Woodface
Artist: Crowded House
Community Score: 7.78

Where Crowded House's previous album, Temple of Low Men, showcased the often dark side of a man alone with his thoughts, Woodface represents the joy of reunion and the freedom of a collaborative effort -- more than half of the album was originally conceived as a Finn Brothers project, which was Tim and Neil's first crack at writing together. The... Read More

Four Seasons in One Day
Artist: Crowded House
Weather with You
Artist: Crowded House

In the U.S., Capitol released a radio edit of "Weather With You" as a CD single, backed by the Town and Country Club live versions of "Walking on the Spot, " "Don't Dream It's Over, " "Better Be Home Soon, " and "World Where You Live" (the sticker on the front mistakenly lists "Fall at Your Feet" as being included). Though the single became a... Read More

Welcome to Wherever You Are
Artist: INXS
Community Score: 7.99

Although INXS needed to experiment badly, their attempt at self-reinvention, Welcome to Wherever You Are, didn't even come close to gaining commercial or critical acceptance. From the start of the album, it's clear that INXS are out to confuse the standard perceptions of the band; the first instrument on the album is an Eastern-flavored horn.... Read More

Shooting Gallery
Artist: Shooting Gallery

The search always seemed to be on for a new Kiss, though I'm not sure why anyone would really want to bother (leaving aside the question of money, of course.) Shooting Gallery, short-lived as they were, did a good variation on mindless chug boogie without being musically distinctive; their big problem was the vocals -- strained and clumsy,... Read More

Pocket Full of Kryptonite
Artist: Spin Doctors
Community Score: 6.88

After nearly a year of solid touring, the Spin Doctors scored a huge, unexpected success with the incessantly catchy "Little Miss Can't Be Wrong." The rest of Pocket Full of Kryptonite will please fans of that song; the album is full of the loose, leisurely three-chord pop/rock jams the Spin Doctors specialize in. It may be unfair to compare... Read More

The Origin
Artist: Origin
Community Score: 10.00

For a debut, The Origin is certainly solid. Many of the songs are vigorous and rosy, and the band knew its way around a groove, particularly sprightly piano-led ones -- "Growing Old," "Everyone Needs Love" -- that show a passing familiarity with Elton John but are much jauntier. Michael Andrews sings with animated, malleable vocals that are... Read More

Unplugged (The Official Bootleg)
Artist: Paul McCartney
Victory Mixture
Artist: Willy DeVille
It's Only Natural - FIRST EDITION
Artist: Crowded House

Prior to the huge success of "Weather With You" and the promotional blitz the band made on England, Capitol halfheartedly released "It's Only Natural" as a CD single in the U.K., backed by the album track "Fame Is" and the non-LP "Dr. Livingston." Even though it stands as one of their finest singles, it was virtually ignored at the time. After... Read More