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Agnostic007

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Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« on: August 09, 2024, 11:22:08 PM »
Now I know there are 30 or 40 great albums we all grew up with so the list is not absolute. In fact mine changes all the time but for me, Born in 62 and having older siblings I would say in no particular order;

Journey- Escape
Steve Miller Band- Book of Dreams
CCR- Cosmos Factory (I learned drums playing to this 8 track my brother had)
Meatloaf- Bat out of Hell (Just the artistry of Jim Steinman in the rock operas, aided by Meatloaf's amazing vocals)
Fleetwood Mac- Rumours (First 8 track I bought for myself)
Hotel California
Deep Purple Machine Head
Kansas- Point of No Return
Elton-Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
AC/DC- Back in Black. ( I loved the earlier stuff with Bon as well but this album hit at the right time)

 


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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #1 on: August 10, 2024, 07:33:07 AM »
Iron Maiden-Piece of Mind
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Live at the Fox
Pearl Jam-10
Jimi Hendrix-Greatest hits
GNR-Appetite for Destruction
The Doors-Greatest hits
Led Zepplin-Physical Graffiti
SRV-Couldn't Stand the Weather
Van Halen-First album
Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast



...Subject to change ;D

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #2 on: August 10, 2024, 09:27:03 AM »
Good thread:

I will assume "growing up" to be HS / early adult

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (cousin told me to buy it and "Meet the Beatles" so I did)
Led Zepplin: Physical Graffiti
Charlie Daniels: Million Mile Reflections
Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed / Sticky Fingers (dad listened to the Stones all day)
Metallica: Ride the Lightening / Master of Puppets
Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power
Slayer: Seasons in the Abyss

Subject to change

AiC: Dirt and some grunge stuff likely, but that was late 20s
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #3 on: August 13, 2024, 11:23:07 PM »
Good thread:

I will assume "growing up" to be HS / early adult

Pink Floyd: The Wall
Beatles: Magical Mystery Tour (cousin told me to buy it and "Meet the Beatles" so I did)
Led Zepplin: Physical Graffiti
Charlie Daniels: Million Mile Reflections
Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed / Sticky Fingers (dad listened to the Stones all day)
Metallica: Ride the Lightening / Master of Puppets
Pantera: Vulgar Display of Power
Slayer: Seasons in the Abyss

Subject to change

AiC: Dirt and some grunge stuff likely, but that was late 20s

As Calvin eluded to, subject to change. The Wall could have been in my list and may be there next week.

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #4 on: August 13, 2024, 11:42:41 PM »
I just created a "music room" in my house. Part of the decor is framed albums and posters of bands that "meant something" to me growing up. I graduated in 1980 so it's limited to around 69-85 I guess.  That's kind of the reason for the post. I ended up getting black and white 24X32 posters of Elton, Stones, and a few icons of the 70's and then bought albums to frame with many on my list. The sad part is in the late 90's I owned a sandwich shop in Austin. Joe's Sandwich Shop. It had a large game room with a pool table and arcade games. I had amassed a record collection of about 100-200 albums over the years and mounted them all on the wall. Every Van Halen, Deep Purple, Boston, KISS, etc that I grew up listening to. When we sold it around 2000, the buyer wanted us to leave the albums. Hell, I didn't even own a turntable at that time so I signed off no problem. Now I wish I had kept them all. 

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #5 on: August 13, 2024, 11:43:23 PM »
Iron Maiden-Piece of Mind
Lynyrd Skynyrd-Live at the Fox
Pearl Jam-10
Jimi Hendrix-Greatest hits
GNR-Appetite for Destruction
The Doors-Greatest hits
Led Zepplin-Physical Graffiti
SRV-Couldn't Stand the Weather
Van Halen-First album
Iron Maiden-Number of the Beast



...Subject to change ;D

Very Respectable. I owned a few of those myself

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #6 on: August 14, 2024, 10:48:02 AM »
As Calvin eluded to, subject to change. The Wall could have been in my list and may be there next week.

I used to plug in the 8 track, take the two stereo speakers and lean them against each other to make a triangle shape, then lay down with my head in between, and listen start to finish.

Per your list, I do have Highway Star on my current workout playlist.
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #7 on: August 16, 2024, 11:59:05 AM »
kansas, thin lizzy, molly hatchett, led zep, skynrd, outlaws, toto, bad co., doc holiday, deep purple,  anything by these groups in no particular order.  ;D
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #8 on: August 16, 2024, 12:06:29 PM »
kansas, thin lizzy, molly hatchett, led zep, skynrd, outlaws, toto, bad co., doc holiday, deep purple,  anything by these groups in no particular order.  ;D
 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #10 on: August 18, 2024, 09:02:00 AM »
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #11 on: August 20, 2024, 10:39:05 PM »
kansas, thin lizzy, molly hatchett, led zep, skynrd, outlaws, toto, bad co., doc holiday, deep purple,  anything by these groups in no particular order.  ;D

I was a big Molly Hatchet fan. I think around 1993 they were scheduled to play a bar just outside of Austin at 8 pm. I went there and they showed up at 11:30. The sound guy had the level up so high I couldn't make out the words. This was a venue that held probably 100 -150 people. Several of us pleaded with the sound guy to turn it down.. By 12:30 we were out of there. It was that painful and i LOVE Molly Hatchett   


Bad Company- I was lucky enough to seen Paul Rodgers in Austin around 1993 in a small venue called Sneakers. I didn't even know he was performing there. Club held maybe 200 people at most. Great show. He did every hit

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #12 on: August 22, 2024, 06:41:46 PM »
Middle school/high school (I was born 1981)

Sgt Pepper
Dark Side of the Moon
Led Zeppelin II
Led Zeppelin IV
Jimmy Hendrix Blues
Weezer blue album
Weezer Pinkerton (full disclosure, I don’t care for much of their stuff after)
Lynyrd Skynyrd pronounced
Stone Temple Pilots core
Sublime 40oz

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2024, 01:27:09 AM »
kansas, thin lizzy, molly hatchett, led zep, skynrd, outlaws, toto, bad co., doc holiday, deep purple,  anything by these groups in no particular order.  ;D

Fantastic taste Funk!

In order, of being "mind blown" as a youngster:

Kiss Alive II
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin'
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Sabbath - Paranoid
Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
Motorhead - Iron Fist
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
Mercyful Fate - Dont Break the Oath

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #14 on: March 27, 2025, 07:15:52 PM »
I’m too lazy to list albums so I’ll just name a few:

Metallica, Danzig, Rollins, Alice In Chains, Slayer, Ozzy/Sabbath, Morbid Angel, Pantera, Motley Crue, Type O Negative.
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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #15 on: March 29, 2025, 12:25:29 AM »
Fantastic taste Funk!

In order, of being "mind blown" as a youngster:

Kiss Alive II
Molly Hatchet - Flirtin'
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Sabbath - Paranoid
Rory Gallagher - Top Priority
Motorhead - Iron Fist
Iron Maiden - Killers
Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast
Judas Priest - Hell Bent for Leather
Mercyful Fate - Dont Break the Oath

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #16 on: April 07, 2025, 10:53:47 PM »
Coach.. would love to hear your top 10 albums

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #17 on: April 07, 2025, 10:56:59 PM »
I will admit I have Alexa. I play song quiz. 80's and 70's. I am 56 on 80'
s and 67 on 90's. It's a ridiculous talent. Useless except on a game show.  But I love music I grew up with so much I can usually identify the song in the first bar

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
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I love those albums but Cosmos Factory is on my wall. I learned every drum note from that album when I was 13. I think I could do that one and any KISS album from the 70's   

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Re: Top 10 Albums growing up that meant something to you
« Reply #19 on: April 08, 2025, 12:54:55 AM »
I`m going back to 69-71 or so.......some of the first of zillions of albums I have owned over the years.

You can tell I was a long haired, pot smoking, strobe light, black velvet poster under a black light type of wannabe stoner!   :D


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