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Lucas
Sep 1, 202459 min read
The Greatest Albums of 2008
Let’s tackle a surprisingly prophetic year of music and my recent excursion to Manchester, TN for the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in...
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Lucas
Mar 1, 202425 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1995
Even if 1995 didn’t coincide with my high school years, it would still stack up as a pretty great year for music. If you are my age, it...
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Lucas
Sep 7, 202326 min read
The Greatest Albums of 2002
When I started looking back at the music of 2002, I wasn’t expecting it to be so psychedelic. It’s Aldous Huxley versus Pharrell, guys,...
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Lucas
Mar 4, 202324 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1985
The music of the mid-80’s is impossible to mistake for any other era, but don’t assume that the period’s sonic hallmarks are anything to...
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Lucas
Dec 4, 202228 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1970
Another year from the halcyon period of the mid-sixties through the mid-seventies with too many albums to recommend. All killer, no...
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Lucas
Sep 20, 202124 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1988
Check out a particularly fun year as we reach the HALFWAY POINT in this daunting, but now seemingly achievable, blog series! Against my...
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Lucas
Apr 18, 202127 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1971
Yet another dominant year from the late sixties/early seventies. Against my better judgment, I’m undertaking a project to determine my...
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Lucas
Jan 9, 202119 min read
The Greatest Albums of 2005
Check out what was hitting for me in 2005. Spoiler alert: It was mostly heavy metal, hip hop and cartoon characters. Against my better...
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Lucas
Aug 28, 202023 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1999
If you can look past all the 2nd-wave nu metal and bubblegum pop from Mickey Mouse Club alumni, 1999 produced a wealth of...
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Lucas
Jun 19, 202021 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1977
Despite my preconceived notions about the late 70’s, 1977 provided quite a diverse selection of albums for my top ten. It wasn’t just...
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Lucas
Feb 3, 202018 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1961
Check out what makes the cut in another year before the era of the rock album. Also, I talk about record engineering a bunch, which I’m...
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Lucas
Dec 8, 201921 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1991
What does teen spirit smell like, exactly? Come explore the music of 1991 with me and maybe find out. (Probably not.) Against my better...
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Lucas
Jul 31, 201920 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1980
You wanna rock? Then 1980 has something for you \m/… Against my better judgment, I’m undertaking a project to determine my top 10 albums...
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Lucas
May 22, 201922 min read
The Greatest Albums of 2018
Join me in exploring all the whack worlds, golden hours, and dirty computers from the latest crazy year in music. If you know, you know....
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Lucas
Feb 8, 201920 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1973
As I close out the first third of this project, I encounter the greatest year of music I’ve had the pleasure of tackling so far. And it...
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Lucas
Dec 2, 201818 min read
The Greatest Albums of 2012
Another year down, ten more albums that offer something special for music lovers. 2012 will likely go down as a “middle of the road” year...
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Lucas
Jul 21, 201816 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1990
Come to explore the eclectic musical landscape at the start of the 90’s. Stay to gawk at the awkward use of computer graphics on the...
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Lucas
May 24, 201815 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1983
Come see why 1983 has restored my faith in the entire decade, as new wave goes mainstream and heavy metal changes direction for good....
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Lucas
Jan 4, 201817 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1967
The 60’s strike again with my new high-water mark for album quality in this series. Against my better judgment, I’m undertaking a project...
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Lucas
Nov 28, 201716 min read
The Greatest Albums of 1994
1994 was a year of incredible debuts by new artists, and also featured the last great surge of grunge music. Against my better judgment,...
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