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From: jeffy@lewhoosh.umd.edu
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 1991 20:45:20 -0800
Subject: my attempt at a DID list
To: love-hounds@eddie.mit.edu
How anyone could possibly choose a mere 10 albums to live with for the rest of their life--and still be satisfied with their decision many years later--is beyond me. But, since it seems to be the "in" thing right now, I'll make an attempt. These are in no particular order... 1. Hounds of Love -- Kate Bush 2. Big Science -- Laurie Anderson 3. Animals -- Pink Floyd 4. Misplaced Childhood -- Marillion 5. Crossroads -- Tracy Chapman 6. Graceland -- Paul Simon 7. Alchemy -- Dire Straits 8. Minstrel in the Gallery -- Jethro Tull 9. Never For Ever -- Kate Bush 10. Louder Than Bombs -- The Smiths -------------- Notes: 1. We've been through this. "The Ninth Wave" is KaTe's best album. ;-) 2. Somebody already mentioned _Stange Angels_ which is another of my favorite albums. I've found, though, that I can listen to _Big Science_ over and over again and it never stops improving. 3. Gotta have some Floyd in there. "Dogs" is one of the greatest songs ever written, and this is the album that holds the "Most plays in a limited amount of time" record in my collection--at least 70 times in the three weeks before the end of Thanksgiving Break and the end of finals week, 1989. This album has stamina. 4. Another neccessity: Marillion. I had a tough time choosing between _Misplaced Childhood_ and _Clutching at Straws_ but it seems that this is how it should be. 5. A tough decision. My music collection is dominated by male artists (roughly 5:1) yet I've spent most of my time listening to female singers for the past year or so. This is another of those albums I can put on infinite-repeat and enjoy each time "All That You Have Is Your Soul" fades out and "Crossroads" fades back in. 6. One of the greatest albums of all time. Nothing more needs be said. 7. I love the sort of mid-period Dire Straits (_Making Movies_ and _Love Over Gold_) and this album not only compiles the best of both of these albums but does so with Knopfler at his live, scorching best. The 10+ minute version of "Sultans of Swing" is guaranteed to put anyone in a good mood. 8. I was torn between this album and _Minstrel in the Gallery_, though I knew I needed some Tull in my Desert Island collection. I'd actually be just as happy with either album. 9. Yes, I think _The Dreaming_ is a better album than _NFE_ but I simply could not live without "Army Dreamers." 10. When I get truly depressed, this is the album I play. Morrissey's whinging and moaning can always bring me back up. ------------------- More comments: a) Yeah, I know, there really should be some Happy Rhodes in here. I still haven't figured out which of her first four albums I'd include, though I think at this point it's a toss-up between _Rearmament_ and _Ecto_ with the former having a slight edge. I'd probably replace _Alchemy_ or Louder Than Bombs_, though I'm not sure which. Are you sure I can't take *11* discs with me? b) I wish there were some way I could cram in Jane Siberry's "Map of the World, Part I" -- the song that could soothe me to sleep each night after a long, hard day out in the desert island sun. And please? Where could I fit "Under the Ivy?" I'm sure there's room on one one of the CDs, isn't there? c) Someone threw _The B-52's_ into their list. I considered putting that album on my list, but decided it's too much of a party album. I don't enjoy it nearly as much when I'm listening alone. Ah well. Guess that's enough said for now... Jeff |Jeffrey C. Burka | "Show what you are / Be strong, be true | | | Time for you to / Be who you are." | |jeffy@lewhoosh.umd.edu | --Happy Rhodes |