Remember a while back when I mentioned a new gimmick of lists of five things I would be dropping on you? Haven’t seen list #2 yet, have you? Well, there is an explanation. This list is a biggie, and I’ve been struggling with how to properly roll it out to you. I’ve finally figured out how I want to do it, so hopefully we’ll get back on track.<\/p>\n
This one is a multi-edition list. We’ll start today with the list itself. Then, since it’s a Big List (meaning an important one), I will break down each element over the next 4-5 weeks, probably on Mondays. Along the way, I hope to get additional lists of fives posted on Fridays. But you know me; don’t hold your breath.<\/p>\n
Rules: No soundtracks or greatest hits packages. One album per band. I must own the complete album in one format or another. And it obviously must rock.<\/p>\n
5 –Achtung Baby<\/em> – U2. Somewhat overshadowed by another album released about the same time Nevermind<\/em> this helped to define the 90s sound. Honorable Mention: Super Honorable Mention: Look for the Achtung Baby breakdown on Monday. Happy Labor Day weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Remember a while back when I mentioned a new gimmick of lists of five things I would be dropping on you? Haven’t seen list #2 yet, have you? Well, there is an explanation. This list is a biggie, and I’ve been struggling with how to properly roll it out to you. I’ve finally figured out how I want to do it, so hopefully we’ll get back on track. This one is a multi-edition list. We’ll start today with the list itself. Then, since it’s a Big List (meaning an important one), I will break down each element over the next 4-5 weeks, probably on Mondays. Along the way, I hope to get additional lists of fives posted on Fridays. But you know me; don’t hold your breath. Five Favorite Albums of All-Time Rules: No soundtracks or greatest hits packages. One album per band. I must own the complete album in one format or another. And it obviously must rock. 5 –Achtung Baby – U2. Somewhat overshadowed by another album released about the same time Nevermind this helped to define the 90s sound. 4 – Revolver – The Beatles. The album every other album wants to be. 3 – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back – Public Enemy. No album influenced me more. 2 – OK Computer – Radiohead. The last, great, rock concept album? 1 – London Calling – The Clash. The entire history of rock & roll on two pieces of vinyl. Honorable Mention: Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys. Vastly underrated. The Rising – Bruce Springsteen. The perfect statement about one of the worst days ever. Vitalogy – Pearl Jam. Their artistic high point, would rate higher if not for the obligatory throw-away tracks. Summer Teeth – Wilco. An American stab at what The Clash did on London Calling, summing all genres into a single piece of art. Super Honorable Mention: Purple Rain – Prince & The Revolution. A soundtrack, yes, but one performed by a single artist rather than an all-star affair (Like Footloose, for example). Look for the Achtung Baby breakdown on Monday. Happy Labor Day weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[81,9],"class_list":["post-1047","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-lists","tag-music"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1047"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15279,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1047\/revisions\/15279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dsnotebook.me\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n4 – Revolver<\/em> – The Beatles. The album every other album wants to be.
\n3 – It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back<\/em> – Public Enemy. No album influenced me more.
\n2 – OK Computer<\/em> – Radiohead. The last, great, rock concept album?
\n1 – London Calling<\/em> – The Clash. The entire history of rock & roll on two pieces of vinyl.<\/p>\n
\nPaul’s Boutique<\/em> – Beastie Boys. Vastly underrated.
\nThe Rising<\/em> – Bruce Springsteen. The perfect statement about one of the worst days ever.
\nVitalogy<\/em> – Pearl Jam. Their artistic high point, would rate higher if not for the obligatory throw-away tracks.
\nSummer Teeth<\/em> – Wilco. An American stab at what The Clash did on London Calling<\/em>, summing all genres into a single piece of art.<\/p>\n
\nPurple Rain<\/em> – Prince & The Revolution. A soundtrack, yes, but one performed by a single artist rather than an all-star affair (Like Footloose<\/em>, for example).<\/p>\n