favorite Things
Easily accessible John Coltrane. It's not the most mind-boggling work of his, but each song is enjoyable in its own right. 3.7/5
Junker Better in the End
One of the better bands off Death to False Hope Records' website. Fun, aggressive, melodic, and even beautiful at times. Definitely not a just another throw-away, small-town, punk band! 3.4/5
Katatonia Night Is the New Day
Keelhaul Keelhaul's Triumphant Return To Obscurity
Progressive and experimental, but sometimes the wankery gets in the way of the music trying to get through. 3.65/5
Kid Kilowatt Guitar Method 1996-1999
It's some solid emo, what else can I say? Nothing about it really sets it apart from any other emo album out there, but if nothing else its got equally high doses of emotion and fantastic musicianship. 3.7/5
Kidcrash I Haven't Had A Date In 4 Years EP
Kidcrash Snacks
Killswitch Engage The End of Heartache
King Crimson The Power to Believe
King Crimson Lizard
Kowloon Walled City Turk Street
Sludgy... That's what this is. If you like that stoner-sludge stuff done by bands John Baizley does artwork for, odds are that you'll like this. This one is more on the sludge side than the stoner one.
Kylesa To Walk A Middle Course
Overall, a listenable album, but as is the norm with the genre, each song sound the tiniest bit too much like the previous to be overly enjoyable. Finishing great barely bumps it up above the average sputink rating. 3.6/5
Kyuss Blues For The Red Sun
La Dispute Here, Hear.
La Dispute Here, Hear. III
La Dispute Here, Hear. II
Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin II
Les Claypool Of Whales And Woe
Your standard Les Claypool offering. Bass-driven and catchy but not exactly for everybody. Still, a solid album by Les' standards; Not every song is amazing, but then again, there weren't really any songs that hurt the album as a whole. 3.7/5
Les Claypool And The Frog Brigade Live Frogs (Set 2)
An expertly pulled off cover of a classic album, but obviously if given the choice, I'd listen to the original rather than a replica every single day of the week. 3.7/5
letlive. Fake History
Fake History is both the best post-hardcore album and the worst. It's energetic and exciting, and has more than enough stylistic variation. At the same time though, these two reasons are why this album saddens me. With the constant onslaught of musically great post-hardcore, most listeners can't stop and notice what this band's real problem is. Some of the things that made post-hardcore classics like Relationship of Command and Worship and Tribute so great were that they weren't trying to be something they're not. All I hear on this is a band being a ditto. I'm serious, when the Jason isn't trying to be Daryl, he's trying to be Claudio. Hopefully by next release these guys actually play their own music. 3.6/5
Lines Into Phoenix Aries
Living Sacrifice The Infinite Order
Louis Armstrong The Hot Fives & Sevens, Vol III
Some great swing/jazz from the man with the molasses voice, but honestly... what can I say... we just live in two entirely different eras... this just doesn't excite and amaze like it probably did way back it its heyday. Good music, just too far removed for me to enjoy like I do other albums. 3.4/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10, No. 1
A couple of piano Sonata by Beethoven... what do you want me to say?
(the third sonata is by far the best)
3.3/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14, No. 1
Two sprightly sonatas. Both quite good and easy to listen to, though I don't feel either of them went above and beyond the call of duty. 3.7/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Though a bit short, this is still very good. Though as can be expected, this is very "classical" and not as natural sounding or as revolutionary as his later work. I good view of where the man who would define "romanticism" where music was concerned. 3.6/5
Lynyrd Skynyrd Thyrty: The 30th Anniversary Collection
Not it's not a classic album, made and meant for a single sitting session, and not it's not "The Definitive Collection" that contains every single good song of theirs, cutting the fat and leaving a perfect collection. What it is is a great collection of some of their best works, allowing those who are caught between "I want more than a 40min best-of collection" and "I really need to hear who the band is, who they are and who they were" a perfect choice of listening. 3.6/5
Machine Head The Blackening
Manchester Orchestra I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child
The same exact thing you've heard 100 times before, but still very enjoyable. 3.7/5
Manchester Orchestra Simple Math
It seems that the new fad sweeping the nation is one of alt./Indie Rock (play Manchester Orchestra, Brand New, and From Indian Lakes consecutively and I'm sure 75% of people wouldn't be able to tell the difference) much like Nu-Metal did in the 90's. Thankfully, THIS genre is for the most part much more listenable. When you get down to it this is just that, one of your standard Alt./Indie Rock albums. Nothing on here that hasn't been done before, but in the whole scheme of things, it's a solid album from a band capable of just a bit more. 3.7/5
Mastodon Live at the Aragon
Par for the course basically. The majority of this live album is stuff from "Oblivion", so it that's your cup'o tea then you'll be right at home here; but for those of us that prefer Mastodon's older work this might be a bit of a letdown. As with all live albums, it's a bit bittersweet... I mean, yeah it's great music, but you just can't recreate the intense experience of a live metal concert. Nothing against the band... I've always loved the band and look forward to many more years with them... but this just isn't for me; Maybe my ultra "anti-live album" upbringing by my grandfather has tainted me in this respect. 3.4/5
maudlin of the Well My Fruit Psychobells... A Seed Combustible
Maximum the Hormone Mimi Kajiru
I'll say about this what I've basically said about the band ever since I can remember; they're the Japanese SoaD. While this isn't nearly as catchy or as memorable as "Buiikikaesu" it's still an enjoyable listen. 3.4/5r
Maximum the Hormone Kusoban
Maximum doing what maximum does, making excellent j-punk that, while not exactly the most innovative music in the world, is fun enough to warrant checking out. 3.6/5
Maximum the Hormone Rokkinpo Goroshi
More "J-Punk" than Buikiikaesu, but still fun. 3.6/5
Maybeshewill Not For Want Of Trying
...This is very hard to explain... At times the music is undoubtedly post-rock, with its lilting melodies quietly plucking at your heartstrings; then at other times it wouldn't be wrong to call it metal. Though not pulled off the most perfectly in this album, it's been a while and I've been looking for something exactly like this so I think I'll definitely give the rest of their Full-Lenth discography a listen. 3.6/5
Meet Me in St. Louis Variations on Swing
Basically what this site thrives for; a semi-obscure band that definitely has a unique and interesting sound, but in reality isn't that dynamically different enough to really set it apart from the others in an overtly significant way. Great post-hardcore nonetheless. If post-hardcore is your forte you will definitely like this, but if you're just a cursory post-hardcore listener and only listen to it every now then then I would say this will just go in one ear and out the other. 3.6/5
Megadeth Endgame
Megadeth Greatest Hits: Back to the Start
Melvins Lysol
Melvins Houdini
Melvins Stoner Witch
Meshuggah Koloss
Meshuggah is a hard band for me to rate, at times I can't stand the repetitiveness of the music, then others I can't get enough of their
special brand of death. This album falls somewhere between Catch Thirtythree and Obzen for me. 3.6/5
Metallica Ride The Lightning
mewithoutYou It's All Crazy! It's All False! It's All A Dream! It's Alright!
Idk, I think I've really grown off this since I first listened to it. Something about the production is a little iffy? It sounds like the levels are slightly shifted when the vocalist comes in and then rebalances??? it might be just me. rAs for the music, more than a couple times it starts shifting into this praise and worship cadence and that is a huge turn off for me since I lost my faith.
Midlake The Courage Of Others
Miles Davis Sorcerer
Classic miles. All-around great jazz that's easy to get into and easy to love. 3.7/5
Mindflow Mind Over Body
Progmetaltastic. Sounds like a slightly rougher, more manly version of Dream Theater. The Vocals remind me a lot of LaBrie so much so that I many times think I'm listening to him instead.
Minor Threat Salad Days
Minor Threat Minor Threat
Mono You Are There
I don't know what to say about this album... Yeah it serves its purpose as a mellow piece of
art, but it doesn't leave me utterly astounded like Yndi Halda, GY!BE, and
Sigur Ros do.

For me, this falls somewhere between the brilliance of the aforementioned greats and the
monotony offered by most American Post-rock bands like Explosions in the Sky and Mogwai.
3.7/5 (for a better album, check out this band's next album, Hymn to the immortal
wind)
Moonface Dreamland EP: Marimba and Shit-Drums
Morbid Angel Altars of Madness
Morbid Angel Blessed Are the Sick
More Than Life Love Let Me Go
Not anything amazing or overly groundbreaking, but a good album overall.
Mudvayne Mudvayne
Muse Black Holes & Revelations
Muse Showbiz
While not the highest, a high point for a band that had so far to fall. Not phantasmic at every turn like Origin of Symmetry, but definitely worth a listen. 3.7/5
My Bloody Valentine Feed Me with Your Kiss
My Bloody Valentine Tremolo
Ne Obliviscaris Portal of I
On one hand very good; cohesive and very well executed. On the other hand kind of a disappointment; more of the same progressive death that's been becoming more common, without any real evolution. With all the hype this was getting, I was kind of expecting a bit more. 3.7/5
Neurosis Enemy Of The Sun
Neutral Milk Hotel Ferris Wheel on Fire
Classic Jeff Mangum, but seeing as the only thing I can get my hands on is the scratchy garbley version you can find on the internet, it's leaving something to be desired in this listener. 3.6/5 (though probably a 4.3/5 with the right rip)
Nice Wings, Icarus! Nice Wings, Icarus!
I really don't see the hate/dislike for this band? Yeah it's not GY! BE or the like, but it's some solid post-rock. It has room for improvement, but at least it has emotion (something that can't really be said about a lot of other more prominent post-rock bands out there). 3.7/5
Nile Those Whom The Gods Detest
Nirvana Nevermind
When it comes to Kurt Cobain everybody seems to think of him like some kind of musical genius, nearly to the level of Hendrix and the like; a shooting star who was cut down in his prime and could've changed the nature of music as we know it if given a few more good hears. However, this is not Kurt Cobain. Cobain was just a grunge rocker that got lucky and found mainstream success (...then got less lucky later down the road). Nevermind is without a doubt Nirvana's best album and the first third-to-half of the album is golden, the songs seem to grow weaker near the end. 3.6/5
Oceansize Self Preserved While The Bodies Float Up
Oceansize Home & Minor
Off Minor Some Blood
Oh, Sleeper When I Am God
Ohashi Trio A Bird
Japanese Indie-Jazz... what can I say? Despite the language barrier this is quite enjoyable for me. Give it a try yourself! 3.3/5
Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante Omar Rodriguez-Lopez and John Frusciante
Opeth Watershed
Probably not their best album but a really great album from a great band.
Opeth Damnation
Opeth Morningrise
Opeth Deliverance
Opus Dai Touch the Sun
Orbs Asleep Next to Science
The Metalcore/Post-Hardcore equivalent of a supergroup. I mean, the album is relatively good, and each musician is obviously talented, but even after repeated listens, all I'm left with is a somewhat unsatisfied feeling. In this case, the whole isn't equal to the sum of its parts. 3.4/5
Oskoreien Demo 2009
OverClocked ReMix 25YEARLEGEND: A Legend of Zelda...Composer Tribute
OVERDUB 2009
Less noodle-ey Dream Theater with female vocalist = OVERDUB. What you're getting is a Female gothic/symphonic metal vocalist (think Nightwish or Lacuna Coil) and pairing her up with a John Petrucci wanabee. However, get past the fact that they're just recycling used methods and you'll find some pretty great music. The Bassist definitely knows his way around his instrument and as you get closer to the back tracks it starts sounding less re-hashy and repeated. Any of you out there that love the aforementioned bands definitely check this out. 3.3/5 Available for free download at bandcamp here: http://overdub.bandcamp.com/
Oxbow An Evil Heat
Oxbow Serenade In Red
Ozzy Osbourne Down To Earth
Panzerballett Starke Stücke
Paradise Lost Faith Divides Us - Death Unites Us
Paul Dempsey Everything Is True
Pegasuses-XL Untitled [EP]
Pelican What We All Come to Need
Perfume GAME
pg.99 Document #8
Fantastic screamo a majority of the time, but the generic punk-rock-ness of the final track really holds this album back for me. Pg. 99, you make fantastic music out of such confusing cacophony, stick to what you do good and don't try being every punk garage band ever. 3.7/5
pg.99 Document #5
Pig Destroyer Prowler in the Yard
Poison the Well You Come Before You
Poison the Well The Tropic Rot
Porcupine Tree The Incident
Even if a bit predictable, still an enjoyable album. The band hasn't really gained or lost anything over the past decade, just that they've found a formula that they all enjoy and they're sticking to it. The variables in this formula are always fluctuating (members' emotional states, new instrumental techniques, new found inspiration, etc.) but, if anything, this album shows me that Porcupine Tree will continue making competent albums (if not amazing ones) from here until the end of time. 3.7/5
Prince Around the World in a Day
Probot Probot
Propagandhi Supporting Caste
Solid, just not my genre... would probably hit me harder if I weren't firmly in the "Melody is all I pay attention to, rarely listen to lyrics" camp.
Propagandhi Today's Empires, Tomorrow's Ashes
Good old-school punk rock. No unnecessary frills or flair, just a bunch of great musicians doing what they're good at. 3.7/5
Psychic Babble My Brother's Ears, My Sister's Eyes
If you like Circa Survive, you'll probably like this. What You're pretty much in for is some solid alt-prog minus Anthony Green (even I have to admit his voice can get pretty annoying at times). 3.7/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Seasons, for piano, Op. 37b
as beautiful as it may be, nothing in the piece ever (imo) wowed me or made me take notice. Though I don't expect the splendor of his symphonies, many of his other works outside of that setting easily top this. 3.4/5
Qualia Everything is Going to Be Fine
Nice mellow post-rock. It swells don't reach the emotional heights of the kings like Sigur Ros and GY!BE, but it's worth a listen if all you want is something smooth and relaxing. 3.7/5
Queens of the Stone Age Rated R
Radiohead Pablo Honey
Radiohead Hail to the Thief
Rage Against the Machine Rage Against the Machine
Revocation Existence Is Futile
Revocation Empire of the Obscene
Amazing, very good musicianship. I'm really glad that these guys got signed.
Rush 2112
Yeah it's a wank-fest, but I'm honestly feeling nothing emotionally from this music. Good in the technical sense, but I'm just not getting any of the connection I get from any of their next four (absolutely fantastic by the way) albums. 3.6/5
Rx Bandits Mandala
Rx Bandits Live At Park Avenue
Since Park Ave is THE main place I go for my music needs (other than amazon) I guess I'd better give this a spin...

2nd: Pretty nice acoustic session. He goes on a bit of a tirade about not playing back catalogs half-way through which is kind of weird, but most of this is pretty enjoyable
Rx Bandits Halfway Between Here and There
...a bit disappointing. It's not a chore, and there's great musicianship by the whole cast, but so many times it fails to exude that fun, energy-packed vibrancy that so much ska should innately have. 3.4/5
Say Anything Say Anything
Enjoyable album overall, tough it does tend to drag a bit at times. 3.5/5
Scale the Summit Carving Desert Canyons
Really Great, honestly. But I agree with what another sputniker said a couple years ago. r"It's Like eating a bowl full of frosting. Yeah it's delicious at first, but if you just rcontinue with frosting, frosting, and more frosting, you're gonna' get a stomach-ache." r3.6/5
Scale the Summit Monument
While not as fully fleshed out as subsequent albums, it is still an entertaining album and is a must-listen for the prog-metal wankery fanboy. 3.5/5
Schaliach Sonrise
Sean Bonnette Skateboarding's Greatest Hits
Some down-tempo covers of songs from a plethora of rock genres, all pretty damn stellar. Definitely worth at least a cursory listen.
Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
While I understand its importance providing a soundtrack for GB's youth rebellion, it comes up a bit late to the picture in terms of directly shaping future music (like The Stooges or other early "punk" bands did). There are a handful of good and catchy songs on here, but others kind of feel like they just fade into the background as generic "punk riff with sloppily yelled lyrics" songs. 3.6/5
Shadows Fall The War Within
good 'ol metalcore, just like I remember it; a genre full of over-used riffs that brings nothing new to the table. It's not that this album is all that horrible at its heart, but it just perpetuates the same crap that every other metalcore album does. Though on this album there is a bit of progression and experimentation (which is what in the end pulls it up above a 3 rating) it just can't hold my attention. It brings up some seemingly bad-a** riffs and awesome solos, but at it's heart it is just another face in the crowd; slightly different, but in the big picture indistinguishable from the rest. 3.4/5
Sharon Van Etten Are We There
She Loves Pablo Mother of All
Good wholesome sludgy stoner metal. Seeing that they were from Croatia, and also that they themselves were releasing the whole album for free, I didn't think they had it in them, but they pulled off one heck of an album if you like this sorta' stuff.
Shinobu Strange Spring Air
Fairly enjoyable Record. One of the better Non-Rosenstock bands signed with "".
Sigh Infidel Art
I'm liking this album more and more as the tracks go on. A very under-appreciated album in the Atmospheric Black Metal World.
Sigur Ros Kveikur
Sigur Ros have proven that, once again, it is pretty much impossible for them to make a disappointing album. While their last album was a bit lacking in the "energy" department (though it was still a great album) Kveikur more than makes up for it. 3.7/5
Silversun Pickups Swoon
Sithu Aye Isles
Phenomenal prog-metal/Djent in a genre-pool as stagnant as it's ever been. Definitely checking out the guy's other stuff right now. 3.7/5
Sithu Aye Invent the Universe
Yeah, the shine is kinda' wearing off right about now... still, solid stuff. 3.4/5
Skeletonwitch Breathing the Fire
Slayer Seasons in the Abyss
With "Seasons in the Abyss" Slayer create a slightly more accessible album than they did with Reign in Blood, but they also retain a lot of the problems they had (which will continue to follow them for the entirety of their career.) Slayer keep the rage and aggression, but neglect to try something different for a change; each song having vaguely the same riff, with only minor key changes. While the album does succeed at being fun and energetic, only a few songs stand out as "different." 'Spirit in Black' & 'Skeletons of Society' are the only really NEW songs I can pick out on here. If you want some down-home thrash metal, then pick this up. But stay way from this band as a whole if you have even slightest inkling of expecting any evolution or progression. 3.7/5
Slow Dreams Einn Ár Seinna
Not-horrible ambient noodling. Interesting and not a pain to listen to, but not my cup 'o tea. The way the sound-bytes were worked in and the choice of sound-bytes works perfectly with the music. Just dissonant and distorted enough to be eerie yet not be annoying. 3.7/5
Snowing Fuck Your Emotional Bullshit
Solterra Soul, Earth, Sun
To me this feels like a cross between Rodrigo y Gabriela, -Gabriela, and Scale the Summit. It's an enjoyable listen, and you can definitely tell
that there is SO MUCH untapped potential that it isn't even funny, but the truth of it is that it's just that, untapped potential. 3.6/5
Solterra Umbra
Definite maturation can be heard when compared to "Soul, Earth, Sun", but I still feel that the band's potential has yet to really fully realized. "Fear & Loathing" and the title track stood out as some of the better tracks, but still... something's missing. 3.7/5
Sonic Youth Daydream Nation
A fantastic shoegaze album, but I don't know... this one seems to have grown off of me a bit... 3.7/5
Soundtrack (Film) Commentary! The Musical
A fun very fun listen, especially when the whole cast harmoniously calls the listeners "F**king Nerds" in the reprise. 3.7/5
Steve Reich Octet/Music For a Large Ensemble/Violin Phase
Repetitive, though not monotonous; Just like great post-rock. An eclectic collection of interesting and odd music by a musician who played in integral part in shaping "modern" music. Definitely worth listening even if just for the novelty of it. 3.7/5
Steve Vai Sex and Religion
Quite enjoyable. It still definitely has that signature 80's sound, but the addition of HevyDevy vocals (at least to this individual) makes the listening experience 10 times better. Still... this album hits just under the "worth checking out" line... unless, like me, you're horrifically gay for Devin Townsend. 3.74/5
Strapping Young Lad Strapping Young Lad
Solid in general, but no particularly super memorable tracks (except maybe Bring on the Young).
Struck By Lightning Serpents
Pretty good, But I'm not seeing much more than that. Hopefully with the next release these guys will have something that sets them apart from the rest of the herd.
Sufjan Stevens The BQE
In all honesty, this album makes for a pretty difficult to listen to soundtrack, and to anyone who attempts to argue for the opposite I commend you. Nonetheless, this album in its entirety turns out being really beautiful. Along with keeping some of the Sufjan-ey spriteness, this album displays beautifully the more experimental side in him that is realized to a greater extent in "The Age of Adz". Not as perfect as Illinoise and not as confusing as some of his earlier work, but amazing background music if you need something pretty to listen to while focusing on something else. 3.7/5
Sufjan Stevens The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras
As with almost all "b-sides/extras" albums, it's a little disappointing. However, if you're smart like me, you'll be prepared for the slight disappointment and will be better able to enjoy the album for what it is. Sufjan knew for a fact that none of these songs were as good as the ones he chose to keep on Illinoise, is it his fault if this isn't as good as that??? In the end, it's length and lack of any bombastic singles will keep the non-fanboys uninterested, but for us in the other party, it's well worth keeping around. 3.7/5
Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies
I guess this is just one of those albums that doesn't hit me in the way it does others. When compared to How Will I Laugh Tomorrow When I Can't Even Smile Today this album doesn't exactly hold up and gives off more of a immature "screaming into the mic" feeling. In all probability this is entirely intentional... but to me it all just feels more thrown-together rather than giving the album raw, hardcore feeling. 3.4/5
Suicidal Tendencies How Will I Laugh Tomorrow If I Can't Even Smile Today?
Excellent thrash! If you don't like the genre, then this is definitely not for you. I myself feel that I've progressed past the part of my life where I "thrash out" on a daily basis, so I'm probably not the main demographic for this album; as such I don't think I can fully appreciate what it has to offer. Still, a great metal album. 3.7/5
Sun Kil Moon Admiral Fell Promises
Somewhat of a letdown. I hear that Mark Kozelek has quite a devout following... but I don't exactly see why. He has a nice voice, and his guitar-work is obviously above par... but that's all he has going for him (on this album at least). I've heard better lyrics, and there is almost no change in emotion or sound from song to song. Hopefully if I listen to some of his earlier work I might find something to hold my interest... but judging from this album, I don't expect much. 3.3/5
Sunny Day Real Estate Live
Not a mind-blowing live-performance, but a solid setlist. It's enjoyable, but I agree with the rest, any their LP's would make for a more entertaining 45 minutes... 3.4/5
System of a Down Hypnotize
System of a Down Mezmerize
Tabula Rasa (USA - PA) People
Interesting, and well worth a listen... but not anything over-the-top amazing in my opinion. It's good, but not astoundingly different when compared to the many other prog/metal, subtle jazz influence bands out there. 3.7/5
Talk Talk Laughing Stock
Talking Heads The Best of Talking Heads
Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads Talking Heads: 77
Team Teamwork The Ocarina of Rhyme
The addition of the Zelda Music feels a little forced at times, but there are definitely a few keepers. I'll keep it
://teamteamwork.bandcamp.com/album/the-ocarina-of-rhyme
Tenacious D Tenacious D
The Afghan Whigs Gentlemen
Great music overall, no songs that really strike me as bad or anything. It just isn't really that exciting.
The Antlers Hospice
I guess I'm just too ingrained into the monstrous behemoth of the genre known as metal; I just can't seem to get into much indie anywhere.
The Arrogant Sons of Bitches All The Little Ones Are Rotting
A nice, catchy album from the kings of ska, but it lacks a bit of the intensity and overall completeness found in Three Cheers for Disappointment
The Beatles Help!
Whomever up here is bagging on "HELP!" about being too poppy, not doped out enough, or containing an over-rated song or two, just settle down and appreciate the album for what it is; enjoyable. Finally getting around to trying out one of the most impressive and renown bands of all time (after ignoring them for several years for some reason I still have yet to remember) I find "HELP!" an amazing starting point. While it may not be as memorable as some of their later albums, it still proves to be more than entertaining. If their later work proves to be at least on par with this I'll be more than satisfied. 3.6/5
The Beatles The Beatles
Sadly, it has the same problem all post-golden days Beatles albums have; amazing songs here and there drowning in a sea of mediocrity. "As My Guitar Gently Weeps", "Rocky Raccoon" and 2-3 others re the only really enjoyable songs on here. The real problem with the Beatles is that they didn't know which songs to keep and which to toss. With most bands, the bad songs are tossed, or if the album is good, get placed on a B-side. With the Beatles we're stuck with both the good and bad... for better or worse. 3.3/5
The Beatles A Hard Day's Night
Right along with "help", every song is great. The only thing that might cause rage by someone other than me is that every single song sounds eerily like the next, so if you want more experimentation and differentiation try something later on in their career. 3.4/5
The Blackout The Best in Town
Obviously not anything really amazing, but some very listenable pop post-hardcore/punk. 3.7/5
The Brave Little Abacus Okumay
The Chariot One Wing
Okay, "First" and "Tongues" were good, and I definitely hear a band headed in the right direction, but there is nothing here that hasn't been already done a hundred times before. Far from deserving of the hyperbolic acclaim that this album has been receiving as of late. 3.5/5
The Cure Disintegration
A really great album objectively, It's just not doing a lot for me personally. 3.3/5
The Dear Hunter Blue
As my marathon session continues, I'm continually surprised by how well the EPs match their respective colors. "Black" was aggressive, "Yellow" was happy, "Green" was mellow, and "Blue" is somber. When most bands come up with a vague concept series like this, most fail or at least don't live up to our already low expectations; The Dear Hunter have defied the trend and succeed phenomenally. 3.7/5
The Decemberists The Hazards of Love
The Decemberists Picaresque
The Dillinger Escape Plan Under the Running Board
The Fire Theft The Fire Theft
It still has a lot of that SDRE sound, but with the near-decade that passed between Diary and this' release a bit of the emotion that made earlier SDRE so f**king enjoyable has been for the most part lost. Not a terrible album, but it sounds way too much like a mainstream producer broke into the SDRE studio and put his own spin on the already beautiful music. 3.4/5
The Format Dog Problems
The Gathering How to Measure a Planet?
Seeing how much I loved HevyDevy's Addicted I though I would love this so much more. On first listen I was almost going to give this a 2/5... and that was surprising for me. Feeling something was wrong I gave it a listen and thankfully it sunk in a little... but that's the bad thing, "a little." Whenever I listen to an album and catch myself checking my mp3 to see what the name of an especially great track is, I can tell how great it is. With this entire double-album that happened a single time with "Liberty Bell." Although it's not bad enough to warrant the 2 I was originally going to give this, but in no way do I feel this deserves a 4+. 3.6/5
The Henry Clay People Somewhere on the Golden Coast
Fantastic fun-rock! What originally drew me to these guys was the SYSK podcast; I respect the guys and knew that their taste was probably pretty, so I checked out their de-facto band out. I am not disappointed. They're definitely one of those indie-rock dime-a-dozen bands, but what they don't provide in innovation they make up for in enjoyment. They don't go out trying to sound years beyond their age like many "indie" bands do. They're just what they are. With repeated listens this could EASILY appreciate to a solid 4 rating. 3.6/5 (for now)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience Axis: Bold as Love
The Knife Tomorrow, In a Year
Ya' know those warnings before the start of movies or video games that say "may cause seizures" or something like that? Then yeah, that's probably all you need to know.
The Lonely Island Incredibad
Nothing great in the way of actual music, but great if you want a few cheap chuckles. Definitely won't sound nice if you aren't already in a good mood. 3.3/5
The Mars Volta Tremulant
The Mars Volta Amputechture
Yeah, I don't know where the hate for this is coming, in the end it probably stems from the fact that it's the exact middle of the road between Deloused in the Comatorium and Frances the Mute. Neither is it the fresh, post-hardcore heavy debut of the former nor is it the experimental smorgasbord of the latter; however, that doesn't mean that it should be treated as an unwanted bastard child. If you were to ask me I'd recommend Deloused -> This -> Frances for the beginner seeing as for many listeners Frances can be a bit jarring. 3.5/5
The Mars Volta The Bedlam in Goliath
Kind of the same middle-of-the-road jazz as Amputechture, but more on the prog/post-hardcore side than experimental on this album. When it comes down to it, TMV mastered the two aforementioned styles on their first two albums and anything they've done since is just trying to recapture what they did then in one way or another. 3.5/5
The Mars Volta Octahedron
I'm going to have to agree with Sobhi, if the entire album was the energetic prog/post-hardcore that was ever-present on their debut then I would be a lot more excited about the band. The white-noise/ambient/electronica that accompanies the actual songs does absolutely nothing for the band. 3.4/5
The Mountain Goats Transcendental Youth
It's definitely a lot more 'Cleaned-Up' than his only other album I've listened to (Coroner's Gambit), but it doesn't take away from it. There's a bit of emotion that's been lost, but the skill and the love for the music remains. 3.7/5
The National Boxer
The National Trouble Will Find Me
The Nibiruan The Nibiruan 2010 Demo
Progressive Metal from Finland. This stuff is pretty good! They make some good music and come off as a good sounding cross between SYL and Slipknot. Give these guys a try if you're interested in anything like that.
The Number Twelve Looks Like You Worse Than Alone
The Ocean Fluxion
Solid post metal, but nothing about this enthralls me like "Precambrian" or even the "Fogdiver" EP did. A great debut Full-Length, and a good display of the band's potential, but sadly not as good as some of their best work. 3.4/5
The Ocean Aeolian
The Pillows Living Field
Can't really say much about the lyrics seeing as I.... uhh.... don't speak Japanese, but the music itself is entertaining (assuming you're already familiar with j-pop/rock)

.............not too entertaining though. 3.4/5
The Receiving End of Sirens Between the Heart and the Synapse
The Seatbelts No Disc
The Seatbelts Cowboy Bebop Remixes: Music for Freelance
The Smiths The Smiths
A bit weaker than The Queen is Dead, but a phenomenal debut album. I generally despise the 80's alt scene as a whole, but for some reason The Smiths absolutely work for me; them and David Byrne. 3.7/5
The State Lottery When the Night Comes
Great fun punk. Great home-grown music, but (just like BTMI!) the guy's vocals might turn away more die-hard fans than it will invite. For the fan of excellent low-budget gold who isn't looking for cleanliness or perfection. 3.7/5
The Stone Roses The Stone Roses
The Strokes Is This It
I can hear the talent... definitely... but this just isn't resonating with me at all. At various points on the album I definitely hear bits that inspired one of favorites Jeff Rosenstock, but that alone isn't enough for me to fall in love with this (same thing with Elliott Smith and The Beatles). 3.3/5
The Sweet Revenge Creatures of Routine
Mainstream, but not in a bad sense like Green Day/Sum 41/Blink-182/ect. It's catchy, fun, and not to mention free. Recommended for anyone who's looking for something quick and catchy to listen to. Can be downloaded here (http://www.deathtofalsehoperecords.com/downloads/dtfh021.html)
The Sword Gods Of The Earth
The Taxpayers A Rhythm in the Cages
The Taxpayers To Risk So Much For One Damn Meal
The Who Who's Next
The Wild A Collection
Worth downloading if you like the genre. It's pretty much their EP plus a bunch of other unreleased b-sides and live/acoustic takes. Not as good as their other stuff, but still a good listen. 3.6/5
The World Is a Beautiful Place... Formlessness
Marginally better vocals than on "John is Dead", but the last song is the only thing on here that really bumps it above your average emo band. If all the songs were at the level "eyjaffjallajokul dance" this would easily be a 4 or 4.5. 3.3/5
Thelonious Monk Monk's Dream
Surprisingly, a rough listen. Brilliant Corners was an instant hit with me... but with this I feel nothing. 3.4/5
Them Crooked Vultures Them Crooked Vultures
Think Big! Losing Ground
It's just what you expect; some easy and energetic pop-punk. If you want some accessible and fun pop-punk that's great for just easy listening give this a download.... just don't expect any deep lyrical content or really anything new at all. 3.4/5
Thousandaires Thousandaires
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vol. I: Fire
Thrice The Alchemy Index Vol. IV: Earth
Thriftworks Hydromancy
Thriftworks Terry - D
Still getting into the genre, but if I had to say one thing about this? "Relaxing". I don't know what it is about the music, it just clears your mind and leaves you feeling refreshed. 3.7/5
Tiny Empires Weird Headspace
Definitely one of the better pick-ups from quoteunquote. Distinctive amid all the other punk garage bands out there.
Tom Waits Bad As Me
What can I say, it's Tom F**king Waits... Not "Rain Dogs", but a solid display of the man's indescribable musical ability. 3.6/5
Tool Ænima
Trophy Scars Alphabet Alphabets
Trophy Scars Never Born, Never Dead
Tom Waits Post-Hardcore. I feel like I should really like this, but nothing is really hooking me in... It's like Breaking Bad... I SHOULD like this but I just really can't get into it.
Unearth The Oncoming Storm
Unwound 6/30/1999: Reykjavik, Iceland
Unwound Unwound
Unwound A Single History: 1991-1997
Mile Me Deaf, "The Light" and Crab Nebula really old this up.
Various Artists Tastemakers Magazine's Sargent House Compilation
Gets better as it goes on. The first half was a little iffy, but as soon as it hit #7 or so, it got a lot better. This thing also introduced me to Fang Island and This Town Needs Guns. I guess I'm off to check them out now. 3.7/5
Various Artists (Indie) Dark Was The Night
Various Artists (Punk) We Can't Be Everything We Wanted to Be
A Free Sampler Album Released by "Death To False Hope Records", an online distributor for all the unknown or under-appreciated punk bands that so sadly get utterly lost in the woodwork. As expected, being thirty-three long, the majority of the album is full of pop-punk that has a reason for being unknown. However, you might come to find that quite a few bands are able to necks out and shine, for me they were: Direct Hit!, Let Me Run, Mixtapes, The Please & Thank Yous, The Dirty Little Heaters, White Tiger and the Bed of Roses, Joey Cape, The Fresh Kills, and Jazz Hands. Overall it's a good album to play in the background at a party, but it probably isn't the best album if you're looking for deep lyrics, diverse musicianship, diversity in general. However, props to DTFH Records for actually giving all these great guys an actual voice. 4.3 for the guys over at DTFH, but a 3.4 for the musicians themselves.
Various Artists (Punk) Germs Of Perfection: A Tribute To Bad Religion
Pedro hit the nail on the head with his summary of this album; experimental, while not f**king it up. Although I may disagree with him in which songs stand out and which ones fail, it is all meaningless to argue when the album as a whole is great. Definitely worth picking up if you're interested in something weird and interesting. 3.6/5
Very Okay Small Loud
Exactly as the band's name describes; "very okay". The heterodox super-group (a hipster term if there ever was one)does a great job of staying above the s**t-line where most bands today fall below but don't ever get more than a few inches away. Like a sweet sweet love-making, there is only limited time in which to find bliss; With "Small Loud", Very Okay was obviously making a valiant effort but sadly ran out of time before finding that one sweet spot. 3.6/5
Vitamin String Quartet The String Quartet Tribute to Elliott Smith
As with all "tributes" it's enjoyable and fun to listen to if you're a total fan of the original, but it just doesn't stand up to the source material. All-in-all I wouldn't recommend this to you unless you're an avid ES fan like I am. 3.4/5
Weird Al Yankovic Poodle Hat
Nothing really new or out of the ordinary for Weird Al, but fun nonetheless. 3.3/5
Weird Al Yankovic Running With Scissors
Probably he farthest thing in the world from ground-breaking, bleeding-edge music... but if it isn't SO MUCH FUN!!! Hilarious lyrics throughout. 3.6/5
Wilco Wilco (The Album)
This to me is just one of "Those" indie bands. There are thousands of "indie" bands out there and the vast majority of them are great, but it seems impossible for me to fully appreciate them unless I forcibly make the conscious effort to. Not a bad album and better than YFH in my opinion, but it just feel that even if I bought this I would forget about it every time I looked away from it for more than 30 minutes............3.7/5
Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
Windir Arntor
A bit harder for me to get into than 1184. I see what the band is doing... but nothing is really grabbing me.
Wow, Owls! Pick Your Patterns
Best Band Name Ever. Good music too, definitely look these guys up.
Yaphet Kotto / This Machine Kills / Envy Split
Finale is god-tier. Envy section is solid. The rest is kinda' meh.
Year of No Light Demo 2004
A Good listen and I definitely see why they were signed after this, but a couple tracks seem sorta' dirty and unrefined, even by post-metal standards. Then again, demos aren't supposed to be perfect.
Yo La Tengo Summer Sun
A summer, but a very depressing summer. This isn't the summer feeling that I get from Bomb the Music Industry's "Everybody That You Love". I envision summer as Vibrant, Fun, and Alive! This album just has a dreary and lucid vein that keeps running and running the whole album through. Not crap, but definitely not Yo La Tengo's highest point. 3.3/5
Yo-Yo Ma and Others Not Our First Goat Rodeo
You Slut! Critical Meat
Entertaining from a technical standpoint, but lacking something definitive as a whole. The melodies are shaped well and the instrumentation is top notch... but it all sounds a bit too mechanical.
(Such is the main drawback for a lot of math-rock, just look at Scale the Summit's earlier albums for another example.)
Still worth listening, but definitely lacking a key aspect that would set it apart from all the rest. 3.7/5
You Slut! Medium Bastard
Very like Scale the Summit in some ways. Like StS, what you've got here is Fast-paced instru-metal that is always enjoyable and interesting, even if it doesn't always work out perfectly. Unlike StS, song lengths are just long enough to enjoy without getting repetitive or tiresome. 3.7/5
Zao The Funeral of God

3.0 good
A Day To Remember Homesick
A Lot Like Birds Conversation Piece
Alex Silveri's soundoff said it perfectly; while the band has kept the technical proficiency, they've lost the integral part that set them apart from all the other prog/post-hardcore groups out there... 2.9/5
A Wilhelm Scream A Wilhelm Scream
Aaron Copland Symphony No. 2, "Short Symphony"
One of those extremely passable classical pieces. It's obviously well put together, but nothing in the piece ever reaches out or makes me take recognition. 2.9/5
Aaron Copland Three Latin American Sketches for Orchestra
Interesting enough, but not long enough to keep more than a cursory interest but just long enough to feel tiring. 3.1
Aaron Copland Dance Symphony, For Orchestra
Not nearly as good as some of his other works, but a starting point if you really want to get into American Classical. 3.1/5
Abriosis Abriosis EP
AC/DC Live
Across the Sun Pestilence & Rapture
Melodic metalcore in the vein of Killswitch Engage and other bands like them, only they are a little better than average. Some pretty catchy choruses and good guitar work, but is about as generic and appealing as the aforementioned band. Good music for those who are looking to get into the metal scene.
Aerosmith Greatest Hits
AJJ Can't Maintain
All That Remains The Fall of Ideals
Amon Amarth Twilight of the Thunder God
Pretty good Metal from a bunch of crazy awesome guys... I just can't get into it though
Anaal Nathrakh In the Constellation of the Black Widow
Anaal Nathrakh Domine Non Es Dignus
Anaal Nathrakh The Codex Necro
Anberlin Cities
Animal Collective Feels
Antonin Dvorak Hussite Overture, Op. 67, B. 132
Okay, I guess... but not worth keeping around. Much better pieces out there by Dvorak, as well as other composers. 2.9/5
Apocalyptica Worlds Collide
Apocalyptica Amplified: A Decade Of Reinventing The Cello
Arliss Nancy Truckstop Roses
Armed For Apocalypse Defeat
Pretty good, worth a listen, but I've heard better.
At the Drive-In This Station Is Non-Operational
Atheist Beyond '88 Demo
No hints of progression or the Jazz influence on here, all DM. It's still some pretty listenable DM, but the quality of the production is just so horrible (seeing as there is none, this was recorded on regular old dollar Cassette tapes from Walmart) it really pains me to listen to this. If you want theist just go with their later albums; you can't really go wrong with anything except this. 2.8/5
August Burns Red Messengers
August Burns Red Lost Messengers: The Outtakes
Authors The Smile
Basically good 'ol garage punk/post-hardcore. Nothing amazing, but it's one of the better albums/bands from Death to False Hope Records.
Aye Nako Demo 2010
More listenable than the drivel the mainstream populace is force-fed on a daily basis, but still not anything superbly substantial. All in all, a middle of the road album, not a pain to listen to... but nothing really noteworthy either. 2.9/5
Bad Brains Banned in DC: Bad Brains' Greatest Riffs
Baroness Second
Baroness First
BATS The Sleep of Reason
rhythmically the music is phenomenal, but I can't help but feel that I'd like this music more if they weren't so arrogantly anti-religious. If the lyrical themes leaned more in the "Science is Amazing!" direction instead of "Science is cool, BUT THESE A**HOLES ARE RUINING EVERYTHING!! RAAAAAGHHHH!!!" I would easily 4.5 this... 3.1/5
Becoming The Archetype The Physics of Fire
Between the Buried and Me The Anatomy Of
Black Flag The Process Of Weeding Out
There's definitely something there... but it's just not complete, as you would expect. This is the epitome of "Punk", a genre that is exciting, violent, and off-the-wall... this is good, but without vocals you're missing half of the fun! 3.2/5
Black Flag My War
Excellent opener/title-track, but none of the later tracks (bar "Three Nights" seem to pull me in. I understand that these guys were integral in shaping the 80's underground punk scene, but if we're rating on basis of enjoyment, this gets a 2.9/5.
Black Flag The First Four Years
Black Flag Jealous Again
Black Sabbath Heaven And Hell
Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children
a very "chill" album. The overall lack of vocals or anything distracting I see this as a great album to go to if looking for something to study to. Although fairly monotonous, it isn't boring like I sort of expected it to be; it has enough variation in it to keep me interested, but not distract me.
Boards of Canada Geogaddi
A real grower. Almost never an instant classic, but stick with it and it'll grow on you... I know it did for me. 4.35/10
Bob Dylan Bob Dylan
Not the most fantastic album in Bob Dylan's extensive career, but still a very enjoyable album well worth checking out even if just for 'House of the Rising Sun.'
Bob Dylan The Times They Are A-Changin'
Bob Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan John Wesley Harding
Bomb the Music Industry! Others! Others! Volume 1
Basically a b-sides and rarities album. Not as good as previous stuff.
Bon Iver Bon Iver, Bon Iver
Breakbeat Heartbeat Edit
Smooth and relaxing. Mostly electronic ambient, but some physical instruments come in every now and then when the atmosphere calls for it. 3.2/5
Bridges of Konigsberg We Have Many Faces
Interesting, but fails to really succeed and inspire in any major ways. By no means a bad piece of music, just underdeveloped and therefore not really a success in my opinion. 3.1/5
Broken Social Scene Broken Social Scene
Built to Spill You in Reverse
Cancer Bats Hail Destroyer
Cannibal Corpse Evisceration Plague
Cap'n Jazz Sometimes If...
Carcass Tools of the Trade
Carcass Symphonies of Sickness
Cast Of Cheers Chariot
Century Black Ocean
Cheap Girls Find Me a Drink Home
Saw this on QuoteUnquote Records. Good, and probably one of the label's better bands, but nothing amazingly diverse.
Cheeky Choke on a Cheesburger
Chimaira Chimaira
Circle Takes the Square Circle Takes the Square
Cloudkicker ]]][[[
Quite repetitive and borders on the mundane at times, but still an entertaining EP at the greatest price in the world; Free! Giving it a cursory listen won't harm anything and you just might like it. 3.2/5
Clutch Strange Cousins From The West
Clutch From Beale Street To Oblivion
Clutch Clutch
While the monster that is "Blast Tyrant" it is not, it IS still a hell of a blues-metal album. For a time I believed this to be trash for the simple fact that it wasn't their later work... now who the hell put that f**king retarded idea in my head? In the end it's not as sparkly or polished as their later work... but it's entirely as enjoyable. 4.1/5
Coheed and Cambria Year of the Black Rainbow
Not Coheed's strongest outing by any stretch of the imagination, but when it comes down to it the good songs balance out crappy ones. Thankfully Coheed got their act together with "Ascension" and we can try to forget about this and "GA:V2." 3.2/5
Coheed and Cambria No World for Tomorrow
While I stand firm in my belief that this is easily Coheed's weakest album, I will admit that with giving this another listen, it has grown on me. In reality though, the only people who should own this album are Claudio himself and die-hard fans who are truthfully only looking for a soundtrack to the comic book. 3.1/5
Connectedness Locus Terraforms
Some interesting stuff... it just doesn't go anywhere. When I finish a piece of music I want to be at least a little bit moved or affected... and this does neither. Maybe that's just the style and I can't get into it at all, the violinist of the Moon is definitely worth listening to though. 2.9/5
Contaigeon Death at the Gates of Delerium
Corrosion of Conformity In the Arms of God
Cory Johnson The Legend of Zelda
While this massive continuum of music is by all regards a success, it unsurprisingly fails to surpass it inspiration. Without a doubt, the "variations on a theme" formula of the album holds the artist back from achieving the heights that would otherwise be achievable if some original material had been been released instead. 3.2/5
Cream Disraeli Gears
Yeah, this hasn't aged well; probably sounds better through a 45 year old speaker system. 3.1/5
Crosses EP
Overall pretty good, but nothing really all that exciting. Most of the songs would be right at home as one of the softer songs on a deftones release, so don't really be expecting anything too experimental with Chino. 2.9/5
Cursive Mama, I'm Swollen
Cursive Happy Hollow
See review if you want to hear my opinion on this album with more than 50 characters
Cursive I Am Gemini
I think the Cello on The Ugly Organ is the only reason I was drawn to this album. I mean... this album is pretty listenable and it definitely has that "Cursive" vibe that I like... I just can't come to love anything they've done since nearly as much. 3.1/5
Cynic The Portal Tapes
I really expected I'd like this more than I actually do... Musically it feels like a "Carbon-Based Anatomy" if it were released in '94 or '95, and in that respect it is by all accounts a success. I think Cynic's move in a more progressive direction, which by itself is a perfectly logical and natural move for the band, just doesn't have the same draw that the DM Cynic originally drew me in with. 3.2/5
Damascus Salutations, Distant Satellite!
A couple years ago (hell, even a few months ago) this would've been a solid 4, but I feel I needed to tighten down on how I rated albums, so this is a 3. It's your average post-rock/hardcore/progressive/Idon'tknowwhattocallit that's started to gain real popularity as of late. I really feel that the production on here were just a bit cleaner it would be a whole different world. 3.2/5
Dance Gavin Dance Dance Gavin Dance
Dangers Messy, Isn't It?
Darkest Hour The Eternal Return
Darkest Hour Deliver Us
David Bowie "Heroes"
David Bowie Diamond Dogs
David Bowie Blackstar
David Bowie Aladdin Sane
Death Scream Bloody Gore
Death Grips No Love Deep Web
Deerhunter Weird Era Cont.
Demon Hunter The Triptych
Derelict Earth Sins of the Siblings
Descendents Fat
Descendents Bonus Fat
Despised Icon Day Of Mourning
Destroy the Runner I, Lucifer
Dethklok Dethalbum II
Devin Townsend Project Z2
Devin Townsend Project Sky Blue
Not bad perse... but unremarkable... No real reason to put this on when better comparable albums by HevyDevy right there. If I want some fun pop-metal shit, or whatever Devin does that nobody else seems to do well, I'll throw on Addicted.
Dimmu Borgir Death Cult Armageddon
Dio The Last In Line
Dirty Projectors Bitte Orca
Disturbed Ten Thousand Fists
Domo Genesis Rolling Papers
I don't listen to hip-hop/rap. I don't know what to think of this, but it just feels lazy to me.
Don Caballero What Burns Never Returns
Down Down III: Over the Under
DragonForce Sonic Firestorm
Dream Theater Black Clouds and Silver Linings
dredg The Pariah, The Parrot, The Delusion
Dying Fetus Descend into Depravity
Dysrhythmia Psychic Maps
Dysrhythmia Pretest
Dysrhythmia Barriers And Passages
Edvard Grieg Peer Gynt Suite, No. 2, Op. 55
Interesting, and well worth the listen... but not nearly as memorable as the first Suite. 3.2/5
Embers Split w/ Book of Belial
Embers side of the Split available for free at their bandcamp page.
Embrace The End Ley Lines
Emperor In the Nightside Eclipse
Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) What It Takes to Move Forward
Exotic Animal Petting Zoo I Have Made My Bed in Darkness
A reasonably well performed progressive post-hardcore album. It is easy to see the technical skill of the musicians, but by around the 6th or seventh track the songs started to blend together. With this and similar genres, it's understandable that it's difficult to create differentiation (seeing as the sound is already pretty hectic), but I've heard other bands do it a bit better than EAPZ. 3.2/5
Explosions in the Sky The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place
FACT Fact
Fear Factory Mechanize
Finch Finch
Follow The White Rabbit Follow The White Rabbit EP
Fragments of Unbecoming Sterling Black Icon: Black But Shining
When I downloaded a single off the Metal Blade Records' site, I d the song right after I heard it. It really takes a whole album to fully understand a band I guess, this is no different. This is pretty good, but my main problem is that the vocals are really rough and the drums are a little simplistic, if you can get past that, this turns out to be a pretty enjoyable album.
Frightened Rabbit A Frightened Rabbit EP
Exactly what can be expected... whether this is good or bad is up to the listener. To me this just sounds like a mediocre EP from a sterotypical "Indie" band. Yes, it has that soft and sweet melodic warmness that is generally indicative of the genre... but this EP brings ABSOLUTELY nothing new to the board. 2.8/5
Fugazi Steady Diet of Nothing
Genghis Tron Board Up the House
Glass Bones Seasons
For some reason I seem to accumulate an excess of bandcamp emo on my iPod, even when I am not necessarily an emo lover. While this is great emo, I think it's my recent excess of the genre that's making me not love this. 2.8/5
Glassjaw Material Control
God Forbid Earthsblood
Godspeed You! Black Emperor Yanqui U.X.O.
Is a little bit MUCH near the end, but honestly a lot better on re-listen. I guess 6 years ago I was mistakenly assuming it was gonna' be something akin to a 2nd "Lift..." which this DEFINITELY is not.
Gojira Terra Incognita
Gojira The Link
This is definitely a difficult album to rate. At some points I'm banging my head to one of the best riffs I've heard in years; at others I am cringing at the repetition and monotony that opponents of the band justifiably complain about. Overall, the highs don't outnumber the lows and the album turns out to be more of a chore than some of their other albums. 2.9/5
Gojira Fortitude
Gojira Magma
Good Weather for an Airstrike As We're Both Just Standing Still
Basically just like this guy's other releases. They're not horrible, and they're pretty good if you want some ambient stuff to chill to... but would it kill the guy to make more than 10 minutes of music and call it a release? Seriously... 2.9/5
Gorod Process of a New Decline
Grinny Grandad The Car Bootleg EP
The 1st and last tracks are pretty entertaining, the first using Monty Python's The Holy Grail theme and the last using Zappa's "Willie the Pimp". The middle track doesn't really do much for me, and in the end all three are pretty much just remixes and don't really stand up unless you already have the inspiration's in mind. 3.1/5
Hatebreed Satisfaction Is The Death Of Desire
A lot of very short fast songs, still better than anything they have created since
Have a Nice Life Deathconsciousness
Have Heart Songs to Scream at the Sun
Head Automatica Decadence
Easily some of the weakest stuff Daryl has ever done, but still, it's daryl. 3.2/5
Heatmiser Dead Air
Henryk Gorecki String Quartets No. 1 & 2, Ops. 62 & 64
Nope... Still impossible to get into. I just don't understand the depression of the piece I
guess. 3.1/5
Henryk Gorecki Symphony No. 3, Op. 36
I love post-rock, so I feel that I should really love this... I really should... I just don't, I guess. The harmonies are all beautiful and everything, and the woman's voice is undoubtedly beautiful, but I'm getting nothing emotionally from this. 3.1/5
Her Name Is Calla Long Grass 10"
Herbie Hancock Empyrean Isles
I guess I'm just not getting it. All I hear when I hear this is a bunch of noodling. 3.1/5
Herbie Hancock Maiden Voyage
Your average jazz album. It seems that many consider this amazing, but all I hear in this is everything I've ever heard before; not many points that stand out or draw me in. 3.2/5
High on Fire Death Is This Communion
Hikaru Utada Distance
It's your standard J-Pop, everything feels like it's been done 100 times before and Utada's fantastic voice is what really holds this album up. 3.1/5
Holding Onto Hope Of The Sea
This Screams "Meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeehhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!"
Hot Water Music Caution
Husker Du New Day Rising
I Am Abomination Jaw Dropper
I Am Abomination To Our Forefathers
I Have Dreams Three Days 'Til Christmas
I Wish You Were Here 5 Parsecs to Home
Wow...................... some really crappy stuff comes from the recesses of the internet. Basically Imagine Oliver Skyes skramming over some music could very easily pass as listenable if not for his horrible voice chiming in at the most inopportune times. Thankfully the horrid vocals are only on the first and last songs. The almost post-rock-esque music on the interior 3 tracks are pretty good, but none of them are exceptionally memorable. Album would be near a 4 if not for the horrible vox and horrid drumming. 3.2/5
Iced Earth The Glorious Burden
iLiKETRAiNS Elegies to Lessons Learnt
After listening to GY!BE, Sigur Ros, Yndi Halda, and Mono, post-rock just doesn't sound right with clear English vocals.
In Flames Come Clarity
Ink and Dagger The Fine Art of Original Sin
Irepress Samus Octology
Iron Maiden Piece Of Mind
Jay Reatard Watch Me Fall
Jeff Buckley Live at Sin-é
Jeff Rosenstock Live and Acoustic at Vinyl Paradise
I mean it's alright...... Acoustic just doesn't do it justice.
Jeff Rosenstock SKA DREAM
Joanna Newsom The Milk-Eyed Mender
Job For A Cowboy Ruination
Jonsi and Alex Riceboy Sleeps
Joy Division Substance
Joy Division Unknown Pleasures
Katatonia Dead End Kings
I want to say this would be an album I'd have loved 3 years ago, but going back and looking, I didn't even like it then (when Night is the New Day came out). This band it seems is a lot like Opeth, a highly skilled band that can open up a listener's horizons. However, once that point has been reached by the listener, the band kind of loses its pizzazz. 3.2/5
Killswitch Engage Killswitch Engage
Killswitch Engage As Daylight Dies
King Diamond Abigail
Obviously impeccable musicianship by each and every person on this album, but I can't seem to rate this any higher than a 3.5 and the reason stems from two primary issues. The first of the two is the overuse of guitar solos; if every song were just the chorus/verse/interludes I'd be more than happy, but I am undeniably glad that that relic from the 80's stayed there. The second of the two issues is Diamond's voice; just like some people absolutely abhor "death growls" I have grown to be the same way with King Diamond's falsetto. If not for those two issues, I'm sure this would be a near-perfect album for me. 3.2/5
Kodiak Kodiak
Koji Kondo Super Mario 64 Original Soundtrack
Honestly in serious need of editing. If this soundtrack were nothing more than the songs everyone knows and loves + maybe a little extra (eg; bowser laughing just before the stage music starts, like in the game) I'm sure I'd give this a 5. Sadly though, this "soundtrack" kind of falls flat with half of its run-time cluttered by star-get sound effects and toad-talk themes. Trim the fat and this gets a whole lot more listenable. 3.2 (with the fat trimmed, 4.4/5)
Kreator Enemy Of God
Kreator Hordes Of Chaos
Kronos Quartet Floodplain
Actually fairly bearable... An good display of Arabian music. Though... I have no expectations of this being an overly-enjoyable listen for the common sputnik indie/metal/everything-except-this listener. One detractor to mention is the play time, MUCH too long, MUCH MUCH too long. 2.9/5
Kyuss ...And The Circus Leaves Town
La Dispute Winter Tour Holiday CD-R
Finally!!! A holiday CD I don't feel gay listening to out of season.
Lacuna Coil Karmacode
Lacuna Coil Comalies
Lana Avacada The Warehouse
Some better than average modern Emo. None of the songs are 'bad' per say, but none of them really stand out or grab you either. 3.2/5
LCD Soundsystem Sound of Silver
Good, just not anything amazing. I remember there being a surge of people raising a hubbub over this a while ago and didn't understand it; I still don't understand. I can sort of see why some people find this enjoyable, but there are so many others albums out there that this album doesn't even hold a flame to. I might as well keep this though, just for the random happenstance that I may be in the mood for it a long way down the road. Some people may tout this as king, but as for me, when I'm in the mood for some post-punk I'll break out the ol' "Remain in Light". 3.24/5
Lento Icon
Hymen was good...and so was the title track...but...I can't really say much for the rest of it. For me this falls oh-so-slightly above the "enjoyable" mark on my music yardstick, so this is probably not going to get too many spins after the first. 2.9/5
Les Claypool Of Fungi and Foe
Definitely the weaker of the two Les Claypool solo outings I've listened to. While the man has a specific sound that he excels at, this outing feels quite monotonous and downright bland by Les' standards. 2.9/5
Let Me Crazy Virgin Metal
Light Bearer Silver Tongue
I'll admit that there's a lot of continuous building, but that's just what Post-rock/metal is. To be honest, the really beautiful moments are few and far between; still, it's far from a "worthless" album like some are supposing. 3.0/5
Linkin Park Hybrid Theory
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2, No. 1
Honestly, pretty meh... You can really tell how early on in his career by the sound of the piece. 3.2/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2, No. 3
Usually I love piano sonatas... but I'm not feeling anything with this one. 3.0/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
It's good........ just not anywhere near as fantastic as his later concertos, symphonies, and sonatas. 3.2/5
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E♭ “Eroica” Op. 55
I don't know, this is good... It's just missing something. 3.2/5
Ludwig van Beethoven "Pathétique" Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13
Didn't love it when I tried it a year ago, don't love it today. I don't know that it is..... Weird. 3.2/5
Lunar Day Silhouettes of Dust
Probably a lot more entertaining for someone other than me. I think I should give up on electronica as a whole from now on... 3.2/5
Marquis of Vaudeville The Great Promenade of Fools & Ghosts
Something of an Anglo- equivalent to Japanese Visual Kei. It definitely feels like it's cashing in on a current fad. And while it doesn't succomb to the cookie-cutter nihilization that most "fad" music dissolves into, it feels like any originality the band could've had is now gone. The music isn't technically or objectively bad... it just feels repetitive and emotionless. 2.9/5
Mastodon Blood Mountain
Mastodon Once More 'Round the Sun
Matthew West History
maudlin of the Well Part the Second
Maximum the Hormone A.S.A. Crew
Yeah, this really isn't that great. It's some great old-school thrash (kind of reminds me of Suicidal Tendencies), but it's clearly noticeable that the band had yet to capture their "sound" that set them apart from everyone else out there. 2.8/5
Maximum the Hormone Ootori
They found their sound, they just haven't crystallized it yet. 3.0/5
mc DJ Illin-Noise
A Remix of Sufjan Stevens' [i]Illinois[i/]. Not bad for what it is, but the original is obviously far superior. 2.8/5
Meat Loaf Bat Out of Hell
Mechanism Inspired Horrific
Megadeth Peace Sells... but Who's Buying?
Meishi Smile .exe
A mix of electronic dance and j-pop. I personally prefer the fewer j-poppy ones like "Summer Breeze", so the dance music doesn't really appeal to me (which is the majority of the comp-album. Check it out if you're a fan of the genres though. 2.8/5
Melvins Gluey Porch Treatments
Meshuggah Catch Thirtythree
Still good TDM, it just doesn't have that individual sound that make obZen or some of their other work so much more enjoyable. All I hear with this is Chug-after-Chug-after-Chug. 3.1/5
Meshuggah Nothing
Metallica Death Magnetic
mewithoutYou [Untitled]
Miles Davis Sketches of Spain
I just don't get it I guess... I mean there's definite though put behind all this, but none of it really means anything to me. 3.1/5
Miles Davis 'Round About Midnight
It's good... but nowhere near as great as In a Silent Way or Kind of Blue. There's nothing about it that really makes it "bad", but there's also nothing here that really sets it apart from Miles' other albums. 3.2/5
Miles Davis Pangaea
"I didn't know Miles Davis released some lame self-masturbatory guitar and trumpet-solo album." Though, on an honest note, this is definitely not for everyone. For the vast majority of people this will come off the way I described it above, an overly long noodle-tastic jazz-rock abortion. It has its definite moments, but most of us aren't going to wade through 85 minutes of truly forgettable music to find those 1/2 minute nuggets of brilliance. 2.9/5
Mindflow Just the Two of Us... Me and Them
Minor Threat In My Eyes
Modest Mouse The Moon & Antarctica
Mogwai Mr. Beast
Mogwai The Hawk Is Howling
Mono / World's End Girlfriend Palmless Prayer / Mass Murder Refrain
My Bloody Valentine Isn't Anything
I've lightened up on it a bit over the years... but still, b/w this and Loveless it's like night and day. This very much feels like they were still figuring out their sound.
My Bloody Valentine m b v
My Chemical Romance The Black Parade
My Chemical Romance Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
Napalm Death Scum
Narcoleptica The Modular Explanation
Weird, noizy, and interesting... but not in the good way. The zenith of the album is definitely 'The Modular Explanation II' which actually gets pretty interesting and fun to listen to at times, if only the rest of the album were so good. The band is attempting noiz, but they aren't succeeding. At many times through the album I was even tempted to just shut it of since the music had deteriorated into several atypical instruments in complete and utter disharmony. If you're a hardcore Noiz fan, I guess I'd rec this to you, but if not, stay far away. 3.2/5
Native Wrestling Moves
Nerd Alert Demo 2009
Nothing really to say about this, it's normal, everyday skate-punk. Bad Production, lack of lyrical development, and over-used riffs abound in this album to no surprise. Overall it isn't bad music, it's just not that great either. 3.2/5
Newsboys Shine: The Hits
Nine Inch Nails The Slip
Nine Inch Nails Ghosts I-IV
Ghost I is soothing and meditative. Ghost II is raucous and drone-ey but at times beautiful and majestic. Ghost III is somewhere between the two. And Ghost IV... is something altogether foreign and out of frame.... Ghost has proven to be a very interesting listen. Sadly, for me, interesting doesn't always transform perfectly into enjoyable. I'd rather listen to Year Zero or The Downward Spiral any day. 2.9/5
Nirvana Nirvana
Norma Jean O' God, the Aftermath
Norma Jean Redeemer
Northern Sword Demo 2010
I definitely see these guys getting a record deal... not so much because they're good, but that they're pretty accessible and are just another band that sounds good in an already overstuffed genre.
O Pioneers!!! Neon Creeps
Oh, Sleeper Son of the Morning
Opeth Orchid
Opeth Heritage
This is by no means a terrible album; however, when compared to the monolithic image Opeth has until now been able to live up to, this is without a doubt one of the lowest points in their career. While others may cry about how "'Tis not BP!", I honestly welcome the band's evolution in a direction away from death metal. Where this album fails is that it is nothing but build-up without any conclusion (except maybe with the exception of "Famine." Opeth have proven in the past that they can provide impressive progressive without relying too entirely on their DM roots (see Damnation), but for some reason or another, with this much anticipated album the gods of metal have entirely failed to excite. 3.2/5
Opeth Lamentations
Pretty underwhelming to be honest. Back end of the album makes up for the snooze-fest of the first ten or so songs, but everything about this album screams "Their live concerts must be a lot less fun than their albums" for me. 2.9/5
Opeth Pale Communion
More of a step in the right direction than Heritage was, but still nowhere near the grandeur of Opeth b/w "My Arms, Your Hearse" and "Ghost Reveries" 2.9/5
Ozzy Osbourne The Ozzman Cometh
Panopticon Collapse
Parannoul To See the Next Part of the Dream
I want to like this... I really do... I like the direction a lot of the music is coming from production-wise.... all but the drums. I expect a hazy, dreamy feeling from my shoegaze, and I'm not averse to experimentation/innovation, but that high-hat is like ALL peak. I almost question if someone had some issues with their software and just said "fuck it"...
Pegasuses-XL Pegasuses-XL
Pegasuses-XL The Midnight Aquarium
Petrels T R E E T I G E R
Just what great shoegaze should be; lots and lots of beautiful buildup. Sadly with this one, the buildup doesn't end fantastically and fuzzy discordant section doesn't balance too well with the beautiful post-rock accompaniment. 3.2/5
pg.99 Document #7
Pianos Become the Teeth The Lack Long After
Pink Floyd The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
This is a very confusing album... I mean it's interesting album in its own right... but an entirely different monster than Waters-led Pink Floyd. You might love it more than their classics of the 70's, but I for one don't feel from this what I do from "Wish You Were Here." 3.1/5
Pixies Doolittle
Poison The Best Of Poison: 20 Years Of Rock
Porcupine Tree Voyage 34: The Complete Trip
Prince Sign o' the Times
Protest the Hero Scurrilous
Imagine for a moment a trip to the beach with your best bud. Things start out great, it's sunny with a couple nice sun-blocking clouds in the sky, not perfect but things look promising; so you start your walk. Sadly, before you have a chance to enjoy the day for what it is your buddy chimes in reminding you of how great a high-school trip with all your classmates. You start reminiscing about the magical day and realize how nothing could match the experience no matter how hard you try. That simile is this album in a nutshell; a great album in and of itself, but so reminiscent of the perfection you felt before that it drags the actual day down and makes it hard for you to enjoy it for what it is. 3.2/5
Pteradon VIVA!
Garage punk through and through. "Fun", in a word, but overall too few identifiable differences when compared to contemporary bands. It's not horrible... but in the end, just too mediocre to merit further listens. 2.9/5
Public Enemy Fear of a Black Planet
Okay, with this I have concluded that hip-hop is not for me... 2.8/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Voyevoda, Op. 78 (Symphonic Ballad)
good, as expected by Tchaikovsky, but just not great. No memorable crescendos, and the overall flow is a little wonky IMO. 3.2/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Good, but not everything I was expecting it to be; honestly a little disappointing, and I'm an actual Tchaikovsky fan. 3.2/5
Rage Against the Machine The Battle of Los Angeles
Rage Against the Machine Evil Empire
Ramones Leave Home
I understand the impact on later music but, with the exception of "California Sun", none of the songs really get me rockin' like punk is really supposed to. While the impact of the band on later generations is without measure, this musically is a 3 for me. 3.2/5
Red Hot Chili Peppers Californication
Reverse The Curse Paths
Rodrigo y Gabriela Area 52
While at first it seems great, after the second track It's easy to realize how mediocre an album this is. The premise seems solid, "1. Take fantastic guitar duo, 2. Add additional Instrumentation, 3. Profit" but in actuality the completed product is nowhere near as good as expected. What a couple years ago was inventive and original now is indiscernible from your dime-store, run-of-the-mill, latin bar bands. Rodrigo and Gabriela harshly toned down their own sound to fit better? with C.U.B.A, but in doing this they stripped the songs of a lot of enjoyment. I'm glad they're experimenting... but this is NOT the right direction if they're looking for opinions. 2.9/5
Rosetta Wake/Lift
Has its highs, but is sadly comprised of a vast majority of lows. It's not like I was expecting a 2nd Galilean Satellites, but I was kind of expecting more than this. 2.9/5
Rozen + Reven The Keyblade War
Run-D.M.C. King Of Rock
"King of Rock" is the only redeeming song of this album, then again I hate hip-hop with a vengeance.
Russian Circles Empros
I for one cannot understand where all the love is coming from for this slightly above mediocre prog band. I definitely hear the potential there, but with each song I feel let down... let down that they didn't realize all the potential packed in those few minutes. This could have easily gone over much better than it did... 3.1/5
Rx Bandits Those Damn Bandits
Not the RX Bandits that you know and love now, but not bad. Energetic, fun, and catchy just as all ska should be. 3.1/5
Sabhankra Our Kingdom Shall Rise
Get a vocalist like King Diamond and put him in a death metal band that has the chops of a thrash band. Though there is some pretty crappy production and vocals throughout, the band does a pretty good job of making some pretty good riffs. When you play the first song you'll laugh out loud from the mixing of the guitars, but don't worry, it settles down pretty soon and becomes more enjoyable.

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Sabrepulse First Crush
A bit(lol) poppy for my tastes, but but most of this is pretty listenable. My only complaint is that once "Arcanine" hits things get way too dub-steppey (which is sad since Arcanine is tied with another for being my favorite pokemon ever). 2.9/5
Scary Kids Scaring Kids Scary Kids Scaring Kids
Septa All the Birds
Great atmosphere and range, just doesn't really go anywhere. 3.2/5
Serart Serart
Uhhh.... yeah.... I don't know what to say about this. Serj being there makes it a lot more accessible, but not by enough... I mean it sound beautiful and everything, but I do NOT see this being one of my regulars. 3.1/5
Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43
Good... I guess... just not very deep... I feel almost zero emotion from this piece. 3.2/5
Shrinebuilder Shrinebuilder
Silversun Pickups Carnavas
Sithu Aye 26
Another good release. It still has yet to really thrill me, but it's undeniable that the guy has talent. 3.2/5
Sixx:A.M. Heroin Diaries Soundtrack
Sky Eats Airplane Sky Eats Airplane
"World Between Us" was the shining moment on the album for me. I find them a little better than the average metalcore band, but just by a hair.
Slipknot Slipknot
Snowmine Laminate Pet Animal
"An amazing psychedelic trip you will not forget."rNot for me. While it isn't necessarily a pain to listen to, I just can't grasp what makes this so amazing; all I hear is some generic indie that wasn't unique enough to find a proper label... 3.2/5
So Long Forgotten Things We Can See and Things We Cannot
Strike one for absence of creativity. With "Things we Can See & Things we Cannot" just rehash a genre already overstuffed with completely identical contenders. Yes, the music is enjoyable, but it's just the same Jesus-tinged Indie-ternative that everybody and their friend seem to making in rural America now-a-days. If you want something interesting, provocative, and new, don't listen to this because you'll find nothing whatsoever. But. If you're looking for something family-friendly to play in the background of your local church's youth-group, then slap this baby right on! 2.9/5
Steely Dan Aja
I see the skill in music, I just can't get into this at all. 2.8/5
Steve Reich You Are (Variations)
Interesting, but honestly just a tad too boring to hold my interest past a first listen. 3.1/5
Steve Reich Daniel Variations
Again, slightly to monotonous for my tastes. Adios Steve, 2.9/5
Steve Reich Early Works
Not really that great one way or the other... some may contend that it is a masterpiece and a ground-breaking work of minimalism, while his friend may claim that it's all just a bunch of conflicting melodies and is utterly unlistenable. Music like this is one of the few pieces of music that hinges entirely on the person listening. One man's trash is another man's treasure. 2.9/5 (for me at least)
Steve Vai Passion and Warfare
Van Dragonforce, in a word. I know Van Halen came before and Dragonforce came after, but that's what this album is. Endless wankery that sometimes sounds really awesome, but most of the time just gets tiring. Not to the completely deplorable level of crab-core, but still a chore to listen to in my opinion. 3.1/5
Steven Wilson Grace for Drowning
While a fantastic album in its own right, this thing is mind-bogglingly fantastic considering it's a solo album. Keep up the Good work Steven! 4.0/5
Strung Out Agents of the Underground
Sunn O))) Monoliths and Dimensions
Sunn O))) Black One
Switchfoot The Beautiful Letdown
Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food
Struggling to get into this one as much as the crown jewel of Talking Heads' discography... not terrible, but it just doesn't have the hooks to make me choose this over some of their other works.
Team Teamwork Vinyl Fantasy VII
Tears for the Dead Gods Tears for the Dead Gods
The Beatles Please Please Me
The Beatles before they were The Beatles. It's some catchy old-school pop, but is in no real way unique or different at all from what was going on at the time. 2.9/5
The Beatles Beatles for Sale
Sgt. Pepper's... or Rubber Soul it ain't, but definitely a much more all-around enjoyable album than some of their other albums. 3.2/5
The Black Dahlia Murder Nocturnal
The Dear Hunter Indigo
The Prog/Psych album of the "Color Spectrum", and probably one of the top 3 EPs of the collection. Spacey, atmospheric, and beautiful. 3.7/5
The Dear Hunter Red
Not as exhilarating as "Black", but a solid EP; first track sounds like the song was half-over when they started recording. 3.2/5
The Faceless Planetary Duality
The Flaming Lips At War with the Mystics
The Gaslight Anthem The '59 Sound
The Hold Steady Heaven Is Whenever
The Hold Steady Boys and Girls in America
The Human Abstract Nocturne
The Mars Volta Scab Dates
The Microphones The Glow Pt. 2
The Mountain Goats All Eternals Deck
There's no escaping the fact that it's that mainstream as hell folk/indie singer-songwriter hipster crap... that much is obvious. However once you come to terms with that, The Mountain Goats (aka John Darnielle) get a lot more enjoyable. As for where this album rests in John's lengthy discography? I'd probably somewhere about the middle; better than a good portion of his work, but ultimately weaker than his best stuff. 3.2/5
The Ocean Islands/Tides
This is not as amazing as Fogdiver or their Full Lengths, but I've heard much much worse demos. It is easy to see why they were signed shortly after they put this out.
The Offspring Americana
The Omar Rodriguez Lopez Quartet Sepulcros De Miel
Basically all that wankery stuff on FtM sped up/slowed down a bit. For fans of the boring parts of TMV's albums 2.9
The Pillows Runners High
Good, just not amazing.................. I Miss FLCL 3/5
The Receiving End of Sirens The Earth Sings Mi Fa Mi
The Reptilian Boys Life EP
The Riot Before So Long, The Lighthouse
The Sawtooth Grin Cuddlemonster
The White Stripes White Blood Cells
I kind of understand why some people sort of like these guys, but it's just not that great. There are one or two really good songs, but honestly... the vast majority of the songs on here are just not that great. 3.1/5
The Who Tommy
Honestly, this really doesn't do anything for me. It undoubtedly has had an effect on the industry as a whole and for thousands it truly hits them where it counts... but for me? Nothing. All I can say is that with this album there is just too much of a generation gap. 3.2/5
The Wonder Years The Greatest Generation
Thelonious Monk Thelonious Monk With John Coltrane
I'm not loving this like I love Brilliant Corners... I don't know what it is, it's just lacking that "oompf!" 3.2/5
They Might Be Giants Join Us
Enjoyable, but just too distant for me to really latch onto. They Might Be Giants are a classic 90's band, but this just reads to me like an augmented version of what they (and many other bands) did over 20 years ago. 3.2/5
Thousand Foot Krutch The Art of Breaking
Thriftworks Raki Taki
Solid electronica; I just know I'd like this a lot more if I actually enjoyed the genre. 3.2/5
Tiamat A Deeper Kind Of Slumber
Toby Driver In the L..L..Library Loft
tobyMac Welcome to Diverse City
Tomahawk Oddfellows
It has its high points, but in the end it kind of falls into the "good but forgettable" section of Patton's immense discography. 3.1/5
Touche Amore ...To the Beat of a Dead Horse
Unearth III: In the Eyes of Fire
Unraveller Kinship Synthesis
Listenable, but feels a little empty... like a metalhead with an NES and too much time on his hands; not fully fleshed out. I for one would much rather listen to Anamanaguchi any day of the week. 3.2/5
Unwound Repetition
Unwound MK Ultra/Totality
Unwound Caterpillar
Unwound Negated/Said Serial
Unwound Unwound (Demo)
Van der Graaf Generator Pawn Hearts
Van der Graaf Generator H to He, Who Am the Only One
Various Artists (Post-Rock) Postrockology
Dorena and Goonies Never Say Die kind of stole the show on this compilation IMO... though Moving Mountains and Athletics weren't far behind. Those were the only noteworthy bands though... most of the rest is just forgettable, somewhat bland post-rock. 3.2/5
Vasudeva Roots of the Tree
Very proggy post-rock and very much in the vein of Irepress' lighter stuff. Excellent music and I know for a fact that this genre combination would appeal to many a listener here at Sputnik. I don't know what it is about me though, maybe I need a level of heaviness or darkness in my prog or post-rock for me to really love it. 3.2/5
Wastoid Mars is Heaven
Weird Al Yankovic Straight Outta Lynwood
Weird Al Yankovic Bad Hair Day
Not as good as Running With Scissors and a couple of the tracks lag a bit. Still, it's Werid Al so you've gotta' love it at least a little bit. 3.2/5
Weird Al Yankovic Alapalooza
For one reason or another, it seems that "Weird Al" has been undeservedly shunned on sputnik. When an artist can not just rmimic so many diverse genres but add to them respectfully and comedically (as well as successfully I might add), then that rshows a love for music as a whole that so many "normal" musicians sadly lack. 3.2/5
Yo-Yo Ma and Others New Impossibilities
A whole cast of individually talented musicians coalescing to create some beautiful music. By no fault of their own though, traditional eastern and middle-eastern music just doesn't mesh well with me. What by all means should qualitatively should be a 4-4.5, this sits at a high 3 on the enjoyment scale for me. 3.2/5
You Blew It! The Past in Present
Not at its core a bad band, but then again there really isn't anything here that hasn't been done a hundred times be for by a thousand different bands. 3.2/5
Zero System Meridian
A marriage of Metalcore and Melodic Death Metal, taking along both the good and bad of both genres.
Zimmers Hole When You Were Shouting at the Devil...
Sounds like Devin doing power metal. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it feels that a few songs are a little lacking.

2.5 average
3 Inches of Blood Fire Up The Blades
A Perfect Circle Thirteenth Step
Aaron Copland Copland: Our Town, The Red Pony, El Salon Mexico
...really... I don't know what to say... Appalachian Spring is phenomenal, but everthing
other than that (and his symphonies) just seems uninspired and honestly quite boring. Just
pass this over, There is WAY better contemporary classical out there. 2.7/5
AC/DC Back In Black
Acid Death Random's Manifest
Essentially a watered down version of Heartwork. (with a little jazz thrown in, though that doesn't help it much)
Aerosmith Devil's Got A New Disguise
Andrew W.K. The Wolf
A catch album overall, but honestly that's all Andrew W.K. has going for him. The Songs all sound vaguely the same and there is little if any experimentation. Try again next time A.W.K., 2.3/5
Animosity Animal
Anlace Transmutación
Album is good but vocals are crap. A vast improvement from their previous attempt. If this album is any indication of where they're heading it would be a good idea to keep an eye on this band.
Anxiety Machine mortality awareness day
Arms ARMS
As I Lay Dying Shadows Are Security
Asian Kung-Fu Generation Surf Bungaku Kamakura
Honestly a really mainstream j-rock album, maybe good for an anime opening, but not much else. 2.7/5
Atlas Sound Logos
August Burns Red Thrill Seeker
Horrible, Just Horrible Generic Metalcore A Real Chore To Listen To
Avenged Sevenfold City Of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold Sounding The Seventh Trumpet
Barnaby Jones Barnaby Jones
Bat For Lashes Two Suns
Beach House Bloom
Yeah, this is just some lame'o indie crap masquerading as something different. Just skip over this; check something else out that you've been needing to get to. 2.4/5
Beat Noir The Bay Street Superstars EP
Behemoth Evangelion
Ben Sollee Learning to Bend
Seeing as it's so similar to Jeff Buckley, I really should love this... but something's not meshing with me; maybe it's the delivery that's getting at me. While it wasn't exactly a groundbreaking approach, on Grace it sounded like Jeff was putting the entirety of heart and soul into each individual song... all I'm getting with this is a guy with a good voice mimicking his idols (though not Buckley specifically). 2.6/5
Between the Buried and Me The Silent Circus
Binary Code Suspension Of Disbelief
Binary Code Demo 2008
Good quality production for a Demo. Progressive, Technical, and catch as hell; I definitely see this band going places.
Binary Code Watch The Skies Collapse [Demo]
Their most recent demo is the best, but this has a few shining moments
Bjork Vespertine
Sup Bjork.... you're eccentric, something that always leads to mainstream success (see Lady Gaga). Too bad I'm to much of a hipster impersonator to really care.

Still don't get you and don't think I ever will. 2.3/5
Black Flag Damaged
Unfiltered angst and aggression, and on that front it succeeds. Musically however, it fails to live up to the hype. Very similar to the Ramones in a way. They both played integral parts in shaping the way music sounded afterward, but the successors of the genre definitely improved on the previous' groundwork. 2.5/5
Black Flag Six Pack
Black Sabbath Mob Rules
Blonde Redhead Penny Sparkle
"Background music". There's no other way for me think of this... It's not unpleasant, but neither is it really different from all the other "Indie" (now the new "Alternative") I now hear far too often. 2.7/5
Blueneck Twelve Days
Basically, a depressionization of some of the songs in the Great American Songbook (Christmas Edition.) May be interesting to a Drone/Post-Metal/Depressive Post-Rock lover, but not to me. 2.7/5
Bob Dylan The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
....Surprisingly, I find this a disappointment compared to his debut. Beyond "Blowin' in the Wind", I really can't find much to enjoy.
Bon Jovi Have a Nice Day
Boris Boris At Last -Feedbacker-
Brian Head Welch Save Me From Myself
Buckethead The Cuckoo Clocks of Hell
Picks up around half way through the album, good album by a very unique artist.
Buckethead Enter the Chicken
What a weird 35 minute intro to Nottingham Lace... rJests aside, this is the album that made me realize "Hey, Serj is kinda' shit, isn't he?"
Buckethead Enter The Chicken (Reissue)
Buddy Holly The Definitive Collection
A perfect example of how compilation albums fail. On their respective albums you find that each song flows beautifully into the next and compliments the previous song; in this compilation, that feeling harmony of found in the original is all but lost with one song bumbling into the next. 2.7/5
Bullet For My Valentine The Poison
Bullet For My Valentine Hand of Blood
Burzum Hvis Lyset Tar Oss
Repetitive, monotonous, and dull in the exact way metal should not be. Whatever genre of music you may be a fan of, whether it be electronica, post-hardcore, indie-pop, or Death Metal, if music is good it should be able to stand up on its own two feet; this album can't do that. In my opinion the only thing "propping up" Varg's music career is the corpse of his dear Euronymous. If not for the absolutely fantastic "Tomhet", this would easily be a 1.5. 2.4/5
Cannibal Corpse The Bleeding
Carcass Despicable
Cave In Antenna
Great musicianship, but mind-numbingly formulaic. The band's skill is self-evident, but each and every song is nothing but the same mildly progressive alt-rock song. Nothing about this album makes me want to set this band apart from the hundreds of other new-prog rockers out there. 2.7/5
Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie Bird & Diz
What was supposed to be a collaboration between to amazing musicians turns out to be just a let down. Unless you have an unhealthy fascination with both these musicians it'd probably be better to just pass this one by. 2.7/5
Chelmico FISHING
Chelmico Power
Chimaira Resurrection
Clutch Pitchfork & Lost Needles
Cold Electrics Y'know, for Charity
Criminal White Hell
Cursive The Storms Of Early Summer
Much in the vein of Such Blinding Stars for Starving Eyes only a lot more disappointing. Where the debut had enough hooks to latch onto to accompany such an emotional singing style, this album brings a lot less to the table rhythmically speaking. While the previous was a great, though not fantastic, sampling of a emo/alt/indie maga-genre, in this album Kasher just flounders in trying to live up to the debut... 2.6/5
Cynic Demo 1991
Dead Mountain Mouth Unveil
Demon Hunter Storm the Gates of Hell
Destroyer Kaputt
I've tried this in earnest 3 separate times, each time it has done absolutely nothing. It's not bad music by a long shot, but nothing about this sets it apart from the crowd for me... 2.6/5
Devin Townsend Unplugged
As much as I want to like this... nothing about it is at all reminiscent of what I love about all of Devin Townsend's other music. Much of what draws me to Devin is the energy and vitality in his music; even on slower/more subtle albums like Ki and Ocean Machine: Biomech. This "Unplugged" collection just feels like all the energy and excitement he had with the previous tracks was sucked dry and this is just a skeleton of what once was... very disappointing... 2.3/5
Diners It's All True
Dismal Lapse Eon Fragmentation
Disturbed Indestructible
Disturbed The Sickness
Divine Heresy Bringer of Plagues
DragonForce Ultra Beatdown
DragonForce Inhuman Rampage
Dream Theater Systematic Chaos
Dream Theater Greatest Hit
Embers Memoria in Aeterna
Escape Act Loosely Based on Fiction
Eschaton (AUT) Isolated Intelligence
Wow, I remember "Godmode" being a whole lot better... maybe I need to go back and re-listen, because this just sounds like every other generic "metal" album ever made. 2.7/5
Evanescence Fallen
Family Force 5 Business Up Front, Party In The Back
Flyleaf Flyleaf
Gabriel Martins Silence
A little pop, a little smooth jazz, and a little electronic noodling; also it doesn't sound like English is Gabriel's first language. To be more honest, this album just suffers from its middle-of-the-road-ness and the fact that it sounds a little unprofessional (with the exception of some sax on a track and the vocals, everything else sounds like it could be made with the right software on a laptop). 2.4/5
Ginger Ten (Two)
"This Bed is on Fire" has quite possibly just taken the no. 1 place in my list of favorite Mondegreens. Album would do SO much better back in the 80's where it belongs. 2.4/5
Glassjaw Impossible Shot
If they made a cleaner recording of this the rating would skyrocket. Really not that bad, just.... it's a demo made who knows how long ago with who knows what kind of equipment, so what do you really expect.
Goatwhore Carving Out The Eyes Of God
Green Day American Idiot
Guns N' Roses Greatest Hits
GZA Liquid Swords
Haste the Day Dreamer
Haste the Day Pressure the Hinges
Hatebreed Supremacy
He Is Legend It Hates You
Heaven and Hell The Devil You Know
Heirs Alchera
Helado Negro Pasajero
I honestly just downloaded this because it was free. Slightly disappointed, but maybe I just don't "get" it. It's spacey and ghostly, whether that's good or bad is up to the listener. To me it doesn't break the "glad I checked this out" cusp. 2.7/5

Anyway, here's the link: http://heladonegro.bandcamp.com/album/pasajero
Helmet Unsung: The Best of Helmet 1991-1997
Ihora & Fragment. Split Bittersweet
Pretty all around blah. If you like droning music (not serene and slow like a lot of post-rock is... I mean DRONING) then I guess I'd rec. this, but you'd have to be in a really lazy mood. I give it a 2.5
Impending Doom The Serpent Servant
In Flames A Sense of Purpose
Inhale Exhale I Swear...
Invisible Elephant The Lights Go Out
psych-noise with iffy production at times (the vocals and drums sound vastly more distorted than the guitar, which I don't think is intentional). If you like simple, easy to follow music, that's also free, then this is for you; but for those who prefer music with a little more substance to their music this is not for you. 2.7/5
Iron Maiden A Matter Of Life And Death
Jaga Jazzist What We Must
I really thought I was going to love this... I really did... but listening to it now, I get absolutely nothing. Instead of whatever ambient/post-rock/electronic bliss you guys are getting, I'm hearing none of; just jazz-noodling done by a bunch of post-rockers. 2.7/5
Job For A Cowboy Genesis
John Adams On the Transmigration of Souls
Very culturally significant and relevant to Americans... but not much in the way of real
"music." 2.4/5
Journey The Essential Journey
Other than the first few songs this gets tiring VERY fast.
Kidcrash New Ruins
King Crimson Three of a Perfect Pair
Kinniku Shojo Tai Buddha L
Okay disco, I totally agree with you that there's a definite 80's vibe all throughout this. Bad news? I really can't stand the 80's signature sound, so there is pretty much nothing for me here. 2.4/5
Kom Ink
Sort of directionless and meandering in a structural sense. You can tell the band isn't completely devoid of talent... it's just that their talents can obviously be better used elsewhere. 2.4/5
Korn See You on the Other Side
Korn Follow the Leader
Kowloon Walled City Container Ships
I don't know what it is, but Gambling on the Richter Scale was WAY better than this. I love sludge as much as the next guy, but this is not what I was expecting after how excellent their last album was. 2.6/5
Kronos Quartet Henryk Górecki: String Quartet No. 3
Maybe I just don't understand avant-garde... this is just to hard to follow. Maybe some of his other stuff is more accessible. I'll come back to this in a year or so. 2.3/5
Kylesa Time Will Fuse Its Worth
Gloriously bland. Each song on the album sort of blends into the next... and not in the good one. I can tell little to no difference song to song, and the band's sound feels devoid of originality. Thankfully their next album more than made up for what this one lacked. 2.6
Lacuna Coil Shallow Life
Lamb of God Ashes Of The Wake
Led Zeppelin BBC Sessions
Let Me Crazy EPONYMOSITY
Not a terrible album, but ultimately very forgettable... Give it a try if you want, but it's the same stuff you've already heard a million times before.
Living Colour Everything is Possible: The Very Best of...
Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2, No. 2
There's nothing really to say. It's not absolutely unlistenable... but I'm looking for more in music than that. I'm looking for exhilaration, I'm looking for excitement!... and I'm not finding it here. 2.6/5
Madina Lake From Them, Through Us, To You
Mahavishnu Orchestra Birds of Fire
Unabashed, thickly layered 70's prog... I honestly can't find a thing to love on here... 2.3/5
Melvins Bullhead
Metallica Reload
Miles Davis Bitches Brew
I agree with Nick Butler on this album. For all the hype that it got, I was expecting something much more exciting. For the vast majority of my listen I was sitting, waiting for the real stuff to start... but by the end all I was left with was a feeling of disappointment. Beyond some jazz noodling that seems to be pseudo-influential I get nothing from this. Give me "In a Silent Way" any day. 2.3/5
Motley Crue Greatest Hits (1998)
Mr. Bungle Disco Volante
Clearly Mr. Patton is layin' down something I am just incapable of picking up on this one. The pessimist in me is wanting to say it's just freeform noodling taken to the N'th degree... but there's definitely something deeper going on... I just can't even begin to grasp it.
Neil on Impression L'oceano Delle onde che Restano onde per Sempre
Yeah it's post-rock, but nothing about this really sets it apart from any of the innumerable mediocre post-rock bands out there. Bands like GY!BE and Yndi Halda have succeed in finding that golden ratio between excitement and comfort; this just feels too loud at inopportune times and basically just throws everything off where it could've excelled. 2.6/5
Newsboys Take Me To Your Leader
Norma Jean The Anti Mother
Noumenon (USA-IL) Party Mathematics
Pretty average instrumental mathcore. Not horrible or cheezy like the crap you can find whoring themselves at Warped, but not really great either.
Opeth Apostle in Triumph
Petrels Talus Dice/Beyond The High Savannahs
Really more discordance and clicks than music. I Really see these guys going somewhere, but this is just nothing... 2.4/5
pg.99 Document #1
Pixies Surfer Rosa
Powerglove Saturday Morning Apocalypse
Truly, the only reason this album is rated so highly is because of nostalgia and really nothing more. When you get down to the brass tacks, this is just another power-metal album in a sea of equally as uninspired power-metal albums. This is more akin to a cover album than anything else. Fun and everything (especially their live shows) but I kind of expected more than this. 2.6/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Storm, Op. 76
Good... but nothing really astounding. Search elsewhere for better Romanticism. 2.7/5
Pyotr Tchaikovsky Slavonic March in b-flat Minor, Op. 31
Nothing all that exciting here. Except for the absolute Tchaikovsky fanboy, not worth the time wasted in listening to it. 2.4/5
Queensryche Empire
Radiohead Kid A
Idk what to think of this... I mean I'm no stranger to proggy arty-farty meandering. I count Post-Rock as one of my favorite genres and I can get behind minimalist contemplative stuff... I just think it really falls flat here. The musicanship works here and there but then Thom nasal-mumbles his way through a verse and it completely ruins any potential it had.
Radiohead In Rainbows
Radiohead The King of Limbs
Red (USA) End of Silence
Revisionist! Thoughts...
Folksy acoustic indie with a tinge of emo. The guitar is obviously out of time a number of times each song and the vocalist doesn't have the voice for the genre (his voice is in that middle-ground between 'normal' vocals and vocals that are so discordant and angsty that it's amazing) Not horrible, but not something I'd waste my time on when there are so many more bands out there that this guy can't even hold a candle to. 2.4/5
Rimfrost Veraldar Nagli
Saliva Cinco Diablo
Sammath Naur The Anhedony Domain
Shadowcast Sun Void;
Shadowcast Sun Lucid; Dreamscape; Remedy;
Overly lengthy songs and little if any progression. All the songs sound the same and it's all buildup and no delivery. It's not deserving of a troll ranking, but it's still not worth anything higher than 2.5.
Shadowcast Sun Lie; Up; Sky; Scroll
Shadows Fall Retribution
Sigur Ros Untitled 1
WAYYYY Too Short. Basically, its a 'single' release from "( )" 2.7/5
Sigur Ros Von
Not really exemplary of Sigur Ros' later work... and to be honest, if it weren't Sigur Ros I probably wouldn't listen to this. Experimental without a doubt, but too firmly rooted in abstractness to get any real enjoyment out of (at least until the title song).
Sigur Ros Valtari
To me 'mellow' is the word to describe this album. During the pre-release of this album I remember the teaser featuring the ship on the cover slowly drifting across the horizon as a song played in the background; this album is a lot like that image. With Agaetis Byrjun ( ) the mental image that conjures in my mind is one of majesty and brilliance; an ocean-faring adventurer at the docks, launching his expedition for treasure, notoriety, or what have you. This album is not that, it is safer, closer to home and a lot simpler; Think a tired sea-fisherman returning in the late afternoon awaiting a warm dinner and comfort from his wife and kids.
Skeleton of God Primordial Dominion
Sleep Dopesmoker
Slipknot All Hope Is Gone
Steve Reich Double Sextet/2X5
OVERALL: 2.45/5
Double Sextet: Quite a bit more exciting than the latter half... but still, I don't hear anything warranting a Pulitzer Music Prize. 2.7/5
2x5: Nothing really exciting here. Described as a "Rock and Roll Piece" but in reality just feels like something Phil Collins could've crapped out on a random Saturday and would be too embarrassed to publish. 2.2/5
Steve Von Till As the Crow Flies
Suffocation Blood Oath
Sufjan Stevens Enjoy Your Rabbit
Really surprising seeing as it's the same guy who made a masterpiece in "Illinois."
Honestly, VERY hard to rate. I mean, looking at it objectively, I wouldn't call it a
complete chore to listen to... but neither would I call it anything near "good." I think
resting at a solid 2.5 would be a gift Sufjan seeing as I'd never even listen to this in the
first place if it were by anyone else... 2.5/5
Sufjan Stevens A Sun Came
Not a particularly optimistic debut, but a crucial album in Stevens' career. The different song styles are all over the place and the sweet, lucid tranquility that is synonymous with his later work is utterly unrefined. Definitely more of an avant-garde experiment than an indie masterpiece. 2.7/5
Sufjan Stevens Run Rabbit Run
Almost as hard to digest as the original..... which is still pretty hard. As "Tom" below agrees, it's not that it's particularly 'good' or 'bad', it just 'is.' The real difference between the two "Rabbit"s is purely aesthetic... if you harbor a sever intolerance for electronica you'll probably lean towards this; if you can actually stand bleeps and bloops, the other one is the album for you. When it comes down to me though, I refuse to join either party and simply refuse to believe there was anything before "Michigan." 2.7/5
Sunn O))) Flight of the Behemoth
Sunn O))) and Boris Altar
I have the same problem with this album that I do with almost every other drone album. There is no substance to the album. If compared to the average album it takes WAY less writing and skill to make; and yet all the 1337 snobs gawk and ogle saying it's the most awesome-est music ever when it's not. The songs are most often grating and drag on forever, which I suppose is their appeal, but I don't get how that is "appealing" at all. Nonetheless, it's one of the better drone albums I've heard. 2.5/5
Supermachiner Rise of the Great Machine
While the little slivers of ambiance here and there work perfectly on a Converge album, the ambiance works a little less perfectly here. If every song were like "I am Legend" or "Fireflies Light the Way" It would be a different story, but in the case of this album the vast majority of the music is honestly worth skipping over. 2.7/5
Swans The Seer
Not wholly devoid of worth, but again sputnik has disappointed me. This isn't musical perfection, it's a bunch of off-the-wall experimentation that SOMETIMES strikes upon brilliance, 90% of the time wanders lost in confusion. 2.4/5
Swans Filth
System of a Down Steal This Album!
The Beatles Magical Mystery Tour
The least consistent Beatles album I've listened to to date. Usually with the Beatles you can expect classic 60's pop (Rubber Soul, Revolver), perfectly balanced experimentation (Sgt. Pepper's), or drug-trippy obfuscation (Abbey Road). With this I'm getting mixed messages; about half the time it's the beauty you find in Sgt. Pepper's, the other half is crazy gibberish. I'll admit there are a handful of fantastic songs on here ("All You Need is Love", "I am the Walrus" and "Hello Goodbye") but the bad definitely outweigh the good. 2.6/5
The Beatles With the Beatles
A pretty weak album. I don't think there's a single song that really stands out from the rest on here, but what can you expect, they're still so young. Really glad they diversified their sound as they got older. 2.7/5
The Black Dahlia Murder Deflorate
The Cancer Conspiracy Omega
The Clockwork Dolls When Banners Fall
A Symphonic-rock album with a WWII concept. The vocalist is great, but there's nothing distinctly new or fresh, just a reworking of what's been done before. Worth a listen if you're an avid fan of the genre, but otherwise I'd just skip over it. 2.7/5
The Devil Wears Prada Plagues
The Fall of Troy Manipulator
It sounds like a bunch of guys trying to impersonate The Mars Volta........and utterly failing.
The Flaming Lips Embryonic
Very "out-there" and Wayne Coyne-esque, but this just doesn't have the lasting power of Yoshimi or The Soft Bulletin. 2.7/5
The Henry Clay People For Cheap or for Free
Your standard indie-rock release. The music is enjoyable, but there isn't really anything unique or special that sets this apart from everything else out there. 2.3/5
The Matt Kurz One Debt Sounds
The Number Twelve Looks Like You Nuclear. Sad. Nuclear.
The Olivia Tremor Control California Demise
The Police Synchronicity
"meh....", that is all I'm getting out of this. Somehow Sting and co. have achieved a status of "80's rock gods", this being their crowning achievement, but I am not feeling anything from this. The only song of the entire lot that even moderately keeps my interest is the single "Every Breath You Take", and even then this is mostly due to it being a staple contemporary and future pop-culture, so a familiarity is almost unavoidable. Basically what I feel is that this could be the no. 2 most over-hyped band in the world behind Nirvana. 2.7/5
The Prize Fighter Inferno My Brother's Blood Machine
Okay, this officially is the biggest letdown of the year. After rediscovering this band and loving the hell out of Claudio's comics as well as C&C's most recent The Afterman: Ascension I thought this would be gold as well, but I guess the dream had to end somewhere. I WANT CROONS!!! NOT HIGH-PITCHED WHISPERS CLAUDIO!!!!!! 2.4/5
The Red Chord Prey for Eyes
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Don't You Fake It
The Showdown Back Breaker
The Specials Specials
Sorry, maybe it's due to my complacency after finding bands like BtMI! and Op. Ivy, but it seems I need a lot more energy in my ska for me to really enjoy it. 2.6/5
The World Is a Beautiful Place... Josh Is Dead
Judging by end of "To Miss Catherine" and the entirety of "Blank #6" this band would do a LOT better if they entirely abandoned vocals. I mean I know that unattractive vocals are a calling point of the genre, but this is just terrible and adds nothing to the music. 2.7/5
The xx xx
Three Days Grace One-X
Thursday Full Collapse
The appeal of this album still escapes me years after first attempting to listen to it. When compared to contemporary "Classic" Post-Hardcore albums, each and every one is more accessible and easily has overall better musicianship. I don't think I'll ever understand this album. 2.7/5
Tom Waits Franks Wild Years
It has its gems (like the "Train Song" or the two "Innocent when you Dream"), but for the most part this album is a lot more docile than some of his other/better work, and that works against Waits' strong points as a musician. 2.6/5
Tortoise Beacons of Ancestorship
Unearth The March
Various Artists (Metal) Kerrang Remastered: Master of Puppets...
Machine Head and Mastodon did well, but the majority of the other artists totally made a mockery of the original songs.
Various Artists (Punk) A Pop Punk Summer, Vol. 2
A hand-full of great bands amid so many mediocre ones... This would make for some great background music at a party or something, the only problem is that each song sounds exactly the same as the last. 2.7/5
Victor! Fix the Sun Retracable Claws
Weezer The Red Album
Within Temptation The Heart of Everything
Witxes Sorcery/Geography
Interesting drone/post-rock/??? that is mildly entertaining but ultimately fails to go anywhere. 2.4/5
Yndi Halda Awake! Awoke! This Heavy Gloom
Pales in comparison to their Full-Length, and is generally not very enjoyable to listen to... Then again, this was supposed to be a demo,
not an actual release to the general public. Even then I'm not giving this anything over a 2.6/5

2.0 poor
A Lily Wake:Sleep
A regrettably lacklustre album. I understand that both Electronica and Post-Rock are genres prone to at least a little staleness, but this album really takes the cake. There's so much filler on here that sometimes it's hard to tell if there's any actual music underneath it all. 2.1/5
A Perfect Circle Mer de Noms
AC/DC Black Ice
Aerosmith Honkin' On Bobo
All That Remains Overcome
An Infinite Dream Sequence Masquerade of the Dead [Demo]
Anthrax Spreading The Disease
Pretty much an embodiment of my hate for the 80's. 1.8/5
Antonio Vivaldi Gloria, RV 589
Crap... Absolute Crap. When one composer makes literally thousands of pieces it is obvious that quite a few of them will be utter bores. This is one of those pieces. 2/5
Aperture Science Psychoacoustics Lab... Portal 2: Songs to Test By
One thing I've always stood by with soundtracks is that they have to stand on their own two feet, even without the game/movie backing them... I mean, I'm not saying that they should be treated like your standard album, but that the music should accentuate key themes and moods of the medium they're scoring. This pivotal point is where the Portal 2 soundtrack just doesn't stand up for me. A major aspect of the game is mystery; both in respect to what'd happened between this game and the first, as well as the idea of how Aperture Labs came to be... and at least for me, the music ads nothing to the experience. Instead of adding suspense or intrigue, each and every track just drags and drags, not really adding much to the experience at all. Worst of all, they didn't even have the decency to add the turret symphony or Jonathan Coulton song a closer. 1.9/5
Aqua Aquarium
As I Lay Dying A Long March: The First Recordings
Behemoth The Apostasy
Black Tide Light From Above
A bunch of kids playing music they enjoy, the music doesn't have much sustenance and is clearly heavily doctored. Overall a fairly enjoyable album if you're a fan of A7X and bands of the like.
Breaking Benjamin Phobia
Bridges of Konigsberg The Five Colors [Remixed]
As with most remixes, these songs are pretty much the musical equivalent of junior-high art class copies of classical masterpieces. Where the originals were beautiful in their own right, when the brush is put in the hands of someone other than the original artist, something unsettling and distant is left in its place. 2.1/5
Bullet For My Valentine Scream Aim Fire
Bury Your Dead Beauty and the Breakdown
Cap'n Jazz Boys 16 To 18 Years...Age Of Action
Easy Driver is the only thing holding this back from a 1.0
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band Trout Mask Replica
Ummmmmmm.... Yeah, I guess I just don't get this. I mean I can enjoy weird insane music as much as the next guy (see my Ratings page), but this is just way too out there for me. I'll admit that the music got a WHOLE lot better as it went on, but the vast majority of this music is just impossible for me to listen to nearly each one of those songs sounds exactly the same. 1.8/5
Children of Bodom Skeletons in the Closet
Sounds nothing like what CoB should sound like and they cover horrible songs. Although they may be butchering their street cred by doing a cover album, they've done a pretty good job of it. I honestly would never be caught in broad daylight while holding this, but they do a good job of doing metal versions of songs I'd never listen to if I hadn't picked this up. Horrible as a CoB album, good as a cover album.
Scratch that, this sucks, the first 6-7 songs are the only bearable ones.
Chotto Ghetto Wildfire
Circle Takes the Square/Pg. 99 Document #13: Pyramids In Cloth
Cloudkicker Portmanteau
Do you Like Ice Cream...?, That's what I though. How about a tall stack of syrupy, buttery flapjacks...? A nice juicy steak? While it's true all three of these are great on their own, together they make an unappetizing mess... that is what this album is. If I had multiple ears, maybe this would be a different album... but that not being so, this album is way too complicated and convoluted to really enjoy. 2.1/5
Cloudkicker Loop
The worst of everything Cloudkicker does normally. Rampant repetition with none of the good bits you usually find buried in the other albums. 2.1/5
Creed My Own Prison
Daughtry Daughtry
Devin Townsend Devlab
Devin Townsend The Hummer
similar to devlab in that it is just post-rocky soft drone. It isn't anything that you really could call "music". This would feel more at home playing while waiting in line for a space ride at Disney World than it would on your iPod. Still, it gets a little atmospheric and enjoyable with the eastern music near the end.
Envy Breathing and Dying in this Place
Eric Dolphy Out to Lunch!
I can understand when people pick out avant-garde people who throw into importance once though unnecessary aspects of music, but this is just... too far gone. For music to be enjoyable, there has to be at least a semblance of melody or direction. All I heard with this was incomprehensible randomness. When you can explain to me the brilliance of this in regular human words come get me. Only when the reasoning for this album's superb status can be explained to a toddler will I try this again. 2.2/5
Eric Johnson Ah Via Musicom
Evan Ireland Ten Songs About the Last Six Months
At its core, just a handful of meandering ambient/dub-step tracks that never become anything more than soundscapes layered over muddified voice samples. I think I'm understanding this dub-step movement less and less as time goes by. 2.2/5
Everett Destinations
Boring Praise and Worship music minus any vocalization or variety whatsoever. As boring as it can ever get in my opinion... Man, I expected more from you Dallas (Taylor of Underoath and Maylene fame)
F-777 System Fix
Fast-paced and catchy dance music in which each song sounds, maybe not exactly alike, but similar enough to mistake it for the last... definitely not for me. 2.1/5
Flow Isle
This album really disappointed me. On albums like Splash!!! and Game, Flow had the perfect amount of fun energetic pop-punk mixed in with their accessible/mainstream j-rock sound. On this album, the j-rock element has completely taken over. Littered with dime-a-dozen power ballads and bouncy hip-pop sound effects, when I listen to this it feels like the individuality that originally drew me to the band has been completely sucked out... 1.8/5
Fugazi 3 Songs
fun. Some Nights
Where the debut was heartfelt and immature, this was over-produced, stale, and nearly formulaic. The letdown I feel listening to this has made me re-evaluate the debut and question what drew me to the band in the first place. Buy the debut, burn everything else. 1.8/5
Glory Bound Glory Bound
Good Weather for an Airstrike The Beginning of the Rest of our Lives
A couple sound-bytes slapped onto a couple of lucid waves of mellow sound. Not much here, for the love of music, the whole thing doesn't breach the 6 minute mark. 2/5
Grimes Visions
An excellent album (as long as you ignore tracks 3-13). It definitely sounded like it had some potential on the first track, but everything went downhill from there. Just another fad, move along, move along. 2.2/5
Hacksaw to the Throat Seppuku
Available for free download an their site, Hacksawtothethroat.com
Into Eternity The Incurable Tragedy
Joanna Newsom Ys
John Adams Guide to Strange Places
Doctor Atomic Symphony minus all the things that made it good. Really just a tiresome and boring listen. 2.1/5
Karlheinz Stockhausen Mantra
Okay... Ummmmm?? How is this supposed to be enjoyable??.... because I'm completely lost. I mean I can enjoy some abstract art as much as the next guy (hey, I've actually listened to all of "Einstein on the Beach" in one sitting), but this is just unbearable... 1.9/5 (not a 1/5 for art's sake)
Kayo Dot Choirs of the Eye
King Diamond Give Me Your Soul...Please
Korn Take a Look in the Mirror
Kronos Quartet Alban Berg: Lyric Suite
Why does this have a 5? I mean seriously... it's nothing all that special. 2.0/5
L'Incendio Rebirth Into Existence (as Xipe Totec)
Lamb of God Sacrament
Linkin Park Minutes to Midnight
Living Colour The Chair in the Doorway
Loma Prieta Life/Less
Seriously Ire, what the hell do you see in this?....... skramz sucks..... at least this skramz does
Love Through Cannibalism Metapodestroyer
Honestly the only bearable song on this is "Fear and Loathing in Viridian Forest", everything other than that is just a bunch of average chiptune music. 2.1/5
maudlin of the Well Leaving Your Body Map
Metallica St. Anger
Mike Patton Laborintus II
If Philip Glass had nothing better to do and prepared an operatic version of a conversation/argument/conversation between a group of Italians he saw as he waited for the bus. But hey, at least there's actual music on the 2nd track. 2.1/5
Motley Crue New Tattoo
Muse The Resistance
Mushroomhead Savior Sorrow
MyChildren MyBride Unbreakable
Nadja When I See The Sun Always Shines on TV
Neutral Milk Hotel Everything Is
I agree with [b]The Katz brothers[/i] above me in that this is very hard to rate/listen to. However, I feel the opposite way when it comes to which songs succeed and which songs fail. The title track is the closest thing to a "song" as can be found with the following tracks getting progressively harder to listen to. If you're a die-hard Mangum fan you might actually enjoy this, but then again, fan and non-fan alike, In the Aeroplane (and even On Avery Island for that matter) is 100X better than this even on the worst of days. 2.2/5
Newsboys Devotion
Nickelback All the Right Reasons
Nile Ithyphallic
Nirvana In Utero
I am Disappointed. As Nirvana's swan song, I was expecting In Utero to be a near masterpiece. Instead I'm stuck with what seems like a handful of leftovers that weren't nearly good enough for Nevermind. Where 'Teen Spirit' made me want to rock out and 'Come as you are' made me angsty as hell, this made me want to fall asleep. 2.2/5
Nymphea Aurora Promo 2008
and no that is not a typo. It is promo 2008, but was released in 2009
Pandora 101 Hourglass
Honestly, just a rehash of what thousands have done before. There are a couple good riffs here and some awesome solos there, but it isn't really something I'd want to waste the limited space on my mp3 player on.
Pig Destroyer Book Burner
A couple good riffs here and there, but that's really all I'm getting from this. 2.1/5
Prince 1999
Prince Purple Rain
Protest the Hero A Calculated Use of Sound
A far cry from the quality of Kezia or Fortress, but still enjoyable at times. I am so glad that Rody got singing lessons.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky The Snow Maiden, Op. 18
Honestly pretty empty by its lonesome. Not worth your time unless you're actually seeing a live performance of the full opera. 2.1/5
Radiohead Amnesiac
Red Hot Chili Peppers Greatest Hits
Saliva Blood Stained Love Story
Season's First Rain Season's First Rain
Crappy, Low-quality Russian screamo. Definitely stay far away from this.
Shadows Fall Threads of Life
Slayer World Painted Blood
a real letdown from their early years. They sound like early Metallica at times rather than Slayer.
Staind Break The Cycle
Staind Chapter V
Stampede to Timberline Tribulation
Very Sexy Jeff Buckley-esque voice... but that's about it. Sorry Snox. 2.2/5
Swans Soundtracks for the Blind
Takeharu Ishimoto "Subarashiki Konosekai" + TWEWY (LP)
Pretty much nothing but remixes of the more popular TWEWY songs. Not terrible, but not really worth going out of your way to check out (even for avid fans of the game). 2.2/5
Talk Talk Spirit of Eden
The Black Dahlia Murder Miasma
The Brave Little Abacus Demo?
The Matt Kurz One If You Can't Join 'Em, Beat 'Em
Not a great album overall, but one of the best one-man-bands I've ever heard.
The Showdown Temptation Come My Way
Toni Peres A Strange World
Could possibly do good as a soundtrack, but as a stand alone album it is empty and void of anything interesting.
Tribes of Neurot Grace
Various Artists (Metal) God of War: Blood and Metal
Mutiny Within = Trivium > Opeth >> Taking Dawn >>>>> Dream Theater > Killswitch Engage. It was no surprise that this was going to be crap. The only scraps of listenable music are surprisingly created by Mutiny Within and Trivium. The band most would expect to be the best (Opeth) comes off as lackadaisical and uninspired which only serves to crash the dreams of those expecting a tiny morsel of good stuff amid a collective of generic metalcore. Truly an abomination of an EP
Weird Al Yankovic Polka Party
The Talking Heads style parody was fun, but everything else was pretty much forgettable. 2.2/5
White Collar Sideshow White Collar Sideshow
Noodley crap. Stay Very far away from this or be at risk for listless, peakless, boring wankery.
Wold Stratification

1.5 very poor
3 Doors Down Away from the Sun
Anlace Bleeding Your Hate
Armor for the Broken Inspiring Stories of Hope and Love
Stumbled across this on apeswithguns, since almost everything there is good I thought this would be interesting, but man was I wrong. This is the most disappointing piece of crap I've listened to all year. It is soulless synth-centered post-hardcore that sounds like it was mixed in someone's garage.
As I Lay Dying Beneath the Encasing of Ashes
Avenged Sevenfold Avenged Sevenfold
Between the Buried and Me Between the Buried and Me
Binary Code The Black Phantasma [Demo]
blink-182 Greatest Hits
Bonedust When you die and your bones are rotting...
drone and random (grating might I add) screeching spread out over 6 tracks. May be up a die-hard noiz/drone/BM maniac's alley, but it ain't up mine. 1.3/5
Caliban The Awakening
Chimaira The Infection
Deerhunter Carve Your Initials into the Walls of the Night
Some Really great stuff right here. Almost as in-depth and though-provoking as some of Sunn O)))'s early stuff
Disturbed Believe
Eighteen Visions Eighteen Visions
Face of Ruin Face of Ruin [Ep]
A couple good riffs sprinkled here or there, but overall falls short of good
Family Force 5 Dance or Die
Hinder Take It to the Limit
Mainstream Bullshit that can't stand up to any real music at all, but the best mainstream I've heard for a long while.
Hollywood Undead Swan Songs
Honestly one of my favorite guilty pleasures, but so as to not perpetrate the belief that REALLY f**king awful music is actually good I'm giving this a 1.5
In This Moment The Dream
Iwrestledabearonce It's All Happening
Motley Crue Saints Of Los Angeles
Newsboys Adoration: The Worship Album
Nickelback Dark Horse
Otep Smash the Control Machine
Puddle of Mudd Come Clean
Strapping Young Lad C:enter:###
I love the anal sex reference in the title, I mean how much more Metal can it get?
The Chariot Wars and Rumors of Wars
The Frozen Ocean The Frozen Ocean
Auto-tuned, low quality praise-and-worship musicians touting themselves as post-rockers anyone?
The Matt Kurz One Impending Doom is No Excuse!
Various Artists Elect-Lo-Nica Compilation
Yeah, not as bad as some of the other "Music" Higashiyama has decided to take part in... but a bunch of boring, unimaginative (what can hardly be called) electronica does not a good album make. 1.3/5
Wold Screech Owl

1.0 awful
Avenged Sevenfold Diamonds In The Rough
Bring Me The Horizon Suicide Season
Carcass Reek of Putrefaction
Dead Star Melancholia Dead Star Melancholia
F**ked up improv/free jazz/noise/crap from Japan. It actually gave me a headache while listening... yeah, it's that bad. I don't wish this upon my worst enemy... 1.0/5
Epeus Richenback Etherized
Wait... this is supposed to be music??? I thought it was just random samplings of random noises that some guy picked up when his cell phone microphone accidentally turned itself on.

But seriously, this is boring in every sense of the word. At least post-rock and ambient actually have some substance to them... this is just absolutely devoid of anything that makes music good. 1.1/5
Fantastimo Fantastimo Voyage
Ummmmmm....... Yeah, this isn't worth even checking out. It's like someone turned on their mic one day while their cat destroyed a guitar to the best of its ability. 1.0/5
Fantastimo Fantastimo Journey
Yeah, I'm not going to even grace this piece of crap with any substantial soundoff... This is crap musically. 1.0/5
Oceano Depths
Season's First Rain split w/ Spray Paint the Sun
Just............... CRAP! One of THE worst things I've EVER heard. I do not recommend this to ANYONE!
The Chariot The Fiancee
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