#603 Laibach – Opus Dei

Laibach is a band I have heard of and possibly heard their music. Opus Dei is their third studio album. The band formed in the former Yugoslavia in a small mining town. According to Wikipedia, the band’s status changed is 1991, “Laibach’s status in the country has turned from rejection to promotion into a national cultural icon, […]

#602 Ladysmith Black Mambazo – Shaka Zulu

Ladysmith Black Mambazo became known to American audiences after playing on Paul Simon’s Graceland album. If you remember my review for it, then you know I hate Afrikan music. Shaka Zulu was a re-recording of their previous hit songs. One weird bit is the name suggest it is a woman, but in fact, it is a South African […]

#601 The Jesus & Mary Chain – Darklands

Darklands is the second album on the list from The Jesus & Mary Chain, and their second release. This was their first album without drummer Bobby Gillespie. He left to become the frontman of the British rock band Primal Scream. I am certain that I missed this album when it was released. I think it is […]

#600 Guns N’ Roses – Appetite for Destruction

I never thought anything could be worse than Joan Baez, but then again, I did not know that Guns N’ Roses would be on the list. I remember when they released their debut album Appetite for Destruction in 1987. I remember all my new friends jumped on the bandwagon. They could not believe that I did not love the song […]

#599 The Smiths – Strangeways, Here We Come

The Smiths’ Strangeways, Here We Come was the last album Morrissey and Johnny Marr worked on together. The Smiths came to an end by the time the album was released. Both artists considered this album as the best Smiths album. Recently Morrissey has spouted far right politics and his sales have taken a dive for it. […]

#598 Astor Piazzolla and Gary Burton – The New Tango

Astor Piazzolla and Gary Burton released their jazzy tango album The New Tango in 1987. Burton is a jazz vibraphonist and composer. Piazzolla was a tango composer, bandoneon player, and arranger. This album was recorded at their concert for the Montreux Festival of 1986. The music is very relaxing on the overly long first song “Milonga is […]

#597 Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician

I cannot believe the Butthole Surfers have an album on the list. I would think one Butthole album would be too many Butthole albums. I know their name from Eric. I remember him playing piouhgd. Locust Abortion Technician is their third album and it was before I met Eric. I am curious to see if I think […]

#596 Hüsker Dü – Warehouse: Songs & Stories

Warehouse: Songs & Stories is the final album of 80s band Hüsker Dü. I have never heard of any of their music until today. I thought they were some kind of heavy punk or rock music, but this double album is filled with alternative rock. I also did not know this is where Bob Mould started […]

#595 George Michael – Faith

George Michael‘s Faith was not an album I owned nor was it one that I gravitated toward at the time of its release. I did like a couple of Wham!’s songs, especially from Music from the Edge of Heaven. George Michael knew that he was not being taken serious as an artist in the band […]

#594 Sisters of Mercy – Floodland

Sisters of Mercy‘s Floodland is an album I definitely owned. In one of my many characters I was a goth kid. I might have seen them during their tour in the 90s. I saw quite a few concerts that I do not remember. I was really into this band because it was so dark and […]