I haven't posted here for months or years, but I had a conversation last night over some beers that I knew could be elucidated by the bunch on Rave Recs...

What's the best drug album of all time? (Disclaimer: You don't have to be a drug user or encourage drug use to participate in this list. Most of us have probably had the experience at one time or another of listening to music after a few drinks or a few whatever and thinking, my god! This sounds incredible! If you know something that's missing on this list, please pipe up!)

I think anyone who argues against Sgt. Pepper's for 1st place is a damn lunatic, but I'm interested in seeing what the runner-ups are for folks. I'll get things rolling:

Dark Side of the Moon.
Tough to pick just one Floyd, but I'll go with this one. Scary as hell, but WOW!

Electric Ladyland.
Again, tough to pick just one Jimi. Any album that begins with "and the gods made love" is clearly meant to be enjoyed with some recreational pharmacuticals.

Side B of Abbey Road.
Okay, so I couldn't stick to just one from the Fab Four. I've always been a Paul kind of guy.

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot.
This might be more of a booze album than a drug album, but my suspicion is that it would hold up well either way.

Kid A.
Gotta be some Radiohead on a list like this, right?

The Soft Bulletin.
Yoshimi is a close runner-up, but this album reaches further into the cinematic themes that work so well while loaded.

II.
Pick yer Zeplin I-IV, but I'll stick with II.

Tommy.
Like dark side of the moon, too scary to listen to on the wrong night, but powerful stuff when taken in moderation. I've never heard Quadrophenia, which I suspect would make this list.

Kind of Blue.
Some folks think this is easy listening. Them folks are out of their minds.

Anyhow, that's a start. I'd love for folks to fill in some of the HUGE gaps here.

Thanks for playing!