Following up on yesterday's post of "20 Albums That Define Me, Part 1," which detailed the albums that had the most impact upon my development as a rockin' pop fan, today we turn to 20 albums that present a collective summary of my rock 'n' roll POV. Taken together, these 40 records and/or sets of records paint a picture of music-lovin' li'l me.
And yes, I'm going to cheat right off the bat. Nothing, not even the Ramones, can quite match how integral the Beatles' pre-Sgt. Pepper music has been to my life. Listing every Beatles US Capitol Records release 1964-1966 is the only way to represent that importance. (NOTE: The Beatles Story does not count.)
Other than duplicating Beatles '65/Beatles VI in that leadoff Beatles spot, there is no overlap of individual albums between yesterday's post and today's post. Some individual tracks (by the Four Tops, the Kinks and the Monkees) do appear within albums on both lists.
The albums are not ranked, or at least they're not ranked after we get those Fab Four lads outta the way. 1-2-3-FAW!
THE BANGLES: All Over The Place
THE BARRACUDAS: Drop Out With The Barracudas
THE BEAT: The Beat
BIG STAR: # 1 Record/Radio City
DAVID BOWIE: The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars
THE FLAMIN' GROOVIES: Shake Some Action
THE FLASHCUBES: Flashcubes On Fire
THE FOUR TOPS: Greatest Hits
HOLLY AND THE ITALIANS: The Right To Be Italian
THE JAM: Setting Sons
JOAN JETT: Bad Reputation
JOHNNY JOHNSON AND THE BANDWAGON: Breakin' Down The Walls Of Heartache
THE KINKS: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
MAD MONSTER PARTY: Mad Monster Party
THE MONKEES: Monkeemania
THE RAMONES: It's Alive
THE RAMONES: Road To Ruin [Nothing is Ramonesproof either]
THE ROLLING STONES: Big Hits (High Tide And Green Grass)
THE WHO: Meaty Beaty Big & Bouncy
VARIOUS ARTISTS: This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5 [Not kidding at all; there's no need to let any misguided attempt at false modesty interfere with declaring This Is Rock 'n' Roll Radio, Volume 5 my all-time favorite various-arts pop compilation. Volume 4 is also pretty great.]
HONORABLE MENTION: Next album in would have been the Byrds' Mr. Tambourine Man. Are these my favorite albums? Some are. Favorite or not, each is representative of my interests.
Add on a pair of custom-made compilations of my favorites by the Bay City Rollers and KISS, and, well, there you have me. Turn me up!
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Carl's book Gabba Gabba Hey! A Conversation With The Ramones is available, courtesy of the good folks at Rare Bird Books. Gabba Gabba YAY!! https://rarebirdlit.com/gabba-gabba-hey-a-conversation-with-the-ramones-by-carl-cafarelli/
If it's true that one book leads to another, my next book will be The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1). Stay tuned. Your turn is coming.
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