Aqui há dias, uma amiga desafiou-me a falar no Facebook sobre 15 álbuns que mudaram a minha vida (já agora, linda, diz-me qual é o link teu que queres aqui, se fizeres favor).
O problema é que não houve assim tantos álbuns a mudar a minha vida. Consequentemente, acabei por listar só 15 álbuns que adoro. E uma vez que eu preciso de posts aqui no blog, e já que nem toda a gente usa o Facebook (não vos censuro), decidi re-apresentar aqui o mesmo texto. Inicialmente tencionava traduzir para português, mas epá, não tive pachorra.
No entanto, fiz uma alteração ao texto: acrescentei links para canções dos álbuns que menciono. Nem todas são exemplificativas do disco em si, mas pronto, sempre têm uma banda sonora para o post.
E sem mais demoras, cá vai:
For someone like me, who up to that point was used to pretty much just the 80’s radio drivel my older brothers used to listen to, this was a revelation. I wasn’t familiar with jazz (i’m still not that into it), but i could tell that the kind of fusion Prince was attempting here was pretty unprecedented on a mainstream album. It’s one of two records that made me a Prince fan. The other would come a bit later.
2 – Odelay – Beck
I honestly cannot even begin to explain the impact this one had on me. The complete unpredictability, not only of the album, but of each of the songs, still fascinates me to this day.
Most hardcore Pearl Jam fanatics call this their worst record, or close. I’ve been a fan of theirs from day one, and i think it’s by far the best thing they’ve ever done. It may be their softer side, yes, but to me, it’s their most interesting side as well.
4 – Sand in the Vaseline – Talking Heads
I feel like i’m cheating a bit by putting a Best Of on this list, but hey, it’s a 3 disc set. I’ve never listened to a complete Talking Heads album, but as a representation of their evolution, this sounds pretty accurate. And it’s a blast.
If any album on this list actually changed my life, this is the one. There are so many stories i could tell about so many points in which it had an impact. But i won’t. Those are personal. Suffice it to say that even beyond the fact that it’s brilliant, this one matters a lot to me.
6 – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah – Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Yeah, you can say it’s pretty much just Talking Heads Mark II. I don’t care, i love it just the same, and have gotten a sore throat on many occasions from singing it all at the top of my lungs.
7 – The Future – Leonard Cohen
My first contact with Cohen, and aside from two other songs (Suzanne and Tower Of Song), this is still the best he’s ever sounded to me. Great album to listen and think all the way through. And Closing Time is one of my all-time favorite drinking songs. That counts a lot, in my book.
An underrated gem, this one is. The album that introduced Ska to portuguese pop music, the record is fun, funny, and one of the best albums to sing along to on long car trips.
9 – Secret World Live – Peter Gabriel
I actually watched this on DVD first. As great as that show is, and it IS great, it’s a bit too theatrical at times. On record, however, it loses that side of it, leaving only the music, with the added warmer, richer sound from the live experience. One of the best live albums ever.
This one is a relentless attack on the senses, and you can’t help but loving it for it. The Prodigy took the pop world by storm with this album, and doing so, helped made it a little bit richer. I know I had my musical horizons broadened…
11- You’ve Come a Long Way Baby – Fatboy Slim
And where Prodigy were an assault on the senses, this one is just plain fun, and proved to me that yes, you can make pop music without ever using “real” instruments yourself.
No, it’s not a music album. So? Where’s it written that comedy albums don’t count? In my book, this one certainly does. It was my first contact with Bill Hicks, and it made me a life-long fan. Up to that point, i’d never liked stand-up comedy. After listening to this album, i realized why: i had never heard it done right.
13- Sign O’ The Times – Prince
Yes, it’s Prince again. This is the OTHER album that made me a fan, and it did so in a completely different way than Parade. Far more eclectic, this is the best showcase of musical diversity by one artist ever committed to a single album (at least as far as i know). Thoroughly engaging all the way through.
This one is pretty easy to explain: it’s a great album, and it caught me in a huge love funk. How could i not relate?
15- A Grand Don’t Come For Free – The Streets
This one hit me like a punch about halfway through. Not that it’s not good from the start, it definitely is. But there i was, listening to it and having fun, when all of a sudden, it dawns on me: the whole record is a single story! And for a hip-hop album, it’s a REALLY well told story! This album remains one of my favorite examples of storytelling in music form.
So these are the ones that popped into my head. What pops into yours?
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