Tis the season to be spending. If you don’t have time to listen to everything, but don’t want to waste your money – allow me to do the listening for you.
By genre of music these are the season’s best offerings:
For the broken hearted
Beck – Sea Change ****
For the political rapper in your life
Public Enemy – Revolverlution *** 1/2
Beautiful British Rock
Coldplay – A Rush of Blood to the Head *** 1/2
Sultry Songstress
Norah Jones – Come Away With Me *****
Art Rock
Peter Gabriel – Up *** 1/2
Punk
The Hives – Vendi Vidi Vicious *** 1/2
Girl Punk
The Donnas – Spend the Night ***
Rock
Nirvana – Nirvana ****
Foo Fighters – One by One *** 1/2
Queens of The Stone Age – Song for the Deaf *** 1/2
White Stripes – White Blood Cells **** 1/2
The Strokes – Is This It **********
The Vines – Highly Evolved *** 1/2
Weezer – Maladroit ********
Singer/Songwriter
Tori Amos – Scarlet’s Walk ****
Aimee Mann – Lost In Space *****
India Arie – Voyage To India *** 1/2
Warren Zevon – Best of Warren Zevon ****
Rap
Eminem – The Eminem Show ****
Rating system
5 * = A classic must have for your collection
4 * = Grows on you and infests your brain
3 * = Excellent for the occasional listen
2 * = Won’t be found on this list
1 * = All Bon Jovi, Christina Aguilera, and earnest metal rock