If I Was to Be Stranded On an Island...
A totally random memory crossed my mind today. I was out swinging on the swing when I rememberd this column I read once written by a music editor. Someone (presumably the producer of the magazine) asked him the question, "If you were to be stranded on an island, what five CDs would you want with you and why (choosing 'best of' albums is cheating)?"
Of course, being the creature of imitation I am, I instantly wonderd what five CDs I'd want with me if I ever got stranded on some lonesome, desert island. What five CDs have meant that much to me? What five CDs--if any--would I most likely be able to listen to repeatedly without getting sick of them?
Now presuming I wasn't going to be stranded on the island indefinitely and presuming the people I was stranded with (if any) didn't have copies of the same CDs with them, this is what I'd choose.
The Jesus Record - Rich Mullins.
This was a hard one to pick. I have all his albums and I unashamedly consider them the backbone of my CD collection. I'd want this one, I guess, because it was the first of his I heard and ever since I was twelve it's grown on me more and more. My top favourite songs of his are on other albums, but when I look at it objectively, this is the only album of his of which I like every song.
Shelter - Sons of Korah
A recent favourite when compared to how long I've had The Jesus Record. The first time I heard this album a year ago I just knew it was going to stay in my collection forever--the psalms just never grow old. The unconventional folk music Sons of Korah put them to is beautiful. This is probably the only worship album that I've been able to listen to when really angry. I'm amazed at how many die-hard rock fans I know that love it.
Offerings-a Worship Album - Third Day
Nothing beats live Third Day worship albums. Seriously. Some of their normal studio albums annoy me but this one is something of a classic. It was my first introduction to how good a P&W album can be when done right. The songs they chose are deep and strong and I love the emotion in Mac Powell's songs Thief and Love Song. The live crowd just makes it even better.
Anna & the King-Original Motion Picture Score - George Fenton
This CD holds a special place in my heart as being the score that got me hooked on soundtracks. Whereas classic music bores me, the music in this took me in and pulled me under. The sheer simplicity and grief in songs like The Execution is something I can connect with. The lighter songs on the album are beautiful and calming and I love how the whole album reminds me hauntingly of Cambodia.
Llegar a Ti (Arriving at You) - Jaci Velasquez
This was another hard one to choose. I swung back and forth for ages trying to figure out just which fifth album really special enough to include. I eventually came to the conclusion it had to be this one for two reasons. Firstly, it was the first album of my spanish collection; and secondly, it has all my favourite Jaci V. songs. I grew up listening to the english versions of A Little Bit of Heaven, Like a Flower in the Rain and Look What Love Has Done and now that I'm desperately trying to learn just how to sing them in Spanish it's been like discovering them all over again.
So, now that I've finally concluded that, I bet it would be just my luck to never get stranded on an island. Or--irony of irony--I bet I'll get washed up to shore with only my underwear left to claim as mine.
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