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For several months now, we've been publishing a review by Mike McLatchey every Thursday, our version of #TBT (Throwback Thursday). The albums covered have represented his "Top Tier" most favorite recordings of all time. Starting today, we're moving along to his "Second Tier": albums that are worthy of being remembered, but don't quite fit into the highest echelon. The distinction, he admits, is a fine one. "There's really not much more than an arbitrary difference from the first group in quality, all of these are classics."  » Read more
(Posted by Jon Davis 2015-08-06)

Edgar Froese - Aqua

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McLatchey's Top Tier #9

I first heard the first solo album by Tangerine Dream's Edgar Froese when I was in high school, in fact back then we had created "carts"...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-07-23)

Blue Öyster Cult - Secret Treaties

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McLatchey's Top Tier #4

If you track BOC back to their early days you can see their strong SF Bay Area roots, but by this point in their career all of the influences from those...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-07-09)

Cream - Live at Grande Ballroom, Oct. '67

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McLatchey's Top Tier #32

I'm fortunate that almost everything I'd put in my top tier (my favorites of my favorites of my favorites) is commercially available, but...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-07-02)

Robert Rich - Trances / Drones

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McLatchey's Top Tier #21

I'm not sure there's any musician alive who has a discography as long and deep as Robert Rich, and as I continue to make posts there's going to be quite a...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-06-18)

Miles Davis - Bitches Brew

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McLatchey's Top Tier #5

This one's on a lot of peoples' lists for good reasons. First time I heard it I didn't even like it, but most great albums are growers,...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-06-11)

Klaus Schulze - Picture Music

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McLatchey's Top Tier #22

OK now for the deep dive into 70s German electronic music. When I was 16 or 17, some friends and I did radio shows at our high school radio station. One of...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-05-28)

Mike Oldfield - Ommadawn

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McLatchey's Top Tier #19

I was in my early to mid teens when I was at a friend's house down the street. One end of a long living room sat the record player was and there were LPs...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-05-21)

Jumbo - Vietato Ai Minori di 18 Anni?

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McLatchey's Top Tier #14

This is one of four Italian progressive rock albums in my top tier; in fact when it comes to the genre I tend to prize a lot of these more than the...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-05-14)

Maudlin of the Well - Bath

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McLatchey's Top Tier #17

Before Kayo Dot there was Maudlin of the Well, a group that in comparison was much more inside. This is a good example of how favorites don't have to be...

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(Posted by Mike McLatchey 2015-04-30)

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