Music and the Rites of Passage
So... the other day, whilst I was driving, I had a conversation with myself. (Yes, you read that right.)
Basically, I was freestreaming a dissertation based on a what-if scenario, if I were to be asked by someone, "What five albums would you consider as seminal rock albums, as sort of the rite-of-passage, to listen to?"
I then thought about this, then asked myself, "Do I have to limit the list to only five?"
"At first, yes."
Okay then...
In no particular order, I consider these albums as part of my seminal list of "What to listen to as a rite of passage" list.
The fifth selection eluded me for quite some time... so many to choose from... so I selected:
Then I asked again, "Can I extend the list? Ten? Twelve? Twenty?"
"Okay... no more than twenty."
So here are the additional albums. Some bands many repeat.
I leave the rest for you (or at least those of you who made it through all this) to discuss. I'm sure there are a few I've missed, a few to which I've not listened, and quite likely a few I ignored for whatever reasons.
Basically, I was freestreaming a dissertation based on a what-if scenario, if I were to be asked by someone, "What five albums would you consider as seminal rock albums, as sort of the rite-of-passage, to listen to?"
I then thought about this, then asked myself, "Do I have to limit the list to only five?"
"At first, yes."
Okay then...
In no particular order, I consider these albums as part of my seminal list of "What to listen to as a rite of passage" list.
- Pink Floyd, The Dark Side of the Moon -- naturally
- The Doors, LA Woman
- Led Zepplin, Led Zepplin IV
- Jimi Hendrix, Are You Experienced?
The fifth selection eluded me for quite some time... so many to choose from... so I selected:
- Jethro Tull, Aqualung
Then I asked again, "Can I extend the list? Ten? Twelve? Twenty?"
"Okay... no more than twenty."
So here are the additional albums. Some bands many repeat.
- Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms
- The Cure, Disintegration
- Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here
- The Who, Who's Next
- Grateful Dead, American Beauty
- The Beatles, Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band -- This most likely would have ended up in the original five, but it had slipped my mind.
- Metallica, Metallica -- the Black album
- Queen, A Day at the Races
- Queensryche, Operation: Mindcrime
- Stevie Ray Vaughan, Texas Flood
- The Beatles, The Beatles -- the White Album
- The Beatles, Abbey Road
- Pink Floyd, The Wall - I hemmed and hawed over this one, as it's fallen out of my "Five Essential Floyd Albums" list, but it's still a worthy piece just for a few songs on there.
- Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick -- Just the original, not the sequel Ian Anderson released a couple of years back.
I leave the rest for you (or at least those of you who made it through all this) to discuss. I'm sure there are a few I've missed, a few to which I've not listened, and quite likely a few I ignored for whatever reasons.