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“Music is the soundtrack of our lives,” Dick Clark once quipped. There is no doubt that we all have songs and albums that we remember as being significant for any number of reasons over the course of our lives. Whether it be pop, rock, blues, country, jazz, classical and, yes, even rap, these tunes evoke fond memories and stay with us forever.
I have created a list of what I consider to be my favourite albums over my lifetime. It is influenced by the era I grew up in and would likely be considered primarily a “classic rock” list. I certainly would not expect anyone to agree wholeheartedly with my list, but chances are that one or two of these entries might make your list as well.
I was too young to fully appreciate Abbey Road when it came out, but my older brother purchased it and played it repeatedly for years. I didn’t pay it much attention in my hard rock phase but as my musical tastes expanded a bit, I bought a copy that has had to be replaced several times over the years. It was the last album produced by the Beatles (although Let It Be was released later).
Some of its well-known tracks are Here Comes the Sun, Come Together, Maxwell’s Silver Hammer and Octopus’s Garden. But my favourite is the medley of eight tracks on side two which, in my opinion, is unmatched in pop/rock history. Abbey Road is number 5 on the Rolling Stones 500 Greatest Albums in 2023