continued brilliance

Television - Marquee Moon
This is the best album to come out of the 'post punk' movement and one of the best of all time.

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last.fm tags: post-punk, punk, new wave, proto-punk, rock

Warren Zevon - Excitable Boy
From beginning to end, this is my favorite Zevon album...every song on here is brilliant.

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last.fm tags: singer-songwriter, rock, classic rock, folk, alternative

more brilliance

more of my all time favorites:

Lou Reed - Transformer

One of my favorite albums by my favorite artist of all time.

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last.fm tags: rock, classic rock, singer-songwriter, glam rock, proto-punk


Tom Waits - The Heart of Saturday Night
This album ruled my life for a long, long time. imo, its the pinnacle of the tom waits crooner style that was his earlier years.

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last.fm tags: blues, singer-songwriter, experimental, rock, alternative

classics

some of my all time favorites:

Iggy Pop - The Idiot
Released in '77, this album is considered an extension of Bowie's Berlin trilogy since Bowie co-wrote, played on, and produced it.

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last.fm tags: punk, punk rock, rock, classic rock, proto-punk


Syd Barrett - Barrett
His second and final studio album. After making this, he headed back to his hometown and, except for a couple shows in '72 and an aborted recording session in '74, quit music for good.

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last.fm tags: psychedelic, psychedelic rock, singer-songwriter, classic rock, rock