Up to Here - The Tragically Hip. I was very surprised it wasn't listed on the Master List! (Hopefully, I've rectified that...)
I mean, I know it's mostly a US audience nominating these things, but there has to be a few Canadians like me lurking. Or maybe a few Americans in border towns who heard this a million times!
This album also contains my all-time favourite song, "New Orleans is Sinking".
BTW, in the city where I live, if you go by the number of songs that get radio airplay, "Full Moon Fever" would likely win as favourite album. I'm not sure what kind of payola is happening 35 years on, but seems like every day I'm listening to "Free Falling" or "Running Down a Dream"...
Disintergration is one of those albums I wish I liked more, like Dark Side of the Moon and pretty much anything by Leonard Cohen...
I was late to them -- I worked on the student newspaper and had free tickets to see them at the university cafeteria, but skipped it. We didn't know who they were at that point, and we couldn't go to *everything* we got tickets for... lol That would have been '87 or '88.
Such a cool idea! I'll see if I make a submission or two.
PS: That branded cap I told you about (or any On Repeat branded cap, for that matter) is screaming to see the light of day. Come on, Kev! Do it for your fans!
When I go to "go here and enter it" from the main page I get a page from Google Docs that says I've already responded and I can only fill out the form once.
No great surprise but “Disintegration” would be at the top of the top tier for me. 1989 was my freshman year in college; here are some albums not on your lists that I remember really enjoying that year:
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Of course, and thank you for the kind words!!
Spike - Elvis Costello
Up to Here - The Tragically Hip. I was very surprised it wasn't listed on the Master List! (Hopefully, I've rectified that...)
I mean, I know it's mostly a US audience nominating these things, but there has to be a few Canadians like me lurking. Or maybe a few Americans in border towns who heard this a million times!
This album also contains my all-time favourite song, "New Orleans is Sinking".
BTW, in the city where I live, if you go by the number of songs that get radio airplay, "Full Moon Fever" would likely win as favourite album. I'm not sure what kind of payola is happening 35 years on, but seems like every day I'm listening to "Free Falling" or "Running Down a Dream"...
Disintergration is one of those albums I wish I liked more, like Dark Side of the Moon and pretty much anything by Leonard Cohen...
For sure, Up To Here is an amazing album! My freshman year in college in Halifax and couldn’t get enough of that album!
I was late to them -- I worked on the student newspaper and had free tickets to see them at the university cafeteria, but skipped it. We didn't know who they were at that point, and we couldn't go to *everything* we got tickets for... lol That would have been '87 or '88.
That’s fair. I think each of us have a record or artist that’s well loved, but never really landed with us.
As for Tom Petty, we must live in the same city. Lol. I hear those all the time as well!
thanks for this - nice list, i’m pretty much aligned with your lists. cheers !
You bet! Great minds think alike! 😀
I'm still trying to recover from the last bracket!
lol. Same!
Deep-Peter Murphy!!!!!
Yes!
Such a cool idea! I'll see if I make a submission or two.
PS: That branded cap I told you about (or any On Repeat branded cap, for that matter) is screaming to see the light of day. Come on, Kev! Do it for your fans!
I’ll see what I can do! 😀
This is cool! I'm in. Looks like you can only vote for one album?
You can nominate as many from the list as you want! You just have to hit return after each pick.
When I go to "go here and enter it" from the main page I get a page from Google Docs that says I've already responded and I can only fill out the form once.
Hmm. Okay, lemme go take another look and check.
I gotta do it to nominate Henley’s “The End of Innocence” album!! 💿
Definitely! Felt like that album was everywhere in 1989, especially in Canada where I was at college at the time
Excellent
(twirls mustache)
I'll throw my S-tier in here...
New Order -Technique
The Cure - Disintegration
Pixies - Doolittle
NIN - Pretty Hate Machine
Beastie Boys - Paul’s Boutique
Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation 1814
Stone Roses - Stone Roses
Hard to argue any of that!
No great surprise but “Disintegration” would be at the top of the top tier for me. 1989 was my freshman year in college; here are some albums not on your lists that I remember really enjoying that year:
• Soul II Soul: Keep on Moving
• Alannah Myles: s/t
• Tragically Hip: Up To Here
• Don Henley: End of the Innocence
• Eurythmics: We Too Are One
• UB40: Labour of Love II
• Neneh Cherry: Raw Like Sushi
That’s a great list, Mark!
Thanks for flagging. The two albums that I would flag as essential which don't make your list are:
Mojo Nixon & Skid Roper, ROOT HOG OR DIE
Neneh Cherry, RAW LIKE SUSHI
Mojo Nixon is an underrated legend
From that album — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ERXgL9hLuzQ
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“Competition” is still a fave on a record that absolutely rips.
I might have to include Dead Moon 'Unknown Passage & Slint 'Tweez' as dark horse, no chance entries.
Ooh, and Neil Young 'Freedom'
Dead Moon! Yes!
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