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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 | Aug 3, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

OutKast has an impressive — and often overlooked — discography, and five years before...

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

Ah, Dookie. One of my oldest loves. I can remember buying both Dookie (1994) and Warning (2000) at...

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

It took me a while to really get into Vs., but once I did, boy, did it sink its claws in me and...

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

AC/DC are one of the biggest bands in history, having sold over 200 million records worldwide, and...

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...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 6, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Ah, the Beatles’ finest (half) hour. I can’t count how many times I’ve had the “Which Beatles...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 29, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I started to take a deeper interest in hip-hop when I got to college, since the library at the...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 27, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Purple Rain (1984) is, if possible, even more ’80s-sounding than Thriller (1982), and while I have...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 26, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Aja (1977) is frequently cited as Steely Dan’s signature work, but I consider Katy Lied to be...