Feb 14 2025
Sailing The Seas Of Cheese
Primus
Great choice! The most influencial band for me when I was 14. The first big show I ever saw was their Tales from the Punchbowl tour (they’re really worth it live).
5
Feb 15 2025
Moffou
Salif Keita
4
Feb 16 2025
Grand Prix
Teenage Fanclub
3
Feb 17 2025
Diary
Sunny Day Real Estate
4
Feb 18 2025
You'd Prefer an Astronaut
Hum
4
Feb 19 2025
Live At Madison Square Garden
Vulfpeck
3
Feb 20 2025
Frosting On The Beater
The Posies
3
Feb 21 2025
Fuzz
Chucklehead
3
Feb 22 2025
Carolina Confessions
The Marcus King Band
4
Feb 23 2025
People
The Burning Hell
3
Feb 24 2025
Silent Alarm
Bloc Party
CD
4
Feb 25 2025
Sublime
Sublime
4
Feb 26 2025
Operation Ivy
Operation Ivy
CD
4
Feb 27 2025
World Of Echo
Arthur Russell
3
Feb 28 2025
Marvin's Marvelous Mechanical Museum
Tally Hall
3
Mar 01 2025
A Live One
Phish
3
Mar 02 2025
No.1 In Heaven
Sparks
4
Mar 03 2025
22, A Million
Bon Iver
3
Mar 04 2025
Carrie & Lowell
Sufjan Stevens
4
Mar 05 2025
Zuckerzeit
Cluster
4
Mar 06 2025
From The Lions Mouth
The Sound
4
Mar 07 2025
Sing To God
Cardiacs
3
Mar 08 2025
Wild Planet
The B-52's
4
Mar 09 2025
La cagaste... Burt Lancaster
Hombres G
3
Mar 10 2025
Version 2.0
Garbage
3
Mar 11 2025
St. Jude
Courteeners
3
Mar 12 2025
Tales Of Mystery And Imagination
The Alan Parsons Project
4
Mar 13 2025
I Need to Start a Garden
Haley Heynderickx
3
Mar 14 2025
Young Team
Mogwai
4
Mar 15 2025
Spilt Milk
Jellyfish
3
Mar 16 2025
Discosis
Bran Van 3000
4
Mar 17 2025
A Salty Dog
Procol Harum
Thanks for the discovery !
4
Mar 18 2025
Boys And Girls in America
The Hold Steady
3
Mar 19 2025
Music For People In Trouble
Susanne Sundfør
3
Mar 20 2025
10,000 gecs
100 gecs
3
Mar 21 2025
Weighing Souls With Sand
The Angelic Process
3
Mar 22 2025
Leak 04-13 (Bait Ones)
Jai Paul
3
Mar 23 2025
WORRY
Jeff Rosenstock
3
Mar 24 2025
Cleopatra
The Lumineers
4
Mar 25 2025
"Awaken, My Love!"
Childish Gambino
4
Mar 26 2025
Stories
Avicii
3
Mar 27 2025
Brat
Charli xcx
4
Mar 28 2025
Dilate
Ani DiFranco
3
Mar 29 2025
We Rock Hard
Freestylers
3
Mar 30 2025
Funeral Dress
Wussy
3
Mar 31 2025
Act IV: Rebirth In Reprise
The Dear Hunter
3
Apr 01 2025
Contra
Vampire Weekend
3
Apr 02 2025
Bloody Kisses
Type O Negative
3
Apr 03 2025
Under The Pink
Tori Amos
4
Apr 04 2025
Tranquility Base Hotel & Casino
Arctic Monkeys
3
Apr 05 2025
Peasant
Richard Dawson
3
Apr 06 2025
L'autre...
Mylène Farmer
3
Apr 07 2025
Souvlaki
Slowdive
4
Apr 08 2025
Super Ape
The Upsetters
5
Apr 09 2025
Loss
Mull Historical Society
3
Apr 10 2025
Because the Internet
Childish Gambino
4
Apr 11 2025
Bob Mould
Bob Mould
4
Apr 12 2025
Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You
Big Thief
4
Apr 13 2025
We Like It Here
Snarky Puppy
3
Apr 14 2025
The Hazards of Love
The Decemberists
4
Apr 15 2025
Fashion Nugget
CAKE
4
Apr 16 2025
Ungodly Hour
Chloe x Halle
3
Apr 17 2025
Grace And Danger
John Martyn
4
Apr 18 2025
Squeezing Out Sparks
Graham Parker
4
Apr 19 2025
Watch Out!
Alexisonfire
4
Apr 20 2025
Nuyorican Soul
Nuyorican Soul
4
Apr 21 2025
Emotion
Carly Rae Jepsen
3
Apr 22 2025
The Rise And Fall Of A Midwest Princess
Chappell Roan
4
Apr 23 2025
Control
Pedro The Lion
3
Apr 24 2025
Racine carrée
Stromae
5
Apr 25 2025
Lateralus
TOOL
5
Apr 26 2025
Mm..Food
MF DOOM
4
Apr 27 2025
L'Heptade
Harmonium
If you like this one, listen to the previous two, they’re even better, imo (especially « Si on avait besoin d’une cinquième saison » aka « Les 5 saisons » ). This one is harder for me to get into. Still a classic, nonetheless.
4
Apr 28 2025
Come And Get It
Rachel Stevens
3
Apr 29 2025
I And Love And You
The Avett Brothers
3
Apr 30 2025
Live in San Francisco
Thee Oh Sees
3
May 01 2025
Geogaddi
Boards of Canada
3
May 02 2025
Afraid Of Sunlight
Marillion
3
May 03 2025
Argus
Wishbone Ash
5
May 04 2025
Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
4
May 05 2025
Goat
The Jesus Lizard
4
May 06 2025
Ænima
TOOL
4
May 07 2025
Les deux doigts dans la prise
Les sheriff
This one is my pick. It looks like I did what a lot of users did: pick a personal cult favorite rather than an album that would objectively be on any kind of « essential » list. So, why this one out of my 4000+ records ? First, I wanted to share an album that was important for my formative years, one that influenced my own band in the 90s and that we knew inside out cause we would always listen to it on the road before a show to get us primed. Also, I thought the original list was lacking in music with another language. If I’m not mistaken, there’s only 4 records in French, from 3 different countries (and none from Québec - only there, you could easily pick 50 albums that are more important than some of the picks from the UK-centric list).
I knew my pick would be controversial cause it’s French, it’s punk, it’s live and it’s a double album. Still, I had to turn off the notifications - all those 1 and 2 every morning were a bit depressing. Are you guys okay ?
(I, for one, will not give a 1 or a 2 for the user’s pick out of respect for the thought process behind it.)
Also, about the album itself, just the sheer energy it takes to pull such a live performance or, if you know anything about drums, you would hear how the speed on the hi-hat is near-impossible to reproduced, makes it something unique that can’t objectively be classified below average.
Here I was, thinking that, after three years, people would be looking for flavors missing from the original recipe…
Anyhow, if only one person discovers French punk because of my pick, I guess my job is done.
If you feel like going further down the rabbit hole, here’s a few other live suggestions (I find the live versions to be more representative of these French band energy than the sometimes-tamed studio version): Berurier Noir (Viva Bertaga), Les Rats (Da prisa), La Souris Déglinguée (Paris 23.05.89), Parabellum (In vivo veritas), Wampas (Toutafonlive). For studio albums from bands that don’t really have a killer live album out there, check also Ludwig Von 88 (Hou la la 2: la mission) and OTH (Sur des charbons ardents). Enjoy !
5
May 08 2025
Nonagon Infinity
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard
4
May 09 2025
A City Dressed In Dynamite
That Handsome Devil
3
May 10 2025
The Lonesome Crowded West
Modest Mouse
5
May 11 2025
Being Funny In A Foreign Language
The 1975
3
May 12 2025
Rêver mieux
Daniel Bélanger
Nice to see something from Québec ! Classic album for sure, even if it’s a little too pop for my personal taste.
5
May 13 2025
Angel Dust
Faith No More
4
May 14 2025
Silence Yourself
Savages
4
May 15 2025
Continuum
John Mayer
3
May 16 2025
Get Fucked
The Chats
Thanks for the discovery!
4
May 17 2025
Deep Down Happy
Sports Team
3
May 18 2025
Before These Crowded Streets
Dave Matthews Band
3
May 19 2025
Stage Four
Touché Amoré
Nice discovery! Thanks!
5
May 20 2025
Come On Come On
Mary Chapin Carpenter
Nice pick! A vinyl reissue is on pre-order right now at Real Gone.
4
May 21 2025
1, 2, Kung Fu!
Boy Azooga
3
May 22 2025
Rose Mountain
Screaming Females
3
May 23 2025
Frengers: Not Quite Friends But Not Quite Strangers
Mew
3
May 24 2025
Please Don't Take Me Back
Martha
3
May 25 2025
Transatlanticism
Death Cab for Cutie
4
May 26 2025
Not Animal
Margot & The Nuclear So And So's
3
May 27 2025
Romance
Fontaines D.C.
3
May 28 2025
Pop
GAS
3
May 29 2025
City Of Evil
Avenged Sevenfold
3
May 30 2025
The Shape Of Jazz To Come
Ornette Coleman
Classic ! The original list is strangely lacking in jazz. This is a must for any jazz fan. 5 stars.
5
May 31 2025
Dogrel
Fontaines D.C.
4
Jun 01 2025
Bleed American
Jimmy Eat World
4
Jun 02 2025
Stretch 2
Arca
3
Jun 03 2025
Stranger In Town
Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band
4
Jun 04 2025
Look Sharp!
Joe Jackson
I knew about this album but never took the time to listen to it. Thanks !
5
Jun 05 2025
Vedergällningen
Garmarna
3
Jun 06 2025
Hadestown
Anaïs Mitchell
3
Jun 07 2025
Blink-182
blink-182
Better than what I knew about Blink, thanks for the opportunity to revisit.
4
Jun 08 2025
MOMENTUM
Calibro 35
3
Jun 09 2025
Oncle Jazz
Men I Trust
3
Jun 10 2025
For Emma, Forever Ago
Bon Iver
Modern classic!
5
Jun 11 2025
Alive Or Just Breathing
Killswitch Engage
3
Jun 12 2025
Mad Dogs & Englishmen
Joe Cocker
4
Jun 13 2025
Poesía Básica
Extrechinato y Tu
3
Jun 14 2025
All Hour Cymbals
Yeasayer
3
Jun 15 2025
Phantom Power
The Tragically Hip
4
Jun 16 2025
Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit
Courtney Barnett
Courtney Barnett didn’t sound at all like I thought she would. Great discovery! Thanks.
4
Jun 17 2025
Kick
INXS
4
Jun 18 2025
A Deeper Understanding
The War On Drugs
3
Jun 19 2025
Repetition
Unwound
4
Jun 20 2025
Don't Say No
Billy Squier
3
Jun 21 2025
Ultra Blue
Hikaru Utada
3
Jun 22 2025
Nightbirds
LaBelle
Produced by Allen Toussaint and backed by some musicians from The Meters, this slab of New Orleans funk is way cooler than you might think by looking at that artwork. Great pick !
4
Jun 23 2025
All Hail West Texas
The Mountain Goats
3
Jun 24 2025
Stop Making Sense
Talking Heads
The Jonathan Demme movie is a must, but as far as Talking Heads live albums go, I prefer the one before (The Name of this Band is Talking Heads (1982)).
4
Jun 25 2025
The Great Outdoors Jam
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
3
Jun 26 2025
God Shuffled His Feet
Crash Test Dummies
3
Jun 27 2025
The Monitor
Titus Andronicus
Not totally convinced, especially by the singer, but they tick a lot of boxes I like.
4
Jun 28 2025
The Best of The Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
Louis Armstrong
4
Jun 29 2025
Tomb
Angelo De Augustine
3
Jun 30 2025
Djarimirri
Gurrumul
4
Jul 01 2025
Savage Sinusoid
Igorrr
3
Jul 02 2025
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
Elmer Gantry's Velvet Opera
Nice find !
4
Jul 03 2025
Up
Great Big Sea
4
Jul 04 2025
Dimanche à Bamako
Amadou & Mariam
This could’ve been on the original list. Saw them live, very powerful experience. RIP Amadou.
4
Jul 05 2025
Piñata
Freddie Gibbs
Excellent pick ! A contemporary gangsta rap classic. Madlib is a great producer. The fact that Madvilainy isn’t on the original list is a travesty.
5
Jul 06 2025
10,000 Days
TOOL
4
Jul 07 2025
Eye
Robyn Hitchcock
3
Jul 08 2025
Englabörn
Jóhann Jóhannsson
3
Jul 09 2025
King Tubbys Meets Rockers Uptown
King Tubby
Thanks for the discovery ! Now, I got to hunt a vinyl version that isn’t off-centered (even the streaming is a needle-drop that sounds off-centered on the last two songs).
5
Jul 10 2025
The Lion's Roar
First Aid Kit
4
Jul 11 2025
Re
Café Tacvba
3
Jul 12 2025
When Smoke Rises
Mustafa
3
Jul 13 2025
Once
Nightwish
3
Jul 14 2025
Madvillainy
Madvillain
This should’ve been on the original list for sure.
5
Jul 15 2025
Rip It Off
Times New Viking
3
Jul 16 2025
The Beautiful Letdown
Switchfoot
3
Jul 17 2025
Maestro
Kaizers Orchestra
4
Jul 18 2025
What Did You Expect from The Vaccines?
The Vaccines
3
Jul 19 2025
A1A
Jimmy Buffett
Fun pick!
4
Jul 20 2025
Hand. Cannot. Erase.
Steven Wilson
3
Jul 21 2025
Cor-Crane Secret
Polvo
4
Jul 22 2025
AmarElo
Emicida
3
Jul 23 2025
Weezer
Weezer
How come this is not on the original list ?
5
Jul 24 2025
Clarity
Jimmy Eat World
4
Jul 26 2025
Last Splash
The Breeders
4
Jul 27 2025
Whipped Cream & Other Delights
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass
4
Jul 28 2025
Hammersmith Odeon, London '75
Bruce Springsteen
4
Jul 29 2025
John Coltrane And Johnny Hartman
John Coltrane
4
Jul 30 2025
Ruin
The Amazing Devil
3
Jul 31 2025
Nurture
Porter Robinson
3
Aug 01 2025
Thunder And Consolation
New Model Army
3
Aug 02 2025
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
Roger Waters
3
Aug 03 2025
An Empty Bliss Beyond This World
The Caretaker
Interesting pick. I like the concept.
4
Aug 04 2025
Metallic K.O.
The Stooges
3
Aug 05 2025
Dead Man's Party
Oingo Boingo
Fun pick ! Danny Elfman deserves to be in there somewhere.
4
Aug 08 2025
Deltron 3030
Deltron 3030
Good pick ! One of my fav HH project.
4
Aug 09 2025
Songs Of A Lost World
The Cure
4
Aug 15 2025
In Between Dreams
Jack Johnson
4
Aug 16 2025
The Evil One
Roky Erickson
Fun pick ! (A bit derivative, but a great listen nonetheless)
4
Aug 18 2025
Spanish Train And Other Stories
Chris de Burgh
4
Aug 19 2025
El Circo
Maldita Vecindad Y Los Hijos Del 5to. Patio
4