Music Top Ten Albums Ever - Your Desert Island List - Page 7

Saccopoo · 10-08-2009, 01:01 AM

What are the five/ten albums that you couldn't live without, that if you were stranded on a desert island that you'd have to have?

Here's my list:

1. Massive Attack – “Blue Lines”
- Incorporates so many influences and creates/influences an entirely new genre. Just an utterly brilliant album by a band that made a lot of really amazing records.

2. Rolling Stones – “Exile on Main Street”
- My absolute favorite Stones album. Raw, gritty, bluesy...it just seems that they were making great music for themselves rather than trying to produce an album for the critics or fans.

3. Bill Evans Trio – “Sunday at the Village Vanguard”
- Most complete jazz album ever. Absolutely blows my mind every single time I listen to it.

4. Television – “Marquee Moon”
- It's hard to call them punk, because they were far too accomplished as musicians to be considered punk. Phenomenal guitar work and superb word play, with the ten minute plus title track opus as it's highlight.

5. Primal Scream – “Screamadelica”
- 1991 was the greatest year in music history. The aforementioned "Blue Lines", two potential top albums ever in Nirvana's "Nevermind" and My Bloody Valentines' "Loveless" and many others, including this gem from Primal Scream. Like those other four albums, it was a truly revolutionary experience when I first heard this. Completely different than anything else, with so many influences. Just amazing.

6. KISS – “Alive”
- I've probably listened to this album more than any other in my collection, most likely because it was the first real album I ever owned. I think I got this when I was in third or fourth grade. And it still kicks as much ass now as it did back then.

7. Joy Division – “Closer”
- The only album to listen to when you want to encapsulate feelings of pain, emotion, desire, longing.

8. Michael Franti – “Songs From the Front Porch”
- When I need to feel that there is some good in the world, that people still care, this is the one. Cool, hip, poignant and passionate.

9. The Beatles – “Revolver”
- Because it has the greatest rock song ever in Eleanor Rigby. The rest of the album is pretty good too.

10. Jane’s Addiction – “Nothing's Shocking”
- This was more of a "holy shit" moment to me than Nevermind. Encompassing a multitude of influences, it's raw and refined at the same time and thoroughly put to shame everyone putting out "rock" music in the late '80s. Completely revolutionary.

Demonpenz · 10-21-2009, 07:58 AM

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Originally Posted by phisherman

Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime
Steely Dan - Can't Buy A Thrill
Television - Marquee Moon
Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
Son Volt - Trace
Wilco - Being There
Slayer - Reign in Blood
Frank Zappa - One Size Fits All
Bob Dylan - Bringin' It All Back Home
John Coltrane - Live at Birdland

lots of must have albums i don't have!

10-08-2009, 01:01 AM
Saccopoo Kindness in words... Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Zion Casino cash: $10025483	Top Ten Albums Ever - Your Desert Island List What are the five/ten albums that you couldn't live without, that if you were stranded on a desert island that you'd have to have? Here's my list: 1. Massive Attack – “Blue Lines” - Incorporates so many influences and creates/influences an entirely new genre. Just an utterly brilliant album by a band that made a lot of really amazing records. 2. Rolling Stones – “Exile on Main Street” - My absolute favorite Stones album. Raw, gritty, bluesy...it just seems that they were making great music for themselves rather than trying to produce an album for the critics or fans. 3. Bill Evans Trio – “Sunday at the Village Vanguard” - Most complete jazz album ever. Absolutely blows my mind every single time I listen to it. 4. Television – “Marquee Moon” - It's hard to call them punk, because they were far too accomplished as musicians to be considered punk. Phenomenal guitar work and superb word play, with the ten minute plus title track opus as it's highlight. 5. Primal Scream – “Screamadelica” - 1991 was the greatest year in music history. The aforementioned "Blue Lines", two potential top albums ever in Nirvana's "Nevermind" and My Bloody Valentines' "Loveless" and many others, including this gem from Primal Scream. Like those other four albums, it was a truly revolutionary experience when I first heard this. Completely different than anything else, with so many influences. Just amazing. 6. KISS – “Alive” - I've probably listened to this album more than any other in my collection, most likely because it was the first real album I ever owned. I think I got this when I was in third or fourth grade. And it still kicks as much ass now as it did back then. 7. Joy Division – “Closer” - The only album to listen to when you want to encapsulate feelings of pain, emotion, desire, longing. 8. Michael Franti – “Songs From the Front Porch” - When I need to feel that there is some good in the world, that people still care, this is the one. Cool, hip, poignant and passionate. 9. The Beatles – “Revolver” - Because it has the greatest rock song ever in Eleanor Rigby. The rest of the album is pretty good too. 10. Jane’s Addiction – “Nothing's Shocking” - This was more of a "holy shit" moment to me than Nevermind. Encompassing a multitude of influences, it's raw and refined at the same time and thoroughly put to shame everyone putting out "rock" music in the late '80s. Completely revolutionary.
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