I don’t even mean it confrontationally because I love your list. But are you saying there’s no rhyme or reason for it? Because without getting sidetracked into a Tool discussion, which I’ve done a few times already, I’m just wondering as a fan can you see what I might find so disagreeable about them or do you think it’s me and I just don’t get it?

Nah, you might dislike Tool for the same reasons I like them, and as a Tool fan myself, I definitely understand why they don't appeal to everyone, and the same can apply to any other artist. On my list I tried to give reasons as to why I like each album to make where I'm coming from more understood.

Super big time love. Was it a hard decision not to include Spirit of Eden?

For this album specifically, I'd say no. While I like Spirit of Eden too, I'm more fond of the textures on Laughing Stock so I had this one in mind from the beginning when I was making this list. Glad to see you like this one too!

I actually agree that Laughing Stock is just a smidgen better. It has this kind of almost supernatural melodic sense.

This one is really tough. In fact, it’s my favorite Stooges record, too, but If i included this I’d have to include one more and you have the two per band rule so what’s your second favorite Stooges record and why isn’t it on the list?

I would say their self-titled, but it has a few tracks I don't care for that much, which is why I decided to include just Fun House, because it's fire from start to finish. And since I was already planning to include Iggy Pop's The Idiot, I didn't see the need to include two Stooges records.

This is also my favorite Sonic Youth record. However, even though I love Daydream Nation I like Sister, Evol, and Confusion is Sex all much more. I’m just ignoring the SYR records here but out of those three which is your favorite?

Also do you have SYR fave?

I like SYR4: Goodbye 20th Century

I'm a boring ****bag so most of those mean little to me - no offence to your taste, anyone here will tell you where mine is up - but there are a few I know and agree with.

Soul Mining by The The - agree 100% on the piano on "Uncertain Smile". Jesus wept. What a solo! Every track on that album is gold. I think I prefer Infected, but it's close. Mind Bomb is okay but has far more weak tracks on it.

Pawn Hearts by VDGG - One of the best VDGG albums, worth it for "A Plague of Lighthouse-Keepers" alone.

Third by Soft Machine - I started reviewing them as part of my History of Prog Rock journal, did not like the first two but this one really clicked and changed my mind about them. Superb album.

Purple Rain by Prince. Total classic; Prince goes rock and rewrites the whole bloody genre almost. Maybe. Sadly missed.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis - One of the only jazz albums I can listen to, of those I've heard. Just beautiful.

Hemispheres by Rush - Classic. Big Rush fan.

Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree - I have an uneasy relationship with Wilson. Some of his stuff - band and solo - I really like, but a lot of the time I find it overly pretentious, long and boring. I think I only listened to this album once, but don't remember hating it.

That's as far as I've got so far. I can tell you put a lot of work into this list, so well done and I'm sure everyone else has the taste to appreciate yours even if I don't, but it's nice to see some stuff in there I can comment on.

I may ramble on further when I get more into your list.

Nice to see you like Bad Moon Rising the best as well, its standard version is already great but the CD version with the bonus tracks is even better! as for the three albums you mentioned, I would say I like Sister the best.

Good to see we share at least a few favorites, and I appreciate the summaries you gave the albums you decided to comment on. And feel free to drop by whenever you want when you see more stuff you can comment on. Cheers!