Top 100 Greatest Music Albums
by AfterHours

From seb7 03/04/2022 21:21 | #282279

a cool chart if you are a 60s-90s lover

Wow what an interesting list. Lots of great avant garde stuff on here. Trout Mask as #1 is certainly a statement haha.

From DommeDamian 09/09/2020 18:59 | #257964

For the 228th time, your descriptions are something to B-hold. Yet it isn't working for me this time. Idk wydm 'no surprises'?. I only see the album as super-annoying apocalyptic chaos, not anything more. Simultaneously, for me it HAS to have some sort of enjoyability to work proper. The 90s answer to Trout Mask Replica? Not even a remotely decent chance [Beefheart has genius humor, unbelievable vocal range and exceptional talent]. The different experiences between other experimental/dangerous/hypnotic/brutally dark bodies of work, and Twin Infinitives is that I don't get inspiration nor chills down my spine with the latter (whether'd be chills of terror, depression, existentialism, anger etc).
Not sure how much longer talking about Royal Trux's "expressive non-annoyance, unique tension" can hold my interest though. ;-)

Too many more listens is doing my convenience injustice lol.

My theory is good drugs help make good music, bad drugs help make bad music.......okay maybe that was rude (and kiiind of untrue), but we ain't gonna love every single experimental/good/enjoyable album that crosses our paths.

All aside, out of those musicians you unconsciously inspired me to check out/revisit (such as Tim, Beefheart, Wyatt, early PF, RHP debut, Type O, Suicide), Tim Buckley, hands down, has been the most impactful and overwhelming of them all. His amazing music has redefined a lot of what I think of psychedelic music and folktunes, alongside otherwordly singing. Thank you .Fun fact: I wrote this a few hours after I got delivered an original 1970 pressing of Lorca. What a timing. I can die happy xD

From DommeDamian 09/09/2020 07:50 | #257946

This is by any fronts the chart (of those w/o descriptions) I revisit the most. iThink uKnow y.
Also it's so strange for me to see Lorca (that I'd put in my top 10 greatest albums) next to Twin Infinitives (that I'd put in my top 10 worst).

From Jameth 09/08/2020 17:14 | #257914

I’ve got beef with this list:

1. There’s a complete disregard for regional folk or international releases. It’s entirely Anglo-centric with a dash of Germany.

2. Volunteers looks like it got lost here.

3. Where is Beethoven? : P

From DommeDamian 03/28/2020 19:32 | #249196

#1 is 100 times better stoned ;)

From EyeKanFly 01/29/2020 02:38 | #247276

This is one of my favorite charts I've seen. I appreciated reading your thoughts about the River. Not my top Springsteen album but it's definitely his most robust (aside from maybe Nebraska), and I appreciate your thoughts. The year breakdown in your chart is almost the opposite of mine: light on 2000-present, heavy on 60s, 70s, and 90s. Yet somehow this is still quite incredible.

From RoundTheBend 11/10/2019 17:15 | #244629

Much respect, even if my aesthetic doesn't align in the album era past about 20-30 of these (which is still kind of high). Beatles4EVR... hehe.

From DommeDamian 07/16/2019 13:12 | #239709

Forgot to mention that this chart is great. Here's my favorites off of it

1.In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
2.Blonde On Blonde
3.The Downward Spiral
4.Trout Mask Replica
5.Down Colorful Hill
6.Rock Bottom
7.In The Court of The Crimson King
8.Starsailor
9.The Doors
10.Highway 61 Revisited
11.Spiderland
12.Piper At The Gates of Dawn
13.Lorca

From ForegroundNoise 02/13/2019 09:45 | #231873

Really really good list whose 60s and 70s picks give us something different to the mainstream dad-rock (phew!!).

I'd love to see some of your personal thoughts on these albums in note form; I've noticed that quite a few of these picks are Scaruffi favourites (nothing intrinsically wrong with that, he's a man with a refined palette) and get the impression you rate his opinion very highly. I don't share his aversion to the 21st century and as much as I adore Joanna Newsom I can't agree that she's made the two best albums of the last 21 years (as per your chart), but I respect your opinion nonetheless.

Here's a few underground favourites of mine from the last two decades that hopefully make the musical landscape today seem less doom and gloom!

Stars Of The Lid - The Tired Sounds Of Stars Of The Lid (2001)
Tim Hecker - Virgins (2013)
The Field - From Here We Go Sublime (2007)
The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back From The Discomfort, We're Alright (2010)
Julianna Barwick - The Magic Place (2011)