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Charcot · 03-23-2013, 10:08 PM

Impossible to give a top ten or even a top one hundred. This is a list of albums that at one time or another were a favorite for a significant period of time. You know to the point where you want to try and convince all your friends that they need this album, that it will open their eyes to the music and change their world view. Albums you enjoyed so much they made you almost insufferable to people who didn't enjoy the it as much as you. Some are favourites over and over again.

Interestingly many were favourites long after I'd heard them for the first time and dismissed them. Perhaps the best example being Nebraska by Springsteen which became a favorite in the mid 2000's. I thought I'd hate it when it first came out. Back in Black was populist junk when it came out to my sophisticated 15 year old ears. It took me about ten years to be able to accept it as the awesome album it was.

I couldn't keep it to ten albums (which I know is the point of this) and certainly have left some early stuff out. To try and be less insufferable divided them into decades.

60’s
Beatles - Abby Road
The Flaming Groovies –Groovies greatest Grooves
Johnny Cash – At Fulsom Prison
The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies
Otis Redding – The Otis Redding Anthology
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed

70’s
Cheap Trick – Live at Budokan the complete concert
The Jam - Compact Snap
Neil Young – Decade
Pink Floyd – Wish you Were Here
Queen - A Night at the Opera
Ramones – Hey Ho Lets Go Ramones Anthology
Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street

80’s
ACDC - Back in Black
Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska
Hoodoo Gurus – Mars Needs Guitars
Joan Armatrading – Me Myself and I
The Kinks - One for the Road
Prince - Purple Rain
Replacements - Let if Be
The Tragically Hip – Up to Here

90’s
Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road
Mark Knopfler – Sailing to Philadelphia
Moby – Play
Nirvana – Nevermind
The Presidents of The United States of America – Self-Titled
Radiohead – OK Computer
Steve Earle - El Corazon

00’s
Beck – Sea Change
Bright Eyes – Lifted or the Story is in the Soil Keep Your Ears to the Ground
Iron and Wine – The Shepherds Dog
Oh Susana – Sleepy Little Sailor
Peter Wolf – Sleepless
Ryan Adams – Gold
Sufjan Stevens – Come on Feel the Illinoise
The White Strips – Elephant

10’s
The Japandroids – Celebration Rock
Kanye West – My Beautiful Twisted Fantasy
Regina Spector – What We Saw From the Cheap Seats

03-23-2013, 10:08 PM	#54
Charcot Backup Goalie Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Calgary Exp:	Impossible to give a top ten or even a top one hundred. This is a list of albums that at one time or another were a favorite for a significant period of time. You know to the point where you want to try and convince all your friends that they need this album, that it will open their eyes to the music and change their world view. Albums you enjoyed so much they made you almost insufferable to people who didn't enjoy the it as much as you. Some are favourites over and over again. Interestingly many were favourites long after I'd heard them for the first time and dismissed them. Perhaps the best example being Nebraska by Springsteen which became a favorite in the mid 2000's. I thought I'd hate it when it first came out. Back in Black was populist junk when it came out to my sophisticated 15 year old ears. It took me about ten years to be able to accept it as the awesome album it was. I couldn't keep it to ten albums (which I know is the point of this) and certainly have left some early stuff out. To try and be less insufferable divided them into decades. 60’s Beatles - Abby Road The Flaming Groovies –Groovies greatest Grooves Johnny Cash – At Fulsom Prison The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies Otis Redding – The Otis Redding Anthology Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed 70’s Cheap Trick – Live at Budokan the complete concert The Jam - Compact Snap Neil Young – Decade Pink Floyd – Wish you Were Here Queen - A Night at the Opera Ramones – Hey Ho Lets Go Ramones Anthology Rolling Stones – Exile on Main Street 80’s ACDC - Back in Black Bruce Springsteen – Nebraska Hoodoo Gurus – Mars Needs Guitars Joan Armatrading – Me Myself and I The Kinks - One for the Road Prince - Purple Rain Replacements - Let if Be The Tragically Hip – Up to Here 90’s Lucinda Williams – Car Wheels on a Gravel Road Mark Knopfler – Sailing to Philadelphia Moby – Play Nirvana – Nevermind The Presidents of The United States of America – Self-Titled Radiohead – OK Computer Steve Earle - El Corazon 00’s Beck – Sea Change Bright Eyes – Lifted or the Story is in the Soil Keep Your Ears to the Ground Iron and Wine – The Shepherds Dog Oh Susana – Sleepy Little Sailor Peter Wolf – Sleepless Ryan Adams – Gold Sufjan Stevens – Come on Feel the Illinoise The White Strips – Elephant 10’s The Japandroids – Celebration Rock Kanye West – My Beautiful Twisted Fantasy Regina Spector – What We Saw From the Cheap Seats