Albums that should have their own shelf

A friend of my wife came over recently, and was looking at my cd collection (how old fashioned does that sound...). She kind of glanced over them, saying how she didn't have some, and had others she didn't listen to and so on, and then she said "but I have that one." The "that one" she did have was the special edition of Patti Smith's "Horses" (the one with the 2005 show on a separate cd).

I told her that if she had that one, it didn't really matter what others she didn't have. That might come off as condescending I guess, but I didn't mean it as that. I only meant that that's a wonderful cd, and that it shows more of someone's musical inclinations, knowledge or (god forbid) taste than a thousand more obscure (and buzz-worthy) cds (or files, as we now know them).

So, in an effort to re-materialize music, and in response to the thought that some cds are just so much more than others, I thought I'd start a series of posts centering on the albums I think are wroth a shelf full of other albums.

This does not mean that these cds are in some weird way objectively better or superior to those other "lesser" cds, just that I have this connection with them that makes them more meaningful to me, and, in return, would make it more meaningful if other people owned and liked them. Kind of like discovering someone really loves a writer you do too, only more. Since we all know there are certain writers, artists, musicians we feel a more personal connection to. Perhaps a more personal connection to one specific album by that artist.

So, no. This is not a "best of" list. It's a "how could have I ever lived without this album" list. If that's at all different.

Anyhow, the first entry is expected shortly, so I hope all you readers out there (meaning, me, my sympathetic wife, and maybe my wonderful dog Sefi, will enjoy as much as I will.

Till then.

P.S.

I know the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who and a lot of other bands are great, and I agree they're great. But since they haven't had such an impact in my life, they probably won't make it. But who knows, I might end up liking them by the time this is done. Apologies all around.

P.S.S.

I have also decided not to cover my music that came out in the last five years. I really don't need re pressure of finding "cool" new stuff. Besides, I don't know if anything can blow other albums off the shelf without it having somekind of lasting presence in your life. But that's just me.