A Beta-Alpha-Cal Glance At My Ten Desert Island Albums v10.0
I can’t believe this ten week odyssey is over.
We end with Greg Brown and Bill Morrissey. And I suppose if you want to be a stickler, this album should have been sooner in the Beta-Alpha-Cal countdown. As it is technically a Bill Morrissey & Greg Brown album. But I keep it in my collection with the rest of the Greg Brown albums. I consider it a Greg Brown album
The concept for this album was two friends sharing songs they loved. Classics, traditionals, old folk tunes. Twelve songs, all great.
There is a story behind me and this album. I was on my way home (to Winona) from my summer home (Madeline Island) and crashed my Dodge Charger into a mailbox. I had this CD in my car to take home for my dad to listen to (he is also a Greg Brown fan). Long story longer, I ended up playing the album for the woman who let me stay at her place while my car was in the shop. The “title track” came on, where Greg and Bill sing about their friend “dying on the road”.
My lady friend started crying, as I nearly died on the road the day before. The good news is I didn’t die. The bad news, that friend and I only send Xmas cards now. Whenever I listen to this album, I miss her. Velena, this one is for you. Thanks for letting me crash on your couch.
Listen:
Ain’t Life A Brook (Ferron)
He Was A Friend Of Mine (Traditional/title track)
You Can't Always Get What You Want (Rolling Stones)
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Beta-Alpha-Cal Desert Island Recap:
week one: Dar Williams ~ Beauty of The Rain
week two: Gillian Welch ~ Time (The Revelator)
week three: The Waifs ~ Up All Night
week four: Pink Martini ~ Hang On Little Tomato
week five: Peter Mayer ~ Million Year Mind
week six: Sarah Harmer ~ You Were Here
week seven: Ani DiFranco ~ Not A Pretty Girl
week eight: Cry On Cue ~ Beauty Of Emotion
week nine: Barbara Cohen & Little Lizard ~ Black Lake
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I made a similar list but I tried to find an artist for every letter of the alphabet to take to my island:
A- Cannonball Adderly – Something Else
B- The Beatles – Rubber Soul
C- The Clash- London Calling
D- Bob Dylan- Blonde on Blonde
E- Brian Eno – Here Come the Warm Jets
F- fIREHOSE – Raging Full On
G- The Gun Club – Fire of Love
H- Husker Du – New day Rising
I- Islands – Return to the Sea
J- The Jam – In the City
K- The Kinks – Muswell Hillbillies
L- Lifter Puller – Soft Rock
M- The Minutemen – Double Nickels on the Dime
N- New York Dolls – New York Dolls
O – The Oblivions- Sympathy Sessions
P- The Pogues – If I should Fall From Grace with God
Q- Quadrajets – Alabama Hip Shake
R- The Replacements – Tim
S- The Stooges - Funhouse
T- Television – Marquee Moon
U- The Undertones – The Undertones
V- Velvet Underground _White Light White Heat
W- Tom Waits – Raindogs
X- X – Los Angeles
Y- Neil Young and Crazy Horse – Everybody Knows this is Nowhere
Z- Warren Zevon – Life ‘ll Kill Ya
Will,
Between Dan Bern and this list, you are my new hero.
The Duke
Today's album, I would include. I like it a lot and I've told you before that I am the world's biggest waifs fan. I would have to have a Van album, a Dylan album, a Joni album and an Ella album included.
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