Monthly Archives: November 2007

Can be found here.

I went through the list to see how many of the albums I already have: about 115 of them. I was surprised by how many “Best of” releases they included in their list—a real cop out, in my opinion. Queen’s Best Of? Really? Come on.

The list is an interesting mix. And I appreciated that they tacked on a few suggestions from readers that they shouldn’t have left out (especially since it got Jackson Browne on the list). But I think they included a lot of current bands that shouldn’t have been on the list. Like the Arctic Monkeys.

There’s a lot of stuff on the list that I do want to hear before I die. I’m hoping to be able to have some time to start on that sooner rather than later, too.

What albums would you put on your list of 1,000 albums people should hear before they die?
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We’re almost to the end of the year, it’s time for us to discuss what was best — so that we know what to get as presents if we don’t already own it.

I’ll throw out my top three, starting with the best:

1. Radiohead, In Rainbows
2. Arcade Fire, Neon Bible
3. LCD Soundsystem, Sound of Silver

* Note: I have not heard The National yet.

Thoughts?