Rattlehead Posted 28 June, 2009 Share Posted 28 June, 2009 You are about to be abandoned on a desert island, which somehow has electricity, a CD player and speakers but no internet, postal service or chance of rescue. Don't ask questions, it really doesn't matter. You can take 10 (changed from 5 as 5 is too difficult, although 10 is tough as well) albums, no greatest hits and only 1 album per band allowed. This is all the music you have to listen to for the rest of your life. What would you go for? Basically interested in checking out new music so want to see the favourites. For me (in no particular order): 1) Metallica - Master Of Puppets 2) Anthrax - Among The Living 3) Megadeth - Rust In Peace 4) System Of A Down - System Of A Down 5) Alter Bridge - One Day Remains 6) Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 7) Stormtroopers Of Death - Speak English Or Die 8 ) Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II 9) Black Sabbath - Master Of Reality 10) Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine I'll probably change my mind in 5 minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 28 June, 2009 Share Posted 28 June, 2009 Sgt Peppers - The Beatles Alf - Alison Moyet Something by Robert Zimmerman probably 'The Essential' Mob Rules - Black Sabbath Led Zep IV - Led Zep Wish You Were Here - Floyd The Sun Sessions - Elvis Bridge Over Troubled water - Simon and Garfunkel The Best of Ska - Various Only nine as , I'm probabaly missing an obvious one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamilton Saint Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 The Beatles: Revolver The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds Neil Young: After the Goldrush Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Ella Fitzgerald: The Gerswhin Songbook Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 23 Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 5 Ten is not enough! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ponty Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine The Wildhearts - Earth Vs The Wildhearts Nirvana - Nevermind Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I (couldn't live without "Coma") Metallica - Garage, Inc. AC/DC - Back In Black Buckcherry - Buckcherry Terrorvision - How To Make Friends And Influence People Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf Pearl Jam - Ten Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 If I was stuck alone on an island, I'd probably want the records that made me most happy, rather than just my favourites (some of which are a bit gloomy or angry). Fela Kuti and Afrika 70 - Zombie Teenage Fanclub - Grand Prix John Coltrane - My Favourite Things Beastie Boys - Check Your Head Joseph Nothing - Dummy Variations Joanna Newsome - The Milk Eyed Mender New Order - Technique Scientist - Scientist Rids The World of the Evil Curse of the Vampires Toots & the Maytals - 20 Massive Hits (sorry Rattlehead, they were a singles band) Miles Davis - Big Fun But I'd probably choose ten completely different albums if, for example, I was stood in front of my collection with 60 seconds to decide before my certain exile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwig Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 Radiohead - OK Computer Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea The Beatles - Rubber Soul Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (sorry, sort of compilation) LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver The Cure - Disintegration Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Joanna Newsom - Ys Daft Punk - Homework Arcade Fire - Funeral Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People I'll narrow it down later Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 My missing album from list: Now 26 - various Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamster Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 The Beatles - Rubber Soul Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (sorry, sort of compilation) The Cure - Disintegration I'll narrow it down later Done, don't thank me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St Landrew Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 We did this before, a few years back. It's a right sod to come up with the albums of choice, and in as little time as the next day one can change one's mind. Let's have a go off the cuff. Beach Boys - Pet Sounds XTC - Skylarking The Dukes Of Stratosphear - Chips From The Chocolate Fireball The Moody Blues - To Our Children's Children's Children Pink Floyd - Ummagumma Talking Heads - Fear Of Music Laurie Anderson - Mr Heartbreak Pat Metheny - Secret Story Michael Hedges - Aerial Boundaries Beach Boys - Surf's Up But it could 10 compeletely different others as well. Unlike Hamilton, I left out Mozart, but I could include Mahler. For pete's sake, I've left out Yes, Led Zep, Jimi, Peter Gabriel, Jethro Tull, Simple Minds and loads of others. I'll grudgingly say that my top 3 would always be in any selection of mine. But I'd almost certainly add Surf's Up. There, I have. I never need any Beatles tracks as I know all the ones I love atom by atom in my head. I could say the same of Beach Boy tracks, but I like them just that much more. Besides, it's impossible to rekindle those BB harmonies in one's memory perfectly. I can sing practically all XTC tracks accurately, bar a few off GO2, to myself as well. But Skylarking is just so great, it would be sacrilege to leave it out. Selecting is tough. No easier than it was last time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisobee Posted 29 June, 2009 Share Posted 29 June, 2009 (edited) The Specials - The Specials The Undertones- The Understones Selecter- Too Much Pressure The Beat- What is Beat The Jam- Sound Affects Talking Heads- Little Creatures Queen- Night at the Opera The Skids- The Saints are Coming The Clash- London Calling Leona Lewis-Spirit I agree ten is nowhere near enough, 100 might do it !! Edited 29 June, 2009 by chrisobee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the stain Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Radiohead - OK Computer Neutral Milk Hotel - In The Aeroplane Over The Sea The Beatles - Rubber Soul Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun Belle & Sebastian - If You're Feeling Sinister Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot The Smiths - Hatful of Hollow (sorry, sort of compilation) LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver The Cure - Disintegration Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures Joanna Newsom - Ys Daft Punk - Homework Arcade Fire - Funeral Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It In People I'll narrow it down later You'd honestly want to sit in solitude, for the rest of your life, listening to Joy Division? Knowing there would never be anybody's hand to hold ever again? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LVSaint Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 (edited) Beatles Revolver Pink Floyd Wish You Were Here Arcade Fire Funeral Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 1...or 2 (possibly 2 depending on the island) The Orb 'Ultraworld' Squarepusher Hard Normal Daddy Led Zeppelin IV Coldcut JDJ mix FSOL Lifeforms Interpol TOTBL This would get me through a few months by which time I'd be sick of it all and want to come home. Edited 30 June, 2009 by LVSaint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DG Posted 30 June, 2009 Share Posted 30 June, 2009 Led Zeppelin - IV Pink Floyd - Meddle The Clash - The Clash The Verve - A Northern Soul The Who - Quadrophenia The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are you Experienced The Doors - Waiting for the Sun The Smiths - Meat is Murder Black Sabbath - Sabotage The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian H. Cope Posted 1 July, 2009 Share Posted 1 July, 2009 Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 1...or 2 (possibly 2 depending on the island) The Orb 'Ultraworld' FSOL Lifeforms This would get me through a few months by which time I'd be sick of it all and want to come home. I think I love you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junction 9 Posted 1 July, 2009 Share Posted 1 July, 2009 The Specials - The Specials The Undertones- The Understones Selecter- Too Much Pressure The Beat- What is Beat The Jam- Sound Affects Talking Heads- Little Creatures Queen- Night at the Opera The Skids- The Saints are Coming The Clash- London Calling Leona Lewis-Spirit I agree ten is nowhere near enough, 100 might do it !! What's number 10 all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aardvark Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 The Beatles: Revolver The Rolling Stones: Beggar's Banquet Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds Neil Young: After the Goldrush Frank Sinatra: Only the Lonely Miles Davis: Kind of Blue Ella Fitzgerald: The Gerswhin Songbook Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 23 Beethoven: Symphonies 3 & 5 Ten is not enough! Uncanny! With the exception of Ella I'd pretty much mirror all of those (Highway 61 instead of Blonde on Blonde though). If I was stuck on the island with Rattlehead I'd have to throw him and his music system into the sea!:smt040 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedAndWhite91 Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 The Clash: The Clash C o ckney Rejects: Greatest Hits Volume One Warsaw/Joy Division: An Ideal For Living (Technically an EP but sod it) Motorhead: Overkill The Specials: Specials Stiff Little Fingers: Inflammable Material C ock Sparrer: Shock Troops Sex Pistols: Never Mind The B0ll0cks Madness: One Step Beyond Various Artists: Oi! The Album That was difficult. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gonzo Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 Tough, but here's what I'd go for (in no particular order):- Def Leppard - Hysteria Iron Maiden - A Brave New World Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4 Pink Floyd - The Wall McFly - Wonderland (yes, really) Chumbawamba - A Singsong And A Scrap Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction Michael Jackson - Thriller The Beatles - Abbey Road Maxwell - Embrya Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smirking_Saint Posted 5 August, 2009 Share Posted 5 August, 2009 paul weller - heavy soul Thin Lizzy - Live and dangerous Metallica - Master of puppets Muse - Origin of Symetry Lifehouse - No name face Stereophonics - bartender and the thief Foo Fighters - There is nothing left to lose Dire straits - dire straits - the very best of the dire straits Paul Weller - catch the flame The Libertines - Time for heroes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miserableoldgit Posted 6 August, 2009 Share Posted 6 August, 2009 1) Late for the Sky - Jackson Browne 2) Leige and Lief - Fairport Convention 3) Hark the Village Wait - Steeleye Span 4) Live - James Taylor 5) Roots - Show of Hands 6) Best of.. - Sandy Denny 7) The Lark Ascending - Vaughan Williams (Comp) 8)Gettysburg - OST 9) The Complete Les Miserables - Cast Album 10) England My England - Cambridge Choir of Kings College 11) Morris On - Richard Thompson, John Kirkpatrick etc. (substitute!) Pretty boring selection for most people I know but I guarantee that I would never get fed up with any of them on that island. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lets B Avenue Posted 6 August, 2009 Share Posted 6 August, 2009 New Order - Technique Stone Roses - Stone Roses Genesis - Selling England By The Pound Mercury Rev - Deserters Song James - Laid Echo & The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain (or Heaven Up Here) Television - Marquee Moon Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus Doves - Last Broadcast Scritti Politti - Songs To Remember No compilations makes for a few coin tosses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rattlehead Posted 7 August, 2009 Author Share Posted 7 August, 2009 Uncanny! With the exception of Ella I'd pretty much mirror all of those (Highway 61 instead of Blonde on Blonde though). If I was stuck on the island with Rattlehead I'd have to throw him and his music system into the sea!:smt040 I do understand that not everybody can appreciate wonderful music. As it goes, I do actually like most of the albums on your list. I also need to find a space for Alice In Chains' Dirt on my list. Unfortunately this means I probably have to drop Led Zep II. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Duckhunter Posted 9 August, 2009 Share Posted 9 August, 2009 The Band-Rock of Ages The Beatles-White Album Carole King-Tapestry Stevie Wonder-Musicquarium. John Lennon-Plastic Ono Band Robbie Robertson-Robbie Robertson BB King-Let the good times roll Jerry Lee Lewis-Last man standing. Johnny Cash-American recordings 3 Solitary Man Paul Simon-Graceland Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saint_bert Posted 15 August, 2009 Share Posted 15 August, 2009 1- Metallica- and justice for all 2- Alice in chains- dirt 3- Machine head- the blackening 4- AC/DC- Highway to hell 5- Nirvana- in utero 6- Metallica- kill em all 7- SOAD-Toxicity 8- RATM- RATM 9- THe smiths- the queen is dead 10- Deep purple- greatest hits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperMikey Posted 15 August, 2009 Share Posted 15 August, 2009 The Maccabees - Colour It In Metallica - The Black Album Radiohead - The Bends Bloc Party - A Weekend In The City Foo Fighters - The Colour & The Shape Biffy Clyro - Puzzle System of a Down - Toxicity Ash - Free All Angels Vincent Vincent and the Villains - Gospel Bombs Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Journey of Dreams A bit of variety never hurt anyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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