Lee

“This shelf is basically a map of an obsessive who likes the hits but hides in the weirdo side-aisles of indie compilations. You’ve anchored yourself in the 70s with 361 slabs of wax, which gives the whole room a heavy, analog gravity. The Grateful Dead run is consistent, but that 22-record Various streak is the weirdest fucking choice in the house. You have an ear for the heavy hitters—The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Dylan—but you rely way too much on labels like 'Various' to do the heavy lifting for you. It’s cool you’ve got people like Bob Ludwig and Bernie Grundman showing up across your records, but you’re missing the forest for the trees when you keep buying these massive genre-hopping comps. Stop collecting 'Various' and start digging for the people who actually played on the tracks. You’ve got the foundation of a lifer’s library here, but you need to stop playing it safe with the compilation rack and pick a lane, because right now, you're just drifting through 588 artists without ever really parking the car.”