50 Cent The Massacre | 1.5 |
Big L Lifestylez ov da Poor & Dangerous | 5.0 |
Blind Melon Nico | 4.0 |
Brand New The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me | 4.5 |
Cake Fashion Nugget | 4.0 |
Colonel Claypool's Bucket Of Bernie Brains The Big Eyeball In The Sky | 2.5 |
Devin The Dude Just Tryin' Ta Live | 4.0 |
Digable Planets Blowout Comb | 3.0 |
Digable Planets Reachin' (A New Refutation of Time and Space) | 4.0 |
Eminem The Slim Shady LP | 2.5 |
Eric B and Rakim Paid in Full | 4.5 |
Everclear Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 1 | 4.0 |
Foo Fighters The Colour and the Shape | 3.5 |
Gorillaz Gorillaz | 3.5 |
Gym Class Heroes The Papercut Chronicles | 4.0 |
Howlin Wolf Howlin' Wolf/Moanin' in the Moonlight | 4.0 |
Incubus (USA-CA) S.C.I.E.N.C.E. | 4.5 |
ISIS Panopticon | 4.5 |
Jane's Addiction Ritual De Lo Habitual | 4.0 |
Jay-Z The Blueprint | 2.0 |
Jedi Mind Tricks Visions of Gandhi | 4.0 |
As far as rap goes, this is a wonderful CD. It starts out hard with Tibetan Black Magicians, teaming with Cannibus. Some of the songs on the CD can be rough around the edges (production wise, not attitude), yet songs like Animal Rap and Storm of Swords more than makes up for this. Those two singles are possibly my two favorite songs from JMT, along with I Against I and Get This Low. The rhyme techniques are unparalleled and the rhyme schemes are amazing. However, at times their intellectualizing of lyrics becomes detrimental to the song as a whole. It is hard to connect with the rhymes when they take an elitist approach. |
Jurassic 5 Quality Control | 3.0 |
Jurassic 5 Power in Numbers | 4.5 |
Kanye West Late Registration | 3.0 |
Kanye West The College Dropout | 4.0 |
Keller Williams Laugh | 4.5 |
Keller Williams "Laugh" covers everything from dancing to kidneys, and from roller blading to Price is Right. This cd takes you on a ride. His intimidating and busy guitar work is outstanding. Once you get over the incredible demonstration of his musicianship and you pick your jaw back up, one can really appreciate the actual flow of the songs. This is epitomized in the song, "Crooked". However, the gem of the CD is, without a doubt, "Freaker By The Speaker". Its funky, it flows, and the random lyrics do not take away from the value. Overall, it is a very strange CD. The only detraction would be his off-the-wall lyrics. When you are grooving to a song and you realize it is about roller-blading, it takes away from the song a bit. AKA "The Primus Syndrom" |
Muddy Waters The Best of Muddy Waters (Chess) | 4.0 |
Nas Hip Hop Is Dead | 2.5 |
Nas STILLmatic | 4.5 |
Nas Illmatic | 5.0 |
Nirvana Incesticide | 3.5 |
Nirvana Nevermind | 4.5 |
OutKast Idlewild | 3.0 |
Pelican The Fire in Our Throats Will Beckon... | 4.5 |
Phish A Picture of Nectar | 4.5 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers Stadium Arcadium | 2.0 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Red Hot Chili Peppers | 3.0 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers By the Way | 3.5 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers The Uplift Mofo Party Plan | 4.0 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers Mother's Milk | 4.5 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers Freaky Styley | 4.5 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers Live at Slane Castle | 4.5 |
Red Hot Chili Peppers Blood Sugar Sex Magik | 5.0 |
This is the best album that the Chili Peppers have given the musical community. There is not a single weak song on this CD and, without a doubt, is one of my favorite CDs. As a bass player, I cannot help but drop my jaw at Flea's sheer melody and how he harmonizes with John Frusciante. He connects the drums and the guitar flawlessly, still leaving room for Anthony's lyrics. This was back when they were Pfunk, a hybrid of punk and funk from that era. Beautiful CD. I can't say enough good things about this album. |
Slick Rick The Art Of Storytelling | 4.5 |
This low rating is a travesty. Slick Rick is a pioneer of his craft. His technique is unique to say the least. He has influenced everyone from Snoop Dogg to Nas. This CD, although repetitive at times, more than makes up for its tediousness with his sheer lyrical skill and his fluency of delivery. Listen to Me & Nas, I Own America Part 1, and Unify. Great songs. Great songs. |
Streetlight Manifesto Everything Goes Numb | 4.5 |
This CD is amazing. This single-handedly got me back into ska. Almost every single song is absolutly incredible. I wouldn't change a thing. Thank you, Streetlight Manifesto, for funking your way into my heart. |
The Mars Volta De-Loused in the Comatorium | 5.0 |
The Strokes Is This It | 4.0 |
The Wallflowers Bringing Down the Horse | 4.0 |
The White Stripes Get Behind Me Satan | 2.5 |
The White Stripes Elephant | 4.5 |
Tool Lateralus | 4.5 |
Weezer Weezer | 4.5 |