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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 | Jan 30, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

When I was making my 100 favorite albums list, I really thought (What’s the Story) Morning...

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 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 17, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Texas Flood is one of the most stunning debuts in the history of popular music; it instantly...

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 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 | Jan 31, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

When I was in high school, I bought the 1997 CD reissue of Are You Experienced with six extra...

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

The final fourteen months of Duane Allman’s life were filled with events worthy of rock & roll...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 22, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

My two favorite Rolling Stones songs are “Gimme Shelter” and “Midnight Rambler,” in that order, so...