Music from Big Pink
Artist: The Band
Community Score: 8.16

None of the Band's previous work gave much of a clue about how they would sound when they released their first album in July 1968. As it was, Music from Big Pink came as a surprise. At first blush, the group seemed to affect the sound of a loose jam session, alternating emphasis on different instruments, while the lead and harmony vocals passed... Read More

Live/Dead
Artist: Grateful Dead
Community Score: 10.00

The Grateful Dead's fourth title was likewise their first extended concert recording. Spread over two LPs, Live/Dead (1969) finally was able to relay the intrinsic sonic magnificence of a Dead show in real time. Additionally, it unleashed several key entries into their repertoire, including the sidelong epic and Deadhead anthem"Dark Star" as... Read More

Star Collection
Artist: Buffalo Springfield
Thinking of Woody Guthrie
Artist: Country Joe McDonald

McDonald proves to be an adept Guthrie interpreter on his debut solo album, recorded with the cream of Nashville session men. ~ William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide Read More

Nashville Skyline
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 8.35
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 8.39
Blonde on Blonde
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 8.39
Highway 61 Revisited
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 8.25
Bringing It All Back Home
Artist: Bob Dylan
Community Score: 8.22
Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield
Artist: Buffalo Springfield

Retrospective: The Best of Buffalo Springfield may not be definitive, but it's a good, basic overview of the group's career, containing most of the group's biggest hits and signature songs. Yes, several worthy album cuts are missing, but as a sampler, this works quite well, offering a nice introduction to the group. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine,... Read More

Buffalo Springfield Again
Artist: Buffalo Springfield
Community Score: 7.75

Due in part to personnel problems which saw Bruce Palmer and Neil Young in and out of the group, Buffalo Springfield's second album did not have as unified an approach as their debut. Yet it doesn't suffer for that in the least -- indeed, the group continued to make major strides in both their songwriting and arranging, and this record stands as... Read More

Happy Sad
Artist: Tim Buckley
Community Score: 8.62

Easily Tim Buckley's most underrated album, Happy Sad was another departure for the eclectic Southern California-based singer/songwriter. After the success of the widely acclaimed Goodbye and Hello, Buckley mellowed enough to explore his jazz roots. Sounding like Fred Neil's Capitol-era albums, Buckley and his small, acoustic-based ensemble... Read More

Blue Afternoon
Artist: Tim Buckley
Community Score: 7.83

Blue Afternoon was Tim Buckley's first self-produced record and his debut for Herb Cohen and Frank Zappa's Straight label. Buckley's first two albums were very much of their time and place, with their psychedelically tinged folk-rock compositions; naïve, romantic lyrical content; and moments of earnest protest. The introduction of acoustic bass... Read More

Tim Buckley
Artist: Tim Buckley
Community Score: 7.00

Buckley's 1966 debut was the most straightforward and folk-rock-oriented of his albums. The material has a lyrical and melodic sophistication that was astounding for a 19-year-old. The pretty, almost precious songs are complemented by appropriately baroque, psychedelic-tinged production. If there was a record that exemplified the '60s Elektra... Read More

Don't Look Back
Artist: Bob Dylan