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A decade ago, I wrote a series of entries ranking my favorite albums from 1985 to 2004. My collection has expanded greatly since then, particularly in the last five years. So I wanted to see what has changed in 10 years.
I go on and on about how much I love 1987 that I should just shut up and let the list speak for itself. Unsurprisingly, the Favorite 10 hasn’t changed, saved one correction.
- U2, The Joshua Tree
- Sting, … Nothing Like the Sun
- 10,000 Maniacs, In My Tribe
- Sinéad O’Connor, The Lion and the Cobra
- Bulgarian State TV & Radio Women’s Choir, Le Mystère de Voix Bulgares
- John Adams, The Chairman Dances
- Andrew Lloyd Webber, The Phantom of the Opera
- Wendy & Lisa, Wendy & Lisa
- Guns N’ Roses, Appetite for Destruction
- R.E.M., Document
Other favorites from the year:
- Kronos Quartet, White Man Sleeps
- Depeche Mode, Music for the Masses
- Dolly Parton / Linda Ronstadt / Emmylou Harris, Trio
- The Art of Noise, In No Sense? Nonsense!
- Swing Out Sister, It’s Better to Travel
- Hiroshima, Go
- The Smiths, Strangeways, Here We Come
- Eurythmics, Savage
- INXS, Kick
- Sonic Youth, Sister
- The Dukes of the Stratosphear, Psonic Psunspot
- Dead Can Dance, Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
- Icehouse, Man of Colours
- In Tua Nua, Vaudeville
- Johnny Hates Jazz, Turn Back the Clock
I originally listed the cast recording of Into the Woods in the Favorite 10, but I discovered it was actually released in 1988.
The extended list is shorter than the one for 1988, but I’ve actually added fewer titles from 1987 since the original list was compiled. I think I also like these albums more intensely because I had discovered them at the time, and they’ve made a lasting impression.
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A decade ago, I wrote a series of entries ranking my favorite albums from 1985 to 2004. My collection has expanded greatly since then, particularly in the last five years. So I wanted to see what has changed in 10 years.
It shouldn’t be a surprise the largest expansion in my collection focuses on the late 1980s, i.e. my high school years. The Favorite 10 list from these years won’t see much change, as 1989 demonstrates, but the expanded lists risk becoming ridiculously long.
- The B-52’s, Cosmic Thing
- Camper Van Beethoven, Key Lime Pie
- Julee Cruise, Floating Into the Night
- Faith No More, The Real Thing
- Steve Reich, Different Trains/Electric Counterpoint
- Fugazi, 13 Songs
- Emmylou Harris, Bluebird
- Tears for Fears, The Seeds of Love
- Madonna, Like a Prayer
- Janet Jackson, Rhythm Nation 1814
Other favorites from the year:
- The Replacements, Don’t Tell a Soul
- Hoodoo Gurus, Magnum Cum Louder
- All About Eve, Scarlet and Other Stories
- XTC, Oranges and Lemons
- De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising
- Nirvana, Bleach
- Pixies, Doolittle
- Wayne Horvitz / The President, Bring Yr Camera
- John Zorn, Spy Vs. Spy
- Bulgarian State Radio and Television Female Vocal Choir, Le Mystère de Voix Bulgares, Vol. 2
- Nakamori Akina, CRUISE
- Depeche Mode, 101
Fugazi displaces The Replacements, who made a shot for the charts by cleaning up their sound.
I saw this ad in Pulse magazine and scoffed at it:
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Today, I nod my head and say, “Yeah, that’s about right.” But it took 30 years before I had enough life experience to understand how breathtaking 3 Feet High and Rising is.
Nevermind introduced me to Nirvana like the rest of the world, but I prefer Bleach.
The events in Nakamori Akina’s life at the time CRUISE was released overshadowed the maturity of the album. It’s not ground-breaking the way Fushigi is, but it’s an album that could have only been recorded after it.
I saw Depeche Mode in concert in 2017, and 101 ruined my experience of it. I had been listening to 101 in the weeks leading up to the concert, and understandably, the band stacked the set list more toward recent work than “the hits”.
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