The album list, part 2

Yeah, part 2. I should point out that these are just copied & pasted tweets from my Twitter account @maffrj.

25: The Durutti Column - The Guitar & Other Machines (1987). Vini Reilly & Bruce Mitchell are geniuses (is that right?)

24: Paul Simon - Graceland (1986). But then who doesn't love this?

23: Tricky - Maxinquaye (1995). Another that would have been higher previously. Even top 10 at one point. Dark & stunning

22: Carter USM - 101 Damnations (1989). Torn between this & 30 Something until about 20 seconds ago. Pun-tastic

21: LCD Soundsystem - This Is Happening (2010). Possibly the finest band I've ever seen live. In fact ignore that "possibly"

20: The Boo Radleys - Giant Steps (1993). Sprawling, yes, but the tunes! Such great tunes!

19: Airhead - Boing!! (1992). Bring back Airhead! They were ace.

18: The Streets - Original Pirate Material (2002). Couldn't wait for this to come out. Must have been in my CD player for months.

17: The Sundays - Reading, Writing & Arithmetic (1990). Jangly indie-pop perfection.

16: Sugar - Copper Blue (1992). Or Beaster. Doesn't really matter. They're both fantastic.

15: Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister (1996). Yeah, that's pretty much perfect really isn't it?

14: Cornershop - When I was Born For The 7th Time (1997). Can't think of anything to say other than "It's bloody great"

13: Buffalo Tom - Let Me Come Over (1992). Best support band I ever saw. Should've been huge.

12: The Lemonheads - It's A Shame About Ray (1992). The original issue, not the one with Mrs Robinson tagged on the end

11: Pixies - Doolittle (1989). Completing a nice little Bostonian triumvirate, a real big hitter outside the top ten

10: The Beloved - Happiness (1990). I guess very much of its time, but that time is very much my time.

9: The Lilac Time - The Lilac Time (1987). Stephen Duffy is one of the finest songwriters this country ever produced.

8: Underworld - Dubnobasswithmyheadman (1994). Before "the big hit" was this amazing album of not-really-dance-as-such music.

7: The Wedding Present - Seamonsters (1992). Saw them play this this year and it's as great as it was when I saw them in '92

6: Spiritualized - Lazer Guided Melodies (1992). Without the wig-outs of its younger siblings, this is all about the (lazer guided) melodies

5: a-ha - Scoundrel Days (1986). This is ONE HELL of an album and I'll stake what's left of my indie cred on it.

4: dEUS - Worst Case Scenario (1994). I love dEUS. I love this album. From the violins on Suds & Soda onwards it's faultless.

3: Teenage Fanclub - Songs From Northern Britain (1997). It could have been Bandwagonesque or Grand Prix, but this just just shades it.

2: the Mountain Goats - Tallahassee (2002) If you know me I'm sure you expected tMG to take top spot. Not quite, not today anyway.

1: Prince - Sign "o" The Times (1987). I'd say this has been my favourite album for maybe 18 of the past 25 yrs on & off. Genius.

So that's it. Quite glad I limited it to 1 per act, added to the variety & the challenge I think. Hope you enjoyed it.

Another list. An album list this time...

I did another list. I know, ANOTHER list! What am I, the NME? It's a top 50 albums of all time list. There's nothing pre-1985 although not deliberately, and only 1 album per artist.

Here's the first 25...

50: Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008). Possibly the most recent thong on the list. Wonderful summer pop record.

49: Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins - Rabbit Fur Coat (2006). Can't be doing with Rilo Kiley, but his is fantastic

48: Colorblind James Experience - Colorblind James Experience (1987). Brilliant. And with polkas!

47: Turin Brakes - The Optimist LP (2001). Not the coolest thing on the list, but great tunes

46: PJ Harvey - Dry (1992). Bought this in Germany with money I should have used to buy food. Best hungry week I ever had.

45: Money Mark - Push The Button (1998). Mark's Keyboard Repair has Cry on it, but this just shades it

44: Cake - Fashion Nugget (1996). I bloody love Cake me. Could have been any Cake album but this has The Distance, Frank Sinatra etc

43: The Breeders - Pod (1990). Almost too short. And standard really quiet Albini production. But my favourite Pixies offshoot LP.

42: The Bluetones - Expecting To Fly (1996). Yay Britpop! Or something. Just pop really I guess. Ace though.

41: The Extra Glenns - Martial Arts Weekend (2002). A Mountain Goats record by any other name & an entry level tMG recommendation.

40: Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona. Throwing Muses can do no wrong.

39: Sisters Of Mercy - Floodland (1987). Hated This Corrosion on 1st hearing on but grew to love it in the 6th form revision room.

38 They Might Be Giants - Flood (1990). Reminds me of the car park of The Ship in Rhos On Sea for some reason. Mental & brilliant.

37: Kristin Hersh - Hips & Makers (1994). Officially the nicest person in indie. Saw her & Vic Chesnutt that year. Stunning.

36: De La Soul - 3 Feet High & Rising. (1989). I own very little rap. That this makes my list shows how much I love it.

35: Bonnie "Prince" Billy - Sings Greatest Palace Music (2004). Yeah I know, a travesty, ruins the lo-fi Palace stuff, don't care.

34: Lou Barlow - Emoh (2004). Love Sebadoh but this is the best thing Lou's done in my opinion.

33: Air - Moon Safari (1998). A few years ago this would probably have been top 20. Still a respectable placing mind.

32: The White Stripes - Elephant (2001). Played this non stop for about 6 months that year.

31: Beth Orton - Trailer Park (1996). Folktronica was a shit name for a genre wasn't it? This LP can easily reduce me to tears.

30: Pet Shop Boys - Behaviour (1990). Blimey, surprised this was 1990. A stunning distillation of the PSB sound.

29: The Wave Pictures - Instant Coffee Baby (2008). This is a properly fun catchy indie LP that you should all investigate please.

28: Pavement - Brighten The Corners (1997). Close call between this & Crooked Rain. Always preferred their more tuneful LPs.

27: New Order - Technique (1989). Own this on CD, cassette & vinyl. And all the 12"s. In fact ALL the New Order Factory 12"s.

26: Bettie Serveert - Palomine(1992). Impulse purchase at a record fair in Cov Poly SU. Love it. Played it today.

A movie list. Listy listy listy list list.

Latest Twitter project has been a top 50 films of all time. This has basically shown me that I'm not overly interested on films from before I was born but I do like 'em French.

1 North By Northwest / Hitchcock
2 Pulp Fiction / Tarantino
3 Dogma / Smith
4 Jean De Florette / Berri
5 Manon Des Sources / Berri
6 The Usual Suspects / Singer
7 Fight Club / Fincher
8 Once Upon A Time In America / Leone
9 Delicatessen / Caro / Jeunet
10 Being John Malkovich / Jonze
11 Rear Window / Hitchcock
12 Star Wars / Lucas
13 Blazing Saddles / Brookes
14 Cyrano De Bergerac / Rappeneau
15 Heathers / Lehmann
16 Ferris Bueller's Day Off / Waters
17 La Haine / Kassovitz
18 South Park / Parker
19 Nikita / Besson
20 You've Got Mail / Ephron
21 Toy Story 3 / Unkrich
22 To Kill A Mockingbird / Mulligan
23 Brazil / Gilliam
24 Amelie / Jeunet
25 Miller's Crossing / Coen
26 Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon / Lee
27 The Shining / Kubrik
28 Sign o the Times / Prince
29 The Goonies / Donner
30 Grosse Pointe Blank / Armitage
31 Good Will Hunting / Van Sant
32 Batman Returns / Burton
33 Purple Rain / Magnoli
34 Airplane! / Abrahams / Zucker / Zucker
35 The Darjeeling Limited / Anderson
36 The Man With Two Brains / Reiner
37 The Third Man / Reed
38 Spirited Away / Miyazaki
39 Die Hard / McTiernan
40 Das Leben der Anderen / von Donnersmarck
41 The Player / Altman
42 Dazed And Confused / Linklater
43 Clerks / Smith
44 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid / Reiner
45 True Stories / Byrne
46 Romeo + Juliet / Luhrmann
47 Falling Down / Schumacher
48 The Cannonball Run / Needham
49 Full Metal Jacket / Kubrik
50 High Fidelity / Frears