Here I have listed a few of my albums of choice which for me mean everything, we all have our favourite songs which reflect on experiences and moments in our daily life's whether good or bad happy or sad. I could probably list 300 which mean so much but these 10 for me , mean just that little bit more.

Joni Mitchell's "Hejira", this album for me is awesome and stands the test of time on many counts. All tracks on this landmark album are excellent and her choice of musicians including Jaco Pastorius is spot on. Hejira has it all and is well worth investigating if you haven't had chance to take in this wonderful music.

Track Listings

1. Coyote
2. Amelia
3. Furry sings the blues
4. Strange boy
5. Hejira

6. Song for Sharon
7. Black crow
8. Blue motel room
9. Refuge of the roads

2. The Beatles - Abbey Road

Many people put "Peppers" up there with the best albums, yes its great, yes it changed the world but in my opinion this album is better!. For one thing George Harrison has a bigger input into the songs and contributes the beautiful "Something" which has been covered by everyone including Sinatra and "Here comes the sun" another wonderful tune. The highlight of this album for me is the last section which was apparently spliced together in the studio as the then disgruntled foursome were getting that sick of one another. All in all I feel The Beatles best album.

Track Listings

1. Come Together
2. Something
3. Maxwell's Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus's Garden
6. I Want You (She's So Heavy)
7. Here Comes the Sun
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money

10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr. Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. End
17. Her Majesty

3. Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

This album stands the test of time and is quite rightly a classic soul release Wonder at this time was in an incredibly productive period and fired off a salvo of four brilliant albums in a row including "Talking Book" and "Songs in the key of life" which is also in my top 10. "Living for the city" and "Higher Ground" are wonderful tracks - need I say more?.

1. Too high
2. Visions
3. Living for the city
4. Golden lady
5. Higher ground

6. Jesus children of America
7. All in love is fair
8. Don't you worry about a thing
9. He's misstra know it all

4. Lynyrd Skynyrd - One More From The Road

I first bought this album when I was 13 years old on LP record and it still after all this time is one of my favourites. It has so many good songs on it. The version of "freebird" just has to be heard - A classic album from the kings of Southern rock.

Disc: 1

1. Introduction/Workin' for MCA
2. I Ain't the One
3. Saturday Night Special
4. Searching
5. Travelin' Man
6. Simple Man
7. Whiskey Rock-A-Roller

8. Needle and the Spoon
9. Gimme Back My Bullets
10. Tuesday's Gone
11. Gimme Three Steps
12. Call Me the Breeze
13. T for Texas (Blue Yodel No. 1)

Disc: 2

1. Sweet Home Alabama
2. Crossroads
3. Free Bird
4. Introduction/Workin' for MCA [Alternate Take]
5. I Ain't the One [Alternate Take]
6. Searching [Alternate Take]

7. Gimme Three Steps [Alternate Take]
8. Call Me the Breeze [Alternate Take]
9. Sweet Home Alabama [Alternate Take]
10. Crossroads [Alternate Take]
11. Free Bird [Alternate Take]

5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

This is without doubt Zep's best moment out of many great moments, the songs on this album are diverse and superb!. Just listen to "Kashmir" and "In my time of dying" you will get the idea very quickly im sure.

1. Houses of the holy
2. Trampled underfoot
3. Kashmir
4. Custard pie
5. Rover
6. In my time of dying
7. In the light
8. Bron Y Aur stomp

9. Down by the seaside
10. Ten years gone
11. Night flight
12. Wanton song
13. Boogie with Stu
14. Black country woman
15. Sick again

6. Radiohead - Ok Computer

I first encountered this landmark album whilst working near Abingdon where Radiohead are apparently from. It hit me straight away as being special. This album has been voted as the best ever in many magazines and polls and if you've heard it you will no doubt know why - essential.

1. Airbag
2. Paranoid android
3. Subterranean homesick alien
4. Exit music (for a film)
5. Let down
6. Karma police

7. Fitter happier
8. Electioneering
9. Climbing up the walls
10. No surprises
11. Lucky
12. Tourist

7. Pat Metheny - Secret Story

As you all realise by now I'm big in Pat Metheny but this album stands out a mile for me as being his very best and by a long way to, it has so many good moments that I cannot easily explain it is beautiful and a delight. I think about one particular emotion when you hear this music and it brings out compassion and love in the beautiful arrangements - a truly exceptional work by and exceptional person.

Track Listings

1. Above the treetops
2. Facing west
3. Cathedral in a suitcase
4. Finding and believing
5. Longest summer
6. Sunlight
7. Rain river

8. Always and forever
9. See the world
10. As a flower blossoms (I am running to you)
11. Antonia
12. Truth will always be
13. Tell her you saw me
14. Not to be forgotten (our final our

8. Little Feat - Feats Don't fail me now

Delicious album by this wonderful American band, much over looked and checking them out is strongly advised. Especially this album which has the legendary Lowell George featured upon it.

1. Rock & Roll Doctor
2. Oh, Atlanta
3. Skin It Back
4. Down the Road

5. Spanish Moon
6. Feats Don't Fail Me Now
7. Fan
8. Medley: Cold Cold Cold/Triple Face Boogie

9. Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory.

To my eternal shame I once saw this great group perform the full album straight off but was unfortunately to worse for wear due to drinking lagers pre show to fully appreciate its brilliance. Scenes is a concept album which has some incredible heavy rock playing within it. All the musicians are innovators on their chosen instrument and its plain to see when you listen to this wonderful album.

1. Regression
2. Overture 1928
3. Strange deja vu
4. Through my words
5. Fatal tragedy
6. Beyond this life

7. Through her eyes
8. Home
9. Dance of eternity
10. One last time
11. Spirit carries on
12. Finally free

10. Stevie Wonder -Songs in the key of Life

Another album from the great Stevie Wonder truly monumental achievement - all songs are great.

Disc: 1

1. Love's in need of love today
2. Have a talk with God
3. Village ghetto land
4. Confusion
5. Sir Duke

6. I wish
7. Knocks me off my feet
8. Pastime paradise
9. Summer soft
10. Ordinary pain

Disc: 2

1. Isn't she lovely
2. Joy inside my tears
3. Black man
4. Ngiculela - Es una historia -I am singing
5. If it's magic
6. As

7. Another star
8. Saturn
9. Ebony eyes
10. All day sucker
11. Easy goin' evening (My Mama's call)

So there you are my top 10, all of these ten albums would I feel add to anyone's listening and musical perspectives here's a few which could have been there to.

Beach Boys - Pet Sounds

The Band - The Band

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

The Stones - Exile On Main Street

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue

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