From their introduction in 1983, The Bobs created remarkable music using their powerful vocal harmony on an eccentric variety of rock music. This is the classic 1987 release showcasing some of their best performances. Featuring the favorites Helmet, Johnnys Room and Little Red Riding Hood.

Recorded live in Mexico City.

The cover photo on this disc—a black-and-white, uncaptioned close-up of a grieving figure—resembles nothing so much as a Calvin Klein Obsession perfume ad, or perhaps a Joy Division record. ECM clearly wishes to underline the proto-modernism and obsessive despondency that sets Gesualdo famously apart from his Renaissance contemporaries. Fortunately such canny marketing is backed up by the Hilliard Ensemble's gorgeous renditions of the legendary count's irresistibly dark, utterly fascinating music. —Joshua Cody