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Destroyer

Rico sez: I don't listen to much radio rock, but this 40+ years album still gets me so good! Pyrotechnics aisde, the songs are excellent — the stuff legends are made of!


Beck – Loser EP

Rico sez: Check out this most excellent 5-tune Beck EP — I never knew it even existed! It’s a little more offbeat than «Mellow Gold», if that’s possible.


Elvis’ Golden Records

Rico sez: I first heard Elvis when I was eight, on this one vinyl record! I remember liking the music. This is no Vegas slobbish stuff — just the young, daring Elvis.


Jimi plays Monterey

Rico sez: Recorded on Jimi’s 8-track and brilliantly re-engineered, this album will take you backstage, right behind the curtain — making you an awed witness to The Experience.


Brian Setzer – Red Hot & Live!

Rico sez: Brian Setzer is never happier than when playing in a small band. Sixteen sweet tracks of blitzing live rock & roll — the best Rockabilly record in a long time!


Rosé

Luke sez: One shouldn’t have to choose between BV3000’s Glee and Rosé. Just get both, you’ll find them endlessly spinning, in your living room, at a party — everywhere!


The Man Comes Around

Rico sez: Johnny Cash wasn’t a hard man to figure out. He was a cowboy. He was a country singer. He never chose to be either; that’s just who he was.


Rarities

Rico sez: What to get to the music loverman who has everything? The Rolling Stones’ Rarities (1971-2003) is one mighty collection of hearty rhythm that’s worth a thousand walks to the record store.


Life after Death

Luke sez: Though not as sonically exhilarating as 1994’s “Ready to Die”, Biggies’s second and last opus remains as one of my all-time favorite rap all-bombs.