Pop album that has stood the test of time


I found a used CD copy of Sinead O’Conner’s “I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got” in Easy Street Records and snatched it up.  I remember liking it in the 90s when it came out and may have a lousy cassette copy somewhere, but I had not seriously listened to it with the better systems I have now.  Listening now, I am impressed by the material, the performance, and the recording quality, and it occurs to me that as an overall concept, it could have come out in 2024 and still sound poignant.  There are a few rock hangovers from the 80s, but even those are well delivered.

I am wondering what pop albums you have that you think have aged well in terms of material, performance and production.

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Counting Crows "August and Everything After" "Recovering the Satellites"

Men at Work "Business As Usual" 

INXS

Of Monsters and Men (everything)

Ozark Mountain Daredevils (many)

 

 

 

Bob Welch "French Kiss"

Greg Kihn Band "Kihntinued"

The Babys (many)

Steve Miller Band (many)

The Travelling Wilburys

 

 

 

Been Gees  .first album.

I own the op/ mono....very cool.

The Beatles "Rubber Soul"

Fran Healy "Wreckorder"

..first time I heard this record, the songs, instantly became ear-worms.

A sleeper.

 

Cracker (everything)

Lenny Kravitz (many)

John Prine (many)

Cake (everything)

The Charlie Daniels Band "Full Moon"

Peter Wolf "Midnight Souvenirs"

J Geils Band "Love Stinks"

Shelby Lyne "Tears, Lies and Alibis"

Aimee Mann "Lost in Space"

Luna (everything)

Randy Newman "Little Criminals"

Ric Ocasek "This Side of Paradise"

 

 

Anyone mention Dave Mason "Let it Flow" ?

Hall and Oates "Abandoned Luncheonette"

Chris Rea has been a long time favorite and really underappreciated as the whole package.

yes , Eddie too.

yeah and Eddie basically did it for free and Quincy had to sue for proper compensation.

I’m the worst at defining musical genre. I think "pop" has a broad swath.

Natalie Merchant "Tigerlily"

Freedy Johnston "Can you Fly"

Bruce Cochburn "Stealing Fire"

The Cars

I’m inspired now...a few

Timbuk 3 "Eden Alley"

Paula Cole "This Fire"

Shawn Colvin "Steady On"

Neko Case "Middle Cyclone"

Toad the Wet Sprocket "Dulcinea"

Tanita Tikaram "Closer to the People"

Edie Brickell & the New Bohemians "Shooting Rubber bands @ the Stars"

Fountains of Wayne "Welcome Interstate Managers"

Joan Osborne "Relish"