Dinosaur Jr. -- Bug

  Known to be as the last record of the original Dinosaur Jr. line up, but J had totally taken over the band by then, there wasn't much room for any other input except Barlow's idiotic screaming on Don't,  it's obviously still an awesome record -- deh!!!

Randy Newman -- Little Criminals

  Little Criminals is a pastiche of the Newman sound (rock, cabaret, country, orchestra ... You get it) in his classic bitterly naive ditties that makes his music so unique.

Stevie Wonder --Where I'm Coming From

  A weird mix of classic Motown, new Stevie and baroque pop, it's like Wonder wasn't sure which direction to go in, you can almost hear the growing pain of sonic confusion, but nevertheless a great record.

The Youngbloods -- Elephant Mountain

  This underrated jazzy folk rock album is drenched in that hopeful hippiedom that may have been dated at the time of its release, but it's a good record, my question is, what is with the whack cover?  And what looks like a steaming pile of poo in the foreground?

Syd Barrett -- Barrett

  Barrett's final record is way more accessibility interesting than his The Madcap Laughs uneven schizophrenic ramblings or the overtly British Floydian space jams ... what you've got here is 70's proto-indie rock.  And it's cute that Gilmour was so involved in Syd's solo career, like he was responsible for his friend because he had replaced him in his band.

Hawkwind -- Hall Of The Mountain Grill

  Hall Of The Mointain Grill is the rock 'n' roll equivalent of a Ralph Bashski cartoon!  And I mean that in the most complimentary way, just think of a mix of Barrett's Pink Floyd meets Black Sabbath.

Elliott Smith --Figure 8

  Figure 8 is Smith at the height of his Beatles-esque gloom pop phase, like there was a glimmer of hope in his depression, unfortunately it wasn't true ...

Gabor Szabo -- His Great Hits

  What you have here is a strange plethora ranging from completely brilliant jazz guitar, to groovy kitch Muzak and terrible ridiculousness.  This double lp definitely spans Szabo's diversity and sometimes not in the best ways, but nevertheless he's a great talent and worth knowing.