What Albums define your musical taste?

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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - piano concerto# 21 / symphony# 40
King Crimson - Larks Tongue in Aspic
Jade Warrior - Floating World
John Lee Hooker - The Ultimate collection 1948-1990
Joe Satriaini - Surfing with the Aliens
Fleetwood Mac in Chicago-Blues Jam in Chicago, Vols. 1–2
Tomita - Planets
Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Radiohead - OK computer
Spoon - Transference
Talking Heads - Remain in light
Johnny Cash - Greatest
Elvis - Golden records vol 1-1958
Beatles - White album
Rolling Stones - Paint it Black (Import) / Let it bleed
Can - Future Days
ZZ top - Eliminator
The Doors - Strange Days
Bob Dylan - Self Portrait / Blood on the Tracks
Grateful Dead - AOXOMOXOA / Europe 72
Pink Floyd - Ummagumma / Wish you were here
Frank Zappa - Over-Nite Sensation / Hot Rats / Apostrophe
Flaming Lips - Yoshimi battles the pink robots
Emerson Lake and Palmer - Tarkus / Brain salad surgery
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
Firesign Theatre - The further adventures of Nick Danger
Stevie ray vaughn - The Sky Is Crying
Nirvana - In Utero

Those are mine...
That kinda scratches the surface but its a good start!

What's your favorites?
 
Kinks - Village Green
Teenage Fanclub - Bandwagonesque
Jayhawks- Tomorrow the Green Grass
GnR- Appetite
Cannonball- somethin' else


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Yes's Relayer
Mussorgsky's Pix at An Exhibition
any Lute LP/CD I have
Richard Thompson's The Old Kit Bag
Mike Odfield's Songs From Distant Earth
 
I'm not ready yet....

Like the idea but going to sleep soon. Posting in order to keep this in my quick links.
some interesting stuff so far. The OP has a very eclectic list as will I.
 
Neil Young- Ragged Glory
Bob Dylan- Planet Waves
Songs: Ohia- Didn't It Rain and/or Magnolia Electric Co. (owl cover)
The Promise Ring- Nothing Feels Good
Fugazi- Repeater
James Taylor- Greatest Hits (Not an album, but what the **** ever. This thing is incredible if it strikes you right)
Paul Simon- Still Crazy After All These Years
Pedro The Lion- Control
Counting Crows- August And Everything After
Morphine- Yes
Luna- Penthouse
Low- The Great Destroyer
Idaho- Hearts Of Palm
I could probably do this for hours.

Mostly Neil Young- Ragged Glory.

I hope this thread does well. I'm interested in knowing what music really moves other AKers.
 
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Nick Drake...Pink Moon
Warren Zevon...Excitable Boy
The Doors... L.A. Woman
Tim Buckley...Goodbye and Hello
The Band...The Weight
Talking Heads...Stop Making Sense
George Harrison...All Things Must Pass
Adam and the Ants...Kings of the Wild Frontier (A guilty pleasure)
Tchaikowsky.... 1812, Violin Concerto,1st and 2nd piano concertos etc.....

I see someone else has Dylan's Self Portrait. I've got 2 copies along with about 25 or so Dylan LPs and can honestly say ..........you just have to be a diehard Dylan fan to love this one. :D Joking of course.
 
Hard to pick specific album

Beatles (revolver/rubber soul forward)
Stones
Cream
Hendrix
Haydyn
Beethoven
Tchaikovsky
Jefferson Airplane (not starship)
Janis
Cocker (early)
Leon Russel
Pink Floyd
stuff that doesn't suck
not pop
 
South Pacific soundtrack.

The Sea Hawk----- Korngold

Haunted Heart----Eddie Higgins

Anita Sings the Most----Anita O'Day and Oscar Peterson

Ray of Light---Madonna

Johnny the Fox----Thin Lizzy

A Merry Little Christmas---Linda Ronstadt
 
I have very varied tastes. Springsteen, Steely Dan, Genesis (old and newer), Pink Floyd to name a few. But the one album I probably couldn't live without is Little Feat: Waiting for Columbus.
 
I'll try this. I like the OP's collection.

Thelonious Monk, Monk's Music
Horace Silver, Song for My Father
John Coltrane, Giant Steps, Love Supreme
King Crimson, Lark's Tongues in Aspic / Starless / Red / Disciplne / Court KC
Mahavishnu Orchestra, Inner Mounting Flame / Birds of Fire / Apocalypse
Return to Forever, Romantic Warrior
Frank Zappa, Hot Rats
Hawkwind, In Search of Space
The Beatles, Rubber Soul
Stanley Clarke, ST / Journey to Love
Billy Cobham, Spectrum / Live in Europe
Captain Beyond, S/T
Soft Machine, Third / Seven
Miles Davis, Jack Johnson / Bitches Brew
Shakti
Oregon
Hendrix, In The West, Experienced, Bold As Love, Cry of Love
Ten Years After, Ssssh, Cricklewood Green, Undead
Tons of ECM recordings
60's Garage Rock

Anything John McLauglin, John Abercrombie, Tony Williams, Allan Holdsworth

A Million More, Cheers!
 
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