My Favorite Albums
Prompted by yet another Reddit hole of favorite album threads, I realized I need to catalog the albums that mean the most to me, or were a huge influence on me at some point in my life. Here they are in no particular order (with affiliate Apple Music/iTunes or Bandcamp links when possible).
Red Hot Chili Peppers—Blood Sugar Sex Magic
Sonic Youth—Daydream Nation
Daniel Romano—If I’ve Only One Time Askin’
Daniel Romano—Mosey
Dylan Earl—Blessings in Disguise
Bad Religion—Against The Grain
T.S.O.L—Dance With Me
Ween—White Pepper
Meshuggah—Destroy Erase Improve
Mr. Bungle—Mr. Bungle
Primus—Suck On This
Clutch—Clutch
They Might Be Giants—John Henry
They Might Be Giants—Apollo 18
Die Antwoord—$O$
Matt Kresling—2
Jack Parow—Jack Parow
fIREHOSE—fROMOHIO
Weezer—Pinkerton
Misfits—Evilive
Jane’s Addiction—Ritual de lo Habitual
Minor Threat—Minor Threat
Faith No More—King for a Day… Fool for a Lifetime
Mudhoney—Superfuzz Bigmuff
Nirvana—Bleach
Nirvana—In Utero
7 Seconds—Walk Together, Rock Together
The Eagles—Their Greatest Hits 1971–1975
Kiss—Alive!
Wasted Youth—From The Inner Depth
The Blues Brothers—Original Soundtrack Recording
Build to Spill—Keep It Like a Secret
The Cure—Boys Don’t Cry
The Cure—Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
The Drums—The Drums
Jeremy Pinnell—Oh / Ky
John Frusciante—To Record Only Water for Ten Days
Of Montreal—The Bedside Drama: Petite Tragedy
Of Montreal—The Bird Who Continues to Eat the Rabbit’s Flower
Pedro The Lion—Control
Selpultura—Roots
Sunny Day Real Estate—How It Feels to Be Something On
Tenacious D—Tenacious D
Tool—Undertow
Violent Femmes—Violent Femmes