| Artist |
Title |
Released |
Rating
(out of 10) |
| Talking Heads |
Talking Heads '77 |
1977 |
8 |
| Talking Heads |
More Songs About Buildings and Food |
1978 |
|
| Talking Heads |
Speaking in Tongues |
1983 |
|
| Talking Heads |
Stop Making Sense |
1984 |
9 1/2 |
| Talking Heads |
Little Creatures |
1985 |
9 |
| Talking Heads |
True Stories |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| Talking Heads |
Naked |
1988 |
|
Teardrop Explodes
(Julian Cope) |
Kilimanjaro |
1980 |
|
| Teardrop Explodes |
Wilder |
1981 |
|
| Teardrop Explodes |
Everybody Wants to Shag |
1990 |
8 |
| Tears for Fears |
Songs from the Big Chair |
1985 |
8 |
| Teenage Fanclub |
Bandwagonesque |
1991 |
7 1/2 |
| Television |
Marquee Moon |
1977 |
8 |
Temple of the Dog
(Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) |
Temple of the Dog |
1991 |
|
| 10,000 Maniacs |
The Wishing Chair |
1985 |
|
| 10,000 Maniacs |
In My Tribe |
1987 |
7 |
| 10,000 Maniacs |
Blind Man's Zoo |
1989 |
|
| 10,000 Maniacs |
Hope Chest |
1990 |
|
| 10,000 Maniacs |
Our Time in Eden |
1992 |
|
| That Petrol Emotion |
Manic Pop Thrill |
1986 |
7 |
| That Petrol Emotion |
Babble |
1987 |
9 |
| That Petrol Emotion |
End of the Millenium Psychosis Blues |
1988 |
7 |
| That Petrol Emotion |
Chemicrazy |
1990 |
8 |
| That Petrol Emotion |
Fireproof |
1993 |
8 1/2 |
| The The |
Infected |
1986 |
|
| The The |
Mind Bomb |
1989 |
|
| They Might Be Giants |
They Might Be Giants |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| They Might Be Giants |
Lincoln |
1988 |
8 |
| They Might Be Giants |
Flood |
1990 |
8 |
| They Might Be Giants |
Apollo 18 |
1992 |
|
| They Might Be Giants |
John Henry |
1994 |
|
| Throwing Muses |
Throwing Muses |
1986 |
9 |
| Throwing Muses |
House Tornado |
1988 |
10 |
| Throwing Muses |
Hunkpapa |
1989 |
7 |
| Throwing Muses |
Counting Backwards (Single) |
1991 |
7 |
| Throwing Muses |
The Real Ramona |
1991 |
8 1/2 |
| Throwing Muses |
Red Heaven |
1992 |
7 |
| Throwing Muses |
University |
1995 |
7 |
| Throwing Muses |
Limbo |
1996 |
8 1/2 |
| Throwing Muses |
In a Doghouse
(Compilation of self-titled debut album, "Chains Changed" EP, "The Doghouse Cassette" demo tape, and other outtakes) |
1985-1987 |
8 |
| Throwing Muses |
Throwing Muses |
2003 |
7 |
| Timbuk 3 |
Greetings from Timbuk 3 |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| Timbuk 3 |
Eden Alley |
1988 |
7 |
| Too Much Joy |
Son of Sam I Am |
1988 |
8 |
| Too Much Joy |
Cereal Killers |
1991 |
8 |
| Too Much Joy |
Mutiny |
1992 |
6 |
| Tortoise |
Standards |
2001 |
8 |
| Tribe Called Quest |
People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm |
1990 |
8 1/2 |
| Tribe Called Quest |
The Low End Theory |
1991 |
10 |
| Tribe Called Quest |
Midnight Marauders |
1993 |
7 1/2 |
| Tribe Called Quest |
Beats, Rhymes and Life |
1996 |
8 |
| Tribe Called Quest |
The Love Movement |
1998 |
4 |
| U2 |
The Unforgettable Fire |
1984 |
10 |
| U2 |
The Joshua Tree |
1987 |
9 1/2 |
| U2 |
Achtung Baby |
1991 |
|
| U2 |
All That You Can't Leave Behind |
2000 |
8 |
| Uncle Tupelo |
No Depression |
1990 |
|
| Suzanne Vega |
Suzanne Vega |
1985 |
|
| Suzanne Vega |
99.9 F Degrees |
1992 |
8 1/2 |
| Veldt |
Marigolds |
1992 |
|
| Veldt |
Afrodisiac |
1994 |
|
| Velvet Elvis |
Velvet Elvis |
1988 |
|
| Velvet Underground |
Velvet Underground & Nico |
1967 |
9 |
| Velvet Underground |
The Velvet Underground |
1969 |
9 1/2 |
| Velvet Underground |
VU
(Previously unreleased material) |
1985 |
9 |
| Velvet Underground |
Live MCMXCIII |
1993 |
8 |
| Veruca Salt |
American Thighs |
1994 |
|
| Verve |
Urban Hymns |
1997 |
|
| Violent Femmes |
Violent Femmes |
1982 |
10 |
| Violent Femmes |
Hallowed Ground |
1984 |
8 |
| Violent Femmes |
The Blind Leading the Naked |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| Violent Femmes |
3 |
1988 |
8 |
| V-Roys |
Just Add Ice |
1996 |
|
| Tom Waits |
Swordfishtrombones |
1983 |
|
| Tom Waits |
Rain Dogs |
1985 |
9 1/2 |
| Tom Waits |
Frank's Wild Years |
1987 |
10 |
| Tom Waits |
Bone Machine |
1992 |
9 |
| Tom Waits |
The Black Rider |
1993 |
9 1/2 |
| Tom Waits |
Mule Variations |
1999 |
8 1/2 |
| Tom Waits |
Alice |
2002 |
|
| Tom Waits |
Blood Money |
2002 |
|
Ugly Cassanova
(Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse) |
Sharpen Your Teeth |
2002 |
7 |
| Waxing Poetics |
Hermitage |
1986 |
8 |
| Waxing Poetics |
Manakin Moon |
1988 |
|
| Waxing Poetics |
Bed Time Story |
1990 |
|
| Weezer |
Weezer (The Green Album) |
2001 |
7 1/2 |
| Weezer |
Maladroit |
2002 |
|
Paul Westerberg
(ex-Replacements) |
14 Songs |
1993 |
|
| Whiskeytown |
Faithless Street |
1996 |
|
| Whiskeytown |
Stangers Almanac |
1997 |
8 |
| Whiskeytown |
Pneumonia |
2001 |
9 |
| White Stripes |
White Blood Cells |
2001 |
8 |
| White Stripes |
Elephant |
2003 |
8 1/2 |
Wilco
(ex-Uncle Tupelo) |
Being There |
1996 |
Disc 1: 9
Disc 2: 4 |
| Billy Bragg & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue |
1998 |
9 |
| Wilco |
Summerteeth |
1999 |
9 |
| Billy Bragg & Wilco |
Mermaid Avenue Vol. II |
2000 |
6 |
| Wilco |
Yankee Hotel Foxtrot |
2002 |
9 1/2 |
| Lucinda Williams |
Car Wheels on a Gravel Road |
1998 |
9 |
| Lucinda Williams |
Essence |
2001 |
|
Marty Willson-Piper
(ex-Church) |
Art Attack |
1988 |
|
| Brian Wilson |
Pet Sounds Live |
2002 |
|
| Wire |
The Ideal Copy |
1987 |
9 1/2 |
| Wire |
Kidney Bingos (Single) |
1988 |
8 |
| Wire |
A Bell Is a Cup |
1988 |
7 |
| Wire |
It's Beginning to and Back Again |
1989 |
|
| Wire |
Manscape |
1990 |
|
Wir
(Wire minus 1 member) |
The First Letter |
1991 |
|
| Wire |
Send |
2003 |
|
| Woodentops |
Well well well... |
1985 |
8 1/2 |
| Woodentops |
Giant |
1986 |
10 |
| Woodentops |
Wooden Foot Cops on the Highway |
1988 |
7 |
Steve Wynn
(ex-Dream Syndicate) |
Kerosene Man |
1990 |
7 |
| Steve Wynn |
Dazzling Display |
1992 |
|
| Steve Wynn |
Flourescent |
1994 |
|
| X |
Live at the Whiskey A Go-Go on the Fabulous Sunset Strip |
1988 |
7 1/2 |
| XTC |
The Big Express |
1984 |
|
| XTC |
Skylarking |
1986 |
9 |
| XTC |
Oranges & Lemons |
1989 |
9 1/2 |
| XTC |
Rag & Bone Buffet
(B-sides, demos, and previously unreleased material) |
1990 |
7 1/2 |
| XTC |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Single - cardboard sleeve) |
1992 |
7 |
| XTC |
The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead (Single - plastic sleeve) |
1992 |
7 |
| XTC |
Nonsuch |
1992 |
9 |
| XTC |
Apple Venus Volume I |
1999 |
8 1/2 |
| XTC |
Homespun
(Apple Venus Demos) |
1999 |
8 |
| XTC |
Wasp Star (Apple Venus Volume II) |
2000 |
8 |
| XTC |
Homegrown
(Wasp Star demos) |
2001 |
7 |
| Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
Fever to Tell |
2003 |
|
| Yo La Tengo |
I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One |
1997 |
9 |
| Yo La Tengo |
Little Honda EP |
1998 |
9 |
| Yo La Tengo |
And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out |
2000 |
8 |
| Yo La Tengo |
Summer Sun |
2003 |
|
| Pete Yorn |
musicforthemorningafter |
2001 |
7 |
Zwan
(Billy Corgan, Jimmy Chamberlin of Smashing Pumpkins, David Pajo of Tortoise, Paz Lenchantin of A Perfect Circle) |
Mary Star of the Sea |
2003 |
8 1/2 |
| Various Artists |
The Bigtime Syndrome |
1987 |
6 |
| Various Artists |
The Crow Soundtrack |
1994 |
6 |
| Various Artists |
Faraway, So Close Soundtrack |
1994 |
5 |
| Various Artists |
Just Say Yes |
1987 |
7 |
| Various Artists |
Just Say Yo |
1988 |
6 |
| Various Artists |
Just Say Mao |
1989 |
6 1/2 |
| Various Artists |
A Matter of Degrees Soundtrack |
1991 |
9 |
| Various Artists |
No Alternative |
1993 |
7 |
| Various Artists |
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Soundtrack |
2000 |
8 1/2 |
| Various Artists |
Rubaiyat: Elektra's 40th Anniversary |
1990 |
6 |
| Various Artists |
Rushmore Soundtrack |
1999 |
9 |
| Various Artists |
Until the End of the World Soundtrack |
1991 |
9 |
