I actually think that Angel's Egg is better than both.

I love Angel's Egg too, but I think those two might be better. Oh well, all three are good.

Different strokes and all that. I would have loved to have seen more in depth reviews on some of the more obscure titles but some of the choices are inspired. That's enough backslapping now. Get on with it ;)

81. Jandek - You Walk Alone (1988)
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This is probably Jandek's most listenable record, and possibly his most enduring. If you listen to one record in Jandek's impossibly eclectic catalog, have it be this one.

82. The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy (1985)
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One of the stronger experiments with noise and the "shoegaze" sound. I've never gotten totally into this album, but it has its undeniably beautiful moments.

83. The Lounge Lizards - The Lounge Lizards (1981)
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Great avant-garde/free jazz. It's been called "punk-jazz" for the attitude that it seems to convey. Definitely one of the best jazz releases of the 1980s.

84. The Millennium - Begin (1968)
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For an album released in 1968, this sure has plenty of moments that will sound almost totally fresh to your ears. It's a shame this wonderful, sunny pop album was overlooked.

Ah yes, great catch. I came across it about five years ago and was amazed at how good it is. It has all of what's good about the Beatles, Beach Boys, Byrds but doesn't sound in the least bit derivative. It sounds of a piece with that brilliant pop scene.

85. The Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers (1976)
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A near-perfect rock 'n' roll album that seems to age astonishingly well. It's been called proto-punk for a good reason, as I think this is an almost perfect embodiment of the attitude that we'd later associate with punks. But who cares about that? It's a great record.

86. Monks - Black Monk Time (1966)
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This is one of those albums that people say "hey, is this the first punk album ever?" about. This is perhaps the most bare-boned, fun, energetic albums of 1966. As simple as it is, this is garage rock at its rawest and perhaps best.

87. Nihilist Spasm Band - No Record (1968)
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For most people, this is going to be a record you gave a listen because of its historical importance, rather than its enjoyability. This sounds less like music and more like angry thrashing, but there's something (to me, at least) enjoyable about such an assault on music.

88. The Normal - T.V.O.D. / Warm Leatherette (1978)
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One of the greatest singles ever? It's hard to determine the scope of its influence, but there's no denying that this dark electropunk was way ahead of its time.

89. Bernard Parmegiani - De natura sonorum (1975)
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Perhaps the masterpiece of musique concrète. Forget Stockhausen, this is some of the most interesting and beautiful experimentation I've ever come across.

90. The Pop Group - Y (1979)
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Deliberately abrasive, dub-laced post-punk. The music seems to fly off in a hundred different directions at once, but even in its chaos there's a definite sense of genius to it. Not the most accessible album out there, but certainly one of the most interesting.

91. The Red Krayola - The Parable of Arable Land (1967)
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Free-form psychedelic experimentation to the extreme. This is often seen as a precursor to later noisy art-punk bands like Chrome, Pere Ubu, etc. It sure is a mess, but that's what it's meant to be. I imagine it'll be hit-or-miss with most people.

92. Steve Reich - Music for 18 Musicians (1978)
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A beautiful piece of minimalist, electronic modern classical. It's repetitive, but that's what grabs a hold of me about it, and it doesn't let go until the end. A really lovely piece of work, this.

So far I love every pick that I know (which is like 85% of them) which tells me i really need to focus on checking out the rest of them. fucking awesome.

You two could be long lost brothers. You have remarkably similar music tastes.

93. Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air (1969)
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This has in some things in common with other minimalist works by Steve Reich, Philip Glass, etc. but at the same time it's got something about it that is all its own. Hard to think of something much more peacefully beautiful than this.

94. The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. (1972)
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Possibly The Rolling Stones' best release. This is their most cohesive and solid effort in my opinion, and the feel of this album is what makes it for me. I guess the whole is greater than the sum of the parts, but that isn't to say that there's plenty of great songs on here.

95. Silver Apples - Silver Apples (1968)
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Whether you like this album or not (I do), there's no way around the fact that it was years ahead of its time. This is quite simply one of the most forward thinking and influential albums of the late 60s.

96. Swans - Children of God (1987)
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Perhaps one of the most dark, scary, and mysterious albums of the 1980s. But it's also one of the most powerful and masterful, and I love it. Just a great album, and I think the best Swans record by far.

97. Brigitte Fontaine & Art Ensemble of Chicago - Comme à la radio (1969)
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Although it's hard to say, this might be the best project the Art Ensemble of Chicago involved themselves in. Definitely should be better known. Seems to stand the test of time remarkably well, too.

98. Seems Twice - Non-Plussed (1980)
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To me, Seems Twice are the perfect example of the Teenage Jesus & The Jerks-style No Wave (even more so than that band). They are hardly known at all, but I think this is probably better than anything Lydia Lunch did.

99. Sparks - Kimono My House (1974)
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Nobody did powerpop better than Sparks, in my opinion. It's not just Russell Mael's operatic vocals - their lyrics are great, and the music perfectly complements the rest of their style. This or "Indiscreet" are their best records.

100. Pat MacDonald - In the Red Room (2004)
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In my book, this man's a genius. One of the most underrated songwriters of recent years, In the Red Room is Pat MacDonald at his most raw and powerful. Really, this is about as perfect as it gets.

Okay, that's it. It's certainly not perfect (I imagine it'd come out differently every time), but I tried my best! Let me know what ya think.

Love the Silver Apples & Red Krayola albums. I'm not sure about those in a "top 100", but you sure do listen to a lot of obscure stuff :thumb:

Oh, I wouldn't necessarily include all of these in my "100 favorite albums of all-time". These are simply albums that I think everyone should at least hear, whether they like them or not. I do happen to like all of these, though.

Fair enough...In that sense, I would definitely agree with many of these choices ;) (and I haven't listened to quite a few of these myself)

Lovely! I tried including some that people might not have heard before.

Any chance of you making a list of your 100 personal favorites as well? Twould be sweet.

Listened to some and really liked them, thanks

that silver apples album is pretty amazing

Sure thing! I was thinking of doing one of those anyway.

With the albums I know on the list I love, so I'm inspired to go out and listen to all the rest. Thanks.

In a way this list is oddly predictable in an obscure kind of way. Lot's of amazing albums.

Great list, considering i just took my friends entire itunes and now have another 20 gigs to wade through, it may take a while, but im looking forward to checking some of these out.