I'm curious Kafke, do you have a desert island list of music or albums?
If by "desert island list" you mean severely lacking, then yes. But I wouldn't say it's because of my music taste. My first introduction to "music" was probably around middle-school where I just listened to my Mom and Brother's stuff. My mom is more into... err... traditional? music. I think it falls more in line with classic rock and country. I didn't really like that stuff. My brother had a "better" taste in my opinion, and he was more into punk rock. Linkin Park, Good Charlotte, and the like. Which were okay. That was really my only taste of music up until high school and college. In highschool I started to dabble in some music I stumbled across. Just misc. songs. While my actual music discovery just only started maybe last year or so. So yea, my library is a bit lacking at the moment. Fortunately, I've found 3 artists in the past week or so that I really enjoy. So it's not just that I hate everything :P
Oh, yeah, once you start really digging in in terms of music discovery your tastes kind of explode and develop like mad. I'd recommend starting with a few bands you like and checking out related artists on last.fm or the like. Or go check out a sharethread or something, like the #weeklymusicthread or something. Lots of good obscure stuff out there.
Sorry. The desert island question is a hypothetical game people sometimes play. As in "You're stuck on a desert island, what music would you like to have with you?" Sort of like asking what album(s) would most satiate you if you only had a select few for the rest of your life. It sounds like your musical tastes are changing though, maybe, which makes it a tough one to answer. Do I go with a classic from childhood, or something more contemporary?....