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Thought it would be interesting to limit the thinking to only 2 albums and see what people come up with. Here's mine. Thoughts?

 

2000's

-Black Rebel Motorcyle Club - Howl

-Wilco-Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

 

90's

-Son Volt-Trace

-The Black Crowes-Amorica

 

80's

-Prince & The Revolution-Purple Rain

-Paul Simon-Graceland

 

70's

-The Rolling Stones-Exile On Main Street (best album of all time IMO)

-The Clash-London Calling

 

60's

-Bob Dylan-Blonde On Blonde

-The Beatles-Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band

 

How's that for a fine evening of listening pleasure???

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Nutty! I'll bite.

 

'00s:

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco

Funeral - Arcade Fire

 

'90s:

Time Out Of Mind - Bob Dylan

OK Computer - Radiohead

 

'80s:

Rain Dogs - Tom Waits

Blood and Chocolate - Elvis Costello and the Attractions

 

'70s:

Blood On the Tracks - Bob Dylan

Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark (this could also be either On the Beach or Marquee Moon, depending on the wind, temperature, etc.)

 

'60s:

Highway 61 Revisited - Bob Dylan

Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks

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lists are my kryptonite...

 

00s

Radiohead - Kid A

Wilco - YHF

 

90s

Sleater-Kinney - Dig Me Out

Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)

 

80s

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy

 

70s

The Clash - s/t

Led Zeppelin - III

 

60s

Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul

The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

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00s

drag the river - closed

neko case - furnace room lullaby

 

90s

husker du - the living end

all - pummel

 

80s

black flag - my war

slayer - reign in blood

 

70s

ramones - self titled

stooges - raw power

 

60s

johnny cash - live at folsom prison

beatles - rubber soul

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2000s

Nashville, Solomon Burke

East Nashville Skyline, Todd Snider

 

1990s

Unplugged in NY, Nirvana

Walk On, John Hiatt

 

1980s

Appetite For Destruction, GnR

Up On The Sun, Meat Puppets

 

1970s

Exile on Main Street, Stones

Eat A Peach, ABB and London Calling, Clash- I cheated.

 

1960s

Revolver, Beatles

Another Side of Bob Dylan, Dylan

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00's

Wilco-Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Califone-Quicksand/Cradlesnakes

 

90's

Yo La Tengo-I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One

Radiohead-OK Computer

 

80's

Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation

REM-Murmur

 

70's

David Bowie-The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

Roxy Music-For Your Pleasure

 

60's

The Beatles-The White Album

John Coltrane-A Love Supreme

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00's

Wilco - YHF

Sufjan Stevens - Illinois

 

90's

Wilco - Being There

Radiohead - Ok Computer

 

80's

The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead

The Pixies - Doolitle

 

70's

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Neil Young - On The Beach

 

60's

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding

The Beatles - Revolver

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00's

~ YHF

~ Ghosts Of The Great Highway

 

90's

~ Automatic For The People

~ Anodyne/Ragged Glory (Tie, Sorry)

 

80's

~ You're Living All Over Me

~ Workbook

 

70's B)

~ On The Beach

~ Tonight's The Night ("It's like Blood On The Tracks only with more blood and more tracks" R.S.)

 

60's

~ Let it Bleed

~ Rubber Soul

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00's

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

Z - My Morning Jacket

 

90's

Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain - Pavement

Being There

 

80's

So - Peter Gabriel

Back in Black - AC/DC

 

70's

Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson

Boston - Boston

 

60's

The Band (Brown album)

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

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I love that nearly everyone here has YHF in there. It certainly deserves to be.

 

2000s

 

YHF

Pearl Jam--s/t

 

90's

 

Visions Under the Moon--David Nelson Band

A Live One--Phish

 

80's

 

New York--Lou Reed

London Calling--Clash

 

70's

 

DSOTM--Floyd

The Lamb Lies down on Broadway--Genesis

 

60's

 

HWY 61--Dylan

Beggars Banquet--Stones

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00's- YHF, AGIB

 

90's- GBV-Bee Thousand, MBV-Loveless, Summerteeth, The Soft Bulletin (no, I will not narrow that down)

 

80's- Dino Jr.-You're Living All Over Me, Jesus & Mary Chain- Psychocandy

 

70's- Blood on the Tracks, Ziggy Stardust

 

60's-Highway 61, Revolver

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00

Wilco - A Ghost is Born

Radiohead - Kid A

 

90

Pavement - Wowee Zowee

Weezer - Pinkerton

 

80

The Replacements - Let it Be

Dinosaur Jr. - You're Living All Over Me

 

70

Neil Young - On the Beach

Television - Marquee Moon

 

60

Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin'

The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

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00

Wilco -Yankee Hotel Fotxtrot

The Appleseed Cast - Low Level Owl V. 1+2

 

90

Pavement - Crooked Rain Crooked Rain

Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea

 

80

The Clash - London Calling

Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

 

70

Neil Young - On the Beach

Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks

 

60

Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding

The Beatles - Revolver

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Harpoon Dodger - that RS line about Tonight's The Night is perfect. I had never read that before today.

 

RS was once a well respected Rock and Roll magazine with writers who actually knew their s**t. I read that a long time ago and it's never left me. Glad you enjoyed it. B)

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Not easy to do but a first attempt...

 

00:

YHF

AGIB

 

90s:

BT

Anodyne

 

80s:

Imperial Bedroom, Costello

No Mercy, Dylan

 

70s:

London Calling, The Clash

Darkness on the Edge of Town, BS

 

60s:

Beggars Banquet/Let it Bleed (tie) RS

Abbey Road

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so tough.

 

2000s:

 

Bob Dylan - "Love And Theft"

Wilco - Sky Blue Sky [note: it is early, but i'm thinking this might be my favorite Wilco record, so....]

 

1990s:

The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

Radiohead - OK Computer

 

1980s:

Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

 

1970s:

Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

Neil Young - After The Gold Rush

 

1960s:

The Beatles - Revolver

Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

 

-justin

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00s:

Wilco: YHF

Wilco: SBS

 

90s:

Pavement: Terror Twilight

Radiohead: OK Computer

 

80s:

Elvis Costello: Blood and Chocolate

Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska

 

70s:

Neil Young: Tonight's The Night

Steely Dan: Aja

 

60s:

Beatles: Abbey Road

Beatles: Sgt. Peppers.

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Jeeezus, no freaking idea:

 

60's - Revolver, Highway 61 Revisited

 

70's - The Yes Album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

 

80's - Discipline, Life's Rich Pageant

 

90's - Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements, Being There

 

00's - Crane Wife, I am not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass

 

sure I'm way off the mark, but that's what I like

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'00s: Rings Around the World (with bonus disc); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots

'90s: OK Computer; The Soft Bulletin

'80s: Remain In Light; Graceland

'70s: Dark Side of the Moon, Blood on the Tracks

'60s: Abbey Road; Giant Steps

'50s (for good measure): Jazz at Massey Hall; Kind of Blue

 

I hope I'm right with the dates of all these... :unsure

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