(Post by Travis Richter)
Hey Yall,
So I saw Mike’s last post about picking his fave records from each year he’s been alive, and I thought it was a great idea. Unfortunately, I got through 3 years and realized there was no way I was going to be able to pick my favorite records, mostly because there are just too many. Instead, I made a list of the records that came out in each year (according to the wikipedia list ONLY) and picked one record for each year that I felt I wore out. These are by no means my favorites… I’m also sure that I’m missing some great records I listened to, but I only used the list posted on wikipedia, so I apologize to all of the records I listened to a lot and got the shaft. Here goes.
1977 – Fleetwood Mac: Rumours
1978 – The Police: Outlandos d’Amour
1979 – Fleetwood Mac: Tusk
1980 – Christopher Cross: Christopher Cross
1981 – Def Leppard: High N Dry
1982 – Fleetwood Mac: Mirage
1983 – The Police: Synchronicity
1984 – Prince: Purple Rain
1985 – Phil Collins: No Jacket Required
1986 – Bon Jovi: Slippery When Wet
1987 – Def Leppard: Hysteria
1988 – N.W.A: Straight Outta Compton
1989 – Billy Joel: Storm Front
1990 – Poison: Flesh And Blood
1991 – Guns N Roses: Use Your Illusion 1 & 2
1992 – Soul Asylum: Grave Dancers Union
1993 – Paul McCartney: Off the Ground
1994 – The Cranberries: No Need to Argue
1995 – The Smashing Pumpkins: Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
1996 – The Refreshments: Fizzy Fuzzy Big & Buzzy
1997 – The Refreshments: The Bottle and Fresh Horses
1998 – The Smashing Pumpkins: Adore
1999 – Matthew Good Band: Beautiful Midnight
2000 – Our Lady Peace: Spiritual Machines
2001 – Ben Folds: Rockin the Suburbs
2002 – Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers: Sonoran Hope and Madness
2003 – Dashboard Confessional: A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
2004 – Roger Clyne and The Peacemakers: Americano!
2005 – American Hi-Fi: Hearts on Parade
2006 – Butch Walker: The Rise and Fall of Butch Walker and the Lets Go Out Tonights
2007 – Modest Mouse: We Were Dead Before The Ship Even Sank
2008 – Dead Confederate: S/T EP (so far)