Complete list:
1 Arcade Fire: The Suburbs
2 The Black Keys: Brothers
3 The National: High Violet 4 Mumford & Sons: Sigh No More
5 Broken Bells: Broken Bells
6 LCD Soundsystem: This Is Happening
7 Vampire Weekend:Contra
8 Sufjan Stevens: The Age Of Adz
9 Beach House: Teen Dream
10 Kanye West: My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
11 Gorillaz: Plastic Beach
12 Sleigh Bells: Treats
13 Jonsi: Go
14 Local Natives: Gorilla Manor
15 Band Of Horses: Infinite Arms
16 The Tallest Man On Earth: The Wild Hunt
17 Deerhunter: Halcyon Digest
18 Spoon: Transference
19 Janelle Monae: The ArchAndroid
20 Yeasayer: Odd Blood
21 Ray LaMontagne and The Pariah Dogs: God Willin' and the Creek Don't Rise
22 New Pornographers: Together
23 Broken Social Scene: Forgiveness Rock Record
24 Joanna Newsom: Have One On Me
25 Cee Lo: The Ladykiller
26 MGMT: Congratulations
27 Sharon Jones And The Dap Kings: I Learned The Hard Way
28 Massive Attack: Heligoland
29 Josh Ritter: So Runs The World Away
30 Girl Talk: All Day
31 She And Him: Volume II
32 Bruce Springsteen: The Promise
33 Belle And Sebastian: Write About Love
34 Big Boi: Sir Lucious Left Foot: The Son Of Dusty Chico
35 Best Coast: Crazy For You
36 The White Stripes: Under Great White Northern Lights
37 Danger Mouse And Sparklehorse: Dark Night Of The Soul
38 Caribou: Swim 39 The Roots: How I Got Over
40 Kings Of Leon: Come Around Sundown
41 Frightened Rabbit: The Winter Of Mixed Drinks
42 Neil Young: Le Noise
43 Drive-‐By Truckers: The Big To-‐Do
44 Flying Lotus: Cosmogramma
45 Carolina Chocolate Drops: Genuine Negro Jig
46 Dead Weather: Sea of Cowards
47 Laura Veirs: July Flame
48 The Walkmen: Lisbon
49 Dr. Dog: Shame Shame
50 The Gaslight Anthem: American Slang
51 Surfer Blood: Astro Coast
52 Bob Dylan: The Witmark Demos: 1962-‐1964 (The Bootleg Series Vol. 9)
53 Grinderman: Grinderman 2
54 Gogol Bordello: Trans-‐Continental Hustle
55 Trampled By Turtles: Palomino
56 Robert Plant: Band Of Joy
57 Johnny Cash: American VI: Ain't No Grave
58 Titus Andronicus: The Monitor
59 Eminem: Recovery
60 Robyn: Body Talk
61 The Hold Steady: Heaven Is Whenever
62 Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Beat The Devil's Tattoo
63 Freelance Whales: Weathervanes
64 Crystal Castles: Crystal Castles (II)
65 Hot Chip: One Life Stand
66 M.I.A.: Maya 67 Los Lobos: Tin Can Trust
68 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Mojo
69 Tame Impala: Innerspeaker
70 Interpol: Interpol 71 Four Tet: There Is Love In You
72 Mavis Staples: You Are Not Alone
73 Charlotte Gainsbourg: IRM
74 Elvis Costello: National Ransom
75 Richard Thompson: Dream Attic
76 Ra Ra Riot: The Orchard 77 Justin Townes Earle: Harlem River Blues 78 John Legend & The Roots: Wake Up!
79 Blitzen Trapper: Destroyer of the Void
80 Trent Reznor And Atticus Ross: The Social Network Soundtrack
81 Laura Marling: I Speak Because I Can
82 Goldfrapp: Head First
83 Jakob Dylan: Women And Country
84 Of Montreal: False Priest
85 Erykah Badu: New Amerykah Part Two (Return Of The Ankh)
86 Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti: Before Today
87 Ben Folds & Nick Hornby: Lonely Avenue
88 Jimi Hendrix: Valleys Of Neptune
89 Sharon Van Etten: Epic
90 Elton John and Leon Russell: The Union
91 Owen Pallett: Heartland
92 Leonard Cohen: Songs From The Road
93 OK Go: Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky
94 The Books: The Way Out
95 Junip: Field
96 Gayngs: Relayted
97 DeerTick: Black Dirt Sessions
98 The Black Angels: Phosphene Dream
99 Sade: Soldier Of Love
100 Gil Scott-‐Heron: I'm New Here
The Big To-Do is #43 on NPR's "Reader's Choice" List
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The Big To-Do is #43 on NPR's "Reader's Choice" List
And I knew when I woke up Rock N Roll would be here forever
Re: The Big To-Do is #43 on NPR's "Reader's Choice" List
I see Bettye LaVette - Interpretations: The British Rock Songbook didn't make the list but that's not that surprising since it is a reader's choice list and most people have no taste.
The Robert Plant disc Band of Joy is the shit.
And The Big To Do is waaaay too low at #43.
The Robert Plant disc Band of Joy is the shit.
And The Big To Do is waaaay too low at #43.
By the time you drop them I'll be gone
And you'll be right where they fall the rest of your life
And you'll be right where they fall the rest of your life