Wednesday, January 28
Well, here it is, as promised: my top 100 albums of all time. I cheated by adding a few boxed sets instead of individual albums from a few artists; my logic is, I listen to the boxed sets more than the albums. Anyways, enjoy it!
1. The Conet Project, Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
2. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Arkology
3. William Basinski, The River
4. Random Inc., Jerusalem: Tales Outside the Framework of Orthodoxy
5. Richard and Linda Thompson, Shoot Out the Lights
6. The Congos, Heart of the Congos
7. The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
8. Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
9. Radiohead, OK Computer
10. Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
11. V/A, Tuva: Among The Spirits; Sound, Music And Nature In Sakha And Tuva
12. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico
13. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground
14. V/A, Lowercase-Sound 2002
15. James Brown, Star Time
16. My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
17. The Band, The Band
18. The Beatles, The White Album
19. Sigur Rós, ( )
20. Bob Dylan, Biograph
21. Bob Marley & the Wailers, Catch a Fire (Original Jamaican Edition)
22. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
23. Pan Sonic, Aaltopiiri
24. Gevorg Dabaghyan, Miniatures: Masterworks for Armenian Duduk
25. V/A, Inflation (*0 0.000 Remix)
26. Fennesz, Endless Summer
27. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Two Steps from the Blues
28. The Flatlanders, More a Legend than a Band
29. V/A, Clicks_+_Cuts
30. Bob Marley, Songs of Freedom
31. Sharakan Early Music Ensemble, Music of Armenia: Vol. 2-Sharakan / Medieval Music
32. Tricky, Maxinquaye
33. Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
34. Nirvana, In Utero
35. Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
36. V/A, Soweto Never Sleeps: Classic Female Zulu Jive
37. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
38. Elvis Costello & the Attractions, This Year's Model
39. The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main St.
40. Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
41. Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers
42. Richard Thompson, Watching the Dark
43. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced?
44. Shuttle358, Frame
45. PJ Harvey, To Bring You My Love
46. William Basinski, The Disintegration Loops I-IV
47. Michael Hurley & the Unholy Modal Rounders, Have Moicy!
48. V/A, Afghanistan Untouched
49. Joe Hisaishi, My Neighbor Totoro (Original Soundtrack)
50. Nirvana, Nevermind
51. Joy Division, Closer
52. V/A, The Harder They Come (Soundtrack)
53. Massive Attack, Mezzanine
54. V/A, The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
55. Talk Talk, Laughing Stock
56. Salamat Sadikova, The Voice of Kyrgyzstan
57. King Tubby, Dub Gone Crazy
58. Boards of Canada, Music Has the Right to Children
59. The Replacements, Let It Be
60. DJ Shadow, Entroducing…
61. Sogar, Apikal Blend
62. David Bowie, Low
63. Pere Ubu, The Modern Dance
64. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Blackboard Jungle Dub
65. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Divine Madness…Definitely
66. Air, Moon Safari
67. Autechre, Tri Repetae
68. Theodore Levin (ed.), The Hundred Thousand Fools of God
69. Pan Sonic, A
70. Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
71. Björk, Homogenic
72. Scientist, Rids the World the Curse of the Vampires
73. The Clash, The Clash
74. Depeche Mode, Black Celebration
75. Nirvana, MTV Unplugged in New York
76. The Velvet Underground, Loaded
77. Augustus Pablo, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
78. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Super Ape
79. Abyssinians, Satta Massagana
80. Bernhard Günter, Univers Temporel Espoir
81. Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove
82. De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
83. Stephan P. McGreevy, Electric Enigma: The VLF Recordings of Stephan P. McGreevy
84. Coh, Mask of Birth
85. Charles M. Bogert, Sounds of North American Frogs
86. Brian Eno, Discreet Music
87. Peter Gabriel, Passion
88. Big Star, Radio City
89. Louis and Bebe Barron, Forbidden Planet (Original Soundtrack)
90. Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads
91. Rechenzentrum, Director's Cut
92. Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes
93. Autechre, EP7
94. Bretschneider & Deupree, Balance
95. Horace Andy, In the Light/In The Light Dub
96. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska
97. Prefab Sprout, Steve McQueen (aka Two Wheels Good)
98. Bulgarian Female Choir, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares
99. King Tubby, The Roots of Dub/Dub From the Roots
100. "Weird Al" Yankovic, Permanent Record: Al in a Box
1. The Conet Project, Recordings of Shortwave Numbers Stations
2. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Arkology
3. William Basinski, The River
4. Random Inc., Jerusalem: Tales Outside the Framework of Orthodoxy
5. Richard and Linda Thompson, Shoot Out the Lights
6. The Congos, Heart of the Congos
7. The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
8. Belle and Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister
9. Radiohead, OK Computer
10. Minutemen, Double Nickels on the Dime
11. V/A, Tuva: Among The Spirits; Sound, Music And Nature In Sakha And Tuva
12. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground & Nico
13. The Velvet Underground, The Velvet Underground
14. V/A, Lowercase-Sound 2002
15. James Brown, Star Time
16. My Bloody Valentine, Loveless
17. The Band, The Band
18. The Beatles, The White Album
19. Sigur Rós, ( )
20. Bob Dylan, Biograph
21. Bob Marley & the Wailers, Catch a Fire (Original Jamaican Edition)
22. David Bowie, The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars
23. Pan Sonic, Aaltopiiri
24. Gevorg Dabaghyan, Miniatures: Masterworks for Armenian Duduk
25. V/A, Inflation (*0 0.000 Remix)
26. Fennesz, Endless Summer
27. Bobby "Blue" Bland, Two Steps from the Blues
28. The Flatlanders, More a Legend than a Band
29. V/A, Clicks_+_Cuts
30. Bob Marley, Songs of Freedom
31. Sharakan Early Music Ensemble, Music of Armenia: Vol. 2-Sharakan / Medieval Music
32. Tricky, Maxinquaye
33. Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation
34. Nirvana, In Utero
35. Aretha Franklin, I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
36. V/A, Soweto Never Sleeps: Classic Female Zulu Jive
37. Public Enemy, It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
38. Elvis Costello & the Attractions, This Year's Model
39. The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main St.
40. Tom Waits, Rain Dogs
41. Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers
42. Richard Thompson, Watching the Dark
43. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced?
44. Shuttle358, Frame
45. PJ Harvey, To Bring You My Love
46. William Basinski, The Disintegration Loops I-IV
47. Michael Hurley & the Unholy Modal Rounders, Have Moicy!
48. V/A, Afghanistan Untouched
49. Joe Hisaishi, My Neighbor Totoro (Original Soundtrack)
50. Nirvana, Nevermind
51. Joy Division, Closer
52. V/A, The Harder They Come (Soundtrack)
53. Massive Attack, Mezzanine
54. V/A, The Silk Road: A Musical Caravan
55. Talk Talk, Laughing Stock
56. Salamat Sadikova, The Voice of Kyrgyzstan
57. King Tubby, Dub Gone Crazy
58. Boards of Canada, Music Has the Right to Children
59. The Replacements, Let It Be
60. DJ Shadow, Entroducing…
61. Sogar, Apikal Blend
62. David Bowie, Low
63. Pere Ubu, The Modern Dance
64. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Blackboard Jungle Dub
65. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Divine Madness…Definitely
66. Air, Moon Safari
67. Autechre, Tri Repetae
68. Theodore Levin (ed.), The Hundred Thousand Fools of God
69. Pan Sonic, A
70. Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet
71. Björk, Homogenic
72. Scientist, Rids the World the Curse of the Vampires
73. The Clash, The Clash
74. Depeche Mode, Black Celebration
75. Nirvana, MTV Unplugged in New York
76. The Velvet Underground, Loaded
77. Augustus Pablo, King Tubby Meets Rockers Uptown
78. Lee "Scratch" Perry, Super Ape
79. Abyssinians, Satta Massagana
80. Bernhard Günter, Univers Temporel Espoir
81. Funkadelic, One Nation Under a Groove
82. De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
83. Stephan P. McGreevy, Electric Enigma: The VLF Recordings of Stephan P. McGreevy
84. Coh, Mask of Birth
85. Charles M. Bogert, Sounds of North American Frogs
86. Brian Eno, Discreet Music
87. Peter Gabriel, Passion
88. Big Star, Radio City
89. Louis and Bebe Barron, Forbidden Planet (Original Soundtrack)
90. Woody Guthrie, Dust Bowl Ballads
91. Rechenzentrum, Director's Cut
92. Violent Femmes, Violent Femmes
93. Autechre, EP7
94. Bretschneider & Deupree, Balance
95. Horace Andy, In the Light/In The Light Dub
96. Bruce Springsteen, Nebraska
97. Prefab Sprout, Steve McQueen (aka Two Wheels Good)
98. Bulgarian Female Choir, Le Mystere des Voix Bulgares
99. King Tubby, The Roots of Dub/Dub From the Roots
100. "Weird Al" Yankovic, Permanent Record: Al in a Box
