My Overall Chart: 401-500 by 
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1981-SLASH
Produced By RAY MANZAREK
1. The Once Over Twice
2. We're Desperate
3. Adult Books
4. Universal Corner
5. I'm Coming Over
6. It's Who You Know
7. In The House That I Call Home
8. Some Other Time
9. White Girl
10. Beyond And Back
11. Back 2 The Base
12. When Our Love Passed Out On The Couch
13. Year 1
Bonus Tracks
14. Beyond And Back (Live)
15. Blue Spark (Demo)
16. We're Desperate (Single Version)
17. Back 2 The Base (Live)
18. Heater (Rehearsal)
19. White Girl (Single Mix)
20. The Once Over Twice (Unissound Single Mix)
One of the biggest saviors of music in the 1980's was X. Wild Gift, their second album, still stands as their best work, and it truly is one of the best albums of the decade...and maybe one of the best punk albums of all time. This is their best overall group of songs, and the strange interplay between John Doe and Exene Cervenka was never finer that here. The two singers sang in the strangest kind of harmony that should have never worked, but always did. And the songs! "Adult Books", "The Once Over Twice", "When Our Love Passed Out On The Couch", and "White Girl" take you places that no other punk band could have dreamed.
What X did the best, and especially on Wild Gift, was to make punk beautiful while still beating you between the eyes and rocking as hard as possible. In doing so, X became one of the most unique bands in rock, a pure joy to listen to and experience. Wild Gift is X at it's best, a perfect album. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2013]
Produced By RAY MANZAREK
1. The Once Over Twice
2. We're Desperate
3. Adult Books
4. Universal Corner
5. I'm Coming Over
6. It's Who You Know
7. In The House That I Call Home
8. Some Other Time
9. White Girl
10. Beyond And Back
11. Back 2 The Base
12. When Our Love Passed Out On The Couch
13. Year 1
Bonus Tracks
14. Beyond And Back (Live)
15. Blue Spark (Demo)
16. We're Desperate (Single Version)
17. Back 2 The Base (Live)
18. Heater (Rehearsal)
19. White Girl (Single Mix)
20. The Once Over Twice (Unissound Single Mix)
One of the biggest saviors of music in the 1980's was X. Wild Gift, their second album, still stands as their best work, and it truly is one of the best albums of the decade...and maybe one of the best punk albums of all time. This is their best overall group of songs, and the strange interplay between John Doe and Exene Cervenka was never finer that here. The two singers sang in the strangest kind of harmony that should have never worked, but always did. And the songs! "Adult Books", "The Once Over Twice", "When Our Love Passed Out On The Couch", and "White Girl" take you places that no other punk band could have dreamed.
What X did the best, and especially on Wild Gift, was to make punk beautiful while still beating you between the eyes and rocking as hard as possible. In doing so, X became one of the most unique bands in rock, a pure joy to listen to and experience. Wild Gift is X at it's best, a perfect album. [First added to this chart: 10/16/2013]
Year of Release:
1981
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539
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1983 – A&M
Produced By DON BARNES, JEFF CARLISI & RODNEY MILLS
1. If I’d Been The One
2. Back Where You Belong
3. One Time For Old Times
4. See Me In Your Eyes
5. Twentieth Century Fox
6. Long Distance Affair
7. I Oughta Let Go
8. One Of The Lonely Ones
9. Undercover Lover
Once upon a time, there was a Southern rock band called 38 Special. They were from Florida, and boasted as their lead singer Donnie Van Zant, the brother of legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. Their three albums in the 1970’s were straight ahead Southern rock fare, but with the dawn of the eighties, something changed. With each album in the decade, the band abandoned a bit more of their Southern roots and became more of a straightforward arena rock act. It made them more popular, which they rode through the eighties, but by the end of the decade, their sound had become so homogenized and hit oriented that they were barely even a rock band anymore. Which is too bad, because they had the ingredients to be a great Southern rock act.
Tour De Force is their sixth album, and their third of the eighties. It is a picture of what 38 Special was becoming. The record opens with a pair of hits: “If I’d Been The One” and “Back Where You Belong” are solid enough rockers, and kept the band on the arena circuit. The band continued to rock through most of the rest with average results…but even rocking is something they would abandon fairly soon. All in the name of making hits. The songwriting on Tour De Force is average at best, but at least they still sound like their hearts are in it. Eventually their star faded in the nineties, and they’ve not released an album since 2004’s Drivetrain. Van Zant left the band in 2013 with an inner ear injury, leaving Don Barnes as the only remaining original member. Coming soon to a bar near you. [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
Produced By DON BARNES, JEFF CARLISI & RODNEY MILLS
1. If I’d Been The One
2. Back Where You Belong
3. One Time For Old Times
4. See Me In Your Eyes
5. Twentieth Century Fox
6. Long Distance Affair
7. I Oughta Let Go
8. One Of The Lonely Ones
9. Undercover Lover
Once upon a time, there was a Southern rock band called 38 Special. They were from Florida, and boasted as their lead singer Donnie Van Zant, the brother of legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant. Their three albums in the 1970’s were straight ahead Southern rock fare, but with the dawn of the eighties, something changed. With each album in the decade, the band abandoned a bit more of their Southern roots and became more of a straightforward arena rock act. It made them more popular, which they rode through the eighties, but by the end of the decade, their sound had become so homogenized and hit oriented that they were barely even a rock band anymore. Which is too bad, because they had the ingredients to be a great Southern rock act.
Tour De Force is their sixth album, and their third of the eighties. It is a picture of what 38 Special was becoming. The record opens with a pair of hits: “If I’d Been The One” and “Back Where You Belong” are solid enough rockers, and kept the band on the arena circuit. The band continued to rock through most of the rest with average results…but even rocking is something they would abandon fairly soon. All in the name of making hits. The songwriting on Tour De Force is average at best, but at least they still sound like their hearts are in it. Eventually their star faded in the nineties, and they’ve not released an album since 2004’s Drivetrain. Van Zant left the band in 2013 with an inner ear injury, leaving Don Barnes as the only remaining original member. Coming soon to a bar near you. [First added to this chart: 01/13/2025]
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1988-POLLYGRAM
Produced By CLIVE LANGER & ALAN WINSTANLEY
1. I’m Sorry
2. Don’t Go
3. Forgiven
4. It’ll Be Easier In The Morning
5. Hallelujah Jordan
6. If You Go
7. The Older We Get
8. Yes I Was
9. Love Don’t Work This Way
10. Ballad Of Katie
11. Feet On The Ground
12. Lonely Lane
13. Saved
After the success of U2, there was a long line of Irish bands signing record deals and trying to make a serious mark in the music industry. But none came as close to Bono & Company as Hothouse Flowers did, if even for only one album. The band impressed Bono so much that he had their first single released on U2’s label. The subsequent debut album, People, became and still is the best selling Irish debut album ever made, and its success was worldwide. Even though the band is still together today, they quickly slowed down and have recorded sporadically, with nothing near the success of their debut.
Ah, but there is People. Almost lost in the confused musical world of 1988 was this positively great album. “Don’t Go” was a breath of fresh air in the dying world of New Wave and the height of hair metal power ballads. The unique Hothouse Flowers blend of American soul and traditional Celtic was never more evident than on “Don’t Go” and “I’m Sorry”, maybe the best out of the gate one-two punch of the decade. “Love Don’t Work This Way” is the song that got Bono’s attention, and it’s superb. “It’ll Be Easier In The Morning” and “The Older We Get”…and, hell, everything else here, is outstanding. One of the better albums of the 80’s, and an almost forgotten gem…which is really a shame. [First added to this chart: 12/12/2024]
Produced By CLIVE LANGER & ALAN WINSTANLEY
1. I’m Sorry
2. Don’t Go
3. Forgiven
4. It’ll Be Easier In The Morning
5. Hallelujah Jordan
6. If You Go
7. The Older We Get
8. Yes I Was
9. Love Don’t Work This Way
10. Ballad Of Katie
11. Feet On The Ground
12. Lonely Lane
13. Saved
After the success of U2, there was a long line of Irish bands signing record deals and trying to make a serious mark in the music industry. But none came as close to Bono & Company as Hothouse Flowers did, if even for only one album. The band impressed Bono so much that he had their first single released on U2’s label. The subsequent debut album, People, became and still is the best selling Irish debut album ever made, and its success was worldwide. Even though the band is still together today, they quickly slowed down and have recorded sporadically, with nothing near the success of their debut.
Ah, but there is People. Almost lost in the confused musical world of 1988 was this positively great album. “Don’t Go” was a breath of fresh air in the dying world of New Wave and the height of hair metal power ballads. The unique Hothouse Flowers blend of American soul and traditional Celtic was never more evident than on “Don’t Go” and “I’m Sorry”, maybe the best out of the gate one-two punch of the decade. “Love Don’t Work This Way” is the song that got Bono’s attention, and it’s superb. “It’ll Be Easier In The Morning” and “The Older We Get”…and, hell, everything else here, is outstanding. One of the better albums of the 80’s, and an almost forgotten gem…which is really a shame. [First added to this chart: 12/12/2024]
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1957 – SUN
Produced By SAM PHILLIPS
1. The Rock Island Line
2. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
3. Country Boy
4. If The Good Lord’s Willing
5. Cry! Cry! Cry!
6. Remember Me
7. So Doggone Lonesome
8. I Was There When It Happened
9. I Walk The Line
10. The Wreck Of The Old ‘97
11. Folsom Prison Blues
12. Doin’ My Time
It’s a debut album by a man who had little experience, who had just started seriously writing songs, who was given a band of just two people to record with and who didn’t have a drummer of any kind. It’s barely 27 minutes long…and it’s a stunning and strong beginning of a career that would span six decades and nearly 100 albums. Four of the songs were released earlier…”Cry! Cry! Cry!”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “So Doggone Lonesome” and “I Walk The Line” were released as singles between 1955 and 1956…all Cash originals, which was pretty rare in that time if your name was not Chuck Berry. Cash wrote five of the songs on this album, with the rest filled out by some great cover choices…songs by Hank Williams (“I Heard That Lonesome Whistle”), Jerry Reed (“If The Good Lord’s Willin’”), and the former Governor of Louisiana, Jimmie Davis (“I Was There When It Happened”).
There is not a single misstep here. Cash and The Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant) make this sound like a full band. They keep things upbeat, even without the benefit of drums (on “Folsom Prison Blues”, Cash improvised by putting a piece of paper between his strings and fretboard to get a snare sound), and without any studio tricks. Even more than on the early Sun efforts by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, you can feel just how intimate and close these sessions were. It’s all raw, it’s all live, and it’s the beginning of a career that would turn out to be as legendary as they come. Many of these songs are still heard today, more than sixty years later, and for good reason. This was maybe the birth of folk rock, country rock, southern rock…and the birth of the Man In Black and a huge reason why Sam Phillips and his early Sun stable was so important to almost all of the music that came after it. This is an absolute classic. You should definitely have this one. [First added to this chart: 12/20/2024]
Produced By SAM PHILLIPS
1. The Rock Island Line
2. I Heard That Lonesome Whistle
3. Country Boy
4. If The Good Lord’s Willing
5. Cry! Cry! Cry!
6. Remember Me
7. So Doggone Lonesome
8. I Was There When It Happened
9. I Walk The Line
10. The Wreck Of The Old ‘97
11. Folsom Prison Blues
12. Doin’ My Time
It’s a debut album by a man who had little experience, who had just started seriously writing songs, who was given a band of just two people to record with and who didn’t have a drummer of any kind. It’s barely 27 minutes long…and it’s a stunning and strong beginning of a career that would span six decades and nearly 100 albums. Four of the songs were released earlier…”Cry! Cry! Cry!”, “Folsom Prison Blues”, “So Doggone Lonesome” and “I Walk The Line” were released as singles between 1955 and 1956…all Cash originals, which was pretty rare in that time if your name was not Chuck Berry. Cash wrote five of the songs on this album, with the rest filled out by some great cover choices…songs by Hank Williams (“I Heard That Lonesome Whistle”), Jerry Reed (“If The Good Lord’s Willin’”), and the former Governor of Louisiana, Jimmie Davis (“I Was There When It Happened”).
There is not a single misstep here. Cash and The Tennessee Two (Luther Perkins and Marshall Grant) make this sound like a full band. They keep things upbeat, even without the benefit of drums (on “Folsom Prison Blues”, Cash improvised by putting a piece of paper between his strings and fretboard to get a snare sound), and without any studio tricks. Even more than on the early Sun efforts by Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis, you can feel just how intimate and close these sessions were. It’s all raw, it’s all live, and it’s the beginning of a career that would turn out to be as legendary as they come. Many of these songs are still heard today, more than sixty years later, and for good reason. This was maybe the birth of folk rock, country rock, southern rock…and the birth of the Man In Black and a huge reason why Sam Phillips and his early Sun stable was so important to almost all of the music that came after it. This is an absolute classic. You should definitely have this one. [First added to this chart: 12/20/2024]
Year of Release:
1957
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1,599
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1995 – POLYGRAM / MERCURY
Produced By ROBERT JOHN “MUTT” LANGE
1. Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
2. Any Man Of Mine
3. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under
4. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!
5. The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)
6. Is There Life After Love?
7. If It Don’t Take Two
8. You Win My Love
9. Raining On Our Love
10. Leaving Is The Only Way Out
11. No One Needs To Know
12. God Bless The Child
The lucrative musical and romantic partnership between Shania Twain and Robert “Mutt” Lange began here. Her country roots and love of rock music combined with his rock roots and love of country music to create a perfect storm of pop country that changed Nashville in many ways. Between the eight hit singles on The Woman In Me (her second album) and the fact that she is simply ridiculously gorgeous, plus the perfect timing of it all…this album was everywhere in 1995. The first five songs were all hits, mixing ballads and perky spunky upbeat material (complete with lots of Shania shouting “woo!”.) The second half cools down a bit, but this is still a massive hit record. The pair had really stumbled onto a winning combination, one that they would ride for as long as they could.
“Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?” is pure pop country gold, and the perfect example of the winning formula that Twain and Lange had stumbled on to. The record is overall mostly country, with just enough rock influences to separate it from the rest of the pack. Twain sounds like she’s having a great time, and that’s pretty infectious. More than anything, though, The Woman In Me is a pop record and a new direction for country both at the same time, which is what makes it noteworthy. Shania’s bubbly enthusiasm wears a little thin, and things tend to get a little too clever lyrically, but there’s no denying that this album was a massive success for good reason…it’s simply loaded with hits. Twain and Lange found a format that really worked, and you can’t fault them for taking it for an extended spin. [First added to this chart: 08/27/2024]
Produced By ROBERT JOHN “MUTT” LANGE
1. Home Ain’t Where His Heart Is (Anymore)
2. Any Man Of Mine
3. Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under
4. (If You’re Not In It For Love) I’m Outta Here!
5. The Woman In Me (Needs The Man In You)
6. Is There Life After Love?
7. If It Don’t Take Two
8. You Win My Love
9. Raining On Our Love
10. Leaving Is The Only Way Out
11. No One Needs To Know
12. God Bless The Child
The lucrative musical and romantic partnership between Shania Twain and Robert “Mutt” Lange began here. Her country roots and love of rock music combined with his rock roots and love of country music to create a perfect storm of pop country that changed Nashville in many ways. Between the eight hit singles on The Woman In Me (her second album) and the fact that she is simply ridiculously gorgeous, plus the perfect timing of it all…this album was everywhere in 1995. The first five songs were all hits, mixing ballads and perky spunky upbeat material (complete with lots of Shania shouting “woo!”.) The second half cools down a bit, but this is still a massive hit record. The pair had really stumbled onto a winning combination, one that they would ride for as long as they could.
“Whose Bed Have Your Boots Been Under?” is pure pop country gold, and the perfect example of the winning formula that Twain and Lange had stumbled on to. The record is overall mostly country, with just enough rock influences to separate it from the rest of the pack. Twain sounds like she’s having a great time, and that’s pretty infectious. More than anything, though, The Woman In Me is a pop record and a new direction for country both at the same time, which is what makes it noteworthy. Shania’s bubbly enthusiasm wears a little thin, and things tend to get a little too clever lyrically, but there’s no denying that this album was a massive success for good reason…it’s simply loaded with hits. Twain and Lange found a format that really worked, and you can’t fault them for taking it for an extended spin. [First added to this chart: 08/27/2024]
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2005 – NONESUCH
Produced By MANU CHAO
1. M’Bife
2. M’Bife Balafon
3. Coulibaly
4. La Realite
5. Senegal Fast Food
6. Artistiya
7. La Fete Au Village
8. Camions Sauvages
9. Beaux Dimanches
10. La Paix
11. Djanfa
12. Taxi Bamako
13. Politic Amagni
14. Gnidjougouya
15. M’Bife Blues
Amadou & Mariam are a blind duo from Mali. They moved to Paris in 1996, and have released seven studio albums so far. Dimanche A Bamako (Sunday In Bamako) is their fourth, and brought the pair to their first real taste of international fame. It was produced by French singer Manu Chao, who also provides vocals and guitar. This album charted in France (reaching #2), Belgium, Sweden and other European countries. Their brand of African blues is upbeat and beautiful, relying heavily not only on drums and percussion, but also on horns and guitar. And both Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are fine singers, so there’s a lot of fine elements to bring together here.
The best tracks here are enough to make you want to seek out more from them. “La Realite” and “Beaux Dimanches” are exceptional, but it’s “Senegal Fast Food” that will win over more of an audience in the English speaking world. Of course, because Amadou & Mariam sing in French (the official language of Mali), American and English success has been hard to come by. But this album is worth taking a shot with a foreign language. It’s considered one of the finest world music albums of the 2000’s, and it was a stepping stone for even bigger success for the duo. This one is worth at least a listen…it really is an excellent work by one of the finest artists in music today. [First added to this chart: 02/01/2025]
Produced By MANU CHAO
1. M’Bife
2. M’Bife Balafon
3. Coulibaly
4. La Realite
5. Senegal Fast Food
6. Artistiya
7. La Fete Au Village
8. Camions Sauvages
9. Beaux Dimanches
10. La Paix
11. Djanfa
12. Taxi Bamako
13. Politic Amagni
14. Gnidjougouya
15. M’Bife Blues
Amadou & Mariam are a blind duo from Mali. They moved to Paris in 1996, and have released seven studio albums so far. Dimanche A Bamako (Sunday In Bamako) is their fourth, and brought the pair to their first real taste of international fame. It was produced by French singer Manu Chao, who also provides vocals and guitar. This album charted in France (reaching #2), Belgium, Sweden and other European countries. Their brand of African blues is upbeat and beautiful, relying heavily not only on drums and percussion, but also on horns and guitar. And both Amadou Bagayoko and Mariam Doumbia are fine singers, so there’s a lot of fine elements to bring together here.
The best tracks here are enough to make you want to seek out more from them. “La Realite” and “Beaux Dimanches” are exceptional, but it’s “Senegal Fast Food” that will win over more of an audience in the English speaking world. Of course, because Amadou & Mariam sing in French (the official language of Mali), American and English success has been hard to come by. But this album is worth taking a shot with a foreign language. It’s considered one of the finest world music albums of the 2000’s, and it was a stepping stone for even bigger success for the duo. This one is worth at least a listen…it really is an excellent work by one of the finest artists in music today. [First added to this chart: 02/01/2025]
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1986 – WARNER BROS.
Produced By BOB MOULD & GRANT HART
1. Crystal
2. Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
3. I Don’t Know For Sure
4. Sorry Somehow
5. Too Far Down
6. Hardly Getting Over It
7. Dead Set On Destruction
8. Eiffel Tower High
9. No Promise Have I Made
10. All This I’ve Done For You
Husker Du was important on so many levels. Previously known for punk and hardcore music, Candy Apple Grey, their fifth album, finds the band slowing things down some and bringing to the public (but not inventing) what people would later call indie rock. This was an album plagued with internal fighting between Bob Mould and Grant Hart, the pressure of not selling out with their new major label deal with Warners, and the larger new audience that the deal included. There was pressure for a hit, which they didn’t get (although Hart’s “Sorry Somehow” was close). Also, their last three albums had been pretty unbeatable, so there was that pressure as well. And while they didn’t reach the heights of Zen Arcade or Flip Your Wig or New Day Rising, they did a pretty fine job of dealing with it all. Candy Apple Grey is not Husker Du’s best album, but it’s still a fine effort, and an important chapter in their history.
Remember…when you listen to this, that this was the mid 1980’s. This music was not yet popular. And Husker Du was never a hit machine. But what they were was a three piece wall of sound that made very listenable and entertaining music. Candy Apple Grey falls in line just after the band’s peak, and they would be gone after their next album (Warehouse: Songs And Stories) due to infighting and problems with their label. But Husker Du was one of the best and most interesting bands of the decade. And highly influencial. This album is an important part of the legacy the band left behind, and is well worth hearing more than just once. This is the older brother of bands like Nirvana and Soul Asylum and Pixies, and their place in history is solid. This is not their best work, but this is not an inferior effort by any means. If you see this (or any of their other albums) available, do yourself a favor and snatch it up. [First added to this chart: 08/13/2024]
Produced By BOB MOULD & GRANT HART
1. Crystal
2. Don’t Want To Know If You Are Lonely
3. I Don’t Know For Sure
4. Sorry Somehow
5. Too Far Down
6. Hardly Getting Over It
7. Dead Set On Destruction
8. Eiffel Tower High
9. No Promise Have I Made
10. All This I’ve Done For You
Husker Du was important on so many levels. Previously known for punk and hardcore music, Candy Apple Grey, their fifth album, finds the band slowing things down some and bringing to the public (but not inventing) what people would later call indie rock. This was an album plagued with internal fighting between Bob Mould and Grant Hart, the pressure of not selling out with their new major label deal with Warners, and the larger new audience that the deal included. There was pressure for a hit, which they didn’t get (although Hart’s “Sorry Somehow” was close). Also, their last three albums had been pretty unbeatable, so there was that pressure as well. And while they didn’t reach the heights of Zen Arcade or Flip Your Wig or New Day Rising, they did a pretty fine job of dealing with it all. Candy Apple Grey is not Husker Du’s best album, but it’s still a fine effort, and an important chapter in their history.
Remember…when you listen to this, that this was the mid 1980’s. This music was not yet popular. And Husker Du was never a hit machine. But what they were was a three piece wall of sound that made very listenable and entertaining music. Candy Apple Grey falls in line just after the band’s peak, and they would be gone after their next album (Warehouse: Songs And Stories) due to infighting and problems with their label. But Husker Du was one of the best and most interesting bands of the decade. And highly influencial. This album is an important part of the legacy the band left behind, and is well worth hearing more than just once. This is the older brother of bands like Nirvana and Soul Asylum and Pixies, and their place in history is solid. This is not their best work, but this is not an inferior effort by any means. If you see this (or any of their other albums) available, do yourself a favor and snatch it up. [First added to this chart: 08/13/2024]
Year of Release:
1986
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559
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2009 – FRENCHKISS
Produced By THE ANTLERS
1. Prologue (Hospice)
2. Kettering (Bedside Manner)
3. Sylvia (Sliding Curtains Shining Children’s Heads)
4. Atrophy (Rings Ill-Fitting)
5. Bear (Children Become Their Parents Become Their Children)
6. Thirteen (Sylvia Speaks)
7. Two (I Would Have Saved Her If I Could)
8. Shiva (Portacaths Switched)
9. Wake (Letting People In)
10. Epilogue (Sylvia Alive In Nightmares)
You won’t find many albums like this one. The Antlers are a small group (currently a duo) fronted by singer and songwriter Peter Silberman. Hospice is the third Antlers release. The concept is unique. Set in an actual cancer care center in New York, Hospice is the story of a female patient with terminal bone cancer and her romantic relationship with a hospice worker, and how it all goes downhill from there. Sound depressing? You bet it is. This is about as directly emotionally devastating as an album can be. But as sad as it is, it’s also a very well made artistic statement, musically beautiful, and lyrically engaging. All of this is okay…no one ever said that all music has to be positive and filled with happy endings and such, did they?
The album was not a hit, understandably, but it did garner the band plenty of critical acclaim and a following. “Bear”, “Sylvia” and “Two” were all released as singles, and are all quite good. Also notable is the nearly nine minute long centerpiece, “Wake”. If you can be okay with the concept here, this is actually a pretty fine album. It’s a really bold move for a band that didn’t have much in the way of a following before it came out, and it made them more of a curiosity than anything else afterward…what else could it have done? Taken as a whole, this is a bold and brave and deeply emotional record. It’s definitely worth hearing, and you may just love it. Best to make sure you’re not in too down of a mood first, though. It really is that sad. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
Produced By THE ANTLERS
1. Prologue (Hospice)
2. Kettering (Bedside Manner)
3. Sylvia (Sliding Curtains Shining Children’s Heads)
4. Atrophy (Rings Ill-Fitting)
5. Bear (Children Become Their Parents Become Their Children)
6. Thirteen (Sylvia Speaks)
7. Two (I Would Have Saved Her If I Could)
8. Shiva (Portacaths Switched)
9. Wake (Letting People In)
10. Epilogue (Sylvia Alive In Nightmares)
You won’t find many albums like this one. The Antlers are a small group (currently a duo) fronted by singer and songwriter Peter Silberman. Hospice is the third Antlers release. The concept is unique. Set in an actual cancer care center in New York, Hospice is the story of a female patient with terminal bone cancer and her romantic relationship with a hospice worker, and how it all goes downhill from there. Sound depressing? You bet it is. This is about as directly emotionally devastating as an album can be. But as sad as it is, it’s also a very well made artistic statement, musically beautiful, and lyrically engaging. All of this is okay…no one ever said that all music has to be positive and filled with happy endings and such, did they?
The album was not a hit, understandably, but it did garner the band plenty of critical acclaim and a following. “Bear”, “Sylvia” and “Two” were all released as singles, and are all quite good. Also notable is the nearly nine minute long centerpiece, “Wake”. If you can be okay with the concept here, this is actually a pretty fine album. It’s a really bold move for a band that didn’t have much in the way of a following before it came out, and it made them more of a curiosity than anything else afterward…what else could it have done? Taken as a whole, this is a bold and brave and deeply emotional record. It’s definitely worth hearing, and you may just love it. Best to make sure you’re not in too down of a mood first, though. It really is that sad. [First added to this chart: 11/22/2024]
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I thought you had forgotten R.E.M. but here they are. Master of Puppets are ranked very low but why not ;)
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