Welcome to the first installment of the 500 Best Albums of the Last 40 Years. An insane list but on the cusp of my 40th birthday, one I’ve given a lot of thought to. The rankings are somewhat arbitrary but it would be fair to infer that I’m not sure that number 500 (Spoon – [...]
By Noah Mallin Here’s the last installment of our survey featuring 1968′s best albums.11) The Kinks – Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks were one of The Beatles most serious rivals in 1964, with singer Ray Davies capable of writing more and better songs than the Stones still nascent Jagger-Richards combo. By 1968 a dispute with [...]
By Noah Mallin Continuing on our trip 40 years back into the tumultuous past, here is part one of the best albums of 1968 in no order whatsoever.1) Aretha Franklin – Lady SoulMost soul albums at this time were collections of big hit singles with lesser tracks sprinkled in as filler. A few performers were [...]
Here it is– The final four! 1) Of Montreal – Hissing Fauna, Are you The Destroyer?This is the best concept album ever about moving to Norway with your new wife only to find your marriage falling apart. Lest you think that’s faint praise, this is a disgustingly good album, fun to listen to with it’s [...]
10) M.I.A. – KalaM.I.A. brings it on with an incredible array of beats and a heady stew of third world power anthems and clever references.Here’s the video for “Jimmy”: 11) Battles – Mirrored Prog rock was never this much fun. Battles puts the groove and beat into the genre, making for a giddy stew of [...]
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