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Just Ten??!?!?!?Feb 07 '01 Write an essay on this topic.
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The Bottom Line It's hard to narrow down a 250+ CD collection to just 10, but I'll try.....
I stumbled across this Epinion category in the "just in" section and now I'm intrigued. My Top 10 albums. How can I ever manage to choose just 10, and what if no one else agrees with me and thinks I'm a dork?? Throughout my teenage and college years (and beyond), I hung out with many different kinds of people who exposed me to all kinds of musical genres... and lifestyles. I've been a punk-rocker, an indie rocker, a brit-popper, a pop-rocker.....you name it, I've been there! Therefore, my music collection is not only expansive, but it reflects all of these contradictory phases of my life. I have everything from the Exploited to..... N Sync (and I'm not kidding about that.) Having given you my musical background, maybe you will understand and accept my weird choices for my Top 10 Albums. These albums may not be the best-- and some of them I don't even listen to anymore-- but they have all had such a huge influence on my life that I could not be stranded on a desert island without them!!! (By the way, I am choosing not to include "greatest hits" albums or soundtracks here.) So, without further ado, here they are, in no particular order: 1. Belle and Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister Out of all of Belle and Sebastian's albums, this one, in my opinion, is the best. (I like it so much, in fact, that I wrote an Epinion on it, if anyone is interested in further reading!) The beautiful melodies and cleverly intelligent and insightful lyrics make this one of the truest, rawest, and most amazing albums ever. 2. Rancid - And Out Come the Wolves I was labeled a poser and a sellout when this was released because I adamantly stood by it as one of the best albums of the year.... of all time! Clash comparisons aside, with Wolves Rancid produced an incomparably catchy, melodic, brilliant punk rock album that no one has been able to equal-- much less top-- since. 3. Radiohead - The Bends I've also written an Epinion on this album. I don't care what anyone says, The Bends is by far the best album Radiohead has ever released. Less rock than Pablo Honey, but more accessible than OK Computer or Kid A, The Bends is a brilliant pop album, complete with alternating heavy guitars and swirling psychadelics. 4. Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea I can't really explain the brilliance of this album in words alone because anything I say is bound to be inadequate. It's something that you just have to experience for yourself.... all the way through. It's deeply personal, haunting, and wonderful. That's all I have to say about that. 5. Blur - 13 This is the album that found Blur experimenting beyond their previous self-imposed boundary of offbeat britpop dance/rock tunes. Though it isn't their most critically acclaimed effort, I have to say it's one of my favorites because every song is so completely different than the one before.... and it's largely about heartbreak, my favorite subject. 13's diversity added great depth to this band and definitely showcased their full potential as musicians. One listen to the gospel (yes, gospel) song Tender proves that there just might be more to Blur than meets the eye! 6. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - More Noise and Other Disturbances This is the consummate ska album. There was a time in my life when I played it so much that now I can't listen to it anymore, though I'm not sure I want to. This album belongs to a time in my life that is much better left in the past..... but for the rest of you, this is the best the Bosstones have ever been or ever will be. 7. Liz Phair - whitechocolatespacegg Most critics claim that this album is far inferior to Phair's debut album, Exile in Guyville. I think I like this one best, though, because the songs are, melodically, more accessible... but her lyrics are still as striking and relevant as ever. The album is not as concerned this time around with sex so much as it is with life, which maybe takes away from her groundbreaking status, but certainly not her songwriting genius. 8. Social Distortion - self-titled To me, this is classic Social D. Mike Ness and company churn out the rockabilly/punk like nobody's business. This is powerful stuff, and includes a rockin' cover of Johnny Cash's "Ring of Fire." What more needs to be said? 9. Green Day - Kerplunk Ah, Green Day. My once-favorite band. In my opinion, their earlier stuff is the best, though these first few albums have been criticized because they're all about girls. Sure, they are, but it shows the band's innocence.... before they became jaded "poser punk rockers" by negative backlash. It's fun, it's catchy, it's uplifting. I love it! 10. Juliana Hatfield - Hey Babe This album is all about heartbreak. As I mentioned before, my favorite subject. Unrequited love, tongue-in-cheek self-deprecating lyrics, and catchy hooks make this one an absolute must for anyone who identifies with Bridget Jones and her diary. Who hasn't agreed with her line, "I found a way to use my head; I go over and over every word he said. Look how I can make something out of nothing." So true, Juliana!!! Honorable Mentions Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin REM - Document Elf Power - A Dream in Sound David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust Belly - Star Matthew Sweet - Girlfriend Operation Ivy - Energy  |
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