Albums Hitting Age Milestones

Music is not only pleasure to the ears, but music is also a way to establish eras in American culture. In 2017, we have a plethora of iconic albums turning either forty, thirty, twenty, or ten years old, marking their place in decades like the 70s, the 80s, the 90s, and the 2000s. Here is a list of thirty albums having a birthday this year.

1977

1. Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols!
2. Fleetwood Mac- Rumours
3. Talking Heads- Talking Heads: 77

   

4. Ramones- Rocket to Russia
5. The Damned- Damned Damned Damned
6. David Bowie- Low
7. Television- Marquee Moon
8. Iggy Pop- Lust for Life
9. The Clash- The Clash
10. The Jam- In the City

1987

1. U2- The Joshua Tree

   

2. Guns N’ Roses- Appetite for Destruction
3. Michael Jackson- Bad
4. The Smiths- Strangeways, Here We Come
5. The Cure- Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
6. George Michael- Faith
7. Eric B. and Rakim- Paid in Full
8. Whitney Houston- Whitney
9. Prince- Sign O’ the Times
10. New Order- Substance

1997

1. Radiohead- OK Computer
2. The Verve- Urban Hymns
3. Notorious B.I.G- Life After Death
4. Oasis- Be Here Now
5. Foo Fighters- The Color and the Shape
6. Blur- Blur
7. Wu Tang Clan- Wu Tang Clan Forever
8. The Prodigy- The Fat of the Land
9. Green Day- Nimrod
10. Daft Punk- Homework

2007

1. Radiohead- In Rainbows
2. Kanye West- Graduation
3. Arctic Monkeys- Favorite Worst Nightmare
4. M.I.A- Kala

   

5. LCD Soundsystem- Sound of Silver
6. Fall Out Boy- Infinity on High
7. Nine Inch Nails- Year Zero
8. Foo Fighters- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace
9. Panda Bear- Person Pitch
10. MGMT- Oracular Spectacular

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Sara Zakaria is a senior at Malden High and the Print Editor-in-Chief. Zakaria has been with the Blue and Gold newspaper for her fourth year now. She continued her pursuit in the newspaper due to her enjoyment in designing the newspaper and being a leader in the class. Zakaria wants to energize the paper and add her own creative flair to it. Although she is not certain about what she wants to major in, she knows she will study journalism regardless. Additionally, her favorite subjects are history, English, and French. Zakaria is also passionate about film--not limiting herself to a certain film genre, however, her favorite director is Quentin Tarantino. Throughout her free time, she enjoys reading and listening to music, describing her music tastes as “anything classic.” She wants to finish her year strong and bring her best abilities to the new Blue and Gold year.

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