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THE TROUBLE WITH DESIRE

Somewhere else in the universe - exactly where I do not know - there is a planet and civilization not unlike our own. They’re busy with jobs and making ends meet mostly. But they are also vastly curious about life. Chiefly whether they are all alone is this vast universe. Whether the entire universe exists just for them.

So just like us, they built a space program. But this being science fiction and all, theres is a bit more advanced than ours. And they built and coded this amazing android. It is capable of learning how to create any and all languages, dialects & tongues. Given enough time it would be able to communicate with any creature in the entire world. No matter how big or small. How complex or simple. Insects, humanoids, birds, amoebas... you name it. Essentially, if a life form, or even another droid, can communicate, this droid will learn how to communicate with it. The people on this planet - let’s call them Clusterferians just for fun - were naturally quite proud of their creation. And they built a moderate sized space vessel such that their droid could comb the universe looking for any sign of life to communicate with. And then report back to them.

To give the mission the best chance of success, the Clusterferians gave this robot something new. Something they had never encoded into a robot before. A strong message that this mission was critical. Vital. In a word they gave it Desire.

Time passes. Millions of years. The droid performs its tasks and tries to carry out its mission. Sending out signals. And waiting for a response. Sending out more signals. Trying to communicate. To connect. To anything. It creates endless variations of sounds. But nothing ever comes back. Just the vast emptiness of space. And him.

And then the unthinkable happens. The unimaginable. He develops feelings. After eons and eons of trying and trying to fulfill its mission with that strong desire encoded in him, he starts to grow sad. This desire to connect to something, ANYTHING, overwhelms him. The years of sending and sending, trying and trying and getting nothing back in return changes him. He becomes what we would call depressed. He preservers on with his mission of course. He’s a robot after all. But a shade of loneliness, of mourning now pervades the sounds he creates. A lament. The lament of being lonely. Of being human.

Grade A+: Cluster makes sounds better than anyone. Eno enhances sounds better than anyone. So together this is a dream team. And they amply fulfill the promise such a collaboration would suggest. This is one of the greatest dark ambient albums of all time. Considering its pedigree, I’m quite surprised it’s bit undiscovered. Don’t let it stay lonely anymore! Seek out and connect with this major ambient gem. There’s a lonely robot just waiting to hear from you. And this LP hurdles through space all the way to number 11.
[First added to this chart: 02/21/2016]
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1977
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ONE And THE SAME (1977)

The heaviest garage rock band of all time?! They were certainly the heaviest of their Pub Rock brethren, who were critical to the formation of the concert circuit and audience that enabled the punk explosion in 1977 in England. Formed in 1975, these neanderthals were a direct lineage to The MC5/The Stooges of late 60s. But whereas everyone’s heard of The MC5, The Count Bishops live in relative obscurity even by music nerds such as myself. And trust me. That shit ain’t right. These guys are literally GODS of garage rock. NO ONE does bluesy primitive R&B/rock ‘n roll quite like them. No one! Everything they've released in their short lifetime is worth scooping down like a melting ice cream in the Cincinnati heat over a blistering hot Fourth Of July weekend. Trust me. If you like garage rock, you need to hear some Count Bishops. They are one and the same.
[First added to this chart: 07/05/2020]
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1977
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JAPANESE WATER GARDEN

Few albums seamlessly blend with nature and become a natural part of the sounds around you. The birdsongs. The crickets chirping in the long grasses. The wind rustling through the trees. THIS does. It never seems a bit out of place. Even the birds munching at my birdseeder seem at peace with it as opposed to scattering to the winds like with everything else I play.

As it plays, it’s quite easy to imagine that it’s late afternoon. I walk softly barefoot to the koi pond on the outskirts of my village. I feel my bare feet on the pebbled path as a soft breeze plays with the wild grasses and cattails that form a backdrop to the pond. As I sit down by its stony banks, I hear the gentle splash of the turtles sliding off their little rocky perches. The frogs are already croaking in rhythm calling to their mates to comes closer. And, each striking of the piano key is like a soft pebble falling into the pond causing the water to ripple in ever expanding concrete circles outward. Outward to infinity. Until they recede again as if they were never there. As if they never existed. The small pond still once more. As the music plays, I lose myself in this gentle pattern of infinity and nothingness until my own body is no more. Until I am one with the pebbles falling into the pond and their ripples going ever outward to nothingness. Until I am no longer there. Because I am everywhere.

Grade: A+. This is my favorite album to meditate to by far and easily one of the best ambient albums of all time. Their are very few albums that I can meditate to without the music becoming intrusive, but this is one of them. And it's probably the best of the lot. There is something very natural and organic about it, and it is one of the most spiritual albums I've heard. And as I chant Om, it levitates all the way to number three.
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1984
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The Harder They Come 
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THE LIFE OF A REPOMAN IS ALWAYS INTENSE

Many rivers to cross
And it's only my will that keeps me alive
I've been licked, washed up for years
And I merely survive because of my pride - Many Rivers to Cross

Life can throw a lot at you. Sometimes it can just get plain crazy. Ridiculous even. To the point where you cannot even believe it’s really happening to YOU. This shit only happens to other people, right? RIGHT?!

Call it bad karma. Call it a Job-ian test from the Gods. Call it whatever you will. But some of us have to go through a lot more shit than the rest of you lucky fucks. Put simply - life just sometimes sucks. And it can seem totally unfair. And you can do one of of two things when this happens. You can give up! Hurl your fists at the heavens. Cry out to the Gods that this is not even close to a fair fight anymore. That you’ve had enough. That this is inhuman. Numb yourself with scripts, alcohol and whatever drugs you can get your hands on. Curl up on the couch and binge on bad tv and tubs of Chubby Hubby. And say “I’ve had it. Fuck this! Fuck that! I’m out of here.” And I honestly don’t blame anyone who does this. No one but us really knows how frickin’ bad things can really, really get. If you judge these people, I have four words for you - YOU DON’T GET IT! You’ve never been there! You can’t even begin to imagine what they’re going through.

But there’s another option. To rise above! To cross those swollen rivers. To swim on & on. To keep searching for a way across. To try and build a better boat. Despite the impossibilities. Despite the doubters and naysayers. No matter how improbable your situation may seem. Really believe that you are going to cross those rivers. That you are going to build that boat and make it to the other shore. Out of duct tape, spit, willpower and faith. Lots & lots of faith.And that’s where this album comes in. Because no album ever made has such great anthems as this little number. It has THREE anthems that can stare down any others in recorded history and not bat an eye.

You can get it if you really want
But you must try, try and try, try and try
You'll succeed at last, mmh, yeah

Opposition will come your way
But the harder the battle, you see
Is the sweeter the victory now - You Can Get It If you Really Want It

On its surface this is just a wonderfully catchy Motown influenced number that can stuck in your head like cotton candy. But it really nails all the key components you’re going to face in building that boat. In crossing that river. In doing something others say is impossible. First, you are going to face the two Os - obstacles & opposition. Whether it be doctors, family members, a flare in your disease, a broken leg … whatever. Opposition & obstacles are inevitable. Setbacks are going to occur. And they can wear you down. But the key is to keep trying. Keep going. And believing. That you really can get there. But you must believe. But no one completely believes at first either. Especially if you’ve been through the ringer one too many times. And that’s why you must try, try and try, try and try!

So as sure as the sun will shine
I'm gonna get my share now of what's mine
And then the harder they come
The harder they'll fall, one and all - The Harder They Come


Again, notice the positivity. The belief. This is the commonality of all successful people. Whether it be Tom Brady or Ivanhoe "Ivan" Martin. The belief in themselves. The belief that no matter how hard the obstacle, that you can and will overcome it. As sure as the sun will shine!

Grade: A+. I never realized how influential Motown was on Jamaican music until I heard this album. This album has given me a whole different perspective on Jamaican music and music in general. Music can be such a weapon. To fire you up and change your attitude. And even though I highlighted those three legendary anthems, this album hardly stops there. In fact my favorite is actually by some artist I’ve never even heard of before - Scotty. It reminds me of Operation Ivy. I just love the
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1972
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Top 100 Greatest Music Albums composition

Decade Albums %


1930s 0 0%
1940s 1 1%
1950s 3 3%
1960s 9 9%
1970s 29 29%
1980s 37 37%
1990s 3 3%
2000s 9 9%
2010s 9 9%
2020s 0 0%
Artist Albums %


Real Estate 3 3%
Venom 2 2%
Scorpions 2 2%
Bert Jansch 2 2%
Bob Dylan 2 2%
Beach House 2 2%
Townes Van Zandt 2 2%
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Country Albums %


United States 49 49%
United Kingdom 29 29%
Germany 5 5%
Mixed Nationality 4 4%
Canada 3 3%
Switzerland 2 2%
Jamaica 2 2%
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Compilation? Albums %
No 97 97%
Yes 3 3%
Live? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%
Soundtrack? Albums %
No 99 99%
Yes 1 1%

Top 100 Greatest Music Albums chart changes

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Climber Up 88 from 94th to 6th
Self Portrait
by Bob Dylan
Climber Up 81 from 93rd to 12th
Fading Frontier
by Deerhunter
Climber Up 43 from 62nd to 19th
Cluster & Eno
by Cluster & Eno
Leavers
Leaver The Skull
by Trouble

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From 10/09/2023 09:56
Have I ever properly thanked you for making me check out Mazzy Star, Yo La Tengo, Real Estate early 70s-era Dylan, as well as revisiting Townes Van Zandt? Either way, thank you again.
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From 06/28/2023 09:46
There are 3 elements to a great chart for me.

1. Some great words to tell us why the album is there.
2. A similar taste to your own - a musical message in a bottle
3. Some new picks for my own wish list.

This chart is bristling with new recommendations for my playlist. Whole genres I’ve never explored.

2 out of 3 ain’t bad.
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From 10/28/2022 03:50
One really interesting and diverse list, quite unlike anything I have ever seen here or anywhere else! Many very unusual choices and genres make this a great list. The chart has virtually nothing in common with my own chart or other lists by major magazines, Joe S. Harrington, David Keenan or Piero Scaruffi.

The notes are better than anything I have seen outside of Harrington or Keenan, too.

A minor quibble of mine is the way in which albums of the same genre are clustered together. (When I see that I always wonder if the compiler is not being careful enough to be sure they are being ranked as accurately as thought possible.) even with this reservation, it is an exceptionally interesting and well-written list.
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From 10/25/2022 08:24
Still wanna the greatest charts ever made on both this site and others like RYM. I think you've inspired me to do the same one day by making a chart of lesser known records, and outta those picks, create an alternate universe so flamboyant, colorful, and exciting based on descriptions and stuff.

I think something in the beautiful Donovan description summed it up "these songs doesn't know that radio exists", because some of the favorites on this chart raises this question; what would musicians/artists do if radio never existed". The answer lies in that they probably would make something so flamboyantly authentic as a lotta these wondrous records, and we could only listen to music by hand and choice etc.

God bless!
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From 10/24/2022 03:20
What I like about this chart:
1. we have ZERO albums in common:
2. we have only 4 artists in common, and that may very well become 1 artist in common when I do a review of my chart over the next month;
3. the 1 artist we have in common is Dylan - although our album preferences differ significantly (I am sure that doesn't come as any surprise - you can check out my '64 Dylan albums rated' chart if you have time :));
4. this chart oozes someone who actually breathes, eats, smells, tastes, touches, feels music more than hears it;
5. knowing the effort needed to make even short comments on album choices, the EFFORT in this chart is EXTRAordinary;
6. rather than a regurgitation of the BEA top 100, this chart has only 6 albums rated in the top 1000! and the highest ranking album is at #197 on the overall chart;
7. this chart actually made me go on a wild musical album/artist discovery hunt - I didn't actually find anything that I 'fell in love with' but sometimes the journey is more valuable than the end point ~ at least it gave me a few hours of hope; that maybe out there, somewhere, there is an artist/album undiscovered in my musical universe who will excite me in ways that I cannot explain;
8. ...and finally, the 2 Australian albums - excellent choices!
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From 08/29/2022 05:28
super frikin interesting. love this chart!!!
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From 07/11/2022 09:17
naang naang!! <3 hope ur doing well friend
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From 02/16/2022 00:47
man this is great. I can't even say I agree with A SINGLE ONE of your picks but damn this is very well put together chart. Just the passion you seem to have for music is insane and I love it!!!
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From 08/05/2021 09:25
What a unique list :)
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From 04/03/2021 23:24
Interesting choices, the number 1 is very unique and the rest is metal at the most. I know much of them and i like them some kind of diversive chart. Nice to see such things here.
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Best Albums of the 1960s
1. Abbey Road by The Beatles
2. Revolver by The Beatles
3. Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles
4. The Velvet Underground & Nico by The Velvet Underground & Nico
5. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
6. The Beatles (The White Album) by The Beatles
7. In The Court Of The Crimson King (An Observation By King Crimson) by King Crimson
8. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan
9. Rubber Soul by The Beatles
10. The Doors by The Doors
11. Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
12. Are You Experienced by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
13. Led Zeppelin II by Led Zeppelin
14. Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
15. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
16. Led Zeppelin by Led Zeppelin
17. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison
18. Forever Changes by Love
19. A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
20. Magical Mystery Tour by The Beatles
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