whitak24

would you have on a desert island, if you were stranded there for ten years?

Define album as: a single commercial studio release. No box sets, no live albums, no japanese import bootlegs, and let's also say no greatest hits collections. But an album spanning two discs (ie smashing pumpkins' melancholy and the infinite sadness) is allowed.

by the way, this island doesn't have computers, it doesn't have mp3s, it doesn't have ipods. you can't download songs from you cell phone. all you have is enough food and water to survive, a small CD player, and a tree that mysteriously produces fruit containing AA batteries.

Cubsfan

AC/DC - Back in Black
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whitak24

i know. i don't know my answer yet. i'm still trying to figure it out.

good choice with back in black. it's one of those albums that you'd eventually tire of, but not get sick of it.

ray

Joe - All That I Am

ShawnLee

I was going to say the Forrest Gump soundtrack, but I guess that's out. Right now? That's a tough one. At the moment, I'd say, Steven Curtis Chapman's Speechless. That could change in a moment, so don't expect it to stay the same.

Yeah, it's a Christian CD, so sue me.

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You ever listen to the WOW series of CDs?

ialsohaveadream

No live albums? Jerk! That makes the choice much tougher.

Ok, I'll go with Abba. Juuuust kidding. I'd take only one song- "Beautiful" by Mos Def, Talib Kweli, and Mary J. Blige. I dont' know if it was even released as a single, but I'd take it. It's got good memories attached to it, and that's all I need.

ShawnLee

Yeah, they're good compilations.

ufcrusher

I would take Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here. Although Dark Side would be a close second.

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ialsohaveadream

Good point. Listening to Pink Floyd would give me the will to kill myself to avoid living on a desert island.

Merlin

Springsteen's Born to Run. Might only have 8 songs but still the best.

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kimchicowboy

probably some classical music; there are so many compilations, i can't point out one. just relax on a tropical island and listen to some beautiful music.

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Division Bell, or Darkside by floyd, 2112 by rush, or maybe some jello biafra...hmmmmm

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hapoo

wow, you picked a good one right there. Not my favorite, but definately up there. Lots of songs of all sorts and pretty much all good.

Cantacuzene

Too close to call, I tend to get tired of music pretty quickly. I don't think I could decide.

whitak24

i know. but live albums make it too easy....they can end up being like greatest hits collections.

i'm still not sure what mine would be, but i think it's Sugar's Beaster album. it's just a six-song EP, but the emotional development in it is incredible. it's like being on a rollercoaster ride with a really good soundtrack.

of course, it's tough not to pick a pearl jam album (that's where live discs would be great. i'd do either chicago 7/15/95 or state college may 2003). if i had to pick one PJ album, i think it'd pick either no code or yield.

pink floyd's the wall disc 1, nine inch nail's pretty hate machine, and REM's monster get serious consideration as well.

DarkFury

I'd probably pick like Prince's Purple Rain or "Sign O' the Times" album...

Although lately, I've still been playin' the hell outta Outkast's Speakerboxxx/The Love Below....

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zippyjuan

No live albums rules out the Clash's "From Here to Eternity" and Bob Marley's "Babylon By Bus" so I would go with the Beatles "Abbey Road". "Dark Side of the Moon" would drive me crazy on repeated listenings. I could also vote for Bruce Springsteen's "The Wild, the Innocent, and the E-Street Shuffle"- some great stories on there.

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Dave_7

Speaking of them... I'd probably pick Siamese Dream. Or... at least, it'd be a contender.


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Memo

**** it, I can't really pick a single one so I'll just go with one:

Camera Obscura - Biggest Bluest Hi-Fi

M_A_C

Wow, what an easy question. Tool - Aenima of course.

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DaFunkyUnit

i think i'll go with............



Rio - Duran Duran


yea thats right. its gonna be a party on MY island

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Freelance Superhero

too hard to choose...

but for the sake of choosing, i'll say either Elliott Smith's Either/Or, or Starflyer 59's The Fashion Focus.

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Memo

All you people with sad albums will commit suicide on the island.

Freelance Superhero

yep! that's pretty much the plan!

ialsohaveadream

Speakerboxxx isn't their best stuff. Aquemini was pretty good, ATLiens was one of the best albums of the 90s, and while I can't even remember the name of the "Bombs over Baghdad" album, that one was a gem too.

topane

Rush - Moving Pictures

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cheapie

my favorite cd would prolly be a book on tape. the book? how to make a raft out of AA batteries.

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kimchicowboy

i was gonna choose a jazz album. but they're so lovey-dovey and if i'm on an island alone, that'll probably make me commit suicide too. hahaha.