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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: 1975 – 1976

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date March 17, 2015
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Comparatively speaking, 1975-76 is a dead zone for Albums You Must Hear Before You Die; in fact, there are almost as many Suggested Alternatives as legitimate selections. Overall, ’75 has more good stuff happening than ’76 – not by a wide margin – but it’s a shady part of town, and we’re going to roll […]

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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1972 – 1974

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date March 7, 2015
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In hindsight, it seems that I’ve been a little too generous with certain artists, letting some slide with multiple albums when one would suffice. At the same time, I’ve made some egregious oversights. For instance, the first three records by the Meters are Potential Must Hear Albums, but both me and Robert Dimery missed them […]