So I’m going to do me one of those 100 records projects…
because,let’s face it…I’ve got too much free time. And a little portfolio stuffer never hurt anyone.
My list is pretty loose; just whatever popped into my mind as I went along. Some of these are my favorite albums, some aren’t. Some are ridiculously mainstream, some or obscure. Some are pretty damn new, others are classics. The only criteria, pretty much, was a.)I had to be able to justify its importance and b.) no band could appear twice.
Nothing’s ranked, and albums will be picked at random. Here’s what you can look forward to.
Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation
My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Husker Du - Zen Arcade
Replacements - Let It Be
Spiritualized - Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating In Space
GZA - Liquid Swords
The Promise Ring - Nothing Feels Good
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Nico - Chelsea Girl
The Sonics - Here Are The Sonics
Bob Dylan - The Free Wheelin’ Bob Dylan
Love - Forever Changes
Cream - Disreali Gears
Van Morrison - Astral Works
Flying Burrito Brothers - Gilded Palace of Sin
Gram Parsons - GP
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain
Nick Drake - Pink Moon
The Allman Brothers - Eat a Peach
Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska
The Beatles - Revolver
Radiohead - OK ComputerBattles - Mirrored
King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King
Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Television - Marquee Moon
The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead
The Doors - The Doors
Talking Heads - Remain In Light
Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
Neil Young - Everyone Knows This Is Nowhere
Tom Waits - Rain Dogs
The Clash - The Clash
Rites of Spring - Rites of Spring
The Kinks - The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
Jawbreaker - Unfun
The Stooges - Fun House
Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers)
The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle
Metallica - Ride The Lightning
Arcade Fire - Funeral
Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea
Can - Tago Mago
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy
Belle and Sebastian - If You’re Feeling Sinister
Circulatory System - Circulatory System
The National - High Violet
Elliott Smith - Elliott Smith
TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain
Velvet Underground - Velvet Underground and Nico
Modest Mouse - The Lonesome Crowded West
Boards of Canada - Campfire Headphase
The Mars volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Grizzly Bear - Veckatimest
Godspeed You! Black Emperor - F♯A♯∞
Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People
Sufjan Stevens - Seven Swans
Bright Eyes - Fevers and Mirrors
Andrew Bird - The Mysterious Production of Eggs
St Vincent - Actor
Iron and Wine - Our Endless Numbered Days
Brand New - Your Favorite Weapon
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Sigur Ros - Ágætis byrjun
Dead Boys - We Have Come for Your Children
Texas Is The Reason - Do You Know Who You are?
James Brown - Live At The Apollo
Captain Beefheart And His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
The Mothers Of Invention - We´re Only In It For The Money
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On
Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso
Scott Walker - Scott 2
The Band - Music From Big Pink
Big Star - No. 1 Record
Lou Reed - Transformer
Patti Smith - Horses
Pere Ubu - Dub Housing
Devo - Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
Built to Spill - Perfect From Now On
LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening
Cat Power - Moon Pix
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Tender Prey
John Cale - Paris 1919
The Microphones - Mount Eerie
Ramones - Rocket to Russia
Black Tambourine - Complete Recordings
Gal Costa - Gal Costa
Galaxie 500 - On Fire
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
The Magnetic Fields - 69 Love Songs
Guided by Voices - Alien Lanes
Pavement - Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
Tortoise - TNT
Superchunk - No Pocky for Kitty
Sunny Day Real Estate - DiarySlint - Spiderland
Sebadoh - BakesaleYo La Tengo - I Can Hear the Heart Beating as One
Daniel Johnston - Songs of Pain
Swans - Children of God
Of Montreal - Santanic Panic in the Attic
Godflesh - Streetcleaner
Big Black - Songs About Fucking
Burzum - Filosofem
