What touches your soul?

I'm about to power down and head out to the living room to catch the news. Before I do that, however, what is THE definitive disc in your collection? If your house/apartment was burning down, and you had the opportunity to grab one disc, what disc would you reach for? You're about to be placed in the witness protection program, and they give you a chance to grab one disc before being wisked away, what would you grab?

For 20 years, U2's The Joshua Tree was the best disc I owned. I can't tell you how often I listened to it....and how little I got tired of it. On the contrary, I loved it the more I listened to it. Then, I discovered Marillion's Brave a few years ago. Driving home from work tonight, I put in disc 2 of Marillion's Made Again--which is Brave performed live. As "Bridge/Living With The Big Lie" was blasting out of the speakers, I thought to myself, "I cannot live without Brave." If I lost my collection, Brave would be the first one I'd replace. And if it's OOP, and it's being sold on ebay, I will break just about every Commandment to be the winning bidder. Never has a CD gripped me like Brave. There are those reading this thinking, "You know, I've heard it....don't care for it." Perfectly fine by me. We all hear differently. All I know is Brave is my musical crutch. It's a collection of songs that has this amazing impact on me. It's an absolute masterpiece. Thanks, H, Mark, Ian, Steve, and Pete.

I look forward to reading the results in the morning.

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In Search of The Lost Chord - The Moody Blues

 

Runner Ups:

Foxtrot.

it couldn't be anything but Ommadawn. More stirring than Wagner in places, and in others the perfect example of pastoral beauty. I can't sit through the piece without being moved. Going to play it right now.

I would probably be burned down with the house due to my inability to choose...

Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory..

Damn, this is quite hard indeed.
These are only SOME songs/albums with some significant meaning for me, I dont really have a favourite many favourites, too many to choose from.
Here's a few of them...

Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
Genesis - Trespass (1st Genesis album my dad played me)
Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
Yes - The Yes Album (1st Yes album I heard)
Rush - YYZ/Working Man/Different Strings (1st Rush songs I heard)


Edited by Mr. Sanchez - May 16 2006 at 06:44

Does it have to be prog? If so.... something by Pain of Salvation. BE i think.

If not, Quartet For The End of Time by Olivier Messiaen is really speaking to me at the moment. I mean i just got it and everything, but i thought to myself the other day "if there were one CD i would want to listen to before i died, right now it would have to be Quartet For The End of Time."
    

Edited by Reverie - May 16 2006 at 07:22

Prog-- Foxtrot

Leves Vos Skinny Fists Comme Antennas To Heaven - Godspeed You Black Emperor!


Non-prog: Parachutes - Coldplay

Edited by Meddler - May 16 2006 at 11:46