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[liralen]

It's odd, turning CDs over in my hands as I contemplate which ones I'll be listening to on some road with both my boys snoring away and nothing but myself and some music. It's been a long time since I got to really listen, between M., Jet getting born, and the way life's been running full-throttle. So what shall I contemplate with the black and yellow of the road?

Oddly enough, my whole music collection is a weird and wacky wash of super depressing grunge, full-out musicals, teen angst pop, serious classical collections, hard rock, way out holistic stuff, and techno/rave. What to choose? What to choose? Especially when the criterion might not be what I *like* but what will keep me awake...

Comments

[marith.livejournal.com]

Hee! Your music collection sounds like fun, actually. And a wide spectrum of sounds is probably best for long road trips.

How about songs that make you want to sing along? That's awake-keeping. I can never resist singing to Dar Williams' _The Honesty Room_ album, or some of Old Blind Dogs' _Legacy_.

Which reminds me, one of the things I need to do this week is finish making mix CDs...let me know if you want some.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Mmm... good ideas. We have a multi-CD player that can shuffle stuff, so I might just have it do its thing. *grin*

Books on Tape

[tryptophan.livejournal.com]

When I was driving all over creation last summer, I listened to a lot of books on tape. I found they made the miles fly by.

Re: Books on Tape

[liralen.livejournal.com]

What a great idea! I'll have to look into that.

thanks!!

Sort 'em?

[madbodger.livejournal.com]

Sort them all, by any criteria that makes sense to you. Then step back, and pick out the pretty ones. Works for me.