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Odelay 181 reviews
Beck
Geffen Records, 1996
My fortunate introduction to Beck
+ Rightfully praised modern masterwork of distorted grooves
+ Wait for Deluxe reissue
+ (4.5 stars) "That was a good drum break..."
+ "I got two turntables and a microphone."
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Long to Be Loose2 reviews
Wayne Krantz
Enja, 1993
An Undiscovered Masterpiece
+ Krantz An Incredible Innovator
Wayne Krantz is a guitarist's guitarist with an approach completley his own, but what makes this such a breakout album is the complete fusion of the guitar/bass/drums. This isn't about solists soloing. It's more like chamber jazz that swings its ... off. The recording is perfect, the guys brew up ...
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Chutes Too Narrow295 reviews
The Shins
Sub Pop, 2003
Mindblowingly fantastic
+ Good album for Shins' fans
+ AWESOME
+ Awesome album...
+ love it
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Transformer68 reviews
Lou Reed
RCA, 2002
Happy dead anniversary, dear
+ Overrated certainly, but...
+ Transformer
+ Better than even the Velvets
+ Up there with the VU records
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E.S.P.30 reviews
Miles Davis
Sony, 1998
Best of the '65 - '68 quintet albums
+ Miles Finally Gets His Creative Engine Restarted
+ Start of something good
+ E.S.P.
+ Above average.
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Rain Dogs130 reviews
Tom Waits
Island, 1990
Take that, Britian!
+ "Oh how we danced..."
+ The ruling triumvirate
+ Tom's best album
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Bringing It All Back Home 40 reviews
Bob Dylan
Sony, 2004
There Are No Sins Outside The Gates Of Eden
+ Bringing It All Back Home
+ Bringing It All Back Home
+ The most important musician's most important work
+ 1965 masterpiece marking Dylan's transition from folkie to rocker
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Sail Away13 reviews
Randy Newman
Rhino / Wea, 2002
Newman At His Best!!
+ a classic
+ "You just sing about Jesus and drink wine all day"
+ political science
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Out to Lunch60 reviews
Eric Dolphy
Blue Note Records, 1999
I remember,
+ Dolphy's last classic album
+ One of the best records I've ever heard, and I've heard a lot
+ A "sweet" and "tender" recording
+ last great studio album
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The Best of Roger Miller: His Greatest Songs5 reviews
Roger Miller
Curb Special Markets, 1991
England swings with the king of the road
+ Great listen!
+ A Great CD
+ Best of Roger Miller
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Debussy: Piano Works 9 reviews
Claude Debussy, Pascal Rogé
Decca, 1994
Luminescent performances of Debussy's piano music!
+ Superb!
+ of the 6 or 7 recordings
+ One of the best Debussy performances I've heard.
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California225 reviews
Mr. Bungle
Warner Bros / Wea, 1999
They pulled it off!
+ 3rd Time Is A Charm!
+ One of the greatest rock albums of all time
+ CALIFORNIA DREAMING
+ My favorite Bungle album.
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Chopin: The Piano Works19 reviews
Frederic Chopin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, ...
Decca, 1997
The bar has been set for all solo Chopin collections
+ (-) The Second-Best Complete Chopin Piano Works Survey
+ It's good to get all the Chopin in one place but...
+ My experience of this CD
+ Beautiful!
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Up All Night18 reviews
The John Scofield Band
Verve, 2003
takes some time to get into
+ this is the one
+ Fun grooves through texture
+ Sublime!
+ For an excellent guitarist
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Songs from a Room15 reviews
Leonard Cohen
Sony, 1990
Folk songs for the revolution
+ Stark, but Effective
+ Vintage Leonard
+ Leonard's solid 2nd album--an intriguing set of songs and effectively stark production
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That Was the Year That Was48 reviews
Tom Lehrer
Reprise / Wea, 1990
Tom Lehre
+ Tom Lehrer's humor
+ Fantastic Recordings
+ That Was New Math That Was
+ Great fun
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Underground12 reviews
Thelonious Monk
Sony, 2003
Look At That Cover! How Could You Not Buy This?
+ Almost his best, but not quite...
+ Great times with jagged lines of the true genious...
+ LORD OF THE UNDERGROUND
+ My favorite Monk album
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A Charlie Brown Christmas: The Original Sound Track Recording Of The CBS Television Special218 reviews
Vince Guaraldi Trio
Fantasy, 2000
Best Christmas album, ever.
+ holiday music
+ A classic
+ The Best!
+ festive and sentimental music score
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Graceland44 reviews
Paul Simon
Rhino / Wea, 2004
Still incredible
+ My favorite album ever
+ graceland
+ Paul Simon is a poet
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Friday Afternoon in the Universe20 reviews
Medeski Martin & Wood
Gramavision, 1995
Excellent ! ! ! !
+ Gotta love that vibe
+ Hands down the best MMW!
+ MMW always good music
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