20 Albums That Rocked My World
Got tagged by Ginger to do this. I don’t tag back, but as usual, feel free to do this yourself.
Think of 20 albums, CDs, LPs (if you’re over 40), that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life. Dug into your soul. Music that brought you to life when you heard it. Royally affected you, kicked you in the wazoo, literally socked you in the gut, is what I mean. Then when you finish, tag 15 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill.
These are in no particular order, of course. I love music and could probably come up with five times as many items as I did here. Narrowing it down was actually harder work. There are a number of soundtracks here. I thought about eliminating them from the list, but these soundtracks introduced me to a lot of artists I might not have discovered otherwise. And Grease? Well, Grease was the word. 
1. Billy Joel – Glass Houses
2. The Hooters – Nervous Night
3. Grease – Soundtrack
4. INXS – Listen Like Thieves
5. Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
6. Rock and Roll High School – Soundtrack
7. INXS – Kick
8. Foreigner – 4
9. Barenaked Ladies – Gordon
10. The Eagles – The Long Run
11. “Weird Al” Yankovic – “Weird Al” Yankovic
12. Prince – Purple Rain
13. Depeche Mode – Violator
14. Old 97’s – Fight Songs
15. Rick Springfield – Tao
16. Fast Times at Ridgemont High – Soundtrack
17. Peter Gabriel – So
18. U2 – The Joshua Tree
19. The Killers – Hot Fuss
20. Ben Folds – Rockin’ the Suburbs
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Wow, we’re watching GREASE on ABC Family RIGHT NOW!
I don’t do memes but I might need to do this one. Moody Blues’ On The Threshold Of A Dream might need it’s own complete post.
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February 22nd, 2009 at 7:50 pm
@whall, Grease was one of the first albums I bought with my own money. Great stuff.
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How much do I love Grease and that soundtrack kicked butt….
Listen Like Thieves eh? great album
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February 22nd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
@Nat, Indeed, a great soundtrack. And I love INXS. That album got me started on INXS.
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Love that last one!
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February 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
@Blondefabulous, Yeah, Ben Folds is the shit.
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I liked GREASE. Had two of my druggie friends I partook with that were named Danny and Sandy. Grease was a common reference point.
Great list. Cool to see Depeche Mode, Prince, INXS and U2. Sgt Peppers will stand the test of time and is on most people’s list as being a great album.
And The Killers really is and will be one of those albums that is great to listen to from start to finish. A new classic, IMO.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 6:46 pm
@martymankins, Loved Grease. Great music. And yeah, I agree about The Killers. Definitely a new classic.
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Ah The Hooters- I actually owned Amore and One Way Home too (and I am not from Philly).
I would have to throw in The River (my mom bought it for me for my 12th birthday- I didn’t know who Bruce Springsteen was but she knew I loved double albums with lyrics) and Ghost in the Machine.
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February 23rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
@Liza, I have everything the Hooters have done. Good stuff. I’ve never been a big Springsteen fan, though.
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14. Old 97’s – Fight Songs
This album will always be the summer of 1999 for me.
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February 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am
@Kathy, One of my favorite albums for sure. Rhett Miller’s solo albums rock, too.
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You have great taste in music, my dear!!!
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February 24th, 2009 at 10:45 am
@Ginger, That’s true. As do you.
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Grease, Weird Al, and Prince?
Absolutely yes.
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March 1st, 2009 at 4:59 pm
@*pixie*, Damn straight.
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until i read this list your taste was ummm questionable. (still a Jacob fan). you’ve moved up a notch in my books. like that matters. thanks for sharing anyway.
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March 5th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
@Shawna, Well, thanks. I think.
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