Music

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• Pet Sounds (The Beach Boys) (producer Brian Wilson) A genius work of harmonies and melodies, made all the more impressive by the fact that the composer could not, and still cannot hear in stereo. A+ for effort and execution.
• Nevermind (Nirvana) (producers Butch Vig & Nirvana) An all-out sonic assault by a man who clearly was experiencing his last years on Earth. R.I.P. Cobain, you were a troubled, poor kind soul. A
• Revolver (The Beatles) (producer George Martin) It's the Beatles. It sounds like the Beatles, it feels like the Beatles, do I need say more? Yellow Submarine alone makes this album worth the revolution (ha!). A
• The Velvet Underground & Nico (The Velvet Underground & Nico) (producers Andy Warhol & Tom Wilson) A strikingly experimental work produced and written by the king of the avant garde, Andy Warhol. Sex, drugs, the roots of punk are all here, and it sounds great. A+
• What's Going On (Marvin Gaye) (producer Marvin Gaye) A soulful series of ballads by a guy who many kids of a certain age know as the voice of singing raisins. Powerful in emotion, I give this an A+
• Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (The Beatles) (producer George Martin) The Beatles again, with a whole host of great new tracks. I have to give this the edge over Revolver with an A+, it just feels more essentially Beatles!
• London Calling (The Clash) (producer Guy Stevens) Our first double-ender, I'm not too familiar with the story behind this one. However, it is a great collection of proletariat anthems that are as relevant today as they were back then. A
• OK Computer (Radiohead) (producers Nigel Godrich & Radiohead) The beginnings of the Internet age brought with it a whole host of fears, many of which were predicted by this album, and all of which came true. A+
• Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan) (producer Bob Johnston) A fun series of folk ditties by the king of American folk music himself. I find his other albums a bit better tho, so I will give this one a B.
• Exile on Main St. (The Rolling Stones) (producer Jimmy Miller) I have no idea why this is the highest rated Rolling Stones album. I couldn't tell you any of the tracks off the top of my head if you held a gun to my head. It's just the same-feeling electric guitar shreds throughout, and it all kinda blurs together for me. Still, a C+ for helping to usher in the age of metal.

I will urge you guys, gals, and nonbinary pals to seek these arts yourselves to see for yourselves. That's part of the spirit of the old web, it's a puzzle you must piece together! I will catch you later with my thoughts on film.

UPDATE: I will repost my thoughts on Film right now.Film, begin