Your desert island top 5 albums

nspindel
nspindel Posts: 5,343
edited May 2011 in Music & Movies
Not sure if a thread like this has been up before, if so, probably not a bad one to repeat. So the title of the thread says it all. You're stranded, forever, on a desert island. Assuming you have some way of actually playing them, what are the five albums that you would choose to be the only music you can listen to for the rest of your life? Here's my list:

1) Beatles - Abbey Road
2) Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same (man, that's a hard choice)
3) Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On The Edge Of Town
4) Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
5) Grateful Dead - One From The Vault (Another VERY tough choice)

Ok folks, go to it....
Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited April 2011
    ROY BUCHANAN- You're Not Alone
    PINK FLOYD- Meddle
    BEATLES- The Beatles [White Album]
    JOE BONAMASSA- A New Day Yesterday Live
    ERIC JOHNSON- Tones

    I could live with these....
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  • shack
    shack Posts: 11,154
    edited April 2011
    My list probably hasn't changed much since this 9 year old thread...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2671

    Interesting to note that only 3-4 of those that posted in that thread are around today....
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  • AsSiMiLaTeD
    AsSiMiLaTeD Posts: 11,728
    edited April 2011
    Dream Theater - Scenes From A Memory
    Pink Floyd - DSOTM
    Porcupine Tree - Fear Of A Blank Planet
    Gladiator - Score by Zimmer
    The Police - Greatest Hits

    That is a very tough list to create by the way, and I can't promise I'd be able to recreate it exactly if asked again a month from now
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2011
    Chicago - Chicago II
    Huey Lewis and the News - Sports
    Rage Against the Machine - Battle of Los Angeles
    Queen - Greatest Hits
    Dire Straights - Brothers in Arms

    Boy does RATM really throw that list off......haha :cool:
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • zombie boy 2000
    zombie boy 2000 Posts: 6,641
    edited April 2011
    The Clash - London Calling
    Pixies - Doolittle
    The Cure - Disintegration
    Talking Heads - Speaking in Tongues
    Edward Scissorhands soundtrack
    I never had it like this where I grew up. But I send my kids here because the fact is you go to one of the best schools in the country: Rushmore. Now, for some of you it doesn't matter. You were born rich and you're going to stay rich. But here's my advice to the rest of you: Take dead aim on the rich boys. Get them in the crosshairs and take them down. Just remember, they can buy anything but they can't buy backbone. Don't let them forget it. Thank you.Herman Blume - Rushmore
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited April 2011
    1. Iggy & the Stooges- Funhouse
    2. Roxy Music- For Your Pleasure
    3. Kate Bush- The Hounds Of Love
    4. The Best of Richard and Linda Thompson
    5. Pere Ubu- The Modern Dance

    (and hopefully a record player...oh, and Kate Bush)
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  • mrbiron
    mrbiron Posts: 5,711
    edited April 2011
    I would like to switch one out and replace it with Jessica Alba-m.....SCORE! LOOP HOLE!
    Where’s the KABOOM?!?! There’s supposed to be an Earth shattering KABOOM!!!
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  • George Grand
    George Grand Posts: 12,258
    edited April 2011
    nspindel wrote: »
    Not sure if a thread like this has been up before,

    Probably only 150 times since you joined.
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    George Grand wrote: »
    nspindel wrote: »
    Not sure if a thread like this has been up before,

    Probably only 150 times since you joined.

    Haha! Sorry for being repetitive. It's an interesting topic to think about. What's your list George?
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,329
    edited April 2011
    shack wrote: »
    My list probably hasn't changed much since this 9 year old thread...

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2671

    Interesting to note that only 3-4 of those that posted in that thread are around today....


    It still trips me out when someone posts from back in the day like DAGLJAM6 2004 and I have never seen them around, and to only have 624 posts..LOL
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  • DAGLJAM6
    DAGLJAM6 Posts: 635
    edited April 2011
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    It still trips me out when someone posts from back in the day like DAGLJAM6 2004 and I have never seen them around, and to only have 624 posts..LOL

    Moved into a new house+new Job responsibilities= less online activities.
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  • PrazVT
    PrazVT Posts: 1,606
    edited April 2011
    1. Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
    2. Rage Against the Machine - Rage Against the Machine
    3. 311 - Transistor
    4. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
    5. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
    ALL BOXED UP for a while until I save up for a new place :(

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  • vstarkwell
    vstarkwell Posts: 328
    edited April 2011
    Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
    Freddie Hubbard - Anthology: The Soul-Jazz & Fusion Years 66-82
    The Clash - Super Black Market Clash
    Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
    Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
    Monitor 7C's With Tubes
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  • 67jason
    67jason Posts: 57
    edited April 2011
    Depeche Mode- Violator
    The Cure- Disintegration
    The Moody Blues- Days of Future Passed
    Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
    VnV Nation-Empires
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    vstarkwell wrote: »
    Miles Davis - Kind Of Blue
    Freddie Hubbard - Anthology: The Soul-Jazz & Fusion Years 66-82
    The Clash - Super Black Market Clash
    Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
    Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues

    Hoodoo Man Blies is a killer album. I'd miss that one on my desert island...
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited April 2011
    Patricia Barber Cafe Blue
    Allman Brothers Live At The Fillmore
    Charles Mingus Ah Um
    Bob Dylan Blood On The Tracks
    Bob Marley Exodus
    I love these discussions, even if they reoccur every few weeks.
    My list is constantly changing.
    Tough to pick what Patricia Barber album I would take.
    I love them all so much.
    She has become one of my all time favourite artists.
    Glen
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  • whgarrett1394
    whgarrett1394 Posts: 217
    edited April 2011
    David Gray- White Ladder
    Elton John- Madman Across the Water
    Bright Eyes- I'm Wide Awake I'ts Morning
    Paul Simon- Graceland
    Tom Petty- Wildflowers
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  • Bababouey
    Bababouey Posts: 129
    edited April 2011
    Hopefully, we will all be on the same shipwreck.
    A few duplicates, but not many.
    Combined we would have a great collection of albums.
    I hope The Professor is stranded with us so he can make a stereo out of a coconut.
    Glen
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  • wattmeworry
    wattmeworry Posts: 224
    edited April 2011
    Steve Stevens -Memory Crash Opeth-Deliverance Ihsahn-After Michael Schenker-Dreams and Expressions Earl Slick-In Your Face
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Got a good eclectic mix going. Gotta make me a shopping list!
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • bikerboy
    bikerboy Posts: 1,211
    edited April 2011
    Clash-Sandinista
    Captain Beefheart-Trout Mask Replica
    Crystal Method-Vegas
    Rolling Stones-Sticky Fingers
    The Replacements-Let it be


    I enjoy seeing what others would want to hear if they had to have only a limited amount of music. In this age of unlimited downloads and instant internet access having to choose only 5 lps is hard. Thats my five but I will probably change my mind many times thoughout the day.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited April 2011
    1. TommyBolin - Private Eyes
    2. Tommy Bolin - Teaser
    3. Ufo - (Strangers In The Night) Schenkner is amazing
    4. Rory Gallagher - Calling Card
    5. Frank Zappa - Apostrophe ( )
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited April 2011
    Rush - Moving Pictures
    Allman Brothers - Live at the Fillmore East
    Sherezade, One Thousand and One Nights -Conducted by Fritz Riner of the Chicago Sympany Orchestra
    John Coltrain - Giant Steps
    The Dave Brubeck Quartet -Live
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Rush Moving Pictures.... Seeing it live tomorrow night at Madison Square Garden :-)
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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  • BottomFeeder
    BottomFeeder Posts: 1,684
    edited April 2011
    No particular order - these would work for me...

    Jackson Browne - Late for The Sky
    James Taylor - Live
    Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman
    Dan Fogelberg - Souvenirs
    Linda Ronstadt - Prisoner in Disguise
    (Or Jimmy Buffett - Changes in Latitudes / Attitudes, The Who - Who's Next or, or, or etc.)
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  • camp21178
    camp21178 Posts: 273
    edited April 2011
    Black Sabbath - Born Again
    Judas Priest - Sad Wings Of Destiny
    Blue Oyster Cult - Agents Of Fortune
    Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
    Deep Purple - Made In Japan
    Honorable Mention - UFO - Strangers in The Night.
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  • thesurfer
    thesurfer Posts: 574
    edited April 2011
    Not in order, Led Zeppelin II, The Cars, Elvis Golden Records, Rolling Stones Hot Rocks, Led Zeppelin IV,
    Not an Audiophile, just a dude who loves music, and decent gear to hear it with.
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  • ballen823
    ballen823 Posts: 110
    edited April 2011
    This would be my current list....in no particular order.

    Jimi Hendrix - Blues
    Faith No More - Angel Dust
    Primus - Pork Soda
    Tool - Lateralus
    Neil Young - Decade
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  • sda2mike
    sda2mike Posts: 3,131
    edited April 2011
    you can take your 5 albums...i'm taking my 1TB hard drive
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  • nspindel
    nspindel Posts: 5,343
    edited April 2011
    Hah! Cheater...
    Good music, a good source, and good power can make SDA's sing. Tubes make them dance.
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