The soundtrack of my life, in 12 albums.....
So, on Facebook, Jeff Bonhoff asked some of his online friends about music, and what 12 albums would be the soundtrack to their lives. I don't know Jeff very well (and I'd like to change that), but two of the people who responded were Rand Bellavia and Phil Mills. I'm putting this on LJ instead of Facebook due to its length. (At one time, Facbook used to limit the size of posts. I don't know if they still do.)
The challenge was this: List 12 albums that are, in some way, the soundtrack of my life.
When I constructed this list, I intentionally limited this to one album per artist. I also started with 25 albums and eventually whittled the list down to 12.
1) Glenn Miller, "Greatest Hits"
My father was a fan of big band music from the 1930s and 1940s -- Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, et al. He'd often play recordings of this music at home while he was relaxing, working around the house, or working in his workshop.
2) Supertramp, "Crime of the Century"
One of the first albums I bought. The band got a lot of airplay on the local radio stations. I remember hearing "Bloody Well Right" in March of 1975, when my father was in the hospital for an ulcer.
3) Styx, "The Grand Illusion"
Another one of the first albums I bought. Ray LaVere, a high school classmate of mine, loaned me his copy on cassette tape. JY's ARP Odyssey solo in the bridge section of "Come Sail Away" got me interested in synthesizers.
4) Electric Light Orchestra, A New World Record"
Twin brothers Alan and Kevin Payne had painted the ELO logo on a wall in their basement, and several of us in the neighbood came over to listen to ELO. Who was with us? Dan Clune, Kirk Komasara, Mike Polino.
5) Synergy, "Games"
Studio musician Larry Fast recorded several solo albums under the name Synergy. This album, released in 1979, was one of the first electronic music, or electronica, albums I heard. A notable sound on the album was the lead violin line on "Delta Four", which was an early example of digital synthesis.
6) Paul Simon, "Graceland"
7) Big Audio Dynamite, "This is Big Audio Dynamite"
8) Prefab Sprout, "Two Wheels Good"
These three albums were the soundtrack of my time in college. I have fond memories of hanging out with my Delta Chi brothers at the chapter house, talking about anything that came to mind, and listening to these albums.
9) Gowan, "Strange Animal"
Some other friends of mine from college were fans of Gowan. I saw him live in the summer of '86 at the Crystal Beach Pavilion.
10) White Zombie, "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music vol. 1"
When I was dating Amy ("Zon") Mundhenk in '93, this is what we listened to as we hit the various haunted houses around Dayton.
11) Pat Metheny, "Secret Story"
I love listening to Metheny's music when I'm driving long distances. I could have picked any of his albums.
12) Jonn Serrie, "And The Stars Go With You"
This artist's music often accompanies planetarium shows. I like to listen to it as I try to fall asleep at night.
The challenge was this: List 12 albums that are, in some way, the soundtrack of my life.
When I constructed this list, I intentionally limited this to one album per artist. I also started with 25 albums and eventually whittled the list down to 12.
1) Glenn Miller, "Greatest Hits"
My father was a fan of big band music from the 1930s and 1940s -- Glenn Miller, Tommy Dorsey, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, et al. He'd often play recordings of this music at home while he was relaxing, working around the house, or working in his workshop.
2) Supertramp, "Crime of the Century"
One of the first albums I bought. The band got a lot of airplay on the local radio stations. I remember hearing "Bloody Well Right" in March of 1975, when my father was in the hospital for an ulcer.
3) Styx, "The Grand Illusion"
Another one of the first albums I bought. Ray LaVere, a high school classmate of mine, loaned me his copy on cassette tape. JY's ARP Odyssey solo in the bridge section of "Come Sail Away" got me interested in synthesizers.
4) Electric Light Orchestra, A New World Record"
Twin brothers Alan and Kevin Payne had painted the ELO logo on a wall in their basement, and several of us in the neighbood came over to listen to ELO. Who was with us? Dan Clune, Kirk Komasara, Mike Polino.
5) Synergy, "Games"
Studio musician Larry Fast recorded several solo albums under the name Synergy. This album, released in 1979, was one of the first electronic music, or electronica, albums I heard. A notable sound on the album was the lead violin line on "Delta Four", which was an early example of digital synthesis.
6) Paul Simon, "Graceland"
7) Big Audio Dynamite, "This is Big Audio Dynamite"
8) Prefab Sprout, "Two Wheels Good"
These three albums were the soundtrack of my time in college. I have fond memories of hanging out with my Delta Chi brothers at the chapter house, talking about anything that came to mind, and listening to these albums.
9) Gowan, "Strange Animal"
Some other friends of mine from college were fans of Gowan. I saw him live in the summer of '86 at the Crystal Beach Pavilion.
10) White Zombie, "La Sexorcisto: Devil Music vol. 1"
When I was dating Amy ("Zon") Mundhenk in '93, this is what we listened to as we hit the various haunted houses around Dayton.
11) Pat Metheny, "Secret Story"
I love listening to Metheny's music when I'm driving long distances. I could have picked any of his albums.
12) Jonn Serrie, "And The Stars Go With You"
This artist's music often accompanies planetarium shows. I like to listen to it as I try to fall asleep at night.