7 years later....
2 years ago
Thursday, September 18, 2008
My 20 Essential Albums
I was thinking the other day that I needed to compile a list that Vin asked me about years ago. To really sit down and come up with my Top 20 essential albums. The 20 albums I would take with me to that fictional "desert island." So I sat down and thought about it and I have to admit it was tough. I have so many. Probably enough to do 100 but at least 50 essential "must have" albums. My criteria was that the album had to be produced and purchased from the artist not a compilation (or playlist - cause I don't do the I-pod thing) burned from other sources. This includes double albums, live recordings, and greatest hits too of course. I would love to hear your comments as well as your top 20 list as well. So here goes the 20 albums I cannot live without In order:
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Five albums that JUST missed the cut:
George Thorogood - Let's Work Together
Guns-n-Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Phil Collins - Serious Hits Live
America's Greatest Hits
STYX - Return to Paradise
Righteous List
But
No Beatles?
I got Doc in the Led Zeppelin and PInk Floyd.....
Dianne - The only Beatles album I own is 'One' and it didn't make the list...
I got Doc in the Led Zeppelin and PInk Floyd.....
Correction = Vin got me into the Led Zep and The Who... NOT the Pink Floyd. A girl I dated named Mandy got me into Floyd.
Doc, I thought 'It Would Take a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back' by Public Enemy would be on that list?
There was one that really surprised me: The Commodores - The Best of the Commodores The Millennium Collection
I thought for sure I was the only Commodores geek left in the world - nice to know I have company!
Marvin...Marvin...Marvin...He was a friend of mine....
Personally I prefer Earth, Wind and Fire over The Commodores but good choice though Doccy.
I thought for sure I was the only Commodores geek left in the world - nice to know I have company!
As part of a musical ritual I have one of the songs on this CD I listen to every Sunday before the Carolina Panthers play - The Commodores were Bad to the bone !!
.....and Vinny guessed the song correctly too!
I would have to have that Pink Floyd album but beyond that we wouldn't match at all.
What no Dean Martin??
Hmmmm.. I think if I do a top 20 albums list it will be in a post. It would take a while to decide on which ones to put in there.
Doc - You are my hero. 2 Bon Jovi albums and Harry Chapin. I have chills.
I would have to throw in something by Bruce Springsteen and something by Barry Manilow.
Knight... I have a little bit of a hard edge on some of the music I like.
Jay... Do it... Make a Top 20 albums post... I tagged you... you're it!
Karen.... Not many folks remember Harry Chapin anymore. Sad... I am not huge on the Boss actually my favorite Bruce Springsteen song is really more famous in the version sung my Manfried Mann (and his Earth Band)
Okay, you have a few of MY fav's as well.
Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet
AC/DC Live
Prince - The Hits
Styx - Greatest Hits
Garth Brooks - Live Double CD Set
Duffy - Mercy
Little River Band (Can't remember the name of the Album (CD))
Loverboy
Jimmy Buffett - Beaches, Ballads, and ??? (I can't remember)
Aerosmith
Queen - Greatest Hits
My God. I can't think right now!
Oh yea! Guns & Roses!
I think Bina was searching for Beaches, Ballads, Boats, and Bars.... I agree but this doesn't meet my particular qualifications because it's a boxed set. It is a definitive collection of Jimmy up until the late 80s though!
I can see why we're friends now. Although I knew before. Because we're AWESOME.
Awesome list! I would agree with most of it and add my own flair. Can't think right now though.
I was surprised by the inclusion of Prince on that list, very cool.
I could listen to your list except for Men At Work.... that one surprised me.
I would have to add some Beatles, Elton John, and maybe a little Johnny Cash's greatest hits (for those mellow moods)!
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