Music from the last 25 years you may have missed
My response to Spin’s article “35 Great Songs You Probably Didn’t Hear in the Last 35 Years.” Only I used songs from my own library and limited it to 25 years.
Category: Music
Digging into my records: part 2
Next up, I thought I’d take a look at the mix of genres in my record collection. This wasn’t as surprising as the decade look, but still, it was fun.
Digging into my records: part 1
I thought I’d look at the number of records I have by decade and by genre to see if anything interesting emerged.
Pitchfork 200, the people’s list: the albums they missed
Here are 20 albums released in the last 25 years that I think deserved more love than Pitchfork’s readers gave them.
Pitchfork 200, the people’s list: what they missed – part 2
Pitchfork’s list has some really glaring omissions, as I’ll explain her. I’ve limited myself to 20 deserving albums that should have received more consideration.
Pitchfork 200 The People’s List: the people’s list: what they missed – part 1
It’s a fine list, and I don’t have much to quarrel with it about.That said, there were some really glaring omissions in my mind.
The liner notes project 1: Life’s Rich Pageant
I’ll start with a record that just turned 35 years old last week (July 28): Life’s Rich Pageant by R.E.M. This is a very important album for me…
In praise of lesser known music
Sometimes some of the most interesting music—the music that really represents a time and era—isn’t necessarily what is most remembered or deemed classic by the chattering classes and critics.
1,000 people playing the hits
What happens when you get 1,000 musicians together to play a cover version of a song? A mess would have been my guess. Then I found these, and my jaw dropped.
A lifetime in songs: appendix
For those interested in the way I made my list, I’ve put this together to be helpful. First, I looked back at the albums of the year lists from that year to make sure I had my years right in most cases.