Among its specialties was A music writing (including many who wrote for Spin in the 90s), risque covers, laffs and lists.

So many lists. At its peak, in the early 21st century, it was my favorite music magazine.

They also published my favorite of that most contentious thing, a list of the greatest albums ever made.

Purists scoff (you can Google it), but the ragtag character of the thing beautifully encapsulates the magazines larger aesthetic: great art can be from anywhere, even in the most unlikely places, and sometimes a wide net is preferable to a refined canon.

I find this sense of inclusion refreshing when compared to the competition (Rolling Stone, cough).

But I remain convinced that canon building and the listing of names remains essential business; even with nearly everything available at our fingertips, the paralysis of choice is real, and if you dont know what youre looking for, how will you ever find it.

Yes, Wish You Were Here was released by Columbia in the U.S., not Capitol, and Tear the Roof Off is 1993, not 83.

Is it helpful or confusing to list reissue labels Rhino for Dusty in Memphis and Koch for Lucinda Williams Im not convinced.

For more accurate information, I recommend Allmusic, Discogs, or Wikipedia.

Really, though, these side panels seem necessitated by layout concerns more than anything, so I wouldnt put too much stock in them as critical analysis.

Regardless, both still act as organizational tools for a rather long and cumbersome list, so Ive retained them and provided hyperlinks to each like chapter stops.

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