In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988-2003 (400) Artist: R.E.M. How do you condense 15 years of music down to 76 minutes? In the case of this survey of the second phase of R.E.M.'s career, the answer is: Exceptionally well. The dangling carrot for ... read more
Jeff (310) Artist: Jeff Beck Calling fabled guitar god Jeff Beck 'mercurial' doesn't do justice to the word – or the legend himself. While this latest blast of maniacal Beckology seems to form a loose techno-centric ... read more
Let It Be (400) Artist: The Beatles Sloppy in conception, and even sometimes in the playing, Let It Be often gets a bad rap. Unfairly, as it's often as charming, well written, and (oh yeah) rocking as the Beatles' 'better' ... read more
Let It Be... Naked (400) Artist: The Beatles Re-recorded, remixed, overdubbed and repackaged--all before its 1970 American release, mind you-- Let It Be has long been the most second-guessed album in the Beatles otherwise sterling ... read more
Magical Mystery Tour (400) Artist: The Beatles The album feels even more like a collection of singles (instead of an actual movie soundtrack) than Help! or A Hard Day's Night , but maybe that's because every song sounds like it could ... read more
Maroon (400) Artist: Barenaked Ladies Cleverness is a delicate thing: go too far and it becomes self-parody; bury it too deep and it will be interpreted literally. Toronto's Barenaked Ladies have been walking this tightrope ... read more
Maybe You Should Drive (400) Artist: Barenaked Ladies On this, their second major label release, Barenaked Ladies get romantic without slipping into sappy sentimentality. Wonderfully witty love songs like 'Jane,' 'These Apples,' 'A,' and ... read more
