One dumb thought at a time
By Pixies (1988, #96)
So I know this album well even if I haven’t listen to it end-to-end in a decade or more. And it’s great. I see why it rated inclusion in this list. The whole thing flows together into a cohesive, amazing, whole. Not that the Pixies ever had an album that didn’t sound like this, but still. All and all an amazing album.
By Neil Young (1972, #97)
This is an amazing album. Not sure there’s a loser among the bunch and it’s fricken’ packed with timeless songs. Heart of Gold. Old Man. The Needle and the Damage Done. Words (Between the Lines of Age). These are amazing songs on an amazing album. Kinda shocked this didn’t end up higher on the list, frankly.
By Led Zeppelin (1975; #98)
This is more like it. A lot of great songs on here, if not a lot of hits. A lot of songs I’d never heard before and it has amazing energy throughout. I could easily see returning to as background music while doing some work or just relaxing in front of the fireplace.
By Pink Floyd (1967; #99)
Oh my sweet lord did I not like this album. I don’t think I’ve heard any of the songs before. Or maybe I’ve heard them all before; they all sounded to me like the generic 60’s psychedelica you’d put under a TV montage of a drug trip. Maybe this album came first and maybe it’s important for what it presaged but, man, not for me.
By Tom Waits (1983; #100)
New Year, new meaningless music project. I’m listening to the top 100 albums based on some random list. Gonna try to listen to all 100 before the end of the year. First up: Swordfishtrombones by Tom Waits. I didn’t think I was a fan of Tom Waits. And listening to this album, I’m still not. This album isn’t as shrill and grating as some of the other stuff I’ve heard by him, but still not my jam. And I just know some hipster-doofus fought like hell to put this in the top 10 and everyone else finally aquiessed to put it at 100 just to shut him (undoubtably a him) up.
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