Desert Island Al***s '05...
Posted by: bhazen on 22 August 2005
...Yes, it's time to play the game again!
If you were to be exiled to some rock where you'd be cut off from all new music, and your captors only allowed you room for 10 albums in your rucksack, what would you take? (I know, cruel captors...)
Here's mine, if push comes to shove...
1, the Beatles; it's impossible for me to pick any album by them, so this packed with hits compilation will have to suffice.
Elements, Jade Warrior; simultaneously beautiful, meditative and dangerous, like a good samurai movie. This may be cheating: the slim jewel-case contains all four of their (relatively brief) albums from the Island Records era.
Retrospective, the Animals; the toughest of the early British Invasion R'n'B groups. Also, from my hometown's namesake city, in Geordie-land. What does Geordie mean, by the way?
Days of Future Passed, the Moody Blues; when stripped of the Mantovani interludes, a brilliant psychedelic pop album. All hail the mighty Mellotron!
India's Master Musician, Ravi Shankar; like a lot of weekend hippies from the 60's, this is my other way of enjoying Indian culture.
Grand Hotel, Procol Harum; a sophisticated album with memorable melodies, powerful playing and an emotional, world-weary ambiance.
Singles Collection* The London Years, the Rolling Stones; you could substitute disc 1 of Forty Licks for this, but then you'd be losing tracks like "Play With Fire"...
From The Orignal Master Tapes, Buddy Holly; early re-mastering of the Bard of Lubbock's hits, still essential.
Apple Venus Volume I & II, XTC; another cheat (I'm sticking them both in a slim jewel-case). Stunning, emotional, brilliant.
The Ultimate Collection, the Kinks; arguably the only other 60's band whose singles rival the Beatles' in quality.
There it is, honeys; my heart on my sleeve, deca-disc stylee. Let's see yours!
If you were to be exiled to some rock where you'd be cut off from all new music, and your captors only allowed you room for 10 albums in your rucksack, what would you take? (I know, cruel captors...)
Here's mine, if push comes to shove...
1, the Beatles; it's impossible for me to pick any album by them, so this packed with hits compilation will have to suffice.
Elements, Jade Warrior; simultaneously beautiful, meditative and dangerous, like a good samurai movie. This may be cheating: the slim jewel-case contains all four of their (relatively brief) albums from the Island Records era.
Retrospective, the Animals; the toughest of the early British Invasion R'n'B groups. Also, from my hometown's namesake city, in Geordie-land. What does Geordie mean, by the way?
Days of Future Passed, the Moody Blues; when stripped of the Mantovani interludes, a brilliant psychedelic pop album. All hail the mighty Mellotron!
India's Master Musician, Ravi Shankar; like a lot of weekend hippies from the 60's, this is my other way of enjoying Indian culture.
Grand Hotel, Procol Harum; a sophisticated album with memorable melodies, powerful playing and an emotional, world-weary ambiance.
Singles Collection* The London Years, the Rolling Stones; you could substitute disc 1 of Forty Licks for this, but then you'd be losing tracks like "Play With Fire"...
From The Orignal Master Tapes, Buddy Holly; early re-mastering of the Bard of Lubbock's hits, still essential.
Apple Venus Volume I & II, XTC; another cheat (I'm sticking them both in a slim jewel-case). Stunning, emotional, brilliant.
The Ultimate Collection, the Kinks; arguably the only other 60's band whose singles rival the Beatles' in quality.
There it is, honeys; my heart on my sleeve, deca-disc stylee. Let's see yours!
quote:Originally posted by ROTF:
[LIST]63-66 - Beatles
ROTF - that's only nine, as that Beatles album doesn't exist (it's 62-66
)Assuming (based on others' postings) that greatest hits comps are OK...
Forever Changes - Love
Revolver - Beatles
L.A. Woman - The Doors
Various - Reactivate 13 ("beats, chance and liquid trance")
Sun spot - Dark Soho
Legend - Bob Marley
The dreaming - Kate Bush
Relics - Pink Floyd (ties in most of Piper, AND gets "See Emily play" and "Arnold Layne"
)The queen is dead - The Smiths
Substance - Joy Division
Job's a good 'un!
Here are my entries
Rolling Stones - Dirty Work
Fleetwood Mac - Time
Hagar Schon Aaronson and Shrieve - HSAS
GG Allin - Anti Social Personality Disorder
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Ethel Merman - The Disco Album
Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
Billy Squier - Don't Say No
REO Speedwagon - Essential (?!?!?!) Remastered (#$%!?!?)
for my desert island in the warm climes of HELL
Rolling Stones - Dirty Work
Fleetwood Mac - Time
Hagar Schon Aaronson and Shrieve - HSAS
GG Allin - Anti Social Personality Disorder
Jon Anderson - Olias of Sunhillow
Ethel Merman - The Disco Album
Olivia Newton-John - Totally Hot
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
Billy Squier - Don't Say No
REO Speedwagon - Essential (?!?!?!) Remastered (#$%!?!?)
for my desert island in the warm climes of HELL
Okay these are my ten:
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
edit due to ficklety: dropped Stones Roses, brought on a late sub
SJH
Faith No More - The Real Thing
Led Zeppelin - How The West Was Won
Primal Scream - Screamadelica
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around
Frankie Goes to Hollywood - Welcome to the Pleasuredome
Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against the Machine
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms
edit due to ficklety: dropped Stones Roses, brought on a late sub
SJH
I'm waiting for someone to do "what albums would have on your iPod is you were on a desert island?" 
quote:Originally posted by Jay:
I'm waiting for someone to do "what albums would have on your iPod is you were on a desert island?"
Jay - I started listing them but the posting software won't handle more than 15,000 lines.
It is difficult to agree an iPod's capacity as although it's advertised as being able to hold 40,000 songs, I found it could only cope with 16 progressive rock tracks.