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Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: R.E.M. – Lifes Rich Pageant (1986)

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 | 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 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 26, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

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

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 24, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

R.E.M. legitimized alternative music, signing with a major label (Warner Bros.) following the...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 9, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I’ll just come right out and say it: Hunky Dory isn’t just good, it’s astonishingly good. It has...

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 29, 2011 | Favorite Albums | 0

Steely Dan achieved early success with their 1972 debut record Can’t Buy a Thrill and in 1974 they...