I løbet af de seneste mange måneder har jeg her på bloggen gennemgået årets bedste albums fra 1965 og op til i dag. En spændende øvelse. Top 5-listerne i sig selv kan man jo ikke bruge til ret meget andet end at få et indblik i min fuldstændig subjektive musiksmag. Men for mig har øvelsen været spændende, fordi den har blotlagt alle de blinde vinkler, og fordi andre har været gode til at byde ind med alle de albums, jeg på katastrofal vis har udeladt gennem årene.
Som resultat af det har jeg opdaget meget nyt (gammelt) i processen, og den slags er jo altid fantastisk. Det betyder også, at jeg allerede på nuværende tidspunkt ville ændre på flere af listerne, hvis jeg skulle lave det forfra, men… sådan kunne man jo blive ved.
Den slags lister er – heldigvis - en dynamisk og organisk størrelse. Det, der er størst i dag, er måske slet ikke så stort, når man ser det på afstand.
Men inspirationen, den kan man bruge. Og det kan andre forhåbentlig også. Derfor tager vi lige den samlede liste en gang til. Hvis du forsyner din pladesamling med de 230 albums herunder, skulle du i min optik være meget godt kørende…
P.S.: Billedet, jeg har valgt til dette indlæg, kan referere til to ting: 1) Det kan være et hint om, at jeg nu skrider på sommerferie, og at næste indlæg derfor har lange udsigter – 2) det kan være fordi netop det cover pryder verdens bedste album nogensinde. Eller måske er det en blanding af 1) og 2).
Her den komplette liste:
1965:
Bob Dylan – Highway 61 Revisited
John Coltrane – A Love Supreme
The Who – My Generation
Simon & Garfunkel – Sounds of Silence
Rolling Stones – Out of Our Heads
1966:
Bob Dylan / Blonde on Blonde
Buffalo Springfield / Buffalo Springfield
The Beatles / Revolver
Tim Buckley / Tim Buckley
Nancy Sinatra / How Does That Grab You?
1967:
The Doors / The Doors
The Velvet Underground / The Velvet Underground And Nico
The Jimi Hendrix Experience / Are You Experienced?
Bob Dylan / John Wesley Harding
Cream / Disraeli Gears
1968:
Van Morrison / Astral Weeks
Leonard Cohen / The Songs of Leonard Cohen
The Rolling Stones / Beggars Banquet
The Doors / Waiting for the Sun
The Beatles / The Beatles (The White Album)
1969:
Led Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin II
Neil Young / Everybody Knows This is Nowhere
Nick Drake / Five Leaves Left
The Stooges - The Stooges
1970:
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young / Déjà Vu
Nick Drake / Bryter Layter
Van Morrison / Moondance
John Lennon / John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
Neil Young / After the Gold Rush
1971:
David Bowie / Hunky Dory
John Lennon / Imagine
Led Zeppelin / Led Zeppelin IV
Leonard Cohen / Songs of Love and Hate
George Harrison and Friends / Concert for Bangladesh
1972:
The Rolling Stones / Exile on Main St.
Neil Young / Harvest
Lou Reed / Transformer
Roxy Music / Roxy Music
David Bowie / The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1973:
Pink Floyd / Dark Side of the Moon
Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure
David Bowie / Aladdin Sane
Lou Reed / Berlin
Tom Waits / Closing Time
1974:
Neil Young / On the Beach
Bob Dylan & The Band / Before the Flood (Live)
Eric Clapton / 461 Ocean Boulevard
David Bowie / Diamond Dogs
Tom Waits / The Heart of Saturday Night
1975:
Patti Smith / Horses
Bob Dylan / Blood on the Tracks
Bruce Springsteen / Born to Run
Tom Waits / Nighthawks at the Diner
Neil Young / Tonight’s the Night
1976:
Patti Smith Group / Radio Ethiopia
Ramones / Ramones
Bob Dylan / Desire
David Bowie / Station to Station
Tom Waits / Small Change
1977:
David Bowie / Heroes
Television / Marquee Moon
Iggy Pop / Lust for Life
Talking Heads / Talking Heads: 77
Sex Pistols / Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s The Sex Pistols
1978:
Patti Smith Group / Easter
The Jam / All Mod Cons
Blondie / Parallel Lines
Bruce Springsteen / Darkness on the Edge of Town
The Clash / Give ‘em Enough Rope
1979:
The Patti Smith Group / Wave
Joy Division / Unknown Pleasures
Neil Young and Crazy Horse / Rust Never Sleeps
The Clash / London Calling
Pink Floyd / The Wall
1980:
Peter Gabriel / Peter Gabriel
Joy Division / Closer
David Bowie / Scary Monsters
Bruce Springsteen / The River
Talking Heads / Remain in Light
1981:
The Psychedelic Furs / Talk Talk Talk
Depeche Mode / Speak and Spell
The Stranglers / La Folie
The Cure / Faith
Kraftwerk / Computer World
1982:
Bruce Springsteen / Nebraska
The Cure / Pornography
Prince / 1999
Roxy Music / Avalon
Siouxsie and the Banshees / A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
1983:
David Bowie / Let’s Dance
REM / Murmur
Talking Heads / Speaking in Tongues
Bob Dylan / Infidels
U2 / War
1984:
Talk Talk / It’s My Life
The Smiths / The Smiths
Depeche Mode / Some Great Reward
Bruce Springsteen / Born in the U.S.A.
U2 / The Unforgettable Fire
1985:
Bryan Ferry / Boys and Girls
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / The Firstborn is Dead
Kate Bush / Hounds of Love
Talking Heads / Little Creatures
The Smiths / Meat is Murder
1986:
Depeche Mode / Black Celebration
The Smiths / The Queen is Dead
Paul Simon / Graceland
Eurythmics / Revenge
Talk Talk / The Colour of Spring
1987:
The Cure / Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me
Pet Shop Boys / Actually
Depeche Mode / Music for the Masses
Guns N’ Roses / Appetite for Destruction
U2 / The Joshua Tree
1988:
Leonard Cohen / I’m Your Man
R.E.M. / Green
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Tender Prey
Traveling Wilburys / Traveling Wilburys Vol. 1
My Bloody Valentine / Isn’t Anything
1989:
The Cure / Disintegration
Lou Reed / New York
Bob Dylan / Oh Mercy
Neil Young / Freedom
The Stone Roses / The Stone Roses
1990:
Sonic Youth / Goo
Depeche Mode / Violator
Neil Young and Crazy Horse / Ragged Glory
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds / The Good Son
The Black Crowes / Shake Your Money Maker
1991:
R.E.M. / Out Of Time
U2 / Achtung Baby
Pearl Jam / Ten
Nirvana / Nevermind
Tom Petty / Into The Great Wide Open
1992:
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds / Henry’s Dream
Sonic Youth / Dirty
R.E.M. / Automatic For The People
Rage Against The Machine / Rage Against The Machine
Blind Melon / Blind Melon
1993:
The The / Dusk
Suede / Suede
Björk / Debut
Tindersticks / Tindersticks
The Smashing Pumpkins / Siamese Dream
1994:
Grant Lee Buffalo / Mighty Joe Moon
Beck / Mellow Gold
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds / Let Love In
Jeff Buckley / Grace
Suede / Dog Man Star
1995:
Pulp / Different Class
Blur / The Great Escape
Paul Weller / Stanley Road
Radiohead / The Bends
The Smashing Pumpkins / Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
1996:
Beck / Odelay
Eels / Beautiful Freak
R.E.M. / New Adventures In Hi-Fi
Patti Smith / Gone Again
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds / Murder Ballads
1997:
Radiohead / OK Computer
Depeche Mode / Ultra
Supergrass / In It For The Money
Bob Dylan / Time Out Of Mind
Portishead / Portishead
1998:
Eels / Electro-Shock Blues
Gomez / Bring It On
Placebo / Without You I’m Nothing
PJ Harvey / Is This Desire?
Air / Moon Safari
1999:
Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy / I See A Darkness
The Flaming Lips / The Soft Bulletin
Tindersticks / Simple Pleasure
Sparklehorse / Good Morning Spider
David Bowie / Hours
2000:
Eels / Daisies of the Galaxy
Belle & Sebastian / Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like a Peasant
Johnny Cash / American III – Solitary Man
The Dandy Warhols / Thirteen Tales From Urban Bohemia
The Hives / Veni Vidi Vicious
2001:
Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy / Ease Down The Road
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds / No More Shall We Part
Radiohead / Amnesiac
The Strokes / Is This It?
Zero 7 / Simple Things
2002:
Interpol / Turn On The Bright Lights
The Libertines / Up The Bracket
Beck / Sea Change
Röyksopp / Melody A.M.
The Flaming Lips / Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
2003:
Bonnie ’Prince’ Billy / Master And Everyone
The White Stripes / Elephant
Kings of Leon / Youth And Young Manhood
Neil Young / Greendale
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club / Take Them On, On Your Own
2004:
Devendra Banhart / Rejoicing In The Hands
The Streets / A Grand Don’t Come For Free
Arcade Fire / Funeral
Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds / Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus
Modest Mouse / Good News For People Who Like Bad News
2005:
The National / Alligator
Editors / The Back Room
Paul Weller / As Is Now
Neil Young / Prairie Wind
Bruce Springsteen / Devils And Dust
2006:
The Raconteurs / Broken Boy Soldiers
Midlake / The Trials of Van Occupanther
Placebo / Meds
Tom Waits / Orphans: Brawlers, Bawlers & Bastards
Arctic Monkeys / Whatever People Say I Am...
2007:
Interpol / Our Love to Admire
Iron & Wine / The Shepherd’s Dog
Band of Horses / Cease to Begin
Radiohead / In Rainbows
Arcade Fire / Neon Bible
2008:
Bon Iver / For Emma, For Ever Ago
Fleet Foxes / Fleet Foxes
The Walkmen / You And Me
TV On The Radio / Dear Science
Conor Oberst / Conor Oberst
2009:
Iron And Wine / Around The Well
Placebo / Battle For The Sun
Port ‘O Brien / Threadbare
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy / Beware
Editors / In This Light And On This Evening
2010:
Midlake / The Courage of Others
The National / High Violet
Arcade Fire / The Suburbs
The Walkmen / Lisbon
John Grant / Queen of Denmark
