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Here are my totally predicatble, rockist picks. I know no one is going to read this anyway:

Beatles Revolver 1966
Monkees Headquarters 1967
Hendrix, Jimi Are You Experienced 1968
Blind Faith Blind Faith 1969
Stooges Funhouse 1970
Bowie, David Hunky Dory 1971
Reed, Lou Transformer 1972
Roxy Music For Your Pleasure 1973
Steely Dan Pretzel Logic 1974
Queen Night at the Opera 1975
15-60-75 Jimmy Bell's Still In Town 1976
Pop, Iggy The Idiot 1977
Pere Ubu Modern Dance 1978
Gang Of Four Entertainment! 1979
Pretenders Pretenders 1980
Stranglers La Folie 1981
Captain Beefheart Ice Cream For Crow 1982
Big Boys Lullabyes Help The Brain Grow 1983
Minutemen Double Nickles On The Dime 1984
Fall This Nation's Saving Grace 1985
Go Betweens Liberty Belle And The Black Diamond Express 1986
Dumptruck For The Country 1987
Firehose If'n 1988
My Dad is Dead Taller You Are, The Shorter You Get 1989
Blue Aeroplanes Swagger 1990
Jazz Butcher Condition Blue 1991
Reed, Lou Magic And Loss 1992
Morphine Cure for Pain 1993
Cole, Lloyd Bad Vibes 1994
Yo La Tengo ELECTR-O-PURA 1995
Scrawl Travel on, Rider 1996
Jonathan Fire Eater Wolf Songs For Lambs 1997
New Rob Robbies Pure Whore 1998
Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs 1999
Go-Betweens Friends of Rachel Worth 2000
Yo La Tengo And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out 2000

dave225 (Dave225), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 19:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

"He forgot "The Lauging Gnome" though (or whatever that album was originally called... :-)"

Oh yeah, ummm, here:
1967 - David Bowie s/t [Deram]


"Don't forget about the immortal classics "Tin Machine" and "Tin Machine 2" either then. :-)"

I didn't they're there.

A Nairn (moretap), Wednesday, 5 March 2003 20:59 (twenty-one years ago) link

One from every year since I was born, two or three for some years where I can't decide. Absence of stuff in early 80s! Recommend me please...

1979; The Clash – London Calling
1980; Talking Heads – Remain in Light
1981;
1982;
1083;
1984; Cocteau Twins - Treasure
1985; Kate Bush – Hounds of Love
1986; Talk Talk – The Colour of Spring
1987; Prince – Sign ‘O’ the Times
1988; Talk Talk – Spirit of Eden / Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions…
1989; The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses / De La Soul – 3ft High and Rising
1990; Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet / Jane’s Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
1991; Massive Attack – Blue Lines / Talk Talk – Laughing Stock / My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
1992; Spiritualized – Laser Guided Melodies
1993; Orbital – Orbital (Brown) / The Boo Radleys – Giant Steps
1994; Blur – Parklife / Jeff Buckley – Grace / Bark Psychosis - Hex
1995; Tricky – Maxinquaye / The Verve – A Northern Soul
1996; Wilco – Being There / Orbital – In Sides / DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
1997; The Chemical Brothers – Dig Your Own Hole / Spiritualized / Ladies and Gentlemen…
1998; Godspeed You Black Emperor! – F#A# [Infinity]
1999; Dismemberment Plan – Emergency & I
2000; Lambchop - Nixon
2001; Four Tet - Pause
2002; Lambchop – Is a Woman

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 6 March 2003 22:50 (twenty-one years ago) link

Absence of stuff in early 80s! Recommend me please...

Well, if you are into Talking Heads, I see no need stopping at "Remain In Light". "Speaking In Tongues", from one of your "empty" years, is a great album

Not going to start recommending all the great synthpop/new romantic stuff released in 81-83 (the stuff I grew up with!), as it seems that may not be your cup of tea anyway. :-)

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 6 March 2003 22:55 (twenty-one years ago) link

What do you have against Nursery Cryme?

sundar subramanian (sundar), Friday, 7 March 2003 06:42 (twenty-one years ago) link

What do you have against Nursery Cryme?

Not that much, but I feel like their peak period wasn't until 1972-1977. And Beach Boys at their peak was just better, simply.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 7 March 2003 11:35 (twenty-one years ago) link

Could somebody please tell me just what the hell is a "rockist"?

Evan (Evan), Friday, 7 March 2003 12:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Someone without enough hip hop or electronica to make them a well-rounded person. Or a stick-in-the-mud. Anyone we don't like, basically.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 7 March 2003 12:01 (twenty-one years ago) link

Someone without enough hip hop or electronica to make them a well-rounded person.

How about those of us who hate hip-hop and are not particularly keen on electronica, but which are also not particularly fond of traditional blues-based rock'n'roll in the vain of Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix or any 50s rock?

Again, I am a "popist", not a "rockist". :-)

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 7 March 2003 12:36 (twenty-one years ago) link

this thread is great!

my own list would be a combo of jess/matos/a nairn haha

geeta (geeta), Friday, 7 March 2003 12:46 (twenty-one years ago) link

A "60s-styled guitar popist" at that, my good man Geir.

Nick Southall (Nick Southall), Friday, 7 March 2003 13:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

A "60s-styled guitar popist" at that, my good man Geir.

Then, explain these:

1972: Genesis: Foxtrot
1973: Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
1974: Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
1976: Genesis: A Trick Of The Tail
1977: Genesis: Wind And Wuthering
1980: Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids
1981: Japan: Tin Drum
1983: Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again
1984: Depeche Mode: Some Great Reward
1985: Scritti Politti: Cupid & Psyche '85

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Friday, 7 March 2003 13:21 (twenty-one years ago) link

sorry if this is declasse (FAQ didn't tell me not to), but I posted a list on this thread, which is a more appropriate home for it.

gabbneb (gabbneb), Friday, 7 March 2003 16:24 (twenty-one years ago) link

1969 - Shaggs 'Philosophy of the World'
1970 - Parliament 'Osmium'
1971 - Led Zeppelin IV
1972 - Rolling Stones 'Exile on Main Street'
1973 - Roxy Music 'Stranded'
1974 - Nico 'The End'
1975 - Neil Young 'Zuma'
1976 - Aerosmith 'Rocks'
1977 - Kraftwerk 'Trans Europe Express'
1978 - Devo 'Q:Are We Not Men?A: We Are Devo'
1979 - Contortions 'Buy'
1980 - Van Halen 'Women & Children First'
1981 - PiL 'Flowers of Romance'
1982 - Flipper 'Generic'
1983 - Motley Crue 'Shout at the Devil'
1984 - Billy Idol 'Rebel Yell'
1985 - Metallica 'Ride the Lightning'
1986 - Billy Idol 'Whiplash Smile'
1987 - Butthole Surfers 'Locust Abortion Technician'
1988 - NWA 'Straight Outta Compton'
1989 - Dwarves 'Blood Guts and Pussy'
1990 - Geto Boys 'Geto Boys'
1991 - Ice Cube 'Death Certificate'
1992 - Madonna 'Erotica'
1993 - Mazzy Star 'She Hangs Brightly'
1994 - Nine Inch Nails 'Downward Spiral'
1995 - Mr Bungle 'Disco Volante'
1996 - Orbital 'Insides'
1997 - Depeche Mode 'Ultra'
1998 - Boredoms 'Super AE'
1999 - Royal Trux 'Veterans of Disorder'
2000 - Electric Wizard 'Dopethrone'
2001 - Air '10,000 Hz Legend'
2002 - Bruce Springsteen 'The Rising'
2003 - Dave Queen 'Bad Girls'

Years causing most pain were 1996, 1994, 1979 (alas 'GI', 'Risque'), 1977 (alas 'Royal Scam', 'Suicide', 'Supernature', 'Low').
All of these are actually found in my collection, so there's probably other stuff I like better but out of sight out of mind and I'm usually out of my mind. Outtasight! (Also, if I couldn't find a release date on something I just said fuck it, so there goes a lot of shit with 'creative packaging', Stereolab comes to mind)
The 2003 selection is kind of a cheat because while it IS a genuine cover of the entire classic Eurodisco album by the Brazen Hussies' vox/gtrist it currently exists only on 10 4-track cassette masters lying around the guy's house but it'll see the light of day in time to qualify as a 2003 release, honest.
Also, somebody PLEASE recommend me some shit from 1997. (It would've been 'Muddy Banks of Wishkah' but that would be cheating because a) that was 1996, and b) I haven't actually heard the whole thing through because it was a library copy and the copy I burnt didn't work)

dave q, Friday, 7 March 2003 20:02 (twenty-one years ago) link

(all alts at scrape.blogspot.com)

dave q, Friday, 7 March 2003 21:32 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hey Geir, I would have included 'Gentlemen Take Polaroids' if it was released in '81! '80 is saved for Magazine's 'The Correct Use of Soap.' I'm trying to think of a better album from '81 than 'Tin Drum' though. Hmm...

Patrick South (Patrick South), Friday, 7 March 2003 22:05 (twenty-one years ago) link

Also, somebody PLEASE recommend me some shit from 1997.

But I find your choice perfectly apt.

Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 7 March 2003 23:00 (twenty-one years ago) link

Besides, an album isn't consistent if the songs aren't all written by the artist himself or some permanent band member.

Which means the best electronica album ever is pretty inconsistent.

man, Saturday, 8 March 2003 00:06 (twenty-one years ago) link

Because you care:

1965: the Beatles, Rubber Soul; the Animals, "We Gotta Get Out of This Place"
1966: the Beach Boys, Pet Sounds; the Temptations, "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
1967: Love, Forever Changes; the Box Tops, "The Letter"
1968: Van Morrison, Astral Weeks; Dusty Springfield, "Son of a Preacher Man"
1969: The Band; the Jackson 5, "I Want You Back"
1970: the Velvet Underground, Loaded; James Taylor, "Fire and Rain"
1971: Joni Mitchell, Blue; Rod Stewart, "Reason to Believe"
1972: The Harder They Come; the Rolling Stones, "Tumbling Dice"
1973: Stevie Wonder, Innervisions; Marvin Gaye, "Let's Get It On"
1974: Big Star, Radio City; James Brown, "The Payback"
1975: Bob Dylan, Blood On the Tracks; Bruce Springsteen, "Thunder Road"
1976: The Modern Lovers; Thin Lizzy, "The Boys Are Back in Town"
1977: The Clash; the Emotions, "Best of My Love"
1978: Elvis Costello, This Year's Model; Buzzcocks, "Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have?)"
1979: Michael Jackson, Off the Wall; Chic, "Good Times"
1980: Talking Heads, Remain In Light; AC/DC, "You Shook Me All Night Long"
1981: Flipper, Album: Generic Flipper; Soft Cell, "Tainted Love"
1982: Richard & Linda Thompson, Shoot Out the Lights; Dexy's Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen"
1983: Violent Femmes; the Police, "King of Pain"
1984: the Replacements, Let It Be; Prince & the Revolution, "When Doves Cry"
1985: Tom Waits, Rain Dogs; Simple Minds, "(Don't You) Forget About Me"
1986: Paul Simon, Graceland; New Order, "Bizarre Love Triangle"
1987: Erik B. & Rakim, Paid in Full; M/A/A/R/S, "Pump Up the Volume"
1988: Pixies, Surfer Rosa; Rob Base & DJ Easy Rock, "It Takes Two"
1989: Operation Ivy, Energy; De La Soul, "Me, Myself & I"
1990: Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted; Digital Underground, "The Humpty Dance"
1991: My Bloody Valentine, Loveless; Geto Boys, "Mind Playin' Tricks On Me"
1992: Pete Rock & CL Smooth, Mecca & the Soul Brother; Nirvana, "Lithium"
1993: the Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen; Rage Against the Machine, "Killing In the Name Of"
1994: Portishead, Dummy; Freedy Johnston, "Bad Reputation"
1995: Bjork, Post; Smashing Pumpkins, "1979"
1996: DJ Shadow, Endtroducing.....; Underworld, "Born Slippy"
1997: Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West; Janet Jackson, "Got 'Til It's Gone"
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea; Jay-Z, "Hard Knock Life"
1999: Fiona Apple, When the Pawn...; LEN, "Steal My Sunshine"
2000: Ghostface Killah, Supreme Clientele; Outkast, "Ms. Jackson"
2001: Old 97's, Satellite Rides; Squarepusher, "My Red Hot Car"
2002: Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot; Eminem, "Lose Yourself"
2003: the White Stripes, Elephant; 50 Cent, "In Da Club"

Marty Brown, Saturday, 8 March 2003 05:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

Pre-58 Elvis Presley Elvis 56
(This is a 90s compilation of Elvis’ music from 1956, excellent listen and perhaps the one CD for someone curious about his music.)
1959 Miles Davis Kind of Blue*
1961 John Coltrane Ole Coltrane
1963 Charles Mingus The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady
1964 John Coltrane A Love Supreme
1965 Bob Dylan Highway 61 Revisited
1966 13th Floor Elevators Psychedelic Sounds
1967 Pink Floyd Piper at the Gates of Dawn
1968 Jimi Hendrix Electric Ladyland
1969 Miles Davis Bitches Brew
1970 The Stooges Funhouse
1971 Funkadelic Maggot Brain
1972 Rolling Stones Exile on Main St.
1973 The Stooges Raw Power
1974 James Brown Hell
1975 Neil Young Zuma
1976 The Ramones The Ramones
1977 Television Marquee Moon
1978 Pere Ubu Datapanik In the Year Zero
1979 Gang of Four Entertainment
1980 Joy Division Closer
1981 Wipers Youth of America
1982 Brian Eno Ambient 4: On Land
1983 Iron Maiden Piece of Mind
1984 Minutemen, The Double Nickels on the Dime
1985 Husker Du Flip Your Wig
1986 Sonic Youth Evol
1987 Big Black Songs About Fxcking
1988 Sonic Youth Daydream Nation
1989 The Pixies Doolittle
1990 Fugazi Repeater
1991 Slint Spiderland
1992 Jesus Lizard Liar
1993 Uncle Tupelo Anodyne
1994 Shellac At Action Park
1995 Swans The Great Annilator
1996 Tortoise Millions Now Living Will Never Die
1997 ???
1998 Plastikman Consumed
1999 ???
2000 Third Eye Foundation Lost Little Soul
2001 Fugazi The Argument
2002 ???
2003 ???


Notes: This list was compiled going through my music and deciding what was a favorite per year. In cases where multiple favorites ended up in the same year, I generally went with the one I listened to the most. Other than the Elvis compilation, I steered clear from compilations. This took a bit of thinking and I don’t think I could complete one for just songs, I like too much instrumental music.

Very good years with multiple favorite records of mine are as follows: 1959, 1968-71, 1977-80, 1984, 1994, & 1996.

1983, 1990, 1995, 1997, 1999 & 2002 are tough to fill.

(I probably should pick a Pole CD as I listened to 1, 2 & 3 for hours and hours at work while typing into the box, but how does one really tell them apart? The second one has more basslines and the third is a bit more drifty…I don’t know, it is all vague. I've also listened to a Monolake for hours on end, but I can't pick one.)

*There was quite a few great jazz albums released in 1959 – I went with “Kind of Blue” as I have listened to it the most, but check this list: Shape of Jazz to Come/Change of the Century – Ornette Coleman, Blues & Roots/Mingus Ah Um – Mingus, Sketches of Spain – Miles, At the Jazz Corner of the World/Art Blakey & Giant Steps – Coltrane.

earlnash, Saturday, 8 March 2003 06:09 (twenty-one years ago) link

great list. i'd be interested to know your runners-up for the 'good years' you mention.

Aaron A., Saturday, 8 March 2003 06:23 (twenty-one years ago) link

one month passes...
This thread is old, but I'm new, so . . .

Pre-1963 -- Two Steps From the Blues -- Bobby Bland
1963 -- Live From the Apollo -- James Brown
1964 -- Meet the Beatles -- The Beatles
1965 -- Highway 61 Revisited -- Dylan
1966 -- Big Hits -- Rolling Stones
1967 -- Velvet Underground and Nico
1968 -- Music From Big Pink -- The Band
1969 -- The Velvet Underground
1970 -- Greatest Hits -- Sly and the Family Stone
1971 -- Meaty, Beaty, Big, and Bouncy -- The Who
1972 -- The Harder They Come
1973 -- Call Me -- Al Green
1974 -- New York Dolls in Too Much Too Soon
1975 -- Blood on the Tracks -- Bob Dylan
1976 -- Have Moicy! -- Unholy Modal Rounders/Michael Hurley/Jeffrey Fredericks and the Clamtones
1977 -- The Clash
1978 -- This Year's Model -- Elvis Costello
1979 -- Singles Going Steady -- Buzzcocks
1980 -- London Calling -- The Clash
1981 -- I Love Rock and Roll/Bad Reputation -- Joan Jett
1982 -- 1999 - Prince/Marshall Crenshaw
1983 -- Metal Circus -- Husker Du (best I can come up with, ugh)
1984 -- Let it Be -- Replacements
1985 -- Fear and Whiskey -- Mekons
1986 -- The Indestructabile beat of Soweto
1987 -- Sign O the Times -- Prince
1988 -- Nation of Millions -- Public Enemy
1989 -- 3 Feet High and Rising -- De La Soul (surprising myself with this)
1990 -- The Immaculate Collection -- Madonna
1991 - Guitar Paradise of East Africa
1992 -- Slanted and Enchanted -- Pavement
1993 -- In Utero -- Nirvana
1994 -- There's Nothing Wrong With Love -- Built to Spill/My Life -- Iris Dement/Illmatic - Nas (I'm torn)
1995 -- Maxinquaye -- Tricky
1996 -- The Score -- The Fugees
1997 -- Dig me Out - Sleater-Kinney
1998 -- Mermaid Avenue -- billy Bragg and Wilco
1999 -- The Slim Shady LP -- Eminem
2000 -- Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea -- PJ Harvey/Stankonia -- Outkast (tie)
2001 -- White Blood Cells -- White Stripes
2002 -- One Beat -- Sleater-Kinney
2003 -- hasn't come out yet, I hope, but Best of the Classic Years -- King Sunny Ade is the only thing that's knocked me out so far.

1981-1983 and 1989 are the toughest years to fill

chris herrington, Thursday, 17 April 2003 16:49 (twenty-one years ago) link

Hey! What is wrong with 1981-83.

I would say that 1981-84 was the best period for music ever

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 17 April 2003 20:38 (twenty-one years ago) link

Yep, cuz that's when your favorite genre burst on to the scene: HipHop!

hoops (Oops), Thursday, 17 April 2003 20:45 (twenty-one years ago) link

The funny thing was, I actually liked hip-hop (or "electro" as it was usually called) back then. It wasn't until "Walk This Way" and "(You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)" that I really started hating hip-hop.

Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Thursday, 17 April 2003 21:08 (twenty-one years ago) link

Well, I can't argue with hating those two songs. Luckily, I was able to get past them.

oops (Oops), Thursday, 17 April 2003 21:17 (twenty-one years ago) link

you tell him, hip hoops.

A Nairn (moretap), Thursday, 17 April 2003 21:29 (twenty-one years ago) link

four weeks pass...
this thread's old, i'm an ILM old-timer but what the fuck ... there are gonna be egregious exclusions but it's the nature of the beast innit? from the year of my birth:

1970 -- Bryter Layter -- Nick Drake
1971 -- Paranoid -- Black Sabbath
1972 -- Exile on Main Street -- the Rolling Stones
1973 -- Ship Ahoy -- the O'Jays
1974 -- Taking Tiger Mountain (by Strategy) -- Brian Eno
1975 -- Katy Lied -- Steely Dan
1976 -- The Ramones -- The Ramones
1977 -- Low/David Bowie
1978 -- Die Mensch Maschine -- Kraftwerk
1979 -- TIE: Sheik Yerbouti -- Frank Zappa; and The Pleasure Principle -- Gary Numan
1980 -- Remain in Light -- Talking Heads
1981 -- Dare -- Human League
1982 -- 1999 -- Prince and the Revolution
1983 -- Punch the Clock -- Elvis Costello and the Attractions
1984 -- Ocean Rain -- Echo and the Bunnymen
1985 -- Tim -- the Replacements
1986 -- The Queen Is Dead -- The Smiths
1987 -- Appetite for Destruction -- Guns 'n' Roses
1988 -- TIE: Daydream Nation -- Sonic Youth; and Straight Outta Compton -- NWA
1989 -- Pretty Hate Machine -- Nine Inch Nails
1990 -- Fear of a Black Planet -- Public Enemy
1991 -- Loveless -- My Bloody Valentine
1992 -- TIE: The Chronic -- Dr. Dre/Orbital 2 -- Orbital
1993 -- Souvlaki -- Slowdive
1994 -- TIE: Gideon Gaye -- High Llamas/Ready to Die -- The Notorious B.I.G.
1995 -- The Bends -- Radiohead
1996 -- Emperor Tomato Ketchup -- Stereolab
1997 -- Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space - Spiritualized
1998 -- TIE: The 3 E.P.s -- The Beta Band/The Boy with the Arab Strap -- Belle and Sebastian
1999 -- The Soft Bulletin -- Flaming Lips
2000 -- Stankonia -- Outkast
2001 -- The Blueprint -- Jay-Z
2002 -- Light and Magic -- Ladytron
2003 -- undecided till year's end

Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 15 May 2003 07:52 (twenty years ago) link

(n.b.: my list shows that while i like my share of geir-esque honky music, i'm also much "blacker" than geir. see you can like melody and, um, "negro music" and not die mr hongro!)

Tad (llamasfur), Thursday, 15 May 2003 08:02 (twenty years ago) link

Canonic as fuck - my increase in interest in music outside the obvious classic/alt-rock stuff was quickly followed by a drastic drop in both disposable income and available listening time, so I unfortunately don't foresee these choices changing anytime soon. They all sound *fantastic* though - but they just don't tell the whole story.

pre-1965: Howlin' Wolf - Howlin' Wolf
1965: The Yardbirds - Having a Raveup with the Yardbirds
1966: Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
1967: Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
1968: The Beatles - white album
1969: The Band - The Band
1970: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
1971: Black Sabbath - Paranoid
1972: Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
1973: Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
1974: Bryan Ferry - These Foolish Things
1975: Bob Dylan & The Band - The Basement Tapes
1976: Blue Oyster Cult - Agents of Fortune
1977: The Ramones - Rocket to Russia
1978: The Clash - Give 'em Enough Rope
1979: The Clash - The Clash (US version)
1980: The Clash - London Calling
1981: Billy Squier - Don't Say No
1982: Michael Jackson - Thriller
1983: R.E.M. - Murmur
1984: Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
1985: The Fall - This Nation's Saving Grace/Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
1986: Les Rita Mitsouko - Presentent the no comprendo
1987: Guns 'n Roses - Appetite for Destruction
1988: The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues
1989: Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique
1990: Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Ragged Glory/Public Enemy - Fear of a Black Planet
1991: De La Soul - De La Soul Is Dead
1992: R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
1993: Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Spinning Around the Sun
1994: Beck - Mellow Gold
1995: Pulp - Different Class
1996: DJ Shadow - Endtroducing
1997: Primal Scream - Vanishing Point/Notorious B.I.G. - Life After Death
1998: Billy Bragg & Wilco - Mermaid Avenue
1999: Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
2000: Neko Case & Her Boyfriends - Furnace Room Lullaby
2001: Jay-Z - The Blueprint
2002: Northern State - Hip Hop You Haven't Heard (EP)

Patrick, Saturday, 17 May 2003 16:35 (twenty years ago) link

two things that definitely changed on mine. 1)I'm totally happy with Exile On Main Street being the best album of '72. 2)Kid A and Chocolate Starfish by Limp Bizkit are duking it out for best album of 2000 that I can think of. Whoever wins will be my new 3rd place Album I'm Least Satisfied With Being The Best Of That Year.

Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Saturday, 17 May 2003 17:07 (twenty years ago) link

can I just say that I LOVE Andy K's singles choices? mostly because I don't know near enough of them--burn me a comp or two, Andy!

M Matos (M Matos), Saturday, 17 May 2003 18:50 (twenty years ago) link

one year passes...
n00b aksuhn plz

Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 00:50 (nineteen years ago) link

god i barely recognize my list now

jess (dubplatestyle), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 01:14 (nineteen years ago) link

I think my list is kinda dope! and did you see how I called out blount up there? haha what an asshole I was!

"was"

Begs2Differ (Begs2Differ), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 02:19 (nineteen years ago) link

Haikunym, yr list was way dope. I'm a big fan!

Brothers in Threadgill love (tho you picked a different alb)!

Roy Williams Highlight (diamond), Wednesday, 29 September 2004 03:12 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...
Great thread. I am still choosing my 40 favourite records of my first 40 years. Here is the overview with the links to my reviews. I am at #13 right now. Approximate updating speed is 7-10 days per year. My selections up to now:

1963 Getz/Gilberto
1967 The Velvet Underground & Nico
1970 After the Goldrush
1971 Blue
1972 Roxy Music
1976 Sun Bear Concerts
1980 Seventeen Seconds
1984 Rattlesnakes
1988 Miss America
1991 Gish
1994 41
1999 This Is a Pinback CD
2001 Amnesiac

alex in mainhattan (alex63), Thursday, 23 December 2004 20:32 (nineteen years ago) link

33 favourite records of my first 33 years.

71 Sly & the Family Stone – There’s a Riot Going on
72 Roxy Music – Roxy Music
73 Marvin Gaye – Let’s Get it on
74 Gram Parsons – Grievous Angel
75 Neil Young – Tonight’s the Night
76 Augustus Pablo – King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
77 Kraftwerk – Trans-Europe Express
78 Kraftwerk – The Man-Machine
79 Michael Jackson – Off the Wall
80 David Bowie – Scary Monsters
81 Kraftwerk – Computer World
82 Scritti Politti – Songs to Remember
83 no idea, recommend me something!
84 Prince & the Revolution – Purple Rain
85 The Jesus & Mary Chain – Psychocandy
86 Run DMC – Raising Hell
87 Boogie Down Productions – Criminal Minded
88 Public Enemy – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
89 De La Soul – 3 Feet High & Rising
90 Public Enemy – Fear of a Black Planet
91 Nirvana – Nevermind
92 Sugar – Copper Blue
93 Digable Planets – Reachin’ (a New Refutation of Time and Space)
94 Oasis – Definitely Maybe
95 Goldie – Timeless
96 Orbital – In Sides
97 Radiohead – OK Computer
98 Extince – Binnenlandse Funk
99 Basement Jaxx – Remedy
00 Eminem – The Marshall Mathers LP
01 N*E*R*D – In Search of...
02 The Streets – Original Pirate Material
03 Dizzee Rascal – Boy in da Corner
04 Kanye West – The College Dropout

JoB (JoB), Thursday, 23 December 2004 23:27 (nineteen years ago) link

three months pass...
A revised version

1977 Giorgio Moroder, From here to eternity
1978 The Only Ones, The Only Ones
1979 Talking Heads, Fear Of Music
1980 Prince, Dirty mind
1981 Human League, Dare
1982 ABC, The lexicon of love
1983 REM, Murmur
1984 The Smiths, Hatful of hollow
1985 The Cure, The Head On The Door
1986 Paul Simon, Gracelands
1987 Sonic Youth, Sister
1988 AR Kane, 69
1989 New Order, Technique
1990 Ice Cube, Amerikkka's most wanted
1991 Nirvana, Nevermind
1992 Pavement, Slanted and enchanted
1993 Nirvana, In utero
1994 Notorious BIG, Ready to die
1995 Fatboy Slim, Better living through chemistry
1996 Tortoise, Millions now living will never die
1997 Pavement, Brighten The Corners
1998 Mercury Rev, Deserters songs
1999 Wilco, Summerteeth
2000 Radiohead, Kid A/Eminem, The Marshall Mathers Album
2001 Daft Punk, Discovery/Pulp, We Love Life
2002 Sonic Youth, Murray Street
2003 Dizzee Rascal, Boy In Da Corner
2004 Junior Boys, Last Exit
2005 so far LCD Soundsystem

Michael B, Saturday, 16 April 2005 21:32 (nineteen years ago) link

Matos Websters - I notice that a couple of your number ones (the Avalanches and 1999 stand out for me)are albums you decline to award 5 stars in the latest RS guide. Were you over-ruled by the editors, were you applying different criteria for the guide, or were those years just not strong enough to justify a 5 star album? (I would have given 5 to 1999 myself - also to Seasick by Imperial Teen, but, hey).

I'm genuinely interested in how the process for books like that work.

plebian plebs (plebian), Saturday, 16 April 2005 23:31 (nineteen years ago) link

My own list has been somewhat revised too, and currently looks like this:

Pre-1963: Frank Sinatra: Sings For Only The Lonely
1963: The Beatles: Please Please Me
1964: The Beatles: A Hard Day's Night
1965: The Beatles: Rubber Soul
1966: Beach Boys: Pet Sounds
1967: The Beatles: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band
1968: The Zombies: Odessey & Oracle
1969: Moody Blues: On The Threshold Of a Dream
1970: Beach Boys: Sunflower
1971: Beach Boys: Surf's Up
1972: Genesis: Foxtrot
1973: Genesis: Selling England By The Pound
1974: Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
1975: 10cc: The Original Soundtrack
1976: Genesis: A Trick Of The Tail
1977: ELO: Out Of The Blue
1978: The Jam: All Mod Cons
1979: Squeeze: Cool For Cats
1980: Japan: Gentlemen Take Polaroids
1981: Japan: Tin Drum
1982: Duran Duran: Rio
1983: Depeche Mode: Construction Time Again
1984: Depeche Mode: Some Great Reward
1985: Scritti Politti: Cupid & Psyche '85
1986: XTC: Skylarking
1987: The Dukes Of Stratosphear: Psonic Sunspot
1988: Crowded House: Temple Of Low Men
1989: XTC: Oranges And Lemons
1990: Jellyfish: Bellybutton
1991: Crowded House: Woodface
1992: XTC: Nonsuch
1993: Crowded House: Together Alone
1994: Dodgy: Homegrown
1995: The Merrymakers: No Sleep Till Famous
1996: Dodgy: Free Peace Sweet
1997: Radiohead: OK Computer
1998: Cotton Mather: Kontiki
1999: Travis: The Man Who
2000: Coldplay: Parachutes
2001: Travis: The Invisible Band
2002: The Flaming Lips: Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
2003: Super Furry Animals: Phantom Power
2004: Brian Wilson: SMiLE
2005 so far: The Margarets: Love Will Haunt You Down


Geir Hongro (GeirHong), Saturday, 16 April 2005 23:59 (nineteen years ago) link

My list has changed a little bit. And I'm gonna do Matos' starting-year-of-birth thing this time 'round.


1979: Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Rust Never Sleeps
1980: Feelies, Crazy Rhythms
1981: Kix, Kix
1982: Fall, Hex Enduction Hour
1983: REM, Murmur
1984: Replacements, Let It Be
1985: Replacements, Tim
1986: Smiths, The Queen Is Dead
1987: Bats, Daddy's Highway
1988: Half Japanese, Charmed Life
1989: B-52's, Cosmic Thing
1990: Flaming Lips, In A Priest Driven Ambulance
1991: Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend
1992: Morrissey, Your Arsenal
1993: Urge Overkill, Saturation
1994: Weezer, Weezer
1995: Yo La Tengo, Electr-O-Pura
1996: Weezer, Pinkerton
1997: Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out
1998: Cat Power, Moon Pix
1999: LeTigre, LeTigre
2000: White Stripes, DeStijl
2001: Fugazi, The Argument
2002: Desaparecidos, Read Music/Speak Spanish
2003: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever To Tell
2004: Nellie McKay, Get Away From Me

Quite a few years I would not be averse to finding a superior album from.

miccio (miccio), Sunday, 17 April 2005 01:17 (nineteen years ago) link

Years where a comp really takes the nod but that always feels like cheatin': 1998 (Bikini Kill's The Singles), 1995 (Al Green's Greatest Hits - goes through Belle now), 1993 (Prince's The Hits 2), 1991 (Pet Shop Boys' Discography), 1990 (Johnny Cash's The Sun Years), 1989 (The Complete Minor Threat), 1987 (Madonna's You Cand Dance), 1986 (Cure's Standing On A Beach: The Singles) and 1981 (The Original Modern Lovers)

miccio (miccio), Sunday, 17 April 2005 01:21 (nineteen years ago) link

two months pass...
My list, starting with the year I was conceived:

1973: Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstasy
1974: Stevie Wonder, Innervisions
1975: Roxy Music, Siren
1976: David Bowie, Station To Station
1977: Fleetwood Mac, Rumours
1978: Talking Heads, More Songs About Buildings & Food
1979: Neil Young, Rust Never Sleeps
1980: Public Image Ltd, Second Edition
1981: Psychedelic Furs, Talk Talk Talk
1982: Michael Jackson, Thriller
1983: REM, Murmur
1984: Replacements, Let It Be
1985: Mekons, Fear & Whiskey
1986: Pet Shop Boys, Please
1987: Prince, Sign 'O' The Times
1988: Go-Betweens, 16 Lovers Lane
1989: New Order, Technique
1990: Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
1991: Tribe Called Qwest, The Low-End Theory
1992: Sugar, Copper Blue
1993: U2, Zooropa
1994: Hole, Live Through This
1995: Pavement, Wowee Zowee
1996: DJ Shadow, Endtroducing...
1997: Sleater Kinney, Dig Me Out
1998: Outkast, Aquemini
1999: Magnetic Fields, 69 Love Songs
2000: PJ Harvey, Stories From The City, Stories From the Sea
2001: Bob Dylan, Love & Theft
2002: Kylie Minogue, Fever
2003: The Wrens, Meadowlands
2004: Sonic Youth, Sonic Nurse

Alfred Soto (Alfred Soto), Monday, 4 July 2005 13:29 (eighteen years ago) link

incomplete.

1966--Everly Brothers "Two Yanks in England"
1967--"Moby Grape"
1968--"Notorious Byrd Brothers"
1969--"Dusty in Memphis"
1970--Randy Newman "12 Songs"
1971--Sly and the Family Stone "There's a Riot Goin' On"
1972--"Manfred Mann's Earth Band"
1973--Steely Dan "Countdown to Ecstasy"
1974--Gram Parsons "Grievous Angel"
1975--Dylan/Band "Basement Tapes"
1976--"Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band"
1977--Beach Boys "Love You"
1978--Big Star "Third"
1979--Chic "Risque"
1980--Chic "Real People"
1981--dB's "Stands for Decibels"
1982--George Clinton "Computer Games"
1983--Marshall Crenshaw "Field Day"
1984--Linton Kwesi Johnson "Making History"
1985--Mekons "Fear and Whiskey"
1986--Astor Piazzolla "Tango: Zero Hour"
1987--Prince "Sign 'O' the Times"
1988--Tom T. Hall "Essential Tom T. Hall"
1989--Mekons "Rock 'n' Roll"
1990--Tom Zé "Brazil Classics 4"
1991--James Brown "Star People"
1992--Eric B. and Rakim "Don't Sweat the Technique"
1993--Liliput "Liliput"
1994--Pavement "Crooked Rain"
1995--Ornette Coleman "Tone Dialing"
1996--DJ Shadow "Endtroducing....."
1997--"Anthology of American Folk Music"
1998--Alvin Youngblood Hart "Territory"
1999--"Tropicalia Essentials"

edd s hurt (ddduncan), Monday, 4 July 2005 18:32 (eighteen years ago) link

66- beach boys- pet sounds
67- love- forever changes
68- impossible to choose but, rolling stones- beggar banquet
69- the band- the band
70- the stooges- funhouse
71- marvin gaye- whats goin on
72- david bowie- ziggy stardust
73- stevie wonder- innervisions
74- neil young- on the beach
75- brian eno- another green world
76- stevie wonder- songs in the key of life
77- television- marquee moon
78- talking heads- more songs about buildings and food
79- the clash- london calling
80- x- los angeles
81- this heat- deceit
82- x- under the big black sun
83- david bowie- lets dance
84- prince- purple rain
85- the fall- this nation's saving grace
86- coil- horse rotorvator
87- prince- sign of the times
88- my bloody valentine- isnt anything
89- the cure- disintegration
90- the flaming lips- in a priest driven ambulance
91- my bloody valentine- loveless
92- uncle tupelo- march 16-20, 1992
93- james- laid
94- disco inferno- d.i. go pop
95- pulp- different class
96- impossible but, underworld- second toughest in the infants
97- autechre- chiastic slide
98- belle and sebastian- the boy with the arab strap
99- i really cant choose, too many great albums
00- antony and the johnsons- s/t
01- daft punk- discovery
02- walkmen- everyone who pretended to like me is gone
03- bonnie prince billy- master and everyone
04- comets on fire- blue cathedral
05- sleater kinney- the woods

t0dd swiss (immobilisme), Monday, 4 July 2005 19:46 (eighteen years ago) link

It is official:
Edd S. Hurt has better taste
than anyone else

Haikunym (Haikunym), Monday, 4 July 2005 19:55 (eighteen years ago) link

but i was thinking:
edd s. hurt is actually
robert christgau

fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 4 July 2005 20:05 (eighteen years ago) link

(no negativity intended. that's a great list, mr. hurt!)

fact checking cuz (fcc), Monday, 4 July 2005 20:06 (eighteen years ago) link

yeah, ed's list totally rules

Stormy Davis (diamond), Monday, 4 July 2005 20:23 (eighteen years ago) link


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