Echo & The Bunnymen -- Porcupine

  For the most part I don't like Echo & The Bunnymen, Heaven's Up Here is super rad, but Porcupine is loud, hyper and way too new waveish, like not so sucky U2, but U2 nonetheless.

Beck -- Odelay

  There are some great grooves on this album but Mellow Gold's gritty weirdness still takes top spot, even if dumb top 40's radio stations still play Loser.

The Mamas And The Papas -- Deliver

  Deliver does feature some of my favourite mellow sunshine Mamas & The Papas tunes, but I think I'll stick with my double LP greatest hits and toss this one into the pit!

The Beach Boys -- Sunflower

  Holy frig how many awesome albums can one band put out?  Sunflower is a sunshine powroque (power/ baroque) pop masterpiece by the kings of up scaling the bar.

Neil Young -- Freedom

  Freedom has 'bout four point five tracks of good Neil Young music, the rest has the stench of 1980's dad rock, not that I lasted more than two seconds per track before I had to skip -- YECCH!!

The Lovin' Spoonful -- Daydream

  Honestly I was prepared to full on hate this album, 'cause I think John Sebastian is a flake, but I have to admit there were some passable garage-y moments -- I'm still going to toss it!

Jimmy Ruffin -- Ruff'n Ready

  Run of the mill Motown soul music, I can't say there were any mind blowing pumpin' sounds, just an album of hollow filler, but that is one bitchin' cover, looks like it could be Jamaican rocksteady!

Ry Cooder - Paradise And Lunch

  What you got here is laid back experimental Americana, with the never ending guitar chops of Ry Cooder, sorta sounds like if James Taylor were mega awesome!