INVENTORY

I never owned an MP3 or an iPod nor have I downloaded any songs from the Internet, and the only time I ever witnessed the burning of cd was when irate Catholics set to fire Sinead O'Connors records for maligning the Pope. I am so technologically stagnant when it comes to music that if you tried to play prank with me by, say, changing the ring tone of my cellphone with a Britney Spears ditty, I will probably die of embarassment for not knowing what to do.

Call me old-fashioned, fine. I'm stuck with my era? Sure, why not? At least I didn't have to participate in this stupid meme where you name the 10 songs on your panel (?) after shuffling the whatever chuva in your computer eklat.

Long after the cds came, I was still playing my vinyls. How sad is that? Well, not very, considering that these vinyl records have very cool album covers. Besides, with 45 vinyl that you play on a turntable, you get to hear the music on three different speed levels: 33 or a la funeraria; 45 or normal; or 77 a la chipmunks.

But when it comes to actual music, I'm in baby, I am so in, and pop music to me is so out, baby, so out. And so if you happen to pass by my pad for some wine and music, make sure you have a strong liking for red and rock (and classical, too).

And so here's a sampling of music from my library, aside from (practically) the complete cds of Paul Simon; Jars of Clay; Alanis Morisette; Counting Crows; and U2 (including the limited edition "7", which carries an acoustic version of Stuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of; and "Please", a live recording of their 1997 Rotterdam and Edmonton concerts):

1. Campfire Songs - 10,000 Maniacs (cd #2 has this killer duet between Natalie Merchant and Michael Stipes of REM of a very old Petula Clark song, To Sir With Love);
2. Sister Hazel's 1994 indie demo cd;
3. Mi Sangre - Juanes;
4. Urban Hang Suite - Maxwell (Whenever Wherever Whatever is my favorite R&B song);
5. Under the Iron Sea - Keane;
6. Retriever - Ron Sexmith;
7. Want One - Rufus Wainwright;
8. Stand Up - David Matthews Band;
9. Eveningland - Hem;
10. Surfing with an Alien - Joe Satriani;
11. X&Y - Coldplay;
12. Duper Sessions - Sondre Lerche and the Faces Down Quarter (which carries a terrific cover of Elvis Costello's Human Hands);
13. Paganini for Two - Gil Shaham and Goran Sollscher;
14. Push Barman to Open Old Wounds - Belle and Sebastian;
15. Cantos De Agua Dulce - Marta Gomez
16. Legendary Recordings, 195-78 - Rostropovich
17. Rearviewmirror - Pearl Jam;
18. Samu't Saring Gary Granada
19. Obrigado Brazil - YoYo Ma;
20. Persuasions Sing U2 - Persuasions.

and many, many more.

O ano pa, tara na! toma na! palitan na (ang pop music)!