I asked Twitter what albums I need to hear, and as usual, legion friends responded. (After all, everyone likes music.) Here are the albums I heard for the first time in the past week, grouped by my opinions, but otherwise in no particular order.

If I hate your favorite album or something, it doesn’t mean I’m a terrible person.

 

Definitely will be played a lot

• The Joshua Tree, U2 — Surprisingly enough, this is the first U2 album I’ve heard, and I definitely want to hear more.
• Chutes Too Narrow, The Shins — Several fantastic tracks, and many great ones.
• Turn On the Bright Lights, Interpol — It’s really hard to write things about albums you like! Ummm, I like it?

 

A++ would listen to again

• Jaydiohead, Jay-Z/Radiohead mashups — I’m generally not into mashups, but these were really quality.
• Awake, Dream Theater — See next.
• Falling Into Infinity, Dream Theater — Didn’t strike me as much as some other DT albums, but I’ll still come back to these two.
• Grand National, John Butler Trio — Not my typical sound, but it has a number of standout tracks.
  
• You’re Living All Over Me, Dinosaur Jr. — I didn’t really anticipate liking it, but now I’m curious about other Dinosaur Jr. stuff.

 

Probably won’t listen to again

• Beat Happening, Beat Happening — I just couldn’t get into this album at all.
• Exile in Guyville, Liz Phair — I appreciated the writing, but I really can’t dig the bare lo-fi sound.

 

There are still ten other specific albums I was told to hear–damn you, people who follow me on Twitter–but I’m going to take a short break from this OVERLOAD OF UNFAMILIAR MUSICKS.