On That Note: 4 What It’s Worth (part 2)

[cyclones500]

We continue our albums-by-decade series, part 2 of 3.

Post your favorite LPs released in 1984 and/or 1994. (Those years only, NOT the entire decade.)

Include 3 or 4 sound clips. In addition to the tracks, we encourage you to expound on why the album is meaningful, including personal history of your relationship with the record and its music.

Choices should focus on studio albums. Avoid greatest hits/live LPs/compilations. We’ll allow it, but it should be a definitive element of an artist’s body of work that isn’t otherwise available from studio output.

If someone posts an album on your list before you get to it, you still may reference it, but use different song clips.

If you’re more singles-oriented, you may post top singles from either of those years.

Next week, we’ll tackle 2004/2014.

“On That Note” is presented weekly by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

• In case you missed it: Part 1

'84 and '94 happen to be among my favorite "album years," hopefully I won't over-saturate.

I'm starting w/ 1984, then I might go back-and-forth between the two years, not sure.

Reckoning
R.E.M.
April 9, 1984

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

 

[MeanDean]

And the best song on the album:

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

84

 

[MeanDean]

 

[MeanDean]

We continue our albums-by-decade series, part 2 of 3.

Post your favorite LPs released in 1984 and/or 1994. (Those years only, NOT the entire decade.)

Include 3 or 4 sound clips. In addition to the tracks, we encourage you to expound on why the album is meaningful, including personal history of your relationship with the record and its music.

Choices should focus on studio albums. Avoid greatest hits/live LPs/compilations. We’ll allow it, but it should be a definitive element of an artist’s body of work that isn’t otherwise available from studio output.

If someone posts an album on your list before you get to it, you still may reference it, but use different song clips.

If you’re more singles-oriented, you may post top singles from either of those years.

Next week, we’ll tackle 2004/2014.

“On That Note” is presented weekly by @MeanDean, @CycloneRulzzz and cyclones500.

• In case you missed it: Part 1

'84 and '94 happen to be among my favorite "album years," hopefully I won't over-saturate.

I'm starting w/ 1984, then I might go back-and-forth between the two years, not sure.

Reckoning
R.E.M.
April 9, 1984

I had this on my short list. Will add this one...

 

[cyclones500]

Let It Be
The Replacements
Oct. 2, 1984

I will leave the opening track to anyone who wants to cite the LP.







Album-closer ... a contender on my personal list of most underrated songs by The Replacements.

 

[MuskieCy]

 

[MeanDean]

 

[pourcyne]

Foreigner Agent Provocateur 1984

 

[pourcyne]

 

[MeanDean]

 

[pourcyne]

 

[cyclones500]

Parklife
Blur
April 25, 1994

—> Also, has one of the kick-a**-i-est album covers of all time.



“Avoiding all work / ‘cause there’s none available.”

 

[pourcyne]

I listened to a lot of French music in the 90's, especially Francis Cabrel, who is still recording.

"Samedi soir sur la terre" fielded a number of hits.



and this one written to protest the cruel brutality of bullfights still taking place in the south of France where he was from.

 

[CRcyclone6]

KISS - Animalize.

 

[cyclones500]

Teenager of the Year
Frank Black
May 20, 1994

A “not everyone's cup of tea” type of LP, it’s adventurous, musically varied and unpredictable, “intellectual/philosophical" ... and so on.



The only single release from the album




—> On the surface, it’s like a dis of classic rock … but if you follow the narrative, it’s actually a playful pushback against that viewpoint.

 

[pourcyne]

Alain Souchon, C'est comme vous voulez (whatever you want) 1994

J'veux du cuir (singer says he wants leather, but that if anyone ever knew he liked porn, he'd be out of work)



Title song



and my personal fave : Les jours sans moi (days without me)