When I was a kid and free time was plentiful I use to sit in one of those retro butterfly chairs with a pair of headphones, close my eyes and listen to albums with a purpose. I’d learn every nuance and read the sleeves until musicians, writers and even some engineers were as familiar to me as the artist themselves.

Now I’m so busy and with downloads and ultra-tiny type in CD booklets, I barely know who does what anymore. I also don’t really get to study the music or an artist as much as I’d like. This leads me to ask, if you were locked in a room for a day or two whose discography would you study?

Mine would be:

David Bowie
Chaka Khan w/ & w/o Rufus
The Beatles
U2
Jimi Hendrix

Prince!

David Bowie
Depeche Mode
P-Funk (I'm discovering it bit by bit...)
Kate Bush
Björk (mainly the sugarcubes era that I don't know alot!)

Prince
Jimi Hendrix Stevie

don't care as long as its with that guy...

sosgemini said:

Herbie Hancock, though I already love a few of his albums, there's a whole grip I haven't checked out yet.

Miles

Every conceivable recording Nile Rodgers or Giorgio Moroder ever produced.


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[Edited 12/1/06 17:30pm]