Our Favorite Albums (261 – 270)
261. Arctic Monkeys – Humbug [2009]
Nominated by DJ McKenzie of Splitting Hairs & The Beatles: A Week in the Life who says: Arctic Monkeys’ third studio album, while not as popular as some of their others, is a great blend of stoner rock and brilliant lyrics written by Alex Turner, one of the best songwriters of his generation. My only gripe with this album is that there isn’t more to appreciate; at only ten tracks, it’s the shortest of the group’s albums, yet every track shines.
262. Peter Mulvey – The Trouble With Poets [2000]
Nominated by Michael Benson of 75% Folk who says: Great lyrics and ideas. Wonderful melodies.
263. Weather Report – Black Market [1976]
Nominated by Richard Kamins of River Valley Rhythms who says: This band, led by Joe Zawinul and Wayne Shorter seemed to always be in flux. Jaco Pastorious joined the band as the sessions were ending replacing the excellent Alphonso Johnson––both were great bassists!
264. XTC – Oranges and Lemons [1989]
Nominated by Richard Kamins of River Valley Rhythms and Rick Reaction.
Richard Kamins says: Andy Partridge and Colin Moulding were The Beatles of the 1980s and 90s––”The Mayor of Simpleton” and “King for a Day” are masterpieces.
265. The Professors of Sweet, Sweet Music – Take Your Time [2018]
Nominated by Robbie of Homegrown.
The POSSM are winners of 3 straight Best of Hartford awards and co-creators of the Hartbeat Music Festival. (bandcamp.com)
266. Jim Kweskin & Geoff Muldaur – Penny’s Farm [2016]
Nominated by Bill Revill of Acoustic Blender who says: Two veterans of the folk scare in fine form. Just them and their two guitars.
267. Lucio Dalla – Lucio Dalla [1978]
Nominated by Francesco Fiumara of Caffè Italia who says: Some albums really fascinate you.
268. Susumu Yokota – Symbol [2005]
Nominated by DJ AmorOso of WTF: What the Funk & Storytime.
Symbol is a studio album by Japanese electronica artist Susumu Yokota, released in 2005. This album is distinctive from others in his discography by being primarily composed of samples from classical orchestral pieces, such as Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite and Saint-Saëns’s Carnival of the Animals, as well as more modern compositions by John Cage and Meredith Monk. (wikipedia.org)
269. Linton Kwesi Johnson/Poet and The Roots – Dread Beat an’ Blood [1978]
Nominated by Big Bent of Dub Revolution (and many more!) who says: Heavy duty dread poetry dub drum and bass – political revolutionary sounds!
270. Throbbing Gristle – 20 Jazz Funk Greats [1979]
Nominated by Rick Reaction.
20 Jazz Funk Greats is the band’s first full studio album, as prior albums contained both live and studio recordings. The production is credited to “Sinclair/Brooks”. The album was recorded on a 16-track borrowed from Paul McCartney after Peter Christopherson had worked on artwork for McCartney. (wikipedia.org)
