Cranky. Old. Man?

Alright, I realize I typically stick up AN ENTIRE MIX for the Monthly Music Post, and since I'm in a weird mood and I've whined enough, SECOND PART. Only now with more older stuff.

Basically, favorite albums from when I first started listening to music with words, which meant when I was about twelve. I was pretty stuck on classical until then. Because of that, I'm not including Vanessa-Mae's The Violin Player, Peter Gabriel's soundtrack for The Last Temptation of Christ, or whatever else I used to ease myself out of just instrumentals and movie soundtracks. Also, no Madonna, even though I liked her, because I didn't have any of her albums, I just watched her on MTV.

Yes, I was influence by pop radio at first, can't you tell?

( Ben Folds Five, Whatever and Ever Amen )

( Tal Bachman, Self-Titled )

( Third Eye Blind, Self-Titled )

( Sheryl Crow, Self-Titled )

( Natalie Imbruglia, Left of the Middle )

( Styx, Kilroy Was Here )

Honorable Mentions (mostly because they're not on my computer because my parents or sister stole them):
Meatloaf, Bat Out of Hell ("Would you give your throat to the wolf with the red roses?" Oh god, that STILL MAKES ME TINGLY, that bit. I didn't actually ever listen to the song that went with that, just the intro convo)
Jethro Tull, Thick As A Brick (the hippie music I DID like)
Aqua, Aquarium (WHO DIDN'T HAVE THIS?)
Chumbawamba, Self-Titled (ditto)
Savage Garden, Self-Titled (OMG THE GAY... HOW COULD I HAVE NOT KNOWN?)
R.E.M., Monster (very jangly and I liked that)

~Cendri

P.S. ( results from that meme I put up before )