Some Friday fun

I thought that Friday merited something fun. Music is so cool. I have wide and varied musical tastes (although looking at this list you'd never know it), but I was thinking if I had to pick only 10 albums to listen to for the rest of forever, these would probably be it.

Top 10 favorite albums – in no particular order

1. Abbey Road – The Beatles – What can I say, I love the Beatles. LOVE the Beatles. This is such a great album for so many reasons. It includes The Golden Slumbers medley which is probably my favorite Beatles song of all time.
2. The Joshua Tree – U2 – It’s just a great album that has truly stood the test of time.
3. Slippery When Wet – Bon Jovi – The first tape (yes I said tape) I remember buying with my own money. I’ve been in love with Jon Bon Jovi since I can remember, and this album always takes me back to good times
4. Hotel California – The Eagles – Another band that I absolutely love. I have vivid memories of sitting in my parents Pinto Station Wagon listening to this album on Eight-track. Yes, I’m that old.
5. Sgt. Pepper – The Beatles -- I know, it’s it right to have two albums by the same artist on a top-ten list? I don’t know, but I could listen to this album over and over again. One of our radio stations was playing their top 100 albums and they would play the whole album, and I was driving somewhere when this album came up and I got to listen to it all. Good times.
6. Crosby Stills & Nash – Crosby Stills & Nash – includes another one of my favorite songs of all times, Suite Judy Blue Eyes. Plus other classics like Carry On, and Helplessly Hoping. Ah, yes, I was born way after my time musically. Comes from having hippie parents I think.
7. Yourself or Someone Like You – Matchbox 20 – I can listen to this CD over, and over and over again. Absolutely love it. Worn out a few copies of it, one got broken in half, one got scratched up. Great album.
8. 5150 – Van Halen – first album with Sammy Hagar. Includes Love Walks in, Why Can’t this be Love, and Dreams .. all amazing songs.
9. American Fool – John Cougar (at that time) – brings me back to good times in my life. My mom and I moved to Missouri the year this album came out. We had it on vinyl. Yet again, yes I’m old.
10. Bob Seger’s Greatest Hits – Bob Seger – Is it fair to have a greatest hits on a top-ten list? I don’t know, but I’m a big Seger fan, and this includes all the greats. Good memories surrounding this album too.

So there you have it. Actually this was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Defining this list. I think a lot of what puts these particular albums on a top-ten list is the memories that they envoke, not to mention they are all filled with good songs and great music. I’d be interested in other people’s top-ten lists.