Definitive Albums of note

*AJ*
*Listening background*: Listened to a lot of oldies/country growing up. Later got into jazz/classical/folk in HS because of my own guitar playing and needing to find something to study to that wasn’t the Red Hot Chili Peppers

* Mason William 1968 Classical Gas

* Classic Sinatra (Hits and great performances 1953-1960) (https://music.apple.com/us/album/classic-sinatra-his-great-performances-1953-1960/730297130)

* Classical Guitar Masters: Variations in Measure (https://www.allmusic.com/album/classical-guitar-masters-variations-in-measure-mw0001352040);

* The Postal Service: Give Up (https://thepostalservice.bandcamp.com/album/give-up)

* John Gorka: The Company you Keep (https://www.johngorka.com/product/the-company-you-keep/)

* Chillhop (pretty much any album) but would point to Sleepy Fish: Everything Fades to Blue (https://chillhop.bandcamp.com/album/everything-fades-to-blue) (and the other two albums in the three part series) to start anyone out in Low-Fi


*Chris*
*Listening background*: 1950s Jazz thanks to my Dad, classical thanks to middle school band, then rock thanks to MTV’s Headbangers Ball

* Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A. - first cassette ever purchased.
* Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls - first 45 single ever purchased, because MTV
* George Thorogood - Live - first compact disc ever purchased.
* Ted Nugent - S/T - first LP album ever purchased, at a garage sale
* Dave Brubeck - Bravo Brubeck - live in mexico
* Wynton Marsalis - Marsalis Standard Time, Volume 1
* Vivaldi’s Four Seasons
* Nowadays - that would be a year’s worth of podcasts to discuss what I listen to at work, at home, in the car, in the gym, walking the dog, etc.

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