Over The Hill (Halfway): My Life in Records According to 1994 (Part 5)

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And then there were all the albums that came out in 1994 that I caught up to much later.  Here are those albums:

Fugees – Blunted On Reality


Nas – Illmatic


Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – Let Love In


311 – Grassroots


Gravediggaz – 6 Feet Deep


Sebadoh – Bakesale


Public Enemy – Muse Sick 'N' Hour Mess Age


Liz Phair – Whip–Smart


Ween – Chocolate and Cheese


Korn – s/t


Method Man – Tical


(And, yes, some of these are also embarrassing to admit, so feel free to poke fun.)

Sincerely,
Letters From A Tapehead

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