1. Bold the ones you have. (I also bolded just the band, if I have other stuff by them but not that one.)
2. Italicize if you listen to it on any kind of regular basis.
3. Put it behind a cut, please!
(And please do comment if you think there's something I really ought to check out but haven't yet!)
1.) Radiohead, OK Computer, 1997
2.) Public Enemy, It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back, 1988
3.) Nirvana, Nevermind, 1991
4.) Pavement, Slanted and Enchanted, 1992
5.) The Smiths, The Queen Is Dead, 1986
6.) Pixies, Surfer Rosa, 1988
7.) De La Soul, 3 Feet High and Rising, 1989
8.) Prince, Sign 'o' the Times, 1987 (my personal fave Prince album)
9.) P.J. Harvey, Rid of Me, 1993
10.) N.W.A., Straight Outta Compton, 1988
11.) U2, Achtung Baby, 1991
12.) Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique, 1989
13.) Husker Du, New Day Rising. 1985
14.) Sonic Youth, Daydream Nation, 1988
15.) Liz Phair, Exile in Guyville, 1993
16.) Beck, Odelay, 1996
17.) Nas, Illmatic, 1994
18.) Guns N Roses, Appetite for Destruction, 1987
19.) Hole, Live Through This, 1994
20.) Wu-Tang Clang, Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers), 1993
21.) Public Enemy, Fear of a Black Planet, 1990
22.) My Bloody Valentine, Loveless, 1991
23.) Outkast, Stankonia, 2000
24.) Sleater-Kinney, Dig Me Out, 1997
25.) Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral, 1994
26.) Bjork, Post, 1995
27.) The Cure, The Head on the Door, 1985
28.) Oasis, Definitely Maybe, 1994
29.) Fugazi, 13 Songs, 1989 - (I have something on tape, never play them either - very good band to see live.)
30.) The Notorious B.I.G., Ready to Die, 1994
31.) Dinosaur Jr., You're Living All Over Me, 1987
32.) The Replacements, Tim, 1985
33.) Ice Cube, AmeriKKKa's Most Wanted, 1990
34.) Elliott Smith, Either/Or, 1997
35.) Dr. Dre, The Chronic, 1992
36.) Pixies, Doolittle, 1989
37.) Guided By Voices, Bee Thousand, 1994
38.) A Tribe Called Quest, The Low End Theory, 1991
39.) Lucinda Williams, Lucinda Williams, 1988
40.) Run-D.M.C., Raising Hell, 1986
41.) Smashing Pumpkins, Siamese Dream, 1993
42.) Jane's Addiction, Nothing's Shocking, 1988 - (I listen to side 2 of Ritual de lo Habitual, like, daily. Three Days is my number one favorite song of all time.)
43.) Boogie Down Productions, Criminal Minded, 1987
44.) Green Day, Dookie, 1994
45.) Kanye West, College Dropout, 2004
46.) The Fall, This Nation's Saving Grace, 1985
47.) Eric B. & Rakim, Paid in Full, 1987
48.) Radiohead, Kid A, 2000
49.) Lauryn Hill, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, 1998
50.) New Order, Low-Life, 1985
51.) Nirvana, In Utero, 1993
52.) Beastie Boys, Licensed To Ill, 1986
53.) Rage Against The Machine, The Battle of Los Angeles, 1999
54.) The Breeders, Last Splash, 1993
55.) The Chemical Brothers, Dig Your Own Hole, 1997
56.) P.J. Harvey, To Bring You My Love, 1995
57.) The White Stripes, White Blood Cells, 2001
58.) Metallica, Master of Puppets, 1986
59.) Modest Mouse, The Lonesome Crowded West, 1997
60.) De La Soul, De La Soul is Dead, 1991
61.) Weezer, Pinkerton, 1996
62.) Missy Elliott, Supa Dupa Fly, 1997
63.) Pavement, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, 1994
64.) Eminem, The Marshall Mathers LP, 2000
65.) Basement Jaxx, Remedy, 1999
66.) Outkast, Aquemini, 1998
67.) Slayer, Reign in Blood, 1986
68.) Tricky, Maxiquaye, 1995
69.) DJ Shadow, Entroducing DJ Shadow, 1996
70.) Jay-Z, The Blueprint, 2001
71.) The Jesus And Mary Chain, Psychocandy, 1985
72.) Raekwon, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx, 1995
73.) Pulp, Different Class, 1995
74.) Portishead, Dummy, 1994
75.) Le Tigre, Le Tigre, 1999
76.) Belle And Sebastian, If You're Feeling Sinister, 1997
77.) Wilco, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, 2002
78.) The Stone Roses, The Stone Roses, 1989
79.) Moby, Everything Is Wrong, 1995
80.) D'Angelo, Voodoo, 2000
81.) Beck, Mellow Gold, 1994
82.) Jeff Buckley, Grace, 1994
83.) At The Drive-In, Relationship of Command, 2000
84.) Soundgarden, Superunkown, 1994
85.) R.E.M., Automatic For The People, 1992
86.) Meat Puppets, Up On The Sun, 1985
87.) Blur, Parklife, 1994
88.) Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup, 1996
89.) Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell, 2003
90.) Sonic Youth, Sister, 1987
91.) XTC, Skylarking, 1986
92.) Big Black, Atomizer, 1986
93.) Pearl Jam, Ten, 1991
94.) Slint, Spiderland, 1991
95.) Elastica, Elastica, 1995
96.) The Pogues, Rum, Sodomy, & the Lash, 1985
97.) Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea, 1998
98.) Cornershop, When I Was Born for the 7th Time, 1997
99.) Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen, 1993
100.) The Strokes, Is This It, 2001
After many years of debate within myself, I would have to say that "Hello Nasty" is the best Beastie Boys album. And it's not even on the list.
And DJ Shadow is the COOLEST, MOST TRIPPIN' turntableism... I urge all to check him out!
July 14 2005, 12:36:45 UTC 6 years ago
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