So apparently everyone on Facebook is posting their ten most influential albums day by day. Nobody has challenged me to do that and I have my own website, so why not just do it here? That way I don’t have to inconvenience anyone else by nominating him/her.
Now, because it’s my site, it’s my rules. And rather than ten albums, I’m doing twenty five! And I’m going to specify that the albums are “rock” albums (otherwise there would be quite a few hip-hop albums in there). And I’ll stick with the whole “no commentary” thing, but I’ll cheat a little and put a link to each of the albums I’ve happened to review on the site in years past. Keepin’ it real.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced (1967)
Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Ramones: Ramones (1976)
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Talking Heads: Talking Heads: 77 (1977)
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The Police: Outlandos D’Amour (1978)
Read the Review
Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
The Clash: London Calling (1979)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
The Replacements: Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash (1981)
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The English Beat: I Just Can’t Stop It (1981)
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Violent Femmes: Violent Femmes (1983)
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The Cure: Staring at the Sea: The Singles (May 1986)
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Listen: Not Available
The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (June 1986)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
The Dead Milkmen: Eat Your Paisley! (1986)
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The Cult: Electric (1987)
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Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Uplift Mofo Party Plan (1987)
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Jane’s Addiction: Nothing’s Shocking (1988)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Pixies: Doolittle (1989)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Dinosaur Jr.: Green Mind (1991)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Pavement: Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Green Day: Dookie (Feb 1994)
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Built to Spill: There’s Nothing Wrong with Love (May 1994)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Weezer: Weezer [Blue Album] (May 1994)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Sunny Day Real Estate: Diary (May 1994)
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Sebadoh: Bakesale (Aug 1994)
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Guided by Voices: Alien Lanes (1995)
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Archers of Loaf: Vee Vee (1995)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
Neutral Milk Hotel: In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (1998)
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Listen: Apple Music / Spotify
