#415 Van Halen – Van Halen

Van Halen‘s self titled debut album is pure rock and roll of the 70s. It is exuberant with sexiness from Eddie Van Halen‘s guitar and frontman David Lee Roth‘s vocals. My fondness for the band started in the 80s with 1984. Unfortunately, it did not last long because Roth left them in 1985. Gene Simmons discovered […]

#414 Buzzcocks – Another Music In a Different Kitchen

Buzzcocks is a band I have heard of, but I have never heard their music. Another Music In a Different Kitchen is the only album from the band on the list. This was the first album in which Pete Shelley took over vocals. He was known for his one hit in the 80s “Homosapien”. They released […]

#413 Talking Heads – More Songs About Buildings and Food

Talking Heads’ More Songs About Buildings and Food is not an album I know, but I do know of the hit from it. This is the album that put the Heads on the road to somewhere. David Byrne has an undeniably unique voice. It was produced by Brian Eno who is the master of sounds. Songs to listen […]

#412 Thin Lizzy – Live and Dangerous

Thin Lizzy‘s Live and Dangerous will be an album that I will probably hate. It is live. I hate live albums. I am not sure why this album made the list. It is a sort of greatest hits, but live. According to Wikipedia: “Various studio overdubs were made to the live recordings during early 1978 in Paris; exactly […]

#411 Throbbing Gristle – D.o.A: The Third and Final Report

Throbbing Gristle‘s D.o.A: The Third and Final Report is the first industrial album on the list. I listened to industrial music in the late 80s and beyond. Industrial music sounds like the noises in my head. It all feels so random. I am sure most of my introduction to this band came from my friend Eric; […]

#410 Funkadelic – One Nation Under A Groove

Funkadelic‘s One Nation Under A Groove was a hard album to review because I could not decide if I liked it or not. Some people claim this is where Prince learned to funk, but Prince’s debut album For You came out first in 1978. Granted his album is not as funky as this one, but […]

#409 Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town

Darkness on the Edge of Town is the fourth album from Bruce “The Boss” Springsteen. Although one of his most critically acclaimed it failed to produce any hits songs. There were some unused songs that became hits for other artist such as The Pointer Sisters’ “Fire” and Patti Smith’s “Because the Night“. My favourite version […]

#408 Magazine – Real Life

Magazine‘s Real Life was their 1978 debut. They have been labeled pioneers of post-punk. They broke up in 1981. This is probably why I have never heard of them and they are an English band. It was more difficult to listen to unknown bands before the internet. With the creation of YouTube and Spotify we […]

#407 Public Image Ltd – Public Image: First Issue

Public Image Ltd was the new band of John Lydon formed after he left the Sex Pistols. Public Image: First Issue was their first album. Their genre is considered to be one of the first post-punk sounds. I am not a fan of Lydon at all. It seems as though he is screaming all his lyrics. […]

#406 The Residents – Duck Stab/Buster & Glen

Duck Stab/Buster & Glen was the original title of The Residents‘ fifth album. The band began their journey in Shreveport, Louisiana and moved it to California. They are not a typical band; they are known for music and using other multimedia. They have recorded over sixty albums. This is the weirdest music I have heard. […]