stranded old school style....

I would prefer to be stuck at the bottom of a dried up well as to avoid sand and intense sunlight. I would prefer to have with me more than five cassette tapes, but if that's all I get I will take it over nothing. The five albums I would choose would be: Under the Blacklight, Challengers, Begin to Hope, Wet From Birth, and The Information. (This was a very difficult choice. As I wheeled through my ipod I was torn between a few other albums, but those that were not selected are for the next time I get stranded in a dried up well.) Under the Blacklight is one of my absolute favorite albums by Rilo Kiley. I love the sound of Jenny Lewis's voice. (You can tell she is a redhead when she sings.) I also like the variety of sound from song to song in the album. It goes from hard rock to somewhat folky to soft/chill music. The New Pornographers who wrote Challengers, is a band I just discovered this year. I like how voices fit together and the music is easy listening. I can be in any kind of mood and enjoy listening to The New Pornographers. Regina Spektor is one of my all time favorite female artists. Her album, Begin to Hope was gift from my best friend. I fell in love with the first song, Fidelity, and as the songs kept playing they got better and better. Not only is Regina a talented artist, but her music is fun to sing to. Ah, The Faint. It was hard to pick my favorite Faint album, but I ended up choosing Wet from Birth. Their other albums have a theme of death, sex, and birth. I choose the birth album because if I was stranded in a dried up well, I would choose the more upbeat album. As for The Information by Beck, I had to go with one of the best artists in my ipod.