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ddelony recommended this 1 year, 4 months ago

The Pixies at their best, blending loud guitars, disturbing subject matter courtesy of Black Francis, and catchy melodies.

dslobley recommended this 1 year, 6 months ago

An album of simple folk songs with beautiful melodies, performed primarily with just guitar and voice.

ddelony recommended this 1 year, 9 months ago

This was a big hit for the band, courtesy of "Owner of a Lonely Heart" and new guitarist Trevor Rabin. On first listen, it seems that 90125 is a departure from Yes's prog roots, but there are plenty of off-the-wall ideas on this album. There are even a few longer tracks, such as "Changes" and "Hearts." The production might be of the era, but it's still a great, with the trademark Yes musicianship.

ddelony recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

The band imploded just after making this, but you wouldn't know it listening to this lushly recorded set. Morrissey and Marr's favorite!

ddelony recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

Along with the Velvet Underground, this band has influenced just about all modern rock.

ddelony recommended this 1 year, 10 months ago

This album is quintessentially Summer for me. It's dance music, but the whole album is really warm. Just listen to it and you feel the sun beaming down on your shoulder. It doesn't sound dated, which is incredible, given the time period. New Order once again effortlessly fused dance and rock music on what could be their masterpiece.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

Makes a nice, refreshing cuppa. No self-respecting anglophile should pass up this tea.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

Damo Suzuki's swan song with the group features a lighter, more atmospheric sound. "Moonshake" still bears a hint of the band's past edginess, and "Bel Air" is another sidelong epic track.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

Two essential albums in one package. Just about every modern rock band has borrowed something from Big Star.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

A transitional album, caught between Brian Eno's demented avant-pop of his first two albums, and the developing ambient sound he would become famous for.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

After some intitial annoying problems with hangs due to a bad profile, this new version of Firefox really flies. This browser remains a hacker's dream because of its customizability.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

This saved my bacon when I had to reflash my netbook BIOS recently.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

A promising open source clone of BeOS. Boots up very fast in VirtualBox.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

A nice, robust brew. Great with a splash of milk.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

You can play this for years and still not discover the game's vast secrets. The dev team really does think of everything! Some day I will ascend.

ddelony recommended this 2 years ago

Great infographic, even if it does seem to confirm all the hipster stereotypes of Mac users.

ddelony recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

A very twisted and very catchy album. It's art rock, but you'll be humming these tunes forever.

ddelony recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

One of the few true geniuses in the business.

ddelony recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

Everything great about Tago Mago distilled into one single album. The songs are much tighter, although there is still an extended freakout on "Soup".

ddelony recommended this 2 years, 1 month ago

This band's musical vocabulary seemed far beyond rock, closer to jazz. Jaki Liebezeit's steady drumming anchors the whole thing. They were doing world music before it was cool.