You're Stranded on a Deserted Island, and...

stretchl
stretchl Posts: 1,334
edited August 2013 in Music & Movies
You have a great hifi system with you.

You get to have one album. What is it?

Me?

Pink Floyd, Wish You Were Here (no pun intended with the title)

Interested to hear what folks say.
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  • gudnoyez
    gudnoyez Posts: 8,132
    edited August 2013
    The old stranded on the desert island question with a good system, Tommy Bolin-Teaser . I have listened to that thousands of times and could listen to it a thousand times more.
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  • deronb1
    deronb1 Posts: 5,021
    edited August 2013
    Beatles, Rubber Soul
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited August 2013
    Subject to change daily, but...

    I'm listening to a lot of electronic/ambient-type stuff these days, so:

    Kyle Bobby Dunn/Bring Me The Head Of Kyle Bobby Dunn

    or

    David Sylvian and Stephan Mathieu/Wandermude

    A couple of weeks ago it would have been Guided By Voices/Isolation Drills.

    Next week, who knows? Waiting on a bunch of remastered Police, placed my order yesterday...
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  • Tornado Red
    Tornado Red Posts: 939
    edited August 2013
    The obvious choice. David Gilmour's "On An Island".
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  • obieone
    obieone Posts: 5,077
    edited August 2013
    deronb1 wrote: »
    Beatles, Rubber Soul

    +1! I know SP and the WA were more coveted by the critics, but the US pressing of this is the best they did.
    I refuse to argue with idiots, because people can't tell the DIFFERENCE!
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  • SDA1C
    SDA1C Posts: 2,072
    edited August 2013
    Woodstock-Three days of Peace and Music
    Too much **** to list....
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  • falconcry72
    falconcry72 Posts: 3,580
    edited August 2013
    Grateful Dead: Europe '72: The Complete Recordings

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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited August 2013
    Wham Make It Big:lol:
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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,152
    edited August 2013
    On Mo-Fi's 200g LP
    littlefeet_mofiCV.jpg

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    edited August 2013
    Might as well being
    Living it up in Margaritaville

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  • chumlie
    chumlie Posts: 8,658
    edited August 2013
    One album would be difficult, but I would go with ''The Band''. There self titled second album.
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  • george daniel
    george daniel Posts: 12,096
    edited August 2013
    easy, "Elecrtic Ladyland"
    JC approves....he told me so. (F-1 nut)
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  • Jhayman
    Jhayman Posts: 1,548
    edited August 2013
    On a more Serious note..
    My Personnel Favorite has to be.....
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  • Jimbo18
    Jimbo18 Posts: 2,336
    edited August 2013
    The Who
    Who's Next
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    edited August 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Deserted islands have no electricity. What's the point of having a great hi-fi system?

    Crack me up


    Damn I missed that...make me some bongo's and a conch shell horn I guess

    Hey Stretchl you have a resolution....solar panels? Please
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  • txcoastal1
    txcoastal1 Posts: 13,306
    edited August 2013
    Keiko wrote: »
    Deserted islands have no electricity. What's the point of having a great hi-fi system?

    oops
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited August 2013
    Obviously -

    Tidal power, dude. No need for sun. The tide's always moving.
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,983
    edited August 2013
    Stranded on a desert island ? LOL.....LAST thing on my mind is albums or stereo gear. Send me a woman, a knife, and a case of lighters.......I could handle the rest.

    Wilson.....is that you ? :cheesygrin:
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  • erniejade
    erniejade Posts: 6,321
    edited August 2013
    Stevie Wonder songs In the key of life
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,983
    edited August 2013
    erniejade wrote: »
    Stevie Wonder songs In the key of life

    Huh ? Really ?

    Don't make me biff you upside the head, your in Chicago too. :cheesygrin:

    One album, couldn't pick one. You'd get sick and tired of hearing the same stuff and sooner or later your using said album as a dinner plate.
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited August 2013
    1 is very tough let the scales tip either way, Beatles Sgt. Peppers or for sure Electriclady Land just because Jimi was from another planet entirely.
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2013
    The first Roxy Music album.

    (and Kari-Ann: the girl on the cover)
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited August 2013
    Timothy Smith wrote: »
    The first Roxy Music album.

    (and Kari-Ann: the girl on the cover)

    uh "girl"?

    Cue up "The Crying Game"...
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  • leftwinger57
    leftwinger57 Posts: 2,917
    edited August 2013
    No all you need is one of these things and crank away.


    http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=WW2+HAND+CRANK+RADIOS&qpvt=WW2+HAND+CRANK+RADIOS&FORM=IGRE#view=detail&id=899CDA32C595FC7F7B75447092FBD4E9EDF0CCEB&selectedIndex=1
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2013
    bthogan wrote: »
    uh "girl"?

    Cue up "The Crying Game"...

    I think you are thinking of Amanda Lear, the girl in black with the panther on a leash on the front of the second album "For Your Pleasure", who is supposed to be a dude.
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  • bthogan
    bthogan Posts: 151
    edited August 2013
    Timothy Smith wrote: »
    I think you are thinking of Amanda Lear, the girl in black with the panther on a leash on the front of the second album "For Your Pleasure", who is supposed to be a dude.

    You know what, I think you're right.

    http://threeinacrowd.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/roxy-music-cover-model/

    And Christgau is wrong (wouldn't be the 1st time).

    http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Roxy+Music
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  • Mikey081057
    Mikey081057 Posts: 7,127
    edited August 2013
    Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti .... I would pick a double album...

    More music more fun!!!
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  • Timothy Smith
    Timothy Smith Posts: 764
    edited August 2013
    bthogan wrote: »
    You know what, I think you're right.

    http://threeinacrowd.wordpress.com/2009/01/30/roxy-music-cover-model/

    And Christgau is wrong (wouldn't be the 1st time).

    http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Roxy+Music


    Thanks, I rarely hear that.

    And if is actually was desert island, and by definition no one is looking, and "she" looked like the girl with the panther on the leash.....I probably would.
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited August 2013
    It's like the dude never saw one episode of Gilligan's Island...
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  • [Deleted User]
    [Deleted User] Posts: 10,716
    edited August 2013
    This question was answered three times by me in three different ways:
    Beatles Revolver
    Love Forever Changes
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