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3 days after surgery my pain level is down to a 1 of 10 on the hospital scale. all i really feel now is some itching where the incisions probably are. cant see them because its all covered in gauze. go back on thursday to get that taken off i think

Some good lists here....as with others, the top 5 of any given moment may change. But some of my all-time favorites are (not in order): Joy Division - Closer (Unknown Pleasures a very close second) Chameleons UK - tie for Script Of The Bridge and Strange Times Loreena McKennitt - tie for The Visit and the mask & mirror October Project - s/t Pink Floyd - tie for Piper At The Gates Of Dawn, Animals, and Wish You Were Here Heather Nova - tie for Oyster and Siren

I think you'll probably need both.

Not in Order: Led Zeppelin - 1969 - Led Zeppelin II Killer licks from a young band... Rick Wakeman - 1974 - Journey To The Centre Of The Earth Musical journey from a master orchestrator. (moog goodness all over the place as well) Harry Connick, Jr. - 1994 - She all about the 'groove' (and lots of it) Styx - 1977 - The Grand Illusion One of my early Albums (that may make me a pozer).. But still love to listen to these tracks.. and shows a lot of my musical progression from that point. Keyboard forward, backing vocals, progressions, transitions. etc. Art Of Noise - 1986 - In Visible Silence Industrial noise music - not much more needed.. extras: Imogen Heap - 2005 - Speak For Yourself The vocal overlaying of these tracks just kills me - never can get enough. Frank Sinatra - 1966 - Sinatra At The Sands And the vocal swagger of these tracks just kills me as well.. and a small pile that didn't make it in the top (some were really hard not to include) - but could be swapped out if needed: Jeff Lynne - 1990 - Armchair Theater Boston - 1976 - Boston Elliott Smith - 1998 - XO Pat Metheny - 1987 - Still Life Saga - 1981 - Worlds Apart Yo-Yo Ma - 1990 - Bach Six Unaccompanied Cello Suites Blade Runner Soundtrack - 1982 - The Esper Edition Queen - Jazz (1978) Pink Floyd - 1975 - Wish You Were Here Jean Michel Jarre - 1984 - Zoolook Buckingham Nicks - 1973 - Buckingham Nicks Branford Marsalis - 1992 - I Heard You Twice The First Time Beatles 1966 Revolver King Crimson - 1969 - In the Court of the Crimson King Billy Joel - 1981 - Songs In The Attic Mozart Requiem K. 626 -1991- Sir Neville Marriner Michael Hedges - 1984 - Aerial Boundaries JellyFish - 1993 - Spilt Milk etc.... You don't see these showing up in the What are you listening to now threads.. pretty much because these are on heavy rotation at work, on my phone and at home... During any given week - at least a couple of tracks from a couple of these are playing (considering I have over 70,000 tracks available this was not an easy list). Fun evening picking the list.... Cheers, Mikey

back to normal the day after surgery. the nausea only lasted about 6 hrs. when i go thursday im going at ask if i can at least do some kind of exercise, like legs only, or right arm, cause im already losing weight

Alright, I'll give this a shot. Like everyone before me has said, this was a very hard list to pick. There are so many bands I absolutely love that just don't have that one standout album that you'd really go for. Likewise, there are some albums with terrific songs on them that might not burn at that supernova intensity the entire way though. In any case, leave me one a deserted island with these five discs and I'll die happy. I have a bit more of a pop music bent that some of the lists that have gone before. (In no particular order). Fleetwood Mac - Rumours [1977] - The best pop album ever? Brilliant songwriting/musicianship/production the entire way through. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. [1972] - The best rock album ever? IMO this is the best album to come out of the 'Stones brilliant period with Mic Taylor. Love it. Not a bad track on the album. Miles Davis and Gil Evans - Porgy and Bess [1959] - An irrational choice perhaps, but this is my all time favorite jazz album. Maybe its because it has Davis and Evans reinterpreting Gershwin? Its a brilliant album that, like all the albums on this list, moves me every time I hear it. Paul Simon - Graceland [1986] - As a songwriter, Simon has incredible honesty and vulnerability that really give his songs beauty. Mix that with some incredibly talented African musicians and some amazing studio production work and you have magic. And, last, but not least, Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life [1976] - Stevie's voice is a gift from up above. Its a very tough call between this album and Inversions but I ultimately chose this one. IMO this is his magnum opus.

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