| Carlsbad, CA |
| Michael Segal |
| 1) Afghan Whigs, Black Love Guy's gotta rock out sometimes. 2) Aphex Twin, Selected Ambient Works Volume II ATwin's Richard D James could have made it onto the list, but I wanted at least one mindfuck album, and no record's ever fucked my mind so thoroughly as this one. 3) Cafe Tacuba, Avalancha De Exitos Qualifies under that "I don't know what they're saying so it must be cool as fuck" mantle. 4) Maria Callas, La Divina .....and I can play it super-loud and no one will complain. 5) David Holmes, Let's Get Killed I had to have one dance record. Eating coconuts all day, I could use the exercise. 6) The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Orange The sheer fact that the album ends with the hook to "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang", as rendered with guitar feedback, makes it worthy of a spot. It gives me hope that white guys can have soul, even if it's secondhand and really cartoony. 7) Morphine, Cure For Pain It's just a lot of fun to listen to. End of story. 8) Neutral Milk Hotel, In The Aeroplane Over The Sea Dylanesque, with strains of Johnny Cash Live At Folsom and some Mercury Rev to boot. Hopefully it'll remind me what it's like to drive on open road. 9) Portishead, Portishead Even on a secluded island, I'm sure I'd find a way to become depressed. 10) Roots, Things Fall Apart Kicks ass. Figuring out the lyrics is impossible, but one must keep trying. 11) Tom Waits, Bone Machine Really afraid to find out who I would have become if I didn't like this record. Must stay within reach at all times. 12) Lucinda Williams, Car Wheels On A Gravel Road It's always good to hear a woman's voice. |
| I allowed myself twelve, so alphabetically speaking.... |
| Michael Segal is trying to grow muttonchops, but the Scottish woman at work keeps calling them "lambchops", which is sort of the same thing, but different enough to irk him a bit. He, too, is also looking for employment in the 'artistic savant' sector. |