100: The Band – Music from Big Pink
Consistent. Not really my thing, this is my dad’s music and as such I've heard it and it’s like a million times over the years. A good example of the genre and era.
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99: Taylor Swift- Red
Some great pop hits. Excellent production. A really solid album and one I enjoyed more than expected. Major downside is it was too long, this I think is going to be a bit of a theme with the more modern stuff. Trim the fat and leave me wanting more.
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 98: Lucinda Williams – Wheels on a Gravel Road
A surprise hit. Not a genre that would normally be a go to for me but this was a fun, easy album and I will check out more of her work.
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 97: Metallica – Master of Puppets
Already knew I loved this one. Pure fucking energy! I was head banging and air drumming around the office. Excellent.
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 96: R.E.M – Automatic for the People
The hits are fantastic and feel like a comfy armchair of nostalgia for the 90s. The album tracks eh, not so much kinda forgettable.
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 95: Drake – Take Care
This one stretched the no binning rule. Boring dirge. DMX once described Drake’s voice as a whirring washing machine and I have to agree. When I did pick out lyrics they were cringe worthy and steeped in immature misogyny. Flat, dull, never ending (another one with too many tracks). The best bits were when Drake wasn’t rapping.
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 94: The Stooges – Fun House
Dirty, grimey pre punk rock. It felt dangerous, at least for its time. Great energy. Hits like a hammer then fucks off. Needs a remaster mind.
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 93: Missy Elliot: Supa Dupa Fly
A great example of late 90s/early 00s Hip Hop. Missy is on point throughout as are the guests. Probably not my fave Missy album but up there with the best of the time and genre.
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 92: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
Going I assume completely against the grain I like Hendrix until he starts fucking about on the guitar. There is a lot of soul and funk along with the rock in this album, just have to put up with the odd bit of widdly crap.
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 91: Bruce Springsteen – Darkness on the Edge of Town
Solid Boss. Doesn’t have any of my favourite Bruce tracks on it but each track is good in it’s own right. If I want 40 minutes of Springsteen this will do the job.
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90: Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
If there was a White People Music Society Neil Young would be chairman. Its all fairly pleasant in a plinky plonky way. I am sure if I listened a few times the lyrics would have some more meaning than Im picking up. Its fine.
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89: Erykah Badu - Baduizm
I've never really sat down and listened to a Badu album before for whatever reason, despite liking here stuff. This was great, way up my street. Chilled, cool as a cucumber, funky. Fantastic voice.
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88: David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Its Bowie, dont really need to say much more. A tiny tiny crit, the hits are front loaded and I prefer them scattered through but it matters little on this as the album tracks are strong.
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87: Miles Davis - Bitches Brew.
The first experimental/non standard album on the list. Its jazz, I like jazz when its chill but can get annoying when it goes crazy. This album does both. Disc 1 is divided into two 20 odd minute tracks. Pharaoh's Dance I enjoyed, Bitches Brew not so much. Disc 2 is juts more, struggled to distinguish how one track is different to another there. How do you section off jazz into tracks?
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86: John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band.
Lennon was a bell end as such I struggle with any of his lyrics, just comes across as a bit of a know it all. Musically fine, Im sure it probably meant more on release but sounds a lot like everything else from that time to me. A few good drum licks in there.
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85: AC/DC - Back in Black
Unapologetic, toe tapping rock. Its a good album but its also one steeped in nostalgia for me. My brother and dad both love AC/DC so I have heard this album hundreds of times. Both would have it blasting in the garage while working on cars, still do. This album smells like petrol. 
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84: Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
Dusty's silky smooth siren like voice makes this a very easy listen. A beautiful album.
However The Windmills of your mind will forever be Partridge book pulping.
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Car Wheels on a Gravel Road is top ten all time for me. She's done plenty of very good albums (career started in the late 70s) but in fairness that one's widely considered the best for a reason. The real deal.

Go early(ish) for fun/easy. Sweet Old World (1992) will see you right for further listening, I reckon.

Cheers Moot, will add to my Spotify Albums so I remember.

Ive just realised Im definitely going to get fucked over by having to listen to at least one Bob Dylan album.

Had a little look at the upcoming Dylan albums.  Definitely more than one coming your way.  Can't see any of them being a hit if you're dreading him already, but Highway 61 Revisited might surprise you.

Seems like some kind of self-torture exercise.

Love that album to bits.

Prompted me to listen to Beyonce's Lemonade. Enjoyable so far but I prefer it when she is more ballsy and less warbley.

LivDiv wrote:

89: Erykah Badu - Baduizm
I've never really sat down and listened to a Badu album before for whatever reason, despite liking here stuff. This was great, way up my street. Chilled, cool as a cucumber, funky. Fantastic voice.
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Amazing album.

The list is flawed as hell, not least in its American taste centric inclusions or more accurately exclusions.
Certainly not a list I would say is right but it will sort me for listening to different stuff.

Sheer Heart Attack, A Night at the Opera, or A Day at the Races would be the Queen picks for me if I couldn't have Greatest Hits I.

88: David Bowie - Hunky Dory
Its Bowie, dont really need to say much more. A tiny tiny crit, the hits are front loaded and I prefer them scattered through but it matters little on this as the album tracks are strong.
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Bitches Brew requires repeat listening. I find it best to put it on and lie down with my eyes closed. It's a bit of a mindfuck really.  Not an easy listen at all.

The track "Miles runs the Voodoo down" is probably the most accessible bit of it.  Watching the album being performed is bonkers - the sheer number of people on the stage - it's a miracle anything with any structure at all emerges.  I encountered Bitches Brew after the ice cool Kind of Blue....was quite a kick in the balls.

Yeah - though the album was heavily produced. It's the sort of thing that would change every time you hear it live - which is kind of the point I suppose. But the album is easier going from the live performances I've seen on video.

I think Break on Through may be my favourite single of all time. It has it all - fantastic bass line, great vocals, nonsense lyrics and most importantly, it's only 2 minutes long.

Welcome reg!