C3PX said:
So, what are your four rain albums, Anchorhead?
They go beyond favorite. A rain album is one that was first heard on a rainy day and I emotionally connected with during that initial two or three day period. That connection is usually formed over the first few days of listening and if it happens to be raining those first days, the album connects with that as well. When that happens, the distinction of Rain Album is bestowed upon it. It's my way of preserving that initial emotional connection. I have a couple of films that also have watching criteria.
The rain-only listening is something I'm absolutely staunch with - no exceptions, ever. If they come on the radio, I turn it off for a moment. Actually there are five, I left out one in my earlier post. So, without further ado, the five albums I listen to only when it's raining - the five albums I've NEVER heard on a sunny day....
The Beatles - Let It Be
Supertramp - Brother Where You Bound
Genesis - Duke
Genesis - Calling All Stations
Genesis - Live Over Europe - During that tour, I saw them at The Hollywood Bowl - it rained for nearly the entire show. It was perfect. So in this case, it was the event that created the rain album.
Honorable Mention (albums that I think sound best on rainy days, but were not born into it, so I make exceptions)
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
Genesis - Wind & Wuthering
Yes - Close To The Edge
Yes - Union
Pink Floyd - A Momentary Lapse Of Reason
I listen to more film soundtracks than I can list. Some that come to mind as great rain albums are;
The Da Vinci Code
Batman Begins
Blade Runner*
Apocalypse Now
Alien
Solaris
Memoirs Of A Geisha
Cast Away
- just to name a few.
*Since it's release - watched ONLY on cold, rainy nights.