The Official Needles and Grooves 1001 Album Generator Project (aka Preachin’ about the Preachers if today’s selection sucks)

Nee Lewman said:
I should probably do like a track by track listen some day and see how it stands up to that conceit.
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It’s one of those things that every critic has written about since the albums release. It only holds up in the loosest sense possible. If the album wasn’t called “Exile In Guyville” no one would have likely put two and two together.

It’s a great album because her songs felt real and honest and a bit confessional. I think the stuff about The Rolling Stones was probably the hook that made the music media take notice but ultimately I think it hinders the album overall because it’s pretty fucking great even without all the noise.

I don’t think there has ever been been a write up of this album that didn’t refer the Stones within the opening paragraph.
 
Nee Lewman said:
I vaguely remember liking Whip-Smart and her self titled album a lot more than this one.
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Whip-Smart is excellent too but was dinged by many at the time for not being Exile. It’s still a bit underrated but I think it’s reputation has grown over the preceding years.

whitechocolatespaceegg and her self titled album were fine but grew poppier and more polished as she progressed which for me isn’t nearly as interesting as her more indie/lo-fi stuff.
 
Nee Lewman said:
Confession time, despite Q-Tip being one of my favorite MCs, in the top ten for sure, possibly top five. I have never listened to any of his albums after Amplified. This will probably especially shock @NewsFedora as a copy of VMP Kamaal I got from him lives in my backlog.
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I dunno about Tip being in my top 5 or 10, and I haven't received a VMP copy of Kamaal from @NewsFedora but, otherwis, Same here!
 
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