So sometimes I kill time (or waste time, depending on whether there is something I'm actively neglecting at a given moment) by placing myself in ridiculous hypothetical scenarios. The latest: if I was to limited to the music of 5 artists / bands for the rest of my life, which 5 would I choose? This is an interesting one because it's not as simple as "Who are your 5 favorite bands of all time?" since bands with extensive offerings are obviously given preference. That and you need to take into account any potential future output. So many considerations ... well, here we go:
1) Radiohead. No doubter here. Favorite band since freshman year of college. And they keep offering albums that blow my mind.
2) Bob Dylan. Does anyone in the history of popular music have as deep or strong a catalogue? I think not.
3) The Beatles. When Darcy heard this one she rolled her eyes, groaned and said "Come on, that's something everyone would say." My response: "There's a reason for that, baby."
4) Iron and Wine. Best artist I've found in recent years.
5) The final spot is a bit of a problem. There are three dogs in this race: Ben Harper, Bright Eyes, and Josh Ritter. Any one might be my choice on a given day. I liken it to an election ... Bright Eyes is the well-known incumbent candidate (I've listened to them the longest) and Ben Harper is the strong challenger. Josh Ritter is the well-financed independent candidate who might just swoop in and steal it on election day. I'd say today my choice is Bright Eyes. Tomorrow it might be different.
Darcy's: Billy Joel, Over the Rhine, The Swell Season, Bright Eyes, and Rosie Thomas. Not bad, but some of these surprised me. Runners up: Sufjan Stevens, The Weepies, and The White Stripes.
Anyone else?
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Ben Harper. But you probably knew I'd say that.
1. all of billy corgan's work
2. pinback, and can i just go ahead and include anything by rob crowe?
3. tool
4. pink floyd
5. this one is tough. i would say muse but their output hasn't been huge thus far and who knows how much more they will release. but i'll take that chance.
I knew you'd go with Ben Harper by the rapturous look in your eyes when you got to touch him in the alley behind Hotel Cafe. It took me a while to think of the dirtiest possible way to phrase that, by the way...
And, David, I considered both Pink Floyd and Smashing Pumpkins. Sadly neither made the cut but I think both might have made a list of 10.
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