SPIN Magazine's Top 100 Albums of the last 20 Years

SPIN is releasing this online a few at a time. In my oppinion, only a few belong here

100. The Strokes, Is This It (RCA, 2001)
99. Afghan Whigs, Gentlemen (Elektra, 1993)
98. Cornershop, When I Was Born for the 7th Time (Luaka Bop, 1997)
97. Neutral Milk Hotel, In the Aeroplane Over the Sea (Merge, 1998)
96. The Pogues, Rum, Sodomy & the Lash (Stiff/WEA, 1985)
95. Elastica, Elastica (DGC, 1995)
94. Slint, Spiderland (Touch and Go, 1991)
93. Pearl Jam, Ten (Epic, 1991) 92. Big Black, Atomizer (Homestead, 1986)
91. XTC, Skylarking (Geffen, 1986)
90. Sonic Youth, Sister (DGC, 1987)
89. Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Fever to Tell (Interscope, 2003)
88. Stereolab, Emperor Tomato Ketchup (Elektra, 1996)
87. Blur, Parklife (Food, 1994)
86. Meat Puppets, Up on the Sun (SST, 1985)

Very cool that they recognized Cornershop. This is a fantasic record. Funky Days are Back Again alone is worthy of this list - as is their near perfect 1997 single Brim Full Of Asha (a love song to the "45" single with the line "everybody needs a bosom for a pillow - mine's on the RPM")

Blur's Parklife was a strange choice. Sure it's a great listen, but not exactly an original sound. They take so much from 80's synth-pop, power-pop, think The Kinks-meet-Duran Duran, but if that's not the critera this is a very enjoyable record.

Skylarking? What could I add? Song Cycle about birth-school-work-death that is Beatles quality. (with the two biggest Beatle wannabees since Jeff Lynne at the controls: Andy Partridge and Todd Rundgren, how could it be any other way) Highlight of the record has to be "Earn Enough For Us" which sould have been a huge pop hit.

Pearl Jam's Ten - NOT A PEARL JAM FAN, BUT I UNDERSTAND WHY IT'S HERE (and also why it's not #1)

I don't own The Yeah Yeah Yeahs or Meat Puppets records but I like them both. Thought the Elastica CD was kinda hit and miss when it came out (Kathy owns it so I guess I could revisit) Connection was very Kinks-Pretenders-Breeders, and a great radio single.