25. Odelay, Beck (1996) 24. Nevermind, Nirvana (1991) 23. OK Computer, Radiohead (1997) 22. 69 Love Songs, The Magnetic Fields (1999) 21. Little Earthquakes, Tori Amos (1991) 20. Urban Hymns, The Verve (1997) 19. What’s The Story Morning Glory?, Oasis (1995) 18. In Utero, Nirvana (1993) 17. Whatever & Ever Amen, Ben Folds Five (1997) [...]
My criteria this year, as every year, is the same: no or few skipped tracks and the amount of times I find myself listening to the album over the course of the year. … The Bird and The Bee, Interpreting the Masters Volume 1: A Tribute to Daryl Hall and John Oates . … I don’t like The Shins or Danger Mouse, but I do like this album from Shin’s James Mercer and Danger Mouse.
Some of the best lists are idiosyncratic, as is this one. My two pieces of criteria were: 1. Are most, if not all, of the songs on the album very good (non-skippable); and 2. how often I went back to listen to the album, months or years after I first heard it. In all of these cases, these albums met those criteria. I hope you enjoy them as much as I have.
My picks for the best albums and songs of the year.
1970 The Beatles, Let It Be 1971 T Rex, Electric Warrior 1972 The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street 1973 Wings, Band on the Run 1974 Big Star, Radio City 1975 Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here 1976 Eagles, Hotel California 1977 Fleetwood Mac, Rumours 1978 Elvis Costello, This Year’s Model 1979 The Clash, London [...]
It’s been a surprisingly great year for music. Lots of great new bands and old favorites returning. Even some of the albums that didn’t make this list were pretty good. Here are my picks for the top 10 albums of 2007.
I’m blowing the dust off my Britpop albums and playing them without shame. They’ve aged better than one would think.
Unpacking my CD collection this weekend, I was astonished how much room the CDs took up. Which, as anyone who remembers the space required for records, is pretty ridiculous. And yet, in the Era of iPod, I can’t imagine ever buying another CD player or even another CD, unless I simply can’t find it any other way online. CDs are now old skool.