My 233 Personal Favorite Albums (pt 3/6)

¡Hola! 

We're gonna keep chippin' away at this. By the time this section is over, we'll be halfway done! Not sure what to write at the top, but I have a well-written break in the middle. So let's get crackin'!

No albums in this background made the list.

160

The Replacements

Pleased to Meet Me

Spring 2018.

159

David Bowie

Blackstar

USU spring semester 2016.

158

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin III

My dad driving me through the California Mother Lode foothills.

157

Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin II

Rockin' out.

156

Led Zeppelin

Houses of the Holy

Playing guitar. I consider these arrangements "adventurous." Rather influential to how I try to envision rock songs of my own.

155

Bonnie "Prince" Billy

I See a Darkness

Spring 2017.

154

Harry Nilsson

Nilsson Schmilsson

USU spring semesters, 2013 + 2014.

153

The Beatles

Revolver

Wearing a pair of cool sunglasses.

152

The Beatles

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Nov 2012.

151

The Velvet Underground

The Velvet Underground

Fall 2019.

150

Spiritualized

Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space

Feb 2018.

149

The Streets

Original Pirate Material

Early morning runs.

148

Elliott Smith

XO

Spring 2018.

147

Leonard Cohen

Songs of Love and Hate

Spring 2014.

146

Leonard Cohen

Songs of Leonard Cohen

Summer 2019.

145

Girls

Album

USU spring semesters, 2013 + 2014.

144

Jay-Z

The Blueprint

Spring nights.

143

William Basinski

The Disintegration Loops

My 25th birthday.

142

XTC

Skylarking

My first few months right after graduating college. 

141

David Bowie

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars

Fall 2019.

Let's take a break. 

I highly doubt anyone's noticing trends in how often I bring up certain years. But this list is a kinda fun, self-indulgent journey through my past. Either trying to show you the soundtracks of my favorite life memories, or just shouting out my favorite mind-blowing music moments. High school and college of course supply a lot of stuff at the top. Everything after 2016 is post-college. Take note.

Hopefully I have more emotionally impactful music experiences in the future. But hard to beat your first time listening to Led Zeppelin. Or taking a break from doing your MGT 3710 homework at the kitchen table because your first listen to The Disintegration Loops has instead inspired you to stand up for 20 minutes and passionately stare at the wall as though it's playing a slideshow of your entire life.

Attempting to critique modern music on an objective level is both the best and worst hobby I've ever picked up. This list might just be an ode to that. 

140

Elliott Smith

Elliott Smith

My first few months on antipsychotics.

139

Portishead

Dummy

Spring 2019.

138

Bob Dylan

The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

Fall 2015. Every autumn in general, really.

137

Oneohtrix Point Never

Replica

Wearing a pair of good headphones. 

136

DJ Shadow

Endtroducing...

Rainy spring days, 2019.

135

Wolf Parade

Apologies to the Queen Mary

...Didn't get around to this until later in life, but it takes me back to the 2000s.

134

Nick Drake

Bryter Layter

Fall 2015. 

133

Burial

Untrue

Fall 2014. The archetypal electronic album, my college self would say.

132

Deerhunter

Halcyon Digest

My worst days at USU, but in the best ways.

131

Daniel Johnston

Hi, How Are You

Summer 2013.

130

Mount Eerie

A Crow Looked at Me

Spring 2017.

129

Uncle Tupelo

Anodyne

My final semester at USU.

128

Panda Bear

Person Pitch

Winter slowly turning into spring. 

127

Pavement

Slanted & Enchanted

Spring 2013.

126

Galaxie 500

On Fire

USU spring semester 2013.

125

Randy Newman

Sail Away

Summer. Particularly summer days where I'm feeling old.

124

Pink Floyd

The Wall

Cleaning the USU journalism building at 4am.

123

Led Zeppelin

Physical Graffiti

Owning a car with good speakers.

122

Elvis Costello

My Aim Is True

Somehow, both ages 18 + 28.

121

Steely Dan

Aja

JHS cross country, senior year.