Ramones - Ramones -
This one should be obvious.
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
The first Hip Hop record that really clicked with me.
Operation Ivy - Energy
Introduced me to an asshole of a bass player that seriously influenced the way I played for a long time.
Tubeway Army - Replicas
No Tubeway Army no Quarantines.
The Queers - Don't Back Down
Pretty much the blueprint for my first "real" band.
Poison - Look What the Cat Dragged in
The third cassette tape I ever purchased with my allowance. I still listen to this one regularly. When these guys were on the were really fucking on.
Minor Threat - Complete Discography
Opened my eyes to the world of fast, angry music. Fun Fact: I played in a Minor Threat cover band for a few months. One of our last shows was a basement show in DC where we were billed as Minor Threat. I fully expected to get my ass kicked, but instead a ton of kids showed up and went full banana when we played. One of my favourite shows I've ever played.
Nirvana - Nevermind
Made me start a band. That band consisted of a rubber bucket for a kick drum and a shower stool with a metal bucket on it for a snare drum and a bass guitar.
Screeching Weasel - Boogadaboogadaboogada
Yeah, Ben Weasel is a total cockbag piece of shit, but he wrote some great songs. I still kind of sing like this jerk sometimes.
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