Five albums on a desert island

You know the drill. You are going to be stranded on a desert island, and you will have a solar-powered CD player but can only take five CDs with you. (Why, when the Howell's took all of their worldly belongings on a three hour cruise, you can only take five CDs seems at first to be an unnecessary hardship. But let's say the Howells are on board with you and there is just no more room...)

I have thought about this for several years--really. My friend (and my brother-in-law's brother-in-law; it's complicated) Don Mann and I will sit around and discuss this for hours. One rule we strictly abide by: No greatest hits albums. Those are artificial records made solely for a quick buck, not for art. A pox on them all.

So far I have come up with three "for sure" albums:

1. Exile On Main Street--Rolling Stones
2. Sticky Fingers--Rolling Stones
3. Eat A Peach--Allman Brothers

So, I have two more to go. Here are some of the nominees:

Pet Sounds--The Beach Boys (actually, as my friend Mike D. points out, it is Brian Wilson with The Wrecking Crew studio musicians who put this together)
Layla And Other Assorted Lovesongs--Derek and the Dominoes
Excitable Boy--Warren Zevon
Leon Live--Leon Russell
On Stage--Loggins and Messina
Hotel California--The Eagles
Kind Of Blue--Miles Davis
The Royal Scam--Steely Dan
All 'N All--Earth, Wind and Fire

And, to show I am not entirely pagan:

Glo--Delirious
Shotgun Angel--Daniel Amos

OK, go to it. Argue for or against any of these nominees. Add to the list.

Once we have this decided, the next question will be a much harder one: Ginger or Mary Ann?