I was challenged by Frankofyle, so my list is below. These aren’t my 8 favourite pieces of music, they are 8 that I think I could listen to again and again…and again. I’ve deliberately gone for a broad range of genres, and a maximum of one piece per artiste. There is a wide spread of mood as well. I’ve numbered them, but they aren’t really in order.

This was difficult. No AC/DC or Led Zeppelin, no Johnny Cash or Leonard Cohen, no Schubert or Beethoven, no Michael Nyman or Philip Glass, no Zappa or Beefheart, no Hawkwind or Motorhead, no Robert Johnson or Blind Lemon Jefferson, no Richard Strauss or Stravinsky, no Joni Mitchell or Neil Young, no Massive Attack or Portishead, no reggae, hip hop or jazz, no symphonies.

1. Bach suites for solo Cello, played by Rostropovich. If I have to narrow it down, I’ll go for suite 6:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OuM8SAyy4E0

2. Iggy Pop - Lust for Life

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXVJusdhhLo&feature=related

3. Underworld - Juanita

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5fZawx5SoU

4. Cocteau Twins - Aikea Guinea

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEpeZm_f1Zk

5. Mississippi John Hurt - Walk That Lonesome Valley

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8KrEinPi7M&feature=related

6. Jeff Buckley - Hallelujah

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsa_xWLOghg

7. Brian Eno and David Byrne - The Jezebel Spirit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkGAltttzFc

8. PIL - Albatross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tuu_P8_xQxU