We at Bullz-Eye are planning two massive lists of our favorite albums of the ‘80s and ‘90s. The ‘90s list is nearly finished – I’m only waiting on managing editor Jamey Codding to stuff the ballot box with Pearl Jam albums – and it looks pretty much the way I thought it would, with one great exception. My #3 album, Tomorrow the Green Grass by the Jayhawks, is not going to make the cut. And I’m mad as hell about it.
Hot damn, I thought at least one other person would vote for that album. Didn’t happen. I mean, I expected some of my big picks, like Pulp’s Different Class and the Trash Can Sinatras’ I’ve Seen Everything, to go overlooked by the rest of the staff. But come on, the Jayhawks? How do you not love the Jayhawks?
Apparently I bet on the wrong horse. The band’s 1992 album, Hollywood Town Hall, received several votes, but not enough to crack the top 90. Clever, huh? Top 90 albums of the ‘90s? Yeah, um, hmmm.
Anyway, I submit Exhibit A in the case for the Jayhawks: “I’d Run Away,” a soaring pop song that still pops on the occasional mix disc. Yes, I still make mix discs. Shut up.
