Records // Ranked

24/04/2021

Johnny, Jason, and Paul select their personal favourite records that were recorded in, are about or exude L.A. to them.

23/04/2021

This Saturday, April 24th at 12:30pm Paul, Johnny, and Jason rank their fave L.A. records!

21/03/2021

Paul, Jason, and special guest Julie Colero did the very tough work of narrowing down their 5 favourite Destroyer cuts...

12/03/2021

Paul, Jason and special guest Julie Colero rank their fave tracks from Bejar's career (limited to Destroyer).

07/03/2021

Paul & Jason and special guest Allen all pick their top 5 fave 'Mats cuts!

23/02/2021

Paul, Jason and guest Allen Forrister rank and argue their 5 favourite songs from The Replacements 8 studio LPs (we're including B***k!!) 1981-1990. Sunday, March 7th, 12:30pm (eastern).

21/02/2021

Paul, Jason, and special guest Jessica Eaton rank and discuss their 5 favourite Will Oldham tracks from his first decade ('93-'03)

10/02/2021

On Sunday, February 21st at 12:30pm (eastern) Paul & Jason return -along with special guest Jessica Eaton - to rank their favourite songs from Will Oldham/Palace/Bonnie 'Prince' Billy's albums from 1993-2003.

07/02/2021

Paul & Jason as well as special guest Johnny Payne discuss their top 5 Kinks songs.

04/02/2021

Looking forward to a R//R on the Paisley Underground!

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/may/16/paisley-underground-history-80s-los-angeles-psychedelia?fbclid=IwAR38I-lRW0aShjQLeeGeaaCA5D1WTIxqZsleoRgQ6j3IcEuMz68Rp5dJNGk

Michael Hann: Think of LA in the 1980s, and you think of hair metal. But elsewhere, the Bangles, the Dream Syndicate and a handful of others were reviving the 1960s and briefly becoming rock's hottest scene. Here's the story in the musicians' own words

28/01/2021

Sunday, February 7th Records/Ranked picks their fave five Kinks kuts! With special guest Johnny Payne!

24/01/2021

Paul & Jason rank their favourite best-ofs from outta the 80s!

20/01/2021

Paul & Jason rank their favourite single-artist compilations from the 80s.

10/01/2021

05/01/2021

Paul + Jason select their 7 fave (14 total) LPs from Australia! This Sunday, January 10th - 2021!

27/12/2020

Paul & Jason revisit and rate their respective soundtracks to one helluva year. Albums released in 2020 or reissued or albums from previous years that we've discovered or re-discovered.

19/12/2020

Paul & Jason revisit and rate their respective soundtracks to one helluva year. Albums released in 2020 or reissued or albums from previous years that we've discovered or re-discovered.

13/12/2020

Every 2nd sunday we rank records! This Sunday, December 13th it's TOM WAITS!

10/12/2020

Every 2nd sunday we rank records! This Sunday, December 13th it's TOM WAITS!

06/12/2020

On Sunday, December 13th, 12:30pm Paul, Jason, and special guest Shawn Stenhouse rank their favourite Tom Waits' albums!

29/11/2020

THIS SUNDAY (Nov. 29) 12:30pm, RECORDS//RANKED takes on POWER POP! Paul & Jason rank their 5 fave 'power pop' records, disagreements ensue.

Here's a playlist of some songs that helped make our choices....
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0rkEQrNXrErk6xyJVTazun?si=RFLNiZKETs-tBfXBGUpxag

Take a listen and post your picks here!

AND, we are moving from IG Live to Facebook Live.

22/11/2020

Next Sunday, November 29th, Paul & Jason look at their fave Power Pop LPs. Ranked, for your pleasure. Now on Facebook Live!

08/11/2020

Paul & Jason rank their top 7 Lou Reed records.

PAUL'S 7
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7. New York (1989)
6. Lou Reed (1972)
5. Coney Island Baby (1974)
4. The Bells (1979)
3. Street Hassle (1978)
2. Berlin (1973)
1. Transformer (1972)

JASON'S 7
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7. New Sensations (1984)
6. Berlin (1973)
5. Street Hassle (1978)
4. Lou Reed (1972)
3. The Blue Mask (1982)
2. Transformer (1972)
1. Coney Island Baby (1974)

(need to spend more time with The Bells!!)

https://www.instagram.com/tv/CHVv9KuHyxD/?igshid=5ymmrgsn76sh

06/11/2020

wouldn't be my number one, probs wouldn't make make my top 7! You?
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2020/nov/05/neil-young-every-album-ranked

As a new live album is released and a 50th anniversary edition of After the Gold Rush approaches, we rate every album by Canada’s irascible godfather of grunge

04/11/2020

This Sunday we revisit and rank the iconic Lou Reed's solo albums! Join us, 12:30pm, November 8th, Here's Paul's list -pretty seventies heavy- peep Jason's on Sunday!

PAUL
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7. New York (1989)
6. Lou Reed (1972)
5. Street Hassle (1978)
4. The Bells (1979)
3. Coney Island Baby (1975)
2. Berlin (1973)
1. Transformer (1972)

28/10/2020

Next show, Sunday November 7th at 12:30pm eastern on IG LIVE! (follow on Instagram)

This Sunday, Paul will reveal his top 7! Find out Jason's on Nov. 7th during the show...

The records in competition:

LOU REED (1972)
TRANSFORMER (1972)
BERLIN (1973)
SALLY CAN'T DANCE (1974)
METAL MACHINE MUSIC (1975)
CONEY ISLAND BABY (1975)
ROCK AND ROLL HEART (1976)
STREET HASSLE (1978)
THE BELLS (1979)
GROWING UP IN PUBLIC (1980)
THE BLUE MASK (1982)
LEGENDARY HEARTS (1983)
NEW SENSATIONS (1984)
MISTRIAL (1986)
NEW YORK (1989)

24/10/2020

Paul & Jason rank our top 7 fave VH songs! Tomorrow, 12:30 Eastern on Instagram Live!

18/10/2020

Man, this was tough. Many iconic VH tracks, hard to skip some (so I didn't) BUT a record ranker's job is to rank so...here are Jason's top 7 Van Halen cuts, tune in next Sunday for Paul's and discussion on why Jason is possibly very wrong.

7. "Everybody Wants Some!!" (from Women and Children First - released 1980)
6. "Unchained" (from Fair Warning - released 1981)
5. "You Really Got Me" (from Van Halen - released 1978)
4. "Ain’t Talking’ About Love" (from Van Halen - released 1978)
3. "Hot For Teacher" (from 1984 - released 1984)
2. "Jamie's Cryin'" (from Van Halen - released 1978)
1. "Mean Street" (from Fair Warning - released 1981)