nbakid2000

The Moody Blues - Children's Children's Children + On the Threshold of a Dream

I actually grew up listening to these because they're my dad's favorite albums. He passed them onto me and I listened to these both on vinyl and cassette tape. When I was a kid, he used to sing me to sleep with "Lazy Day" and "Dear Diary" and "Send Me No Wine".

Yes - 90125

When I was 11 or 12 (approximately) this was my favorite album. We had the cassette tape and my parents didn't like because it didn't have Steve Howe on it. I got ahold of it and fell in love with it. Insanely catchy and my favorite Yes album. I remember listening to it on the long car trips to my grandpa's place about 8 hours away and listening to it over and over. Everytime I hear it it reminds me of what was happening in my life then and how I really miss parts of it.

Clutch - Blast Tyrant

I was 17 when this hit. I didn't know anything about the band or anything, but I walked into a head shop and "The Mob Goes Wild" was blasting overhead (this was the week it came out). I felt like I was hit over the head with a ton of bricks and stood there for a few minutes listening to it. Then I listened to a couple of other songs and bought it right there (it was on sale too). I had to hide the album from my parents (they were driving me and they were really strict about what I listened to or what they perceived I was listening to). I took it home and listened to it over and over for probably weeks on end. Clutch's best album in my opinion and it made me seek out there other material.

The Darkness - One Way Ticket to Hell...and Back

I was a fan of the Darkness and was all excited about the new album when it came out. It got good reviews but sales weren't that great. This album is so rich and layered and the lyrics are great. Every time I hear this album I get the feeling I got when I first listened. It just never gets old.

Fountains of Wayne - Welcome Interstate Managers

I was riding the bus in high school and there was a kid listening to music. I asked him if he had anything I could listen to and he said, "I have this band called Fountains of Wayne, you'd probably like them." I put them on and my jaw dropped. The lyrics were so clever and really hit home with me. I was familiar with Weezer and some other power pop but this album I think really opened up the doors for me as far as power pop went. I listened to the sh*t out of this album, it didn't leave my CD player for months. I've probably listened to this album more than any other album I own. It's too bad all groups can't be this good.

Interpol - Antics

First heard about this band on satellite radio over at my parents' friends' house. I was dinking around with their TV, surfing the various music stations. I got the first album after that and got Antics a little while after it was released (used). Again, I felt like I was hit over the head with a sack of bricks. This album is almost perfect (aside from the first song). Moody, catchy, accessible all at the same time. "Take You on a Cruise" hits home with for some reason I can't explain. Again, one of those albums that got non-stop play for weeks on end into months.

I'm sure I have many others but those are the big ones.