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Robert Christgau's A+ Records

Robert Christgau is a music critic best known for his Village Voice capsule reviews and his administration of the annual critics roundup Pazz & Jop. I am personally not a fan of Christgau's. At all. His prose style is infuriatingly opaque and smug. He often comes off like an A.I. text generator got fed mid-20th-century cultural references, EE Cummings poems, and dialogue from abandoned Woody Allen screenplays. I usually disagree with his reviews and find his tone dismissive – even when he likes the album! But I do admire and respect him for his unpretentious, curious, borderless, and diverse taste, and the fact that he was one of the first mainstream critics to turn a serious eye toward hip-hop. In his more than 50 years as a critic, he has awarded only 121 A+ ratings to albums. Every choice is surprising and will surely present any music fan with plenty of new discoveries.
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The Best of the Classic Years
The Best of the Classic Years
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Laurie Anderson – Heart of a Dog (2015)
Laurie Anderson – Heart of a Dog (2015)
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Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
Arcade Fire - Neon Bible
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Louis Armstrong – Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 1923-1934
Louis Armstrong – Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man: 1923-1934
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The Beach Boys, Wild Honey (1967)
The Beach Boys, Wild Honey (1967)
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Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill
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The Definitive Collection Chuck Berry
The Definitive Collection Chuck Berry
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Art Blakey – Ken Burns Jazz
Art Blakey – Ken Burns Jazz
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James Brown- Star Time
James Brown- Star Time
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Ray Charles – a 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles
Ray Charles – a 25th Anniversary in Show Business Salute to Ray Charles
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The Clash - London Calling
The Clash - London Calling
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The Coasters – 50 Coastin' Classics
The Coasters – 50 Coastin' Classics
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Ornette Coleman - Of Human Feelings
Ornette Coleman - Of Human Feelings
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The Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader
The Robert Cray Band - Strong Persuader
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
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Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day
Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day
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Culture - Two Sevens Clash
Culture - Two Sevens Clash
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Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
Miles Davis - A Tribute to Jack Johnson
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Debarge – in a Special Way
Debarge – in a Special Way
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Delaney & Bobbie – the Original Delaney & Bobbie
Delaney & Bobbie – the Original Delaney & Bobbie
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De La Soul - Timeless: The Singles Collection
De La Soul - Timeless: The Singles Collection
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Iris Dement - My Life
Iris Dement - My Life
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Derek and the Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
Derek and the Dominos- Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs
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Bo Diddley – the Chess Box
Bo Diddley – the Chess Box
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DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.... (1996)
DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.... (1996)
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Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino, Volume 1
Fats Domino - My Blue Heaven: The Best of Fats Domino, Volume 1
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Double Dee & Steinski – the Payoff Mix/Lesson Two/Lesson 3
Double Dee & Steinski – the Payoff Mix/Lesson Two/Lesson 3
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Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
Bob Dylan - Love and Theft
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Bob Dylan - Modern Times
Bob Dylan - Modern Times
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Bob Dylan & the Band - The Basement Tapes (1975)
Bob Dylan & the Band - The Basement Tapes (1975)
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Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975)
Brian Eno - Another Green World (1975)
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The Firesign Theatre - How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All
The Firesign Theatre - How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All
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The Firesign Theatre Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
The Firesign Theatre Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
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Ella Fitzgerald - Ken Burns Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald - Ken Burns Jazz
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Franco - The Very Best of the Rumba Giant of Zaire
Franco - The Very Best of the Rumba Giant of Zaire
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Franco - Francophonic
Franco - Francophonic
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Franco - Francophonic Vol. 2
Franco - Francophonic Vol. 2
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Franco & Rochereau – Omona Wapi
Franco & Rochereau – Omona Wapi
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Lefty Frizzell - The Best of Lefty Frizzell
Lefty Frizzell - The Best of Lefty Frizzell
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Lefty Frizzell - Look What Thoughts Will Do
Lefty Frizzell - Look What Thoughts Will Do
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