Music: Artists and Albums

...and not ashamed to admit it...

Favorite Albums of all time

1) Invasion of your Privacy---Ratt

2) Robbie Robertson---Robbie Robertson
3) Destroyer --- KISS

4) OU812---Van Halen
5) Thriller---Michael Jackson
6) Avalon --- Roxy Music
7) 5150 --- Van Halen
8) The Road To Hell --- Chris Rea
9) No Jacket Required --- Phil Collins
10) Escape --- Journey
11) Heartbeat City --- The Cars
12) Appetite for Destruction --- Guns n Roses
13) Back in Black---AC/DC
14) Highway to Hell --- AC/DC
15) Zenyatta Mondatta --- The Police
16) Glass Houses --- Billy Joel
17) Love Gun --- KISS
18) Synchronicity --- The Police
19) Hysteria --- Def Leppard
20) For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge --- Van Halen
21) 1984 --- Van Halen
22) Can't Slow Down --- Lionel Ritchie
23) Double Fantasy --- John Lennon
24) Sports --- Huey Lewis and The News
25) Moving Pictures --- Rush
26) Reckless --- Bryan Adams
27) The Long Run --- The Eagles
28) 1999 --- Prince
29) Breakfast in America --- Supertramp
30) Voices --- Hall and Oates
31) Black Cars --- Gino Vanelli
32) Talking Book --- Stevie Wonder
33) Slowhand --- Eric Clapton
34) Hotter Than July --- Stevie Wonder
35) Kick --- INXS
36) Cosmo's Factory --- CCR
37) Hotel California --- The Eagles
38) Goodbye Yellow Brick Rd --- Elton John
39) Off The Wall --- Michael Jackson
40) Ghost in the machine ---The Police
41) Bat Out Of Hell --- Meatloaf
42) Frampton comes alive---Peter Frampton
43) Pendulum --- CCR
44) The Doors --- The Doors
45) Nature of the Beast --- April Wine
46) Paradise Theatre --- Styx
47) Crime of the Century --- Supertramp
48) Led Zeppelin IV --- Led Zeppelin
49) Against The Wind --- Bob Seger
50) One of these nights --- The Eagles
51) On the beach --- Chris Rea
52) The Cars --- The Cars
53) Humans --- Bruce Cockburn
54) Eagles --- The Eagles
55) The Band --- The Band
56) Purple Rain --- Prince
57) Night Moves --- Bob Seger
58) Standing in the dark --- Platinum Blonde
59) Shake it up ---The Cars
60) Alien Shores --- Platinum Blonde
61) Permanent Waves --- Rush
62) High Strung --- Paul Janz
63) Bad --- Michael Jackson
64) Honeymoon Suite --- Honeymoon Suite
65) I am --- Earth Wind & Fire
66) Racing after midnight --- Honeymoon Suite
67) Loverboy --- Loverboy
68) Too low for zero --- Elton john
69) Storybuilder --- Robbie Robertson
70) The Lexicon of Love --- ABC
71) Fire --- The Ohio Players
72) Goodbye yellow brick road --- Elton John
73) Out of order --- Rod Stewart
74) Fore --- Huey Lewis & The News
75) Vagabond Heart --- Rod Stewart
76) Chicago17 --- Chicago
77) But seriously --- Phil Collins
78) Frontiers ---Journey
79) Nick of time --- Bonnie Raitt
80) So --- Peter Gabriel
81) Music for the hard of thinking --- Doug & The Slugs
82) HotShots --- Trooper
83) Dancing on the ceiling --- Lionel Richie
84) Don't be cruel --- Bobby Brown
85) Faith --- George Michael
86) Make it big --- Wham
87) Stand back --- April Wine
88) Forever for now --- April Wine
89) Songs from the big chair --- Tears for fears
90) At Budokan --- Cheap Trick
91) Tattoo you --- Rolling Stones
92) II --- Boyz II Men
93) Turn of a friendly card --- Alan Parsons Project
94) What's the story (morning glory) --- Oasis
95) Stranger in town --- Bob Seger
96) 52nd Street --- Billy Joel
97) Don't shoot me, I'm only the piano player --- Elton John
98) Private dancer --- Tina Turner
99) Cooleyhighharmony --- Boyz II Men
100) The Stranger --- Billy Joel

In Particular:

Chris Rea is one of the most underrated and underappreciated artists on the planet. On this side of "the pond", he is perhaps a mortal, but in the older and wiser Europe, he's a god. Chris Rea combines soulful voice with smart storytelling and is one of my all time favorite solo performers. While "On the Beach", "The Road to Hell" and "Auberge" are on my album list, he'd still be a favorite if he was simply doing stage shows at a local club. Incredible talent and a true musician to accompany that voice.

With over 40 number one country singles to his credit, to say nothing of his impact on the pop charts as well...King George has always been one of my favorite country artists. He was number one with me for most of my existance, but the older I got, the more I appreciated the man whose record he eclipsed, Conway Twitty. While not the prolific songwriter that stars like Alan Jackson are, George's voice and delivery made him a star and there's alot to be said for an artist that has the foresight to pick the right songs to record. Selected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2006, he's still going strong and producing hit records.

Robbie Robertson

Known in the 60s as the de-facto leader of The Band and its primary songwriter, Robbie Robertson moved on from one of the most underrated groups in rock history to a solo career that has struck a chord with me and many others. Matter of fact, his 1987 self titled album is my 2nd all time favorite recording. Born to a Jewish father, a Mohawk mom and married to a Quebecoise woman, he carries with him an abundance of culture and immeasurable talent. One of my highlights of the Salt Lake City Olympic games (besides our country's gold medal hockey win) was watching Robbie perform the Stomp Dance at the opening ceremonies.

Van Halen

With over 75 million albums sold worldwide, it wouldn't mean a pinch of cat box droppings if they sold only 7500. It doesn't matter that the lead singer soap opera plays out like a season of "Passions". This band has always had the right formula for me. Since Van Halen, the self titled debut hit stores in 1978, they are true Hall of Fame material. Truth is, like so many, I never really knew much of them until the release of the much heralded, mainstream hugging "1984" which spawned three huge hits with "Panama", "Hot for teacher" and "Jump". From there, I followed their career and looked back to the other notable creations like "Diver Down" and "Women and Children First". Unlike so many purists, I embraced "5150" released in 1986 and was immediately swept up by VAN HAGAR. There...does that answer your question as to who I consider the true lead singer...sorry Roth folks.

I recall my mother used to tell me, that besides my dad, there were two other men in her life. They were...Sam Elliott(the actor) and Conway Twitty. She loved Conway Twitty, and as a child I heard a number of his songs like "Linda on my mind" and "Hello Darlin'. It wasn't until the early 90s, when I played country music for a living that I started to delve into classic country with a slight sarcasm and rolling of my eyes. Then, my eyes opened and I began to acknowledge the contribution of artists like Merle, Waylon, Willie, Roger Miller, George Jones, Charlie Pride, Johnny Cash. Like Cash, Conway was of considerable importance to ALL music no matter the genre. I am a huge fan and to be a true fan of an artist you must appreciate most of the music, song selections, writing ability, delivery, stage prescence over a long period of time. I think I've satisfied all of that criteria.

This page is part of a fan web site in its mentioning and illustration of any artist, single, album, etc. It is in no way affiliated with any artist or their works listed above. PMM 2007