The continuous rotation of records from my youth?
I guess it depends on what age we are talking about, right?
College? Grad school?
If I had just to pick off the top of my head:
- Caedmon’s Call, 40 Acres
- Jars of Clay, Jars of Clay
- Bon Jovi, Cross Road
- George’s Bar, Pat Green
Lots of hours spent lying on my bed and staring at the ceiling with the music playing in the background.
Whenever I was at home in my flat, I began listening to four records on continuous rotation: Bob Dylan’s Desire, Tammy Wynette and David Houston’s album of duets, James Taylor’s Gorilla, and Janis Ian’s Society’s Child. These four records wore grooves in my personality, I listened to them so much. They held the entire content of my experience and my hopes. I had no interest in going to the Heath, the nearby park that everyone went on about as being so beautiful and peaceful. I did not care about peace and nature in the least; what I cared about was music, men, food, antiques, excitement, and being pretty.
