Difficult but Rewarding Albums

The list author says:
	"At first this appears to be quite unlistenable, but soon the excellence of the songs and the pure eclecticism shines through."

The list author says:
	"At a time when everyone was listening to Michael Jackson and Phil Collins, this was the perfect riposte."

The list author says:
	"If you like the sound of drills applied to sheets of steel, get this!"

The list author says:
	"At one Swans gig, the entire audience could be seen pinned against the back wall."

The list author says:
	"Art noise attack from the New York City avant garde."

The list author says:
	"A much under-rated album. Despite fame, this is no drum n' bass lite."

The list author says:
	"This is so twee it almost hurts! The songs do get to you though."

The list author says:
	"This box set is full of some of the most harrowing musical scraps one can imagine, interlaced with the classics of course."

The list author says:
	"The very definition of a grower."

The list author says:
	"Bleep, bleep."

The list author says:
	"Mark E. Smith at his hectoring best."

The list author says:
	"Opera for the disaffected."

The list author says:
	"Scorching intensity - and very different from their more recent lo-fi material."