OTG's Year-End Music Reviews


Back in 1987, a former co-worker (and fellow music geek) and I exchanged top ten album lists at the end of the year. In 1988, we did the same thing, adding a few more reviews and passing them around to friends at work. It's grown since then. I moved the reviews to the web in the early 90s, and started adding graphics in 1996.

In 2005, it struck me just how many of these I've done, so I figured an overall index page would be handy. You can look at the FAQ for my reviews here, as well as jump to a particular year's review, or just browse by artist. Hope you have fun.

Feel free to drop me a note if you've got any comments.

           -- Owen

Frequently Asked Questions


Reviews By Year

1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011

Reviews By Artist

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DOUGLAS ADAMS

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Owen Gwilliam (OwenGwilliam@columbus.rr.com)