on my way home from band practice last night, i tried to think of the top 5 most distinguished albums in MY life, albums that hold a lot of meaning for me, due to either what i was going through at the time i 'discovered' them, or due to influence on my musical tastes and career.
this is what i came up with:
1: Fraidy Cat - 8 lives left
2: Jellyfish - Bellybutton
3: Sloan - Twice Removed
4: October Project - October Project
5: Bangles - Different Light
as far as other cd's that almost made the list:
- Jason Falkner - Author Unknown
- The Murmurs self titled
- Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
- Toad the Wet Sprocket - Dulcinea
- The Front
- Baker's Pink
- Lillian Axe - Psychoschitzophrenia (which i STILL need to replace after it was stolen from my jeep)
this is what i came up with:
1: Fraidy Cat - 8 lives left
2: Jellyfish - Bellybutton
3: Sloan - Twice Removed
4: October Project - October Project
5: Bangles - Different Light
as far as other cd's that almost made the list:
- Jason Falkner - Author Unknown
- The Murmurs self titled
- Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience
- Toad the Wet Sprocket - Dulcinea
- The Front
- Baker's Pink
- Lillian Axe - Psychoschitzophrenia (which i STILL need to replace after it was stolen from my jeep)
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Toad the Wet Sprocket - Dulcinea
Ok, you officially rock. October Project and Toad are two of my favorite bands.
1)James-Laid
2)Kate Bush-The Kick Inside
3)Motley Crue-Too Fast For Love
4)Korn-Issues
5)Metallica-Master of Puppets
lol - i remember i fought against the metallica onslaught during my metal days soooo hard... i was more of a testament fan, meself. *wink*
Fiona Apple, her first one..
i know there were plenty that i forgot, too, but...
You know of October Project?
If you only knew what that band meant to me at one point. Still does, actually.
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their first cd was with me during one of thee hardest times of my life, the ending of my stay in st. paul, mn, moving to virginia, mom being busted and thrown into prison by an ex boyfriend, my close nit family being completely torn apart by it....
that's why the murmurs holds a special place, too...
In no particular order.
1. Shannon Hoon
2. Steven Tyler
3. Mick Jagger
4. Billy Joel
5. Bobby Darin
6. James Brown
7. Rick James
8. Aaron Neville
9. Brian Wilson
10. W. Axl Rose...
okay I guess this list could go till like 20... but that's good :)
brian wilson rocks my world.
a necessity for us acoustic geetar lovers...
i just got distracted by a telemaphone call. what was i saying? oh that's right and that's why you never eat corn with your toes.
i would never leave my nikkiegirl behind!
Okay umm.. the first four are from when I was a teenager, because I spent so much time sitting in my room listening to music, and I don't really do that anymore. :P
1. Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
2. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
3. Counting Crows - August and Everything After
4. Tori Amos - Under the Pink
5. The Mars Volta - tie between De-loused in the Comatorium and Frances the Mute
i remember right around the same time was when both sheryl crow and sarah mac hit it big, they both had long dark curly hair at the time, so i constantly got them confused. ('all i wanna do' versus 'possession'...)
Billie Joel: River of Dreams
Toadies: Rubberneck
Violent Femmes: add it up
Clutch: Clutch
man. that's a depressingly narrow list. If I'm being honest, the West Side Story soundtrack probably belongs on there, too.
one comment: October Project. I still don't get it. What's the appeal? I tried to like them, really I did. it just won't take.
These are fun games, though! Way better than working, or looking for jobs.
and i've been hearting billy joel lately. i love his voice.
i saw clutch live once in phoenix, when they opened for slayer.
october project... i can definitely see why it doesn't stick to some people, it can tend to be really quite... cheesy. i got into them when i was in job corps.. kind of a long story. maybe one day i'll post a song and the story behind my liking them on
Fiona Apple's first album, No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom, and Dave Matthews Bands first three albums (Under the Table and Dreaming, Crash, and Before these Crowded Streets), along with a ton of their live stuff, and also Dave + Tim's live accoustic album. I don't even really listen to DMB anymore, but I don't know what I would have done without them back in the day.
Hoobastank - The Reason
Linkin Park - Meteora
Having these albums on repeat after having a rough week helps you. ♥
(and don't we show our age by even calling them albums? I talked to an 18 year old who'd never heard purple rain. I wept.)
in no order:
Pink Floyd- The Wall: probably the most complete entire album ever. sure, it's a concept album, but it spans 2 disks. you're lucky to get 1 good song per cd these days.
Def Leppard- Hysteria: I can listen to every single song on this, and used to, over and over and over.
U2- The Joshua Tree: again, every single song is amazing. this just barely beats out the unforgettable fire, which actually has some better individual songs on it, but there are spots on it that lag.
u2- Rattle & Hum: ok, I'm cheating again. while most all of the songs on this are great, this album sports the single best piece of music ever recorded in history. all I want is you.
and i haven't really experienced much of u2 other than what they've released. sacrilege, i'm sure!
White Zombie - Astro Creep 2000
Throwing Muses - University
Cibbo Matto - Vive la women!
Sleater Kinney - Dig me out
I still see parts of myself that were affected by these separate and strangely coupled albums.
I'd also include Violent Femmes - Add it up, Gin Blossoms - New Miserable Experience, Live - Throwing Copper and very importantly Beatles Anthology 2.
I tried to put mine in near chronilogical order, but I think White Zombie may have come first.