#627 Dagmar Krause – Tank Battles: The Songs of Hanns Eisler

Who the heck is Dagmar Krause? It is extremely odd to find an artist that I have not heard of in the 80s. She is a German singer. Tank Battles: The Songs of Hanns Eisler appears to be her second solo effort. It is a collection of songs sung in English by Krause. I believe there […]

#626 Dinosaur Jr. – Bug

Dinosaur Jr. is another band that reminds me of Eric. This is their second entry on the list of 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. Oddly, vocalist J Mascis called Bug his least favourite album, although it is popular with fans. It was their third studio album. Songs that I sort of kind of […]

#625 Metallica – …And Justice for All

Heavy metal gurus Metallica are back with their fourth album …And Justice for All. In 1988, critics loved this album. I have never heard it so it will be a new experience for me. I have little faith in liking this album. I gave their previous album a low score. I still do not like this band. […]

#624 Pixies – Surfer Rosa

Pixies‘ Surfer Rosa is the album that inspire Nirvana‘s Nevermind. Both albums are produced by Steve Albini. it is another band that Eric liked that I never listened to. Now I am wondering what we listened to when we went on those drives together. I remember his little car clearly. I remember it had a […]

#623 My Bloody Valentine – Isn’t Anything

My Bloody Valentine is a band I have heard of because of my former best friend Eric. I know he listened to them, but I do not remember if he played them for me. Isn’t Anything is their debut album. This band was instrumental in noise pop, and especially in shoegazing. I think my favourite […]

#622 Tracy Chapman – Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman was a favourite of mine until mid-90s. I sort of lost track of her music because she did not release anything until 2000s Telling Stories. That is a long time to not release music. Fans move on, styles and taste change. I had her eponymous debut album. In fact, it reminds me of […]

#621 Cowboy Junkies – The Trinity Sessions

Cowboy Junkies were a band that I really liked in 1988 and a few years after. I had a couple of their albums including The Trinity Sessions. Margo Timmins has a beautiful voice. Speaking of beautiful vocals, where is Natalie Merchant on this list? How can she not be on here with her solo albums […]

#620 The Go-Betweens – 16 Lovers Lane

I have never heard of The Go-Betweens. They were an Australian indie rock band. 16 Lovers Lane was their sixth album. Trivia: 16 Lovers Lane was listed at No. 12 in the book, 100 Best Australian Albums. I would be interesting in listening to the other albums on that list. I think the first song “Love Goes On” […]

#619 Happy Mondays – Bummed

I have heard Happy Mondays, but I have not heard of their 1988 album Bummed. I am familiar with their 1999 album Pills ‘n’ Thrills and Bellyaches, unfortunately I do not remember any of the songs at all. I skimmed through it. I guess they never made an impression on me. They were popular during […]

#618 R.E.M. – Green

Finally, 1988 has an album Green and a band R.E.M., that I know and really liked on the list. I know that there are two songs that I really liked on this album, actually there are more, but two of them I remember because they were more played on radio. R.E.M. reminds me of Eric. […]