NIN "The Perfect Drug" Versions (Nothing) The perfect breakbeat remixes by Luke Vibert, The Orb and Trent himself. 9 (CY)

Boston Greatest Hits (Epic) 4 albums, 3 decades, 2 new tracks and a Rockman™. 7 (CY)

Various Choose 80's (Mercury/Polydor) Guilty pleasures (3 words: Da Da Da) to keep in your sock drawer. 7 (MS)

Brother Jack McDuff That's the Way I Feel About It (Concord) Hammond jazz/blues stew, sweet and not too spicy. 7 (RB)

The Seahorses Do it Yourself (Geffen) A teeny pebble near the rock of the Stone Roses. 6.5 (MS)

Sir Paul McCartney Flaming Pie (Parlophone) Jeff Lynne, Steve Miller and Ringo but no silly love song? 5 (CY)

Robin S. From Now On (Big Beat/Atlantic) Oh, Robin, put a sock in it! Ugly vocal gluttony. 6 (MS)

Millencolin For Monkeys (Burning Heart/Cargo) Fast new school punk and then all of a sudden... ska! Yeeesh! 4 (JC)

Faith No More Album Of The Year (Slash) A request: be no more. 3 (CY)

Puzzle Gut Puzzle Gut (Trauma/Interscope) What's puzzling me is why these goofs even bother. 2 (RB) more discs...