Ok - I was surprised to notice the low 'play count' number on most of my songs in my iTunes library...

When I was a young teenager I literally wore out cassette tapes from being played so much. Whilst it may be cheesy or embarrassing now I recall wearing out KISS - Dynasty and KISS Unmasked on cassette... later U2 War also took a beating...

What album have you flogged to death?

Both my Queen tapes got worn out 'day at the races' and 'night at the opera' also all the 'hooked on' series and 'tubular bells'

my first cent went on a cassette, dead kenedys that i bought of the neighbor. thrashed music. talking heads, little creatures. kevin bloody wilson that mum got me for chrissy. she freaked but loved the album haha. rage against the machine. f...k i thrash all my music still to this day.

Actually I never wore out an album but I played some heaps.

Tubular Bells (side 1)
Yes - Close to the Edge
Perfect Angel - Minnie Ripperton (imagine a house full of scum bikers rocking out to Minnie.)
Gratitude - Earth, Wind and Fire (a tight, full power horn section will out rock any scuzzy rock band with amps turned up to 11.)
No Mystery - Return to Forever (Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke and Al Di Meola with chops to blow your ears and your fingers)
Reach For It - George Duke (take Frank Zappa, add some chick singers and a heap of funk)
Dawg Music - Dave Grisman (blue grass/jazz mandolin)

I went to heaps of concerts when I was young and they were religious experiences. I still go to concerts and enjoy them but I don't get lost in the moment the way I did as a kid. I'm guessing it has something to do with the immature brain of the young be more open to suggestion.

I have been to a few shows recently that were outstanding and highly enjoyable but not earth shaking (Jeff Beck, Earth Wind and Fire several years ago, and Chris Botti)

Richard Clapton- Goodbye Tiger. A must have for northern beaches Puberty Blues days.

Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks. Just fun when punk hit.

As a wee one The Saggy Baggy Elephant (45 vinyl with picture book)
My older brothers/sister used to listen to Manfred Man, Cat Stevens, The Beatles and Fleetwood Mac so I used to listen to those a lot.

The Lime Spiders: Headcleaner etc. Mick Blood had a voice bordering on strep throat
Pixies: Doolittle and Bossanova
The Scientists.
Fugazi: Repeater and Red Medicine
Ride: Going Blank Again
Swervedriver: Raise, Mezcal Head and Ejector Seat Reservation
Mudhoney: Superfuzzbigmuff and 5 dollar Bob's Mock Cooter Stew
Dead Kennedies: Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables, Frankenchrist and Plastic Surgery Disasters

Not as a teenager but I have nearly worn a hole in them
Slayer: Diabolus in Musica and God Hates Us All.
Mastadon: Remmission, Crack the Skye, Blood Mountain, Leviathan

Hotel California had it on tape and it used to drive my mates mad!!

as a teenager i wore out 4 albums until they were unplayable:

raw power- iggy and the stooges
london calling- the clash
great truckin songs of the renaissance- tism
small change- tom waits

doggie said...

Wish you were here Pink Floyd

It's it's in the car now! dark side of the moon as well.

Under a Blood Red Sky (U2), 10 to 1 (midnight Oil), You Have the Right to Remain Silent (The Radiators)

ka43 said...



Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks. Just fun when punk hit.

Got a copy when i was 11 or 12 some 29 years ago played it to death,still got it now.
bought it on cd and still crank it out every now and then...good times

kids bought me a machine that puts your vinyl onto the computer then to CD/mp3.
Its great resorting the old albums. got Eurythmics and U2 ready for a roadtrip in 2 weeks. favourite oldy so far is Iron maiden , Number of the beast.
I seem to have collected a lot of live albums they just seem right for the stereo in the car

Tim Buckly "GREETINGS FROM LA" went through two of em....working on wearing out a CD now

gazza said...

ka43 said...



Sex Pistols- Never Mind the Bollocks. Just fun when punk hit.

Got a copy when i was 11 or 12 some 29 years ago played it to death,still got it now.
bought it on cd and still crank it out every now and then...good times

When my wife and I merged our collections that was the only album we both had. The only album I have ever worn out and had to purchase a second copy was King Crimson, In the Court of the Crimson King.

Nirvava, Nevermind. It ended up playing the other side backwards in sections (twisted tape?). That happened to the best bits of most tapes I recorded off the radio too. I think the show was called 9 o'clock culture shock, on 3d radio in Adelaide.

"Ripper" (primary school)