Music Top Ten Albums Ever - Your Desert Island List - Page 5

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.

MOhillbilly · 10-16-2009, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

Is it hard to fine the old classic hardcore comps? I would love to get This is Boston not L.A on vinyl.

skinheads.net has a buy/sell forum. someone always has stax of wax for sale. boston not la isnt what id consider 'rare' so you shouldnt have any problems.

Red Brooklyn · 10-16-2009, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by PunkinDrublic

All of Nicklebacks albums to provide incentive to get off that ****ing island.

Post of the year.

Thank you for that.

Ebolapox · 10-16-2009, 09:43 AM

I reject the premise of this thread due to the fact that any time I may be marooned on a desert island, I'll be in a situation where I'll have my mp3 player. in all honesty, there are very few albums that I listen to front to back. let's see if I can make it to ten and take back my rejection of the thread...

1) staind "dysfunction"--good angsty rock-metal from the days before they became bleeding 'giners.

2) orgy "candyass"--excellent front to back (heh) nu-metal album, solid throughout. loved orgy when I was a soph and jr. in high school lo those many years ago

3) korn "greatest hits vol. 1"--I love pretty much everything korn did through issues (their latest stuff is hit/miss--twisted transister, liar and coming undone are they only redeemable songs that come to mind of their late stuff)--can't pick one cd, so it has to be the greatest hits

4) rage agains the machine "live and rare"--my favorite band of all-time can't be fit into one album--this has a great mix of unreleased stuff (darkness is my favorite, but zapata's blood is great too) and live performances. good shit.

5) the beatles "remastered box set"--cheating, I know. I can't pick just one beatles album. ****ing love the beatles, they're second favorite alltime band probably.

6) tech n9ne "anghellic" it's his early stuff, but it'll never get better IMHO than his masterpiece anghellic. his new stuff is a bit too poppy for my taste, this has the angst and anger that some of the later stuff really lacks. it just has so much raw emotion that I can really get behind it.

7) ben folds 5 "whatever and ever amen"--****ing brilliant from beginning to end. it's light, but has enough bite to be worthwhile.

8) wu tang clan "enter the 36 chambers"--just sheer greatness.

9) queen "greatest hits platinum (vol. 1-3)" great band--gotta have some freddy mercury and brian may to rock my brain out

10) pure reggae "1998 pure reggae"--great mix of reggae, a good change of pace for all the previous music.

Molitoth · 10-16-2009, 09:59 AM

Pink Floyd - Animals
Incubus - Science
Rishloo - Eidolon
Tool - Lateralus
The Receiving End of Sirens - Between the Heart and the Synapse
Deftones - Adrenaline
Dredg - el cielo
Oceansize - Effloresce
Sylvan - Posthumous Silence
Machine Head - The Blackening

Molitoth · 10-16-2009, 10:04 AM

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David Bowie - Sound & Vision (a 3-disc box set; cheats!)

For sure cheat...

Many bands have boxed sets. For instance
Pink Floyd: Shine On.
Or
Oceansize: Feed to Feed

Over-Head · 10-16-2009, 08:02 PM

GnR- Appetite for destruction
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
Scorpions - Love at first sting
Van Halen - 1984
Junkyard - Junkyard
Great White - Once bitten twice shy
LA Guns - Hollywood Vampires
Motley Crue - Dr.Feelgood

Right off the top of my head

Halfcan · 10-17-2009, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Over-Head

GnR- Appetite for destruction
Meatloaf - Bat out of Hell
Scorpions - Love at first sting
Van Halen - 1984
Junkyard - Junkyard
Great White - Once bitten twice shy
LA Guns - Hollywood Vampires
Motley Crue - Dr.Feelgood

Right off the top of my head

I dont think too many people know about Junkyard on here-that is a kickass CD. The First LA Guns was soo badass too.

oldandslow · 10-19-2009, 12:04 PM

Different tastes...

1o. Down Every Road - Merle Haggard
09. Honky Tonk Girl - Lorretta Lynn
08. 40 Greatest Hits - H. Williams Sr.
07. Coat of many colors - Dolly Parton
06. Deaming my dreams - W. Jennings
05. Anniversary 10 years - George Jones
04. Time (Revelator) - Gillian Welch
03. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
02. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
01. At Folsum Prison - J. Cash

MOhillbilly · 10-19-2009, 12:08 PM

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Originally Posted by oldandslow

Different tastes...

1o. Down Every Road - Merle Haggard
09. Honky Tonk Girl - Lorretta Lynn
08. 40 Greatest Hits - H. Williams Sr.
07. Coat of many colors - Dolly Parton
06. Deaming my dreams - W. Jennings
05. Anniversary 10 years - George Jones
04. Time (Revelator) - Gillian Welch
03. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
02. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
01. At Folsum Prison - J. Cash

Not so diffrent. Id almost change my merle selection for bright lights, big city. Dreaming my dreams and honky tonk heros are my two fav waylon LPs.hell two of my fav LPs ever.

NewChief · 10-19-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by oldandslow

Different tastes...

1o. Down Every Road - Merle Haggard
09. Honky Tonk Girl - Lorretta Lynn
08. 40 Greatest Hits - H. Williams Sr.
07. Coat of many colors - Dolly Parton
06. Deaming my dreams - W. Jennings
05. Anniversary 10 years - George Jones
04. Time (Revelator) - Gillian Welch
03. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson
02. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
01. At Folsum Prison - J. Cash

Love me some Gillian Welch.

oldandslow · 10-19-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

Not so diffrent. Id almost change my merle selection for bright lights, big city. Dreaming my dreams and honky tonk heros are my two fav waylon LPs.hell two of my fav LPs ever.

You, sir, have excellent taste in music. I had overlooked bright lights, big city. I had a hard time choosing the Waylon album, but I didn't want the same artist on twice.

oldandslow · 10-19-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by NewPhin

Love me some Gillian Welch.

Me too. I'll Fly Away with A. Krauss is one of my favorite songs. Ever.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sdRdqp4N3Jw

NewChief · 10-19-2009, 12:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldandslow

Me too. I'll Fly Away with A. Krauss is one of my favorite songs. Ever.

Saw her and David Rawlings one Sunday afternoon in an almost deserted bar here in town. It was probably 10 years ago, and she didn't have much of a name, then. Was one of the biggest surprise shows of my life because I just sort of stumbled into the show since I didn't have anything else to do that afternoon. I was blown away.

MOhillbilly · 10-19-2009, 12:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oldandslow

You, sir, have excellent taste in music. I had overlooked bright lights, big city. I had a hard time choosing the Waylon album, but I didn't want the same artist on twice.

dreamin my dreams is a monster to me. love every note. you get the waylon box sets on Bear Clan records yet? So good.

oldandslow · 10-19-2009, 12:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MOhillbilly

dreamin my dreams is a monster to me. love every note. you get the waylon box sets on Bear Clan records yet? So good.

No...and I need too.

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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10-16-2009, 09:43 AM	#63
Ebolapox remember, remember Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: como Casino cash: $-1700097	I reject the premise of this thread due to the fact that any time I may be marooned on a desert island, I'll be in a situation where I'll have my mp3 player. in all honesty, there are very few albums that I listen to front to back. let's see if I can make it to ten and take back my rejection of the thread... 1) staind "dysfunction"--good angsty rock-metal from the days before they became bleeding 'giners. 2) orgy "candyass"--excellent front to back (heh) nu-metal album, solid throughout. loved orgy when I was a soph and jr. in high school lo those many years ago 3) korn "greatest hits vol. 1"--I love pretty much everything korn did through issues (their latest stuff is hit/miss--twisted transister, liar and coming undone are they only redeemable songs that come to mind of their late stuff)--can't pick one cd, so it has to be the greatest hits 4) rage agains the machine "live and rare"--my favorite band of all-time can't be fit into one album--this has a great mix of unreleased stuff (darkness is my favorite, but zapata's blood is great too) and live performances. good shit. 5) the beatles "remastered box set"--cheating, I know. I can't pick just one beatles album. **ing love the beatles, they're second favorite alltime band probably. 6) tech n9ne "anghellic" it's his early stuff, but it'll never get better IMHO than his masterpiece anghellic. his new stuff is a bit too poppy for my taste, this has the angst and anger that some of the later stuff really lacks. it just has so much raw emotion that I can really get behind it. 7) ben folds 5 "whatever and ever amen"--**ing brilliant from beginning to end. it's light, but has enough bite to be worthwhile. 8) wu tang clan "enter the 36 chambers"--just sheer greatness. 9) queen "greatest hits platinum (vol. 1-3)" great band--gotta have some freddy mercury and brian may to rock my brain out 10) pure reggae "1998 pure reggae"--great mix of reggae, a good change of pace for all the previous music.
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10-16-2009, 09:59 AM	#64
Molitoth Mahomes Fanboi Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $194969	Pink Floyd - Animals Incubus - Science Rishloo - Eidolon Tool - Lateralus The Receiving End of Sirens - Between the Heart and the Synapse Deftones - Adrenaline Dredg - el cielo Oceansize - Effloresce Sylvan - Posthumous Silence Machine Head - The Blackening
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oldandslow Veteran Join Date: Apr 2004 Casino cash: $3773149	Different tastes... 1o. Down Every Road - Merle Haggard 09. Honky Tonk Girl - Lorretta Lynn 08. 40 Greatest Hits - H. Williams Sr. 07. Coat of many colors - Dolly Parton 06. Deaming my dreams - W. Jennings 05. Anniversary 10 years - George Jones 04. Time (Revelator) - Gillian Welch 03. Red Headed Stranger - Willie Nelson 02. Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris 01. At Folsum Prison - J. Cash
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