The rules: list 50 records you can listen to start to finish and why. They don't have to be your favorite or in any particular order.
1. Cake - Fashion Nugget the why is easy--i f-ing love cake. it was hard to pick just one album to include.
2. Adele - 19 one word: brilliant.
3. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill reminds me of middle school--i still know every word.
4. Ali Farka Toure - In the Heart of the Moon absolutely beautiful music. i grade to it all the time.
5. Amos Lee - Amos Lee see "why" for number 1.
6. Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day brilliant songwriter.
7. Asa - Asa political music at its best.
8. Barenaked Ladies - Stunt reminds me of the fun times i had in high school theatre.
9. Ben Folds - Way to Normal hands down one of the best artists ever--and a really great concert to go to!
10. Better than Ezra - Greatest Hits they make me happy. enough said.
11. Brad Paisley - 5th Gear see "why" for number 1.
12. Camille - Le Fil she's the french bjork--the music is interesting and fun.
13. Ceu - Ceu because i wish i spoke portuguese fluently.
14. Chico Science and Nação Zumbi - De Lama Ao Caos i was exposed to this group my first semester of college. it was new and fascinating. i still love it.
15. Damien Rice - O wow. just wow.
16. Eli Young Band - Level i'm totally this band's groupie. see "why" for number 1.
17. Flobots - Fight With Tools this album got me through a tumultuous first semester of teaching. it contains hope.
18. The Fratellis - Costello Music british punk. need i say more?
19. Goldfinger - Stomping Ground more than any of the other artists/songs that remind me of him, this album defines my relationship with my best bud.
20. Green Day - Warning five words: i wanna be the minority.
21. Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams this is where i come from. what i grew up listening to.
1. Cake - Fashion Nugget the why is easy--i f-ing love cake. it was hard to pick just one album to include.
2. Adele - 19 one word: brilliant.
3. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill reminds me of middle school--i still know every word.
4. Ali Farka Toure - In the Heart of the Moon absolutely beautiful music. i grade to it all the time.
5. Amos Lee - Amos Lee see "why" for number 1.
6. Anna Nalick - Wreck of the Day brilliant songwriter.
7. Asa - Asa political music at its best.
8. Barenaked Ladies - Stunt reminds me of the fun times i had in high school theatre.
9. Ben Folds - Way to Normal hands down one of the best artists ever--and a really great concert to go to!
10. Better than Ezra - Greatest Hits they make me happy. enough said.
11. Brad Paisley - 5th Gear see "why" for number 1.
12. Camille - Le Fil she's the french bjork--the music is interesting and fun.
13. Ceu - Ceu because i wish i spoke portuguese fluently.
14. Chico Science and Nação Zumbi - De Lama Ao Caos i was exposed to this group my first semester of college. it was new and fascinating. i still love it.
15. Damien Rice - O wow. just wow.
16. Eli Young Band - Level i'm totally this band's groupie. see "why" for number 1.
17. Flobots - Fight With Tools this album got me through a tumultuous first semester of teaching. it contains hope.
18. The Fratellis - Costello Music british punk. need i say more?
19. Goldfinger - Stomping Ground more than any of the other artists/songs that remind me of him, this album defines my relationship with my best bud.
20. Green Day - Warning five words: i wanna be the minority.
21. Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams this is where i come from. what i grew up listening to.
22. Jack Johnson - Brushfire Fairytales absolutely fabulous songwriter. see "why" for number 1.
23. Jason Mraz - Mr. A-Z it's fun. he's great.
24. Jimi Hendrix - Blues because there are few things better than hendrix's "red house".
25. Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions this album reminds me of sitting for hours on end in the eesat building on campus reading and studying.
23. Jason Mraz - Mr. A-Z it's fun. he's great.
24. Jimi Hendrix - Blues because there are few things better than hendrix's "red house".
25. Joss Stone - The Soul Sessions this album reminds me of sitting for hours on end in the eesat building on campus reading and studying.
26. Kate Nash - Made of Bricks a delightful brit with a potty mouth.
27. The Kinks - Village Green Preservation Society i love it. isn't that enough?
28. Live - Throwing Copper reminds me of my sister.
29. Macaco - Ingravito i long to be spicy and latin.
30. Maroon 5 - Songs About Jane makes me remember the good times my best bud and i had while living together.
31. Massive Attack - Mezzanine makes me focus--another grading fave.
32. MC Solaar - Chaptire 7 french rap. what more is there to say?
33. Melody Gardot - Worrisome Heart the best contemporary jazz i've heard in a while.
34. Muddy Waters - The Best of Muddy Waters there is no blues without muddy waters.
35. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations a new favorite. it just rocks.
36. Nikka Costa - Can'tneverdidnothing fun.
37. Orishas - El Kilo cute latin boys rapping.
38. Otis Redding - The Very Best of Otis Redding i don't know what i would do without otis.
39. Panjabi MC - Beware panjabi rap. AWESOME!
40. Patsy Cline - The Patsy Cline Collection reminds me of being a little kid and cleaning the house with mom on saturday mornings.
41. Poe - Haunted cool artist. cool album.
42. Queen - The A-Z of Queen because its freddy mercury and no one could rock an argyle bodysuit quite like him.
43. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic reminds me of my sister.
44. Red Violin Soundtrack great music from a great film.
45. Slumdog Millionaire Soundtrack because it's great.
46. Sam Cooke - Portrait of a Legend what album list would be complete without sam cooke?
47. Stevie Wonder - Number 1s see "why" for number 1.
48. Train - Save Me, San Francisco see "why" for number 1.
49. Willie Nelson - Texas in My Soul because there are few things on earth as good as willie nelson singing blue eyes crying in the rain.
50. Ximena Sarinana - Mediocre she's awesome.
Honorable mentions:
Taxi Amarillo - Taxi Amarillo
Zap Mama - A Ma Zone
Zac Brown Band - The Foundation
The Wombats - A Guide to Love, Loss, and Desperation
Ella Fitzgerald - The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbook
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