There are a few reasons that I’ve begun this maniacal project that nobody asked for, but the main one is this: Last December, I suddenly had to take two 25 hour solo road trips.
It’s not important why I took these road trips; just suffice it to say that 2020…
#204: Graduation, Kanye West
Ye’s third album. Every time I listen to this one, I feel like I’m on a school bus. (I was in the seventh grade when this was released.) …
#203: Pink Moon, Nick Drake
When I read the RS blurb and it referenced Elliott Smith, I knew I was going to like this one. What can I say? Sad acoustic depressive music appeals to me.
First of all, this album cover by artist Michael Trevithick is amazing. Trevithick happens…
#202: Homogenic, Bjork
Several Halloweens ago, I went as Bjork’s character from Dancer In The Dark, and I think it was actually the best I’ve ever looked. I wish having your hair in a million little bobby pins was chic and easy to do.
Learning to love Bjork changed how…
#201: Midnight Marauders, A Tribe Called Quest
It’s been a while since we’ve heard from the Tribe. Their sophomore album, The Low End Theory, is all the way up at #43, but it’s pretty cool that its follow up is still on the top half of the list. …
#200: Diamond Life, Sade
WE DID IT. 316 days after I began ambling down this weird road, we’re two-fifths of the way through. This is going to take me a really long time, isn’t it?
Honestly, though, I love it. This is my favorite writing to do right now. So…
#199: Slanted and Enchanted, Pavement
I feel like I’m going to get some hate for this one, but here we go: I didn’t get it. I tried, really hard.
The only Pavement song I’ve encountered before is (of course) “Cut Your Hair,” their only real brush with the mainstream. And…
#197: Meet the Beatles!, The Beatles
Just four more Beatles albums to go, guys! At least this one has the honor of being the first Beatles album to enter the US album charts, though technically Introducing… The Beatles was released first. …
#196: Body Talk, Robyn
The RS list is officially beginning to branch out. This is the first modern electro-dance-pop album listed — yes, there are more. Classic rock still dominates, though, for better or worse.
Robyn released this in 2010, making it one of the more recent albums to appear…
