20 Albums That Changed* My Life

Posted on February 16, 2009 by Tito

I’m pretty sure I don’t accept the premise that there are 20 albums that changed my life. But I am a sucker for these facebook lists, so I’ll put down 20 (or so) that I think are capital “I” important to me. Some are old standbys; some are newer additions; the reasons they are included are unique, but for some reason or another, these are all Big Deals To Me.

BMK Bonus: I’ve included a song that appeared on each record

Alphabetically:

  1. American Water – Silver Jews (Send In The Clouds) [MP3]
  2. Beelzebubba – Dead Milkmen (Life Is Shit) [MP3]
  3. Ben Folds Five – Ben Folds Five (Best Imitation of Myself) [MP3]
  4. Black Sheep Boy – Okkervil River (For Real) [MP3]
  5. Blacklisted – Neko Case (I Wish I Was The Moon) [MP3]
  6. Dirty South – Drive-By Truckers (Carl Perkins’ Cadillac) [MP3]
  7. Domestica – Cursive (The Lament of Pretty Baby) [MP3]
  8. Fear of A Black Planet – Public Enemy (Who Stole The Soul?) [MP3]
  9. Hearts of Oak – Ted Leo & The Pharmacists (Where Have All The Rude Boys Gone?) [MP3]
  10. A Love Supreme – John Coltrane (Acknowledgment) [MP3]
  11. The Low End Theory – A Tribe Called Quest (Excursions) [MP3]
  12. Lunapark – Luna (Slash Your Tires) [MP3]
  13. The Magic of Abba – Abba (SOS) [MP3]
  14. Nebraska – Bruce Springsteen (Highway Patrolman) [MP3]
  15. Paul’s Boutique – Beastie Boys (The Sounds of Science) [MP3]
  16. Pearl – Janis Joplin (Mercedes Benz) [MP3]
  17. Pinkerton – Weezer (The Good Life) [MP3]
  18. Rites of Passage – Indigo Girls (Romeo & Juliet) [MP3]
  19. Separation Sunday – The Hold Steady (Stevie Nix) [MP3] – NOTE: This may be my favorite song OF ALL TIME®
  20. Violent Femmes – Violent Femmes (Kiss Off) [MP3]
(Previously, on Black Market Kidneys: How It Was For Me – more of a narrative style, with some sure record overlaps. Never completed)

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2 Responses to “20 Albums That Changed* My Life”

  1. Cece on February 16th, 2009 8:25 pm

    what, no ABBA??

  2. Tito on February 16th, 2009 9:13 pm

    Funny – On the way back from the grocery tonight, I was just thinking that same thing. Luckily, it looks like I left #20 open for a reason. Look for an update.

    L8R

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