Desert Island Discs (DIDs) (1 Viewer)

[Jeff Ulmer]

Seth...don't EVER say I reminded you of Prince! (Where's he screaming smiley!)

 

[Jeff_A]

Somebody will have to shoot me if I can't take this very small sampling to the island. How many can I take? Wait a minute! This isn't nearly enough! :frowning:
Aerosmith - Rocks
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Black Sabbath - Vol 4
Tommy Bolin - Teaser
Def Leppard - Hysteria
Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced?
Iron Maiden - The Number of the Beast
Elmore James - The Sky is Crying
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (everything if I could)
Montrose - Montrose
Muddy Waters - Chess Box
Prince - Purple Rain
Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz
Queen - A Day at the Races
Queensryche - Empire
Jimmy Reed at Carnegie Hall
UFO - Lights Out
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards
Van Halen - Van Halen
Stevie Ray Vaughan - Couldn't Stand the Weather
The Who - Who's Next

 

[LawrenceK]

The only cd I would need is Lou Reed - Metal Machine Music!

 

[Ted Lee]

man...this is tough. when i like an artist, i usually like their entire catalog. this is even harder because i'm not in front of my library right now, but here goes.
btw - let's see if you can guess that i'm an 80's fanatic!
Depeche Mode - violator
i could never have just one...this is still my favorite band of all time. of all the depeche albums, this one takes top honors. so melancholy yet happy at the same time!
New Order - low-life
next to depeche, these guys are my favorite. their music is so great..it just rocks!
Alphaville - forever young
the best electronic 80's new wave album of all time!
Duran Duran - rio
i promised myself i wouldn't be caught dead with a poster of those guys on my wall, but darned if i don't just love this album to death.
This Mortal Coil - filigree & shadow
the most melancholy album i own. very, very dark and moody stuff. if i ever decide to "end it all" this is the album that will be on repeat-mode in my cd player.
Peter Gabriel - passion
very dark instrumental music. i'm not sure how to describe this album...anyway, one i still love listening to.
The Rolling Stones -hot rocks
what a great compilation. what can be said about the stones that hasn't already been said?
Enigma - mcmxc. a.d.
the best cd to "get your groove on". i love the use of synthesizers combined with the chanting. very haunting.
The Crystal Method -vegas
an excellent techno-ish album. great beats and drum tracks. an excellent cd for when i need to get amped.
INXS -shaboo shoobah
this is one of the very first tapes i had that got me into alternative music. i still remember listening to it as a kid and thinking wow!
FGTH - welcome to the pleasuredome
a definite masterpiece. this is one of the first albums i listened to that made me realize there could be more to music than just simple jingles. i loved it the first time i heard it.
The Beatles - one
not enough of a beatles expert to know any better...but this sure is a great cd.
The Beach Boys - pet sounds
there's a reason this album is so highly regarded.
Underworld - second toughest in the infants
a great electronic cd. lots of cool songs. i like how not all of them are 'hardcore'.
Pet Shop Boys - best-of
i know that's kind of cheating, but every song is so good!
umm...how many is that? man, i would simply die if i only had 10 albums to choose from.
runner ups include:
concrete blonde - best of
moodswings - moodfood
sting - dream of the blue turtles
a flock of seagulls - best of
echo & the bunneymen - best of
sparks - best of
this mortal coil - any other album
the smiths - best of
i'm sure i'm missing a bunch, but oh well. you get the idea...

 

[Brian Perry]

Dream Theater Metropolis Part 2: SFAM
Rush Hemispheres
Marillion Misplaced Childhood
Extreme III Sides to Every Story
Queen A Night at the Opera
Kansas Leftoverture
Ludwig von Beethoven Symphony 5 (Vienna/Klieber)
Dave Brubeck Time Out
Led Zeppelin Untitled
Boston Don't Look Back

 

[tyler O]

The God Machine - Scenes from the Second Storey

Pink Floyd - Meddle

PHiSH - 2.20.93 (cheating I know...)

Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

DJ Shadow - Endtroducing

Sigur Ros - Agaetis Byrjun

Coil - Love's Secret Domain

Clock DVA - Buried Dreams

Chrome - Chrome Box

Charles Mingus - Complete Town Hall Concert

Butthole Surfers - Locust Abortion Technician

Enigma - MCMXC AD

Lou Reed - New York

I'm slighting so much wonderful music by only listing these, but I think I could get by with these beauties...

 

[Jimmy Nugent]

I tried- I honestly tried. However, when I had 10 titles listed, and I was still in the C's, I knew it was futile. Hell- Just choosing one from some artists proved frustrating. I feel like I'm betraying my best friends. I've spent far too many years forging strong relationships with the music in my collection to narrow it down to 10 or so, just like that. With that in mind, I figured eliminating 95% would constitute a pretty serious sacrifice. What remains is the 5% that I would consider absolute essentials if I were to find myself stranded on a desert island. As I cannot objectively review any of these titles, I'll simply list them in alphabetical order. Sorry for the quantity, but those of you who know this music should understand...

Barry Adamson- As above So below

Aztec Camera- Dreamland

Laurie Anderson- Mister Heartbreak

David Baerwald- Triage

Blues Traveller- Self titled

Kate Bush- Hounds of Love

Toni Childs- House of Hope

Elvis Costello- Imperial Bedroom

Cowboy Junkies- Lay It Down

Robert Cray- Strong Persuader

Danielle Dax- Comatose Non-Reaction

Dire Straits- Love Over Gold

Fischer Z- Going Deaf For A Living

Peter Gabriel- "Acid Face" 1980

Golden Palominos- This Is How It Feels

David Grey- White Ladder

Joe Henry- FUSE

Jam Nation- Self Titled

Jean Michael Jarre- Zoolook

Elton John- Madman Across The Water

Daniel Lanois- For The Beauty of Wynona

Led Zeppelin- III

Little Axe- The Wolf That House Built

Los Lobos- KIKO

Lyle Lovett- Joshua Judges Ruth

Bob Marley & The Wailers- Exodus

Massive Attack- Mezzanine

Material- Seven Souls

Van Morrison- Blowin' Your Mind!

Nine Inch Nails- Broken

Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan & Michael Brook- Night Song

Sinead O' Connor- The Lion & The Cobra

Strange Cargo (William Orbit)- Hinterland

Robert Palmer- Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley

Pink Floyd- Animals

Prince- Sign O' the Times

Portishead- Dummy

Queen- The Game

Radiohead- OK Computer

Sade- Promise

Carlos Santana- Blues For Salvador

Bruce Springsteen- The River

David Sylvian & Robert Fripp- The First Day

10,000 Maniacs- In My Tribe

The The- Mind Bomb

Tanita Tikaram- Ancient Heart

Pete Townshend- Empty Glass

Robin Trower- The Bridge of Sighs

Andreas Vollenwieder- White Winds

Roger Waters- The Pros And Cons Of Hitchhiking

Jim White- No Such Place

Jah Wobble's Invaders Of The Heart- Rising Above Bedlam

XTC-Mummer

Yello- Stella

PHEW! That was more stressful than it really should have been. I need to go take a nap...

Jimmy

 

[Andrew 'Ange Hamm' Hamm]

Jimmy is a big fat cheater.
I forgot 2 honorable mentions:
Extreme - III Sides to Every Story
Def Leppard - Slang

 

[Jimmy Nugent]

Andrew- you say the sweetest things...

Jimmy

 

[Mark Cappelletty]

Top 10, forget about it:

Roxy Music, Avalon

The Clash, London Calling

The Afghan Whigs, Congregation

Yo La Tengo, I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One

Queen, A Day At The Races/A Night At the Opera

Guided By Voices, Under The Bushes Under The Stars

The Kinks, Arthur

Johnny Cash, Love/God/Murder

The Wedding Present, SeaMonsters

The Pixies, Doolittle

New Order, Low Life

U2, The Joshua Tree

Talking Heads, Stop Making Sense (remaster)

Elvis Costello, This Year's Model

Built To Spill, Keep It Like a Secret

Dave Godin's Deep Soul Classics Vol. 1

Neil Young, Decade

"Repo Man" Soundtrack

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, Henry's Dream

PJ Harvey, Rid Of Me

"Amelie" Soundtrack

Peter Gabriel, So

 

[Matthew Chmiel]

If I only had to choose ten:
- Beastie Boys "The Sounds of Science"
- The Clash "London Calling"
- Dead Kennedys "Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables"
- Dragon Ash "Viva La Revolution"
- Mindless Self Indulgence "Frankenstein Girls Will Seem Strangely Sexy"
- New Radicals "Maybe You've Been Brainwashed Too"
- Nine Inch Nails "The Fragile"
- Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon"
- Pink Floyd "The Wall"
- Queen "Greatest Hits I & II"
Honorable Mentions:
- Too many to list.

 

[Zen Butler]

Vangelis-Blade Runner

Steve Roach-The Magnificent Void

Aphex Twin-Richard D. James

The Clash-London Calling

Sonic Youth-Daydream Nation

Sade-Love Deluxe

Dr. Dre-The Chronic

Wu Tang Clan-Enter the Wu Tang(36 Chambers)

Bjork-Homogenic

Tom Waits-Swordfishtrombones

Honorable Mentions:

Debussy-La Mer (Charles Munch/BSO)

Holst-The Planets(Previn/RPO)

Jeff Buckley-Grace

Van Halen-Fair Warning

 

[Eric Peterson]

Here Goes!!

1. Faith No More - Angel Dust

2. Beastie Boys - Paul's Botique

3. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense (Re-master)

4. Radiohead - The Bends

5. Stan Getz & Jao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto

6. Louis Armstrong - 20 Greatest Hits

7. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here

8. Tool - Undertow

9. Slayer - Seasons in the Abyss

10. Johnny Cash - Live at Folsom Prison (Re-master)

11. Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes

My list goes to 11, but I think I cover a pretty broad range. I couldn't choose a particular Zeppelin or Sinatra album and greatest hits for them just don't cut it.

 

[Jeff Keene]

Wow. Fun. In no particular order (and since compilations seem to be out)...

1) Beastie Boys - Ill Communication

2) Bjork - Homogenic.

3) Led Zeppelin - III.

4) Alice in Chains - Unplugged

5) Depeche Mode - Songs of Faith and Devotion

6) Radiohead - OK Computer

7) DMB - Under the Table and Dreaming

8) Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe Levin

9) REM - Up

10) Sting - The Soul Cages

Honorable mentions? Too Many 2 Count.

 

[Mike Witko]

1. The Who - Tommy

2. Pink Floyd - The Wall

3. Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense

4. Metallica - S&M

5. Led Zeppelin - Physical Grafitti

6. U2 - Rattle and Hum

7. Rent - Broadway Soundtrack

8. Art Blakey - Moanin'

9. Jimi Hendrix - The Essential Jimi Hendrix Vol 1 & 2

10. Stevie Ray Vaughn - Live at Carnagie Hall

 

[SteveGon]

Okay, off the top of my head and sticking to a list of ten:
Layla - Derek and the Dominoes
Electric Ladyland - Jimi Hendrix
Wrecking Ball - Emmylou Harris
Nil Lara - Nil Lara
When I Woke - Rusted Root
Pomegranate - Poi Dog Pondering
St. Dominic's Preview - Van Morrison
Ein Deutsches Requiem - Johannes Brahams
Goldberg Variations - J.S. Bach
World Playground - Various Artists
That last album is one of those world music samplers. It's well-done and a lot of fun!

 

[Vickie_M]

Something I've always wanted to say since I started reading Pulse magazine, knowing of course that it's all a game and just a chance to pop out favorite album titles...
Reading through some of the lists is amusing; I wonder how some single men could imagine spending the rest of their lives alone and choosing to never hear a female voice again.
I realize that lots of people aren't into female vocalists, but that's not the point. In real life we can just go over to the shelf and get another CD, but if we were REALLY going to a desert island, REALLY had to think about what it would actually be like and what we'd want with us to last the rest of our lives... Sound-wise you'll hear birds, you'll hear insects, you'll hear the surf and waves crashing, you'll hear all manner of natural sounds. You'll hear your own voice, either inside your head as you think or out loud if you speak up, and you'll hear the male voices on the CDs you brought with you. Years go by, no rescue in sight, and in the lonely, dark hours to know you deliberately chose not to be comforted by a female voice, well, I'd think it would warrant a slap on the forehead, at the very least.
It isn't a gay (or any political) thing, that's not what I mean. None of the gay men I know would choose to hear only male voices for the rest of their lives.
I just find it hilarious and odd, sorry.
Anyway, here's mine, no particular order:
Peter Gabriel - Security
Kate Bush - The Dreaming
Happy Rhodes - Equipoise
Jeff Buckley - Grace
Jane Siberry - The Walking
Genesis - The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway
The Cocteau Twins - Treasure
And, because there are too many others to choose from:
Compilation of my own making 1
This would be made up of favorite songs by artists ranging from Tori Amos to the Bulgarian Chorus to Dead Can Dance to Kevin Bartlett to Victoria Williams to Rufus Wainwright to Milla to Anne Pigalle and dozens and dozens of others.
Compilation of my own making 2
This would be all my favorite tracks from soundtrack albums, ranging from Twin Peaks to Moulin Rouge to Lord of the Rings to Hair to Pulp Fiction and so many more.
Compilation of my own making 3
This would be all favorite classical and jazz, ranging from Mozart to Benny Goodman.

 

[Ron Etaylor]

If I could have the complete Beatles catalog I'd be good. Throw in the solo stuff and I'll head for the island first thing in the morning(this island has ac and beer, right?)

 

[Jon Sheedy]

After much hand-wringing and bitchin' about why I was only allowed 10, I'd probably grab:
The Beatles - Abbey Road
Neil Young - Decade
Graham Parker - Squeezing Out Sparks
Genesis - A Trick Of The Tail
Talking Heads - Little Creatures
Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Catherine Wheel - Adam & Eve
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass
Bob Dylan - Street Legal
Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood
...and I would secretly stuff an additional ten in my pants:
Bob Dylan - Time Out Of Mind
E.L.O. - Time
Camper Van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby
The Waterboys - Room To Roam
Dire Straits - Communique
Yes - Going For The One
Elton John - Captain Fantastic
Rush - A Farewell To Kings
John Haitt - Walk On
...then I'd pray the islands were close together and equipped with kickass systems so I could hear some of the awesome tuneage being played by my neighboors...especially the guys who took along T-Rex's Electric Warrior and The Clash's London Calling, Pixies and more Beatles and solo Beatles!!!

 

[Andrew 'Ange Hamm' Hamm]

Your list is only allowed to go to 11 if there's a Spinal Tap album on it. I recommend you avoid Shark Sandwich.