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1970 – Trespass, Genesis

1971 – Straight Up, Badfinger

1972 – Close to the Edge, Yes

1973 – Selling England by the Pound, Genesis

1974 – Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis

1975 – Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan

1976 – Trick of the Tail, Genesis

1977 – The Kick Inside, Kate Bush

1978 – Darkness on the Edge of Town, Bruce Springsteen

1979 – Squeezing out Sparks, Graham Parker and the Rumour

1980 – Crazy Rhythms, the Feelies

1981 – Beauty and the Beat, GoGo’s

1982 – Days of Wine and Roses, Steve Wynn

1983 – Murmer, REM

1984 - Places that Are Gone, Tommy Keene

1985 – Fables of the Reconstruction, REM

1986 – This Ain’t no Outerspace Ship, Love Tractor

1987 – Pleased to Meet Me, Replacements

1988 – If I Should Fall from Grace with God, The Pogues

1989 – Tinker to Evers to Chance, Game Theory

1990 – Same Place the Fly Got Smashed, Guided By Voices

1991 – Still Feel Gone, Uncle Tupelo

1992 – New Miserable Experience, Gin Blossoms

1993 – Tell it to Yourself, Matt Keating

1994 – Bee Thousand, Guided By Voices

1995 – Alien Lanes, Guided By Voices

1996 – Under the Bushes, Under the Stars, Guided By Voices

1997 – Mag Earwhig! Guided By Voices

1998 – From the Book of Flames, Charlie Chesterman

1999 – Do the Collapse, Guided By Voices

2000 – Transcendental Blues, Steve Earle

2001 – Isolation Drills, Guided By Voices

2002 – Universal Truths and Cycles, Guided By Voices

2003 – Earthquake Glue, Guided By Voices

2004 – Half Smiles of the Decomposed, Guided By Voices

2005 – From a Compound Eye, Robert Pollard

2006 – Blues and Boogie Shoes, The Keene Brothers

2007 – The Search, Son Volt

2008 – Quixotic, Matt Keating

 

 

Nice picks....and I thought "I" was a GbV fan. Way to sneak in the very underrated Keene Bros as well.

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1966-1989.

 

I don't listen to a great deal before 1966. Alot of jazz, usually.

 

1966: The Beatles-Revolver

1967: The Velvet Underground and Nico

1968: The Velvet Underground-White Light/White Heat

1969: The Velvet Underground (sorry, I just love them alot)

1970: The Stooges-Fun House

1971: Can-Tago Mago

1972: Can-Ege Bamyasi

1973: Stevie Wonder-Innervisions

1974: Brian Eno-Here Come The Warm Jets

1975: Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run (with Eno's Another Green World right behind it)

1976: Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key of Life

1977: Television-Marquee Moon

1978: Bruce Springsteen-Darkness on the Edge of Town

1979: Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures

1980: Talking Heads-Remain In Light

1981: Brian Eno and David Byrne-My Life In The Bush of Ghosts

1982: Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska

1983: R.E.M.-Murmur

1984: R.E.M.-Reckoning

1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy

1986: Sonic Youth-EVOL

1987: Dinosaur Jr.-You're Living All Over Me (Sister is a close second)

1988: Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation

1989: Pixies-Doolittle (Consider Disintegration a very close second)

 

You can tell this was made by a 14 yr old. 1990-present to come.

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1966-1989.

 

I don't listen to a great deal before 1966. Alot of jazz, usually.

 

1966: The Beatles-Revolver

1967: The Velvet Underground and Nico

1968: The Velvet Underground-White Light/White Heat

1969: The Velvet Underground (sorry, I just love them alot)

1970: The Stooges-Fun House

1971: Can-Tago Mago

1972: Can-Ege Bamyasi

1973: Stevie Wonder-Innervisions

1974: Brian Eno-Here Come The Warm Jets

1975: Bruce Springsteen-Born To Run (with Eno's Another Green World right behind it)

1976: Stevie Wonder-Songs In The Key of Life

1977: Television-Marquee Moon

1978: Bruce Springsteen-Darkness on the Edge of Town

1979: Joy Division-Unknown Pleasures

1980: Talking Heads-Remain In Light

1981: Brian Eno and David Byrne-My Life In The Bush of Ghosts

1982: Bruce Springsteen-Nebraska

1983: R.E.M.-Murmur

1984: R.E.M.-Reckoning

1985: The Jesus and Mary Chain-Psychocandy

1986: Sonic Youth-EVOL

1987: Dinosaur Jr.-You're Living All Over Me (Sister is a close second)

1988: Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation

1989: Pixies-Doolittle (Consider Disintegration a very close second)

 

You can tell this was made by a 14 yr old. 1990-present to come.

I teach 7th grade, just 2 years away from your age. I would drop dead in my classroom if any of my students could identify more than 3 of the artists on your list. This looks like it came from someone in their late 30s (like me). Impressive!

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I teach 7th grade, just 2 years away from your age. I would drop dead in my classroom if any of my students could identify more than 3 of the artists on your list. This looks like it came from someone in their late 30s (like me). Impressive!

 

Haha, not many kids could. I bring up bands all the time and they have no idea who the heck they are.

 

Thanks, I owe half the taste to my parents (the 80s stuff) and the other half to Ateaseweb.

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This would be different if I did it again in 20 minutes, but after a quick look through my library...

 

1965: Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home

1966: The Beatles - Revolver

1967: The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat

1968: The Band - Music From Big Pink

1969: The Band - The Band

 

1970: The Kinks - Lola Vs Powerman And The Moneygoround

1971: Elton John - Madman Across The Water

1972: Big Star - #1 Record

1973: The Who - Quadrophenia

1974: Queen - Sheer Heart Attack

1975: Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks

1976: Tom Waits - Small Change

1977: Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

1978: Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy

1979: The Clash - London Calling

 

1980: The Soft Boys - Underwater Moonlight

1981: X - Wild Gift

1982: Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska

1983: Talking Heads - Speaking In Tongues

1984: The Replacements - Let It Be

1985: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

1986: Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill

1987: Billy Bragg - Back To Basics

1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation

1989: The Pixies - Doolittle

 

1990: Uncle Tupelo - No Depression

1991: Nirvana - Nevermind

1992: The Jayhawks - Hollywood Town Hall

1993: Uncle Tupelo - Anodyne

1994: Pearl Jam - Vitalogy

1995: Radiohead - The Bends

1996: Wilco - Being There

1997: Mogwai - Young Team

1998: Elliott Smith - XO

1999: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

 

2000: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

2001: Gillian Welch - Time (The Revelator)

2002: The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots

2003: The New Pornographers - Electric Version

2004: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

2005: The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema

2006: The Minus 5 - The Minus 5

2007: Andrew Bird - Armchair Apocrypha

2008: The Black Keys - Attack & Release

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i just downloaded euridice proudhon, listening to it now.

 

 

dean's masterpiece

 

i worship that little freaking record

 

orpheus in his underware, magical dance number scene, sleepcure theory advancer, I don't mind dragging you down ... these are perfect pop songs

 

if you haven't heard the Shafts, here's an MP3 of sleepcure theory advancer: http://www.indiepages.com/capstanshafts/sounds/sleepcure.mp3

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dean's masterpiece

 

i worship that little freaking record

 

orpheus in his underware, magical dance number scene, sleepcure theory advancer, I don't mind dragging you down ... these are perfect pop songs

 

if you haven't heard the Shafts, here's an MP3 of sleepcure theory advancer: http://www.indiepages.com/capstanshafts/sounds/sleepcure.mp3

 

If you look at my year to year list on page 1 , check out 2007. (Her vs The Sad Cold....)I have everything Dean's ever recorded....and yes, Euridice Proudhon is pretty effin great.

 

I have a Best Of' (30 songs) in 35 minutes I put together early last year I can put up if anyone's interested.

 

EDIT-

 

Dean Wells writes all the songs, records on a 4-track and plays all the instruments. He's released (if you can call it that) 8-9 EP's, 7-8 full lengths. This collection of 30 songs is culled from Euridice Proudhon, Her Versus the Sad Cold Eventually & The Sleeved and Grandaughters of the Blacklist.

 

http://www.mediafire.com/?fhtx1wmsxz2/

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Wow, so much crap to sort through, but this will get me going. Reverse order, until the year of my birth...

 

2008 - The Black Keys, Attack and Release (probably will change)

2007 - The National, Boxer

2006 - Islands, Return to the Sea

2005 - Sufjan Stevens, Illinois (tough year, so many great records)

2004 - Arcade Fire, Funeral

2003 - Broken Social Scene, You Forgot it in People

2002 - Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2001 - Drive-By Truckers, Southern Rock Opera

2000 - Radiohead, Kid A

1999 - The Flaming Lips, The Soft Bulletin/Wilco, Summerteeth (unfair to make me decide between these two)

1998 - Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea/Mercury Rev, Deserter's Songs (ditto)

1997 - Radiohead, OK Computer

1996 - Wilco, Being There

1995 - Radiohead, The Bends

1994 - Blur, Parklife

1993 - PJ Harvey - Rid of Me

1992 - REM, Automatic for the People

1991 - Matthew Sweet, Girlfriend (lots of watershed records this year but this one's probably my favorite)

1990 - They Might Be Giants, Flood

1989 - The Pixies, Doolittle

1988 - Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation

1987 - REM, Document

1986 - Beastie Boys, Licensed to Ill

1985 - The Replacements, Tim

1984 - The Replacements, Let it Be

1983 - REM - Murmur

1982 - The Cure, Pornography

1981 - Kraftwerk, Computer World (maybe just a hole in my collection but I couldn't find many good records this year)

1980 - Talking Heads, Remain in Light

 

And I'll go back to the year in which I was conceived and say that The Clash, London Calling is at the top of a pile of great records from 1979.

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Harder than I thought this would be:

 

2008: Dr Dog - Fate

2007: Delta Spirit - Ode To Sunshine

2006: Yo La Tengo - I Am Not Afraid Of You And I Will Beat Your Ass

2005: Ryan Adams - Cold Roses

2004: Wilco - A Ghost Is Born

2003: Stephen Malkmus - Pig Lib

2002: Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2001: Tenacious D

2000: Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker

1999: The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin

1998: Marc Ribot Y Los Cubanos Postizos

1997: Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind

1996: Wilco - Being There

1995: Pavemet - Wowee Zowee

1994: Pavement Crooked Rain Crooked Rain / Tom Petty - Wildflowers (Couldn't choose)

1993: Phish - Rift

1992: Pavement - Slanted & Enchanted

1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless

1990: Sonic Youth - Goo

1989: Phish - Junta

1988: My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

1987: U2 - The Joshua Tree

1986: Beastie Boys - Licensed to Ill

1985: Tom Waits - Rain Dogs

1984: Prince & The Revolution - Purple Rain

1983: Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

1982: Michael Jackson - Thriller

1981: Brian Eno & David Byrne - My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts

1980: Talking Heads - Remain In Light

1979: The Clash - London Calling

1978: Talking Heads - More Songs About Buildings & Food

1977: Eric Clapton - Slowhand

1976: Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life

1975: Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks

1974: Frank Zappa - Apostrophe

1973: Pink FLoyd - Dark Sid of the Moon

1972: Miles Davis - On The Corner

1971: David Bowie - Hunky Dory

1970: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush

1969: King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King

1968: The Beatles - The Beatles

1967: Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

1966: Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde

1965: Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited

1964: John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

1963: Bill Evans - Conversations With Myself

1962: Wes Montgomery - Full House

1961: John Coltrane - My Favorite Things

1960: Muddy Waters at Newport 1960

1959: Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um

 

 

These are how I feel now. It's funny to think what I thought was the best album of each year, during that year. Probably some Stone Temple Pilots and Vanilla Ice and McHammer

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I'm afraid that as early as the first one I find myself in disagreement... The Sinatra one that everyone should listen to, is Where Are You? At least for the pop fan, which I think basically most of us are. What is unforgettable on Where Are You? is the sound of Frank's voice with the strings of Gordon Jenkins. It's really impressive, the beauty is immediate and pure, and all the romantic souls will swoon.

 

The Wee Small Hours is fine, it's the first concept album as a full LP, I think. That may be why it's considered historically important.

 

Glad to see they didn't forget Jacques Brel's Olympia 64. Perfect pick. :)

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I'm afraid that as early as the first one I find myself in disagreement... The Sinatra one that everyone should listen to, is Where Are You? At least for the pop fan, which I think basically most of us are. What is unforgettable on Where Are You? is the sound of Frank's voice with the strings of Gordon Jenkins. It's really impressive, the beauty is immediate and pure, and all the romantic souls will swoon.

 

The Wee Small Hours is fine, it's the first concept album as a full LP, I think. That may be why it's considered historically important.

 

Glad to see they didn't forget Jacques Brel's Olympia 64. Perfect pick. :)

 

I own that book. Lists like this are never 100% definitive IMO, just launching points for discussion, but my general criticisms of the book were too Brit centered (editor is a Brit) and too much emphasis on the psychedelic rock.

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