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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Alice in Chains – Dirt (1992)

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 | 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 | Nov 9, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

This may be a little hard to believe, but Pearl Jam — the most popular rock band of the...

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 | May 3, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

Artistically and commercially, R.E.M.’s first nine albums can be pretty cleanly divided into...

Posted by Eric Mack | Mar 30, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

Green River came so close to making my 100 favorite albums list. I know I have said that about...

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 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 | Sep 7, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Wasting Light is aging quite well; it’s only been out for just under a year and a half, but...