My Favorite Albums: Artists D-F

Hysteria- Def Leppard- A high school soundtrack...much better than anything high schoolers get today.

Pyromania- Def Leppard- An amazing rock album

The Doors- The Doors- As everyone is going peace and love, The Doors drop this.

The Empire Strikes Back-SDT- Amazing piece of cinematic music history. Iconic.

The Dance- Fleetwood Mac- I just enjoy it.

Wasted Light-Foo Fighters- IMO, the Foos best effort. It harkens back to a better time in music.

My Favorite Albums: Artists A-C

The first installment of my favorite all-time albums.

Magical Mystery Tour- The Beatles: I know it's not their best album, but I love it.

Sgt. Peppers- The Beatles: I still think this is the greatest album of all time.


461 Ocean Blvd- Eric Clapton: This reminds me of a nice summer day...not sure why.

August- Eric Clapton: A high school soundtrack.

Xylo- Coldplay: One of the few recent albums I like.

Top 10 Creedence Clearwater Revival songs

My favorites

Proud Mary
Bad Moon Rising
Lodi
Down on the Corner
Fortunate Son
Travelin' Band
Have You Ever Seen the Rain?
Who'll Stop the Rain?
Someday Never Comes
I Heard It Through the Grapevine

Top 10 Songs of 2015

My favorites from the past year.

1. Mercy by Muse
2. 24 Frames by Frank Isbel
3. Every Breaking Wave- U2
4. Mess is Mine- Vance Joy
5. First- Cold War Kids
6. Rattle That Lock- David Gilmour
7. Stolen Dance- Milky Chance
8. Renegades- X Ambassadors
9. Uptown Funk- Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
10. Peaces- In the Valley Below

Bob Dylan: Lay Lady Lay (1969)

Bob Dylan turned to Nashville for influence. The classic has been covered by groups ranging from Ministry to The Byrds and Duran Duran.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrZnnvEyTUs

The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night (1964)

Great garage rock tune. Four years later, controversy struck when The Doors released "Hello, I Love You" which many felt blatantly ripped off The Kinks classic. Ray Davies refused to sue, but UK courts found in The Kinks' favor.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4DV-5d6a5g

The Supremes: Reflections (1967)

The Supreme fired Florence Ballard shortly after recording this classic. The song also reflects the psychedelic movement of the period. At the same time, the country seemed to be going crazy. So, the song had to have resonated with people wanting a return to normalcy.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PhxUmjVQNtI

The Band: The Weight (1968)

This song has everything in it. It's part gospel, part rock, part folk, and part R&B. It's Biblical, it's someone coming home from work, it's a world traveler. The song is everything to everyone.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCw3-YTffo

Led Zeppelin: Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (1969)

Jimmy Page and Robert Plant loved Joan Baez. So they covered her  "Babe I'm Gonna Leave You."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wO6bRjcyQN8

Cold War Kids: First (2015)

One of the strongest songs in Cold War Kids catalog. Makes one want to clap along and say amen!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZzJ78FWjl8

Cage the Elephant: Come a Little Closer (2013)

A sunrise inspired Matthew Schultz to write "Come A Little Closer." Basically, he wanted to know what everyone around him was feeling and what they brought to the world and immediate surroundings.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVYup3Qwh8Q

Milky Chance: Stolen Dance (2015)

German Band Milky Chance released their first album with "Stolen Dance" on it in 2013. The song finally made its way to America and broke in 2015. The upbeat song is accompanied by a video in which the singer appears rather bored.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iX-QaNzd-0Y

Vance Joy: Mess is Mine (2015)

Australian artist Vance Joy crossed the ocean and found success in 2015. The song has steadily received increased airplay as the year wore on. The video for the song is a bit of a trip with a polar bear doubling as a cabbie.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C816p-KTNk