Ok here’s a better post. Me and Carleen were talking the other night about what kinds of music our children at the very least, need to be aware of. I heard a story a while ago from this guy talking to a younger relative ( I think the relative was in his teens) about Jimi Hendrix, and the relative said, “Who’s Jimi Hendrix?” Ouch. That is NOT going to be our children. They don’t have to LIKE Jimi Hendrix, but they’re damn sure going to know who he is. So we decided to compile a list of 10 CD’s each that we will be playing constantly as our children grow up. So here are our lists (I’ll let Carleen put in hers on her own, so you may not see anything for her yet):
| Mike’s List | Carleen’s List |
| 1. Experience Hendrix: The Best of Jimi Hendrix | 1. Tori Amos: Under the Pink |
| 2. Stevie Ray Vaughan: Greatist Hits | 2.Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band: Live 1975 to 1985 |
| 3. Dave Matthews Band: Live At Red Rocks | 3. Tom Petty and the Heart Breakers: Greatest Hits |
| 4. Blues Traveler: Live From The Fall | 4. Rachel Yamagata: Happenstance |
| 5. Tori Amos: Boys For Pele | 5. Alanis Morissette: Jagged Little Pill |
| 6. Fiona Apple: When the Pawn…. | 6. U2: The Best of 1980-1990 |
| 7. Medeski Martin & Wood: Shack-Man | 7. The Cranberries: No Need to Argue |
| 8. The Beatles: 1967-1970 | 8. Dido: Life for Rent |
| 9. Metallica: The Black Album | 9. Fleetwood Mac: The Dance |
| 10. Gjallarhorn: Sjofn | 10. Loreena McKennitt: Book of Secrets |
