Cerebral Archives

Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: DJ Shadow – Endtroducing….. (1996)

Posted by Eric Mack | Mar 3, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

DJ Shadow’s groundbreaking album Endtroducing….. has, so far at least, remained beyond...

Posted by Eric Mack | Oct 5, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

What a difference a year makes. I was wholly unimpressed by Bon Iver when I first heard it a year...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 23, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s not a stretch to say that Kind of Blue rivals the 1941 film Citizen Kane as the greatest...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 3, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Although no one knew it at the time, Superunknown was released a month before Kurt Cobain took his...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 28, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Pink Floyd really have six albums of note, although they have made many more than that: The Piper...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 26, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Aja (1977) is frequently cited as Steely Dan’s signature work, but I consider Katy Lied to be...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 2, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

As its cover suggests, Kid A is bizarre, icy and abstract, even by Radiohead standards. Their...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 29, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Steely Dan achieved early success with their 1972 debut record Can’t Buy a Thrill and in 1974 they...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 27, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

The most popular form of entertainment in America during the first half of the twentieth century...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 19, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s easy to overlook the enormity of the fact that Bob Dylan has been making music for five whole...