# What are your desert island albums? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 27, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191 "2005-02-27T22:11:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Freejooky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ba8739/32.png) [@Freejooky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freejooky)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/21 "2005-02-28T06:01:14Z")
Young Marble Giants - “Colossal Youth” the Magnetic Fields - “69 Love Songs” a tribe called quest - “the low end theory” the Microphones - “the glow pt. 2” Sonic Youth - “Sister” the Velvet Underground - self-titled/third Daniel Amos - “Vox Humana” John Zorn - “the Gift” Leonard Cohen - “Songs of love and hate” Pete Rock and C.L. Smooth - “mecca and the soul brother” Harry Nilsson - “Nilsson Schmilsson” OMD - “Dazzle Ships” Quasimoto - “The unseen” ---
**Author:** ![Qwertyasdfg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/ecc23a/32.png) [@Qwertyasdfg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qwertyasdfg)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/22 "2005-02-28T06:15:32Z")
1. Songs in the Key of Life (Stevie Wonder) 2. In Casino Out (At the Drive-In) 3. Vs. (Pearl Jam) 4. Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli) 5. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot (Wilco) 6. Midnight Marauders (A Tribe Called Quest) 7. Rubber Soul (Beatles) 8. Dark Side of the Moon (Pink Floyd) 9. Are You Experienced (Jimi Hendrix Experience) 10. IV (Led Zeppelin) ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/23 "2005-02-28T06:41:49Z")
I go into serious withdrawal without my iPod, but I couldn’t live without the following 10: Pavement – Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain Rolling Stones – Beggar’s Banquet David Bowie – Hunky Dory Modest Mouse – Moon and Antarctica Clash – London Calling Beatles – Revolver Radiohead – OK Computer Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds – Live Seeds A Tribe Called Quest – Midnight Marauders Stereolab – Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements 5 alternates: Talking Heads – Naked Wedding Present – Seamonsters Ustad Shahid Parvez – Raag Rageshri Yo La Tengo – I Can Hear The Heart Beating As One Bruce Springsteen – The Wild, The Innocent, and The E Street Shuffle If I could, there’s another 50 at least that I would be very uncomfortable without. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/24 "2005-02-28T07:20:35Z")
1. Ænima - **Tool** 2. Toxicity - **System of a Down** 3. The Marshall Mathers LP - **Eminem** 4. Break the Cycle - **Staind** 5. **Eagles** Greatest Hits (1971 - 1975) 6. 2001 - **Dr. Dre** 7. Undertow - **Tool** 8. The Eminem Show - **Eminem** 9. Surfacing - **Sarah McLachlan** Ten is a toss up between Tool’s Lateralus and Eminem’s Encore; I’ll have to smuggle one in my pants or something. ---
**Author:** ![Nightime](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Nightime](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightime)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/25 "2005-02-28T07:46:23Z")
Big Star - Third/Sister Lovers Leonard Cohen - I’m Your Man Belly - Star Tim Buckley - Starsailor Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea PJ Harvey - Is This Desire? Magazine - Real Life OOIOO - Feather Float David Bowie - Station to Station Velvet Underground - VU & Nico These choices change all the time though. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/26 "2005-02-28T08:40:02Z")
**Husker Du** - _New Day Rising_ or _Warehouse: Songs And Stories_ **The Clash** - _The Clash_ **Gang Of Four** - _Entertainment!_ **The Replacements** - _Pleased To Meet Me_ or _Tim_ **The Beatles** - _Revolver_ **The Go-Betweens** - _16 Lovers Lane_ **The Specials** - _The Specials_ **Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians** - _Element Of Light_ **The Jesus & Mary Chain** - _Psychocandy_ **Prince** - _Sign ‘O’ The Times_ ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/27 "2005-02-28T10:04:10Z")
[ul] [li]The Jam - All Mod Cons[/li][li]The Clash - Give 'em Enough Rope[/li][li]The Kinks - Are The Village Green Preservation Society[/li][li]The Beatles - Rubber Soul[/li][li]AC/DC - Let There Be Rock[/li][li]Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady (I know, no comps, but this one’s an exception)[/li][li]Game Theory - Lolita Nation[/li][li]Elvis Costello - This Year’s Model[/li][li]Midnight Oil - 10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1[/li][li]The Undertones - The Undertones[/li][li]Psychdelic Furs - Talk, Talk, Talk[/li][li]Loud Family - Interbabe Concern[/li][li]Cheap Trick - Budokan II[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![4thMonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/ac8455/32.png) [@4thMonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/4thMonkey)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/28 "2005-02-28T11:37:44Z")
The Tea Party - Transmission Faith No More - Angel Dust\* Hilltop Hoods - The Calling Jeff Buckley - Grace Paul Mac - 3,000 Feet High Aphex Twin - Drukqs Mr. Bungle - California\* Fantomas - Director’s Cut\* Bjork - Post Kaada / Patton - Romances\* - = Mike Patton on vocals on all these CDs I find it interesting that the location had an influence on my selection, the thought occured to me that some albums wouldn’t be suited listening to outdoors on an island. Maybe I’m taking the question too literally though. ---
**Author:** ![Sweeney\_Astray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Sweeney\_Astray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweeney_Astray)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/29 "2005-02-28T12:16:02Z")
Ooh, let’s see… In no order: Elvis Costello- Blood and Chocolate Tom Waits- Rain Dogs Tom Waits- Alice Tom Waits- Bone Machine Harry Nilsson- a Little Touch of Schmilsson in the Night Beatles- Sgt. Pepper Beatles Revolver Beatles- Rubber Soul Pogues- If I Should Fall From Grace With God Leonard Cohen- Various Positions Lots of repeat artists, I know. If I had more, Zevon would be on the list. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/30 "2005-02-28T12:40:12Z")
> [@Silver Fire](#): > > …5. **Eagles** Greatest Hits (1971 - 1975)… Nope, sorry, no Greatest Hits albums (see the OP) – this should free up some room in your pants. 😉 **4thmonkey** – I certainly didn’t necessarily intend the nature of the venue to be a factor – it’s just shorthand for “these ten and these ten only, nothing more and nothing less, because you’re out in the middle of nowhere.” Would “stuck in a cave somewhere” or “on the space station” yield different lists? I find it interesting how many times the Beatles pop up – damn, I should have asked people to post their ages, though sometimes a generation can be inferred – and not the Stones. And it’s fun checking out what are favorite albums for particular groups – is anyone else going “great group, but WTF on that being their best album”? ---
**Author:** ![Sweeney\_Astray](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Sweeney\_Astray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sweeney_Astray)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/31 "2005-02-28T14:51:16Z")
> [@](#): > > I find it interesting how many times the Beatles pop up – damn, I should have asked people to post their ages, though sometimes a generation can be inferred – and not the Stones. Since you’ve put the question out, I’m old enough to know better but still young enough to trust. ---
**Author:** ![Madd\_Maxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Madd\_Maxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madd_Maxx)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/32 "2005-02-28T15:20:59Z")
Metallica - Master of Puppets Metallica - …And Justice for All NIN - Pretty Hate Machine U2 - Rattle & Hum Pearl Jam - Ten Paul Simon - Graceland Sarah McLachlan - Fumbling Towards Ecstasy Bob Marley & the Wailers - Exodus (It _is_ an island after all) Eric Clapton - Timepieces Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison Runners up: Bob Seger, Stevie Ray Vaughn and the Cars. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/33 "2005-02-28T15:49:45Z")
> [@Madd Maxx](#): > > Eric Clapton - Timepieces > Van Morrison - The Best of Van Morrison _No **best of** albums!_ ---
**Author:** ![lostwallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@lostwallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lostwallet)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/34 "2005-02-28T17:59:41Z")
in no order: \*Rain Dogs \* - Tom Waits (because I’m listening to it now, haven’t listened to it in years, and it was the first Waits album that I waited to come out.) _Electric Ladyland_ - Hendrix ( my older brother got it for x-mas. Lying in bed and hearing this coming from downstairs. It awakened me to so many things.) _Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash_ - The Replacements (The band that gave me direction out of the 80’s. ( Why do so many people like Tim? I think it is their worst effort.)) _Astral Weeks_ - Van Morrison _Bring the Family_ - John Hiatt _Clouds_ - Joni Mitchell (she has so many strong albums, but this is the one I always come back to .) _London Calling_ The Clash ( This is usually number one on my list.) ---
**Author:** ![lostwallet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@lostwallet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lostwallet)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/35 "2005-02-28T18:12:23Z")
in no order: \*Rain Dogs \* - Tom Waits (because I’m listening to it now, haven’t listened to it in years, and it was the first Waits album that I waited to come out.) _Electric Ladyland_ - Hendrix ( my older brother got it for x-mas. Lying in bed and hearing this coming from downstairs. It awakened me to so many things.) _Sorry Ma, Forgot To Take Out The Trash_ - The Replacements (The band that gave me direction out of the 80’s. ( Why do so many people like Tim? I think it is their worst effort.)) _Astral Weeks_ - Van Morrison _Bring the Family_ - John Hiatt _Clouds_ - Joni Mitchell (she has so many strong albums, but this is the one I always come back to .) _London Calling_ - The Clash ( This is usually number one on my list.) _This Nations Saving Grace_ The fall _Highway 61 Revisited_ - Dylan ( His best album.) _The Queen is Dead_ - The Smiths ---
**Author:** ![plnnr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ea924/32.png) [@plnnr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/plnnr)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/36 "2005-02-28T18:22:44Z")
1. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 2. Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 3. Johnny Cash - Live at San Quentin 4. Rolling Stones - Let it Bleed 5. Grateful Dead - Wake of the Flood 6. Jeff Buckley - Grace 7. Ella Fitzgerald - The Gershwin Songbook 8. Leonard Bernstein - Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring/Firebird Suite 9. The Beatles - White Album 10. Boz Scaggs - Boz Scaggs ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/37 "2005-02-28T18:29:35Z")
Such a small island… Tell me it’s a large island… [ul] [li]Wilco -Summerteeth[/li][li]The Police -Synchronicity[/li][li]Sting -The Soul Cages[/li][li]The La’s -self titled[/li][li]REM -Murmur[/li][li]The Beatles -Revolver[/li][li]Bob Mould -Workbook[/li][li]Son Volt -Straightaways[/li][li]Uncle Tupelo -Still Feel Gone[/li][li]The Beach Boys -Pet Sounds[/li][li]Elvis Costello -Spike[/li][li]Matthew Sweet -Girlfriend or Altered Beast[/li][/ul] ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/38 "2005-02-28T18:32:48Z")
And if the rules were loosened to allow “best of’s” [ul] [li]Nick Drake -whatever it’s called. [/li][/ul] And if we won’t allow “bests”, then I’ll take all four ND albums. ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/39 "2005-02-28T18:37:09Z")
**The Lady and the Unicorn** - John Renbourn **Stand Up** - Jethro Tull **Hangman’s Beautiful Daughter** - The Incredible String Band\* **Living with Ghosts** - Patty Griffin **Ladies of the Canyon** - Joni Mitchell **Liege and Lief** - Fairport Convention **Sahra** - Khaled **Highway 61** - Bob Dylan **Turning Point** - John Mayall **Rubber Soul** - The Beatles \*day follows night, the tides go in and out, Old Faithful blasts about every 45 minutes and the sun does indeed rise in the east, **twicks** 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/40 "2005-02-28T18:38:08Z")
And if the rules were loosened to allow “best of’s” [ul] [li]Nick Drake -whatever it’s called. [/li][/ul] And if we won’t allow “bests”, then I’ll take all four ND albums. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191.md?page=3)