12 Apr 05 The Full Musical Spectrum

In the interest of full disclosure, for the greater good of the constituency, I am compelled to come clean with “the other side” of my MP3 player.

One of the news stories this morning pertains to the music selection on “ipod one” - here’s a link:

The Presidential ipod

So here’s the other side of my music taste - the side that will bring me ridicule and scorn.

I’m only going to list my top-ten non-rock choices hoping to withhold some of my other dubious choices or should I say dubya choices?

The Statler Brothers
James Taylor
Nanci Griffith
Wynton Marsalis
Earl Klugh
Alison Krauss (Union Station)
Chet Atkins
Eric Clapton
Sons of The San Joaquin
The Mills Brothers

What can I say? Time fails me to mention Roy Orbison, The Thorns, Pink Martini, John Denver, Billy Joel, Simon & Garfunkel, Phil Collins, Genesis, The Police, The Beach Boys, The Oak Ridge Boys, The Police, Men at Work, Fleetwood Mac, Matthew Sweet, Eric Johnson, Elvis Presley, ABBA or Glen Miller.

I’ve also not mentioned my old-guy rock choices like The Cars, Styx, Chicago, Journey, U2, Van Halen or Bruce Springsteen.

I haven’t even scratched the surface of my Spanish speaking artists or classical composers. Come to think of it I did not even tell you all the Christian artists in my collection.

I guess I won’t run for president. That way I won’t have to divulge the full spectrum of my musical taste.