Anthony Is Right

Oh, another one!

“Cryin’” is as old now as “Dream On” was when “Cryin’” came out.

It’s Time Again To Play “You Are This Old, 90s Recollector”

• Metallica has a new IMAX movie coming out. In 2013, Metallica is older than the Rolling Stones were when they released their IMAX movie in 1991. When Metallica releases their next album, it will basically be their Voodoo Lounge.
• The time between The Chronic and now is longer than the time between The Chronic and every P-Funk song interpolated on it.
• If REM split in 1997 after losing their drummer, Michael Stipe and Peter Buck’s No Quarter would have already been released.
• Next year, Weezer will celebrate the 20th anniversary of their first album. Cheap Trick celebrated their 20th in 1997 with a new self-titled album and a Steve Albini-produced single. Talking about new Weezer will be like talking about late ’90s Cheap Trick.
• There are twice as many years between now and “Erotica” than there were between “Erotica” and “Holiday.”
• “Layla” was 21 years old when Eric Clapton released his “unplugged” version. Eric Clapton’s “unplugged” version turns 21 this year.
• Stephen Malkmus has been signed to Matador for more than 20 years. When The Fall signed to Matador, they weren’t even 20 years old. This also means The Infotainment Scan is closer in years to Live At The Witch Trials than 2013’s Re-Mit.
• If Sonic Youth ever reunites, they will have lasted longer than the Grateful Dead. As it stands, both bands enjoyed 30 years of existence (Dead: ‘65 to ‘95, SY: ‘81 to ‘11).
• The years between 3/9 Smooth and Tre! are more than the years between The Ramones and Adios Amigos!
• Daft Punk hit the top 40 for the first time 16 years after their debut release, three more years than it took the Butthole Surfers.

Congratulations, Ciara!

With her “My Boo” interpolation at least briefly brushing the top 40, “Oh” leaves When Everything Snapped: Late ’00s Gold! and “Goodies” sidles up between Kanye and Akon on It Started In The ’00s (Top 10 Chart Debuts). Ciara’s voice will remain on the former playlist, however, until Field Mob manages a comeback. But really, so what. So whaaaat.

The 20 Albums From 1992 I’m Taking With Me To LA

THERE CAN ONLY BE TWENTY FROM EACH YEAR, BE THEY LP, CD OR CD-R. TWENTY.

• Eric B. & Rakim, Don’t Sweat The Technique
• Basehead, Play With Toys
• Body Count, Body Count
• Leonard Cohen, The Future
• The Cure, Wish
• Das EFX, Dead Serious
• The Fall, Slates/A Part Of America Therein, 1981
• The Flaming Lips, Hit To Death In The Future Head
• PJ Harvey, Dry
• Jesus & Mary Chain, Honey’s Dead*
• Luna, Lunapark
• Morrissey, Your Arsenal
• Pavement, Slanted & Enchanted
• R.E.M., Automatic For The People
• Ride, Going Blank Again*
• Screaming Trees, Sweet Oblivion
• Sloan, Smeared
• Sugar, Copper Blue
• Superchunk, Tossing Seeds (Singles 89-91)
• The Vaselines, Way Of The Vaselines

*potentially on the chopping block if I hear a better album from 1992. But I’m going to try and avoid that until I move.

The 20 Albums From 1980 I’m Taking With Me To LA

THERE CAN ONLY BE TWENTY FROM EACH YEAR, BE THEY LP, CD OR CD-R. TWENTY.

• Adam & The Ants, Kings Of The Wild Frontier
• Bauhaus, In The Flat Field
• Jimmy Castor Bunch, C*
• The Cure, Seventeen Seconds
• The English Beat, I Just Can’t Stop It
• The Fall, Grotesque (After The Gramme)
• The Feelies, Crazy Rhythms
• Michael Hurley, Snockgrass
• Joy Division, Closer
• Motorhead, Ace Of Spades
• The Pretenders, The Pretenders
• Prince, Dirty Mind
• John Prine, Storm Windows
• Pylon, Gyrate
• The Rolling Stones, Emotional Rescue*
• Siouxsie & The Banshees, Kaleidoscope
• Swell Maps, Jane From Occupied Europe
• Talking Heads, Remain In Light
• XTC, Black Sea
• Warren Zevon, Stand In The Fire

Haven’t double-checked, but I believe this is my most Brit-intensive year, what with all the ripping up and starting again.

*potentially on the chopping block if I hear a better album from 1980. But I’m going to try and avoid that until I move.