The Subhumans -- Times Flies ... But Aeroplanes Crash

    The good parts of this EP sound like The Clash if they had stayed with their 77' Punk sound.  The big surprise was the piano lead Eno-esque track Susan.  The leftovers were shoddily produced live Hardcore garbage ...

Parliament -- Mothership Connection

  What do you get when some pimp talkin' funkateers take over the airwaves from outer-space?  One helluva great record -- Mothership Connection!  

Smokey Robinson and The Miracles -- Greatest Hits, Vol. 2

  Vol. 2 covers The Miracles's best numbers from 65' to 67'.  Smokey was like the Dylan of Motown, his lyrics speak right to the spearhead of our emotional vulnerabilities and their truths, with a voice so damn smooth it carries the music to new heights. 

U2 -- War

  First things first ... I f*cking hate U2, bonehead's annoying vocals, the cheesy ass lyrics and that goddamn irritating over effects guitar, this all equals, "turn that crap off."  That aside I actually like this album, I find this is the band at the height of their shtick.  I knew there was a reason these guys were so popular and it's a three letter word WAR!   

Tones On Tail -- The Album Pop

  Pretty much a premonition of the Gothy Dreampop formula that was going to be Love And Rockets, was done first by Daniel Ash, before he recruited ex-bandmate David J. 

The Cure -- Disintegration

  While having a evening alone, anti-social, dealing with my personal demons of self-loathing, feeling like a toothless hatchet-face.  I have to admit I had a moment with The Cure's Disintegration, it almost seemed like the perfect setting for this particular record, and I never enjoyed it more.  Side one's sound of hope was definitely an easier pill to swallow than side two's pit of total despair.  The best and most surprising part of the album is its loose psychedelic jamminess, mixing synth drone with flange driven surf guitar that just "pulls on your pout."

Can -- Tago Mago

  Can's prolific sophomore release Tago Mago.  After the original singer's nervous breakdown, Can found their new lead vocalist busking on the street of Germany.  I'm not sure where music would be without this album, they obviously inspired Radiohead's Kid A period, the Happy Mondays baggy sound, and the list goes on and on ...  Record one features four numbers, songs with structure and weight, while the second record is a sound-scaped cut up of Musique Concrete, which is cute in theory, but is totally unlistenable and is a complete write-off.  All in all this album is a corner stone of music history, a lot of the sounds and beats we love today wouldn't exist if Can didn't do it first!