HondoJoe's 60 Favorite-ish Albums

  49: Styx--Paradise Theater  (1981) Top-Notch Tracks:  Side 1 ("A.D. 1928/Rockin' the Paradise," "Too Much Time On My Hands," "Nothing Ever Goes As Planned," "The Best of Times") Album Depth:  "She Cares," "Half-Penny, Two-Penny" Weak Links:  "Snowblind" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "Well, I'm so tired of losing I've got nothing to do and all day to do it."--"Too Much Time On My Hands" "You're so together, and you act so civilized, but every time that things go wrong you're still surprised."--"Nothing Ever Goes As Planned" "I know you feel these are the worst of times. I do believe it's true. When people lock their doors and hide inside, rumor has it it's the end of paradise."--"The Best of Times" "And still she treats me like a human. She says she'll still be there. I don't quite understand it, she's been too fair."-...

  #50: Queen--Made In Heaven  (1995) Top-Notch Tracks:  "It's a Beautiful Day," "I Was Born to Love You," "Made In Heaven,"  Album Depth:  "Let Me Live," "You Don't Fool Me," "Heaven For Everyone," "My Life Has Been Saved," "Too Much Love Will Kill You" Weak Link:  "Mother Love" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "It's a beautiful day! The sun is shining; I feel good. And no one's gonna stop me now."--"It's a Beautiful Day" "Yes, I was born to take care of you every single day of my life."--"I Was Born To Love You" "Why don't you take a little piece of my heart? Why don't you take it, and break it, and tear it all apart?"--"Let Me Live" "Mama said be careful of that girl. Mama said you know that she's no good. Mama said be cool, don't you be no fool."--"You Don't Fool Me" "Too much love wil...

  #51: The Outfield--Play Deep  (1985) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Your Love," "Say It Isn't So," "Everytime You Cry," "All the Love" Album Depth:  "61 Seconds," "Mystery Man," "I Don't Need Her," "Taking My Chances," "Talk To Me" Weak Link:  "Nervous Alibi" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "I'm not the one to tell you what clothes to wear. I'm not the one who talks about your hair."--"Everytime You Cry" "Sixty-one seconds is all it takes for the nine to five man to be more than one minute late."--"61 Seconds" "You got me all screwed up, so much I can't turn 'round."--"Say It Isn't So" "He's on a mission in Mozambique. The room is wired and I just can't speak."--"Mystery Man" "I only live for today, but I'm one day behind."--"All the Love" "Josie's on a vacation ...

  #52: Billy Joel--Piano Man  (1973) Top-Notch Tracks:  "Piano Man ( HJ200 #9 ,)" "The Ballad of Billy the Kid," "Travelin' Prayer," "You're My Home" Album Depth:  "Ain't No Crime," "If I Only Had the Words (To Tell You,)" "Captain Jack" Weak Links:  "Stop In Nevada," "Worse Comes to Worst" Stand-Out Lyrics:  "Paul is a real estate novelist who never had time for a wife. And he's talking with Davey, who's still in the navy, and probably will be for life."--"Piano Man" "Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma, and the law just could not seem to track him down. And it served his legend well, for the folks they'd love to tell 'bout when Billy the Kid came to town."--"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" "So you stand on the corner in your new English clothes, and you look so polished from your head down to your toes. Ah, but still...