Episode 9: 30 Albums Turning 30 In 2018: The Best Albums of 1988-SLIS Podcast: celebrating the best alternative and metal albums turning 30 this year.
For anyone who has followed my blog for a while, you’re used to reading my best-of lists by year (including 1987, 1991, 1992, 1997 and, most recently, 1998). They’re always fun to do, but when it came time to celebrate the best of 1988, I though it would be fun to switch things up and do a podcast episode instead.
For help I’ve added a co-host: my childhood friend Chris Logan, a music aficionado with impeccable taste (he always hooked me up with the best music picks during his days as a record store manager) and insight to look back on a year that marked the end of the Reagan era, and a landmark year for the burgeoning alternative music scene.
We decided to do 30 albums for 30 years–picking 15 favorites apiece, and discussing why they’re the best of the best for a very great year for music.
It’s truly hard to believe that the likes of Pixies Surfer Rosa, Sonic Youth’s Daydream Nation, The Church’s Starfish, Jane’s Addiction’s Nothings Shocking, and releases from R.E.M., They Might Be Giants, Ministry, Metallica and more are 30 years old, but we look at those and more to discuss how well they’ve aged and what they’ve meant to us over the years.
So dive in and see if your favorites made the cut, and tell us your fave 1988 albums in the comments, or leave me a message on Anchor.
You can listen to this week’s episode via the Anchor and Stitcher embeds below, or click here to listen on Apple podcasts.
Here’s a smattering of Amazon links for of selected albums discussed in this week’s episode.
