Death - Leprosy

1988

The second album from Death. I like this one more than the first one. This is more focused and has better production.. The drums are sounding a bit monotonous by the end of the album. I like that one guitar player does sick notey solos and the other guy does all these whammy dive bomb Kerry King type solos. Sick riffs throughout. They create nice atmospheres that Death metal now a day...is mostly a wall of harsh. This is from 1988, so, you know, it breathes.

Target - Master Project Genesis

1988

Similar to Death Angel somewhere around their second album. This is a bit more controled and not quite as aggressive. Production is kinda flat. Thrash that's a tiny bit experimental.

Cheap Trick - Lap Of Luxury

1988

Cheap Trick is my favorite band and this is them at their worst and most popular. Was the success of this album a surprise? What came before this? Not their very worst, but way down there.

Frehley's Comet - Second Sighting

1988

This sucks.

Bloodcum - Death By A...

Thrashy punk with Slayer guitar solos. Band is real loose. They hardly sound like they're in the same room together sometimes but everybody is going off so much it doesn't matter. Early Suicidal Tendencies meets Slayer. These guys go off. Good good stuff. They get better and better as the album goes on. I don't know if it's me getting warmed up or them. Black Flag.

Vio-Lence - Eternal Nightmare

One of the difinitive Thrash albums. These guys play fast. Killer riffs. Killer breakdowns. Killer record. Regular guy vocals.

Jimi Hendrix Experience - Radio One

Recorded during five different radio sessions between February and December 1967. Really clean recordings. Jimi is rippin' it up all over the place. Lots of psychedelic blues rockin'. Nine or 10 songs that are not on the first couple albums.
"Look, Jimi. I'm terribly sorry but we seem to be getting quite a bit of distortion and feedback and can't seem to correct it". - Producer of first hendrix radio session 2/13/67.
Highly Recommended.

Fun Facts: All of these recordings are included on BBC Sessions released in 1998.