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All Time Desert Island Top 5DJ Rossstar, via Erica, has asked his blog readers to come up with their Top 5 albums of all time. You know, the record you've been listening to straight through since the day you bought it without skipping a single song. The record that, no matter what musical phase you happen to be in, you will always come back to. The record that's been a constant companion, through thick and thin, good times and bad. Here are mine, in order:
1.  The Clash is "the only band that mattered." I believe there was a time when that was entirely true, although it was slightly before/very early on in my lifetime. Still, discovering this record at 17 changed my life. From the opening romp of "London Calling," to the piano-rock of "The Card Cheat"; Paul Simonon's driving bass in "Guns of Brixton," to Joe Strummer's accusatory wails in "Train In Vain," this record is a masterpiece. It's flawless. 2.  Jimmy Eat World has been there from the beginning. They've outlasted Jawbreaker and the Sunny Day Real Estate and The Get Up Kids and The Promise Ring Braid and Face To Face... all of them. And they still continue to put out brilliant records while maintaining an ever growing fan base. They are living legends. And in my opinion, this record is their Mona Lisa. There are no hiccups on this record: "Sweetness", "Cautioners", "Authority Song","The Middle," and of course, the song that's easily one of my favorite songs ever written, "A Praise Chorus." 3.  This is the dark horse Weezer record. It was never a commercial success. It was never a critical success. It's raw and unpolished and loose. But it's perfect. Stepping away from the uber-produced sound of The Blue Album (itself no slouch of a record), Weezer recorded this record live. It's full of musical idiosyncrasies, and if you listen closely, no two verses are ever played quite the same. But it's no matter - the songs themselves are the strength - "Tired Of Sex", "Getchoo", "El Scorcho", and the timeless "Across The Sea." 4.  This record is the perfect "scene" record. There are tales of breaking hearts and of having your heart broken. It's a tale of anger and sex and passion and maturation. Everyone goes through those growing pains, and that's why this record is timeless to me. It's a snapshot of my late teens and early twenties. It's the Everyman of records. The music is simple. The lyrics scathe and bite. It's chock full of unforgettable one liners. It begins with the ethereal "Tautou," crests with "The Quiet Things That No One Ever Knows" and "The Boy Who Blocked His Own Shot," and culmonates with the lamenting "Play Crack The Sky," and from second 0:01 until the Beatles' lyric-check at the end, it's perfect. 5.  A long time ago, I started dating a girl. After our first weekend together, I gave her a tremendous mix CD with a bunch of different songs on it. I called it "Soundtrack To A Weekend." When we broke up, she gave me a CD entitled "Soundtrack To A Weekend #2." It consisted of this record in its entirety and nothing more, and it has barely come out of my CD player or off my playlists since. I thought that was brilliant. TTTYG is a scathing, brilliant record. It's pop/punk/rock at its finest. For two and a half years, "Tell That Mick He Just Made My List Of Things To Do Today" has been my ringtone. That's how much I love this record. "Homesick At Space Camp." Gem. "Grand Theft Autumn." Gem. "Reinventing The Wheel To Run Over Myself." Gem. And to think, this band has only gotten better since this record. The Rest Of The Best 6. Blink 182. Dude Ranch 7. Jimmy Eat World. Clarity 8. The Get Up Kids. Something To Write Home About 9. Motion City Soundtrack. Commit This To Memory 10. New Found Glory. Sticks And Stones Also Receiving Votes: Cartel. Chroma; Belly. King; Anberlin. Never Take Friendship Personal; Fall Out Boy. From Under The Cork Tree; Monty Are I. Wall Of People; Saves The Day. Through Being Cool, Stay What You Are; Jack's Mannequin. Everything In Transit; The Lawrence Arms. The Greatest Story Ever Told; Jawbreaker. Dear You; Mighty Mighty Bosstones. Let's Face It; NOFX. Punk In Drublic; The Pogues. If I Should Fall From Grace With God; New Found Glory. New Found Glory, Coming Home; Operation Ivy. Energy; Green Day. Dookie
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album i legit had on my first list but didn't make the final cut due to lack of recent plays: mmb: let's face it
album that you made a horrible mistake with: fall out boy: fuct
album that will be on almost every one's top list but i never got into: saves the day: through being cool
and my personal award for excellent in break-up music goes to: the ultimate back-handed, bitch slap of a gift, TTYG relabeled as "soundtrack to the weekend #2". fucking GENIUS.
You have the best comments ever. And yes, I thought that "Soundtrack To A Weekend "2" was genius. Although undeserved, still genius.
I'm working on mine...
Ok FUCT is a great freaking album if you find it at the right time! It's weird because I didnt get into TBC but I love Stay What You Are. Your top 5 brings back sooooo many memories. I would have added Deja Entendu, but I haven't listened to it in awhile. Kudos to "soundtrack to the weekend #2" just brilliant.