I got a list of things to listen to from Susan. Thought I would pass on her suggestions, and maybe she will send me a list of her Desert Island Records. When she does, I’ll post those, too.
Thanks, Susan. I’ve got a lot of these on my iTunes already. The ones I don’t, I’ll give a listen.
Bob Schneider:
I’m Good Now; Let the Light In; Lovely Creatures
The Black Keys:
I’m a Lonely Boy
BoDeans:
Still the Night; Go Slow Down
Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Alison Krauss
Carey Ott:
I Wouldn’t Do That To You
Chris Isaak:
Let Me Down Easy; Can’t Do a Thing
Del Amitri:
Kiss This Thing Goodbye; Always the Last to Know
When you’re marooned on a desert island, you can’t be too picky about what washes up on shore. So, instead of a list of specific records, here are ten bands – any albums from any of them will do nicely while I’m stranded. Funny thing is, my final list doesn’t have any new bands. I just couldn’t replace any of these with bands I’ve been introduced to over the past decade or so. Seems the more lists I make the more evident it becomes how stuck in the past I really am.
The Beatles
Bob Dylan
Fleetwood Mac
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Pink Floyd
R.E.M.
Led Zeppelin
U2
Dire Straits
David Bowie
I don’t know much of anything about classical music. I do know, some of it I like very much. Most of what I like comes from movie soundtracks, but some from my dad and some from public radio. My tastes in classical music are drawn to melodic, mostly melancholy pieces, and invariably pieces featuring strings and piano. Anyway, here are the pieces I’d like to have on my desert island.
| Selection |
Composer |
| Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
| Cello Suite No. 1 in G |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
| Harpsichord Concerto No. 5 in F Minor |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
| Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
| Orchestral Suite No. 3 : Air on a G String |
Johan Sebastian Bach |
| Adagio for Strings |
Samuel Barber |
| Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Sharp Minor |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major |
Ludwig Van Beethoven |
| Flower Duet |
Leo Delibes |
| Quartet for Strings in C Major |
Franz Josef Haydn |
| Quartet for Strings and Piano in A Major |
Gustav Mahler |
| Concerto for 2 Pianos and Orchestra No. 10 in E-Flat |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Piano Concerto in A Major |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Piano Concerto in D Minor |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Violin Concerto No. 1 in B-Flat |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
| Nessun Dorma |
Giacomo Puccini |
| Un Bell Di |
Giacomo Puccini |
| Trois Gymnopedias |
Erik Satie |
| Piano Trio in E-Flat |
Franz Schubert |
Brittany is still barely in her twenties. It’s great to see what college kids are listening to, and reassuring to me that some of it is actually already in my iTunes. Not sure how much influence her dad has on that, but my guess is a lot (whether Brittany will admit it or not – you know how college kids are).
|
Album |
Artist |
| 1 |
Californication |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 2 |
Sleeping With Ghosts |
Placebo |
| 3 |
Hybrid Theory |
Linkin Park |
| 4 |
Led Zeppelin IV |
Led Zeppelin |
| 5 |
Black Holes and Revelations |
Muse |
| 6 |
The White Album |
The Beatles |
| 7 |
Stadium Arcadium |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| 8 |
Fallen |
Evanescence |
| 9 |
The Greatest Hits (1971-1975) |
The Eagles |
| 10 |
Almost Here |
The Academy Is. . . |
Here’s a list of Jazz Records for my Desert Island:
| Album |
Artist |
| Kind of Blue |
Miles Davis |
| Giant Steps |
John Coltrane |
| Time Further Out |
Dave Brubeck Quartet |
| Monk’s Dream |
Thelonious Monk Quartet |
| Night Train |
Oscar Peterson Trio |
| Souvenirs |
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelly |
| Hot Five & Sevens |
Louis Armstrong |
| Jazz Giants ‘58 |
Stan Getz |
| Chet Baker & Crew |
Chet Baker |
| Friday Night in San Francisco |
De Lucia, McLaughlin & DiMeola |
She could say, “Beatles,” before she could walk – still I see them nowhere, man.
| Album |
Artist |
| It’s Blitz! |
Yeah Yeah Yeahs |
| Gnossiennes & Gymnopedies |
Erik Satie |
| Another Side of Bob Dylan |
Bob Dylan |
| One Love: The Very Best of Bob Marley and The Wailers |
Bob Marley |
| Funeral |
The Arcade Fire |
| Physical Gaffiti |
Led Zeppelin |
| Comfort Eagle |
Cake |
| Kid A |
Radiohead |
| Aha Shake Heartbreak |
Kings of Leon |
| Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd |
Pink Floyd |
Not bad for a baby brother – there are only a couple here that aren’t in my iTunes Library.
| Album |
Artist |
| Animals |
Pink Floyd |
| Meteora |
Linkin Park |
| The White Album |
The Beatles |
| Rage Against the Machine |
Rage Against the Machine |
| One of These Nights |
The Eagles |
| Physical Gaffiti |
Led Zeppelin |
| Second Helping |
Lynyrd Skynrd |
| Achtung Baby |
U2 |
| Blood Sugar Sex Magic |
Red Hot Chili Peppers |
| Life’s Rich Pageant |
R.E.M. |
Here’s a list of Desert Island Records (in alphabetical order by artist):
Album
|
Artist
|
| Rubber Soul |
The Beatles |
| Sea Change |
Beck |
| Blood on the Tracks |
Bob Dylan |
| Tusk |
Fleetwood Mac |
| Smile |
The Jayhawks |
| Physical Graffiti |
Led Zeppelin |
| Car Wheels on a Gravel Road |
Lucinda Williams |
| The Final Cut |
Pink Floyd |
| Murmur |
R.E.M. |
| Achtung Baby |
U2 |
