Desert Island Discs (Music to My Ears)

I think it was Rolling Stone that started the tradition of “desert island disks,” asking the question “if you were stranded on a desert island, which 10 albums (now CDs) would you want to have with you?”

Here’s my list:
Late for the Sky—Jackson Browne
Four-Way Street—Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
How Did You Find Me Here—David Wilcox
Karla Bonoff—Karla Bonoff
A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar—Dashboard Confessional
Songman—Jim Dawson
America—America
Acoustic—Everything but the Girl
Hear that Music!—Poco
Five Days in July—Blue Rodeo

These are not in any particular order after the first two. That’s just too hard. And I’m not counting Greatest Hits and other album compilations because that isn’t fair.
As you can see, I’m terribly outdated when it comes to my list. My wife is right (again); my musical taste is “so retro.” Of my 10 favs, only “A Mark…” is from the current decade (2003).

I guess you could say I enjoy many “CD of the month” favorites, but few truly stand the test of time. Bottom line for a DID: I would play any of them at any time. That’s the real measuring stick as opposed to the fact that I love Jimi Hendrix’s “Band of Gypsys,” but can’t say I always want to listen to it. Currently, I really like Colbie Caillat’s debut effort, “Coco,” and if I’m still listening to it in another year or two, it will have serious contention to bump off someone.

I looked for a place in the top 10 for “Room for Squares” (John Mayer), but it ends up in the next 10. I couldn’t decide which John Waite CD I liked best. Same with the Eagles. But as with any list, there are no wrongs or rights. It’s totally subjective and it’s my list, and to paraphrase Leslie Gore, I’ll choose what I want to. I would never say this needs to be somebody else’s.

In fact, I am curious to know; what’s on your DID list? But I don’t want to listen to any criticism of mine. As I said, here’s a case where there is no right or wrong. It’s all in the ear of the beholder.