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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1987 – 1988

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date May 7, 2015
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If 1985-86 is a dead zone for Albums You Must Hear Before You Die, then 1987-88 is a black hole. Mainstream popular music was more about hairspray and pastel colors than artistic achievement. How bad was music in 1987? It was Bruce Willis – The Return of Bruno bad. It was Whitesnake and Tawny Kitaen […]

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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1983 – 1984

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date April 20, 2015
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To be honest, I didn’t know what the hell was going on in 1983-84, and I was hoping that 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die was going to bring some clarity to my confusion. Generally speaking, the self-awareness of a 16-year-old boy is limited to his immediate sight and grasp. At least, that’s […]

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Guilty Pleasures and Irrational Aversions – Round 2

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date November 5, 2014
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For most of my life, I have enjoyed beer as much as it has enjoyed me. Somewhere along the line, I stopped enjoying beer. As much as I didn’t like the taste, I really didn’t like the way it made me feel: bloated and sloppy. Then beer became an aversion. Fortunately, drunks have options. So […]