These are *not* reviews of 25 favorite albums—rather they are 25 of our favorite reviews, of any album, in any genre. These mostly take one of three forms: reviews where our staff stretched and bent the form, taking fresh approaches to writing about the music; reviews of albums that caught our writers by surprise, in a good way; or reviews of albums that our writers absolutely detested. Each of these reviews is uniquely memorable in some way. Presented in alphabetical order by writer:
 | Carole King – Tapestry by Jeff Clutterbuck |
 | Kid Rock – Greatest Hits You Never Saw Coming by Pete Crigler |
 | Sugar Ray – Little Yachty by Pete Crigler |
 | HP Lovecraft Historical Society – A Very Scary Solstice: by Duke Egbert |
 | Dolly Parton — Halos And Horns by Duke Egbert |
 | The Lumineers – The Lumineers by Tom Haugen |
 | Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band – Live 1975-85 by JB |
 | Aqua – Aquarium by Tommy Johnson |
 | John Coltrane – A Love Supreme by Shane M. Liebler |
 | Bon Iver – For Emma, Forever Ago by Melanie Love |
 | Dessa – A Badly Broken Code by Melanie Love |
 | Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman by Sean McCarthy |
 | Limp Bizkit – Greatest Hitz by Benjamin Ray |
 | The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band by Christopher Thelen |
 | The Grateful Dead – 30 Trips Around The Sun: by Christopher Thelen |
 | Original Soundtrack – The Cat In The Hat by Christopher Thelen |
 | Sur Sudha – Images Of Nepal by Christopher Thelen |
 | Yes – Tales From Topographic Oceans by Christopher Thelen |
 | Buck 65 – Man Overboard by Jason Thornberry |
 | Foreigner — Live at the Rainbow ’78 by Jason Warburg |
 | Fountains Of Wayne – Welcome Interstate Managers by Jason Warburg |
 | Montrose – Montrose by Jason Warburg |
 | Original Motion Picture Soundtrack – The Big Chill by Jason Warburg |
 | Becky Warren – The Sick Season by Jason Warburg |
 | Noam Weinstein – On Waves by Jason Warburg |
