List Day - All-time Favorite Albums

OK, I already broke a promise to blog more often. But I've had about 2983742 stationery orders to work on this week so I hope people will forgive me. Anyway, I present to you List Day for this week, Grace's Favorite Albums of All time. This list doesn't contain compilations (like greatest hits albums), classical music, or soundtracks...I think those all belong in their own categories. Here they are, in order:

1. Billy Joel - Turnstiles (1976). Since he's my favorite artist of all time, makes sense that this is at the top of the list. Also holds the distinction of having my favorite song of all time on it,"Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway)". Also, if you know me at all you are aware of my well-documented love for Richard Belzer, and that is him on the way-right side of the photo that's on the album cover.

2. Jethro Tull - Songs From the Wood (1977). Buy this album right now. You will love it. Trust.

3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Pictures At An Exhibition (1971). If you are a fan of awesome percussion, bass, and keyboards and a lover of classical music (particularly if you have heard the piano suite by Mussorgsky), you should give this one a listen. I rediscovered it last year when the 'rents got it for me for Christmas and I remembered how awesome it was, and now I listen to it constantly.

4. Enya - Shepherd Moons (1991). Don't hate on Enya. She composes all her own lyrics, sings in like seven different languages, and also used to be a part (with her siblings) of the excellent Irish group Clannad.

5. Paul Simon - Graceland (1986). I love this album because it's such an eclectic mix of styles. He blends Cajun and African music (and features Linda Ronstadt on one track, whose voice I love), and it is just an amazing collection of music.

Until next week my friends...feel free to comment with your own picks for your fave albums of all time and suggest to me another list I can do next week, because I am too lazy to do it on my own right now.