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Okay. So let's say your friend is one of these people with only a dozen CDs we've been talking about lately. She gets a gift certificate for any three CDs from HMV or Amazon or whatever, and calls you up: you know about music, she doesn't, and she wants you to recommend three CDs for her to buy. Any three: just things she's likely to like despite the fact that she hasn't developed any particular taste.

What do you tell her to get?

― Douglas, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

My New Answer!: Nick Drake, _Way to Blue_; Liliput, _Liliput_; Ella Fitzgerald, _The Cole Porter Songbook, vol. 1_. I realize that the Liliput's a double, but it's usually cheap.

― Douglas, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Too little info to do a good guess, but assuming she might like pop music that's not too aggressive but not targeted at teenagers,

The 6ths - Wasps' Nests.

Barbara Manning - Sings with the Original Artists.

― nickn, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Lou Reed-Transformer
Momus-Little Red Songbook
Ben Folds Five- Whatever and ever amen

― anthonyeaston, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Stereolab - Emperor Tomato Ketchup Mercury Rev - All is Dream Portishead - Dummy

― A Nairn, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

The Walkabouts' Satisfied Mind, the first Raincoats record, and a reasonable collection of early nineties proto-jungle tracks.

― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 22 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

computerworld, the source hiphop hits 2001, hot shots ii.

― ethan, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I tell her to get some Cage, Boulez and Stockhausen. Knowing full well she won't like'em, I am hoping she'll give'em to me. ;-) If that doesn't work, then I suggest Portishead's Dummy, VU&Nico and Joni Mitchell's Blue.

― helenfordsdale, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Mission of Burma (that Rykodisc 80 minute compilation; if that's unavailable, Vs.); Massive Attack (Mezzanine); Loud Family (Plants & Birds & Rocks & Things). MULLIGAN: Danielle Howle (Catalog).

― David Raposa, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Keith Jarrett: Köln Concert. Joni Mitchell: Hejira. Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment. Three quite different genres. She can then decide if she wants to check out more music in any of them.

― alex in mainhattan, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Steps -- _Gold_; Abba -- _Gold_; The latest Now compilation.

― alext, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

**Keith Jarrett: Köln Concert. Joni Mitchell: Hejira. Giant Sand: Chore of Enchantment. Three quite different genres. She can then decide if she wants to check out more music in any of them**

Or more likely, forget about this music thing altogether ;)

― Dr. C, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

wy u want 2 b friends with someone who dont like music? dont make sense. stupid question.

― XStatic Peace, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Cecil Taylor- Silent tongues

Minutemen- Double nickels on the dime

The Black Sun Ensemble- The Black Sun Ensemble

― Julio Desouza, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

I quite like Helen's answer. Maybe substitute a Madonna for the Portishead. Or a UK 70s Hits compilation (w/plenty of disco on it) for the Joni.

― Jeff W, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Best of Brick & Brick "Superhits" and if they release another Brick album on CD, that's the third! Or maybe a Beach Boys CD.

― 1 1 2 3 5, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

Leon Redbone - Double Time

Leon Redbone - Champagne Charlie

Leon Redbone - From Branch to Branch

― Nate-o, Wednesday, 23 January 2002 01:00 (twenty-four years ago)

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