Am I the only one who loves Broken? Other faves would be Last Living Souls, To Binge and Feel Good Inc. I dig Albarn's shit, but I find his albums uneven.
I was, and still am, a Secret Machines fanatic. Anybody who was fortunate enough to see them live knows how epic Benjamin Curtis's guitar playing was on perennial closer First Wave Intact. I'll miss his talents and those moments in live music that can't be replicated.
Well-written list. I'm a fan since War and its nice to see Zooropa and ATYCLB get some love. Most big U2 fans I know diss Rattle and Hum, but I dig the majority of it. I'd put How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb last and agree that Achtung Baby is #1. Still hope they can put out one more great record, something edgier than the last few.
Songs from the Big Chair and The Hurting are New Wave classics. Haven't cared for most releases from TFF after those two records, although Sowing the Seeds of Love (single) was a pretty good piece of Beatles-worship.
Teen Dream Dream has so many great ones, I would have included Lover of Mine and non-TD songs You Came to Me (my #1) and Equal Mind. A couple years ago my two year old son heard me play BH and made me play him Zebra 100 times at least.
so many great ones from Deerhunter. Mine something list this:
Strange Lights
Helicopter
Spring Hall Covert
Cryptograms
Desire Lines
Like New
Agoraphobia
Nothing Ever Happened
Twilight at Carbon Lake
Vox Humana
Crystal should not be on a list of NO's top ten, even though its a decent song for late era New Order. Age of Consent, Dreams Never End & Regret are good inclusions, but True Faith has always bored me a bit. I'd include album tracks like Face Up, All Day Long and Your Silent Face and at least one from Technique.
I've been a Clash fanatic since 7th grade in '81. Even as a 12 year old (White Man) in Hammersmith Palais struck a chord and has remained my favorite Clash song ever since.. Great list; it would have been a travesty if some of those weren't on there (Straight to Hell, Train in Vain, Complete Control, Clampdown) but my personal top 10 would probably include Guns of Brixton, Police on my Back, Rudy Can't Fail, Radio Clash and I love the their versions of Police and Thieves and Pressure Drop.
I've been a Beastie fanatic since 1986. Music rules my life and the death of MCA hurts bad. Haven't felt this way about a musician passing since Joe Strummer. RIP MCA.
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