26 Albums That Changed My Life

Think of 25 albums that had such a profound effect on you they changed your life or the way you looked at it. They sucked you in and took you over for days, weeks, months, years. These are the albums that you can use to identify time, places, people, emotions. These are the albums that no matter what they were thought of musically shaped your world. When you finish, tag 25 others, including me. Make sure you copy and paste this part so they know the drill. Get the idea now? Good.

At first I thought it would be difficult to remember the actual name of each of these albums. However, it turned out I only had to look up a couple. It is funny how things stick with you.

In absolutely NO particular order...


1. weezer - blue album

2. cake - fashion nugget

3. metallica - ...and justice for all

4. white stripes - white blood cells

5. guided by voices - do the collapse

6. wilco - yankee hotel foxtrot

7. radiohead - ok computer

8. bruce springsteen - born to run

9. the who - greatest hits

10. son volt - trace

11. boston - boston

12. beastie boys - paul's boutique

13. guns n' roses - appetite for destruction

14. ac/dc - back in black

15. def leppard - pyromania

16. man or astroman - experiment zero

17. modest mouse - the lonesome crowded west

18. weezer - pinkerton

19. wilco - being there

20. beach boys - pet sounds

21. ryan adams - heartbreaker

22. the ramones - loud fast ramones

23. the clash - london calling

24. the strokes - is this it

25. rage against the machine - rage against the machine

26. van halen - van halen


Weezer - The Blue Album // this album shaped me like no other...before or since.