21 Albums Worth Thinking About

By Orlando Weekly Staff on Wed, Jun 5, 2013 at 1:58 pm

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We put together a list of the albums that are worth thinking about, with notes on how they affect us. See if they have a similar impact on you.

New Order – Power, Corruption, Lies

Feeling old and melancholy and need something to fill up some empty headspace? Here’s your prescription:

Grateful Dead – American Beauty

Grateful Dead drummer Mickey Hart observed how his music helped ease his grandmother’s Alzheimer’s symptoms. Read more here.

Arvo Part – Spiegel im Spiegel

A soothing album to calm down to or perhaps invoke on a sleepless night.

Big L – Lifestylez Ov Da Poor and Dangerous

Big L was widely respected for his freestyling abilities, and a recent study illustrates specific brain functions that most likely enabled his flow.

Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP

If Big L is not your style, try Eminem, another gifted freestyle rapper whose brain would probably make an intriguing study.

Everything But the Girl – Amplified Heart

An album for the grieving.

Crooked Fingers – Red Devil Dawn

Call up this album for long, pensive drives.

Wilco/Billy Bragg – Mermaid Avenue albums

When you’re alone on a Saturday afternoon with nothing to do (in a good way), listening to this is what you want to be doing.