I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
Catalog
CD
Bad Brains, Bad Brains Betty Davis, They Say I’m Different Boris, Sound Track from Film Mabuta no Ura Dreams Come True, Love Unlimited Foreigner, 4 God Is My Co-Pilot, I Am Not This Body God Is My Co-Pilot, Straight Not Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, Hits Howard Jones, Dream Into Action Leila Josefowicz, Solo Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Swing Out Sister, Get in Touch with Yourself The Jets, The Jets Vinyl
Boston, Boston Doctors’ Mob, Headache Machine Emmylou Harris, The Angel Band Interview Gabby Pahinui, Gabby Kalapana, Kalapana III Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV Miles Davis, Bitches Brew Peter Moon, Cane Fire! Soundgarden, Superunknown T. Rex, Electric Warrior The B-52’s, Whammy The Ordinaires, One Yvonne Elliman, Rising Sun We Are Going to Eat You, Everywhen
Tags: bad brains , betty davis , boris , boston , doctors mob , dreams come true , emmylou harris , foreigner , gabby pahinui , god is my co-pilot , grandmaster flash , howard jones , kalapana , led zeppelin , leila josefowicz , miles davis , pavement , peter moon , purchase log , soundgarden , swing out sister , t. rex , the b-52's , the jets , the ordinaires , we are going to eat you , yvonne elliman
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
New releases
CD
John Luther Adams, Become Desert Madonna, Madame X Vinyl
James Blake, Assume Form Midnight Oil, Armistice Day: Live at the Domain Sydney Catalog
CD
Bruce Springsteen, Tracks Chuck Prophet, No Other Love Hank III, Risin’ Outlaw InfoMatik, Identify John Coltrane, Live in Seattle Kid Koala, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Lounge Lizards, Voice of Chunk Shiina Ringo, MoRA Stephen Sondheim, Follies Whitney Houston, I’m Your Baby Tonight Soundtrack, Captive Vinyl
Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger Reissues
CD
Marvin Gaye, You’re the Man MONO, Hymn to the Immortal Wind (Anniversary Edition) Vinyl
Art of Noise, In No Sense? Nonsense!
Tags: bruce springsteen , chuck prophet , hank iii , infomatik , james blake , john coltrane , john luther adams , kid koala , lounge lizards , madonna , marvin gaye , midnight oil , mono , purchase log , shiina ringo , sonny rollins , soundgarden , soundtrack , stephen sondheim , the art of noise , whitney houston
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
This past weekend was the Friends of the Seattle Library Book Sale, which usually provides a few weeks’ worth of listening.
Catalog
CD
Aretha Franklin, Aretha’s Best Atmosphere, Overcast! Beck, Mutations Billy Idol, Idolize Yourself: The Very Best of Billy Idol bis, The New Transistor Heroes Björk, Drawing Restraint 9 Bon Jovi, Slippery When Wet Branford Marsalis Quartet, Crazy People Music Daniel Lanois, Acadie David Bowie, Pin Ups Dawn Upshaw, Voices of Light Einstürzende Neubauten, 80-83 Strategies Against Architecture György Ligeti, Ligeti Edition 5: Mechanical Music Jane’s Addiction, Nothing’s Shocking Joanna Newsom, Ys John Zorn, The Gift Johnny Cash, American Recordings Josquin des Prez / Giovanni Palestrina, Motets / Masses Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II Lizz Wright, The Orchard Lovage, Nathaniel Merriweather Presents … Lovage: Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By Mazzy Star, So Tonight That I Might See Mike Patton, Adult Themes for Voice Oingo Boingo, Dead Man’s Party Osvaldo Golijov, Ainadamar PJ Harvey, Let England Shake PJ Harvey, Rid of Me Pop Will Eat Itself, This Is the Day … This Is the Hour … This Is This! Queen Latifah, Nature of a Sista Robert Palmer, Addictions Volume 2 Roberta Flack, First Take Sonic Youth, Washing Machine Soundgarden, Louder Than Love Spice Girls, Spiceworld Stephen Sondheim, Putting it Together (Original Cast Recording) The Beatles, Yellow Submarine The Mars Volta, De-Loused at the Comatorium The White Stripes, Get Behind Me Satan Thelonious Monk Quartet with John Coltrane, At Carnegie Hall Tom Tom Club, Tom Tom Club William Grant Still, Africa XTC, Nonsuch Yaz, You and Me Both Various Artists, Stay Awake Soundtrack, Pride and Prejudice (BBC Television serial) Soundtrack, Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi (Spirited Away) Soundtrack, Sense and Sensibility Vinyl
Dead Or Alive, Mad, Bad, and Dangerous to Know Eleanor Steber, Barber: Knoxville: Summer 1915 / LaMontaine: Songs of the Rose of Sharon Millions Like Us, Millions Like Us Olivier Messiaen, Et Exspecto Resurrectionem Mortuorum / Couleurs de la Cité Celeste Olivier Messiaen, Petites Liturgies de la Présence Divine Olivier Messiaen, Tashi Plays Messiaen – Quartet for the End of Time Robert Palmer, Clues Robert Palmer, Double Fun Robert Palmer, Maybe It’s Live Robert Palmer, Pride Robert Palmer, Sneakin’ Sally Through the Alley Stephen Sondheim, Pacific Overtures (Original Broadway Cast) William Schuman, Symphony No. 3 / Symphony for Strings Yvonne Elliman, Yvonne Soundtrack, A Room with a View
Tags: aretha franklin , atmosphere , beck , billy idol , bis , bjork , bon jovi , branford marsalis , daniel lanois , david bowie , dawn upshaw , dead or alive , eleanor steber , gyorgi ligeti , jane's addiction , joanna newsom , john coltrane , john zorn , johnny cash , josquin de pres , led zeppelin , lizz wright , lovage , mazzy star , mike patton , millions like us , oingo boingo , olivier messiaen , osvaldo golijov , pj harvey , pop will eat itself , purchase log , queen latifah , robert palmer , roberta flack , sonic youth , soundgarden , soundtrack , spice girls , stephen sondheim , the beatles , the mars volta , the white stripes , thelonious monk , tom tom club , various artists , william grant still , william schuman , xtc , yaz , yvonne elliman
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’m not sure other music writers would agree that 1998 is an important year in music for the ’90s. 1991 saw Guns N’ Roses cap the era of hair metal and Nirvana usher the unfortunately-named alternative rock. But it didn’t have Neutral Milk Hotel.
Smashing Pumpkins, Gish
Nirvana, Nevermind
R.E.M., Out of Time
U2, Achtung Baby
Throwing Muses, The Real Ramona
Soundtrack, Bubblegum Crisis Vocal Collection, Vol. 1
Guns N’ Roses, Use Your Illusion II
Enya, Shepherd Moons
Lou Harrison, Music of Lou Harrison
Elliott Carter, Music of Elliott Carter
Other favorites from the year:
Pearl Jam, Ten
Igor Stravinsky, Le Sacre du Printemps/Symphony in Three Movements (Zubin Mehta, New York Philharmonic Orchestra)
Mazzy Star, She Hangs Brightly
Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger
Bill Frisell, Where in the World?
Fishbone, The Reality of My Surroundings Metallica, Metallica Kronos Quartet, Lutoslawski: String Quartet Black Sheep, A Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing Hamada Mari, Tomorrow Electronic, Electronic Slint, Spiderland My Bloody Valentine, Loveless Painkiller, Guts of a Virgin Mr. Bungle, Mr. Bungle
Slint and My Bloody Valentine are additions 2004-me would have made. 1991-me would have side-eyed 2004-me.
And he would have scoffed at 2018-me for including Black Sheep, after emitting a gasp at seeing Fishbone on the list at all.
He would have begrudgingly nodded at the additions of Metallica and Hamada Mari, and he would have been curious about Electronic. And he would have gone out and found Painkiller the first chance he got.
Tags: bill frisell , black sheep , electronic , elliott carter , enya , favorite edition , fishbone , guns n' roses , hamada mari , igor stravinsky , kronos quartet , lou harrison , mazzy star , metallica , mr. bungle , my bloody valentine , nirvana , painkiller , pearl jam , r.e.m. , rewind , slint , smashing pumpkins , soundgarden , soundtrack , throwing muses , u2
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
This past weekend was the annual Big Book Sale by the Friends of the Seattle Public Library, so I should have enough music to last me for weeks, right? Right.
Catalog
CDs
Anita Baker, Giving You the Best That I Got
Beastie Boys, Check Your Head
Victor Borge, Live(!)
Glenn Branca, Symphony No. 2: Peak of the Sacred
Cameo, Word Up!
Capercaillie, Secret People
John Coltrane, Giant Steps
John Coltrane, Meditations
John Coltrane, My Favorite Things
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman, John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman
Eazy-E, Eazy-Duz-It
Bill Evans Trio, Waltz for Debby
Fugazi, End Hits
Peter Gabriel, Shaking the Tree
Guns N’ Roses, G N’ R Lies
Heart, Bad Animals
The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Are You Experienced?
Ketsumeshi, Ketsunopolis 4
LL Cool J, Mama Said Knock You Out
Milt Jackson and John Coltrane, Bags and Trane
Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark
Morrissey, The Best of Morrissey
Mother Love Bone, Mother Love Bone
Nirvana, Incesticide
Robert Palmer, Clues
Prince, Musicology
R.E.M., Dead Letter Office
Radiohead, The Bends
Rage Against the Machine, Rage Against the Machine
Einojuhani Rautvaara, Symphony No. 7: Angel of Light / Annunciations
Sonny Rollins, Saxophone Colossus
Roxy Music, Avalon (Remastered)
Soundgarden, Ultramega OK
Bruce Springsteen, The Rising
They Might Be Giants, Flood
TLC, Ooooooohhh… On the TLC Tip
Värttinä, Seleniko
Soundtrack, Pride and Prejudice
DVD
Tokyo Jihen, Dynamite Out
Tags: anita baker , beastie boys , bill evans , bruce springsteen , cameo , capercaillie , eazy-e , einojuhani rautvaara , fugazi , glenn branca , guns n' roses , heart , jimi hendrix , john coltrane , johnny hartman , joni mitchell , ketsumeshi , ll cool j , milt jackson , morrissey , mother love bone , nirvana , peter gabriel , prince , purchase log , r.e.m. , radiohead , rage against the machine , robert palmer , roxy music , sonny rollins , soundgarden , soundtrack , they might be giants , tlc , tokyo jihen , varttina , victor borge
I catalog my music purchases on Collectorz and Discogs , but they don’t give me a sense of change over time. So I’m noting them here weekly as well.
New Releases
Vinyl
Shiina Ringo, Gyakuyunyuu ~Koukuukyoku~
Catalog
CDs
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Song and Dance (Original Cast Live)
Billy Bragg and Wilco, Mermaid Avenue
Jeff Buckley, Grace
Freedy Johnston, Right Between the Promises
Joni Mitchell, Ladies of the Canyon
My Bloody Valentine, m b v
Robert Palmer, Addictions, Vol. 1
Ride, Nowhere
R.E.M., And I Feel Fine: The Best of the I.R.S. Years (Deluxe Edition)
Roxy Music, Roxy Music
Soundgarden, Badmotorfinger
Texas, Mother’s Heaven
Texas, Southside
Reissues
Vinyl
Annie Lennox, Diva
My Bloody Valentine, Loveless (2018 Remaster)
Tags: andrew lloyd webber , annie lennox , billy bragg , freedy johnston , jeff buckley , joni mitchell , my bloody valentine , purchase log , r.e.m. , ride , robert palmer , roxy music , shiina ringo , soundgarden , texas , wilco
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