Sort of carrying on from the `holidays` thread, and continuing along the `getting to know your fellow bbsers` theme, I have a question. You are a castaway on a desert island, but you have a cd player (solar powered) and ten cds - if you could choose, what would they be? Doesn`t matter if you can`t think of ten, I`m just interested to know what your music tastes are. (:o)

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Answers

Hmmm. This stirred up quite a storm on the fbbs. Anyways:

AC/DC - Highway to Hell
AC/DC - Back in Black
Pink Floyd - Wish you were here
Roxy Music - Avalon
ABC - Lexicon of Love
Vangelis - Original Soundtrack to Bladerunner
Talk Talk - Modern Life
Peter Gabriel - Greatest Hits or somesuch
Wagner - The Ring Cycle (Siegfried if I can't have the lot)
The Who - any compilation

10 is never enough...

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Cheating allowed? The last one is a double CD Roxy Music - Avalon ABC - Lexicon of Love Ennio Morricone - Sound track The Mission Depeche Mode - Speak and Spell Blue Nile - Walk Across the Rooftops Deacon Blue - Our Town Manic St. Preachers - This is My truth Four Tops - Best of Paul Young - From Time to Time This is Motown - Various Artists

Not in any particular order and just cause I am listening to them at the moment as I rotate my music.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Its so difficult to come up with a definitive list. Todays choice is, (in no particular order)

Steely Dan - Aja

Beatles - Revolver

Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood, Sugar. Sex, Magic

Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous

AC/DC - Highway to Hell

Ry Cooder - The Buena Vista Social Club

Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis

Neil Young - Harvest

Beethoven - 6th Symphony

Ask again in three months and it could be completely different.

JohnD

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Mebys a bit contemporary , but hell here we go ...

Blondie - Parallel lines Mastercuts - Classic jazz - funk Leftfield - Leftism Rolling stones - Got live if you want it Primal Scream - Screamadelica Galliano - In pursuit of the 13th note DJ Sneak - Buggin da beats Squarepusher - Hard normal daddy Aphex Twin - Selected ambient works Sting and the police - Best of .

Sory ; - )

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Standard fallbacks are:

Robbie Williams Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Compilation - Great Wheels of Motown Blues Brothers A Bonnie Raitt one (don't care which) Aretha Franklin - Greatest Hits Bob Dylan - anything realy, probably cheat and get Greatest Hits II Verve

And there is always something current, which currently is Macy Gray and Gabrielle

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

No laughing now!
Close to the Edge - Yes
Division Bell - Floyd
Foxtrot - Genesis
Big River - Jimmy Nail
Joshua Tree - U2
Alchemy - Dire Straits
Argus - Wishbone Ash
Mental Notes - Split Enz
Meddle - Floyd
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Genesis

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Ten that come to mind immediately

Astral Weeks; Van Morrison George Bolet plays Liszt; Particulary Auf dem wasser zu singen Tintinyana; Dollar Brand A feather on the breath of God; Hildegard of Bingen Powerage; AC/DC Romeo and Juliet; Berlioz Aly Bain meets the cajuns On how life is; Macy Gray Liquid Skin; Gomez The six string quartets; Bartok. Tokyo Quartet or Emerson Quartet

Some of these were on the list the last time we did this.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

London Calling - The Clash Legend - Bob Marley Compilation - Talking Heads Compilation - Prince The River - Bruce Springsteen Bat out of Hell - Meatloaf Urban Hymms - The verve Sergeant Pepper - The Beatles Snap - The Jam Compilation - Style Council

Most are compilations avoiding the dross that comes with classics, the list would change according to moods cos most of the above come under the "drive really fast selection"

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
James - Best of
Ash - 1977
Blur - Blur
Pixies - Death to the Pixies
Jimmi Hendrix - Are you Experienced?
Neil Young - Harvest
Siouxsie and the Banshees - Once upon a time..
U2 - The Joshua Tree
Suede - Coming Up
For their reminiscence qualities if nothing else. Same question, different day, and it could be a completely different top ten. Possibly.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Why are the new line characters being eaten ?

That list I put in had each on a separate line, not in the posting but.

Anybody know why ?

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

You have to use html tags, Bill. You will need to type in:
a less than sign, the letters "br" (begin row?) and then a greater than sign.
You can't type those characters out in sequence to show someone as it simply tells the bbs to display your message with a carriage- return at that point.

If you want to start a new paragraph, then surround a letter "p" with the less than and greater than signs.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Well Gloria, it has to be Transformer -Lou Reed

Pulp -This is Hardcore

Tom Waits- Heartattack and Vine

Live and Dangerous -Thin Lizzy

Doris Day- Golden Collection## Courtesy of some very strong Morrocan black ( good story with that one!!)

Morrisey - Viva Hate

Pop Staples- Peace in the Neighborhood

Any Northern Soul Compelation

and a current favorite-The Sopranos Sound Track

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

ASH - 19 SEVENTY SEVEN BELLE AND SEBASTIAN - THE BOY WITH THE ARAB STRAP CINERAMA - VA VA VOOM ROBERT CRAY - STRONG PERSUADER DEACON BLUE - WHEN THE WORLD KNOWS YOUR NAME IAN DURY - NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES FAITHLESS - SUNDAY 8PM FUN LOVIN' CRIMINALS - 100% COLUMBIAN BOB MOULD - LAST DOG AND PONY SHOW NICK CAVE & THE BAD SEEDS - THE BEST OF RADIOHEAD - OK COMPUTER MICHELLE SHOCKED - ARKANSAS TRAVELLER These are not what I would call my 'top 10' but they are the last few albums I have listened to. Ian Dury was my first concert round about 1979. R.I.P.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Hiro I know what you mean about the Moroccan, I have a similar affection for Dionne Warwick; "in the morning I wake up....." oh happy days

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Since I can never come up with a definitive list, the first 10 I can think of right now would be:

U2 - Greatest Hits(the first release with the b side cd..hey it's in one package so it counts as one)

The Who - Hooligans (not sure if this is on cd, I've got the tape and will just have to burn it on cd if I'm going to be stranded)

Billy Joel - Greatest Hits vol 1

Luka Bloom - Salty Heaven

The Beatles - Greatest Hits (red album)

Queen - Greatest Hits(the one with Don't Stop Me Now)

Abba - Gold

Barnum - Original Broadway Cast Recording

Meatloaf - Bat Out of Hell

Pogues - Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

This could easily change tomorrow. Or later today. ;-)

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Top 10 as of 10:40AM New York City time:

(in no particular order)

The Wall
Rush, Permanent Waves
AC/DC, Back in Black
Van Halen, II
Police, (invisible sun album)
Peter Gabriel, So
U2, Joshua Tree
Who's next
Simon/Garfunkel greatest hits
Yanni, live at the acroplis

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

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-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

In no order

Madonna Beach Boys Bryan Adams Del Amtri Alannis Morrisette Travis Brand New Heavies Backstreet Boys Oasis Meatloaf

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

In no particular order

Red Hot Chilli Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magic Pearl Jam - Ten Aerosmith - Greatest Hits Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill U2 - Greatest Hits INXS - Greatest Hits Pulp - His n Hers Duran Duran - Greatest Hits Simple Minds - Glittering Prize Hootie and the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View

At the moment - could well change by the hour!!!

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Some really interesting replies so far - some of them reminded me of other albums I would like to take. However, I already did my list last night, so I will stick to it:

No particular order:

A good recording of The Messiah - I could sing my heart out, and nobody would care about the fact that I have a God awful voice!

Tosca - has a bit of everything.

Prodigy - Fat of the Land - superb for using up excess energy.

Rage Against the Machine - first album - wonderful for getting rid of pent up anger.

Jnr. Walker`s Greatest Hits

Smokey Robinson`s Greatest Hits

Bob Marley - Legend - so appropriate for a desert island.

Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced - I never tire of it.

John Rutter`s arrangment of hymns for children - sentimental reasons.

Any Offspring albumn - probably Smash - just for the pure fun of it!

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Fabulous answers so far. Just to muck it up a bit-

Grateful Dead - Live Dead Frank Zappa - Hot Rats Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left Van Morrison - Its Too Late to Stop Now Elvis Costello - My Aim is True Little Feat - Dixie Chicken Family - Burlesque Beth Orton - Central Reservation Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks Ry Cooder - Paradise & Lunch

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

I've been struggling with this one all day....ok, no particular order again...

Prodigy - Fat of the Land Alanis Morrisette - Jagged Little Pill Soundtrack to Cruel Intentions Manic Street Preachers - This is my truth tell me yours Oasis - What's the Story Savage Garden - don't know the name of the album!! Meat Loaf - Bat out of Hell Robbie Williams - both albums :) Garbage - again can't remember the name of the album Any Elvis album...

God, I'd better get me coat....I can't remember anything this evening!!

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

How about these ?
Black and White World - Elvis Costello
Black and White - Jackson Browne
Black and White, too - Jimmy Nail
staring to scrape the barrel now ...
Paint it Black (and White) - Stones
Makes no difference if you're Black and/or White - Michael Jackson
(Black and) White Christmas - Bing Crosby
(Black and) White Wedding - Billy Idol
Back in Black (and White) - AC/DC
1952 Vincent Black (and White) Lightning - Richard Thomson

And for real Geordies what about (Black and) White Heat who used to play Balmbras in the late 70's / early 80's

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Hold tight..... heres a few I would certainly need if I was stranded on a desert island (in no particular order):

House of 909 - The Children We Were, Sade - Any Album, Kraftwerk - Any Album, Black Science Orchestra - Walters Room, Mary J Blige - Any Album, Stevie Wonder - Any Album, Wamdue Kids - These Branching Moments, Joe Claussell - Mix the Vibe, Wu Tang Clan - Any Album, Mariah Carey - Any Album.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Crikey - that's a hard choice Roz. So many to choose from and so few brain cells to call upon.

For what its worth, here's my top 10 tracks - not necessarily albums.

1. Floyd - Comfortably Numb No explanation needed - too many beers over too many years 2. Eagles - Hotel California "You can checkout any time you like but you can never leave" 3. Queen - We are the Champions One of these days 4. Floyd - One of these days See 3 above 5. Stones - This could be the last time Too numerous to mention, but Barbara, Mary and Sue come to mind 6. Zeppelin - Stairway 'cos I'm listening to it right now as an MPEG (like many nights away from home) - but it's also a classic 7. Beatles - Twist and Shout The start of the slippery slope - thanks fellas. (Alternatively, Love me do & Love me do) 8. Van the Man - Anything Pure class 9. Celine Dion - Just Walk Away 'cos it hurts 10. Clapton - Layla For that night in '81 (or was it '82?) 10a Harry Nillson - Without You For XXXX circa 1970

With many appologies to Roger Waters and the rest of the Floyd Boys for omitting the rest of your catalogue, Mick and the Gang, Messrs Burden & Price for "Rising Sun", Roger Chapman & Family for "that Coke bottle" at UMIST, The Who with "Magic Bus" and Deep Purple for "In Black". There's only so many you can fit in your top ten. Can we do this every week?

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Hmm - maybe I was a bit too bold with m selection.

-- Anonymous, April 05, 2000

Ye gods you lot !!! All I can say is that I'm glad I share an exquisite taste in football teams with you and not a desert island, else there'd be some serious Lord of the Flies sh#t going down. ;0)))

Great thread Roz. You certainly win my Eclectic Taste award thus far ! I'd post my list, but it seems I'd only draw blank stares from yous all ......

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2000

Varied selection with reason, show my age on this one i`m afraid, 1...Rock around the Clock...Hayley and the Cometose, 1st one bought 2...Massed Band of Royal Marines - Beat retreat - Memories all good. 3...Ride this Train - Cash - Everything you want to know about the usa 4...Rising Sun, Eric, Chas,Hilton.Alan, still in the jukeboxes up here 5...Bat outta Hell - Meatloaf - Memories of wife stitching denim. 6.. B/R or Champions - Queen - Family thing - we all loved their music 7..Wonderful World -Louis Armstrong,On daughters wedding video. 8..Blue Brothers - Film 10 times, theatre 4, shake a fantail u/studios 9..Theme from the Big Country- Remind what it is like off the island 10.Theme from the Onedin Line- Remind me how we got here .

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2000

I'll just say Popstars. Ooops I mean Bardo.

hehehehehehehe.

They're coming, run for the hills. ;)

-- Anonymous, April 06, 2000

Seeing as there`s a bit of a music `discussion` going on, I thought I`d revive this thread. Anyone feel like adding their choices?(:o)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Oh, go on then. No particular order:

Acen - Trip to the Moon (parts 1 + 2)

My Bloody Valentine - Isn't Anything

Pil - Metal Box

Spacemen 3 - The Perfect Prescription

Kraftwerk - Autobahn

Dillinja - The Angels Fell

Public Enemy - It takes a nation of millions to hold us back

The Aphex Twin - Selected Ambient Works 85-92

Suicide - Suicide

The Boards of Canada - Music has the right to have children

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

The Aphex Twin would get my vote from your list Stevo.(:o)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Galaxy you're a self-confessed Radio 4 nut so why not stick to the rules and make it eight records, (plus a book and a luxury)? And BTW, where can I get one of these solar powered CD players? :-)

Mine are as follows :-

Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Secret Story - Pat Metheney
The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter - Incredible String Band
Pet Sounds - Beach Boys
Eric Clapton's Greatest Hits
Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
Sergeant Pepper - Beatles
Court and Spark - Joni Mitchell
Leonard Cohen's Greatest Hits
The Way it is - Bruce Hornsby and The Range
My People were fair and had sky in their hair but now they're content to wear stars on their brows / Prophets Seers and Sages - the angels of the ages - Tyrannosaurus Rex
Big River - Jimmy Nail

What do you mean that's 12? - I haven't got any Cat Stevens yet - and I want some comedy as well, Derek & Clive Live, Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, Hancock - oh I'm not playing then. Book : Catch 22 Luxury : Internet Access (on a solar powered laptop with wireless connection) I promise I won't attempt to contact anyone re a rescue. (Shouldn't be too outlandish a request - John Major was allowed to take Lords Cricket ground.)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Never did agree with that Lords Cricket Ground decision...pah! (;o)

OK getting into the spirit of the thing.....I`m assuming that they wouldn`t throw in a tuner with the cd player? I would miss my Radio 4 something chronic! Book would have to be some huge tomb on 20th century history, and luxury would be endless supplies of Maxwell House instant coffee and ciggies........ah bliss!!!(:o)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Hate to be pedantic but wasn't it The Oval? Major being a big Surrey fan and current president etc. I'd take a satellite telephone myself.

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

I'm amused that my selection from a year ago seems so diferent from now. "All time" for 18 months

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

I expect you`re right Stevo......cricket is not something I`d miss much on my island paradise!(:o)

I agree Macbeth.....I`m not sure I`d change mine, but there are loads more I would add.(:o)

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Late to the party as usual:
Julian Cope,'Fried'
REM 'Green'
Sonic Youth, 'Dirty'
Smiths, 'The Queen is Dead'
Beatles, 'Revolver'
Rolling Stones, 'Beggars Banquet'
The Fall ,dunno which
Sparklehorse 'Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot'
The House of Love 'The House of Love'('Fontana')
13th Floor Elevators ,'Psychedelic Sounds of...'/'Easter Everywhere'
Love, 'Forever Changes'
Big Star, 'Radio City',
Teenage Fanclub, 'Grand Prix'
Pavement, 'Wowie Zowie'
Tim Buckley, 'Happysad'

Shall I stop now?

-- Anonymous, June 16, 2001

Dan - The House of Love? You mean, there's someone else out there who quite liked them? crikey.

Surely you're not allowed Greatest Hits compilations cos that defeats the object....

Currently [In no order]:

The Beatles - Revolver

The Queen is Dead - The Smiths

Renegade Soundwave - The Next Chapter of Dub

Primal Scream - Screamadelica

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

The Beloved - Happiness

New Order - Technique

Throwing Muses - The Real Ramona

Crowded House - Woodface

Massive Attack - Blue Lines

-- Anonymous, June 17, 2001

Wow, at least 2 mentions for Aphex Twin, and one each for Depeche Mode and the Boards of Canada!

I am always amazed when I find ppl who have my taste in ambient/electronic music - it has even brought me out of my lurkers lair.

BTW, if you like Aphex Twin, you should also like the Boards of Canada too (and Biosphere, and Mu-ziq, and Brian Eno...))

-- Anonymous, June 17, 2001

Chris Rea - Benny Santini

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Beatles - Sgt Peppers

Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over ..

Now 45

Jimmy Nail - Big River

Lindisfarne - Nicely out of Tune

Nice - 5 Bridges

Led Zeppelin - Greatest Hits

Chris Rea - Road to Hell

Comedy would be a burnt copy of 2 tapes I've got of I'm Sorry I'll Read That Again.

Book - Fawlty Towers Scripts

-- Anonymous, June 17, 2001

AC/DC--Back in Black-greatest rock album ever
Van Halen--1-Go Eddie Go!
The Verve--Urban Hymns-I never tire of this CD
Led Zeppelin--Remasters-After a chance meeting with Jimmy Page where i used to work i saw them in a new light GOD LIKE GENIUS
AC/DC--Highway to Hell-Bon Scott RIP
Foo Fighters--The Colour and the shape-Everlong, a great Rock tune
Dodgy--Free Peace Sweet-I don't know why i love you but i do...
Rainbow,Deep Purple--Any-Ritchie Blackmore was my hero
Oasis--Definitely Maybe-Attitude, whether you like them or not (The Masterplan has some GREAT tunes on it-'half the world away' is a damn near perfect acoustic song)
The Verve--A Northern Soul-brooding, lonely, angry-majestic
others...chem,b's,wynton marsalis,metallica...

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

Ok, It keeps changing but my ten would be :-

The Verve Oasis Coldplay Robbie Williams Alanis Morrisette Prince (his old stuff !) Travis Pulp Beautiful South and....I'll never live this down Mel C !

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001

No particular order, no particular reason but this is a random 10 that I wouldn't object to:

Stone Roses - Stones Roses
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland (better than Are You...)
Placebo - Without You I'm Nothing
Pixies - anything at all
Pavement - can I squeeze everything onto 1 CD? Ok, then Slanted & Enchanted or Westing By Musket and Sextent (B-side compilation)
The Orb - U.F.Orb (just for Towers of Dub alone)
Chemical Brothers - Brothers Gonna Work It Out
Madness - anything
The Kinks - any serious compilation
Blur - Parklife

All are subject to review at any time. Especially after hearing John Peel's radio show. Also, would like to sneak The Damned in there as well The Temptations. Eclectic tastes? :-)

-- Anonymous, June 18, 2001