I must admit that choosing a final 10 albums to complete my Top 30 often feels a little arbitrary. The whole list feels somewhat arbitrary, of course; but the sheer...
Read MoreThe Next 6 Albums,for My Top 12 Albums of 1970 As always, you can jump to the playlist at the bottom of each post to listen while you read. Within each tier...
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The Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison should require little introduction, I think. So let's just dive right in.... Playlist 1: The British Invasion Rocker The first playlist contains the best...
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The Next 10 Albums, for My Top 30 Albums of 1966 Note: Some of this commentary is adapted from that in No Hype No Trends Music’s 200 Best Albums of the 1960s....
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Politically and culturally, 1968 was a year defined by hope thwarted by unrest and cataclysmic events. Countercultural views infiltrated the mainstream like never before, whether in civil rights protests, the...
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When music fans think of Them (if they think of Them at all), it’s most likely for one of two things: the song “Gloria” or, more likely, the starting point…
Here are my next six albums, for the top 12 of 1965. The Next 6 Albums,for My Top 12 Albums of 1965 Note: Some of this commentary is adapted from...
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The Sixties—when the modern era of rock music began, when the idea of pop music as an art form, rather than just a diversion, first took shape. No era is...
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