I just received an order from Amazon of new albums. Some old titles that I’ve been meaning to buy and some new ones that are quite exciting (Electronica covers of Slowdive? Dave says Yes!)
It got me thinking about my list of recommended titles, so I sat for a bit and wrote these up.
These are ‘I’ve never owned an album in my life and need a good start.” These are MY suggestions, so my wife or my parents would, obviously, have a completely different list. That is to say that this list does not invalidate anyone else’s list, they are simply my suggestions.
Also more recent great albums, like the Killer’s Sam’s Town, aren’t on the list because i need more time with them to see if they qualify.
30. Johnny Cash: Live at Folsom Prison
29. My Bloody Valentine: Loveless
28. The Tragically Hip: Up to Here
27. The Tea Party: The Edges of Twilight
26. Talking Heads: Sand in the Vaseline (2 disc comp)
25. P.J. Harvey: To Bring You My Love
24. Led Zeppelin: Physical Graffiti
23. Jeff Buckley: Grace
22. Public Enemy: It takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back
21. Billie Holiday: Romance in the Dark (4 disc comp)
20. Nine Inch Nails: Downward Spiral
19. Nick Drake: Pink Moon
18. Orbital: Insides
17. Catherine Wheel: Chrome
16. Bauhaus: Gotham (live) (I truly believe this is the best of that they’ve done)
15. The Cure: Disintegration
14. Radiohead: OK Computer
13. Portishead: Dummy
12. Iron Maiden: Number of the Beast
11. Judas Priest: Painkiller
10. The Smiths: Hatful of Hollow
9. Front Line Assembly: Hard Wired
8. Nirvana: Nevermind
7. Haujobb: Solutions for a Small Planet
6. Slowdive: Pygmalion
5. Skinny Puppy: Too Dark Park
4. Supertramp: Breakfast in America
3. Tom Waits: Bone Machine
2. Depeche Mode: Violator
1. Tool: Lateralus
I have 10 of the 30! I’m 1/3rd as cool as you!