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'51:a The Country Standard
I'm a rollin' stone, all alone and lost
For a life of sin, I have paid the cost – "Lost Highway"
Some artists just cannot be touched. Towering figures in their field even years after their passing and/or disbanding. Take The Beatles. You CANNOT talk about the history of Rock without name checking those giants.
And in Country Music, the same would be true of Hank Williams. He is not only the bedrock of the sound but “The Mansion On The Hill.” The target. The standard. Just like The Beatles, pretty much ANYTHING Hank Williams touched in his all too short career is gold. The BEST country you’ll ever hear.
Authentic. Harrowing. These are songs that worm there way not just into the ol’ earhole but your gut. Songs that live with you. Like a good pair of blue jeans, these are songs that fit ya’ better with each listen. A veritable well worn wardrobe to keep you warm and comfy when life inevitably sends you down that “Lost Highway.”
So get yourself a “jug of wine”, pour yourself a glass or two, and join me & ol’ Hank reminiscing about the countless lives that could have been lived but weren’t. The paths not taken that should have been. Because that’s what country music is all about. I don’t know a lot. (I know that now. But then NONE of us do.) But there is one more thing I DO know. And THAT'S that joining me & my pal Hank here is the one sure thing you will NOT regret come morning. [First added to this chart: 08/28/2022]
I'm a rollin' stone, all alone and lost
For a life of sin, I have paid the cost – "Lost Highway"
Some artists just cannot be touched. Towering figures in their field even years after their passing and/or disbanding. Take The Beatles. You CANNOT talk about the history of Rock without name checking those giants.
And in Country Music, the same would be true of Hank Williams. He is not only the bedrock of the sound but “The Mansion On The Hill.” The target. The standard. Just like The Beatles, pretty much ANYTHING Hank Williams touched in his all too short career is gold. The BEST country you’ll ever hear.
Authentic. Harrowing. These are songs that worm there way not just into the ol’ earhole but your gut. Songs that live with you. Like a good pair of blue jeans, these are songs that fit ya’ better with each listen. A veritable well worn wardrobe to keep you warm and comfy when life inevitably sends you down that “Lost Highway.”
So get yourself a “jug of wine”, pour yourself a glass or two, and join me & ol’ Hank reminiscing about the countless lives that could have been lived but weren’t. The paths not taken that should have been. Because that’s what country music is all about. I don’t know a lot. (I know that now. But then NONE of us do.) But there is one more thing I DO know. And THAT'S that joining me & my pal Hank here is the one sure thing you will NOT regret come morning. [First added to this chart: 08/28/2022]
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THE PROFESSIONALS
Sha la la la la… (Baby, It’s You)
Do Be Do Be Do... (Everybody Loves a Lover)
They were just regular-old boy crazy teenagers like the rest of us. Talked into entering the talent show by their music teacher supposedly. Luckily for all of us, they were positively obsessed with the local radio R&B station WWRL, so they decided to write a song. Their own song. “I Met Him on A Sunday.” And what happened next, they never could have imagined. A random girl in their high school positively LOVED the song. And knew her Mom - Florence “Force of Nature” Greenberg — was looking to break into the music business. So our heroines auditioned for her. In Florence’s banal living room. And that was it. Life took over. The situation was out of their control. Because the was not Florence Greenberg. This was Florence “Veritable Force of Nature” Greenberg. And you pretty much had to be for a woman in the late 1950s to her very own DIY record label - Scepter Records. She was indie way before there was indie. I mean she makes Ian Mackay look like a freakin’ slacker.
You see Florence Greenberg was positively enamored with the music industry. Once her children got into high school in the NYC suburb of Passaic , she’d got pulled into the gravitational field of Manhatten. And hang out at this place called The Turf. It had the besets location in the whole world as far as Florence was concerned - right next door to the Brill Building. So she’s hang there. Talking to songwriters at times, but mostly just soaking in its energy. The excitement. The chaos. All these people hustling songs. It was filled with life. Producers from the nearby Brill Building would just stop in and yell ”We Need a bass player! Who plays bass?” It must have been positively delirious.Especially for a housewife from Jersey.
The Shirelle girls themselves never wrote another hit. It didn’t matter. The machinery was in place. The professionals of The Brill Building were brought in. Producer Luther Dixon moved in. And he and the songwriters from the Brill building such as Gooff-King became chiefly responsible for the rest of their hits. Hell, even Mrs. Greenberg herself helped write one.
And that was good thing! Because while “I Met Him a on Sunday” is a cute boy crush song, it honestly doesn’t hold a candle to the rest of the cuts on this comp. The attention to detail, the choruses, the sense of humor - the writing is top notch through & through - and you immediately know why the Brill Building became legendary. And you value the work of the professionals.
But what makes The Shirelles so god honestly notable is the little things . The things that take guts. Add just enough daring. How they paint outside the lines of a traditional pop songs. Add just enough snarling proto-punk attitude and city smarts to their songs. And that’s the key to a great POP song. Give us the sticky sweet but also a little something extra. Something with heart. Something creative. Something just a bit deferent so that it gets you noticed.
And that’s mostly due to Florence. I mean she’s the one who knew NOT to mess with “Louie, Louie” by The Kingsmen despite the fact that the one microphone for the vocals was not working. The vocals instead just bled into the instrumental mic. And she had the ear to realize that THAT’S what made it exceptional. What made it cool.
Tomorrow is his wedding day and you’ll keep quiet if your smart! (Foolish Little Girl)
Grade: A- It’s crazy. I mean I knew the girl groups were a huge influence on punk and all. You can’t be a record geek and not know that. But I never knew how positively porto-punk some of these songs were. The opening belted line of “Dedicated To The One I Love” is positively New York Dollish. In fact, David Johnason’ entire personna seems to be culled together from snippets of these songs. Or take a looksie at stuff like the taunting, chiding refrain “tomorrow is his wedding day and you’ll keep quiet if your smart” from “Foolish Little Girl”. It’s meta way before there was meta. It’s like something lifted straight from KD’s music diary. Or The Leftovers for that matter. It makes me giddy to hear the roots of punk in these here songs. That inimitable New York City attitude. So do yourself a favor this Christmas season and don’t wait as long I did to figure that out. Because this shit is porto-punk gold. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
Sha la la la la… (Baby, It’s You)
Do Be Do Be Do... (Everybody Loves a Lover)
They were just regular-old boy crazy teenagers like the rest of us. Talked into entering the talent show by their music teacher supposedly. Luckily for all of us, they were positively obsessed with the local radio R&B station WWRL, so they decided to write a song. Their own song. “I Met Him on A Sunday.” And what happened next, they never could have imagined. A random girl in their high school positively LOVED the song. And knew her Mom - Florence “Force of Nature” Greenberg — was looking to break into the music business. So our heroines auditioned for her. In Florence’s banal living room. And that was it. Life took over. The situation was out of their control. Because the was not Florence Greenberg. This was Florence “Veritable Force of Nature” Greenberg. And you pretty much had to be for a woman in the late 1950s to her very own DIY record label - Scepter Records. She was indie way before there was indie. I mean she makes Ian Mackay look like a freakin’ slacker.
You see Florence Greenberg was positively enamored with the music industry. Once her children got into high school in the NYC suburb of Passaic , she’d got pulled into the gravitational field of Manhatten. And hang out at this place called The Turf. It had the besets location in the whole world as far as Florence was concerned - right next door to the Brill Building. So she’s hang there. Talking to songwriters at times, but mostly just soaking in its energy. The excitement. The chaos. All these people hustling songs. It was filled with life. Producers from the nearby Brill Building would just stop in and yell ”We Need a bass player! Who plays bass?” It must have been positively delirious.Especially for a housewife from Jersey.
The Shirelle girls themselves never wrote another hit. It didn’t matter. The machinery was in place. The professionals of The Brill Building were brought in. Producer Luther Dixon moved in. And he and the songwriters from the Brill building such as Gooff-King became chiefly responsible for the rest of their hits. Hell, even Mrs. Greenberg herself helped write one.
And that was good thing! Because while “I Met Him a on Sunday” is a cute boy crush song, it honestly doesn’t hold a candle to the rest of the cuts on this comp. The attention to detail, the choruses, the sense of humor - the writing is top notch through & through - and you immediately know why the Brill Building became legendary. And you value the work of the professionals.
But what makes The Shirelles so god honestly notable is the little things . The things that take guts. Add just enough daring. How they paint outside the lines of a traditional pop songs. Add just enough snarling proto-punk attitude and city smarts to their songs. And that’s the key to a great POP song. Give us the sticky sweet but also a little something extra. Something with heart. Something creative. Something just a bit deferent so that it gets you noticed.
And that’s mostly due to Florence. I mean she’s the one who knew NOT to mess with “Louie, Louie” by The Kingsmen despite the fact that the one microphone for the vocals was not working. The vocals instead just bled into the instrumental mic. And she had the ear to realize that THAT’S what made it exceptional. What made it cool.
Tomorrow is his wedding day and you’ll keep quiet if your smart! (Foolish Little Girl)
Grade: A- It’s crazy. I mean I knew the girl groups were a huge influence on punk and all. You can’t be a record geek and not know that. But I never knew how positively porto-punk some of these songs were. The opening belted line of “Dedicated To The One I Love” is positively New York Dollish. In fact, David Johnason’ entire personna seems to be culled together from snippets of these songs. Or take a looksie at stuff like the taunting, chiding refrain “tomorrow is his wedding day and you’ll keep quiet if your smart” from “Foolish Little Girl”. It’s meta way before there was meta. It’s like something lifted straight from KD’s music diary. Or The Leftovers for that matter. It makes me giddy to hear the roots of punk in these here songs. That inimitable New York City attitude. So do yourself a favor this Christmas season and don’t wait as long I did to figure that out. Because this shit is porto-punk gold. [First added to this chart: 02/27/2018]
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TRUE LOVE
If I walk in the pathway of duty
If I work ’til the close of the day, Lord
I shall see the great king in all his beauty
When I've gone the last mile of the way (The Last Mile of the Way)
Just like a king, I've lost everything
I sit all alone on my throne
I've got my pride, but deep down inside
I'm yours, I'm yours alone
Can't sleep goodnight, I can't eat a bite
Just call my name, woah-oh, I know I'm not ashamed
I'll come running back to you (I’ll Come Running Back To You)
This album does not work. Every single song on here is perfect. But still. This album does not work. The two sides just don’t gel. At all. Side A is totally devoted to Cooke’s early career as a gospel singer. Side B contains his first soul singles dealing chiefly with love and the pain it has brought him. And it doesn’t work. After listening to 6 of the most intensely spiritual songs ever sung, the love songs just sound off. Totally incongruous. It’s akin to watching a devoted and passionate father of four cute little girls who used to be an alcoholic suddenly start binge drinking again and staying out all night while his cute little girls are home alone panic-stricken and desperately calling out for him “Daddy! Daddy!” And he can’t even hear! Because he’s passed out in some gutter somewhere. Sheesh! Get a hold of yourself, Dad!
But, it does delivers an incredibly important lesson. That the power of spiritual love utterly dwarves carnal love. It towers over it. And makes it look puny. Selfish. Pathetic even. The braying and tantrums of a small child. Which is key for me. Because it would be a miracle for me to ever fall in love again. But through this album and my own travails, I now realize just how selfish ( & even downright pathetic) human love can be. The mewlings of a child. How so much of it is really about us. About me. So often the other person is simply a vehicle. For our own fantasies. For what we want. We build them up into these idealized fetishes. Make them in the image of our own dreams. Our desires. And then are surprised when they disappoint. When they don’t live up to our own often outlandish expectations.
But that is enough on that. I will tell more on another day. Suffice to say that we are all capable of a much purer love. It’s just harder to attain. But more on that later as well because this album has another side to it. (get it! Another side! I slay myself sometimes)
We all the know the tale of Dylan. It’s legendary. The day he plugged in. The guts it took to knowingly alienate his audience at such a young age. But, I guess that’s when you make those choices. When you’re young. And you feel like you can do anything. And because you feel that way, you actually can! Well, way before there was Dylan, there was Sam Cooke. Pulling off an even ballsier move. And getting away with it on sole talent alone. He was the the SUPERSTAR of the gospel world. And going secular was literally sacrilege! And basically unheard of at the time. Once you were gospel, you were gospel for life. Sort of like being in the mob. But Cooke wanted to create a new sound. He wanted to create soul. And the second half of this anthology contains his first soul singles. The songs that gave birth to an entire genre. The songs that got him and his producer dropped from his label - Specialty. Which is crazy in retrospect because they’re easily some of the best soul singles ever released.
Grade: A+. This is definitely an album of two sides. The title does not lie. And it was hard at first to listen to the two sides in succession. But that quickly passes after the first couple of spins AND is probably unique to my circumstances. After a few spins, I was able to get over the initial compulsion to vomit with the neediness and selfishness of Sam Cooke’s human love songs juxtaposed to the uplifting spiritual love on side one. In fact, this is easily one of the best (if not the best) introductions to BOTH gospel and soul that you can find. If there’s a better one, let me know about it! Both the gospel and soul selections [First added to this chart: 08/15/2017]
If I walk in the pathway of duty
If I work ’til the close of the day, Lord
I shall see the great king in all his beauty
When I've gone the last mile of the way (The Last Mile of the Way)
Just like a king, I've lost everything
I sit all alone on my throne
I've got my pride, but deep down inside
I'm yours, I'm yours alone
Can't sleep goodnight, I can't eat a bite
Just call my name, woah-oh, I know I'm not ashamed
I'll come running back to you (I’ll Come Running Back To You)
This album does not work. Every single song on here is perfect. But still. This album does not work. The two sides just don’t gel. At all. Side A is totally devoted to Cooke’s early career as a gospel singer. Side B contains his first soul singles dealing chiefly with love and the pain it has brought him. And it doesn’t work. After listening to 6 of the most intensely spiritual songs ever sung, the love songs just sound off. Totally incongruous. It’s akin to watching a devoted and passionate father of four cute little girls who used to be an alcoholic suddenly start binge drinking again and staying out all night while his cute little girls are home alone panic-stricken and desperately calling out for him “Daddy! Daddy!” And he can’t even hear! Because he’s passed out in some gutter somewhere. Sheesh! Get a hold of yourself, Dad!
But, it does delivers an incredibly important lesson. That the power of spiritual love utterly dwarves carnal love. It towers over it. And makes it look puny. Selfish. Pathetic even. The braying and tantrums of a small child. Which is key for me. Because it would be a miracle for me to ever fall in love again. But through this album and my own travails, I now realize just how selfish ( & even downright pathetic) human love can be. The mewlings of a child. How so much of it is really about us. About me. So often the other person is simply a vehicle. For our own fantasies. For what we want. We build them up into these idealized fetishes. Make them in the image of our own dreams. Our desires. And then are surprised when they disappoint. When they don’t live up to our own often outlandish expectations.
But that is enough on that. I will tell more on another day. Suffice to say that we are all capable of a much purer love. It’s just harder to attain. But more on that later as well because this album has another side to it. (get it! Another side! I slay myself sometimes)
We all the know the tale of Dylan. It’s legendary. The day he plugged in. The guts it took to knowingly alienate his audience at such a young age. But, I guess that’s when you make those choices. When you’re young. And you feel like you can do anything. And because you feel that way, you actually can! Well, way before there was Dylan, there was Sam Cooke. Pulling off an even ballsier move. And getting away with it on sole talent alone. He was the the SUPERSTAR of the gospel world. And going secular was literally sacrilege! And basically unheard of at the time. Once you were gospel, you were gospel for life. Sort of like being in the mob. But Cooke wanted to create a new sound. He wanted to create soul. And the second half of this anthology contains his first soul singles. The songs that gave birth to an entire genre. The songs that got him and his producer dropped from his label - Specialty. Which is crazy in retrospect because they’re easily some of the best soul singles ever released.
Grade: A+. This is definitely an album of two sides. The title does not lie. And it was hard at first to listen to the two sides in succession. But that quickly passes after the first couple of spins AND is probably unique to my circumstances. After a few spins, I was able to get over the initial compulsion to vomit with the neediness and selfishness of Sam Cooke’s human love songs juxtaposed to the uplifting spiritual love on side one. In fact, this is easily one of the best (if not the best) introductions to BOTH gospel and soul that you can find. If there’s a better one, let me know about it! Both the gospel and soul selections [First added to this chart: 08/15/2017]
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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 [First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
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 [First added to this chart: 07/10/2017]
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1950s | 3 | 3% | |
| 1960s | 9 | 9% | |
| 1970s | 28 | 28% | |
| 1980s | 37 | 37% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 3% | |
| 2000s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2010s | 9 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| Real Estate | 3 | 3% | |
| Scorpions | 2 | 2% | |
| Bert Jansch | 2 | 2% | |
| Bob Dylan | 2 | 2% | |
| Townes Van Zandt | 2 | 2% | |
| Saint Vitus | 2 | 2% | |
| Accept | 2 | 2% | |
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49 | 49% | |
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29 | 29% | |
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Top 99 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 89 from 94th to 5th Self Portrait by Bob Dylan |
| Up 82 from 93rd to 11th Fading Frontier by Deerhunter |
| Up 44 from 62nd to 18th Cluster & Eno by Cluster & Eno |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 38 from 60th to 98th Rock Until You Drop by Raven (UK) |
| Down 3 from 16th to 19th Hank Williams Sings by Hank Williams With His Drifting Cowboys |
| Down 3 from 17th to 20th Johnny Burnette And The Rock N' Roll Trio by Johnny Burnette & The Rock 'n Roll Trio |
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 Midnight Blueby Kenny Burrell |
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95/100 (from 77 votes)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Chart ratings | Avg. chart rating |
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 100/100  | 06/01/2025 12:40 | SomethingSpecial | | 85/100 |
| 100/100 | 01/28/2025 15:58 |  Robert Anton Wil | | 91/100 |
| 100/100 | 12/23/2024 23:22 | Exist-en-ciel | | 99/100 |
| 100/100 | 11/06/2024 20:37 |  sageamagoo | | 92/100 |
| 90/100 | 04/30/2024 20:50 | BorderFreeAndrew | | 80/100 |
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This chart is rated in the top 1% of all charts on BestEverAlbums.com. This chart has a Bayesian average rating of 95.3/100, a mean average of 95.4/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 96.6/100. The standard deviation for this chart is 9.0.
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From sageamagoo 11/06/2024 21:17
sageamagoo 11/06/2024 21:17
I feel refreshed seeing the authentic fruits of your musical explorations - you lived a whole different era from the majority here on BEA. The world is not so narrow, I wish more specialist listeners brought online exposure to the unique acts that impressed them. I intend to check out Exciter, Black Hole, The Vibrators and Naked Raygun to fill in my blind spot around more interesting forms of punk and metal being cooked up by non-mainstream acts on through the 80's. Woo also seriously piques my interest. There is great public value in the experience you have shared.
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100/100
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DommeDamian 10/09/2023 09:56
DommeDamian 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 Foxforce5 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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85/100
From mianfei 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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100/100
From DommeDamian 10/25/2022 08:24
DommeDamian 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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85/100
From Moondance 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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100/100
From 
seb7 08/29/2022 05:28
seb7 08/29/2022 05:28
super frikin interesting. love this chart!!!
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100/100
From 
SuedeSwede 07/11/2022 09:17
SuedeSwede 07/11/2022 09:17
naang naang!! <3 hope ur doing well friend
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100/100
From seb7 02/16/2022 00:47
seb7 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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100/100
From 
Timestarter 08/05/2021 09:25
Timestarter 08/05/2021 09:25
What a unique list :)
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