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Year of the Month
The band's first greatest-hits collection, covering the period before their initial breakup, is full of diverse, witty, mature power-pop gems
For all the (often ridiculous) dialogue surrounding the film, at heart Joker works dramatically in its steady and plausible escalation of events and stakes
Year of the Month
Slightly more diverse and mature than debut album #1 Record, Big Star's second is also an all-timer; the two together form the blueprint for power pop since
Music Countdown
The author's look back at the formative music of his twenties, ten years since, concludes with his top ten albums
Music Countdown
The author picks his favorite songs from artists who weren't mentioned in the album countdown
Music Countdown
The author continues looking back at the music of his twenties, from the end of his thirties, with twenty more albums
Music Countdown
As a special addition to the countdown, we look at ten great EPs of the era
Music Countdown
Our countdown look back reaches the top 50
Music Countdown
We keep on rolling on our countdown with 25 more albums
Music Countdown
Ten years after the decade ended, the author looks back at his favorite music from a formative period, how it shaped him, and how his tastes have-- or haven't-- changed since