My Essential Albums
Ten albums from each decade that must be part of my collection
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Because even I am beginning to realize my music collection is getting out of hand, I began thinking about weeding out my CDs. This led me to think; what would happen if a fire wiped me out of all my music, what would be the first ones I would replace? I then thought about my "essential" music, albums that I have to have to feel my collection is complete.
I have decided to break it down by decade, allowing myself 10 picks per decade. This is especially difficult for me for the sixties; I could fill it pretty much on Beatles' albums alone (yes, I'm that big of a fan.) But I will try to limit myself to a maximum of two albums per group.
This is not a list the critics' best, and I will probably have some "glaring" omissions, (I don't own any Jimi Hendrix albums, okay?) but this is my personal "essentials," not the critics, and not yours.
The 60's
- Revolver – The Beatles
- The Beatles ("White Album") – The Beatles
- Beggars Banquet – The Rolling Stones
- Let It Bleed – The Rolling Stones
- Odessey & the Oracle – The Zombies
- Bringing It All Back Home – Bob Dylan
- Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. – The Monkees
- Arthur – The Kinks
- Younger Than Yesterday – The Byrds
- Meaty Beatty Big & Bouncy – The Who
The 70's
- Who's Next – The Who
- Every Picture Tells A Story – Rod Stewart
- IV – Led Zeppelin
- Fragile – Yes
- Sailin' Shoes – Little Feat
- Hooligans – The Who
- Sticky Fingers – The Rolling Stones
- The Yes Album – Yes
- Manassas – Stephen Stills & Manassas
- Band On The Run – Paul McCartney & Wings
The 80's
- Synchronicity – The Police
- Abacab – Genesis
- The Joshua Tree – U2
- Sticks & Stones – The 77's
- A Letter From St. Paul – The Silencers
- Graceland – Paul Simon
- Freedom – Whiteheart
- Full Moon Fever – Tom Petty
- Kick – INXS
- The Miracle - Queen
The 90's
- Doubt – Jesus Jones
- Achtung Baby – U2
- Change Everything – Del Amitri
- So Be It – The Silencers
- Stunt – The Barenaked Ladies
- Chupacabra - Imani Coppola
- The Sky is Crying – Stevie Ray Vaughn
- Full Moon, Dirty Hearts – INXS
- Sheryl Crow – Sheryl Crow
- More Miserable Than You'll Ever Be – 7&7 is
Since the 2000's are not over, I reserve the right to make that list until the end of this decade.
Well these are my essentials, what are the essentials of your list?
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