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Classic Album

Crowded House

Woodface is a masterclass in writing the 3:30 pop song, and is also probably the greatest record ever made by guys from New Zealand. » Read the Review · Listen

The Stooges

"Maybe go out, maybe stay at home, maybe call momma on the telephone." » Read the Review · Listen

The Rolling Stones

Exile On Main Street

There's hardly a corner of blues, gospel and roots rock that isn't touched, slapped or just plain assaulted (with malicious intent) by the Stones' masterpiece. » Read the Review · Listen

Ice-T

O.G. Original Gangster

Rappers talk about "blood on the mic" delivery. Ice-T left all six pints of it on OG. » Read the Review · Listen

Paul Simon

Graceland

When 'Graceland' came out in 1986 it made mbaqanga famous, kicked up some political scandals, and saved Paul Simon's career. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Uriah Heep

Demons and Wizards

In the era of rock n' roll excess, economy serves to create one of the greatest rock albums of all time. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Pink Floyd

Delicate Sound of Thunder

With the exception of 'Dark Side of the Moon', has any Pink Floyd aged particularly well? » Read the Review · Listen · Review: Dark Side of the Moon · Kalahari

Laurie Anderson

Big Science

A creepy, yet curiously consolatory critique of the socio-political paranoia lurking beneath the American Dream. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

The Pogues

Rum, Sodomy & the Lash

Wearing your political loyalty as a badge is not a foreign concept, but only the Irish seem to know how to fight to the bitter end and have fun doing it. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Beck

Odelay

A flamenco guitar intro, a hip-hop break, a distorted industrial rock lead vocal, a cheesy 909 drumbeat, a heavy metal bridge. In one song? Yup, it must be Beck. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band

Trout Mask Replica

It's not just the genre surfing excess that makes Trout Mask such a mind blowing experience. It's the mad science with which Captain Beefheart rewires rock music's code book. » Read the Review · Listen · Review: Buckfever Underground Saves · Kalahari

Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon

Every rock fan knows what the album sounds like now, but back then, the spacious early synths, the dynamic range, and the reinvention of prog-rock 'n roll concept albums as an emotional experience rather than a druggy musical jerk-off blew everyone else out of the water. » Read the Review · Listen · Concept Albums Quiz · Kalahari

Radiohead

OK Computer

Majestic, daring and vividly alive with evocative soundscapes, OK Computer pretty much re-wrote the rules on what pop music could be. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Deep Purple

Machine Head

A colossal, ragged-toothed groove monster that helped claim 1970s for rock 'n roll. » Read the Review · Listen · Kalahari

Beastie Boys

Paul's Boutique

How the hell did a lily-white crew of Brooklyn Jewish goofballs brainstorm a postmodern hip-hop masterpiece? » Read the Review · Listen · Feature: Eminem's 24 Facts · Kalahari