Favorite Albums

 Top Ten Favorite Albums

I used to buy albums all the time.  I bought my first album when I was 11.  It was a Mamas & the Papas album.  I paid $3 for it.  Since then, I've purchased thousands of vinyls  cassettes, and CDs. And most of them are all gone now. I gave them away, threw them away, left them behind with various moves.

And once music began to be streamed, I didn't buy music anymore.  And now that everyone can load their music up on youtube, there are just so many damn musicians to follow.  So I never, ever listen to albums anymore.  I know one or two songs per musician.  I don't buy music and it's an effort to keep up with the bombardment of options.

Blue - Joni Mitchell- My sister and I bought this album together.  And when she went off to college, she took it with her. But somehow I got it back and held on to it until 2021.  Then I gave it to my friend who still has a turntable.  It was hard to surrender to him.

Court and Spark- Joni Mitchell.- I would put this album on, pull the bar that allowed the album to buy forever and take a nap.  Someone from my dorm floor wold knock on the door after a while, barge it and change the album.  I guess listening to the same album side 10 times is more than some people can bear.

Rubber Soul- the Beatles- my grandparetns gave me this album as a chrisstmas gift in 1965.  I still have it. I cant play it because I dont have a turntable.  But i just cant give it up.

Italian Album- I bought this album in the spring of 1973 when I was a senior in high school and I was on a class trip to Italy.  We had a fantastic time and our guide played this album every time we got on the bus.  All 22 of us left with a copy of this album and we treated the album as if it was bad out of gold.

Hot August Night- Neil Diamond- my grandparents introduced me to this album.  They listened to it at my uncles house and came home and gave us a copy.  And now, 50 years later, I still like to listen to these songs.

Tea for the Tillerman- Cat Stevens - I loved his albums when I was in college. Then he wandered away from the mainstream and became a bit unAmerican and I lost interest in him.

Tapestry- Carol King- I got this album during the summer of 1970 and I listened to it every day, all day for over a year.

The Healing Game- Van Morrison- it's really hard to pick just one album from Van because he has been so prolific and his music has resonated with me.  But I think this is my favorite of his collection.

Miles of Aisles- Joni Mitchell- I'm not sure I should add this album because it is a collection of her greatest hits. But every song is great.

Nick of Time- Bonnie Raitt- I can't remember when I became a big fan but this woman has released some great albums and great songs.  She just released a song, Just Like That which won some of the year and it was well deserved.