Okay, I haven’t posted in awhile but here are my top 10 albums ever.
- Oasis- Definitely Maybe. Tim and I, even though we are separated by a few hundred IQ points actually agree on something. This is one hell of an album. I saw them at Hammerjacks before they tore it down in Baltimore-before they became big in the states. I have tickets to see them in Philly this coming June. Hell yeah!
- The Doves – Last Broadcast. I find the album to be absolutely incredible and have been unable to find anything similar. Their riffs put me in a day-long trance. I get to see them in concert in mid-May and I can’t wait.
- Gun’s and Roses – Appetite for Destruction. I am clearly a product of the 1980’s big hair bands, including this one that marked the end of the era.
- Bon Jovi- Crossroads. It’s a best of album with a few “new releases†that also hit the billboard top twenty. My first CD I ever owned was Poison, after that it was all big haired 80’s rockers… out of all of them I stuck with listening to Jovi the longest. I am still a huge fan as I paid over $1,000 for tickets a year or so ago. Rock on.
- The Smiths – Best of Vol 1 and Vol 2. No album best of list should be without a Smiths album! These guys got me through my early teens without committing any major crimes against humanity.
- Beautiful South – Carry on up the charts. Another best of album, but wow these guys (and Gal) make great music. The vocals are some of the best I’ve ever heard.
- Andrew WK- His music energizes me and believe me I am difficult to energize! Ask Mike… typically only the mention of a Coke or a Crispy Crème will get me to move a few feet. This music is like musical Coke and donuts for me.
- Violent Femmes – Add it up. Yes, another greatest hits album. The Femmes got me through middle school, nuff said.
- Webb Bros. – Maroon. They have my surname and surprisingly have great music. Definitely a hint of the Femmes, Smiths, and The Doves in their sound.
- The Rocky Soundtrack(s) – Can you say Survivor? These soundtracks turn me into a machine.
This music is like musical Coke and donuts for me.
I can identify with that. 🙂
Moreover- big ups, mr. webb, for including a Smiths album in your list.
Good call on the Femmes and Andrew W.K. However… I didn’t see any Nelson. I still remember when you gave me taped copies of them and Winger them so I could expand my Weird Al collection.
Nelson wasn’t on the list… good stuff, but nothing that has held up very well over the years.