John Frusciante - Outside Space /// a masterpiece to listen to endlessly
 
The Host, the Ghost, the Most Holy-O - Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band /// this morning I dreamt that I was in an ice cream shop and I bought an ice cream that tasted like Trout Mask Replica, it was cream-colored and had aqua and red sprinkles, I swear the taste was exactly what that album might have in my mind.
 
Gu - Marianne /// @[luludia] Before she made her solo debut album "Misora" for URC, Sachiko Kanenobu appeared on several singles on the label as part of a group alongside Isato Nakagawa (Itsutsu no Akai Fusen), Ichizo Seo (producer for Takuro Yoshida, Tetsuo Saito, etc.), and harmonica whiz Koichi Matsuda. After releasing the 1969 URC single "Akuma no Ohanashi", as Himitsu Kessha Marumaru Kyoudan, the quartet changed their name to Gu and released "Marianne", written by Takashi Nishioka of Itsutsu no Akai Fusen. The group's two singles are now considered to be some of the very first acid folk recordings from Japan.
 
Pearl Jam- Nothingman (with Lyrics) /// Vitalogy bought years ago for a few euros at a shopping mall in the mediaworld section (or something similar), almost out of desperation since they had nothing else, driven by curiosity, listened to only today. MAGNIFICENT, the singer's voice perfect and vibrant, heartfelt ballads and tight punk pieces with a nice dose of guitar feedback. I wish the rest of the albums from "grunge" artists I have were as heartfelt and inspired...