Music Top Ten Albums Ever - Your Desert Island List

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.

MoreLemonPledge · 10-08-2009, 03:10 AM

The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
Radiohead - Kid A
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
Bright Eyes - I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico

Damn, that's really hard. I made this list in about 3 minutes, but I could probably change it tomorrow.

KCCHIEFS27 · 10-08-2009, 04:04 AM

The Clash-London Calling
Muddy Waters-Anthology(47-72)
Bob Marley-Legend
Outkast-Southernplayalisticadillacmuzik
Johnny Cash-At Folsom Prison
Frank Sinatra-In The Wee Small Hours
The Congos-Heart of the Congos
The Biggest Dancehall Anthems 1979-1982
The Beatles-Rubber Soul
Sly & the Family Stone-Stand!

**Reaper16** · 10-08-2009, 11:24 AM

I have a top 10 favorite albums list, but that list wouldn't be the same as a desert island list for me. My desert island list would need to be inclusive of more genres and also take length into account. Something like:

David Bowie - Sound & Vision (a 3-disc box set; cheats!)
Ayreon - The Human Equation
Opeth - Still Life
Agalloch - The Mantle
Tech N9ne - Everready: The Religion
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - Traveller
Mos Def - Black on Both Sides
Camel - Mirage
Kamelot - Epica
The Beatles - White Album

blaise · 10-08-2009, 11:50 AM

Noah Baumbach once wrote a piece for the New Yorker based on a similar question someone posed to Keith Richards. I guess one of the albums Richards listed was Tutti Frutti.
It's written as if Richards was writing a journal. After a week or so he's sick of Tutti Frutti, then he becomes obsessed with it, and throws everything else out, and then after like 30 days he's trying to smoke sand and thinks Little Richard is living inside a sea shell.

I don't know what albums I'd pick. A Tribe Called Quest's Low End Theory, and Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys would probably be on there though.

Demonpenz · 10-08-2009, 01:38 PM

just to show you how shitty people's music tastes are I am pretty wide and love ALOT OF different stuff, but compared to this on chiefsplanet it would Def be pretty mainstream.

Red Brooklyn · 10-08-2009, 05:38 PM

In no particular order....

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon.
2. The Beatles - The Beatles (White Album)
3. The Decemberists - The Crane Wife
4. David Bowie - Hunky Dory
5. Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
6. Pearl Jam - Vitalogy
7. The White Stripes - Get Behind Me Satan
8. Dixie Chicks - Home
9. Alanis Morissette - Jagged Little Pill
10. Radiohead - OK Computer

**The Franchise** · 10-08-2009, 05:54 PM

1. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon.
2. Marilyn Manson - Antichrist Superstar
3. Radiohead - OK Computer
4. Muse - Black Holes and Revelations
5. Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons...You Paint that Shit Gold.
6. Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
7. 30 Seconds to Mars - A Beautiful Lie
8. Jay Z - The Black Album
9. Tool - Undertow
10. Ashes Divide - Keep Telling Myself It's Alright

Nixhex · 10-09-2009, 01:43 AM

chiefs1111 · 10-09-2009, 01:51 AM

Pink Floyd_Dark Side Of The Moon
Pink Floyda-Wish You Were Here
Metallica- Master Of Puppets
Ayreon-The Human Equation
Opeth- Watershed
Green Carnation-Light Of day,Day of Darkness
Evergrey- The Inner Circle
Night Rage-Sweet Vengeance
Alice In Chains-Dirt
Nirvana-Unplugged

JuicesFlowing · 10-09-2009, 01:53 AM

1. Radiohead - OK Computer
2. Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
3. The Cure - Disintegration
4. Sigur Ros - Takk
5. Depeche Mode - Violator
6. U2 - Joshua Tree
7. The Refreshments - Fizzy Fuzzy Big and Buzzy
8. New Order - Substance
9. Muse- Absolution
10. Radiohead - Kid A

KCChiefsMan · 10-09-2009, 03:47 AM

Alice in Chains - Dirt
Alice in Chains - Facelift
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
Soundgarden - Superunknown
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Nirvana - Nevermind
The Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed
Led Zeppelin IV - Led Zeppelin
Notorious B.I.G - Ready to Die
The Chronic - Dr Dre
Pearl Jam - Ten
Tupac - Greatest Hits

MoreLemonPledge · 10-09-2009, 08:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Nixhex

That was amazing.

KCUnited · 10-09-2009, 09:12 AM

My top 10 would be different from my desert list, this is my desert list, a cross section of my favorite styles.

Queens of the Stone Age - s/t (the out of print debut, not the garbage they've put out this decade.)
Down - NOLA
Pink Floyd - Animals
D.R.I. - Dealing With It
Obituary - Cause of Death
Vio-lence - Eternal Nightmare
Agnostic Front - Last Warning
Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops
Carcass - Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious
Dion and the Belmonts - Presenting Dion and the Belmonts

MOhillbilly · 10-09-2009, 09:17 AM

beowulf- taste the steel
sheer terror- just cant hate enough
skrewdriver-blood and honor
waylon jennings-dreamin my dreams
waylon jennings- honky tonk heros
john prine -german afternoons
del mccoury- the company we keep
david allen coe - these days
ricky skaggs - acient tones
merle haggard- mamma tried/pride in what i am

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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blaise In Search of a Life Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Plano, TX Casino cash: $9989900	Noah Baumbach once wrote a piece for the New Yorker based on a similar question someone posed to Keith Richards. I guess one of the albums Richards listed was Tutti Frutti. It's written as if Richards was writing a journal. After a week or so he's sick of Tutti Frutti, then he becomes obsessed with it, and throws everything else out, and then after like 30 days he's trying to smoke sand and thinks Little Richard is living inside a sea shell. I don't know what albums I'd pick. A Tribe Called Quest's Low End Theory, and Paul's Boutique by the Beastie Boys would probably be on there though.
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