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Minor Threat

"These kids are no joke. This is some of the most powerful punk ever recorded." Reply

- jstreets | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +8 votes (8 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1989

Appears in:

117 charts

Rank Score:

749

Rank in 1989:

Rank in 1980s:

334

Overall Rank:

2,201

Average Rating:

81 (144 votes)

Comments:

2202.

Lincoln

They Might Be Giants

"This is TMBG at their smart and quirky best. Lincoln is more consistent than most of their albums though IMO "Don't Let's Start" is still their best song. If you want to try them out then this is the album. Their sound is not for everyone." Reply

- vesander | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1988

Appears in:

142 charts

Rank Score:

749

Rank in 1988:

Rank in 1980s:

335

Overall Rank:

2,202

Average Rating:

76 (166 votes)

Comments:

2203.

Ten Summoner's Tales

Sting

"This is a mix of good songs ("Fields of Gold" and "Shape of my Heart" are the best) and silly jazz-rock fusion." Reply

zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1993

Appears in:

176 charts

Rank Score:

748

Rank in 1993:

Rank in 1990s:

381

Overall Rank:

2,203

Average Rating:

75 (206 votes)

Comments:

2204.

Ignorance

The Weather Station

"(Pristine sophisti-pop album with incredibly dynamic production, slick and sexy saxophone, and that sweet and unassuming vocal work from Tamara Lindeman.) This is just a fabulously executed and gorgeous album. Every drum beat and horn and line and detail is so pristinely recorded and intentional ..." [+] Reply

Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2021

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 2021:

Rank in 2020s:

120

Overall Rank:

2,204

Average Rating:

74 (175 votes)

Comments:

2205.

Easter Everywhere

13th Floor Elevators

"Part of the beauty of Easter Everywhere is it doesn't sound like it should have happened. It's make-up is just so strange. Roky Eriksson's eccentric, urgent vocal delivery is at times akin to that of a manic preacher, I've no idea what he's singing about but I do not at any point doubt his convic...""Part of the beauty of Easter Everywhere is it doesn't sound like it should have happened. It's make-up is just so strange. Roky Eriksson's eccentric, urgent vocal delivery is at times akin to that of a manic preacher, I've no idea what he's singing about but I do not at any point doubt his conviction especially on tracks like Slip Inside This House and Earthquake. The guy had an influence on Michael Stipe, an influence very apparent on "You're Gonna Miss Me" from the first Elevators record. The rudimentary equipment makes for some lo-fi recording which leaves some elements of the performance to the imagination, there are glimpses of brilliance in the harmonies and songwriting and your mind is left to fill in the gaps. Even with its harsh sound, Easter Everywhere is relatively easy on the ears. The album is bookended by two lengthier cuts, Slip Inside This House and Postures, which illustrate the growing interests in drugs, an interest tying in with 'jug player' Tommy Hall's advocation of LSD as a drug offering an elevated (like the band name heheh) state of human consciousness. Following the opening track are Slide Machine and She Lives(In a Time of Her Own) which are arguably the most similar to anything on Psychedelic Sounds of. Nobody to Love sounds like The Byrds if a crazed man with a musical jug was disrupting a recording but they weren't allowed to stop recording because they were on their last bit of tape so they just let jug guy do his thing. The rendition of It's All Over Now, Baby Blue is absolutely stunning. The guitars and steady drumming wouldn't sound out of place on a 'Heart Beating As One' era Yo la Tengo track. This show of restraint here and on 'Dust' is what was missing from the debut for me, there wasn't really enough dynamic or stylistic variation. The interplay between the drums and guitar on the verses of Earthquake is another highlight, in particular the overdriven, open chord guitar strum and drum fill combo just as the other instruments kick in, awww ye. The really brief guitar lick that appears twice in quick succession somewhere after the 1:30 mark is always satisfying and leaves me wanting more. 'Dust' is a testament to Roky's fantastic songwriting, comprised primarily of an acoustic rhythm guitar and concealing some real emotional weight. There's also a part where some precisely played bass guitar becomes more prominent for a moment, maybe a technical error that the levels fluctuate but I always thought that was cool. The verses to 'Levitation' are pretty ordinary but that chorus has the greatest hook on the album. Immensely catchy. I Had to Tell You is another acoustic one, with some nice folk harmonies and a melodica let loose in the background for the first half before it's moment in the bridge, on the stereo version it dances around between channels throughout the track. Postures is unlike any other song I've heard from this era. It's got a serious groove and some soulful, funky guitar. There's an almost motown vibe to a few of the tracks, made most explicit on this track. There's also some fantastic work from the rhythm section. I think some of the so called 'lost gems' of the psychedelic era are bullshit really, but I love this record. The jug is eternal, the jug is forever." [+] Reply

- badger | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1967

Appears in:

167 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 1967:

Rank in 1960s:

200

Overall Rank:

2,205

Average Rating:

78 (170 votes)

Comments:

2206.

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart

"Sort of channeling late-80s British alt-rock, falling somewhere between The Jesus and Mary Chain and The Stone Roses. Good, in a jangly guitar sort of way." Reply

zdwyatt | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2009

Appears in:

184 charts

Rank Score:

746

Rank in 2009:

Rank in 2000s:

360

Overall Rank:

2,206

Average Rating:

77 (188 votes)

Comments:

2207.

Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery

The Comet Is Coming

"Shabaka Hutchings, the ubiquitous figure in London's burgeoning experimental jazz scene, is back. When he is not involved with Shabaka and The Ancestors or his quartet Sons of Kemet, the thirty-year-old saxophonist and clarinettist enjoys venturing into the confines of cosmic jazz with his extrat..." [+] Reply

- Kurtco | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2019

Appears in:

186 charts

Rank Score:

745

Rank in 2019:

Rank in 2010s:

357

Overall Rank:

2,207

Average Rating:

77 (179 votes)

Comments:

2208.

Lush

Snail Mail

"A solid debut album, it's just not something I haven't heard before. The album as a whole is very minimalistic and crisp. It has the tone of summer love and summer heartbreak like so many other albums before. Most of the songs sound similar in terms of instrumentation and lyricism which makes som..." [+] Reply

mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

2018

Appears in:

202 charts

Rank Score:

745

Rank in 2018:

Rank in 2010s:

358

Overall Rank:

2,208

Average Rating:

74 (209 votes)

Comments:

2209.

It's Only Rock 'N' Roll

The Rolling Stones

"The follow up to the slightly disappointing goat's head soup. It's a much more urgent album, especially on the opener, if you can't rock me, followed by the temptations cover ain't too proud too beg, and off course the anthemic title track. After that, the best of the tracks are the ballads, 'til..." [+] Reply

- garycottier | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +3 votes (3 helpful | 0 unhelpful)

Year of Release:

1974

Appears in:

217 charts

Rank Score:

745

Rank in 1974:

Rank in 1970s:

396

Overall Rank:

2,209