I guess when looking at my Top 10 Influential Albums, I have to think back on what I was listening to when I was in 6th and 7th grade that made me want to play music. This also made me think about the albums or musicians that make me still want to play music or the stuff that excites me now. I have put together my 10 Most Influential Albums That Made Me Pick Up Music and 10 Most Influential Albums That Make Me Pick Up Music Everyday. Enjoy, bitches. MADE ME PICK UP MUSIC
10. Foo Fighters - S/T
9. Phish - Just about all their albums. Fishman was so weird but spot on and never missed a beat. Pretty innovative work.
8. Stone Temple Pilots - Purple
7. Pearl Jam - VS.
6. Dave Matthews Band - All that shit. Say what you will, but Carter Beauford is a sick, sick man.
5. Everclear - Sparkle and Fade
4. Led Zeppelin - IV
3. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Weezer - Pinkerton
1. Nirvana - Nevermind
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10. Secret Machines - He is heavy but stays in the pocket and his grooves dig really deep.
9. The Whigs - The drummer is technically proficient and plays pretty cool parts.
8. Wax Fang - Good God can this guy play. He is like a love child of Dave Grohl and John Bonham. Makes me want to practice more.
7. Radiohead - No one ever talks about the drummer for this band and I haven't figured out why not.
6. Built to Spill - The drummer lays it down for the best guitar work since Television.
5. Raconteurs - I have never thought anyone could show up a showman like Jack White, but the drummer just about steals the show.
4. My Morning Jacket - I really like this drummer. Super solid, aggressive drummer with chops and style.
3. Dave Grohl - I don't care if it is Nirvana or Foo Fighters or Them Crooked Vultures or his work with Queens of the Stone Age, he is my all time favorite.
2. Wilco - Glenn Kotche is ridiculous. He is powerful when he wants to be powerful, subtle when it calls for it, and consistently makes Wilco what they are today. Notice the sky rocket in popularity and credibility after he joined the band? From Yankee Hotel Foxtrot on, he has set the tone for that band.
1. The Beatles - Ringo is completely underrated. He has serious style and great timing and feel.
