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  • #1591
  • Posted: 09/10/2024 19:08
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1986
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Two albums of 1986 I listened to:

First an album I already own/know:

So by Peter Gabriel
Certainly in the past I thought this was the album where Peter Gabriel was losing it as with songs like Sledgehammer he was definitely aiming for pleasuring the masses. But tbh there are still a number of very good tracks to be found here with especially Red Rain and and In Your Eyes. And of course there's also the very good duet with Kate Bush. I liked his older albums better (and now also i/o) but overall an album for my year chart although it goes from the 43rd to the 42nd rank.

And then an album from my wishlist:

The Ghost Of Cain by New Model Army
Maybe a bit because I'm getting used to their trick but this album is fairly average. I fairly like the sound of the new bass player but the drums sound a bit to militant in my view and in line with the lyrics. Sometimes the music has a bit of Midnight Oil but without the genius of that band. So not bad but average with no outlyers so good for the 45th rank of my year chart.
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  • #1592
  • Posted: 09/12/2024 19:03
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1987
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Two albums of 1987 I listened to:

First an album I already own/know:

Tallulah by The Go-Betweens
The first two tracks are amongst their best. After that the quality never reaches these heights anymore but overall this remains a need-to-have album if you like the band. It moves from the 52nd to the 42nd rank of my year chart.


And an album from my wishlist:

Echo & The Bunnymen by Echo & The Bunnymen
A very good album by this very good band, need I say more. Except maybe for the fact that Bedbugs And Ballyhoo is the best track. And good for the 28th rank.
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  • #1593
  • Posted: 09/14/2024 19:40
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1988
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Two albums of 1988 I listened to:

An album I already own/know:

Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son by Iron Maiden
With this album I know again why I love this band so much. The long epic songs are just so enthralling on all levels: the fantastic singing of Bruce Dickinson, the inventive guitar playing and the songs themselves which twist and turn but never lose their angle. The best example on this album is the Clairvoyant but there's so much more to savour: The Evil That Men Do, the title track, Infinite Dreams, Only The Good Die Young, ... One of their best albums and it remains firmly at the 8th rank of the year.

And an album from my wishlist:

Only Life by The Feelies
I haven't listened to all the albums of The Feelies and that's a shame because I like the band. This third album of theirs is even a reason to adore the band because it's so much better than Crazy Rhythms: it's more to the point and the guitars chime like never before without losing that special Feelies feel. The best tracks are Deep Fascination and Higher Ground but every tracks is top. A very welcome addition to my 1988 year chart and it comes in at rank 12.
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  • #1594
  • Posted: 09/16/2024 19:35
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1989
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These are two albums of 1989 I listened to and a bit of Beatles and Stones never hurt anybody:

First an album I already know/own:

Steel Wheels by The Rolling Stones
Maybe a controversial opinion but this is one of my favorite Stones albums. The tracks feel fresh and you can feel that the band enjoyed making this. And there is that one pretty experimental track that just sounds great: the eastern tinged Continental Drift. There's also the signature Stones rockers like Sad Sad Sad, Mixed Emotions and Hold On To Your Hat. And the signature Stones slows of which a few by Keith like Can't Be Seen and Slipping Away. And they all sound fantastic. Maybe the last really good Stones album and it moves from the 9th to the 11th rank.

And an album from my wishlist:

Flowers In The Dirt by Paul McCartney
Definitely an album I've already heard before but for one reason or another didn't end up in my year chart.
This album can be divided in three parts:
1) Tracks that sound the most beatle-esque of all his post Beatles career (although the production is maybe a bit too clean which George Martin would have never allowed) with tracks like Rough Ride and We Got Married, Put It There, Figure Of Eight and This One: I prefer those
2) Then tracks where he collaborates with Elvis Costello and really have the Costello feel but are not the best tracks of either of the two artists except of course for My Brave Face which is maybe the best track of the album; but other tracks like You Want Her Too, Don't Be Careless Love and That Day Is Done are less good.
3) Then tracks where he is just crooning or being cheesy and my least favorite tracks of the bunch: ex Distractions, How Many People and Motor Of Love.
All in one an ok album (just ok because too many below par tracks of which many post-70's McCartney albums suffer) which ends up at the 48th rank of 1989.
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  • #1595
  • Posted: 09/18/2024 19:12
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1990
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Two albums of 1990 I listened to:

An album I already own/know:


Dave Stewart And The Spiritual Cowboys by Dave Stewart And The Spiritual Cowboys
A really underrated album on this site and an album which has absolutely nothing to do with his former life in the Eurythmics. The album is much more rock based but the real highlights here are the slows like especially Mr. Reed and especially This Little Town which is on the list of my favorite songs ever. Of course the album has its flaws especially in its last part but overall a really fine album which moves up from the 60th to the 38th rank.

And an album from my wishlist:

Danger In The Past by Robert Forster
A fine first solo album from this former member of the Go-Betweens. Both his voice and style of music really sound like The Triffids/David McComb and that's not a bad thing. The opener Baby Stones is really good and on the rest of the album he doesn't reach that high level any more but the album as a whole is solid enough to be part of my 1990 year chart at the 54th rank.
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  • #1596
  • Posted: 09/22/2024 16:17
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1991
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Two albums of 1991 I listened to:

First an album I already own/know:

The Word And The Flesh by Band Of Susans
Still one of my all-time favorite pure guitar albums with a three guitar attack/interplay to lick your fingers. Only one of the original three susans was left but this was their absolute highlight with great guitar tracks like Plot Twist and Silver Lining to end with a more than 13 minute instrumental, Guitar Trio, a tribute to Glenn Branca and Rhys Chatham, two avant-garde composers. The album remains a classic to me but moves from the 4th to the 5th rank of my year chart.

Then an album from my wishlist:

King Of Bongo by Mano Negra
The former singer of Mano Negro, Manu Chao, has just released another solo album which is not to be compared with his former band. Where Manu Chao sounds clean and slick (although his themes are very political), the sound of Mano Negra was rowdy and gritty, and it is clear what I prefer. I have always liked their Puta's Fever very much while I had listened to this album before although I know a few tracks. They really move from Motörhead to Talking Heads to reggae in a split second here and that's what makes them so great and unpredictable. The best track is Letter To The Censors but there are so many others and the album immediately enters my year chart at the 71st rank.
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  • #1597
  • Posted: 09/25/2024 19:18
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1992
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Two albums of 1992I listened to:

First an album I already own/know:

Imperial F.F.R.R. by Unrest
A fairly iconic album but when listening again to it, it remains clear that it doesn't contain an awful amount of good songs: Suki and Cherry Cream On are ok but that's about all. Nevertheless an album I want to keep in my year chart but it remains at the 86th and last rank of the year.

And an album from my wishlist:

Milagro by Santana
There are two good things about this album: it contains some very inspiring guitar playing by Carlos Santana which is a good thing considering what came just before this album and certainly what came after. And the second thing: the percussion as on a lot of the earlier albums is again very groovy. But that's about all. The rest of the instrumentation, the lyrics and the general flow is just very cheesy and certainly not exiting. The sometimes long tracks go by in a pleasant way and some of the guitar solos are very good but pleasant is not good enough and there are no songs that jump out. So arguments enough to not include this album in my year chart.

Which doesn't prevent 1992 to be one of the best years in music 😈
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  • #1598
  • Posted: 09/26/2024 20:27
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1993
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Two albums of 1993 I listened to:

First an album I already own:

Together Alone by Crowded House
After a few classics, Crowded House follows up with an album that's maybe not a classic but nevertheless an excellent album. You just can't go wrong with gems like Private Universe or Distant Sun so the album goes from the 47th to the 41st rank.

Then an album from my wishlist:

On The Mouth by Superchunk
This album has everything a good Superchunk album needs to have: a driving rhythm, good guitars and excellent songs of which 3 positive outliers: Package Thief, Swallow That and I Guess I Remembered It Wong. On the 13 tracks on this album there isn't one minor one and on the remastered version I've listened there's no sign of the muddled sound quality their albums sometimes have so it's understandable that it comes in at the 25th rank on my 1993 year chart.
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  • #1599
  • Posted: 10/01/2024 19:35
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1994
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Two albums of 1994 I listened to:

First and album I already own/know:

The Division Bell by Pink Floyd
Although this is still more a David Gilmour album than a Pink Floyd album this remains one of their better ones. Not the classics of their classic period but it stands as house nevertheless. This not in the least because there is a certain consistency and flow which never bores. The highlight is the closing track High Hopes but before you're there you're in for a treat. It is also a real grower which means that it's rank goes from nr. 65 to nr. 39.

And an album from my wishlist:

Last Of The Independents by Pretenders
Chrissy Hynde showed that she still had it in her. There are some very good tracks here like Money Talk and especially 977 but there are also some fairly cheesy (and even preachy) slows like Forever Young. But there is that one ballad that seems as cheesy as the others but remains a wonder of a song: I'll Stand By You. A bit of a mixed bag but still ok for the 74th rank in my 1994 year chart.
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  • #1600
  • Posted: 10/02/2024 19:30
  • Post subject: Round 15: 1995
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Two albums of 1995 I listened to:

First an album I already own/know:

Hormone Hotel by Bandit Queen
There are bands who had it all but just didn't make it. Bandit Queen was such a band and they arrived at just the right moment where bands like The breeders, Hole, Elastica aso proved that women led bands could really make it. Maybe what set this band apart was the fact that their themes were very feministic (the picture of Frieda Kahlo on the album cover is no surprise) but that doesn't stand in the way of very good guitar music which should have hit the top. And it didn't. Even me I'm rediscovering this album and find that it's even better than I had in mind: it climbs from the 74th to the 46th rank of the year.

And an album from my wishlist:

Rough Music by The Blue Aeroplanes
The world needs more bands which have their own face and just do their own thing and a typical band like this is The Blue Aeroplanes: at first sight the parlando style of Gerald Langley is rather dull and you might think that of the songs as well at first sight, but oh boy you would be wrong: especially on BeatSongs and Swagger they cook something fantastic of this completely own style and they are two of my all-time favorite albums. After that they still made good albums but without the genius of those two and Rough Music is one of those and even one of the better ones. The best track is Wond'ring Wild. This album enters my year chart at the 47th rank.
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