OutKast and PJ Harvey came out the same day as ATYCLB, so I think that counts.
Dylan's Love & Theft- not much to say, though I don't like it as much as TIME OUT OF MIND, this work is really great, as Dylan described it "A Greatest Hits album without the Hits."
Radiohead - Amnesiac is borderline. I don't think it breaks as much new ground, but it is an incredibly depressing album.
I think the album is genius. And I must be really f***ed up in the head, because I Seem to be the only person I know who can listen to it and feel uplifted. I really don't think it's depressing at all.
Am I the only one?
David Bowie's ALL SAINTS is pure genuis and though all the tracks have been released before in one form or the other, the sequence of them on this collection really makes it cohesive and moving, amazing stuff.
Tricky's BLOWBACK, Squarepusher and Tori Amos all miss the masterpiece limit in my opnion by a couple songs.
Bjork's VESPERTINE I think is a masterpiece and each time I listen it gets better and deeper.
Authechre's CONFIELD is brilliant, but incredibly hard to get into, it gave me migraines for many listens, but it really does grow and start to make sense. It's most definitly future music, but It's almost inaccessable to a casual listener.
I can't remember when AMERICAN III by Johnny Cash came out, I think it was before U2, but I think it's supreme, especially his cover of Nick Cave's The Mercy Seat.
POD's latest is almost there and by far their best, but I think they still got an album or two to go before they really break out.
David Byrne's LOOK INTO THE EYEBALL is some of his best pop solo stuff.
Tool and Weezer also put out almost perfect albums, though I think I have overplayed them to the point where I'll need extended time off.
There are only a few albums I can't wait for, Tenacious D and Aphex Twin being among them. The Aphex one especially, it's going to be a double disc. There's also a M(U-ziq) rerelease of Tango N Vectif which will be a double album combining the vinyl and cd versions previously released.
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Steve
SAME OLD STORY- Hardcore American Comedy