In anticipation of our Train concert this weekend, I made Ana a mixed tape/cd/playlist of my favorite (and some of the singles) of Train’s career.

I started listening to Train circa 1998, which is when their first CD came out. They helped me through times good, and bad, and I have a soft spot for Drops of Jupiter, but equally love I Got You and Free.

I saw them this weekend, and it was as magical as the last time I saw them ten years ago, in Michigan. It was before My Private Nation and Alive at Last and For Me, It’s You and Save Me, San Francisco and California 37. They had two CDs, six singles, and were playing with Sheryl Crow and several other artists.

Ten years later, I’ve traveled through several states, finished high school, college, and am on my second “real life” job. And I still love all and everything about Train, and have loved seeing them grow and evolve over the past fourteen years.

I can’t wait for another album, for another tune to hum and for another signature lyric like “I never had a day when money didn’t get in my way” and “Your best friend always stickin’ up for you/even when I know you’re wrong” and “Maybe I’m not/but you’re all I got left to believe in.”

What’s your favorite Train song? Album? Do you have a band you’ve followed forever?