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Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

RS #378: Oasis – (What’s The Story) Morning Glory?

#378 

Oasis (What's The Story) Morning Glory?

Release Date: 1995
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes

 The story is middling Brit-pop that doesn't really leave a mark. By Source, Fair use, Link

Impressions: This falls into Cheap Trick category for me: I should like this, in theory. These guys throw The Smiths, Stone Roses, Beatles, The Jam, Stones, etc in a blender and make a Brit-pop smoothie. … Continue Reading ››

Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

#389 – RS #500: Don Henley, The End Of Innocence

#389

Don Henley The End Of Innocence

Release Date: 1989
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes

"The End of Tasteful Late '80s, Cusp Of Desktop Publishing Graphic Design" by Source. Licensed under Fair use via Wikipedia.

Impressions: Okay, let's give this a spin. (Listens) Hmmm, must have placed a Bruce Hornsby CD on by mistake...no? DON: "Hey Hornsby... don't forget to bring over your piano and drum machine for this track." Sounds like 1989 for sure, with a … Continue Reading ››

Rolling Stone Top 500 Albums

#489: KISS, Destroyer

#489

KISS, Destroyer

Release Date: 1976
Previously Owned: No
First Time Listen: Yes

I enjoy the jauntiness of this drawing

Impressions: When I was in first grade, I would avoid getting beaten up by older kids by drawing pictures of the KISS on other kids' folders and textbook covers. I vividly recall referencing photos in magazines of KISS members rocking outlandish costumes, having pet tigers, crazy pyrotechnics at shows or shooting fire and/or blood out of their mouths onstage. It all seemed so larger than life. I was too young to buy their records so I never actually heard … Continue Reading ››