Ten most important Songs/Albums for you.

[Vincent, Thunder God]

-Marillion - Clutching at Straws - Fish is my favourite vocalist, and I think this is the best album he's done. This is a great album to listen to during a rainstorm.

-Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - This was one of my Dad's favourite albums - since he introduced me to it it's a special album for me. I think it's the peak of Phil Collins' drumming, Tony Bank's keyboards have never been more atmospheric, and of course Peter Gabriel's lyrics/concept and vocals are classic.

-Yes - The Yes Album - I went through a number of years listening to "Starship Trooper" and "Yours is No Disgrace" endlessly in a Windows Media Player playlist - there are a lot of great Yes albums but I think this is the most important one to me.

- Dexys Midnight Runners - Too Rye Aye - This is another one my Dad introduced me to - he became a fan during his time in England. This is their best album, but I think "This is What She's Like" from Don't Stand Me Down is my favourite song.

- Frank Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich - I think this is my favourite FZ album (it used to be the remixed version of Hot Rats, but this one I go back to more). Some great early guitar work, very melodic instrumentals, and a great live performance with Sugar Cane Harris on violin at the end.

- Pink Floyd - Meddle - Echoes was a very important song for me for a number of years - I found it very uplifting. A lot of people would say Dark Side or Wish you Were Here are the best PF albums, but I return to Meddle the most.

- Caravan - In the Land of the Grey and Pink - It was hard to pick just one Caravan album because a lot of them have some really great songs, but since this one has Winter Wine (and there are some good bonus tracks on the remaster) I'm going with this one.

- Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes (self-titled debut album) - I listened to this a lot when I was at a cottage one summer - have a lot of great memories around this one. There were some great EP's as well before this album, and both Helplessness Blues and Crack-Up are pretty strong as well.

- Neil Young - Greatest Hits - I've since listened to a lot of his discography, but for years I just listened to this compilation - the tracks from Everybody Knows This is Nowhere sound great on this release.

This last one was tough to choose, because there are a lot of new albums that I've discovered in the last few years that are really great, but that I don't have as long a history with, so I'll just list a few new discoveries -

-The Who - Tommy and Quadrophenia Can - Monster Movie, The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds and SMiLE, The Doors - Strange Days