19 Albums On High Rotate Thus Far This Decade (2010-)
1. The National, High Violet (10)
2. Bobby Charles, Bobby Charles (72)
3. The Felice Brothers, The Felice Brothers (08)
4. The Tallest Man On Earth, The Wild Hunt (10)
5. The Felice Brothers, Yonder Is The Clock (09)
6. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Beware (09)
7. David Kilgour, Left by Soft (11)
8. Phoenix Foundation, Buffalo (10)
9. Deerhunter, Halcyon Digest (10)
10. Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See (93)
11. Wild Beasts, Smother (11)
12. Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Lie Down In The Light (08)
13. The Horrors, Primary Colours (09)
14. Megafaun, Gather, Form & Fly (09)
15. Neil Young, Le Noise (10)
16. The Walkmen, Lisbon, (10)
17. Bob Dylan, Together Through Life (09)
18. Tindersticks, The Something Rain (12)
19. Dinosaur Jr, Farm (09)
20 Albums I Thrashed During The Noughties
(The Japan Years)
一 Akron/Family, Akron/Family (05)
二 Modern Times, Bob Dylan (06)
三 Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend (08)
四 Neutral Milk Hotel, The Aeroplane Over The Sea (98)
五 Hamell On Trial, Tough Love (03)
六 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, I See A Darkness (99)
七 Interpol, Turn On The Bright Lights (02)
八 John Martyn, Solid Air (73)
九 The Congos, Heart Of The Congos (77)
十 Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy & Matt Sweeney, Superwolf (05)
十一 Radiohead, Kid A (00)
十二 The Walkmen, Bows And Arrows (04)
十三 Arcade Fire, Funeral (04)
十四 The Notwist, Neon Golden (02)
十五 Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (02)
十六 D’Angelo, Voodoo (00)
十七 Panda Bear, Person Pitch (07)
十八 The Strokes, Is This It? (01)
十九 Tindersticks, Can Our Love…, (01)
二十 Spiritualized, Let It Come Down (01)
23 Albums That Made My Nineties
(The Record Shop Years)
1. The Cure, Disintegration (89)
2. Radiohead, Ok Computer (97)
3. Laurie Anderson, Bright Red (94)
4. Smog, Red Apple Falls (97)
5. Nick Drake, Time Of No Reply (72)
6. Pet Shop Boys, Introspective (88)
7. Pixies, Surferosa (88)
8. Lou Barlow, Another Collection Of Home Recordings (94)
9. Love, Forever Changes (67)
10. Mercury Rev, Deserter’s Songs (98)
11. Van Morrison, Astral Weeks (68)
12. Muttonbirds, Salty (94)
13. Jean Paul Sartre Experience, The Size of Food (90)
14. Spiritualized, Ladies & Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space (97)
15. Lou Reed, Set The Twilight Reeling (96)
16. Tindersticks, Tindersticks II (95)
17. David Kilgour, Here Come The Cars (91)
18. Gomez, Bring It On (98)
19. Suede, Suede (92)
20. Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream (93)
21. Ride, Nowhere, 1990
22. Verve, A Storm In Heaven, 1993
23. Funki Porcini, Love, Pussycats & Carwrecks, 1996
20 Albums That Held Me Captive In the Eighties
(The Teenage Years)
1. The Cure, Standing On A Beach: The Singles (86)
2. Talking Heads, Little Creatures (85)
3. Beatles, Revolver (66)
4. The Cure, The Head On The Door (85)
5. Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes (83)
6. The Dance Exponents, Expectations (85)
7. The Cure, Pornography (87)
8. Billy Idol, Billy Idol (83)
9. The Cars, Heartbeat City (84)
10. Electric Light Orchestra, Discovery (78)
11. Men Without Hats, Pop Goes The World (87)
12. Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Welcome To The Pleasuredome (84)
13. Devo, Freedom Of Choice (83)
14. Orchestral Manoeuvers In The Dark, The Best of OMD (88)
15. Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense (84)
16. The Cars, The Cars (79)
17. R.E.M, Green (89)
18. Eurythmics, 1984 For The Love Of Big Brother, (84)
19. Devo, Oh, No! It’s Devo (82)
20. Racey, Smash & Grab (81)
The Much-Coveted Sad Neat Album of the Year (1965-2010):
N/A (10)
N/A (09)
Vampire Weekend, Vampire Weekend (08)
Panda Bear, Person Pitch (07)
Modern Times, Bob Dylan (06)
Akron/Family, Akron/Family (05)
The Walkmen, Bows And Arrows (04)
Hamell On Trial, Tough Love (03)
The Notwist, Neon Golden (02)
The Strokes, Is This It? (01)
N/A (00)*
Bonnie Prince Billy, I See A Darkness (99)
Neutral Milk Hotel, The Aeroplane Over The Sea (98)
Radiohead, Ok Computer (97)
Lou Reed, Set The Twilight Reeling (96)
Tindersticks, Tindersticks II (95)
Laurie Anderson, Bright Red (94)
N/A (93)**
N/A (92)**
David Kilgour, Here Come The Cars (91)
Jean Paul Sartre Experience, The Size of Food (90)
The Cure, Disintegration (89)
Pet Shop Boys, Introspective (88)
Men Without Hats, Pop Goes The World (87)
The Cure, Standing On A Beach: The Singles (86)
Talking Heads, Little Creatures (85)
Devo, Oh No It’s Devo (84)
Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes (83)
N/A (82)
Racey, Smash & Grab (81)
N/A (80)
The Cars, The Cars (79)
Electric Light Orchestra, Discovery (78)
The Congos, Heart Of The Congos (77)
N/A (76)**
N/A (75)**
N/A (74)**
John Martyn, Solid Air (73)
Nick Drake, Time Of No Reply (72)
N/A (71)
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Deja Vu (70)
N/A (69)
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks (68)
Love, Forever Changes (67)
Beatles, Revolver (66)
Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (65)
*** Boycott: Prog-rock was very neat but not sad enough
**Boycott: Grunge was very sad but not neat enough
*Boycott: The millenium was over-hyped and Kid A was really difficult
Very interesting Alan. I still recall (vaguely) the story of your encounter with painters (?) at your house and your response being to put Bright Red (title track) on endless loop to entertain/annoy them through the day. And I think you and I would be perhaps the only 2 people anywhere with such an admiration for Uncle Lou’s ‘Set the Twilight Reeling’ album; still a regular listen round these parts. No mention of Magic and Loss however. Sincerely Herbal T
Good memory Herb. There was the painter who would start etching paint off the boards right outside my bedroom window at 8am on weekends. The words of Bright Red should still be resonating in his brain to this day…. It sounds like I ought to find myself a copy of Magic & Loss quicksmart. I still play Twilight too. Such a consistently good album from start to finish. I scream, you scream, we all want eggcream.