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Crowe · 07-01-2008, 11:26 PM

96. Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003)
A beautifully crafted mixture of acoustic folk and fuzzy electric guitars comes from this group which is essentially the Red House Painters under a new name. he reissue of this album includes a cover of "Somewhere" by Leonard Bernstein (from the musical, West Side Story). This cover is what originally got me into Sun Kil Moon - and it is gorgeous. The rest of the album is warm, compassionate and believe it or not, educational for those boxing fans out there. Mark Kozelek write lyrics that deal with a variety of different subjects, but seems to focus on name dropping in a boxer theme(?!) Whether or not you care, this album still holds your attention with the beautiful and odd arrangements as Kozelek croons to you about Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali).

Check out: Somewhere(reissue only), Salvador Sanchez, Duk Koo Kim

95. Buddy Holly - From the Original Master Tapes (1949-1959 - Master Tapes released 1985)
Buddy Holly was inspired to become a rock musician after seeing Elvis perform (we'll see Elvis later in the 100, I assure you). Not much to say about Buddy Holly because, well, most people are pretty aware of who he is... my grandma used to give me music of the 50s cassette tapes and of course Buddy Holly was all over those which is why Buddy Holly and his music means a lot to me. The Original Master Tapes is classic Buddy Holly and will be one of the only "greatest hits" type compilation on the top 100.

Check out: Peggy Sue, Every Day, That'll Be the Day

94. Van Halen - 1984 (1984)
Oh goodness. When my mom bought me my first CD player - she got me a little stack of CDs to start my collection. The stack included... Alanis Morisette's "Jagged Little Pill" (that should date me), Bon Jovi's "Crossroads", Prince's "Purple Rain" and finally this baby here. This album made me feel like a bad@ss when I put it in. Listening to Panama, Drop Dead Legs and Hot For Teacher made me jump around my room in my baseball pants and no shirt with a head band playing air guitar. And for a pre-teen, that's as about as cool as you get. We all know about Van Halen - so there is really no need to explain to you what this album sounds like. One memory I have is bringing this cd to school and playing it for my friends.... who didn't get it. It was swapped out for Backstreet Boys during recess and I retreated to the slides.

Check out: Jump, Hot For Teacher, House of Pain

93. Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster (1994)
I don't believe I've ever seen Motorpsycho mentioned on MB. They are... eh... hard to describe, they are rock - but they dabble in a multitude of different genres. I tried to look on last.fm band that they sound like, but it just returns a bunch of scand-bands (due to the fact that Motorpsycho is from Trondheim, Norway). Timothy's Monster is the first album I heard from mp... and therefore earns it's place on my list. I find this is also one of those bands I can call me own due to the fact that they are not very popular on this side of the pond. If you're looking to get into a great band with tons and tons of material, Motorpsycho is a good bet. The best thing about these guys is that they keep... getting... BETTER. They released an album in 2006 called Black Hole/Black Canvas that, in my opinion (which happens to be a common opinion) is their... BEST album. However, Tim's Monster got me into mp - so here she is - sitting high at 93. Highly prolific, the band recorded and produced a new album EVERY YEAR through the 90s. Expect to hear lush sounds coming from exotic instruments like the vibraphone, theremin, banjos and violins.

Check out: No Evil, On My Pillow, Stalemate, Feel

07-01-2008, 11:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Crowe Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 690	96. Sun Kil Moon - Ghosts of the Great Highway (2003) A beautifully crafted mixture of acoustic folk and fuzzy electric guitars comes from this group which is essentially the Red House Painters under a new name. he reissue of this album includes a cover of "Somewhere" by Leonard Bernstein (from the musical, West Side Story). This cover is what originally got me into Sun Kil Moon - and it is gorgeous. The rest of the album is warm, compassionate and believe it or not, educational for those boxing fans out there. Mark Kozelek write lyrics that deal with a variety of different subjects, but seems to focus on name dropping in a boxer theme(?!) Whether or not you care, this album still holds your attention with the beautiful and odd arrangements as Kozelek croons to you about Cassius Clay (Muhammad Ali). Check out: Somewhere(reissue only), Salvador Sanchez, Duk Koo Kim 95. Buddy Holly - From the Original Master Tapes (1949-1959 - Master Tapes released 1985) Buddy Holly was inspired to become a rock musician after seeing Elvis perform (we'll see Elvis later in the 100, I assure you). Not much to say about Buddy Holly because, well, most people are pretty aware of who he is... my grandma used to give me music of the 50s cassette tapes and of course Buddy Holly was all over those which is why Buddy Holly and his music means a lot to me. The Original Master Tapes is classic Buddy Holly and will be one of the only "greatest hits" type compilation on the top 100. Check out: Peggy Sue, Every Day, That'll Be the Day 94. Van Halen - 1984 (1984) Oh goodness. When my mom bought me my first CD player - she got me a little stack of CDs to start my collection. The stack included... Alanis Morisette's "Jagged Little Pill" (that should date me), Bon Jovi's "Crossroads", Prince's "Purple Rain" and finally this baby here. This album made me feel like a bad@ss when I put it in. Listening to Panama, Drop Dead Legs and Hot For Teacher made me jump around my room in my baseball pants and no shirt with a head band playing air guitar. And for a pre-teen, that's as about as cool as you get. We all know about Van Halen - so there is really no need to explain to you what this album sounds like. One memory I have is bringing this cd to school and playing it for my friends.... who didn't get it. It was swapped out for Backstreet Boys during recess and I retreated to the slides. Check out: Jump, Hot For Teacher, House of Pain 93. Motorpsycho - Timothy's Monster (1994) I don't believe I've ever seen Motorpsycho mentioned on MB. They are... eh... hard to describe, they are rock - but they dabble in a multitude of different genres. I tried to look on last.fm band that they sound like, but it just returns a bunch of scand-bands (due to the fact that Motorpsycho is from Trondheim, Norway). Timothy's Monster is the first album I heard from mp... and therefore earns it's place on my list. I find this is also one of those bands I can call me own due to the fact that they are not very popular on this side of the pond. If you're looking to get into a great band with tons and tons of material, Motorpsycho is a good bet. The best thing about these guys is that they keep... getting... BETTER. They released an album in 2006 called Black Hole/Black Canvas that, in my opinion (which happens to be a common opinion) is their... BEST album. However, Tim's Monster got me into mp - so here she is - sitting high at 93. Highly prolific, the band recorded and produced a new album EVERY YEAR through the 90s. Expect to hear lush sounds coming from exotic instruments like the vibraphone, theremin, banjos and violins. Check out: No Evil, On My Pillow, Stalemate, Feel __________________ Last edited by Crowe; 07-03-2008 at 12:12 AM.