[[my own epic drama, my own scripted page.]]

DJ Rossstar has asked his blog readers to come up with their Top 5 albums of all time. You know, the record you've been listening to straight through since the day you bought it without skipping a single song. The record that, no matter what musical phase you happen to be in, you will always come back to. The record that's been a constant companion, through thick and thin, good times and bad.



so. let's see if i can do this. though i'm sure some of this is going to be predictable.


1. clarity: jimmy eat world.


 

it took me a while to catch on, but over the past year, jimmy eat world has become one of my favorite bands. on my last.fm, 12.23.95 holds my #1 most played song position. this band itself is 700 play counts ahead of the next band. although bleed american and futures are close, close, close behind... at any given time, i can get completely lost in clarity and be the happiest girl in the world for it.


2. red letter day/woodson e.p.s:  the get up kids.




this must be the hardest pick for me. there are one or two songs on four minute mile, eudora, on a wire, even something to write home about that i could do without if i had to. okay, okay. i wanted to cheat and say live at the granada theatre, but i couldn't. the only thing that made me choose red letter day / woodson eps. over guilt show is that i could hypothetically do without the last track on guilt show. can you tell by my words that it pains me to write this? rld/woodson was the first get up kids c.d. i owned, and i love every song, every word, every note, every breath put in to that record.

3. new found glory: a new found glory.


 

okay. so we all know catalyst was never my favorite album. its all about the girls is awesome, but isn't nfg's best. from the screen to your stereo doesn't count in consideration for 'favorite album' material. coming home has few flaws, but enough to make the album not completely perfect, and definitely not my favorite new found album. nothing gold can stay  and sticks and stones come in such a tie for a close second that it hurts my heart. but i think the short, sweet, no-hidden track ending on the self titled c.d. polishes off the album perfectly, putting it a small step above the rest. this is coming from the girl who wants a nothing gold can stay tattoo... jeez. but yeah, this album is flawless in my mind. just utter perfection. it was my first purchased new found glory cd if my memory serves correctly, and i cherish it to this day.

4. atomic: lit.




who saw this one coming? likely no one. this, in addition to nothing gold can stay is the only album i recall buying in stores more than once. i don't know what it is about lit, but i abso-freaking-lutely adore the hell out of this band. this c.d. is so awesome to me. it puts me in a great mood, and i think they're awesome musicians. i really don't listen to them much, anymore, but at any given time i could pick up this album and listen to it the entire way through. love it.

5. gratitude: gratitude.




i suggest this album to anyone. it was almost in my 'close calls' as i was still deciding the last two bands for my top 5, but seriously, this album is pristine. there's not one song i don't adore the hell out of. so much emotion is captured in his lyrics and his voice. i just love it.




close calls: madness of the crowd: ace troubleshooter. dream to make believe: armor for sleep.  so long, astoria: the ataris. chroma: cartel. enema of the state: blink182. what it is to burn: finch. good charlotte: good charlotte (not even joking, this album rules. but there are a couple songs i could do without). chaos reveals rhyme: inkwell. everything in transit: jack's mannequin. sleepwalker: jamisonparker. destination:beautiful: mae (except 'last call' threw the perfection of this album out the window in my opinion). songs about jane: maroon 5. leaving through the window and north: something corporate. one fell swoop: the spill canvas. based on a true story and say it like you mean it: the starting line. palm trees and power lines: sugarcult. tell all your friends: taking back sunday. always leave the ground: this day and age. moments from mourning: unsung zeros.