What albums do you consider to be essential?

I find 50 percent of your list painful. No offense intended. You may vomit when you read what I'm about to type (also in no order). Alice in Chains- Dirt. Norah Jones- Come Away With Me. Iron Maiden- Piece of Mind. Billy Joel- Songs in the Attic. Edwin McCain- Honor Among Thieves.The Cure- Mixed Up. Sade- Stronger than Pride. Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington- The Sessions. Limp Bizkit- Chocolate Starfish. Everclear- So Much for the Afterglow. James Taylor- JT. These are a few albums that put me in a wonderful state of mind. And anything by Louis Prima!