Mr. McYams turned the big 5-1 yesterday, so we played some of his favorites and revisited the music that shaped my music taste.
1) The Feelies – On the Roof
2) Lou Reed – Dirty Blvd.
3) The Modern Lovers – Old World
4) Television – Elevation
5) Big Star – Mod Lang
6) The Replacements – Alex Chilton
7) Husker Du – Don’t Want to Know If You Are Lonely
8) fIREHOSE – Windmilling
9) R.E.M. – Laughing 
10) Midnight Oil – Dreamworld
11) Died Pretty – Out of My Hands
12) The Tragically Hip – Nautical Disaster 
13) Wire – Map Ref 41 Degrees N 93 Degrees W
14) The Pretenders – Message of Love
15) Squeeze – Cool for Cats
16) The Police – Man in a Suitcase
17) Talking Heads – Pull Up the Roots
18) A Tribe Called Quest – Youthful Expression 
19) De La Soul – Eye Know 
20) Chaka Khan – I Feel for You
21) Prince – Lady Cab Driver
22) New Order – True Faith
23) The Jesus And Mary Chain – Just Like Honey
24) Yo La Tengo – Pablo and Andrea
25) Ought – Beautiful Blue Sky
26) U2 – One Tree Hill