1995 is a big year in today’s favorite albums, with two Canadians traveling to the US to collaborate with their southern neighbors as a pair of battling British brothers break big.

Take a break from the crass commercialism of Black Friday with today’s favorite albums, including conscious revolutionary rap from The Coup, a joint effort from Brian Eno and David Byrne, Jerry Garcia’s solo debut, and more!

This Thanksgiving, our staff is apparently very thankful for the 70’s, with 6 of today’s 10 favorite albums coming from that decade. The sweet tones of Curtis Mayfield, the roots reggae of Cedric Im Brooks, the powerhouse talent of Steve Marriott and Peter Frampton, the lyrical strengths of Tom Waits and more are found in today’s entries.

With today’s favorite albums, Jaco Pastorius makes his second appearance in two days, Gil Scott-Heron dissects America, and the Beach Boys almost release an album called “The Fading Rock Group Revival”.

Today, we share what may be both the greatest industrial album of all time and the most ironically named album of all time, as well as Jaco Pastorius’s first recordings with Weather Report, a poet’s view of black British culture, and more!