After the first twenty-five, the list is basically in no particular order. Remember they’re not the “Greatest,” they’re my favorites.
1) Pink Floyd- Darkside of the Moon (1973)
2) Rage Against the Machine- Rage Against the Machine (1992)
3) Black Lips- Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo (2007)
4) Velvet Underground- Velvet Underground & Nico (1967)
5) Beatles- Revolver (1966)
6) Animal Collective- Strawberry Jam (2007)
7) Pixies- Doolittle (1989)
8) Bright Eyes- I’m Wide Awake It’s Morning (2005)
9) Radiohead- OK Computer (1997)
10)Tool- AEnima (1996)
11) Ramones- Rocket to Russia (1977)
12) Replacements- Let It Be (1984)
13) Minutemen- Double Nickels On the Dime (1984)
14) Sonic Youth- Goo (1990)
15) Nirvana- In Utero (1993)
16) Clash- London Calling (1980)
17) Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977)
18) Elliott Smith- Either/Or (1997)
19) King Khan & BBQ Show- What’s For Dinner? (2006)
20) Jay Reatard- Matador Singles ’08 (2008)
21) King Khan & The Shrines- The Supreme Genius of King Khan &The Shrines (2008)
22) No Age- Nouns (2008)
23) Frank Zappa- We’re Only In It For the Money (1968)
24) Beach Boys- Pet Sounds (1966)
25) Nick Cave- Tender Prey (1988)
26) Leonard Cohen- Best of Leonard Cohen (1974)
27) Meat Puppets- Up On the Sun (1985)
28) Bad Brains- Rock For Light (1983)
29) N.W.A.- Straight Outta Compton (1988)
30) Wu-Tang Clan- Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)
31) Page France- Hello, Dear Wind (2005)
32) Arcade Fire- Neon Bible (2007)
33) Johnny Cash- At Folsom Prison (1968)
34) The Who- Tommy (1969)
35) Doors- Doors (1967)
36) Against Me!- Reinventing Axl Rose (2002)
37) Misfits- Walk Among Us (1982)
38) Anti-Flag- Die For the Government (1996)
39) Ween- Chocolate and Cheese (1994)
40) Weezer- The Blue Album (1994)
41) Jesus and Mary Chain- Psychocandy (1985)
42) Vaselines- Way of the Vaselines (1992)
43) Fugazi- Steady Diet of Nothing (1991)
44) Minor Threat- Minor Threat Complete Discography (1989)
45) Lou Reed- Transformer (1972)
46) David Bowie- The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars (1972)
47) Simon & Garfunkel- Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme (1966)
48) The Stooges- The Stooges (1969)
49) New York Dolls- New York Dolls (1973)
50) Black Sabbath- Paranoid (1971)
51) X- Los Angeles (1980)
52) Nightwatchman- One Man Revolution (2007)
53) Pogues- Rum, Sodomy, and the Lash (1985)
54) Arctic Monkeys- Whatever People Say I Am That’s What I’m Not (2006)
55) GlassJaw- Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Silence (2000)
56) System of A Down- Mezmorize/ Hypnotize (2005)
57) Head Automatica- Decadence (2004)
58) Deftones- White Pony (2000)
59) Jane’s Addiction- Nothing’s Shocking (1988)
60) Alice in Chains- Dirt (1992)
61) Faith No More- Angel Dust (1995)
62) Incubus- S.C.I.E.N.C.E. (1997)
63) Editors- The Back Room (2005)
64) Primus- Sailing the Seas of Cheese (1991)
65) KRS-One/ Boogie Down Productions- Criminal Minded (1987)
66) Pharcyde- Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (1992)
67) Cypress Hill- Greatest Hits From the Bong (2004)
68) Kinks- Well Respected Kinks (1974)
69) Rolling Stones- Forty Licks (2002)
70) Germs- GI (1979)
71) Metalica- Master of Puppets (1986)
72) Mudhoney- My Brother the Cow (1995)
73) Smashing Pumpkins- Siamese Dream (1993)
74) Buzzcocks- Singles Going Steady (1979)
75) Mabuses- Mabused (2007)
76) Husker Du- New Day Rising (1985)
77) Big Black- Songs About Fucking (1987)
78) Sly and the Family Stone- Stand! (1969)
79) Dinosaur Jr- You’re Living All Over Me (1987)
80) Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted (1992)
81) Smiths- Meat Is Murder (1985)
82) Daniel Johnston- Continued Story (1985)
83) Bob Marley- Legend (1984)
84) Roy Orbison- 16 Biggest Hits (1999)
85) George Jones- Pure (2007)
86) Hank Williams- Best of Hank Williams (1998)
87) Jimi Hendrix- Are You Experienced? (1967)
88) Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde (1966)
89) Alice Cooper- Billion Dollar Babies (1973)
90) Dead Kennedys- Give Me Convenience Or Give Me Death (1987)
91) Black Flag- My War (1984)
92) Descendents- Liveage (1987)
93) Led Zeppelin- Houses of the Holy (1973)
94) Elvis Costello- This Year’s Model (1979)
95) Bjork- Post (1995)
96) MC5- Kick Out the Jams (1969)
97) Queen- Greatest Hits (1987)
98) Galaxie 500- This Is Our Music (1990)
99) Deerhunter- Rainwater Cassette Tapes EP (2009)
100) Captain Beefheart- Trout Mask Replica (1969)
101) Tom Waits- Rain Dogs (1985)
Honorable Mention: Rocky Horror Picture Show Soundtrack (1975) amongst too many others.
Chris DeCarlo
Category Archives: Music
Songs of the Week!
Richard O’ Brien- Science Fiction Double Feature (from Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975) )
King Khan & BBQ Show- Waddlin’ Around (2004)
Tom Waits- Hang Down Your Head (1985)
Sonic Youth- Madonna, Sean, and Me a.k.a. Expressway to Your Skull (1986)
Two Gallants- Las Cruces Jail (2005)
Chris DeCarlo
Simian Mobile Disco – Sleep Depravation
Some damn good electronica.
Cole Alexander on Playboy
Cole Alexander of The Black Lips playing acoustic guitar on the same website where naked playmates and cybergirls frolic?
Apparently, it’s very, very true, and it will indeed occur in the not so distant future! Playboy.com launched its ”Uncovered” video series today where guest artists perform cover songs from bands that influenced them. The series, exclusively created for Playboy.com, will show fresh videos on the second Tuesday of each month for 10 consecutive months. Confirmed artists thus far include The Black Lips, Dinosaur Jr., The Dears, Drive-By Truckers, A Camp (Nina Persson of The Cardigans) and Phosphorescent.
The complete lineup—with four additional artists—will be available on Playboy.com August 1. – BlackBookMag.com
Haha this is going to be awesome.
CD Review: Farm (Dinosaur Jr)
Band: Dinosaur Jr.
Album: Farm
Release: June 23, 2009
1. “Pieces” – 
[8.8]
2. “I Want You to Know” – 
[9.3]
3. “Ocean in the Way” – [8.9]
4. “Plans” – [9.2]
5. “Your Weather” – 
[7.7]
6. “Over It” – [8.5]
7. “Friends” – [8.4]
8. “Said the People” – [7.9]
9. “There’s No Here” – [8.6]
10. “See You” – [9.0]
11. “I Don’t Wanna Go There” – [8.5]
12. “Imagination Blind” – [8.2]
Final Grade: 8.6
Black Lips Fall Tour?!
Apparently, just apparently, the Black Lips will be touring the United States again starting October 28 in North Carolina. Now it would be kind of really cool if they decided to keep going north all the way to Cambridge, Massachusetts to play the Middle East downstairs again in November. But it would be even cooler if they just zipped on over here in early August before embarking on a tour in Europe. It actually makes more sense for them to zip over here than to just peace out from Atlanta.
Boston to Vorarlberg, Austria: 3811.3 mi
Atlanta to Vorarlberg, Austria: 4125.8 mi
That extra 314.5 miles could be a real bitch. So if they just play Monday, August 10 at the Middle East downstairs, they could play an awesome sold out show and make some good dough on top of that selling more t-shirts and 200 Million Thousand CDs.
But, if for whatever reason, the above is not possible…the November thing sounds pretty cool. We Boston die-hard Black Lips fans would much appreciate another show imminently!
Glen Maganzini
New Babyshambles Album!
Pete Doherty has spoken about the next Babyshambles album, which he says is close to being written.
In an interview with French radio station Inter on July 6, Doherty revealed that Babyshambles‘ guitarist Mik Whitnall is writing all of the music for the album, leaving him to focus on the lyrics.
“Even as we speak, at this very moment in London somewhere, Mr Michael Whitnall – my erstwhile guitarist and songwriting partner in Babyshambles – is getting the demos together for our new album,” Doherty explained in the interview…. – NME
That’s very cool, but Babyshambles aren’t quite the Libertines. I’m still hoping for my fifth (previously #1) favorite band of all-time to make a comeback.
Funny Irony
Sonic Youth’s latest, fantastic, release, The Eternal has earned the band’s highest chart performance, peaking at 18 on the Billboard 200. Previously, the band’s highest chart placement was 34, with 1994’s Experimental Jet Set, Trash and No Star. Of course to a band like Sonic Youth, where artistic integrity means everything, I’m sure this is frivolous and as a fan, it is for me. On the other hand, I find it noteworthy, ironic and actually a little humorous that it is this album in particular that has reached the higher ends of the charts. As some of you already know, this album is the band’s first release without the support of a major label in over twenty years. I suppose this proves that the band did not need to be on a major label to reach wider audiences and gain some commercial success. Over the years, the band had built up enough of a fan base to let go of the major (perhaps they were on a contract with Geffen for all of these years?). We, fans, do not need anything else, but the simple notice that a new album is being released, to get off our asses and check it out. Maybe, others will play the SY game of signing to a major and creating a large following, then taking it with them when they return to their independent status. Unfortunately, it should be noted that SY is a rare example of a band that has remained completely true to themselves over the years within the corporate ogre. All in all, check out the amazing album, The Eternal now!!!
Chris DeCarlo
Songs of the Week!
Animal Collective- Summertime Clothes (2009)
Black Lips- Sea of Blasphemy (2005)
Jay Reatard- See/Saw (2008)
Necro- Your Fucking Head Split (2000)
King Khan & The BBQ Show- Too Much in Love (2006)
Continue reading Songs of the Week!
Chris’ Greatest Concert Experiences (minus one)
Supreme Genius:
1. March 2009 – Black Lips/Gentleman Jesse & His Men/Mean Creek – Grade: A+ at the Middle East in Cambridge, MA
2. May 2009 – King Khan & The Shrines/Mark “BBQ” Sultan/Homosexuals (didn’t like) – Grade: A+ at the Paradise Rock Club
3. April 2009 – No Age/The Beets/Lemonade – Grade: A+ at Wellsley College
Genius:
4. October 2008 – Built to Spill/Dinosaur Jr/Meat Puppets – Grade: A at the Orpheum Theatre
5. May 2009 – Animal Collective/Grouper (hated)– Grade: A at the House of Blues
6. August 2008 – Radiohead/Grizzly Bear (didn’t see) – Grade: A at the Comcast Center
7. November 2008 – No Age/Soft Circle/Silk Flowers – Grade: A at the Middle East
Continue reading Chris’ Greatest Concert Experiences (minus one)
Kids Like You & Me (KLYAM) 