My buddy, Erik, asked for a list of the first fifteen albums of which I could think in fifteen minutes, give or take. I hit twenty-six albums before I reigned myself in. Most of the albums hold some autobiographical importance.

When I pare my CD collection, these will definitely be among the keepers:

1. Lloyd Cole, "The Negatives"
2. The Psychedelic Furs, "Midnight to Midnight"
3. Fountains of Wayne, "Welcome Interstate Buisness Managers"
4. The Killers, "Hot Fuss"
5. Huey Lewis and the News, "Picture This"
6. Pink Floyd, "Momentary Lapse of Reason"
7. Beulah, "The Coast Is Never Clear"
8. Taylor Swift, "Fearless"
9. Leona Naess, "I Tried To Rock You But You Only Roll"
10. Dido, "No Angel"
11. Deana Carter, "I'm Just A Girl"
12. KT Tunstall, "Eye To Telescope"
13. Liz Phair, "Liz Phair"
14. The La's, "The La's"
15. Rick Springfield, "Working Class Dog"

And the extras (most are keepers as well, a couple are too new to know):

• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, "1984-1989"
• Crystal Method, "Vegas"
• Moby, "Play"
• Fountains of Wayne, "Traffic and Weather"
• The Killers, "Sam's Town"
• The National, "High Violet"
• Bon Jovi, "Slippery When Wet"
• Kylie Minogue, "Fever"
• Orianthi, "Believe (II)"
• Neon Trees, "Habits"
• Lloyd Cole, "Broken Record"