25 favorite albums

These are albums I love listening to from beginning to end and have a magical appeal no matter the time, place or mood. These are not necessarily the albums I respect the most. In other words: this is a list of what I consider to be my favorite albums—but not, in all cases, what I consider to be the best albums. I’ve listed them in chronological order of discovery (I guess I didn’t discover anything good during college years: 1995-1998.)

01 abbey road the beatles [part of my earliest musical memories—thank you Mom]
All time favorite. The second side of the album is my favorite 22 minutes of popular music recorded.

02 thriller michael jackson [Dixon 1982, age 5]
Do I need to explain anything? Even if the only song on the album was Wanna Be Startin’ Something, this would be one of my five favorite albums.

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2009/03/18 | Categories: music | Tags: abbey road, animal collective, b.a.d., b.a.d. ii, bad, bang, beast moans, beatles, belle & sebastian, big audio dynamite, bjork, black francis, bossanova, bowie, brian eno, bryan ferry, buzzcocks, chairs missing, chameleons, clinic, daft punk, dan bejar, david bowie, debut, destroyer, discovery, echo & the bunnymen, eno, eureka farm, favorite music, frank black, green, hall & oates, his 'n' hers, i should coco, iii, kid a, led zeppelin, love bites, loveless, m.i.a., macca, magazine, mbv, mccartney, mia, michael jackson, my bloody valentine, of montreal, omd, paul mccartney, pink floyd, pixies, pulp, r.e.m., radiohead, real life, rem, roxy music, sonic youth, supergrass, swan lake, teenager of the year, the cars, the globe, the very best of, the view, thriller, velvet underground, walking with thee, walkmen, what does anything mean? basically, what does anything mean? basicaly, white stripes, wire, wolf parade, world party | 5 Comments