| Artist |
Title |
Released |
Rating
(out of 10) |
| Radiohead |
The Bends |
1995 |
7 1/2 |
| Radiohead |
OK Computer |
1997 |
9 1/2 |
| Radiohead |
Airbag/How Am I Driving? |
1998 |
7 1/2 |
| Radiohead |
Kid A |
2000 |
9 |
| Radiohead |
Amnesiac |
2001 |
9 |
| Radiohead |
I Might Be Wrong (Live) |
2001 |
7 1/2 |
| Radiohead |
Hail to the Thief |
2003 |
|
| Radiohead |
There There (Single) |
2003 |
|
| Rage Against the Machine |
Evil Empire |
1996 |
|
| Rage Against the Machine |
The Battle of Los Angeles |
1999 |
9 |
| Rainmakers |
Rainmakers |
1986 |
7 |
| Rainmakers |
Tornado |
1987 |
|
| Rainmakers |
The Good News and the Bad News |
1989 |
|
| Rancid |
...And Out Come the Wolves |
1995 |
|
| The Rapture |
Echoes |
2003 |
|
| The Rapture |
Pieces of the People We Love |
2006 |
|
| Rave-Ups |
Chance |
1990 |
|
| Raveonettes |
Whip It On |
2002 |
7 |
| Raveonettes |
Chain Gang of Love |
2003 |
|
| Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Mother's Milk |
1989 |
7 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Blood Sugar Sex Magic |
1991 |
8 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers |
Californication |
1999 |
8 |
| Red Hot Chili Peppers |
By the Way |
2002 |
7 1/2 |
Lou Reed
(ex-Velvet Underground) |
New York |
1989 |
7 |
| Lou Reed |
Magic and Loss |
1992 |
9 |
Reindeer Section
(includes members of Arab Strap, Belle & Sebastian, and Mogwai) |
Y'all Get Scared Now, Ya Hear! |
2001 |
7 |
| Reindeer Section |
Son of Evil Reindeer |
2002 |
8 |
Reivers
(formerly known as Zeitgeist) |
Translate Slowly |
1985 |
|
| Reivers |
End of the Day |
1989 |
6 1/2 |
| Reivers |
Saturday |
1989 |
|
| Reivers |
Pop Beloved |
1991 |
7 |
| R.E.M. |
Chronic Town |
1981 |
8 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
Murmur |
1983 |
9 |
| R.E.M. |
Reckoning |
1984 |
9 |
| R.E.M. |
Reconstruction of the Fables |
1985 |
8 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
Lifes Rich Pageant |
1986 |
8 |
| R.E.M. |
Dead Letter Office |
1987 |
8 |
| R.E.M. |
Document |
1987 |
7 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
Green |
1988 |
7 |
| R.E.M. |
Out of Time |
1991 |
7 |
| R.E.M. |
Automatic for the People |
1992 |
10 |
| R.E.M. |
Monster |
1994 |
7 |
| R.E.M. |
New Adventures in Hi Fi |
1996 |
9 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
R.E.M. in the Attic
(Outtakes and live versions) |
1997 |
7 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
Up |
1998 |
7 1/2 |
| R.E.M. |
Reveal |
2001 |
|
| Replacements |
Let It Be |
1984 |
9 |
| Replacements |
Tim |
1985 |
8 |
| Replacements |
Pleased to Meet Me |
1987 |
8 1/2 |
| Replacements |
Don't Tell a Soul |
1989 |
6 1/2 |
| Replacements |
All Shook Down |
1990 |
5 1/2 |
| Replacements |
All for Nothing/Nothing for All
(Best of/B-Sides and unreleased material) |
1997 |
7 1/2 |
Revenge
(ex-New Order) |
One True Passion |
1990 |
3 |
| Ride |
Smile
(compilation of two EPs) |
1990 |
7 |
| Ride |
Nowhere |
1990 |
8 |
| Ride |
Leave Them All Behind (Single) |
1992 |
7 |
| Ride |
Going Blank Again |
1992 |
8 |
| Ride |
Twisterella (Single) |
1992 |
6 1/2 |
| Ride |
Carnival of Light |
1994 |
6 1/2 |
| Ride |
Tarantula |
1996 |
|
| Rilo Kiley |
The Execution of All Things |
2002 |
7 1/2 |
| Rogue Wave |
Out of the Shadow |
2003 |
8 |
| Rogue Wave |
Descended Like Vultures |
2005 |
|
| Rogue Wave |
Asleep at Heaven's Gate |
2007 |
|
| Rolling Stones |
Exile on Main Street |
1972 |
9 |
| Roots |
Illadelphia Halflife |
1996 |
7 1/2 |
| Roots |
Things Fall Apart |
1999 |
7 |
| Roots |
Phrenology |
2002 |
|
| Royal Crescent Mob |
Omerta |
1987 |
7 |
| Royal Crescent Mob |
Spin the World |
1989 |
7 |
| Royal Crescent Mob |
Midnight Rose's |
1991 |
7 |
Julie Ruin
(Kathleen Hanna of Bikini Kill) |
Julie Ruin |
1998 |
8 1/2 |
| Saints |
All Fools Day |
1987 |
8 1/2 |
| Saints |
The New Rose Years
(compilation of singles and B-sides released on the New Rose label—dates unknown) |
1989 |
7 |
Sand Rubies
(formerly Sidewinders) |
Sand Rubies |
1993 |
7 |
| Sarge |
Charcoal |
1996 |
|
| Sarge |
The Glass Intact |
1998 |
9 |
| Sarge |
Distant
(Outtakes, live version, and four new songs) |
2000 |
7 1/2 |
| School of Fish |
School of Fish |
1991 |
6 |
| Scrawl |
Smallmouth |
1990 |
6 |
| Screaming Blue Messiahs |
Gun Shy |
1986 |
9 |
| Screaming Blue Messiahs |
Bikini Red |
1987 |
8 |
| Screaming Blue Messiahs |
Totally Religious |
1989 |
5 |
| Scruffy the Cat |
Tiny Days |
1987 |
9 |
| Scruffy the Cat |
Moons of Jupiter |
1988 |
6 1/2 |
Seahorses
(ex-Stone Roses) |
Do It Yourself |
1997 |
6 1/2 |
| Sebadoh |
Harmacy |
1998 |
|
| September 67 |
Lucky Shoe |
1996 |
|
| William Shatner |
Has Been |
2004 |
|
| Shelleyan Orphan |
Humroot |
1992 |
|
| Shins |
Oh, Inverted World |
2001 |
8 |
| Shins |
Chutes Too Narrow |
2003 |
|
| Shins |
Wincing the Night Away |
2007 |
|
| Michelle Shocked |
Short Sharp Shocked |
1988 |
7 |
| Michelle Shocked |
Arkansas Traveller |
1992 |
6 1/2 |
| Shonen Knife |
Let's Knife |
1992 |
|
| Shonen Knife |
Rock Animals |
1993 |
6 |
| Shout Out Louds |
Howl Howl Gaff Gaff |
2005 |
|
| Shout Out Louds |
Our Ill Wills |
2007 |
|
| Shriekback |
Oil and Gold |
1985 |
7 1/2 |
| Shriekback |
Big Night Music |
1986 |
8 |
| Sidewinders |
Witchdoctor |
1989 |
8 |
| Sidewinders |
Auntie Ramos' Pool Hall |
1990 |
7 |
| Sigur Ros |
Agaetis Byrjun |
1999 |
8 1/2 |
| Sigur Ros |
() |
2002 |
|
| Silos |
Cuba |
1987 |
8 1/2 |
| Silos |
The Silos |
1990 |
8 |
| Silos |
Susan Across the Ocean |
1994 |
4 |
| Paul Simon |
Graceland |
1986 |
10 |
| Paul Simon |
The Rhythm of the Saints |
1990 |
|
| Paul Simon |
You're the One |
2000 |
|
| Siouxsie and the Banshees |
Hyaena |
1984 |
|
| Siouxsie and the Banshees |
Tinderbox |
1986 |
8 |
| Siouxsie and the Banshees |
Peepshow |
1988 |
|
| 6 String Drag |
6 String Drag |
1994 |
|
| 6 String Drag |
High Hat |
1997 |
8 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
Call the Doctor |
1995 |
7 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
Dig Me Out |
1996 |
10 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
Get Up (Single) |
1998 |
8 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
The Hot Rock |
1999 |
10 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
All Hands on the Bad One |
2000 |
7 1/2 |
| Sleater-Kinney |
One Beat |
2002 |
|
| Sleater-Kinney |
The Woods |
2005 |
|
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Gish |
1991 |
6 1/2 |
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Siamese Dream |
1993 |
9 |
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness |
1995 |
10 |
| Smashing Pumpkins |
The Aeroplane Flies High
(boxed collection of singles and B-sides) |
1997 |
|
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Adore |
1998 |
6 1/2 |
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Machina/The Machines of God |
2000 |
8 |
| Smashing Pumpkins |
Machina II/The Friends and Enemies of Modern Music
(officially unreleased) |
2000 |
8 1/2 |
| Elliott Smith |
XO |
1998 |
|
| Elliott Smith |
Figure 8 |
2000 |
8 |
| Elliott Smith |
From a Basement on the Hill |
2004 |
|
| Smiths |
Hatful of Hollow |
1984 |
9 1/2 |
| Smiths |
The Smiths |
1984 |
8 1/2 |
| Smiths |
Meat Is Murder |
1985 |
8 |
| Smiths |
The Queen Is Dead |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| Smiths |
Louder Than Bombs |
1987 |
9 |
| Smiths |
Conversation Disc
(audio interviews) |
1987 |
|
| Smiths |
Strangeways, Here We Come |
1987 |
8 1/2 |
| Smiths |
Rank (Live) |
1988 |
6 |
| Smithereens |
Especially for You |
1986 |
8 1/2 |
| Smithereens |
Green Thoughts |
1988 |
8 |
| Smithereens |
Live |
1988 |
7 1/2 |
| Smithereens |
11 |
1989 |
7 |
| Smithereens |
Blow Up |
1991 |
|
Soft Boys
(Robyn Hitchcock) |
Nextdoorland |
2002 |
|
Son Volt
(ex-Uncle Tupelo) |
Trace |
1995 |
|
| Son, Ambulance and Bright Eyes |
Oh Holy Fools |
2001 |
7 1/2 |
| Son, Ambulance |
Key |
2004 |
|
| Son Volt |
Straightaways |
1997 |
8 |
| Son Volt |
Wide Swing Tremolo |
1998 |
8 1/2 |
| Sonic Youth |
Daydream Nation |
1988 |
8 1/2 |
| Sonic Youth |
Goo |
1990 |
8 1/2 |
| Sonic Youth |
Dirty |
1992 |
6 1/2 |
| Sonic Youth |
Murray Street |
2002 |
7 1/2 |
| Sonic Youth |
Sonic Nurse |
2004 |
|
| Sonic Youth |
Rather Ripped |
2006 |
|
| Sorry About Dresden |
The Convenience of Indecision |
2001 |
7 1/2 |
| Sorry About Dresden |
Let It Rest |
2003 |
6 |
| Soul Asylum |
Made to Be Broken |
1986 |
8 |
| Soul Asylum |
Hang Time |
1988 |
9 |
| Soul Asylum |
Clam Dip and Other Delights |
1988 |
9 |
| Soul Asylum |
Soul Asylum and the Horse They Rode In On |
1990 |
9 |
| Soul Asylum |
Grave Dancers Union |
1992 |
7 1/2 |
| Soul Asylum |
Let Your Dim Light Shine |
1995 |
7 |
| Soundgarden |
Louder Than Love |
1989 |
8 |
| Soundgarden |
Badmotorfinger |
1991 |
8 |
| Soundgarden |
Superunknown |
1994 |
8 |
| Soundgarden |
Down on the Upside |
1996 |
8 |
| Spacemen 3 |
Sound of Confusion |
1994 |
|
| Spacemen 3 |
Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs to |
1997 |
|
| Spanic Boys |
Strange World |
1991 |
7 |
| Sparklehorse |
Vivadixiesubmarine
transmissionplot |
1995 |
10 |
| Sparklehorse |
Chords I've Known EP |
1996 |
7 |
| Sparklehorse |
Rainbirds/Maria's Little Elbows (Single) |
1998 |
8 |
| Sparklehorse |
Good Morning Spider |
1998 |
10 |
| Sparklehorse |
Distorted Ghost EP |
2000 |
7 1/2 |
| Sparklehorse |
It's A Wonderful Life |
2001 |
8 |
| Sparklehorse |
Dreamt for Light Years in the Belly of a Mountain |
2006 |
|
| Spiritualized |
Pure Phase |
1995 |
8 |
| Spiritualized |
Lazer Guided Melodies |
1996 |
9 |
| Spiritualized |
Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space |
1997 |
10 |
| Spiritualized |
Royal Albert Hall Octocber 10 1997 Live |
1998 |
9 |
| Spiritualized |
Let It Come Down |
2001 |
6 |
| Spiritualized |
Amazing Grace |
2003 |
|
| Spoon |
Girls Can Tell |
2001 |
|
| Spoon |
Kill the Moonlight |
2002 |
9 1/2 |
| Spoon |
Gimme Fiction |
2005 |
|
| Spoon |
Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga |
2007 |
|
| Stairs |
Mexican R 'n' B |
1992 |
7 1/2 |
| Starlight Mints |
The Dream that Stuff Was Made of |
2000 |
8 |
| Starlight Mints |
Built on Squares |
2003 |
7 |
| Starlight Mints |
Drowaton |
2006 |
|
| Stars |
Set Yourself on Fire |
2005 |
|
| Stereolab |
Dots and Loops |
1997 |
8 1/2 |
| Stereolab |
Margarine Eclipse |
2004 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
Michigan |
2003 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
Michigan Outtakes |
2003 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
Seven Swans |
2004 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
Illinois |
2005 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
The Avalanche |
2006 |
|
| Sufjan Stevens |
Songs for Christmas |
2006 |
|
| Sting |
The Dream of the Blue Turtles |
1985 |
9 |
| Sting |
Bring on the Night (Live) |
1986 |
8 |
| Sting |
...Nothing Like the Sun |
1987 |
8 1/2 |
| Sting |
The Soul Cages |
1991 |
8 |
| Sting |
Ten Summoner's Tales |
1995 |
|
| Sting |
Mercury Falling |
1996 |
|
| Sting |
Brand New Day |
1999 |
8 |
| Stone Roses |
The Stone Roses |
1989 |
10 |
| Stone Roses |
She Bangs the Drums (Single) |
1989 |
|
| Stone Roses |
Made of Stone (Single) |
1989 |
|
| Stone Roses |
One Love (Single) |
1990 |
7 1/2 |
| Stone Roses |
Turns Into Stone |
1992 |
8 |
| Stone Roses |
Second Coming |
1994 |
8 1/2 |
| Syd Straw |
Surprise |
1989 |
|
| The Streets |
Original Pirate Material |
2002 |
|
| The Streets |
A Grand Don't Come for Free |
2004 |
|
| The Streets |
The Hardest Way to Make an Easy Living |
2006 |
|
| Strokes |
Is This It |
2001 |
10 |
| Strokes |
Room on Fire |
2003 |
|
| Strokes |
First Impressions of Earth |
2006 |
|
| Joe Strummer |
Earthquake Weather |
1989 |
9 |
| Joe Strummer & the Mescaleros |
Rock Art and the X-Ray Style |
1999 |
|
Sugar
(ex-Hüsker Dü, Zulus) |
Copper Blue |
1992 |
10 |
| Sugar |
Helpless (Single) |
1992 |
8 |
| Sugar |
Beaster |
1993 |
10 |
| Sugar |
File Under: Easy Listening |
1994 |
8 |
| Sugar |
Besides
(B-sides collection with bonus live disc) |
1995 |
8 |
| Sugarcubes |
Life's Too Good |
1988 |
8 |
Sugarsmack
(ex-Fetchin Bones) |
Zsa-Zsa |
1992 |
|
| Sugarsmack |
Top Loader |
1993 |
|
| Sugarsmack |
Tank Top City |
1998 |
|
| Sundays |
Reading Writing and Arithmetic |
1989 |
8 |
| Sundays |
Blind |
1992 |
|
| Sundays |
Static & Silence |
1997 |
|
| Sunny Day Real Estate |
Diary |
1994 |
|
| Sunny Day Real Estate |
The Rising Tide |
2000 |
|
Sunset Rubdown
(Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade) |
Shut Up I Am Dreaming |
2006 |
|
| Super Furry Animals |
Rings Around the World |
2001 |
8 |
| Super Furry Animals |
Phantom Power |
2003 |
|
| Super Furry Animals |
Love Kraft |
2005 |
|
| Superchunk |
Come Pick Me Up |
1999 |
|
| Superchunk |
Here's to Shutting Up |
2001 |
7 1/2 |
| Supergrass |
In It For the Money |
1997 |
|
| Matthew Sweet |
100% Fun |
1995 |
|
| Matthew Sweet |
In Reverse |
1999 |
|
