I still prefer ARTHUR from this era, but anything from SOMETHING ELSE –> MUSWELL is a good listen.

I think this might be their best? They definitely did good work after this, and White for sure blossomed into a solo talent, but the limited instrumentation and kinda janky sound quality is hard to beat. Has that Flat Duo Jets/garage feel to it that the (slightly) more polished follow-ups lack. Three cheers for little rooms.

I think I got this from Columbia House in the early 90s? Because I was cool, I had heard about this album and when I finally heard it, it did not disappoint.

Great stuff. No notes.

My dad was a big Joni fan and I obviously have loved her voice since small times but I think I always struggled with her because she's very jazz-influenced, even with her early acoustic stuff. I've warmed up to jazz in general as I've gotten older, (I still think it mostly sucks, but I can appreciate what people see in it) but I still have a hard time on first blush. That said, very good on re-listen. And no problematic blackface on this album cover!

For some reason, I’ve always confused Echo & the Bunnnymen with the Psychedelic Furs. I like this album! There’s a couple forgettable tracks, but “Seven Seas” is an all-timer for me.

As good as these guys were, it doesn’t bring me a lot of pleasure to admit that when I was like 14 years old, I listened to a lot of Dire Straits.

IDK these boys don’t seem all that rude.

Please don't cancel me, but a little of this goes a long way for me. An entire album of it was grueling TBH.

A hell of a voice, but it’s really hard for me to separate it from the deeply unpleasant guy attached to it. And another one where a little goes a long way for me.

Not my fave. Like a lot of post-OK Computer Radiohead, her songs are too formless for me to really vibe with.

This record still bangs. Maybe my favorite of the New Wave necrophiliacs to pop up post-Strokes, but I’ve always been partial to rock you can dance to.

Not my favorite of his, but still some corkers on here. “Louisiana” is very pretty. When my dad would play this album, he told us the lyrics on the “Rednecks” chorus were “we’re keeping the neighbors down,” and I still kinda hear it that way.

Man, I’d heard their later hits, but I hadn’t heard this one before! This is very good.

Good, good shit. Hadn’t listened to this in a while and was struck by how groovy the drums are on this. MASTER OF REALITY is still my fave Sabbath, but this is obviously a strong album.

Too many dragging tracks on this to really recommend it, but there’s a handful of songs that are worth it.

Beach House is one of those bands who has one song they play over and over, but I like that one song.

Sucks.

Not my cup of tea, but “Locomotive Breath” is a keeper.

Yeah!

It’s a shame he fell headfirst into a thresher immediately after this album was released.

Yes.

I liked it! Which is not surprising as I think this is a lot of the same personnel that wound up on David Byrne’s REI MOMO. Say what you want about cultural hegemony, but my Byrne fandom opened me up to a lot of music I’d not become familiar with otherwise.

This one rocks.

Oops, all bangers.

Not earth-shattering, but pretty cool.

I think tbh here’s like one song too many, but I also don’t know which one I’d cut because they’re all incredibly good.

Good!