# 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:** 3
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/41 "2005-02-28T18:52:41Z")
In no particular order: \*\*Born To Run \*\* - Bruce Springsteen \*\*BBC Sessions \*\* - Renaissance \*\*Time In \*\* - Dave Brubeck Quartet \*\*Rumours \*\* - Fleetwood Mac \*\*The Wind \*\* - Warren Zevon \*\*Beethoven/Symphonie No. 9 \*\* - von Karajan/Berlin Philharmonic (1973) \*\*Pet Sounds \*\* - Beach Boys Something by Van Morrison…I just don’t know which one! Sarah McLaughlin…see above. probably **Fumbling Towards Ecstasy** What? No Rolling Stones yet? OK…toss in \*\*Exile On Main Street \*\* or **Beggar’s Banquet**. My list of alternates goes on forever… 😃 ---
**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, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/42 "2005-02-28T19:04:49Z")
[QUOTE=koeeoaddi \*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** ;)[/QUOTE] 😃 I’d’ve worried, otherwise – you know that. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/43 "2005-02-28T19:05:59Z")
[ol][li]Beethoven ¤ 9th Symphony (Ode To Freedom-Bernstein In Berlin)[/li][li]Tchiakovsky ¤ 6th Symphony (Pathetique)[/li][li]Dave Brubeck ¤ Time Out[/li][li]Zappa & The Mothers ¤ We’re Only In It For The Money[/li][li]Captain Beefheart’s Magic Band ¤ Trout Mask Replica[/li][li]Howlin Wolf ¤ The Howlin’ Wolf (Dogshit) Album[/li][li]Black Sabbath ¤ Sabotage[/li][li]Steve Miller Band ¤ Fly Like An Eagle[/li][li]John Zorn ¤ Naked City[/li]The Herbalizer ¤ Very Mercenary[/ol] ---
**Author:** ![ultrafilter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/3d9bf3/32.png) [@ultrafilter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ultrafilter)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/44 "2005-02-28T19:35:07Z")
In no particular order: [ul][li]Arcturus, _La Masquerade Infernale_/_The Sham Mirrors_[/li][li]Lacrimosa, _Elodia_/_Fassade_[/li][li]Emperor, _Anthems to the Welkin at Dusk_[/li][li]Brutal Truth, _Need to Control_[/li][li]Talking Heads, _Fear of Music_[/li][li]Dave Brubeck, _Time Out_[/li][li]Therion, _Theli_/_Vovin_[/ul][/li] Fortunately I’m not restricted to this list in any believable scenario. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/45 "2005-02-28T19:42:38Z")
[minor hijack] Interesting and wonderful to see the number of people who can’t do with Dave Brubeck. So what song(s) made \*\*Time Out \*\* your selection? I picked \*\*Time In \*\* because of _40 Days_. [end minor hijack] ---
**Author:** ![42fish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/4/b487fb/32.png) [@42fish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/42fish)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/46 "2005-02-28T20:45:53Z")
In no particular order: 1. Revolver, The Beatles 2. Astral Weeks, Van Morrison 3. Blood on the Tracks, Bob Dylan 4. Lady Soul, Aretha Franklin 5. Live in Europe, Otis Redding 6. London Calling, The Clash 7. It Takes a Nation of Millions, Public Enemy 8. The Cole Porter Songbook, Ella Fitzgerald 9. Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, The Berlin Philharmonic conducted by von Karajin 10. The Man Comes Around, Johnny Cash ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/47 "2005-02-28T21:18:00Z")
1. Wilco Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2. Wilco A.M. 3. Wilco Being There 4. Wilco Summerteeth 5. Wilco A Ghost is Born 6. Beatles The White Album 7. The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs Vol 1 8. Beatles Revolver 9. Elliot Smith Basement on a Hill 10. Paul McCartney Band On the Run ---
**Author:** ![kayT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayt/32/3633_2.png) [@kayT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayT)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/48 "2005-02-28T21:27:04Z")
I can’t get below 12 choices, but I see a few others couldn’t get it down to 10 either. Buena Vista Social Club, “Buena Vista Social Club” Bill Frisell, “Gone, Just Like a Train” Chet Atkins, “Chet Atkins and Friends” Randy Newman, “12 Songs” Alman Brothers Band, “Alman Brothers at Filmore East" Janis Joplin, “Pearl” Bob Seger, “Night Moves” Johnny Cash, “At Folsom Prison” Van Morrison, “Moondance” Tina Turner, “Private Dancer” David Bowie, “Let’s Dance” Derek and the Dominos “Layla” ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/49 "2005-02-28T22:11:05Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [minor hijack] > > Interesting and wonderful to see the number of people who can’t do with Dave Brubeck. So what song(s) made \*\*Time Out \*\* your selection? I picked \*\*Time In \*\* because of _40 Days_. > > [end minor hijack] Well, I picked it and can do one of 2 things: I could either (1) List every track on the album, or (2) Point out that Time Out is one of those great albums that just _flows_. In fact, every album that made my hypothetical cut has that _flowing_ charateristic - where’s it’s not a collection of songs, but rather a piece of work. To prove the point, ‘Nighthawks @ The Diner’ by Tom Waits was my #11 choice. ---
**Author:** ![JohnBckWLD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/d6d6ee/32.png) [@JohnBckWLD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnBckWLD)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/50 "2005-02-28T22:15:56Z")
> [@42fish](#): > > In no particular order: It’s good to see you posting in other threads - especially since this forum became Comic Book/SciFi Central. ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/51 "2005-02-28T22:27:01Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [minor hijack] > > Interesting and wonderful to see the number of people who can’t do with Dave Brubeck. So what song(s) made \*\*Time Out \*\* your selection? I picked \*\*Time In \*\* because of _40 Days_. > > [end minor hijack] I think the album as a whole stands as a work of art. But I have to admit to being a sucker for **Blue Rondo a la Turk** , even though the places where it jumps back and forth between 9/8 and 4/4 remind me of Steve Martin having episodes of Happy Feet. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![LindyHopper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ebca7d/32.png) [@LindyHopper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LindyHopper)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/52 "2005-02-28T22:38:39Z")
The White Stripes: De Stijl The Beatles: The White Album Liz Phair: Exile in Guyville Nirvana: Nevermind The Pixies: Doolittle Portishead: Dummy AC/DC: Back in Black The Donnas: Spend the Night Beck: Odelay Lucinda Williams: Concrete and Barbed Wire Again, this list changes daily. However, the first six are carved in stone. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c37758/32.png) [@Kilvert\_s\_Pagan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kilvert_s_Pagan)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/53 "2005-02-28T22:39:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > [minor hijack] > > Interesting and wonderful to see the number of people who can’t do with Dave Brubeck. So what song(s) made \*\*Time Out \*\* your selection? I picked \*\*Time In \*\* because of _40 Days_. > > [end minor hijack] The album is a work of art. But I do have a soft spot for **Blue Rondo a la Turk** , in spite of the fact that the places where it jumps between 9/8 and 4/4 remind me of Steve Martin breaking out in “Happy Feet”. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\ **Post date:** [February 28, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/54 "2005-02-28T23:17:48Z")
Well, I’m gonna repeat some stuff that has come before, but here goes anyway: Beatles, _Revolver_ Boards of Canada, _Music has the Right to Children_ Hooverphonic, _A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular_ Led Zeppelin, _Physical Grafitti_ Lounge Lizards, _Voice of Chunk_ Massive Attack, _Mezzanine_ Rolling Stones, _Exile on Main Street_ Sam Phillips, _Martinis and Bikinis_ Steely Dan, _Countdown to Ecstacy_ XTC, _Black Sea_ ---
**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:** [March 1, 2005, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/55 "2005-03-01T02:35:18Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Nope, sorry, no Greatest Hits albums (see the OP) – this should free up some room in your pants. It’s such a good album though! I knew that, too, which is why I didn’t put the **Blow** soundtrack on the list. Fine, fine. Whatever, freakin’ thread dictators… :rolleyes: 1. Ænima - **Tool** 2. Toxicity - **System of a Down** 3. The Marshall Mathers LP - **Eminem** 4. Break the Cycle - **Staind** 5. Lateralus - **Tool** 6. 2001 - **Dr. Dre** 7. Undertow - **Tool** 8. The Eminem Show - **Eminem** 9. Surfacing - **Sarah McLachlan** 10. Encore - **Eminem** I’ll just have to smuggle The Eagles in my pants. No biggie. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/56 "2005-03-01T02:45:07Z")
Good news – I have absolutely no interest in what you have in your pants. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/57 "2005-03-01T04:06:47Z")
> [@Kilvert's Pagan](#): > > The album is a work of art. But I do have a soft spot for **Blue Rondo a la Turk** , in spite of the fact that the places where it jumps between 9/8 and 4/4 remind me of Steve Martin breaking out in “Happy Feet”. 🙂 one two one two one two one two three one two one two one two one two three one two one two one two one two three one two three one two three one two three I love that song. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2005, 4:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/58 "2005-03-01T04:37:24Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > \*\* > **Sahra** - Khaled Never heard of it. But if it’s on this list, I need it. I wouldn’t have chosen that particular Joni album, though. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/59 "2005-03-06T14:56:05Z")
**Large Marge** ’s thread [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=305597) reminded me of an album I have to put into the #10 spot – Wynton Marsalis’s _In This House On This Morning_. Pls. consider the above list so revised. ---
**Author:** ![fessie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@fessie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fessie)\ **Post date:** [March 6, 2005, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191/60 "2005-03-06T15:26:43Z")
The no greatest hits rule is a killer, that leaves out Earth Wind & Fire’s Greatest (Vol I) and Stevie Wonder’s Original Musiquarium - right? Isn’t that one a gr hits album? (notice how I managed to mention them both anyway? does that mean the rescue team brings them along for the ride home?) **Dark Side of the Moon** Pink Floyd **Peace Beyond Passion** M’shelle N’dgeocello **Waltz for Koop** Koop **Live at the Sahara Tahoe** Isaac Hayes **Obrigado Brazil** Yo-Yo Ma **Led Zeppelin** Led Zeppelin **Decksandrumsandrockandroll** Propellerheads **Carmen** Bernstein conducting **Bring on the Night** Sting **We Wish You a Merry Christmas** Ray Coniff Singers (still gotta celebrate the holidays!) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-are-your-desert-island-albums/292191.md?page=4)