Bruce Springsteen's 1978 masterpiece album:
Darkness on the Edge of Town
I was in the darkest place I've ever been from 2002-2004, and the album kept me hungry and hopeful that no matter how bad it was I couldn't give up. Darkness motivated me to keep fighting. When I first heard it all the way through, my jaw dropped as I did not realize that Rock and Roll could be so beautiful, so artistic, so articulate, and yet so raw.