A ten day album challenge has been nominated to me and they will be listed in order from day one to day ten. There will be a brief description of the albums and why I chose them.

I am also going to include the tracklist from each album. This will be for anybody who might be familiar with the material, or anyone who may be interested in getting to know it.

They are as followed:

1. Glass Houses by Billy Joel
2. Chronicle, Vol. 1 by Creedence Clearwater Revival
3. Vs. by Pearl Jam
4. Purple by Stone Temple Pilots
5. No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne
6. My Generation: The Very Best of The Who by The Who
7. The Ultimate Collection by The Guess Who
8. Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine
9. Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin
10. The Wall by Pink Floyd

Glass Houses is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel, released on March 12, 1980.

This was the first album that I would start listening to in most of its entirety. Billy Joel was a big influence to me while growing up and I still enjoy his music as much as I did back then.

Tracklist:

1. You May Be Right
2. Sometimes a Fantasy
3. Don't Ask Me Why
4. It's Still Rock 'n' Roll to Me
5. All for Leyna
6. I Don't Want to Be Alone
7. Sleeping With the Television On
8. C'était toi (You Were the One)
   
9. Close to the Borderline
10. Through the Long Night

  Glass Houses by Billy Joel

Chronicle, Vol. 1, also known as Chronicle: The 20 Greatest Hits, is a greatest hits album by the American swamp rock band Creedence Clearwater Revival. It was released in January 1976.

John Fogerty was a huge influence while I was growing up and there were countless times when I would be listening to this whole album. There is also a volume two which has 20 more songs of theirs on it.

Tracklist:

1. Susie Q
2. I Put A Spell On You
3. Proud Mary
4. Bad Moon Rising
5. Lodi
6. Green River
7. Commotion
8. Down on the Corner
9. Fortunate Son
10. Travelin' Band
11. Who'll Stop the Rain
12. Up Around The Bend
13. Run Through the Jungle
14. Lookin' Out My Back Door
15. Long as I Can See the Light
16. I Heard it Through the Grapevine
17. Have You Ever Seen The Rain
18. Hey Tonight
19. Sweet Hitch-Hiker
20. Someday Never Comes

  Chronicle, Vol. 1 by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Vs. is the second studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, released on October 19, 1993.

This album is on my list just because there were many times I would listen to and enjoy it. Pearl Jam was not really much of a direct influence, but the Vs. album had some pretty good songs.

Tracklist:

1. Go
2. Animal
3. Daughter
4. Glorified G
5. Dissident
6. W.M.A.
7. Blood
8. Rearviewmirror
9. Rats
10. Elderly Woman Behind the Counter in a Small Town
11. Leash
12. Indifference

  Vs. by Pearl Jam

Purple is the second studio album by the American rock band Stone Temple Pilots, released on June 7, 1994.

This album was at a time when I would actually get to go to my first "real" concert. I enjoyed this album thoroughly when I was younger and listened to it many times.

Tracklist:

1. Meatplow
2. Vasoline
3. Lounge Fly
4. Interstate Love Song
5. Still Remains
6. Pretty Penny
7. Silvergun Superman
8. Big Empty
9. Unglued
10. Army Ants
11. Kitchenware & Candybars / My Second Album

  Purple by Stone Temple Pilots

No More Tears is the sixth solo studio album by English heavy metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, released on September 17, 1991.

I was a big fan of Ozzy's music growing up and I still am. I even find Black Sabbath songs I don't remember hearing before and think they're really good. The No More Tears album was one I could listen to all the way through and hardly ever skip tracks.

Tracklist:

1. Mr. Tinkertrain
2. I Don't Want to Change the World
3. Mama, I'm Coming Home
4. Desire
5. No More Tears
6. S.I.N
7. Hellraiser
8. Time After Time
9. Zombie Stomp
10. A.V.H.
11. Road to Nowhere

  No More Tears by Ozzy Osbourne

My Generation: The Very Best of The Who is one of The Who's many greatest hits collections, released in 1996.

This album was a gift at the time I was starting to get familiar with the band. The Who were to become one of my favorites of all time and they have great songs that aren't on this album.

Tracklist:

1. I Can't Explain
2. Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere
3. My Generation
4. Substitute
5. I'm a Boy
6. Boris the Spider
7. Happy Jack
8. Pictures of Lily
9. I Can See for Miles
10. Magic Bus
11. Pinball Wizard
12. The Seeker
13. Baba O'Riley (Remix)
14. Won't Get Fooled Again
15. Let's See Action
16. 5:15
17. Join Together
18. Squeeze Box
19. Who Are You (single edit version)
20. You Better You Bet

  My Generation: The Very Best of The Who by The Who

The Ultimate Collection is a 3-disc compilation album by the Canadian rock band The Guess Who, released in 1997.

I picked out this ultimate collection album because I was really getting into The Guess Who at the time. I am particularly fond of the second disc, which had songs I never heard before, and would end up listening to it quite often.

Tracklist:

Disc-1

1. These Eyes
2. Lightfoot
3. Maple Fudge
4. Of a Dropping Pin
5. Laughing
6. Undun
7. No Time
8. Proper Stranger
9. Humpty's Blues
10. 8:15
11. When Friends Fall Out
12. American Woman
13. No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature
14. Hand Me Down World
15. Runnin' Down the Street
16. Share the Land
17. Bus Rider
18. Hang on to Your Life
19. Do You Miss Me Darlin'
20. Medley: Comin' Down Off the Money Bag / Song of the Dog

Disc-2

1. Rain Dance
2. One Divided
3. Life in the Bloodstream
4. Sour Suite
5. Albert Flasher
6. Broken
7. So Long Bannatyne
8. Heartbroken Bopper
9. Arrivederci Girl
10. Running Back to Saskatoon
11. Glace Bay Blues
12. Truckin' Off Across the Sky
13. Follow Your Daughter Home
14. Bye Bye Babe
15. Orly
16. The Watcher
17. Those Show Biz Shoes
18. Guns Guns Guns
19. Heaven Only Moved Once Yesterday / Don't You Want Me

Disc-3

1. Clap for the Wolfman
2. Road Food
3. Attila's Blues
4. Star Baby
5. Musicione
6. Glamour Boy
7. Lie Down
8. Dancin' Fool
9. Seems Like I Can't Live With You, but I Can't Live Without You
10. Loves Me Like a Brother
11. Ho Down Time
12. Rosanne
13. Dreams
14. Women
15. When The Band Was Singin' "Shakin' All Over"
16. Lightfoot (Take 2 Rehearsal)
17. No Sugar Tonight / New Mother Nature (Take 9)
18. American Woman (Take 25)

  The Ultimate Collection by The Guess Who

Rage Against the Machine is the eponymous debut studio album by American rock band Rage Against the Machine, released on November 3, 1992.

I bought this album after hearing one of their songs and decided to get their first album. The raw power and energy from Rage Against the Machine would end up having a huge impact and reshape the way I looked at music

Tracklist:

1. Bombtrack
2. Killing in the Name
3. Take the Power Back
4. Settle for Nothing
5. Bullet in the Head
6. Know Your Enemy
7. Wake Up
8. Fistful of Steel
9. Township Rebellion
10. Freedom

  Rage Against the Machine by Rage Against the Machine

Physical Graffiti is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Led Zeppelin. It was released as a double album on February 24, 1975.

It wouldn't be an album challenge to me without deciding which Led Zeppelin album to choose from. After much consideration, I would have to pick Physical Graffiti. They're all good and have great songs on them, but I probably listened to this one the most.

Tracklist:

1. Custard Pie
2. The Rover
3. In My Time of Dying
4. Houses of the Holy
5. Trampled Under Foot
6. Kashmir
7. In the Light
8. Bron-Yr-Aur
9. Down by the Seaside
10. Ten Years Gone
11. Night Flight
12. The Wanton Song
13. Boogie With Stu
14. Black Country Woman
15. Sick Again

  Physical Graffiti by Led Zeppelin

The Wall is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Pink Floyd, released November 30, 1979.

Everyone has their favorite album for different reasons. This one is at the top of my list because I haven't heard an album like it to have so much diversity in the sum of its parts. Well that's just one reason.

Tracklist:

1. In the Flesh?
2. The Thin Ice
3. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 1
4. The Happiest Days of Our Lives
5. Another Brick in the Wall, Pt. 2
6. Mother
7. Goodbye Blue Sky
8. Empty Spaces
9. Young Lust
10. One of My Turns
11. Don't Leave Me Now
12. Another Brick in the Wall, Part 3
13. Goodbye Cruel World
14. Hey You
15. Is There Anybody Out There?
16. Nobody Home
17. Vera
18. Bring the Boys Back Home
19. Comfortably Numb
20. The Show Must Go On
21. In the Flesh
22. Run Like Hell
23. Waiting for the Worms
24. Stop
25. The Trial
26. Outside the Wall

  The Wall by Pink Floyd

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