January 2009
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2000's Must-Have Album: You Forgot It In People
Must have album of the 2000’s
Broken Social Scene / You Forgot It In People
Simply too much good music during our present decade. But this band and this album in particular has probably received the most play on my stereo since seeing them at Northsix back in 2003.
Runner-ups:
Too many. I plan to present 5 more great albums of the 2000’s next week. Stay tuned.
Broken Social Scene: “Anthems for a...
1990's Must-Have Album: Mighty Joe Moon
Must have album of the 1990’s
Grant Lee Buffalo / Mighty Joe Moon
One of my favorite albums, ever.
Runner-ups:
Yo La Tengo / I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One
Dinosaur Jr. / Where You Been
Pavement / Crooked Rain Crooked Rain
Counting Crows / Recovering The Satellites
Grant Lee Buffalo: “Mighty Joe Moon”
1980's Must-Have Album: The Joshua Tree
Must have album of the 1980’s
U2 / The Joshua Tree
Bono once said that the songs on this album only sound normal because we’ve heard them a bajillion times by now. But up until 1987, nothing had sounded quite like this album. It was original and inspired.
Runner-ups:
The Replacements / Tim
Paul Simon / Graceland
U2: “Red Hill Mining Town”
1970's Must-Have Album: Closing Time
Must-have album of the 1970’s
Tom Waits / Closing Time
Probably the hardest decade to choose from - there’s just too many good albums. But at least for today, Mr. Waits wins out. But I’d also buy the runner-ups if I were you.
Runner-ups:
Big Star / Third-Sister Lovers
Rolling Stones / Exile on Main Street
Bruce Springsteen / Born to Run
Tom Waits: “Closing Time”
1960's Must-Have Album: Astral Weeks
Must-have album of the 1960’s
Van Morrison / Astral Weeks.
Read all about it here.
Runner-ups:
Bob Dylan / Blonde on Blonde
Otis Redding / Otis Blue
Van Morrison: “Astral Weeks”
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Waterloo Sunset
Tomorrow begins my (requested, not self-appointed) task to supply a coworker with my 5 essential albums of all-time, which I plan to do by decade beginning with the 1960’s. And though an album by The Kinks won’t be making that list, this particular song is considered by most to be one of the greatest singles of all time - rightfully so.
The Kinks: “Waterloo Sunset”
The Hollies: “Bus Stop”
Dignity
A song written by Dylan upon hearing of Pete Maravich’s death. It was originally slated for his album Oh Mercy but was omitted from the final master.
Bob Dylan: “Dignity”
Live - MTV...
Sometimes Good Guys Don’t Wear White
The Standells: “Sometimes Good Guys...
David Lengel: “Pastafarians”
from...
M. Ward: “Epistemology”
Shadows of Knight: “You Can’t Judge A...
Dukes of the Archipelago: “The...
Round Here
The original version.
Himalayans: “Round Here”
Grant Lee Buffalo: “Sing Along”
Them: “If You and I Could Be as Two”
R.E.M.: “So Fast, So Numb”
Iran: “Buddy”
The National: “The Geese of Beverly...
Counting Crows: “The Ghost In You”
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Whiskeytown: “Excuse Me While I Break My Own...
The Turtles: “Outside Chance”
Casiotone for the Painfully Alone: “Jeanne,...
Settle Down, Zelda
“but you trembled and dissembled then you start to resemble all those people that you left behind”
The Mendoza Line: “Settle Down, Zelda”