Elvis
Costello - Get Happy - The songs on this used to go by so quickly. And then
I
started listening to it late at night. I would finish a writing assignment at
4
or 5 AM and then have to wait a couple of hours to deliver it. In that quiet,
clear
time of the night/morning, the songs became crystal clear. (Even though I
still
don't know what they all mean.)
Richard
Shindell - Sparrow's Point A great
engaging voice. He writes songs
that
seemed to fit my life. Songs that make me cry. Songs about people I knew.
He
also plays guitar the way I wish I could.
Randy
Newman - Bad Love Surprisingly, an
album from the present. Randy Newman
being
Randy Newman. But Randy Newman is now a bit older. These are songs that
ache,
but are fun to listen to. A couple of these also make me cry. A must for
any
collection. I hope it lasts.
Elvis
Presley - self-titled (the one with When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again,
Paralyzed,
etc) First in Line haunts me. My parents owned this. I learned it
early.
Not his out and out rock and roll, but more subtlety. A great album
There
are a lot more albums and/or CDs I'd take, but I figure the rest of the
survivors
each has five of their own, and maybe we could share...
J. Dean
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