Top 50 redux, Tripping Balls Episode 400 Pt 1
Important but I don't listen too them that often, recency bias, nostalgia is a powerful drug and The Alley years, the non top ten Pod albums, in between
First up, if you enjoy music, go subscribe to the pod, you want all the Tripping Balls episodes. It’s actually a great resource, (not so much this week obviously) if you want to find and think about new music. Anyway, this week is all about lists. In typical fashion I didn’t do this in nice neat chunks.
Important but I don’t listen to them that often
Tū Alien - Weaponry 50
The Slice of Life - Bob Vylan 49
Recency Bias
2 RUFF, Vol. 1- Chase & Status 48
Nostalgia is a Powerful Drug
Angel Dust - Faith No More 47
Blood Sugar Sex Magik - Red Hot Chili Peppers 46
Purple - Stone Temple Pilots 45
Kick - INXS 44
Stoned and Dethroned - The Jesus and Mary Chain 43
the seeds of love - Tears for fears 42
The Alley Years
The Hangover - Funkoars 41
War Stories - UNKLE 40
Foggy Highway - Paul Kelly and the Stormwater Boys 39
So Tonight That I Might See - Mazzy Star 38
Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) - Groove Armada 37
Unit - Regurgitator 36
The K&D Sessions™ - Kruder & Dorfmeister 35
Grand Theft Audio - Resin Dogs 34
Journey To Anywhere - Ugly Duckling 33
Manipulating Agent - Katalyst 32
Mezzanine - Massive Attack 31
Inna Styles - Wicked Beat Sound System 30
OK Computer - Radiohead 29
Think Tank -Blur 28
Renegades - Rage Against The Machine 27
The Calling - Hilltop Hoods 26
The Pod Years non top 15 version
El Bueno Y El Malo - Hermanos Gutiérrez 25
The Day Is My Enemy - The Prodigy 24
IV - Black Mountain 23
Almost Free - FIDLAR 22
Introducing... - Aaron Frazer 31
Blood Pressures - The Kills 20
How Did We Get So Dark? - Royal Blood 19
Aliens - Satan Takes A Holiday 18
In Between
Sound and Color - Alabama Shakes 17
Signs of a Struggle - Mattafix 16
I was going to write about all of these, but the pod does such a better job of explaining it all. Keep in mind this is our FAVOURITE top 50. Not the 50 greatest albums of all time, or the most important. The theme here is that music is just incredibly good, and you can learn so much by just stepping a little outside the mainstream. Go put that Bob Vylan album on with headphones and treat yourself.