en http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/uk/ Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 Thu, 1 Jan 1970 00:00:00 +0000 60 http://www.audioscrobbler.net/data/webservices http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal The Last.fm journal for GeneralCrabcake. Last.fm journals are a place to talk about all things music. http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2011/02/02/470c59_1979:_best_year_ever_for_music Wed, 2 Feb 2011 07:16:36 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2011/02/02/470c59_1979:_best_year_ever_for_music 1979: Oh. My. God. What a watershed year for new music releases. Usually I can just barely get a Top Ten together for any given year. But for 1979, I couldn't even hold it to a Top Twenty. I had to go with a TOP TWENTY-FIVE! There will never be another year as jam packed with innovative album releases. I am thankful to have been there when it was happening, collecting these albums on vinyl and playing them in the ground. They are Monumental Masterpieces, all:

Top Twenty Five Albums of 1979


1.) 154 - Wire
http://www.allmusic.com/album/154-r22103


2.) Grosses Wasser - Cluster
http://www.allmusic.com/album/grosses-wasser-r105953


3.) Entertainment! - Gang of Four
http://www.allmusic.com/album/entertainment-r7981


4.) Exposure - Robert Fripp
http://www.allmusic.com/album/exposure-r7820


5.) Off White - James White and the Blacks
http://www.allmusic.com/album/off-white-r52562


6.) Metal Box - Public Image Ltd.
http://www.allmusic.com/album/metal-box-r214944


7.) London Calling - The Clash
http://www.allmusic.com/album/london-calling-r4095


8.) Fear of Music - Talking Heads
http://www.allmusic.com/album/fear-of-music-r19633


9.) 20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle
http://www.allmusic.com/album/20-jazz-funk-greats-r51172


10.) Mix-Up - Cabaret Voltaire
http://www.allmusic.com/album/mix-up-r3094


11.) Armed Forces - Elvis Costello and the Attractions
http://www.allmusic.com/album/armed-forces-r4597


12.) Unknown Pleasures - Joy Division
http://www.allmusic.com/album/unknown-pleasures-r10641


13.) A Can of Bees - The Soft Boys
http://www.allmusic.com/album/a-can-of-bees-r76684/credits


14.) The Bridge - Thomas Leer and Robert Rental
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-bridge-r42974


15.) Lodger - David Bowie
http://www.allmusic.com/album/lodger-r2500


16.) Reproduction - The Human League
http://www.allmusic.com/album/reproduction-r9613


17.) Look Sharp! - Joe Jackson
http://www.allmusic.com/album/look-sharp-r10059


18.) The B-52's - The B-52's
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-b-52s-r1073


19.) Duty Now for the Future - Devo
http://www.allmusic.com/album/duty-now-for-the-future-r1746212


20.) New Picnic Time - Pere Ubu
http://www.allmusic.com/album/new-picnic-time-r15033


21.) Replicas - Tubeway Army
http://www.allmusic.com/album/replicas-r171782


22.) The Pleasure Principle - Gary Numan
http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-pleasure-principle-r14294


23.) Drums and Wires - XTC
http://www.allmusic.com/album/drums-and-wires-r52975


24.) Cut - The Slits
http://www.allmusic.com/album/cut-r49545


25.) Colossal Youth - Young Marble Giants
http://www.allmusic.com/album/colossal-youth-r22491]]> http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2011/01/04/452g5t_1996_top_ten_albums Tue, 4 Jan 2011 21:41:47 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2011/01/04/452g5t_1996_top_ten_albums 1. Odelay - Beck
2. DJ Kicks - Kruder & Dorfmeister
3. Subliminal Sandwich - Meat Beat Manifesto
4. The In Sound from Way Out - Beastie Boys
5. Auntie Aubrey's Excursions Beyond the Call of Duty - The Orb
6. In Sides - Orbital
7. Positive - The Grassy Knoll
8. Millions Now Living Will Never Die - Tortoise
9. Endtroducing - DJ Shadow
10. Anthology 2 - The Beatles]]> http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/05/23/3nnmm7_2010_top_ten_albums Sun, 23 May 2010 07:33:44 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/05/23/3nnmm7_2010_top_ten_albums
Swim - Caribou
http://www.last.fm/music/Caribou/Swim
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dzfuxztsldje


Nothing Else - Lorn
http://www.last.fm/music/lorn
http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/f5hf


Black Noise - Pantha du Prince
http://www.last.fm/music/Pantha+du+Prince
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifoxz8sldke


Ctrl Alt Delete - Free The Robots
http://www.last.fm/music/Free+THE+Robots
http://hangout.altsounds.com/reviews/118316-free-the-robots-ctrl-alt-delete-album.html


Speculation - To Rococo Rot
http://www.last.fm/music/to+rococo+rot/speculation
http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:0ifwxzrdldke


Wildling - Kammerflimmer Kollektief
http://www.last.fm/music/Kammerflimmer%2520Kollektief?ac=kammerflimm
http://www.kammerflimmer.com/wildling/


One-Armed Bandit - Jaga Jazzist
http://www.last.fm/music/Jaga%2520Jazzist/One-Armed%2520Bandit?ac=one-armed%20bandit
http://www.allmusic.com/album/one-armed-bandit-r1706037


Small Craft on a Milk Sea - Brian Eno
http://www.last.fm/music/Brian+Eno/Small+Craft+on+a+Milk+Sea
http://www.allmusic.com/album/small-craft-on-a-milk-sea-r1967286


Inversions of The Colossus - RJD2
http://www.last.fm/music/RJD2/Inversions+of+the+Colossus
http://www.allmusic.com/album/inversions-of-the-colossus-r1817973


Broken Bells - Broken Bells
http://www.last.fm/music/Broken%2520Bells/Broken%2520Bells?ac=broken%20bells
http://www.allmusic.com/album/broken-bells-r1716460

Honorable Mention is an album I discovered in 2010 but was released in an earlier year (2007):


Kunuaka - Makossa + Megablast
http://www.last.fm/music/Makossa%2520%2526%2520Megablast/Kunuaka?ac=makossa
http://www.flyglobalmusic.com/fly/archives/europe_reviews/makossa_megablast_kunuaka.html

Honorable Mention and Best Local Album:


Deerhunter - Halcyon Digest
http://www.last.fm/music/Deerhunter/Halcyon+Digest
http://www.allmusic.com/album/halcyon-digest-r1942223


BEST SONG of 2010:


Until There Is No End - Lorn
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0nFtZF7n7uc]]> http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/03/28/3irq88_my_top_ten_albums_of_the_00%27s Sun, 28 Mar 2010 02:26:06 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/03/28/3irq88_my_top_ten_albums_of_the_00%27s My TOP TEN ALBUMS of the 00's

(Honorable
Mention) The Information - Beck (2006)
(10) Hot Shots II - Beta Band (2001)
(9) White Blood Cells - The White Stripes (2001)
(8) Instrument of the Trinity - Roots Tonic meets Bill Laswell (2006)
(7) Supermogodon - Marumari (2001)
(6) No Hassle - Tosca (2009)
(5) Geogaddi... - Boards of Canada (2002)
(4) Hail to the Thief - Radiohead (2003)
(3) Organik - Robert Miles (2001)
(2) The Dream - The Orb (2007)
(1) Beatitude - Pepe Deluxe (2003)]]> http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/01/01/3atcfh_2009_top_ten_albums Fri, 1 Jan 2010 00:59:18 +0000 http://www.last.fm/user/GeneralCrabcake/journal/2010/01/01/3atcfh_2009_top_ten_albums 1. No Hassle - Tosca (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jzfixze0ldde)

2. Inspiration Information - Mulatu Astatke & The Heliocentrics (http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/album-review/Content?oid=1220523)

3. Return From Planet Dub - Dubblestandart, Lee "Scratch" Perry & Ari Up (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3bfuxzw0ldke)

4. The Secret Song - DJ Spooky (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:axfixztald0e)

5. Merriweather Post Pavillion - Animal Collective (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:dcfuxz8kldfe)

6. Baghdad Batteries: Orbsessions Vol. 3 - The Orb (http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/13620-baghdad-batteries-orbsessions-vol-iii/)

7. Last Night The Moon Came Dropping Its Clothes In The Street - Jon Hassell (http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:jbfqxzekldae)

8. (Best EP) The Shape of Things That Hum - DJ Food (http://hangout.altsounds.com/news/112424-dj-food-the-shape-of-things-that-hum-ep-out-14th-december.html)

9. (Best Local) Full Moon Flashlight - Greg Connors (http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendId=14322455&blogId=494168200)

10. (Best from another year I discovered in 2009) Future Chaos - Bomb The Bass [2008] (http://www.musicomh.com/albums/bomb-the-bass_0908.htm)]]>