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!

The Allah Las -- Worship The Sun

  Keeping true to their surfy garage revival form while mixing in more elements of lush indie rock making the album feel more like a whole rather than just seperate hit entities, with the exception of the closing country number which could have been a good b-side for a single and not the last thing you should of heard.

The Left Banke -- Walk Away Renee/ Pretty Ballerina

  The album that put baroque pop on the map, this underrated classic finds itself right in between Pet Sounds and Sgt. Pepper.

New Riders Of The Purple Sage -- The Adventures Of Panama Red

  Originally an offshoot of The Grateful Dead, exploring burnout 70's hippie city-boy country music, usually I like this kind of Americana, but Panama Red is easily forgettable.