While I'm on a music kick, let me recommend this entry from Terry Teachout. I think if I was only allowed to listen to one more symphony in my lifetime, it would be Shostakovitch's Fifth. I think the real test of a piece of music is how often you can hear it and still enjoy it. I picked up this particular piece in high school and it never sounds the least bit dull to me. Some Beethoven, and Dvorak's Ninth have moved into the "i've heard this too many times now" category in my mind, as has virtually all pop music I used to love. Maybe I just have a short attention span.