Shamelessly stolen from here but, face it, you bums are lucky to have me.

Anyway, it's simple: pick an album for each year you've been alive. If you participated in the albums of the decade threads, this'll be easier for you I guess. Also easier if you're relatively young and awesome, like myself.

Rules: No ties, no best-ofs.

Anyway:

1984: The Smiths
1985: New Order - Lowlife*
1986: The Smiths - The Queen is Dead
1987: The Pogues - If I Should Fall From Grace With God
1988: Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
1989: New Order - Technique
1990: Janes Addiction - Ritual de lo Habitual
1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
1992: Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists
1993: Autechre - Incunabula
1994: Manic Street Preachers - The Holy Bible
1995: Radiohead - The Bends
1996: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads -
1997: Radiohead - OK Computer
1998: Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea*
1999: Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
2000: Radiohead - Kid A
2001: Ladytron - 604
2002: Ladytron - Light & Magic
2003: Belle & Sebastian - Dear Catastrophe Waitress
2004: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
2005: Boards of Canada - The Campfire Headphase
2006: Ladytron - Witching Hour
2007: LCD Soundsystem: Sound of Silver*
2008: Ladytron - Velocifero

The * denotes album of the decade.

This list kind of makes me feel embarrassingly white, with Fishscale (2006), Ready to Die (1994) and The Black Album (2003) unfortunately missing the cut. Also disappointed I couldn't fit more IDM on there, with Autechre's Incunabula and Boards of Canada's 2005 missive the only representatives (and the latter being my least favourite of the band's albums). Honourable mentions in that department go to: Telefon Tel Aviv for A Map of What is Effortless in 2004, Aphex Twin for Richard D. James in 1996 and BoC's Music Has the Right to Children from 1998.

Have fun.

Je est un autre

Edited by Remade/Remodeled on 07/10/08 04:51 AM (server time).

1982: Elvis Costello - Imperial Bedroom
1983: Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones
1984: Hόsker Dό - Zen Arcade (Sorry, Morrissey & Marr)
1985: The Smiths - Meat Is Murder
1986: The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
1987: Pogues - If I Should Fall from the Grace with God
1988: The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (is this controversial?)
1989: Lou Reed - New York
1990: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - The Good Son
1991: My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
1992: Tom Waits - Bone Machine
1993: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
1994: Notorious B.I.G. - Ready to Die
1995: Pulp - Different Class
1996: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Murder Ballads
1997: Bob Dylan - Out of Time
1998: Smashing Pumpkins - Adore (Call me crazy, but I never saw this as a subpar effort.)
1999: Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
2000: Black Box Recorder - The Facts of Life
2001: Jay-Z - Blueprint
2002: Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots
2003: John Cale - Hobosapiens
2004: Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds: Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
2005: Antony and the Johnsons - I Am a Bird Now
2006: The Knife - Silent Shout
2007: The National - Boxer
2008: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend

There. As I suspected, Nick Cave reigns supreme. The inclusion of two Tom Waits albums on the list has probably a lot to do with my girlfriend. While I've been a casual fan for some years, nowadays the exposure is more or less constant.

I don't get along with myself
And I'm not too keen on anyone else

but that's a pretty kick arse list. The Waterboys are those Whole of the Moon guys, right? Agreed on The Smashing Pumpkins too, I bought Adore as a 13 year old and bloody loved it, though haven't listened to it for a few years now.

Je est un autre

1983 - Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks (Brian Eno)
1984 - The Smiths (The Smiths)
1985 - VU (original release for this material by The Velvet Underground: '85 was a bad year)
1986 - The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths)
1987 - Strangeways Here We Come (The Smiths)
1988 - I'm Your Man (Leonard Cohen)
1989 - Doolittle (Pixies)
1990 - Bossanova (Pixies)
1991 - Trompe Le Monde (Pixies
1992 - Separations (Pulp)
1993 - Suede (Suede)
1994 - His 'n' Hers (Pulp, though it breaks my heart to omit both Dog Man Star and Parklife)
1995 - Different Class (Pulp)
1996 – Tigermilk (Belle & Sebastian)
1997 – OK Computer (Radiohead)
1998 – The Boy With The Arab Strap (Belle & Sebastian)
1999 – 13 (Blur)
2000 – Kid A (Radiohead)
2001 – Dog In The Sand (Frank Black and the Catholics)
2002 – Heathen (David Bowie)
2003 – HoboSapiens (John Cale)
2004 – The Libertines (The Libertines)
2005 – Coles Corner (Richard Hawley)
2006 – Silent Shout (The Knife)
2007 – Volta (Bjork)
2008 – In Rainbows (Radiohead)


Everyday I write the book

Happy to be born in the Year of Ziggy (Bowie's breakthrough). From 1981, albums started to mean something but this list is mostly from the point of view of today. The mid 90s is especially difficult due to fierce competitors and a personal peak in music interest:

1972 - Bowie: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

1973 - Pink Floyd: Darkside of the Moon

1974 - Bowie: Diamond Dogs

1975 - Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks

1976 - Bowie: Station to Station

1977 - Bowie: Low

1978 - Kate Bush: The Kick Inside

1979 - Pink Floyd: The Wall

1980 - Bowie: Scary Monsters

1981 - Psychedelic Furs: Talk, Talk, Talk

1982 - Peter Gabriel: Security

1983 - Bowie: Let's Dance

1984 - U2: The Unforgettable Fire

1985 - The Pogues: Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

1986 - Peter Gabriel: So

1987 - The Pogues: If I Should Fall From Grace With God

1988 - U2: Rattle and Hum

1989 - The Pixies: Doolittle

1990 - Nick Cave: The Good Son

1991 - Tori Amos: Little Earthquakes

1992 - Peter Gabriel: Us

1993 - U2: Zooropa

1994 - Morrissey: Vauxhal and I

1995 - Bowie: 1.Outside

1996 - Tori Amos: Boys for Pele

1997 - Radiohead: OK Computer

1998 - Billy Bragg and Wilco: Mermaid Avenue

1999 - Moby: Play

2000 - Radiohead: Kid A

2001 - Radiohead: Amnesiac

2002 - Wilco: Yankee Hotel Foxtrot

2003 - Des De Moore and Russel Churney: Darkness and Disgrace

2004 - Darren Hanlon: Little Chills

2005 - Jens Lekman: Oh, You're So Silent Jens

2006 - Dappled Cities: Granddance

2007 - Wilco: Sky Blue Sky

2008 - more than likely, the next Darren Hanlon album.

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ADAM VS BOWIE MASH UP PROJECT - | - BOWIE DOWNUNDER

1991: U2 - Achtung Baby

1992: R.E.M. - Automatic for the People

1993: Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

1994: Jeff Buckley - Grace

1995: David Bowie - Outside

1996: Weezer - Pinkerton

1997: Radiohead - OK Computer

1998: Massive Attack - Mezzanine

1999: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication

2000: Madonna - Music

2001: Daft Punk - Discovery

2002: David Bowie - Heathen

2003: The White Stripes - Elephant

2004: Arcade Fire - Funeral

2005: Black Sheep Boy - Okkervil River

2006: Destroyer's Rubies - Destroyer

2007: In Rainbows - Radiohead

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2008: TBA

In reply to:

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1988: The Waterboys - Fisherman's Blues (is this controversial?)

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Not at all. Great album from a once brilliant band. "This Is The Sea" is Mike Scott's masterpiece but "The Fisherman's Blues" is indeed the Waterboys album that means the most to me for personal reasons. It was an integral part of a thrilling phase of my life back then.

TW GOD OF FOOTBALL

Infidel, the fact that you're 17ish starts to make life make so much more sense to me.

Also, I'm sorry to be if one to tell you this but, you're young and you've still got time to change... anyway, you know REM? They really, really, really suck

Je est un autre

The Feelies "Crazy rythms"
Love "Forever Changes"
Zombies "Odissey and Oracle"
Nits "Work"
The Fall "Room to Live"
Mink Deville "Cabretta"
Tim Buckley "Goodbye and hello"
Talking Heads "Fear of Muisc"
Neu! "Neu!75"

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