Here's a simple list of my 20 favorite albums that I discovered last month (June '08), in descending order (according to my preference). This list won't include reviews, ratings, or any of that other useless shit that you probably couldn't care less about, as I don't have the time to write that all up at the moment. Next month's addition will, though.

Album recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
*= Needs more listening time

1. The Cure- Faith (1981, Post-Punk/Gothic Rock)
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2. October Tide- Rain Without End (1997, Death Doom Metal)
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3. Robert Rich- Numena (1987,…

After 9 months and 23,393 scrobbles- about the same as what I had before my last reset-, I have to decided to reset my charts. Here are my top charts for artists, albums, and songs.

Top artists:
1. Steve Roach- 743
2. Boards of Canada- 582
3. Harold Budd- 529
4. Aphex Twin- 510
5. Emperor- 470
6. Bjork- 450
7. Autechre- 420
8. The Cure- 346
9. Drudkh- 333
10. Opeth- 330
11. Nine Inch Nails- 323
12. Agalloch- 304
13. Global Communication- 287
14. Tool- 255
15. Ulver- 237
16. Stephen Lynch- 230
17. Burzum- 226
18. Radiohead-…

If you looked at my March 2008 journal entry, you'll know what this is about.
This time I will include short reviews for each album. I promise they will leave much to be desired, but I don't think brief expressions of first impressions should necessarily be brilliant or profound.

Alien Ant Farm- ANThology (2001)
Alternative Rock, Alternative Metal
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I got this album because I remember really liking "Movies" back in the 7th grade, so I decided to see if I still would dig it. To cut this short, things have changed since then, my taste in music…

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9-10: Perfection. I seriously doubt anything will get this.
8-8.75: Superb. Something I'd highly recommend to anyone.
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This list wishes to record all the albums that I have listened to from…

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