#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. […]

#617 Mudhoney – Superfuzz Bigmuff

Mudhoney is a band I know of only by name. Superfuzz Bigmuff was their first EP. I am not sure how this made its way into the list because it is not a full album, but the editor of this crappy book seems to be making the rules up as he goes. Grunge as with […]

#616 Living Colour – Vivid

I definitely heard of Living Colour in the 80s and I did not like them. Vivid was their debut album in 1988. According to Wikipedia, “In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Vivid as 71st on their list of ‘The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time.’” I found it hard to believe that this was ranked […]

#615 Everything But the Girl – Idlewild

Everything But the Girl is duo I have heard, but not a lot. I heard some of their later music, probably closer to when they disbanded in 2000. It was made of couple lead singer Tracey Thorn and guitarist, keyboardist, producer and singer Ben Watt. Idlewild was their fourth album. They eventually married and have three […]

#614 Fishbone – Truth And Soul

I know that I did not like Fishbone. I remember a friend listening to them. I found them to be sorry and a bit of a novelty. Their second album was Truth And Soul. They tried to do too many genres of music including punk, ska, reggae, soul, funk, and blues. Personally, I did not […]

#613 The Waterboys – Fisherman’s Blues

I do not know anything about The Waterboys. I read that they had a hit in the U.S.A. and they formed in Edinburg in 1983. Fisherman’s Blues is their fourth album and it marked a change in musical style. I was so surprised by the first two songs “Fisherman’s Blues” and “We Will Not Be Lovers“, […]

#612 Leonard Cohen – I’m Your Man

Leonard Cohen‘s I’m Your Man fourth and final album on the list of 1001 Albums is his eighth studio album and his move toward the modern sound of the day. I have not like Cohen’s music at all. I have not given him a score over 5 yet, in fact his score went down as I reviewed […]

#611 The Pogues – If I Should Fall from Grace with God

This is the first album in the list from 1988. It is a special year to me. I looked ahead in the book through 1988 and it looks mostly terrible. Hopefully, I will be surprised. The Pogues is not a name I wanted to see again on the list. If I Should Fall from Grace with God […]

#610 Terence Trent D’Arby – Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby

Terence Trent D’Arby‘s Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D’Arby is an album I totally passed on when it was released in 1987. I have not heard his name mentioned since 1988. I never knew anyone who actually liked his music. I based my dislike for his music on his hit song “Wishing Well“. I thought it […]