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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1993
1993 is the first year of which I have any distinct memories as a child. I remember going on a hike in the Black Hills, where I grew up, with my father and our yellow lab, Rio, and finding a … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1983
1983 is the first year in which I find myself really stretching. The following albums are all quite solid, a couple of them positively excellent. But outside of the five listed, there are a) relatively few records from 1983 I’ve … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1977
1977 is a harbinger of things to come. The first Apple computer goes on sale; Steve Biko dies in police custody in South Africa, giving new life to the movement against Apartheid; Deng Xiaoping comes to power in China, kicking … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1976
A look at Billboard’s Year-End Hot 100 Singles of 1976 reveals that, if disco hadn’t yet conquered the world, the sound was on the ascendent: “Silly Love Songs,” “Disco Lady,” “Play That Funky Music,” “A Fifth of Beethoven.” For my … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1971
As mentioned before, I’m hard-pressed to say that 1971 isn’t the single best year for rock & roll. It wasn’t a year of earth-shaking changes in popular music. It’s simply a year in which incredible artists released incredible albums, from … Continue reading
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