Last week, Tim Abbott from Walking the Berkshires posted a challenge that asked, What were the 10 most influencial albums of your formative teenaged years? I’ve read several genea-blogger posts and know that once I list the music that shaped my life as an adolescent, I’ll appear as the teeny-bopper I really was!
So without further ado:
- Alice Cooper – Billion Dollar Babies & Welcome to My Nightmare
- Barry Manilow – Tryin’ to Get the Feeling
- Aerosmith – Toys in the Attic & Get Your Wings
- Osmonds – The Plan
- Rick Springfield – Wait for Night
- Bee Gees – Saturday Night Fever & Spirits Having Flown
- Peter Frampton – Frampton Comes Alive
- Original Soundtrack of “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
- Original Soundtrack of the Who’s “Tommy”
- Kiss – Alive & Destroyer
- Elton John – Elton John & Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
- Bay City Rollers – It’s a Game
- The Beatles – White Album
Okay – so there are actually 18 albums! I also had a few singles that shaped my formative teenage years:
- Led Zepplin – Stairway to Heaven
- Cher – Dark Lady
- Rick Springfield – Weep No More
- Bay City Rollers – The Way I Feel Tonight
- Kiss – Beth
- Eagles – Hotel California
See, told you – teeny bopper! The albums, I’d hear at least once a week & the singles – probably every day!
In all fairness, I enjoy most types of music (just not behind country 100%!) Music has always been a big part of my life. My favorite morning is to put on some music, pick up a good book, pour myself a steaming cup of coffee and settle in to enjoy the music of my youth.
Oh the memories!
Remember when we tried to play “Stairway to Heaven” backwards on your turntable?
Love you!
All of these are great picks!