Category: Music
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #71 (“Sirens”)
The sirens, in Greek myth, were “beautiful yet dangerous creatures” that would lure sailors to the rocks with their music and voices. The Weepies, as…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #72 (“Girlfriend”)
Another day, another album! This time around, Matthew Sweet’s 1991 power pop / alternative rock masterpiece Girlfriend.
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #73 (“Mother Love Bone”)
At the intersection of glam rock and grunge, you’ve got Mother Love Bone, a band that burned out before its first and only studio album…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #74 (“The Depths of a Year”)
Today’s album was discovered by rummaging through the Magnatune catalog. This one is The Depths of a Year by Ehren Starks. Magnatune lists Depths in…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #75 (“Spike”)
Spike features Elvis Costello’s highest-charting single, “Veronica” – co-written with and featuring Paul McCartney. That’s just the cherry on the sundae for this album, though.
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #76 (“Standing on a Beach / Staring at the Sea”)
Today’s pick is a look at the early work of The Cure. Standing on a Beach and Staring at the Sea are co-sharing the pick…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #77 (“Free”)
Free, the second album from LA-based Concrete Blonde is today’s pick for my top 100 favorite albums. Concrete Blonde sits in the 80s/90s “Alternative/Indie” bucket,…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #78 (“Evolution”)
There are many sins in programming music on radio stations, but here are a few biggies: “Train wrecks,” where the second song is jarring and…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #79 (“Ekstasis”)
On the off chance that anyone is actually playing along at home, I feel bad about listing records that you can’t easily find on Spotify,…
My favorite 100 albums of all time: #80 (“Whip-Smart”)
Liz Phair‘s Whip-Smart is a perfect Saturday afternoon album. By happy accident, that’s when I’m re-listening to Whip-Smart and writing this post. Whip-Smart is not…