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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Black Sabbath – Black Sabbath (1970)

Posted by Eric Mack | Dec 24, 2014 | Favorite Albums | 0

Led Zeppelin may have come first, striking twice in 1969 with Zeppelin I and II, but Black Sabbath...

Posted by Eric Mack | Aug 17, 2014 | Favorite Albums | 0

During the grunge explosion of the early ’90s, Alice in Chains never quite became the “it” band...

Posted by Eric Mack | Oct 13, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

Two years ago, when I finalized my 100 favorite albums list, Nirvana’s Nevermind weighed in...

Posted by Eric Mack | Aug 31, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

I can still remember the first time I heard Depeche Mode. Shortly after the ’90s wrapped up...

Posted by Eric Mack | Mar 3, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

DJ Shadow’s groundbreaking album Endtroducing….. has, so far at least, remained beyond...

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

Although no one knew it at the time, Superunknown was released a month before Kurt Cobain took his...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 28, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Pink Floyd really have six albums of note, although they have made many more than that: The Piper...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 25, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

One of the great albums in alternative rock, The Bends was Radiohead’s artistic breakthrough, and...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 11, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Soul, as you may have noticed, is a bit of a weak spot for me, but in my defense, it’s not...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 8, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Radiohead’s most famous song is 1992’s “Creep,” which has become one of the definitive alternative...