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My All Time Favorites
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ALBUMS
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 Ramones - Rocket to Russia (1977)
I bought my first Ramones album because I
read something that I thought said
they sounded
like KISS. I quickly ran out and bought
the
first Ramones album I saw (which happened
to be this one). Soon after, KISS,
and virtually
all other music I had previously listened
to, was nothing but a bad memory -
the Ramones
were it. |
 The Clash - London Calling (1979)
I bought this album not long after it came
out because of all the hype I had read about
The Clash. I hated it, it wasn't hard rock
enough. In reality, I was just too young
to appreciate it. It wasn't until I later
heard the first Clash album that it became
clear to me why I was supposed to like them
and it wasn't until a few years even later
that it became clear to me that this was
their greatest album. |
Ian Hunter - Live/Welcome to the Club (1980)
Sometimes timing is everything. This live
album was recorded mere days after I attended
my first ever concert on the very same tour
so it holds special meaning for me. Ian is
one of my favorite artists and while I love
many of his Mott and solo albums, this one
happens to include most of my favorites,
not to mention definitive versions of a couple
of them. |
 Beach Boys - Sunflower (1970)
Obviously, most people shout their Hosannas
over Pet Sounds, but I've always preferred
this more balanced group effort. The powerhouse
first three songs each feature the vision
of a different Beach Boy and even Bruce Johnston
serves up a good one. And overall I think
the album has a great sense of humor, which
to me is a very important component of the
Beach Boys greatness. |
Hüsker Dü - Warehouse: Songs and
Stories (1987)
Bob Mould has spoken of the competitiveness
in Hüsker Dü between he and Grant
Hart that ultimately helped break the band
up. However, this, their last album, is the
positive side of that competition as the
songwriters alternate literally every other
song and each tries to top the other. Mind
numbing intensity coupled with hyper-compressed
melodies yields 20 nuggets as hard and sweet
as a bag full of jawbreakers. |
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