A no way near complete, nor in any particular order, list of the best albums known to man.

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

What gets me most about this album, is nostalgia; not the nostalgia of wanting to go back and do it all again, but the one that causes you to remember what it was like to discover things. There is a specialness about the wonder that comes with youth, that exists at no other time and in no other way than when you are young and fresh to the scene. I think this album was one of the turning points in my life; it was definitely part of my departure from childhood. And what a show that was, too. Of course, I was biased, liking them so much and all.

Echo and the Bunnymen - Live in Liverpool

Ian always had a wonderful voice, but on this record it's so smokey and rich and deep. It might be age or cigarettes or vodka, but it doesn't matter. His voice has definitely bettered as time passes. It's got a wonderful resonance to it, a huskyness that could make you melt. It's the best live album I've ever heard. If it wasn't for the audience noises, you might never know it was live at all.

Forgotten Rebels - In Love With the System

The first punk album I ever bought. 17 years-old and just beginning to figure it out. Learning the joys of scouring record stores, of realising the wonder that was college radio, of realising that difference wasn't such a bad thing after all.

Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome

I am very partial to their version of Do You Know the Way to San Jose. It's not something I could explain. It's just that when I first heard what was on this album other than the hits, I was impressed.

Jane's Addiction - Nothing's Shocking

Monks - Bad Habits

Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine

Nirvana - Unplugged

For the post-party chillout factor, if nothing else. We're probably all going to end up in a lake of fire frying.

Paul Simon - Graceland

Pink Floyd - Meddle

Pink Floyd - Relics

Pixies - Bossanova

Pixies - Doolittle

Pop Will Eat Itself - This Is the Day...This Is the Hour...This Is This!

Smashing Pumpkins - Cherub Rock

For the sheer wall of sound. Heavy.

Sugar - Copper Blue

T-Rex - Electric Warrior

The Beatles - Abbey Road

The Beatles - Let It Be

Ever since I was a teenager, this record has always been something I listened to in the spring. It just screams springtime to me. There was never anything quite like throwing wide the windows and turning the volume up and singing along to this.

The Smiths - The Queen is Dead

The Who - Tommy (not the soundtrack for the film)

The Who - Who's Next?

Definitely on my top 10, if I had a top 10 albums list. You can't beat this for power, but not power in the sense of being overpowered; power in the sense of being swept up. It's a masterpiece. A work of genius. Lifehouse to be sure.

They Might Be Giants - Flood

Tom Waits - Big Time

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street