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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: The Verve – Urban Hymns (1997)

Posted by Eric Mack | May 8, 2014 | Favorite Albums | 0

Every once in a while, I’ll come across an album whose first track is so good it takes me days,...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jun 18, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

In retrospect — a word I use loosely here, since 21 was released less than two and a half...

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

For some reason, my honorable mention posts have all focused on albums made in the past 15-20...

Posted by Eric Mack | Oct 30, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Over the years I have heavily criticized many prominent “best of” lists, since I...

Posted by Eric Mack | Oct 5, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

What a difference a year makes. I was wholly unimpressed by Bon Iver when I first heard it a year...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 23, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

It’s not a stretch to say that Kind of Blue rivals the 1941 film Citizen Kane as the greatest...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 21, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Dark Side of the Moon is such a popular album, drawing fans from so many different backgrounds,...

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

You’ll have a hard time finding many better albums than this one. When I first started...

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

I love how the heavens open up and deliver The Edge’s guitar in the beginning of...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 10, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I think we always knew the White Stripes weren’t going to be around forever, since they...