15 albums

This is meme making the rounds on Facebook. But as long as I wrote it, I might as well use it here too.

The rules: Don't take too long to think about this. List 15 albums you've heard that will always stick with you. Tag some friends, including me, because I'm interested in seeing what albums my friends choose. To do this, go to your Profile page, then to your Notes tab,paste rules in a new note, list your 15 picks below, and tag people in the note.

Kiss Alive II - The first album I have any memory of caring about. I was 8 or 9.

Van Halen II - The 2nd record I have any memory of caring about.

Michael Jackson - Thriller - What can I say? We played the hell out of it.

Def Leppard - Pyromania - Started me on the road to being a metalhead, although I didn't realize it at the time.

AC/DC - Black in Black- Ditto

Ozzy - Blizzard of Oz - sealed the deal on metal for me.

Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast

Iron Maiden - Piece of Mind - Both Maiden albums were a big part of the summer I dove into metal all the way.

Dio - Holy Diver

Metallica - Master of Puppets - I actually owned Ride the Lightning when it first came out - but I didn't "get" Metallica until I heard this.

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime

Drivin and Cryin - Mystery Road - The first step in broadening my musical horizons beyond metal and getting into the music scene in my first post-college home of Atlanta.

Buddy Guy - Damn Right I've Got The Blues - My way too late in life introduction to the Blues.

Butch Walker - Left of Self-Centered - My intro to this amazingly talented artist.

New Pornographers - Electric Version - My introduction to Neko Case.