Contemporary Pop/Rock Archives

Favorite Albums | Honorable Mention: Depeche Mode – Violator (1990)

Posted by Eric Mack | Aug 31, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

I can still remember the first time I heard Depeche Mode. Shortly after the ’90s wrapped up...

Posted by Eric Mack | Mar 30, 2013 | Favorite Albums | 0

Green River came so close to making my 100 favorite albums list. I know I have said that about...

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 | 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 | Feb 22, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I can still remember the moment Born to Run blew me away. It was the summer of 2004, and it was...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 20, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

I first got into the Eagles when I bought their 2003 double-disc compilation The Very Best Of,...

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 14, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

When I was a senior in high school, Bruce released the 30th Anniversary Edition of Born to Run,...

Posted by Eric Mack | Feb 12, 2012 | Favorite Albums | 0

One of the triumphs of popular music both artistically and commercially, Rumours was a huge...