As posted in my facebook after being tagged to do so. My 15 life changing albums. Though this list probably could have at least gone to 25 with a little more thought.
These are in no particular order. Absolutely no way I could rank them in any reasonable amount of time and not have to amend it several times until it was perfect.
– The Cure- “Kiss me, Kiss me, Kiss me”-‘Just Like Heaven’ is my favorite song ever. It might be totally cliché but I worry not about trivial things like this. Despair! WAH! Love.
– Metallica- “Metallica (aka The Black Album)”- Before I thought Lars was a dillweed and the first album I remember coveting and then stealing from a friends older sibling. Started my love for the band.
– Tears for Fears- “The Seeds of Love”- I stole this tape from my brother. Luckily he doesn’t have a facebook or I would probably be getting a nasty e-mail. I remember listening to ‘Sowing the Seeds of Love’ over and over. I had one of those ghetto walkmans that you had to turn the tape over and fast forward because it didn’t have a rewind button. What made that a great idea, I’ll never understand. So I was forever flipping that tape. I got so mad one time because we were going on a plane trip and I had it queued up perfectly then the stupid security guy pushed play and let it run for a while so he could make sure my jank walkman with the fingernail polish flower painted on the back wasn’t actually a cleverly disguised weapon. Asshole.
– AFI- “The Art of Drowning”- The first A.F.I. album I heard, way back before every emo kid in the universe started being little mini-Davey’s. Morningstar is one of those songs that make me happy and sad all at the same time. I also really love Davey Havoks voice.
– New Kids on the Block- “Step by Step”- Say what you will about them, but when I was 8 years old I was in love with some Jordan Knight. He was sexy before I knew what sexy was and while this wasn’t my favorite of their albums, it does have my favorite song ‘Tonight’ on it. I still think we would have had cute babies.
– U2- “War”- Yeah, yeah, so U2 get’s a lot of shit these days, and maybe it has become a little contrived, but I still remember the first time I heard ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ and I still remember the awe I felt that this wasn’t bullshit music.
– Bob Marley- “Legend”- This was the first album my mom ever bought me. I don’t know what got into her head, and I remember thinking she had lost her mind when she gave it to me, but I’m so glad she did.
– The Smiths- “The Smiths”- It’s Morrissey! Hello. I don’t know if it’s true that people either love The Smiths or they hate The Smiths, because I’m one of those people that love The Smiths and it seems preposterous to me that anyone wouldn’t like them.
– Saves the Day – “Stay What You Are”- I feel kind of old when I think about the ages of the band members, but vs my second favorite album of theirs ‘Through Being Cool’ the quality of the music and the gritty lyrics had me at first listen.
– Five- “5ive”- It’s throw away pop music but it was also the first CD Kimberly found in my car when I drove her home after work one night and it started a beautiful friendship. ‘When the Lights go Out’ is still our song.
– Weezer- “Weezer [Blue Album]”- Every single song on this album is a masterpiece in my opinion. I think some will argue with me that “Pinkerton” was the better album, but this CD changed my life. Four purchases later and finally I got the hint that if I was going to play it so much with my ability to eff up a CD with in 45 minutes of purchase I should probably make sure to rip it to the computer first. I still own my very first bunk unplayable copy though since it’s one of the few bands I will always buy an actual copy of the album just because I feel like I need to own all of them.
– Nine Inch Nails- “Pretty Hate Machine”- When I went to boarding school in eighth grade I traded my Janet Jackson bootleg for this CD. I am 100% positive I got the better deal. Sucks for that girl that decided Janet was a better trade because I think I gained a much healthier respect for music than she ever could. This CD taught me all about the horribleness of breakups. Not that I really understood that in eighth grade mind you since the only breakup I’d had by then was from that boy in 6th grade that seriously broke my heart when after we kissed during a heated game of spin the bottle he was seen kissing that French slut Nichol between classes later in the week. I’m glad I never gave her back the pair of earrings she lent me.
– Tori Amos- “Little Earthquakes”- This is still the album I put on when I am having boy troubles and while I had little respect for it when I first discovered her after buying a $2 single at Blockbuster Music, I grew into the music. Hell I’m still adapting and growing with it every time I listen.
– Paul Simon- “Graceland”- Hey! You know you like it too. My dad loves Paul Simon and since I never had any kind of control over the radio when he drove I learned to love it too. I especially love listening to it with him now because we both play air instruments while my mom holds the air mic and dances. We scare other people on the highway, but you know they go home with awesome stories.
– The Beatles- “Revolver”- ‘Yellow Submarine’ was the first Beatles song I ever remember hearing. I remember my dad saying that he didn’t understand The Beatles and I think that made me fall in love with them more. Something just for me, you know? But regardless of my little Damn the Man fit of rebellion I truly do love The Beatles.
I really think the hotness broke my computer because it is running awfully slow right now.
“Valentines day is coming near. It’s a day I really fear I hope my Valentines box is empty but when the day comes I’m not so nifty Oh look! My box is so full. It’s full of sparkling jewels! My face makes a frown. Because did I mention I also got a crown. I quickly ran inside. I just wanted to hide. This day is turning out worst than I thought. I know I should like this special day. But I don’t! is what I have to say”
