25 Most Influential Albums

Following Vincent's lead, I've assembled a list of the most influential albums in my life. Please note that these are not my top 25 favorite albums, though many do overlap. I plan to fill in explanations as time passes.

In descending order:

1. Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks

2. Neil Young, Harvest

3. Bob Dylan, Bringing it All Back Home

4. Neil Young, After the Gold Rush

5. Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel, The Best of Simon and Garfunkel

6. Jeff Buckley, Grace

7. Are You Experienced?, The Jimi Hendrix Experience

8. Bob Dylan, Blonde on Blonde

9. Bob Dylan, The Times They Are A Changin’

10. Cameron Mackintosh, Les Misérables

11. The Beatles, Rubber Soul

12. The Beatles, The White Album

13. The Grateful Dead, American Beauty

14. John Coltrane, A Love Supreme

15. Credence Clearwater Revival, Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits

16. The Righteous Brothers, Unchained Melody: The Very Best of the Righteous Brothers

17. Leonard Cohen, The Best of

18. David Byrne, David Byrne

19. Talking Heads, Remain in Light

20. Johnny Cash, At Folsom Prison

21. Al Green, Greatest Hits

22. Nick Drake, Pink Moon

23. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon

24. Tom Waits, Rain Dogs

25. Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Matt Sweeny, Superwolf