The fifty greatest albums of all time? (50-41)

In light of NME's recent, well-recieved countdown of their "500 greatest albums of all time" I decided (because of a lack of A.) creativity B.) past-times) to engage in a similar activity. Here is the first part of a countdown of what I believe to be the fifty greatest albums of all time.

50. Copper Blue - Sugar (1992)
Bob Mould's move away from alternative rock, and move away from Husker Du, saw him form Sugar with David Barbe and Malcolm Travis. Sugar saw a move from the heavier sound of Husker Du, as Sugar's music was much more melodic and so much more visceral than Mould's previous band. Copper Blue was Sugar's debut album, and is loaded with some of alternative rock's finest anthems. In my humble opinion, the last song on side one- Hoover Dam is one of the most powerful songs ever to written, and The Act We Act is every bit as amazing as any of Husker Du's work.

49. Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To - Spacemen 3 (1986)
Although it is not an official album, as such, TDTMMTTDT is Spacemen 3's Hatful Of Hollow. The Spacemen 3 are one of the greatest shoegaze bands of the nineties and TDTMMTTDT is nothing but a roughly cut compilation with more character than any of the band's studio albums. Released prior to The Sound Of Confusion, TDTMMTTDT has many of the same songs as the bands official debut- including the title track. But the three different versions of 2.35, the organ mix of Transparent Radiation and 7-minute epic, Everything's Allright, TDTMMTTDT is rich in rarities and is a must listen for anyone into their shoegaze.

48. Up The Bracket - The Libertines (2002)
Barat and Doherty's debut was, and still is, one of this century's standout records. Eleven years on, and Up The Bracket still sounds as fresh as anything released last week. The Libs' stunning debut is 40 minutes of gritty all the more energetic bliss. Side one especially is jam packed with songs which have had a lasting impact on the British indie scene, with the three song streak of Death on the Stairs, Horrorshow, and Time For Heroes, as well as the brilliant album closer; I Get Along.

47. Aladdin Sane - David Bowie (1973)
Aladdin Sane is Bowie's second album as Ziggy, and although it doesn't quite have the same OOMPH as The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, it has it's own character. Aladdin Sane is much more centred around Mike Garson's avant-garde piano playing than it's precursor, and had a sound that draws comparisons to The Stooges and The New York Dolls. Time and Aladdin Sane both exhibit Garson's brilliance with a piano, whilst Cracked Actor is one of Bowie's finest rock 'n' roll songs. Aladdin Sane is one of Bowie's greatest records, and definitely the most characteristic of Ziggy's releases.

46. Going Blank Again - Ride (1992)
Ride's second crack of the whip produced Going Blank Again, and you can tell just by looking at the cover art that it's a much more colourful affair than 1990's Nowhere. The album was much more prolific than it's predecessor, yielding a top five placing in the UK charts. In addition, the lead single, Leave Them All Behind, reached the UK top ten despite clocking in at over eight and a half minutes. The albums other highlights include the very colourful Twisterella, and the epic OX4.

45. Good News For People Who Love Bad News - Modest Mouse (2004)
MM's last record before the addition of Johnny Marr was by far their greatest. The LP begins with semi-orchestral opener, World At Large. The song's one of Modest Mouse's more mournful, but is made greater, as it's linked to lead single, Float On. Float On's everything that World At Large isn't; a carefree indie classic. Elsewhere, Ocean Breathes Salty and Bukowski prove that Modest Mouse's fourth record is definitely their greatest.

44. Bleach - Nirvana (1989)
When talking of "grunge", there is only one band that springs immediately to mind, and that is Nirvana. Nirvana's debut is Subpop's greatest selling album to date, and sounds much rougher, and much less commercial than Nevermind. For Bleach, Cobain opted to make lyrics less of a priority, and focused on hard-hitting guitar riffs. He even "didn't write some lyrics til the day before recording, resulting in some tracks that are lacklustre lyrically, but fantastic musically- like School which features only four different lines repeated. Elsewhere on the LP, Cobain deals with subjects like rape (Floyd The Barber), self-loathing (Negative Creep) and other people (Mr Moustache), all flawlessly written about by Cobain. Bleach is Nirvana's cult classic; a must buy for anyone

43. Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever (2007)
From one three piece to another, album number 43 is the Jarman brothers' finest album. In Men's Needs... The Cribs finally found a sound which suited them like no other, as the album is almost entirely made up of The Cribs' trademark indie-rock tracks, with the exception of Be Safe- an altogether different beast. The albums four singles, to this date, are arguably four of the best loved Cribs songs, all fast paced thrillers. Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever is definitely the high point in The Cribs' rich discography.

42. Screamadelica - Primal Scream (1991)
Bobby Gillespie's indie cult classic is one of Creation records finest moments. Screamadelica is the Scream's best and probably druggiest record, as it even achieved the legendary status of being put on a stamp. The album yielded party classic, Loaded as well as Come Together- which is a blissful ten minutes long. Although it has a large number of fillers, it has some real killer killers, like semi acoustic opener Movin' On Up.

41. Reflektor - Arcade Fire (2013)
Toronto's finest's latest record is a real game changer. It's a dance record of biblical proportions, and the best way to summarise it is with the title track- a lead single that clocks in at over 8 minutes, with backing vocals from Bowie, Reflektor is one of the bravest songs/albums of the twenty-first century. And oh how it paid off. From the stunning title track there's not a single weak link, right down to 11 minute long closer- Supersymmetry, which rounds of The Arcade Fire's ballsiest, and most surprising record yet.

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