Circulating through Facebook status updates has been the challenge of listing ten albums that mean something to you. Here's mine in no particular order.
1) Billy Joel - Innocent Man. This was my first album ever - on cassette no less. "Uptown Girl" was my favorite song (until I listened to the entire album and then it became "Tell Her About It") because my godmother's teenage daughter and her friends did a little dance to it and I thought they were sooo cool. I used to listen this on ultra cool pink boombox, which was probably my most prized possession at the time with my lamp that turned on by merely touching it coming in a close second.
2) Phish - Billy Breathes. My senior year in college under the influence of some people I met during a summer internship, I ended up in a Phish phase which culminated in a three concert roadtrip through the Midwest. Favorite track "Waste."
3) Sarah McLachlan - Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff. Reminds me of my sophomore year in college and my study abroad trip to Iceland. Many of the people that were on the trip with me are friends with me on Facebook and I love that an experience we had so long ago still keeps us connected and interested in each other's lives.
4) Stevie Wonder - In Square Circle. This album reminds me of our living room on Ely Lake with the orange shag carpet and the big picture windows that looked out on the lake - but most importantly it reminds me of my mom. After she passed away, I used listen to "Overjoyed" on repeat.
5) Newsies Soundtrack. A long long time ago, five girls watched Newsies regularly like it was their job and made whichever mother had the pleasure of driving them around listen to the Newsies soundtrack over and over. Each girl had their favorite actor - my personal favorite being Christian Bale. Yum. Those five girls loved that movie so much that they are planning a trip to NYC this winter to see the Broadway show before it closes. Oh and last summer two of those five girls tried unsuccessfully to find a copy of that movie in northern Minnesota.
6) Garth Brooks - Double Live. I went through a country phase in high school. I am not ashamed. I outgrew everything about that phase except for Garth. My junior year in college, from a Davis quint, we spent hours trying to get through to Ticketmaster. We finally got tickets in the nosebleeds, behind the stage. Nevertheless, a great show and a great memory.
7) Indigo Girls - 1200 Curfews. Because the Mississippi's mighty and it starts in Minnesota.
8) Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell. A dance at the Gilbert Community Center was never complete without "Paradise By The Dashboard Lights," and there is some truth in the fact statement (because true facts are redundant) that two out of three ain't bad.
9) Madonna - The Immaculate Collection. Two words. Carleton. swimming. I'm pretty sure some of those swimmin' women still fight the urge to keep their shirts on when "Like A Prayer" comes on.
10) Carole King - Tapestry. I can still see my mom dancing around our kitchen to this record. Yes, I said record. We could feel the earth move under out feet. I was also always secretly pleased that the Gilmore Girls theme song was "Where You Lead."
9) Madonna - The Immaculate Collection. Two words. Carleton. swimming. I'm pretty sure some of those swimmin' women still fight the urge to keep their shirts on when "Like A Prayer" comes on.
10) Carole King - Tapestry. I can still see my mom dancing around our kitchen to this record. Yes, I said record. We could feel the earth move under out feet. I was also always secretly pleased that the Gilmore Girls theme song was "Where You Lead."
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