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Why, thank you! There's no way I could only make it a top 10. Just too many great albums! I mean, 20 is so limiting, it was really difficult, but I thought long and hard about it, and basically, those 20 are my absolute most-listened-to albums ever. Not necessarily the most "influential" or "important"; they are simple 20 albums I listened to more than any other.. so, the 20 most addictive, maybe.
I mean, I bet I've listened to PINK FLAG at least 500 times, no joke -- I listened to it every single day for a year as a junior, on the bus... I live far out in the country, 20 minutes from that school, so I was the first kid they picked up, at about 5:45; I would listen to the album 4 times before I made it to school and 4 times on the way home. I didn't have that many cd's at the time, but none were as good as Pink Flag (though Gang of Four's first few albums got a lot of plays, too, and the Hot Snakes/Jehu discographies... so, in a way, most of those albums are ones I got into years ago, when I only had one or two albums to really, really listen to, which made me appreciate them more. Then again, I only got that Photek album a little more than a year ago, and I have listened to that 100 times, at least. With really good music, you make time to listen to it.
Anyway, glad you like the list! I would probably die happy only listening to those 20 albums for the rest of my life. They are all masterpieces.
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