Desert Island Daze

[I Coulda Hada VH]

Since today is officially the first day of summer, what would be the 10 albums you would like to have with you on a deserted island? Only one album per artist is allowed. I'll go first:

(1) Van Halen (Van Halen)
(2) Physical Graffiti (Led Zeppelin)
(3) Rubber Soul (Beatles)
(4) Hotel California (Eagles)
(5) Toys In The Attic (Aerosmith)
(6) Heaven Tonight (Cheap Trick)
(7) Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (Elton John)
(8) Boston (Boston)
(9) Aja (Steely Dan)
(10) Ghost In The Machine (Police)

[CaboChris]

Not gonna include any VH.

Pet Sounds
Brothers & Sisters
Diary Of A Madman
Physical Graffiti
Powerslave
Dark Side Of The Moon
Aloha From Hawaii
Guilty (yes, Streisand )
Who's Next
Reign In Blood

[VH1986]

5150 (Van Halen)
Licensed to Ill (Beastie Boys)
Abbey Road (Beatles)
Boston (Boston)
I and Love and You (The Avett Brothers)
American Beauty (Grateful Dead)
American Idiot (Green Day)
Peaceful, the World Lays Me Down (Noah and the Whale)
Feeding Frenzy (Jimmy Buffett)
Paradise Theatre (Styx)

[Nostalgia Act]

Oh geez.....where's that Wild Ranger fella when you need him.....




Now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool

Ah now summertime's here babe, need somethin' to keep you cool

[JUNGLE DRUMMER]

Van Halen- Women And Children First
TOOL- Fear Inoculum
The Who- Who's Next
Led Zeppelin- Physical Graffitti
Buddy Rich Orchestra- This One's For Basie
Billy Cobham- Spectrum
RUSH- Different Stages Live
Aerosmith- Rocks
The Police- Regatta de Blanc
AC/DC- Let There Be Rock

[PrideofPasadena]

Aw, man...off the top...

Van Halen - Fair Warning
The Beatles - Rubber Soul
The Police - Ghost in The Machine
Rush - Permanent Waves
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
The Who - Who's Next
Buckethead - Pike 9
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky
Radiohead - OK Computer

[CalFB]

Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Rush - Permanant Waves
Van Halen - Fair Warning
Jeff Beck - Wired
Frank Zappa - Sheik Yerbouti
Deep Purple - In Rock
Iron Maiden - Powerslave
Dream Theater - Awake
Richie Kotzen - 24 Hours
Freak Kitchen - Move

[Raldo]

Van Halen
Who’s Next
Back in Black
Alpha Blondy - Live Au Zenith
Kenny Chesney- Live in No Shoes Nation
Pyromania
Led Zep IV
Kenny Wayne Shepherd- Lay it on Down
Sammy Hagar- Red Voodoo
A CD that a buddy and me put together of original music with a couple covers.

[Naked Wake]

Lists like this are so hard for me because musical tastes shift so much. I think it's fair to say we all go through phases with our music, then abandon it for years, then circle back. I'm sure I'd get sick of some of this stuff in a matter of weeks, if not days. I'm also assuming we can't include compilation type albums or our own mixed playlists, which makes it all the more harder. One thing I will say about technological advancements in the way we hear music: "thank God for I-Pods because of the countless playlists we can make."

If it were based on right now:

1. Buckethead- Pike 65
2. Megadeth-Rust in Peace
3. Metallica- Load
4. Black Sabbath- Heaven & Hell
5. Alter Bridge- Blackbird
6. Alice in Chains- Dirt
7. Blind Melon
8. Pink Floyd- Dark Side of the Moon
9. Bon Bon Vivant- Live at the Circus
10. Beatles- Revolver

[jimmy812]

So, I guess "greatest hits" albums and boxed sets are not allowed? Otherwise my list would be much different...just to ensure maximum value. As it is I included a bunch of live albums, which, I guess, acts as a greatest hits...not sure it's allowed. But I'm stranded on a desert island...gimme a break.

Zep - Physical Graffiti (seems to be a popular choice)
VH - um...let's go with the debut
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
AC/DC - Ugh! tough choice...Highway to Hell, I guess...
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's
Queen - Return of the Champions
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed

[Naked Wake]

So, I guess "greatest hits" albums and boxed sets are not allowed? Otherwise my list would be much different...just to ensure maximum value. As it is I included a bunch of live albums, which, I guess, acts as a greatest hits...not sure it's allowed. But I'm stranded on a desert island...gimme a break.

Zep - Physical Graffiti (seems to be a popular choice)
VH - um...let's go with the debut
Pink Floyd - Delicate Sound of Thunder
Iron Maiden - Live After Death
AC/DC - Ugh! tough choice...Highway to Hell, I guess...
Billy Joel - Songs in the Attic
Jeff Beck - Live at Ronnie Scott's
Queen - Return of the Champions
Ozzy - Diary of a Madman
Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed

shoot.... how could I have left off Maiden? I listen to them so much.

[noise next door]

I need 15 minimum:

The Pretenders, debut
The Cars, Candy O
Sex Pistols, Never Mind the Bollocks
Teenage Head, debut
Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti

VH, Fair Warning
Elton John, Don’t Shoot Me, I'm Only the Piano Player
The Kills, Midnight Boom
Paramore, Self-Titled
Guns n' Roses, Use Your Illusion 2 (Blue)

Ratt, Invasion of Your Privacy
Rolling Stones, Some Girls
Lynch Mob, Wicked Sensation
Rod Stewart, Blondes Have More Fun
Rush, Hemispheres