The Desert Island Ten (10)

[Scorpion8]

Okay, the ubiquitous list of ten. You're marooned on a desert island. You have the ability to play music, but you were stuck with only ten (10) single LPs (meaning no double or box sets, etc) or CDs. Miraculously, you were fortuitous in picking what was in your backpack when you were marooned.

Your choices?

Mine are:
Keiko Matsui ~ Sapphire
Lee Ritenour/David Grusin ~ Harlequin
Dire Straits ~ Love Over Gold
Scorpions ~ Lovedrive
Rush ~ 2112
UFO ~ Obsession
Bruce Hornsby & The Range ~ The Way it is
Steve Winwood ~ Arc of a Diver
Dan Fogelberg ~ Nether Lands
Al DiMeola ~ Elegant Gypsy

What's your choices?

[gamve]

Only 10...this is tough
OK in no particular order

1. Little Feat - Time Loves A Hero

2. John Mayall - Jazz Blues Fusion

3. Oscar Peterson Trio + 1 Clark Terry

4. Roxy Music - Avalon

5. Bruce Springsteen - The Wild the Innocent & The E Street Shuffle

6. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

7. Ry Cooder - Jazz

8. Led Zeppelin - IV

9. Neil Young - On The Beach

10. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust

There you go
G

[stuartypoorty]

01. Can't Buy A Thrill - Steely Dan

02. Solid Air - John Martyn

03. The Man Machine - Kraftwerk

04. Talking Book - Stevie Wonder

05. Rocks - Aerosmith

06. For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

07. Violator - Depeche Mode

08. Tres Hombres - ZZ Top

09. Horses - Patti Smith

10. London Calling - The Clash

[BroonsBane]

Hmmm...Ok, no particular order:

1) Rush ~ Caress of Steel

2) Supertramp ~ Crime of the Century

3) Jimi Hendrix ~ Are You Experienced

4) Frank Zappa ~ One Size Fits All

5) Pink Floyd ~ Dark Side of the Moon

6) Robert Plant ~ The Principle of Moments

7) Led Zeppelin ~ Presence

8) The Beatles ~ Abbey Road

9) The Rolling Stones ~ Beggars Banquet

10) Metallica ~ Black Album

[Fast Forward]

Tough One
Steven Stills-----Manassas
Carlos Santana ----Moon Flower
Cream ---Best of
Patsy Cline---Greatest Hits
Fleetwood Mac---- Rumors
CSNY---So Far
Beatles---- Rubber Soul
Mamas & Papas---Farewell
SRV---Texas Flood
Ruby Starr----Scene Stealer

[Rex Everything]

This is a tough one. These are not necessarily my top ten favorites and I'm sure I'd change my mind on a different day but right now these are 10 albums that I could listen to over and over and not tire of. These are in no order.

John Coltrane ~ Giant Steps

Unida ~ El Coyote

Pink Floyd ~ Obscured By Clouds

Trapeze ~ Medusa

Rush ~ Grace Under Pressure

Aphex Twin ~ The Richard D. James Album

Centro-Matic ~ Redo The Stacks

Stereolab ~ Dots & Loops

Iron Maiden ~ Killers

Led Zeppelin ~ Houses Of The Holy


These were also chosen for a bit of variety and I've already thought of others while typing :D

[Scorpion8]

This is a tough one.

It is. I stared with a list of 40+ and then whittled it down. Ten is way too few .... but dem's da rules!

[Des-Lab]

Do they have to be commercial album releases? Or can my 10 CD's be (ahem) homemade ones where I pick and choose the individual tracks?

[Scorpion8]

Or can my 10 CD's be (ahem) homemade ones where I pick and choose the individual tracks?

Nope. That would allow you to pick one song off an otherwise mediocre albm, and then we might as well all have 40GB iThingys.....

10 LPs or CDs as released.....

[Rex Everything]

It is. I stared with a list of 40+ and then whittled it down. Ten is way too few .... but dem's da rules!

Damn rules :D

after looking at your list I'm slipping the Scorpions ~ Lovedrive in when no one is looking *quiet*

And Des, NO...that won't work. Only commercial releases. Bad taper*no*

[Des-Lab]

That would be tough. But the most logical choices under that scenario would be the ones where I like the most songs on a disc. Though many albums contain songs I like (and in some cases more so than the sum of all albums). But in this case, I would need to have the most individual songs.

So here would be my choices, also in no particular order of preference:

1. Robert Miles "Dreamland"
2. John Cougar Mellencamp "Scarecrow"
3. Bruce Springsteen "Born In The USA"
4. The Outfield "Big Innings (Best Of)"
5. U2 "The Joshua Tree"
6. Fleetwood Mac Rumors"
7. Paul Van Dyk "Nothing But You" (CD single. But I REALLY love this song)
8. Neil Diamond "Moods"
9. The Ocean Blue "Beneath The Rhythm And Sound"
10. Tom Petty+ The Heartbreakers "Greatest Hits"

[Scorpion8]

after looking at your list I'm slipping the Scorpions ~ Lovedrive in when no one is looking

I think that one should get a bye, and anyone so choosing would get a freebie. IMHO. :D

[Fast Forward]

Okay, the ubiquitous list of ten. You're marooned on a desert island. You have the ability to play music, but you were stuck with only ten (10) single LPs (meaning no double or box sets, etc) or CDs. Miraculously, you were fortuitous in picking what was in your backpack when you were marooned.

Your choices?

Mine are:
Keiko Matsui ~ Sapphire
Lee Ritenour/David Grusin ~ Harlequin
Dire Straits ~ Love Over Gold
Scorpions ~ Lovedrive
Rush ~ 2112
UFO ~ Obsession
Bruce Hornsby & The Range ~ The Way it is
Steve Winwood ~ Arc of a Diver
Dan Fogelberg ~ Nether Lands
Al DiMeola ~ Elegant Gypsy

What's your choices?that bruce hornsby,,a great call

[Scorpion8]

1. Robert Miles "Dreamland"

That's an awesome selection! Kudos.

[Acoustic]

OK here I go...some of my foolproof discs:
1 Abbey Road- Beatles
2 Mellow Madness- Grant Green
3 Tonight's the Night- Neil Young
4 Trio Plus One- Gene Harris
5 Something Else- Cannonball Adderley
6 Blind Faith- Blind Faith
7 Welcome to the Canteen- Traffic
8 Are You Trying to Be Funny?- Everything But the Girl
9 Pat Metheny Group- Pat Metheny Group
10 Pat Metheny Group- Letter From Home

[wrayman]

UFO - Lights Out
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
Elvis Presley - The Memphis Record
Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Zombies - Odessy and Oracle
Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Grand Funk Railroad - Mark, Don and Mel (oops, a double)

[Scorpion8]

UFO - Lights Out
Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres

Dude! I could come jam at your house! I preferred BOC ~ Mirrors, but either one would suffice.

[clhboa]

Dude! I could come jam at your house! I preferred BOC ~ Mirrors, but either one would suffice.


I could definately hang out there for a while too! My fave BOC albums were the first one and Agents of Fortune. My fave UFO lp was No Heavy Pettin'.

[close652]

I limited my picks to one album per artist, not in an order of preference, and as of today :).

David Bowie - 1. Outside
The Cure - Paris
Depeche Mode - Construction Time Again
Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense
Pink Floyd - The Final Cut
Prince - Sign "O" The Times
Del Fuegos - Boston, Mass
The Legendary Pink Dots: The Perfect Mistery
Európa Kiadó: Popzene
Kispál és a Borz: Tökéletes helyettes

[gamve]

There is one we have all missed according to the topic

David Gilmour - On an Island

[Rex Everything]

UFO - Lights Out
Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous
Elvis Presley - The Memphis Record
Oscar Peterson Trio - Night Train
Wes Montgomery - Smokin' At The Half Note
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Zombies - Odessy and Oracle
Blue Oyster Cult - Spectres
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Grand Funk Railroad - Mark, Don and Mel (oops, a double)

The Thin Lizzy album is also a double. If doubles were allowed my list would change.

[Naknut]

Sam Phillips - Martinis and Bikinis
Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
John Hiatt - Slow Turning
Richard Thompson - Rumor and Sigh
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Beatles - Revolver
Glenn Gould - Bach Goldberg Variations
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
The Who - Who's Next
Joan Armatrading - Joan Armatrading

[wrayman]

The Thin Lizzy album is also a double. If doubles were allowed my list would change.


Oops, I got carried away...perhaps I'll cut each album into two singles, and take the best of both with me to the island. *idea*

[calaveraj]

I know this is an old thread, but I like the idea.

My ten would be, in no particular order:




Kathleen Edwards- Failer

Prince and the Revolution- Purple Rain

The Cure- Disintegration

Metallica- Ride the Lightning

Yes- The Yes Album

Johnny Cash- Live from Folsom Prison

U2- Pop

Madness- One Step Beyond

Concrete Blonde- Bloodletting

Pink Floyd- Wish You Were Here

Yikes! That was harder than I thought.







J

[Davedm3]

Only have ever attempted a top 5 before and 2 of those were dbls.

No Order

1. Metallica - Master of Puppets
2. Neurosis - Through Silver In Blood
3. Kiss - Dressed To Kill
4. Genesis - Selling England By The Pound
5. Dream Theater - Black Clouds and Silver Linings
6. Accept - Metal Heart
7. Godflesh - Street Cleaner
8. Morbid Angel - Blessed Are The Sick
9. Black Sabbath - Vol 4
10. Conflict - The Ungovernable Force

[LesX55]

Pink Floyd - The Wall.
Billy Joel - 52nd Street.
Fleetwood Mac - The Dance.
Rickie Lee Jones - Naked Songs.
Dire Straits - Love Over Gold.
Simon & Garfunkel - Central Park.
Rolling Stones - Hot Rocks 64-71.
David Bowie - Singles Collection.
Bob Dylan - Bringing it all back home
Bob Dylan - Blood on the tracks

[Naknut]

It's been 3 and 1/2 years since I made the first list and I have modified it a bit.
Some still made the list and will always make the list but taste do change with time.

Kind Of Blue • Miles Davis
Dear Mr. Fantasy • Traffic
Blood On The Tracks • Bob Dylan
Revolver • The Beatles
Who's Next • The Who
Rumor and Sign • Richard Thompson
Waiting For Columbus • Little Feat
Ziggy Stardust • David Bowie
Blue Train • John Coltrane
Bach Goldberg Variations • Glenn Gould

[Scorpion8]

I know this is an old thread, but I like the idea.


It's been 3 and 1/2 years since I made the first list and I have modified it a bit.

Some threads never get old. This made me re-visit my list and ya know what? I still like it. Quality stuff. Keep it going!

[scotchtape]

OK here I go...some of my foolproof discs:
1 Abbey Road- Beatles
2 Mellow Madness- Grant Green
3 Tonight's the Night- Neil Young
4 Trio Plus One- Gene Harris
5 Something Else- Cannonball Adderley
6 Blind Faith- Blind Faith
7 Welcome to the Canteen- Traffic
8 Are You Trying to Be Funny?- Everything But the Girl
9 Pat Metheny Group- Pat Metheny Group
10 Pat Metheny Group- Letter From Home

Like your choice. I have 5 of these, but do not know if they would be top 10 of mine - too hard to think out that one! Gene Harris is a great pianist. Pat Metheny I have most - saw him twice in Edinburgh.

Regards

[close652]

3 and a half year later my selections seem OK :)

[Grainger49]

Ok, you are going to make me think. In no particular order:

1. Urubamba, self titled LP

2. Dire Straits, Love Over Gold (yes, me too)

3. Allison Krauss & Union Station, Forget About It

4. Chicago Transit Authority, self titled LP

5. Santana, self titled LP

6. Santana, Abraxis

7. Fleetwood Mac, self titled LP

8. Fleetwood Mac, Rumours

9. Strength In Numbers, self titled LP

19. Rounder, various artists, New Acoustic Music

[HarvestmanMan]

Hmm...

1. Les Paul - Les Paul Now!
2. Emerson, Lake and Palmer - Trilogy
3. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
4. The Youngbloods - Elephant Mountain
5. Chicago - Chicago Transit Authority
6. Paul Simon - Rhythm of the Saints
7. U2 - The Joshua Tree
8. Intermission - dc Talk
9. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
10. The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord

[krisjay]

Ill give this a run...
No particular order and no particular reasoning
The Cars~Candy O
Dire Straits~S/T
Baby Woodrose~Blows Your Mind
Dust~Hard Attack
Billy Joel~Innocent Man
Ray Charles~Live In Concert
Mercyful Fate~Melissa
Traffic~Traffic
The Who~Who's Next
Agalloch~Ashes Against The Grain

This list, as always changes daily, but these came to me for a variety of reasons, I could survive with just these to play I believe.