A simple pleasure in life: rediscovering a favorite album and playing it loudly enough that you can't help but be moved by the music. Today's pick: Achtung Baby by U2. This was one of my favorite albums as a kid, and I don't think I've listened to it from beginning to end for years.
This brought to mind a contest I heard on the radio a few years ago which really made me think hard about my music library. The contest asked, "If you were stranded on a desert island, which 3 albums would you take with you?" The lack of stereo, much less power notwithstanding, I knew 2 of my 3 immediately:
1) The Fragile by Nine Inch Nails
2) Version 2.0 by Garbage
#3 eluded me. I considered many - The Soundtrack for "The Crow," U2's "Achtung Baby," Lamb's self-titled album among many others.
What about you? What would you take? I'd be very interested to know.
I'm told people haven't been able to comment. Is this true?
ReplyDeleteThat's a tough one...Being a teenager, my favorite albums trip over each other trying to keep up there on my list...So whenever I'm asked a question such as the one you're posing, I always have to say "Currently:..."
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Currently:
Plastic Beach by Gorillaz
Kaleidoscope by Tiësto
Go by Jonsi (yes, I realize the 'o' is fancy, but we Americans don't have an alt-code for that)
I can comment now -
ReplyDelete1) A Data Learn the Language - Mercury Program
2) In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
3) & Yet & Yet - Do Make Say Think
Nope, no explanations supplied or necessary
I enjoyed this peek into your thoughts, and feel much the same about how the soundtracks and your life interact, especially when I'm working on performance pieces, too. I look forward to seeing the improv group this Thursday. Keep blogging. It's nice!
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