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1990-WARNER BROTHERS
Produced By PAUL SIMON

1. The Obvious Child
2. Can't Run But
3. The Coast
4. Proof
5. Further To Fl;y
6. She Moves On
7. Born At The Right Time
8. The Cool, Cool River
9. Spirit Voices
10. The Rhythm Of The Saints

This is the follow up to the Paul Simon masterpiece, Graceland. It's also a good indication as to why Simon stopped recording albums for the next decade (the really bad Songs From The Capeman aside). Saints is a great songwriter running out of songs and ideas. Very quickly. There are some good moments here..."Can't Run But", "Spirit Voices", and "The Obvious Child" are all good, but there's something that you can hear going out of Simon...his intensity, and his muse. The focus here shifts from Afican to South American music.

For a Paul Simon album, this is bad. For anyone else, it would be a minor triumph. Stick with his earlier material.
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1990
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1994-IMAGO
Produced By THEO VAN ROCK

1. Disconnect
2. Fool
3. Icon
4. Civilized
5. Divine Object Of Hatred
6. Liar
7. Step Back
8. Wrong Man
9. Volume 4
10. Tired
11. Alien Blueprint
12. Shine

One the one hand, Henry Rollins can sound kind of annoying. On the other hand, he's worth listening to because he's maybe the smartest person in rock. Weight is a worthy album, not only because "Liar" is a truly magnificent song that also made for the best moment ever on Beavis And Butthead, but because it also contains gems like "Disconnect" and "Shine". Weight may be the best work by Rollins Band, and if you don't like it, ol' Henry might just kick your ass. For sure.

Of course, Rollins isn't for everyone. But his career as an author, actor, frontman for Black Flag, and his solo career are loaded with biting, intelligent pieces that need to be heard. And really...how many artists really, REALLY, need to be heard?
[First added to this chart: 10/04/2026]
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1994
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1995 – ISLAND
Produced By RON ANIELLO

1. Speed Of Life
2. Believe In You
3. Move If You’re Goin’
4. Lowlife
5. Joe
6. Sheila Don’t Remember
7. Take The Reins
8. Madison
9. Hole At The Top Of The World
10. Heaven’s Last Attempt

Jude Cole began his career as a sideman, playing with the likes of Moon Martin, The Records, and Del Shannon. In 1987, he released his self titled solo debut. For the next decade, he tried to make his way as a singer-songwriter. He had more success making single songs for soundtrack releases than as an album artist. I Don’t Know Why I Act This Way is his fourth album, and it went, like the rest of his albums, almost completely unnoticed. This album had no hits, and while it has a nice sounding acoustic base, there aren’t much in the way of songs to hold it up. In fact, the only song here that leaves any kind of positive impression is the opener, “Speed Of Life”. But there isn’t much after that.

The strangest track is “Joe”, which is about a guy who is really not likeable at all. Cole is not bad lyrically, but his musical arrangements fall flat at every turn, with one too many instrumental tricks. Too bad, because Cole does have a good voice and some good ideas. He would release one more album, without a label, before dropping his solo career to concentrate on being a record company executive (he co-founded Ironworks with Keifer Sutherland), songwriter and producer. He resumed his recording career in 2021, and no one really noticed. Unfortunately, Cole has proven to be better suited at being more behind the scenes than at the front to the stage. His best work is with others and on soundtracks, but not here.
[First added to this chart: 09/30/2026]
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1995
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11
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[First added to this chart: 09/19/2026]
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1998
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2002 – SUPEREGO
Produced By MIKE DENNEEN, RYAN FREELAND & MICHAEL LOCKWOOD

1. Humpty Dumpty
2. High On Sunday 51
3. Lost In Space
4. This Is How It Goes
5. Guys Like Me
6. Pavlov’s Bell
7. Real Bad News
8. Invisible Ink
9. Today’s The Day
10. The Moth
11. It’s Not

Even though her biggest success came in the eighties as the singer for ‘Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann has maintained a solid solo career since her debut album, Whatever, came out in 1993. She’s since put out ten studio albums plus a soundtrack, all of which are worth hearing. Lost In Space is her fourth album, and marks a mellowing out for Mann, in a good way. Lost In Space is surprisingly quiet, and not a very upbeat album. That’s okay, because the best part of this is Mann’s beautiful voice, which makes up for the record’s lack of diversity and punch. What you’re apt to discover here is that you could be happy listening to Aimee Mann sing, regardless of everything else. She has the melodic sense, the lyrical smartness, and the voice to make that work.

While her previous three albums (and the Magnolia soundtrack) are stronger, with better songs, this is still a fine effort. “Pavlov’s Bell” and “Humpty Dumpty” are the better tracks, but while there isn’t a single song that will wow you, the album as a whole is engaging enough to be satisfying. While not loved critically, her fans understand. To date, Lost In Space is her biggest selling solo album, and became the first of her three top 40 releases. Except for “Voices Carry” in the eighties, Aimee Mann has never been, nor will she likely be, a household name. And that’s okay. She can make a disc like Lost In Space and make it work because of her strengths, and because with a voice like hers, you can pretty much make whatever record you want to. Which, thankfully, she does.
[First added to this chart: 09/07/2026]
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2002
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[First added to this chart: 02/11/2024]
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2003
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26
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2015 – YEP ROC
Produced By MANDOLIN ORANGE

1. Old Ties And Companions
2. Settled Down
3. Little Worlds
4. Rounder
5. From Now On
6. Jump Mountain Blues
7. That Wrecking Ball
8. Blue Ruin
9. Daylight
10. Of Which There Is No Like

Mandolin Orange is a duo from North Carolina whose music is pretty much the definition of Americana. Andrew Marlin and Emily Frantz play various stringed instruments perfectly, and they sing together like angels. Marlin’s songs are modern, yet they maintain a folksy, old time feeling that makes this a wonderful find of a group. Such Jubilee is their fourth album, and it’s a gem. This is perfect stuff for sitting on your back porch on a sunny afternoon and evening, drinking sweet tea and enjoying your life. The mix of guitars, mandolins, banjos, fiddles, and voices is calming, yet never dull. They do not rock, but they are not snoozy, either, even though the songs are pretty mellow. There’s something for almost everyone (metalheads excluded) on this album, which may be the duo’s finest work. Music you can lose yourself in, and that you can easily fall in love with.

If there’s an issue here, it’s this. Marlin emerges as the lead singer of the duo, and he sings lead on everything. Except for “From Now On”. On this track, Frantz shows, without being in the background for once, what a stunning and beautiful voice she has. But you only get to hear it up front for about three and a half minutes, on this one track. Maybe that’s the way they like it, and how they wanted it, but for me, it would make Such Jubilee so much better if the vocals were given more of a split instead of Frantz getting just a token song to sing. Otherwise, this is fine stuff. “Daylight”, “Settled Down”, and, of course, “From Now On” are the highlights, and the feel and mood of this album is pretty much perfect. Look for their other work as well…Quiet Little Room, This Side Of Jordan, Blindfaller…you pretty much can’t go wrong with this group. If you like the Americana thing, then Mandolin Orange is something you should definitely have on your radar.
[First added to this chart: 07/14/2026]
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2015
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101
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[First added to this chart: 07/14/2026]
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1974
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58
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1971 – MONUMENT
Produced By FRED FOSTER

1. The Silver Tongued Devil And I
2. Jody And The Kid
3. Billy Dee
4. Good Christian Soldier
5. Breakdown (A Long Way From Home)
6. Loving Her Was Easier (Than Anything I’ll Ever Do Again)
7. The Taker
8. When I Loved Her
9. The Pilgrim – Chapter 33
10. Epitaph (Black And Blue)

The career of Kris Kristofferson was either highly successful or not very great at all. I guess it depends on how you look at him. I prefer the former view. He was a gifted songwriter with a completely unpolished voice that caused many to dismiss him. He was a decent actor who once shared the screen with Barbra Streisand. He drank too much, chased too many women, and was the definition of a country outlaw. His second album, The Silver Tongued Devil And I, was his most successful album (along with Jesus Was A Capricorn from 1972). It came on the heels of the massive success of Janis Joplin’s version of his “Me And Bobby McGee”, which brought his talents to the eyes and ears of a mass audience. And although this album was a hit, it’s also become somewhat forgotten and underrated over the years.

“Lovin’ Her Was Easier” wasn’t really a hit, but it is the second highest charting single of his career (behind “Why Me”). But this album isn’t about hits. It’s about the absolute quality of the songs. In an era centered on singer-songwriter albums, this stands as one of the very best. “Jody And The Kid”, “Epitaph (Black And Blue)” (which was written for Joplin), “The Taker”…hell, everything else. Some of these were hits for others, but there’s nothing quite like the odd personal touch that Kristofferson gives them. Kristofferson was always famous, and yet his music was always not given its due. If you’re going to give one Kristofferson album a try, to see what his talent was really all about, make that one album The Silver Tongued Devil And I. An absolute classic filled with truly great songs.
[First added to this chart: 07/06/2026]
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1971
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[First added to this chart: 06/29/2026]
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1969
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