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Favorite Albums | #39: Michael Jackson – Thriller (1982)

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 19, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Thriller was released in a perfect storm of economic conditions that made it the best-selling...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 18, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Aerosmith burst onto the scene in 1973 with their hit single “Dream On” from their self-titled...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 16, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Zeppelin’s career can be pretty cleanly divided in half since they made eight studio albums, the...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 15, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I still remember when I first heard the White Stripes’ “Fell in Love with a Girl” on the radio in...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 13, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

This album absolutely dominated my sophomore year of college. Before that, I was just a casual fan...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 3, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Almost ten years ago, after seeing the first Lord of the Rings movie, I decided to read The...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 1, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Eminem burst onto the scene in early 1999 as the American Culture Wars of the ’80s and ’90s...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 31, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s too bad that I came across Sgt. Pepper for academic reasons. Not that school had anything to...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 30, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

I went a long, long time without listening all the way through Electric Ladyland. As soon as I...

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 28, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Seattle, it turns out, was — and, it should be noted, still is — a perfect breeding ground for...