| 5.0 classic |
| Aesop Rock Fast Cars, Danger, Fire and Knives |
| Alice in Chains MTV Unplugged |
| Alice in Chains Nothing Safe: Best of the Box |
| Aphex Twin Richard D. James Album |
| Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92 |
| Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works Volume II |
| Aphex Twin Drukqs |
| Atmosphere Seven's Travels |
| Atmosphere Lucy Ford: The Atmosphere EPs |
| Bad Religion All Ages |
| Battles Mirrored |
| Boards of Canada Tomorrow's Harvest |
| Boards of Canada Music Has the Right to Children |
| CHON CHON |
| deaf-child hindsight twentytwenty |
| Dense, unique, and at times mind-blowing music oozing with different meanings to be explored. Despite the subdued and at times inadequate vocal tone, this is a classic record overall. |
| DJ Shadow Endtroducing..... |
| Goldfinger Goldfinger |
| Goldfinger Hang-ups |
| Goldfinger Stomping Ground |
| Hole Live Through This |
| Less Than Jake Hello Rockview |
| Meshuggah obZen |
| Nirvana Bleach |
| Nirvana In Utero |
| Nirvana Nevermind |
| Nirvana Incesticide |
| NOFX The Decline |
| NOFX So Long and Thanks for All the Shoes |
| NOFX Heavy Petting Zoo |
| NOFX The Decline - Live at Red Rocks |
| Pearl Jam Vitalogy |
| Vitalogy is a record that will be forever remembered as a little worse than it actually is. In reality, this is a beast of a rock album. It has heavy headbangers ("Spin the Black Circle"), quirky deep cuts ("Tremor Christ"), ambient jams ("Immortality"), staples of alternative rock radio ("Corduroy"), and incredible ballads (the weepy "Nothingman" and the triumphant "Betterman," the latter of which is among the finest ballads in the entire 90s rock pantheon). It's so easy to quickly rate Vitalogy less than 5 stars - it's not as good as Ten or Vs., plain and simple. But let's not fail to see the forest for the trees; all three of Pearl Jam's first albums are nothing short of classic, and each should be cherished and revisited as such. In a way, coming back so frequently to the other albums makes a record like Vitalogy one that unsuspecting fans might find creeps up on them years later, with so many incredible songs seemingly trumped by their ever-so-slightly superior predecessors, most fans listen to Vitalogy less. And in a mysterious way, that makes it even fresher to hear every time. |
| Pearl Jam Ten |
| Pearl Jam Vs. |
| Radiohead Amnesiac |
| Radiohead Kid A |
| Radiohead OK Computer |
| Radiohead Pyramid Song |
Thom Yorke reportedly wrote "Pyramid Song" and "Everything in its Right Place" during the
same week. And music was never the same again...Seriously, for all the hype generated by
Kid A, "Pyramid Song" has always been the best track to come out of that period in the
band's career. A haunting and sophisticated off-kilter series of piano chords cuts through
an ocean of other instruments, providing harmonic richness that few bands could dream of.
The track also features an extraordinarily 'chill' and jazzy drum feel that kicks in
halfway through, along with a sweeping orchestral score. The music is easily enough to prop
up Thom's masterful lyrics - which prophetically lament the disappearing polar icecaps and
warn of rising sea levels - all through imagery from a purported dream. Careful listening
reveals quintessential elements of peak Yorke and peak Greenwood (Johnny) at play in the
composition here, not to mention a flawless performance by the entire band. It's no wonder
that multiple members of the band have cited "Pyramid Song" as their finest work.And
finally, it's worth noting here that climate change is a common thread in several prominent
Radiohead anthems: "Pyramid Song," "Sail to the Moon," "Fake Plastic Trees,"
and...heck...*all* of The King of Limbs. |
| Reel Big Fish Turn the Radio Off |
| Soundgarden Superunknown |
| Stone Temple Pilots Purple |
| The Presidents of the United States of America The Presidents of the United States of America |
| The Presidents of the United States of America II |
| The Smashing Pumpkins Siamese Dream |
| The Smashing Pumpkins Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
| Tool Lateralus |
| Tool Ænima |
| Veruca Salt American Thighs |
