Hello Dear Readers -
Yes, this blog is mostly dormant these days. My professional musing can be found on LinkedIn and even those writings are more selective in the parlance of our times. You can continue to expect my annual top 5 albums and I've got a book planned for 2070.
I was compelled to return my fingers to action with the release of Apple's top 100 albums of all time (mostly because I disagree with almost every one of their selections). Now, I'm sure they have some algorithm to defend their list, but last time I checked music was for listening not a competition generated through machine learning.
Here are my top 100 albums of all time. This list is not created through research, record sales, critical ranking, chart popularity, concert tickets sold, or any other stupid criteria people who get paid to criticize art may have concocted. These are simply the records I have enjoyed over the last 50 years. You can feel free to comment or create your own list. My hope would be that you revisit the music that matters to you and that the process of doing that may remind you of all the beauty you bring to this world.
100. Automatic For The People by REM
99. Quebec by Ween
98. Champ by Tokyo Police Club
97. Vitalogy by Pearl Jam
96. Last Night On Earth by Noah & The Whale
95. The White Album by Weezer
94. Love You Just the Same by Centro-Matic
93. Twelve Carat Toothache by Post Malone
92. My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West
91. Havasu by Pedro the Lion
90. The Midnight Organ Fight by Frightened Rabbit
89. Return to Cookie Mountain by TV on the Radio
88. There's Nothing Wrong with Love by Built to Spill
87. Cardinal by Pinegrove
86. Field Report (self titled)
85. Big Night Without You by Emmet Swimming
84. It's a Shame About Ray by The Lemonheads
83. Port of Morrow by The Shins
82. Transatlanticism by Death Cab for Cutie
81. Give Up by The Postal Service
80. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea by Neutral Milk Hotel
79. The Grand Archives by Grand Archives
78. Aim and Ignite by Fun.
77. I and Love and You by The Avett Brothers
76. Our Endless Numbered Days by Iron & Wine
75. August and Everything After by Counting Crows
74. Severe Tire Damage by They Might Be Giants
73. Re-Arrange Us by Mates of State
72. Why Would I Watch by Hot Mulligan
71. Karma Covered Apple by Dead Hot Workshop
70. Deloused In The Comatorium by The Mars Volta
69. Quad Cities by Virgil Shaw
68. Weird Faith by Madi Diaz
67. Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle
66. Check Your Head by The Beastie Boys
65. () by Sigur Ros
64. Melon Collie and the Infinite Sadness by The Smashing Pumpkins
63. Strangeways, Here We Come by The Smiths
62. Harvest by Neil Young
61. We All Want the Same Things by Craig Finn
60. The River by Bruce Springsteen
59. Cease to Begin by Band of Horses
58. Achtung Baby by U2
57. My Shame Is True by Alkaline Trio
56. The Beginning Stages Of The Polyphonic Spree
55. Person Pitch by Panda Bear
54. Suffer by Bad Religon
53. Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots by The Flaming Lips
52. The Software Slump.... on a wooden piano by Grandaddy
51. Short Stories by Dimestore Radio
50. Cup Runneth Over by Gloritone
49. Chip by Pollen
48. Folklore by Taylor Swift
47. Home Video by Lucy Dacus
46. Conor Oberst (self titled)
45. Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
44. Be Here Now by Oasis
43. Is This It by The Strokes
42. Trace by Son Volt
41. Being There by Wilco
40. Let Go by Nada Surf
39. Rift by Phish
38. Wish by The Cure
37. Led Zepplin (self titled)
36. Yoko by Beulah
35. Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
34. Beggars Banquet by The Rolling Stones
33. Breakfast in America by Supertramp
32. News of the World by Queen
31. The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan by Bob Dylan
30. Animals by Pink Floyd
29. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys
28. Revolver by The Beatles
27. Anthem of the Sun by Grateful Dead
26. Songs for a Blue Guitar by Red House Painters
25. Putting the Days to Bed by The Long Winters
24. The Execution of All Things by Rilo Kiley
23. Strangers Almanac by Whiskeytown
22. Animal Companionship by Advance Base
21. Cassadaga by Bright Eyes
20. Reunion Tour by The Weakerthans
19. Laugh Track by The National
18. Bon Iver (self titled)
17. Back On Top by The Front Bottoms
16. Notes On a Conditional Form by The 1975
15. Electro-Shock Blues by Eels
14. Closing Time by Tom Waits
13. Either/Or by Elliott Smith
12. Perils from the Sea by Mark Kozelek & Jimmy LaValle
11. Something to Remember Me By by Ben Lee
10. Father of the Bride by Vampire Weekend
9. Stranger in the Alps by Phoebe Bridgers
8. Carrie & Lowell by Sufjan Stevens
7. Songs for Silverman by Ben Folds
6. A Grand Don't Come for Free by The Streets
5. Sea Change by Beck
4. Winter Wheat by John K. Samson
3. Welcome Interstate Managers by Fountain Of Wayne
2. Windows for Stars by for stars
1. OK Computer by Radiohead
Thank You for Listening,
Dave
