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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 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 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 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 7, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

The roots of this list can probably be traced back several years, to when I heard my classic rock...

Posted by Eric Mack | Jan 28, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Pink Floyd really have six albums of note, although they have made many more than that: The Piper...

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 25, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

One of the great albums in alternative rock, The Bends was Radiohead’s artistic breakthrough, and...