these aren't albums I LOVE, just ones I have been known to listen to actively and have highly enjoyed on numerous occasions....I probably won't ever buy these, at least not in the future, I mean...I've owned most of these at one point or another in the past, but not all at once. If I had money falling into my pockets like some [a lot of] people do, I could snatch these up in one swoop...
also, I'm almost certain there's stuff missing from this list; it's hard to recollect every high point in a almost 20 year span of music listening. [technically I've listened to music all my life, since I got out of the hospital after birth, maybe even before then b/c I had a skin infection and had to stay a few days after my birth but there may have been some right-sided brain stimulation as a result of whatever elevator music was playing in the hallways of the hospital that treated my skin infection]
Plus, there's the usual discrimination factor; do I put some album I listened to a lot when I was 14 and found myself enjoying at some point in my early-mid 20's on here? These are not albums I used to enjoy, these are albums I still have room in my heart and mind for and thus wish I could buy. I actually probably could buy these later, piece by piece as the months by months go on and on, and turn into years, and then I could keep 'em on display in my house that no one visits, but due to financial constraints, I'd probably be better off not buying [again]. Also, I probably WILL NOT buy Manson's ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR, because the guy's already gotten rich by denouncing God, I do not feel comfortable letting that kind of stuff into my heart and mind. I'm not for censorship, but that doesn't mean I need to approve of blasphemy on steroids. Nevertheless, there's times I feel tempted to abandon all notions of spirituality and religion/theology and just embrace the dark side. For a super-dark album that's more melancholy than depressing, pull up ANTICHRIST SUPERSTAR. Or if you like being scared by horror movies and aren't too detached from your own spirituality yet aren't too serious about it, you may find time on Halloween night to listen to it.
On to the list:
- American Football - s/t
- Anberlin - Cities
- Armor For Sleep - Dream To Make Believe
- Blink 182 - s/t
- Brand New - Deja Entendu
- Kate Bush - The Whole Story
- The Cars - Candy-O
- Cartel - Chroma
- The Chameleons - Script Of The Bridge
- Chicago - Greatest Hits 1982-1989
- Phil Collins - Both Sides
- Phil Collins - No Jacket Required
- The Cranberries - Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can't We?
- Crash Test Dummies - God Shuffled His Feet
- The Cure - Staring At The Sea: The Singles
- Dashboard Confessional - The Places You Have Come To Fear The Most
- Death Cab For Cutie - Transatlanticism
- Depeche Mode - A Broken Frame
- The Fray - How To Save A Life
- Frou Frou - Details
- Peter Gabriel - s/t #3
- Peter Gabriel - Up
- Genesis - s/t
- Genesis - Invisible Touch
- Genesis - Live Over Europe
- Genesis - Live/The Way We Walk Vol. 1: The Shorts
- Genesis - Live/The Way We Walk Vol. 2: The Longs
- The Get Up Kids - Something To Write Home About
- The Goo Goo Dolls - A Boy Named Goo
- David Gray - White Ladder
- Patty Griffin - 1000 Kisses
- George Harrison - Cloud 9
- Hidden In Plain View - Resolution
- Hootie & The Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
- Idlewild - The Remote Part
- Michael Jackson - Bad
- Michael Jackson - Dangerous
- Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
- Jimmy Eat World - Futures
- Last Winter - The Heart And The Broken Compass
- Last Winter - Under The Silver Of Machines
- Avril Lavigne - Let Go
- Live - Throwing Copper
- Aimee Mann - The Forgotten Arm
- Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
- Matchbox 20 - Yourself Or Someone Like You
- Metallica - Master Of Puppets
- Mineral - The Power Of Failing
- A Moment's Worth - Start Where You Are
- New Radicals - Maybe You've Been Brainwashed, Too
- Nickelback - The Best Of, Volume 1
- Number One Fan - Compromises
- Oingo Boingo - Dark At The End Of The Tunnel
- Oingo Boingo - Nothing To Fear
- Oingo Boingo - Skeletons In The Closet: The Best Of
- Owl City - Ocean Eyes
- Paramore - Riot
- The Psychedelic Furs - World Outside
- R.E.M. - Fables Of The Reconstruction
- R.E.M. - Murmur
- Rush - Power Windows
- Saves The Day - Stay What You Are
- Senses Fail - Life Is Not A Waiting Room
- Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
- Rick Springfield - Working Class Dog
- Starship - Knee Deep In The Hoopla
- The Starting Line - Say It Like You Mean It
- Taking Back Sunday - Tell All Your Friends
- Tears For Fears - Shout: The Very Best Of
- Third Eye Blind - s/t
- Toad The Wet Sprocket - Pale
- Toto - Toto IV
- Trespassers William - Having
- Various - Teaching Mrs. Tingle soundtrack
- Virginwool - Open Heart Surgery
- Waking Ashland - Composure
- The Wallflowers - Bringing Down The Horse
- "Weird Al" Yankovic - Even Worse
- The Who - Who's Next
- Steve Winwood - Back In The High Life
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