Forty albums

So, one of my Facebook friends posted this earlier today, and I couldn't get it out of my mind. So I decided to take the time to jot these down now, partially because I want to look at other people's lists, without influencing mine.

"Here are the rules: List 12 albums that have stayed with you (okay, so I went with 40, ‘cause that’s just how I rock ‘n’ roll), but only one album per artist. Don't take too long, and don't think too hard. Tag ten friends to do the same thing, including me, so I can see what you put.

So, here are 40 albums that have stayed with me, more or less in order of preference:"

I decided to go with 40, and pretty much did it stream-of-consciouness, only editing when I would get repeat artists. (Really, limiting me to one RUSH album is insane cruelty.)

I was a little surprised at some of the things that popped into my head, but I think that all of these are albums that--if I were to listen to them right now--I would be able to sing along with every song. I laughed a bit as I saw my mom's music show up midway through, and my kids' music here and there.

But really, I need more RUSH.

1. RUSH     2112

2. Kansas     Point of Know Return

3. Styx       Paradise Theater 

4. Queen    The Game

5. Billy Joel     The Stranger

6. Journey      Evolution

7. Prince and the Revolution    Purple Rain

8. Lynyrd Skynyrd      One More From the Road

9. Beach Boys       Endless Summer

10. Evanescence    Fallen

11. Imagine Dragons   Night Visions

12. Lori Morgan   Something in Red

13. Meat Loaf    Bat Out of Hell

14. Bonnie Tyler   Faster than the Speed of Night

15. Bob Seger     Stranger in Town

16. Night Ranger   Midnight Madness

17.  Hootie and the Blowfish   Cracked Rear View

18. Supertramp   Breakfast in America

19. Survivor    Vital Signs

20. Boomtown Rats      Fine Art of Surfacing

21. Sugarhill Gang    Sugarhill Gang

22. REO Speedwagon   Hi Infidelity

23. Boston    Third Stage

24. Carpenters   A Song for You

25. Olivia Newton John     I Honestly Love You

26. Gordon Lightfoot       Sundown

27. Neil Diamond     Serenade

28. Eagles      Eagles

29. John Mellencamp   Uh-huh

30. Jewel    Spirit

31. Nik Kershaw     Human Racing

32. Ozzy Osbourne   Diary of a Madman

33. Bryan Adams     Cuts Like a Knife

34. Sting       The Dream of the Blue Turtles

35. U2      Joshua Tree

36. Amy Grant   Heart in Motion

37. Mister Mister   welcome to the Real World

38. Manfred Mann   Chance

39. Muse     The Resistance

40. Loverboy   Get Lucky