We came here to rock
I recently discovered that I’ve not made near enough ‘positive’ lists in the last couple of years. So time to take up this nice tradition again. Plus I’m spending too much time on the move and thus have far too much time to think about shit. ☺
So, let’s start with a difficult easy one. A top twenty list of whole albums that are fucking amazing great wonderful fantastic, even today. And it must be the whole album, not just 2-3 songs on it. And they must have stood the test of time, that means be at least a few years old to make sure it’s not just a short time love affair. Exceptions apply. And I’m always right and you’re always wrong. What else. So these are albums I’ve been listening to a gazillion times and am still not tired of them. Some of them I had to buy twice because the vinyl was simply wrecked / thinned out after having been played a million times.
Chronological order.
- Dead Kennedys: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
- Eric B. & Rakim: Paid in full
- Operation Ivy: Energy
- Ned’s Atomic Dustbin: God Fodder
- Bad Religion: Suffer
- Bad Religion: No Control
- Gorilla Biscuits: s/t
- Wu-Tang Clan: Enter the 36 Chambers
- IAM: L’Ecole du micro d’argent
- Jello Biafra w Mojo Nixon: Prairie Home Invasion
- Rancid: … Out come the wolves
- But Alive: Für uns nicht
- Propagandhi: How to clean everything
- Jawbreaker: Dear You
- Propagandhi: Less Talk, More Rock
- But Alive: Nicht zynisch werden
- The Weakerthans: Fallow
- The Weakerthans: Left and Leaving
- Jets to Brazil: Orange Rhyming Dictionary
- Kettcar: Du und wieviel von deinen Freunden
- Kettcar: Von Spatzen und Tauben, Dächern und Händen
- Kreator: Gods of Violence
- Propagandhi: Victory Lap (recent album, but already quite clear it’s a classic)
- Hot Water Music: Light it up (see above)
Turns out, these were 24. So what? Fucking bean counters. And a lot more that should’ve gotten an honorary mention but didn’t because I’m out of time.