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:: Monday, March 22, 2004 ::

Back, by no demand whatsoever...
Here's the first installment of my very own countdown of the top 100 pop/rock albums. I'll post these periodically, probably 10 at a time, but will intersperse these posts with the usual commentary and waste of time.

Here we go. One, two, three, four!

100. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, Wilco
Three words: "Heavy Metal Drummer."

99. Boy, U2
My college roommate had this album, and hooked me on U2 as soon as I heard the opening riffs of Edge's guitar on "I Will Follow." It's rock and roll, it's out of control.

98. Elephant, The White Stripes
This probably should be higher on the list, but it's so new it hasn't yet stood the test of time. Nice job on the Elvis Costello tune, "I Just Don't Know What to Do with Myself." "The Hardest Button to Button" is infectious.

97. Hotel California, The Eagles
I never was crazy about this album. As I mentioned earlier, it hit the scene at a bad time in my life. But I like Joe Walsh's guitar on songs like "Victim of Love," and the title song does have a way of insinuating itself into the psyche.

96. Automatic for the People, REM
"Man on the Moon," Michael Stipe's tribute to Andy Kaufman, makes this album.

95. The Stranger, Billy Joel
The most consistent album of the piano man's career. "Scenes from an Italian Restaurant" and "Only the Good Die Young" make this album a classic.

94. Woodstock, Various artists
A big mess of a live album, with some stellar parts. Where else can you find Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendrix on the same disc?

93. Leftoverture, Kansas
Yeah, I confess: I used to listen to a bit of prog rock back in the day. I no longer own Leftoverture, but tunes like "Carry On Wayward Son" and "What's On My Mind" are forever burned into my memory.

92. Abraxas, Santana
Three words: "Black Magic Woman." What a sexy song.

91. Back In Black, AC/DC
Raucous, cartoonish, hedonistic, all about sex and booze and rock'n'roll. Another classic from my wasted youth.

:: Andrew 13:27 + ::
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