Michael McNally -- Diversions -- CDs

			The Music of What Happens

I tried to do a top ten, or a top 50, but even a top 100 wouldn't work. These selections represent those that I listen to frequently, all of which I recommend highly. Alphabetical (since chronological might be too revealing). •

The Allman Brothers Band, At Fillmore East, 1971
The Allman Brothers Band, Eat a Peach, 1972
The Allman Brothers Band, Dreams (Box), 1989
The Allman Brothers Band, The Fillmore Concerts, 1971
The Allman Brothers Band, Shades of Two Worlds, 1994
The Allman Brothers Band, Hittin' the Note, 2003
Gregg Allman, One More Try - Anthology, 1999
India.Arie, Acoustic Soul, 2001
India.Arie, Voyage to India, 2003
Alicia Keys, Songs in A Minor, 2001
Aztec Two-step, Aztec Two-step, 1974
Ryan Adams, Gold, 2002 (see Whiskeytown)
The Band, Across the Great Divide, 1994
The Beatles, Rubber Soul, 1965
The Beatles, Abbey Road, 1969
Big Country, The Crossing, 1983
Blind Faith, Blind Faith, 1970 (2003 Deluxe Edition)
Jackson Browne, Late for the Sky, 1973
Jackson Browne, For Everyman, 1974
Larry Carlton, Larry Carlton, 1977

Tracy Chapman, Matters of the Heart, 1992
Chicago, Chicago Transit Authority, 1969
Chicago, Chicago II, 1970
Eric Clapton, Crossroads 2, 1999
The Clash, Clash On Broadway, 1991
Bruce Cockburn, Waiting for a Miracle, 1987
Bruce Cockburn, Nothing But a Burning Light, 1994
Bruce Cockburn, Charity of Night, 1998
Coldplay, Parachutes, 2000
Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head, 2002
Cowboy Junkies, Crescent Moon, Pale Sun, 1993
The Cure, Pornography, 1987
The Cure, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me, 1988
The Cure, Disintegration, 1989
Terence Trent D'Arby, Introducing the Hardline..., 1987
Deodato, Prelude, 1972, and Deodato 2, 1973
Derek and the Dominos, The Layla Sessions, 1991
Dog's Eye View, Happy Nowhere, 1995
Ned Doheny, Hard Candy, 1981
The Doors, Box Set, 1997

Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited, 1965
Bob Dylan, Blood on the Tracks, 1975
Bob Dylan, Biograph, 1985
Keith Emerson and the Nice, Keith Emerson and the Nice, 1973
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, 1970
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Trilogy, 1972
Emerson, Lake, and Palmer, Brain Salad Surgery, 1974
Everything But the Girl, Amplified Heart, 1994
Faces, Good Boys... When They're Asleep..., 1999
Fish, Bouillebaisse, 2005
Marvin Gaye. What's Going On?, 1971 (2002 Deluxe Edition)
Peter Gabriel, Shaking the Tree, 1990
Genesis, Selling England by the Pound, 1973
Genesis, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, 1974
Genesis, A Trick of the Tail, 1976
Gov't Mule, Live, With a Little Help from our Friends, 2001
David Gray, White Ladder, 2000
George Harrison, All Things Must Pass, 1971/2002
Bruce Hornsby, The Way It Is, 1986
Hot Tuna, Recorded Live, 1969

Humble Pie, Anthology, 1994
Indigo Girls, Nomads, Indians, and Thieves, 1990
Joe Jackson, Night and Day, 1982
Joe Jackson, Live 1980/86, 1988
Bob James and David Sanborn, Double Vision
Elton John, Tumbleweed Connection, 1971
Elton John, Madman Across the Water, 1971
Elton John, Honky Chateau, 1972
Elton John, Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, 1973
Eric Johnson, Ah Via Musicom, 1990
Norah Jones, Come Away With Me, 2002
Rickie Lee Jones, Pirates, 1982
Jorma Kaukonen, Quah, 1973
Keb' Mo', The Door, 2000
King Crimson, In the Court of the Crimson King, 1971
Little Feat, Dixie Chicken, 1973
Little Feat, Waiting for Columbus, 1977 (2002 Deluxe Edition)
Loggins and Messina, On Stage, 1976
Los Lobos, Just Another Band from East LA, 1993
Los Lobos, Colossal Head, 1998

Marillion, Script for a Jester's Tears, 1983
Marillion, Brave, 1994
Marshall Tucker Band, The Capricorn Years, 1998
Sarah McLachlan, Fumbling Toward Ecstacy, 1993
George Michael, Ladies and Gentlemen..., 1998
Joni Mitchell, Court and Spark, 1971
Van Morrison, Astral Weeks, 1969
Van Morrison, St Dominics Preview, 1972
Van Morrison, Veedon Fleece, 1974
Van Morrison, Hymns to the Silence (CD1), 1991
Van Morrison, The Philosopher's Stone, 1998
The Moody Blues, Seventh Sojourn, 1972
Sinead O'Conner, So Far..., 1997
Oasis, (What's The Story) Morning Glory?, 1995
Outlaws, Outlaws, 1975
Robert Palmer, The Best of Both Worlds, 2002
Pink Floyd, Meddle, 1971
Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon, 1973
Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here, 1974
Pink Floyd, Animals, 1975
Pink Floyd, Division Bell, 1994

Porcupine Tree, In Absentia, 2002
Quicksilver, Just for Love, 1970
Renaissance, Tales of 1001 Nights I and II, 1997
The Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers, 1971
The Rolling Stones, Exile on Main Street, 1972
The Rolling Stones, Its Only Rock and Roll, 1974
Todd Rundgren, Something/Anything, 1971
Leon Russell, Carney, 1971
Sade, Promise, 1985
Santana, Caravanserai, 1971
Santana, Lotus, 1974
Santana, Viva Santana!, 1988
Joe Satriani, Electric Joe Satriani - Anthology, 2003
Boz Scaggs, Boz Scaggs, 1969
Sea Level, Best of, 1990
Seal, Seal, 1991
Carly Simon, Carly Simon, 1970
Simple Minds, Street Fighting Years, 1989
Smashing Pumpkins, Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness, 1995
Spock's Beard, Snow, 2002

Bruce Springsteen, Tunnel of Love, 1987
Steely Dan, Can't Buy a Thrill, 1972
Steely Dan, Countdown to Ecstacy, 1973
Steely Dan, Aja, 1976
Steely Dan, Gaucho, 1979
Steely Dan, Everything Must Go, 2003
Cat Stevens, Tea for the Tillerman, 1971
Al Stewart, Year of the Cat, 1972
Al Stewart, Rhymes in Rooms, 1997
The Subdudes, Annunciation, 1994
Supertramp, Crime of the Century, 1975
Supertramp, Even in the Quietest Moments, 1977
The Tangent, Not as Good as the Book, 2008
Tears for Fears, The Seeds of Love, 1989
Traffic, John Barleycorn Must Die, 1971
Traffic, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys, 1972
Robin Trower, Bridge of Sighs, 1974
Jethro Tull, Aqualung, 1971
Jethro Tull, Thick as a Brick, 1972
U2, Wide Awake in America, 1985
U2, The Joshua Tree, 1987
U2, Achtung, Baby, 1991

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Live Alive, 1986
Stevie Ray Vaughan, In Step, 1989
Whiskeytown, Pneumonia, 1995
The Who, Who's Next, 1972
Steve Winwood, Steve Winwood, 1977
Steve Winwood, Arc of a Diver, 1981
Yes, The Yes Album, 1970
Yes, Close to the Edge, 1972
Yes, Tales from Topographic Oceans, 1974
Yes, Keys to Ascension I and II, 1998/1999
Rick Wakeman, The Six Wives of Henry VIII, 1973
World Party, Private Revolution, 1986
Neil Young, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere, 1971

But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now (Dylan, 1964)

... Continuously evolving ...