Jim's #4 album

This next legendary album is the eleventh studio album by the English progressive rock group Pink Floyd. Released as a double album on 30 November 1979, it was subsequently performed live with elaborate theatrical effects, and adapted into a feature film.  this albums is a rock opera that explores abandonment and isolation, symbolised by a metaphorical wall. The songs create an approximate storyline of events in the life of the protagonist, Pink, a character based on Waters, whose father was killed during the Second World War. Pink is oppressed by his overprotective mother, and tormented at school by tyrannical, abusive teachers. Each of these traumas become metaphorical "bricks in the wall". The protagonist eventually becomes a rock star, his relationships marred by infidelity, drug use, and outbursts of violence. As his marriage crumbles, he finishes building his wall, completing his isolation from human contact. Hidden behind his wall, Pink's crisis escalates, culminating in a hallucinatory on-stage performance where he believes that he is a fascist dictator performing at concerts similar to Neo-Nazi rallies, at which he sets men on fans he considers unworthyl Tormented with guilt, he places himself on trial, his inner judge ordering him to "tear down the wall", opening Pink to the outside world. The album turns full circle with its closing words "Isn't this where...", the first words of the phrase that begins the album, "...we came in?", with a continuation of the melody of the last song hinting at the cyclical nature of Waters' theme Released in 1979 Jim's number four album is...

Pink Floyd ~ The Wall

1. "In the Flesh?"     Waters 3:16 2. "The Thin Ice"     Gilmour, Waters 2:27 3. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 1"     Waters 3:21 4. "The Happiest Days of Our Lives"     Waters 1:46 5. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 2"     Gilmour, Waters 3:59 6. "Mother"     Waters, Gilmour 5:32 1. "Goodbye Blue Sky"     Gilmour 2:45 2. "Empty Spaces"     Waters 2:10 3. "Young Lust"   Waters, Gilmour Gilmour 3:25 4. "One of My Turns"     Waters 3:41 5. "Don't Leave Me Now"     Waters 4:08 6. "Another Brick in the Wall Part 3"     Waters 1:48 7. "Goodbye Cruel World"     Waters 0:48 Another Brick in the Wall Mother

Jim's #5 Album

This artist was an American musician, singer and songwriter. Despite a limited mainstream exposure of four years, he is widely considered one of the most influential electric guitarists in the history of popular music and one of the most celebrated musicians of the 20th century. This album was recorded to fulfill the band's contract, which stated that they must produce two albums in 1967. Even so, it was not released in the USA until 1968 due to fears that it might disturb the sales of the first album. Noel Redding plays eight string bass on some tracks.

Just before the album's completion, He left the master tapes of side one in a taxi. They were never found again, and thus the A-side had to be mixed again quickly.  In 2003, the album was ranked #82 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.  Jim's number six album is...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience ~  Axis: Bold as Love

1. "EXP"   1:55

2. "Up from the Skies"   2:55

3. "Spanish Castle Magic"   3:00

4. "Wait Until Tomorrow"   3:00

5. "Ain't No Telling"   1:46

6. "Little Wing"   2:24

7. "If 6 Was 9"  

8. "You Got Me Floating"   2:45

9. "Castles Made of Sand"   2:46

10. "She's So Fine" (Noel Redding) 2:37

11. "One Rainy Wish"   3:40

12. "Little Miss Lover"   2:20

13. "Bold as Love"  

Castles Made of Sand

Little Wing 

Spanish Castle Magic

Jim's #6 album

This band is widely considered one of the most successful, innovative and influential rock groups in history. They are one of the best-selling music artists in the history of audio recording; various sources estimate the group's record sales at 200 to 300 million units worldwide!  This album was commercially and critically successful; the album went 16x platinum (though this signifies shipping of eight million copies, as it is a double album) in the US alone. Released in 1975 Jim's number six album is...

Led Zepplin ~ Physical Graffiti

Disc: 1

1. Custard Pie

2. The Rover

3. In My Time Of Dying

4. Houses Of The Holy

5. Trampled Underfoot

6. Kashmir

Disc: 2

1. In The Light

2. Bron-Yr-Aur

3. Down By The Seaside

4. Ten Years Gone

5. Night Flight

6. Wanton Song

7. Boogie With Stu

8. Black Country Woman

9. Sick Again

Trampled Underfoot 

Ten Years Gone

Kashmir

Jim's #7 album

Staying in England this is where we will find this legendary band. This album has origins in a rock opera conceived by Pete Townshend called Lifehouse as an attempt to follow Tommy. The ambitious, complex project did not come to fruition at the time and instead, many of the songs written for the project were compiled onto this as a collection of unrelated songs. The album was a critical and commercial success when it was released, and has been certified 3× platinum by the RIAA. It continues to be critically acclaimed and has been reissued on CD several times, adding additional material intended for the Lifehouse project.
Released in 1971, Jim's number seven album is...

The Who ~ Who's Next

1. "Baba O'Riley"   5:08

2. "Bargain"   5:34

3. "Love Ain't for Keeping"   2:10

4. "My Wife" (John Entwistle) 3:41

5. "The Song Is Over"   6:14

6. "Getting in Tune"   4:50

7. "Going Mobile"   3:42

8. "Behind Blue Eyes"   3:42

9. "Won't Get Fooled Again"  

Behind Blue Eyes

Won't Get Fooled Again

Baba O'Riley

Jim's #8 Album

According to Jim, this is a really underrated album.  It is the third album by the progressive rock band. It was their commercial breakthrough on both sides of the Atlantic, aided by the UK hit "Dreamer" and the U.S. hit "Bloody Well Right". It was a UK Top 10 album and a U.S. Top 40 album, eventually being certified Gold in the U.S. in 1977 after the release of Even in the Quietest Moments...
Jim's number right album is...

Supertramp ~ Crime Of The Century

1. School

2. Bloody Well Right 

3. Hide In Your Shell

4. Asylum 

5. Dreamer

6. Rudy 

7. If Everyone Was Listening 

8. Crime Of The Century 

Crime Of The Century 

Dreamer 

Bloody Well Right 

Jim's #9 album

This Canadian musician began performing in a group covering Shadows instrumentals in Canada in 1960, before moving to California in 1966, where he co-founded the band Buffalo Springfield along with Stephen Stills and Richie Furay, later joining Crosby, Stills & Nash as a fourth member in 1969. He forged a successful and acclaimed solo career, releasing his first album in 1968; his career has since spanned over 40 years and 35 studio albums, with a continual and uncompromising exploration of musical styles. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame website describes him as "one of rock and roll’s greatest songwriters and performers". He has been inducted into the Hall of Fame twice: first as a solo artist in 1995, and second as a member of Buffalo Springfield in 1997. 

This album featured the London Symphony Orchestra on two tracks, while noted guests David Crosby, Graham Nash,Linda Ronstadt, Stephen Stills, and James Taylor contributed vocals. It topped the Billboard 200 album chart for two weeks, and spawned two hit singles, "Old Man", which peaked at #31 on the Billboard Hot 100, and "Heart of Gold", which peaked at #1.  It was the best-selling album of 1972 in the United States.

If you haven't figured it out yet, Jim's number nine album is...

Neil Young ~ Harvest

1. "Out on the Weekend"   4:34

2. "Harvest"   3:11

3. "A Man Needs a Maid"   4:05

4. "Heart of Gold"   3:07

5. "Are You Ready for the Country?"   3:23

6. "Old Man"   3:24

7. "There's a World"   2:59

8. "Alabama"   4:02

9. "The Needle and the Damage Done" (recorded in concert January 30, 1971) 2:03

10. "Words (Between the Lines of Age)"  

Are You Ready for the Country?

Old Man

Heart Of Gold 

Jim's #10 album

After a little break, it's back better than ever! Time for another top ten album list, this one is from my (former) boss Jim!
 This legendary band were in the vanguard of the "British Invasion" of English bands that became popular in the U.S. in the mid-sixties. They have released twenty-four studio albums, eleven live albums and numerous compilations.  This album reached #1 in the UK temporarily knocking The Beatles' Abbey Road out of the top slot!

Released in 1969, Jim's number ten album is...

The Rolling Stones ~ Let It Bleed 

1. "Gimme Shelter"   4:30

2. "Love in Vain"     4:19

3. "Country Honk"   3:07

4. "Live with Me"   3:33

5. "Let It Bleed"   5:27

6. "Midnight Rambler"   6:52

7. "You Got the Silver"   2:50

8. "Monkey Man"   4:11

9. "You Can't Always Get What You Want"  

Live With Me

Gimme Shelter 

You Can't Always Get What You Want

Sorry for the Interruption (30)!!

Wow everyone, I can't believe that this is my thirtieth Sorry For The Interruption! In honor of this occasion, I am going to re post some of the most popular ones to date!

Off of Sorry For The Interruption (13)

Newton Faulkner ~ Teardrop 

Off of Sorry for the Interruption (25) 

Fleetwood Mac ~ The Chain 

And now by far the most popular Sorry for the Interruption

Off of Sorry For The Interruption 18 part 2 Settle in because it's

100 Riffs (A Brief History Of Rock N' Roll)

Colin's #1

Well here we are, at our 35th top ten! Before I reveal Colin's number one song let us recap his list thus far...


10. Gomez - Girlshapedlovedrug 

9. Corrine Bailey Ray - Like A Star

8. The Beatles - You Won't See Me

7. Phoenix  Rome 

6. Weezer - Say It Ain't So

5. Wyclef Jean - Gone Till November 

4. The Killers - All These Things That I've Done

3. Guster - Happier 

2. Coldplay - Amsterdam

We are heading to Detroit, this is where we will find our next legendary musician! 
 He is a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist, a child prodigy who developed into one of the most creative musical figures of the late 20th century.  Blind since shortly after birth,he signed with Motown's Tamla label at the age of eleven, and continues to perform and record for Motown to this day.  His legal name is Stevland Hardaway Morris. In November 2004, Rolling Stone ranked this song at #74 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.  Off of his 1972 album Talking Book, 

Colin's number one song is... .

Stevie Wonder ~ Superstition 

"Very superstitious, writings on the wall, 

Very superstitious, ladders bout' to fall, 

Thirteen month old baby, broke the lookin' glass 

Seven years of bad luck, the good things in your past

When you believe in things that you don't understand, 

Then you suffer, 

Superstition ain't the way 

Very superstitious, wash your face and hands, 

Rid me of the problem, do all that you can, 

Keep me in a daydream, keep me goin' strong, 

You don't wanna save me, sad is my song 

When you believe in things that you don't understand, 

Then you suffer, 

Superstition ain't the way, yeh, yeh "

Colin's #2

Back to England we go, London to be exact. This is where we will find this incredibly popular alternative rock band!Attitudes to songwriting were affected by the September 11 attacks in the United States, which occurred the week before recording started. The songs featured in the album have a greater use of piano and electric guitar than its predecessor. These guys put on an amazing live show, I know from experience! Off of their amazing 2002 album A Rush Of Blood To The Head...

Colin;s number two song is...

Coldplay ~ Amsterdam

"Come on, oh my star is fading 

And I swerve out of control

If I, if I'd only waited

I'd not be stuck here in this hole 

Come here, oh my star is fading

And I swerve out of control

And I swear, I waited and waited

I've got to get out of this hole

But time is on your side, its on your side, now

Not pushing you down, and all around

It's no cause for concern

Come on, oh my star is fading

And I see no chance of release

And I know I'm dead on the surface

But I am screaming underneath

And time is on your side, its on your side, now

Not pushing you down, and all around

No it's no cause for concern"

Colin's #3

Time to travel across the country from Vegas to Boston! Where we will find alternative rock band. They are often recognized for its choice of instruments during their earlier years: two members playing acoustic guitars and one member playing various percussion instruments. Brian Rosenworcel, the band's percussionist (affectionately dubbed the Thundergod by fans), added to their unique sound with a combination of bongos, cymbals, and other drums, playing live shows using only his bare hands. While Miller played rhythm parts, Gardner would often play a bass line on his guitar. Their sound is recognized for its vocal harmonies, with both Miller and Gardner singing lead vocals on different songs; in songs such as "What You Wish For" and this next song the two members sing different lyrics simultaneously.  Off of their 1999 album "Lost And Gone Forever"....

Colin's number three song is... 

Guster ~ Happier

"Say goodbye, lose your friends, make them go, don't need them around 

Cause it's time, lose your friends, make them go, was never supposed to be like this 

They were too weak, too prone to break 

Their needs too deep, their skin too thin 

By now you took what was to take 

Tear it apart and start again 

So go on, if this will make you happier 

It got you this far, did what you had to 

You've wasted every moment of your Saturdays and your Sundays 

You're wasted from the boredom, was never supposed to be like this 

Like your father said, just do what was done unto you..always 

In your father's steps you'll do what was done unto you 

It won't be hard to start again 

So go on, if this will make you happier 

It got you this far, do what you have to 

(Well you knew this would come) 

And you're gone now 

(And you've left me all alone) 

And did it make you happier? 

(And you're lost and long gone, don't take it so seriously) 

It wasn't that hard 

(Go on and get goin, I'm fine on my own) 

Did what you had to 

(We got you this far, finally got it figured out)" 

Colin's #4

Viva Las Vegas! This is where we will this next alternative rock band.   The song features an extended refrain of "I got soul, but I'm not a soldier", a phrase now associated with both the song and the band as a whole.In October 2011, NME placed it at number 56 on its list "150 Best Tracks of the Past 15 Years" Off of their 2004 incredible debut album "Hot Fuss"...
Colin's number four song is...
  

The Killers ~ All These Things I've Done

" Yeah, you know you got to help me out

Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner

You know you got to help me out

You're gonna bring yourself down

Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down

[x10]

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

I got soul, but I'm not a soldier

Yeah, you know you got to help me out

Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner

You know you got to help me out

You're gonna bring yourself down

You're gonna bring yourself down

Yeah, oh don't you put me on the back burner

You're gonna bring yourself down

Yeah, you're gonna bring yourself down" 

Colin's #5

For the first time we are headed to Haiti, where we will find this rapper/singer-songwriter. An interesting fact about this artist is that on August 5, 2010, he filed for candidacy in the 2010 Haitian presidential election, although the Electoral Commission subsequently ruled him ineligible to stand as he had not met the requirement to have been resident in Haiti for five years.  Off of his 1997 album The Carnival...

Colin's number five song is...

Wyclef Jean ~ Gone Till November 

"Every time i make a run, girl you turn around and cry, i ask myself why 

Oh why, see you must understand i can't work a 9 to 5, so I'll be gone til 

November, said I'll be gone till November I'll be gone till November, you 

Tell my girl yo i be gone till November, I'll be gone till November ill 

Be gone til November, you tell my girl yo I'll be gone till November, 

January, February, March, April, May, i see you cryin but girl i cant 

Stay I'll be gone till November, I'll be gone till November... and give a 

Kiss to my motha.. "

  

Colin's #6

We are finally leaving Europe, and we are now headed to the city of angels, LA.  This is where we will find this alternative rock band.   In 2008, Rolling Stone ranked this song #72 on "The 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time." Pitchfork Media included the song at number 10 on their Top 200 Tracks of the '90s. This is "nerd rock" at its finest, off of their self-titled 1994 debut album, Colin's number six song is...

Weezer ~ Say It Ain't So 

"Oh, yeah
Alright

Somebody's Heine' is crowdin' my icebox
Somebody's cold one is givin' me chills
Guess I'll just close my eyes
Oh yeah, all right, feels good inside

Flip on the tele'
Wrestle with Jimmy
Something is bubbling behind my back
The bottle is ready to blow

Say it ain't so
Your drug is a heart-breaker
Say it ain't so
My love is a life-taker"