with apologies to Nick Hornby

Current and past friends and acquaintances know that I am a music snob- i am not proud of it (well, at times i am), but there is very little in life that moves me like a great song.

While talking about a song or an album i will sometimes say that it is in my Top 20 or 50 favorites. i have never really ever compiled a list like that, but have been thinking about doing so. Bear with me:

Top 20 Favorite Albums (not ranked, all together on an even playing field):

1. 13 Songs, Fugazi
2. The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, Genesis
3. Ocean Beach, The Red House Painters
4. Mercury, American Music Club
5. Tiny Cities, Sun Kil Moon
6. For Emma, Forever Ago, Bon Iver
7. Disintegration, The Cure
8. The Sky's Gone Out, Bauhaus
9. The Mission Soundtrack, Ennio Morricone
10. Murmur, REM
11. Candy Apple Grey, Husker Du
12. Crack The Sky, Crack The Sky
13. Moving Pictures, Rush
14. Jane's Addiction, Jane's Addiction
15. It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, Public Enemy
16. Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, Camper Van Beethoven
17. Drenched, Miracle Legion
18. Quadrophenia, The Who
19. The Final Cut, Pink Floyd
20. Teaser & The Firecat, Cat Stevens


I reserve the right to change this at anytime.