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Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 2009
2009 is a surprisingly thin year for me. The following albums completely deserve their Top 5 rankings on objective merits. But as I was putting the list together, I came to the realization that I didn’t actually own that many … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1991
When my tastes were being molded during my teenage years, I had a number of friends who were deeply into Nirvana. Suffice it to say, I didn’t understand the attraction. But the fact that so many of the people I … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1984
Morning in America, huh? How about Mourning in America? It may not have quite on the order of Orwell’s Oceania (although it was uncomfortably reminiscent in at least a couple respects), but in 1984 the Neoliberal Revolution continued to stamp … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1975
After all this talk of other years being Rock’s Greatest Year Ever, 1975 actually ends up contributing more albums to my theoretical Top 25 Albums of All Time list than any other. I think ’71 or ’69 were still stronger … Continue reading
Tom’s Top 5’s: Albums of 1974
After about 1973, rock becomes less and less generalized and more and more genre-lized (see what I did there?). Of course, what you consider the “best” albums from any given year is always going to depend largely on which stylistic … Continue reading
Album Review: The Electric Soft Parade, “IDIOTS”
Trawling through the “Best of 2013” lists that proliferate this time of year is a great way to discover new and interesting music. However, it also means that you’re going to be discovering mostly the kind of music that rock … Continue reading
Revolutions Per Minute 