Deserted: islanded

A new meme, courtesy of Leah, and more fun than outlining tomorrow's presentation on Roger Caillois.

Five albums and one alternate that I would want with me on a desert island:*

1. U2: The Best of 1980-1990
2. REM: Green (or Out of Time... or maybe The Best Of [which I don't own, but would consider buying to take onto the island])
3. Elaine Meyer: Promised Land
4. Death Cab For Cutie: Plans
5. Simon & Garfunkel: The Best of Simon and Garfunkel (I tragically don't own this album, and need it)
Alternate: Various: All the Hits Italia Autunno 2002

I'm getting a little sad thinking about leaving the rest of my music behind, although the odd thing is that I rarely listen to the CDs I own. There aren't all that many, for one thing. I also tend not to be able to concentrate when I listen to music, and my recent pursuits require rather a lot of concentration. I listened to a lot of music last year when I was running all the time, but all chopped up on my MP3 player.

I ended up listing the albums I did because they are the ones that, when I've listened the whole way through, I just want to start over again, and the only thing that might satisfy is one of the other albums on the list. I didn't go for a good overall mix or anything--just albums I want to play obsessively. There are some really good ones--the Smiths, Tori Amos, Depeche Mode, and the Shins, to name a very few--that I like a lot, but are a bit too tiring to listen to over and over.

My list is also not very creative. There's nothing too quirky on here. It's also not new; "Plans" is the closest, and it's two years old.

I am not precisely satisfied with it, but there it is. Now, post yours!


* No mixes (so goodbye to Ellen's several fabulous personalized mixes, including "CCD," "CCD2," and "Gettin' Outta Here Music"; Bryant's "Spring Break 2005!"; Austin's "Average Homeboy Party Mix"; Klaralynn's inimitable 80s Dance Music Volumes 1 and 2; and JM's "Given the Time," which is not exactly a mix but which I'm afraid I can't count in the regular list because it hasn't actually been published) and no singles; I hope I'm not out of line with the Best Of albums, which I'll admit are a bit of a cheat (though chosen for their virtue!).