The Quintessential

The Quintessential must have CD’s of all time. These are the ones that I believe have shaped Music as we know it.

As a musician I think it is important to listen to everything possible to get influence and diversity. Here is my list.

How bout you?

these are in random order

The Monkees first CD
David Crowder Band – Illuminate
Passion – Everything Glorious
David Crowder Band – Sunsets & Sushi
Metallica – Metallica
Pearl Jam – Ten
Temple of the Dog
U2 – Joshua Tree
Smashing Pumpkins – Mellon Collie and the infinite Sadness
Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
The Choir – At the foot of the Cross 1 and 2/Circle Slide
Savior machine – Legen part 1, 2, 3
Yes – Tales of topographic Oceans
Yes – Close to the Edge
Stevie Ray V. – Live Austin City Limits
Stryper – To Hell with the Devil
Phil Keaggy – Time Vol 1 and pretty much everything else
Mad at the World – Seasons of Love
Jesus Christ Super Star
G3 tour – satriani, vai, petrucci
Matt Redman – Facedown
Nirvana – Nevermind
Kings X – Kings X
Sara Groves – Add to the beauty
2nd Chapter of Acts – How the west was won
Hendrix – Are you Experienced
Mozart – Requiem Mass
Worship Together – 12 songs the rocked a nation
Tori Amos – Little earthquakes
Doors – double CD live
Counting Crows – August and everything after

ok break time…more to be added later on this list

Comments

11 responses to “The Quintessential”

  1. worshipcity Avatar

    DUDE!
    U2 – Joshua Tree??
    Oasis – What’s the Story (Morning Glory?)??

    Good list so far though!

  2. worshipcity Avatar

    I’m still reeling from The Monkees! I watched the TV show ALL THE TIME!

  3. mudpuppy Avatar

    Love the list! Here are some that helped shape my worldview—as it pertains to music. (Don’t laugh at some of these!)

    Barenaked Ladies – Gordon
    Billy Ray Cyrus – Some Gave All
    Bon Jovi – New Jersey
    Passion – Everything Glorious
    David Crowder Band – Sunsets & Sushi
    Family Force 5 – Business Up Front / Party In The Back
    Harry Connick Jr. – She
    Hootie & The Blowfish – Cracked Rear View
    Metallica – Metallica
    Nirvana – Nevermind
    Michael Jackson – Thriller
    Mute Math – Mute Math
    Pearl Jam – Ten
    Pulp Fiction Soundtrack
    School of Fish – School of Fish
    Smashing Pumpkins – Siamese Dream
    Smashing Pumpkins – Pisces Iscariot
    Switchfoot – The Beautiful Letdown
    Third Day – Offerings I
    Toad The Wet Sprocket – Dulcinea
    U2 – Joshua Tree

  4. klampert Avatar

    worship city…ha ha…I told you i had more to add.lol

    U2 joshua tree for sure…
    Oasis WTSMG and Weezer while killer CD’s I personally dont think they we were trend setters or style setters…

    Mud:
    DCB sunsets and sushi…wow I love that CD and everybody i know who has heard it hates it.lol
    ive gotta take some of these and add them to my ever growing list.

    of course the must have cd list is all personal.lol

    AND THE MONKEYS i think are one of the best bands of the beatles days

  5. mudpuppy Avatar

    They were a major influence on the Beatles…

  6. klampert Avatar

    and I LOVE EM. I am unashamed. one of the best concerts I ever saw Monkees in NY in 1990 reunion tour

  7. snowjunkie Avatar

    Stryper!!!

    I can’t believe you have listed Stryper. Heh heh.
    What contribution to music did they make?

    I once had a Stryper album, I’m not denying it, but to say “These are the ones that I believe have shaped Music as we know it.”

    COME ON KLAMPERT!! 😉

  8. klampert Avatar

    Dude are you kidding… to hell with the devil shaped christian metal as we know it…I saw them in concert last year amazing…
    Trust me…awesome

  9. snowjunkie Avatar

    I like a bit of rock music now and again. Just didn’t get the whole big hair and lycra phase! 😉

  10. faithfulweb Avatar

    It’s hard to argue with the influence of Nirvana; but, seeing all that David Grohl went on to do with Foo Fighters, I’d have a FF CD or two on my list — just can’t narrow it down yet.

    Genesis — Selling England By The Pound, as a companion to the Yes prog rock entries.

    Keb’ Mo’ — Just Like You, for post-blues blues

    Cake — Fashion Nugget

    What, no Led Zep? 😉

  11. klampert Avatar

    Yeah the foo guys are fantastic…but not a influence on me…

    Genesis def…esp with peter gabriel

    Cake…ha ha ha…id prefer primus or presidents of the united states

    and oh my I would normally say Led Zep because they were an influence for sure…but page being such a hardcore satanist makes them kind of hard to recommend as a must have CD

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