80. probably a lot better than 80, but except for the understated "for no one" and the wacky "tommorow never knows," i never have an urge to listen to it -- it's not outlandish or absurd enough, qualities I value rather highly.
79. i took the stooges challenge and, to my suprise, i chose fun house 9 times out of 10. raw power, the album, just isn't the same once raw power, the song, ends.
78. "fuck what's going on, let's get it on," is what marvin gaye seemed to be saying with this lp and follow-up i want you and i tend to agree. songs about fucking are almost always better than songs with a social conscience. even folkies agree with that.
77. the second best record album made in memphis in 1969. "breakfast in bed" may be the sexiest song ever. especially if it's not about breakfast.
76. and the hits just keep on coming.
75. i don't know what's less likely: the bee gees fighting in trafalgar or the bee gees sailing in odessa. lovers never fighters, the bee gees wimp it up with the best of them, e.g. "first of may." the result on this album: pretty fucking wimpy, pretty fucking great.
74. abba: very fucking wimpy, very fucking great. i think it's about communism too.
73. i'm invoking synesthesia here: the album cover is red and orange and gold, and so is the music, like the beach at sunrise or sunset -- whichever you interpret as more promising or hopeful.
72. dance, dance, revolution. byrne's exploration of world music should've began and ended here.
71. the kraftwerk album you can sing along with.