The Essential Leonard Cohen
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St.
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
Neutral Milk Hotel - In an Aeroplane Over the Sea
Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise
 

im with on the bends!!!radiohead changed my life.
 

Too bad they don't inspire you to take a shower and get a hair cut :(
 

randy newman?! really?!

actually, this sounds kinda kiss-assy, but one of mine is your ep...
 

I have so many CDs and cassette tapes it is very hard to say which 5 inspire me the most. But mine are much different than yours.

1)Led Zeppelin- The BBC Sessions
2)The Who By Numbers
3)Elton John- Captain Fantastic and The Brown Dirt Cowboys
4)Blondie- The first album
5)Teena Marie- Starchild
 

Marilyn Manson - Eat Me Drink Me
AFI - Decemberunderground
Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero
My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade
Marilyn Manson - Lest We Forget
 

In no particular order:

Rise against-"Revolutions per minute.
Social distortion-"sex, love and rock n' roll."
an angle-"the truth is that you are alive."
blink 182-"dude ranch."
fenix tx-"lechuza."
 

It doesnt matter what order these are in....they are all inspirational

Pleased to Meet Me: The Replacements
Phantoms: Acceptance
A Rush of Blood to the Head: Coldplay
Devils got a hold on me: The Colour
The Beatles: Revolver
 

1. The Outhere Brothers - 1 Polish 2 Biscuits and a Fish Sandwich
2. La Bouche - Sweet Dreams
3. Ultimate Dance Party 1997
4. Jock James Vol. 3
5. Ace of Base - The Sign
 

1. The Ataris- So long Astoria
2. Blink 182- Blink 182
3. Foo Fighters- colour and the shape
4. Jimmy Eat World- clarity
5. Senses Fail- Still Searching
 

5. Coheed and Cambria "Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV: From fear through the eyes of madness"
4. The Used "Lies for the Liars"
3. Matchbook Romance "Stories and Alibis"
2. mewithoutYou "Brother, Sister"
1. Bright Eyes "Cassadaga"
 

scream and light up the sky- the honorary title
logic will break your heart- the stills
several arrows later- matt pond pa
all the stars and boulevards- augustana
ringside- ringside
 

M.Ward-End of Amnesia (very hard to choose)
John Prine-Bruised Orange
The Cure-Bloodflowers
Okkervil River-Black Sheep Boy
Q and not U-Different Damage

This was a hard assignment.
I hope I passed.
 

What, no Doobie Brothers? :)

Here are mine, in alphabetical order [by band, because of my OCD]:

David Bowie: Diamond Dogs. Anything Bowie inspires me, really. But this record, should you be lucky enough to own the original pressing, is worth $2000. And that's pretty inspiring in itself. It also marks the end of the Ziggy era and the beginning of a new one for that schizophrenic man whom I love so much.

The Clash: London Calling. Anyone who says this is not the best Clash album ever is an idiot. "Spanish Bombs" and "Guns of Brixton" alone are two of the best songs they've ever recorded.

Creedence Clearwater Revival: Cosmo's Factory. Maybe this is more for the memories than anything. My dad and I listened to this record a lot, and I always loved the last song, "Long as I Can See the Light" - it's so morose but still so full of hope. And, there's a Bo Diddley cover on it ["Before You Accuse Me" for those who may not know.] I still maintain Fogerty one of the best musicians of all time.

The Cure: Disintegration - because it has "Pictures of You" on it, which I maintain is one of the saddest songs ever. Although I prefer the live version of that song, so maybe I should have said The Cure: Show. Either way, you can't go wrong.

Tom Waits: Rain Dogs. My favorite, perhaps because of all the massive amounts of instruments used on it, including the marimba, which I've always been fascinated with. This album goes all over the place but still works so well.
 

5. Elliott Smith-XO
4. Jack Johnson- Brushfire Fairytales
3. John Mayer- Continuum
2. The Beatles- White Album
1. Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
 

my top 5 would have to be...

1. In Rainbows- Radiohead
2. This December; It's One More & I'm Free- Lydia
3. Devil In A Lambskin Suit- Awake & Alert
4. Wildflowers- Tom Petty
5. Brother, Sister- mewithoutYou


There are soo many others out there.
Those are just in the top 5. :)
 

sonic youth - a thousand leaves
tom waits - real gone
manitoba - start breaking my heart
joy division - unknown pleasures
bob dylan - self portrait
 

5. ...a better view of the rising moon-1997
4. dude ranch-blink 182
3. sticks and stones- new found glory
2. ...is a real boy- say anything
1. enema of the state- blink 182
 

5.
) An Angle - We Can Breathe Under Alcohol (It really helped me personally)

4.
) An Angle - And Take It With A Grain of Salt (Helped my daily sodium intake)

3.
) An Angle - Truth Is That You Are Alive (Just a friendly reminder)

2.
) An Angle - Let's Make Uh Deal (I consult this record before entering into any contractual agreement)

1.) An Angle - They won't let you guys make a 5th record? That sucks.

 

1.
) Pink Floyd- "Dark Side of the Time"
2.) The Beatles- "Sgt.
Peppers"
3.
) Brand New- "The Devil and God are Raging Inside of Me"
4.
) Bright Eyes- "Lifted, or the Story is Kept in the Soil"
5.
) An Angle- "The Truth is that We are Alive"
 

summerteeth -wilco
the hate yourself change -neva dinova
either/or -elliott smith
jacksonville city nights -ryan adams
greatest hits -bruce springsteen


this was very hard.

 

5.The Animal Years (J.
Ritter)
4.
Strangers Almanac (Whiskeytown)
3.Cold Roses (R.
Adams)
2.Hearbreaker (R.
Adams)
1.Jacksonville City Nights (R.
Adams)
 

Led Zeppelin - IV
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Jimmy Eat World - Futures
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Who - Who's Next
 

Led Zeppelin - IV
Pink Floyd - The Wall
Jimmy Eat World - Futures
Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
The Who - Who's Next
 

Brand New - The Devil and God Are Raging Inside Me City and Colour - Sometimes Death Cab For Cutie - We Have The Fact's and We're Voting Yes Lydia - This December; It's one more and I'm Free Picture Atlantic - Kleos I'm not too familiar with Wilco's music, I'll have to check out Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Hope you are all well.