Yearning Archives

Favorite Albums | Honoroable Mention: Pearl Jam – Backspacer (2009)

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 | 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 30, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

Over the years I have heavily criticized many prominent “best of” lists, since I...

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 18, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I love how the heavens open up and deliver The Edge’s guitar in the beginning of...

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 10, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I think we always knew the White Stripes weren’t going to be around forever, since they...