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1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die…Or Not: 1985 – 1986

Post author By Christian Adams
Post date April 30, 2015
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Dedicated to my brother, Bobby Camp (1969-2015) who introduced me to more bands than I can count. Frank Zappa (among others) once said something along the lines of writing about music is like dancing about architecture. That’s wrong. If listening to music is an experience, then writing about said experience is just as valid as […]

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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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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 […]