On the first day of school, I posed the following question to my music theory class: "If you were stranded on a desert island for the rest of your life and could listen to only one records which would it be?" Here are their "Desert Island Disc" choices:
- Hemispheres, Rush
- The Romantic and Impressionist Eras, Vladimir Horowitz
- The Wall, Pink Floyd
- By the Way, Red Hot Chili Peppers (2 votes)
- any album by Jim Brickman
- Stay What You Are, Saves the Day
- The Bends, Radiohead
- Rumours, Fleetwood Mac
- U218 Singles, U2
- Abbey Road, The Beatles
- an album of Haydn symphonies
- Manners, Passion Pit
- Never Mind the Bullocks, The Sex Pistols
- Live at the Pershing, Ahmad Jamal
- Impressions, Chris Botti
- Rounds, Four Tet
- 151A, Kishi Bashi
- Come on Feel the Illinoise, Sufjan Stevens
- Best of, Van Morrison
- Stadium Arcadium, Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Drukqs, Aphex Twin
Not a bad assortment--some classic rock, some classical, a bit of jazz, electronica, and indie rock. Interesting to see three different students choosing the Red Hot Chili Peppers. I remember when they had their first big hit back in 1989,
Mother's Milk, and they were very popular with my students. Now, 20+ years later, they're still capturing the attention of teenagers--not a bad career.
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