The Cotton Jones Basket Ride -- Paranoid Cocoon

  These guys are like a Doorsy Indie Americanaed version of She And Him, but you have to think of them as if She And Him didn't majorly suck and both singers actually compliment each other, which The Cotton Jones Basket Ride pulls off beautifully.

Sly And The Family Stone -- Fresh

  After clawing his way out of dark death dirge of There's A Riot Goin' On, Sly came back to life making a group efforted uplifting Funk tour de force that sounded like a Fresh start! 

Eddie Vedder -- Into The Wild

    Eddie Vedder is the poster boy for alternative jock rock, also the film is about an idiotic rich kid who goes on a Kerouac brohemian type journe — perfect mashup!  Point is this hipster Folk sucks and you should read the book to get the real scoop, you'll see how the hero is framed in another light. 

Love -- Forever Changes

  This Flamenco driven Baroque Folk Rock masterpiece is often tossed aside for what I theorize is two reasons, one the hardcore Love fans usually find this album too mellow and then the Folk Rockers find the record too weird, meaning that this great album will always fall short of finding an audience.  Personally I find it innovative how they tossed in so many musical elements and made it sound flawless and flowing ... if you're either a major Love fan or a die hard Folkster I'd give this another whirl with different ears in mind!    

Dr. Dog -- Fate

  I like this stuff but I don't love it, reminds me of a hipster Indie Folk version of the Flaming Lips ... anyway maybe I should give it a second shot ... ha ha, get it!??

The Beatles -- Let It Be

  This album was a complete mess from the start, what you've got is a crumbling band who've turned into individuals rather than members in a solid unit.  All the issues, politics and bullsh*t aside I think if you break the album up in parts, you can see the group's past, present and future in the record, for example; you've got a couple skiffle/ rock 'n' roll numbers (Maggie Mae and One After 909) from their past, some Lennon/ McCartney (Two Of Us and I've Got A Feeling) classics for their present, and the individually written tracks foreshadowing each of their future solo careers (Lennon, Dig A Pony and Across The Universe, McCartney, Let It Be & The Long And Winding Road and Harrison's I Me Mine and For You Blue).  In conclusion Let It Be may not be The Beatles at their best but they did perfect the art of a band wrapping it up.

The Doors

  The only album that truly exemplifies the brilliance that The Doors were supposed to have!  With the exception of The End, I found that their sound is more of a gothic surfer Blues rather than a psychedelic freakout.