Urbane Hymns

#1 Born in the U.S.A. , Bruce Springsteen, Columbia, 1984 I think this album makes clear the answer to Tony Danza's immortal question: ...

#2 Bridge Over Troubled Water , Simon and Garfunkel, Columbia, 1970 Both intimate and wistful, playful and profound, the last true record f...

#3 Automatic for the People , R.E.M., Warner Brothers, 1992 For many, many years I fought against letting this be my favorite R.E.M. album....

# 2 & Yet & Yet DoMakeSayThink (Cnstl. 2002) After seeing the 8-piece play again the other night I feel ridiculous for waiting ...

#7 - Rancid. Out come the wolves. #6 - Damien Jurado. Rehearsals for Departure. #5 - Jean Ritchie and Doc Watson at Folk City.

#1 Uncle Tupelo, March 16-20, 1992 (Rockville, 1992) As others have remarked here, the less said about the top favorites, probably the bette...

#2 Jeff Buckley, Grace (Columbia, 1994) This is surely a sign of a real character flaw, but I think that my #2 favorite of all time is also ...

#3 The Replacements, Tim (Sire, 1985) I might have cheated to get this one in so high on my list. At the time when I had first received the ...

#4 The Silver Jews, American Water (Drag City, 1998) Well, nearly six months after I wrote #5, and over two months since anyone’s posted at ...

cousin Harrison at his trade with Psyopus. Palladium - (Worcester, Ma)

#2 No Need to Argue , The Cranberries It seems that, for many of us, the albums we listened to in our adolescent years continue to rise to ...

:: 01 :: Weezer The Blue Album This album has always been there for me, singing the soundtrack of my life. When I'm sad, I listen to it....

:: 02 :: The White Stripes Elephant

:: 03 :: Rage Against The Machine The Battle of LA

:: 04 :: Beastie Boys Ill Communication