My Top Ten Albums as a Teen

The current political climate of our country is scary. I keep hoping smarter heads will prevail and someone will be able to control the child that we elected as president. It’s not looking like that’s going to happen. There really isn’t anything I can say that hasn’t been said already.

Since the near future looks bleak, lets look back to the past.

A couple weeks ago Dave Winer posted his top 10 albums from when he was a teen. I think the music you liked as a teen sticks with you and will always be your favorite. My teenage years were 1988–1994, while my all time favorite band Motion City Soundtrack is more recent, I still love early 90s music.

I tried to limit my list to ten, but that just seemed too difficult. I love all these albums so much. I did stick with the rule of only one album per band though. My goal is to revisit each album more in depth in future posts.

So here’s my top tenish (really 18) albums from when I was a teen:

• Frank Black – Teenager of the Year
• Frente! – Marvin the Album
• Gin Blossoms – New Miserable Experience
• Green Day – Kerplunk
• The Juliana Hatfield Three – Become What You Are
• The Lemonheads – It’s A Shame About Ray
• Letters to Cleo – Aurora Gory Alice
• Liz Phair – Exile in Guyville
• Matthew Sweet – Girlfriend
• Nirvana – Nevermind
• NOFX – Punk in Drublic
• Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
• The Posies – Frosting on the Beater
• Red Hot Chili Peppers – Blood Sugar Sex Magik
• Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
• Soul Asylum – Grave Dancers Union
• Sugar – Copper Blue
• Weezer – Blue Album