Friday Off Topic: Deserted Island Music
by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 10:14 PM EST
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PrintSometime ago on Twitter, someone (I actually think it was Michael Showalter of the unbelievably underrated comedy troupe Stella) asked what album you would take with you if you knew you were going to be trapped on a deserted island. I've always found these questions stupid ("If you could be stranded with one book, what would it be?" "Uh, none. How about I don't be stranded, dumbass?"), but I indulged the question and answered thusly:
"Miley Cyrus: Greatest Hits...would make it easier to kill myself."
And with that, we have tonight's Friday Night Off Topic Question - If you were stranded on desert island, with an ipod that somehow never lost power, what one album would you request to be loaded on said ipod?
The catch: No mix tapes; must be a studio album of an actual singer/band (no movie soundtracks nor live concert collaborations); and cannot be a book on tape (actual music only).
Discuss.
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This question has always been a problem for me
As my moods decide what music I listen to on a daily basis.
But if I HAD to choose, I’d say my “video game music” playlist. More specifically, my Pokemon soundtrack.
Go ahead, you can make fun of me now (just keep in mind that every time I win an official Nintendo tournament, I get a ****ton of money and a trip to Japan).
No collaborations/playlists.
Studio album, or live album of a single band/act.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
Though the Pokemon Soundtrack is an official album (CD and everything),
I guess I’ll have to go with Jay-Z: The Black Album
by misdreavus79 on Jan 20, 2012 10:23 PM EST up reply actions
Nothing wrong with video game music
My Chrono Cross and FF7 OSTs make my rotations regularly.
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by IcersGuy on Jan 20, 2012 10:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Mario, Zelda, Crash, Pokemon
are on my playlist right now.
by misdreavus79 on Jan 20, 2012 10:36 PM EST up reply actions
Don't love music.
If I’m on a deserted island, one stupid fucking album that I play over and over and over is not helping. It’s probably hurting.
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Oh, but I do love stella.
And Michael Ian Black is my favorite twitter follow. and it’s not even close.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:18 PM EST up reply actions
It's funny,
Because I’m the opposite. I love music, and I don’t mind playing a single song (let alone an entire album) over and over again.
by misdreavus79 on Jan 20, 2012 10:19 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah, I just don't "get" music.
Sure, background filler, whatever. It all just seems to fall into one of two categories for me. Pure crap that raises my blood pressure, or fine and I can deal with it.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:21 PM EST up reply actions
I sang and played instruments as a child,
so I view it differently.
And I now work with a few sound engineers, so there you go.
I’ve been known to edit a few songs myself, but I don’t do it professionally.
by misdreavus79 on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
Hey, I'm certainly not knocking it.
It’s more than valid. Maybe I don’t have a soul. A lot of people that encounter me professionally would probably swear to it. It just doesn’t make sense to me.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:26 PM EST up reply actions
Nah, I know a bunch of people like you.
Nothing wrong with it.
by misdreavus79 on Jan 20, 2012 10:37 PM EST up reply actions
This is the same as my "one CD for a long road trip"
And it’s Paul Simon’s “Graceland”.
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by IcersGuy on Jan 20, 2012 10:19 PM EST via mobile reply actions 1 recs
I think about this question all the time.....
…and that album is always the only answer I have. But at the same time I do not consider it my favorite album for non-desert island listening. Its just the perfect desert island album.
It's a really tough call.
As much as I want to pick that Backstreet Boys album with them getting off the plane, I think I’d go with The Clarks “Let It Go”
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Talking Heads
Stop Making Sense soundtrack
Yes, I know it wasn’t a studio album, but I’m also not really stuck on a deserted island.
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by Tailgate Shogun on Jan 20, 2012 10:24 PM EST reply actions
They said live album was fine.
And that is a good pick. But I’ve got to go with Purple Rain.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
Or, probably more realistically
I’d pick one of the 100 or so Live Phish releases.
...may we compete with fierce intensity, with the gifts that we have been given...
You'd get plenty of sleep.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
Sublime "40 Oz. to Freedom"
Because it goes well with the island vibe and would be fun to drink to when I ferment coconut juice and get hammered.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
Woah.
Dynamite artist suggestion, but I would take their self-titled album. What a badass album.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 10:35 PM EST up reply actions
You can't go wrong with any of their stuff, really
though the middle album is pretty rough around the edges due to Nowell going into full on junkie status. I’m partial to 40 Oz. because it’s more ghetto-infused and makes me want to sit on a porch, get fat and drink 40s all day long.
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
I'm breaking the books on tape rule,
and listening to, “The 100 Best Ways to Get Off a Deserted Island.” Cry about it, Junny.
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I could listen to Thunder Road for days
"Believe deep down in your heart that you're destined to do great things."
Just one?
I guess I’d have to go with the “Joshua Tree” by U2.
Because if you’re stranded on a desert island you probably still haven’t found what you’re looking for.
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I'm going off-off topic.
I just saw the King’s Speech. I held off forever. I was worried it was one of those artsy/faux-intellectual movies (like, you know, a David Lynch movie or Fight Club or something).
Holy shit. Was it ever fucking excellent. If you haven’t seen it, find a way to watch it this weekend. No joke.
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We've already done a movie-themed Friday Off-Topic.
The correct answers are: Daniel Day-Lewis, Martin Scorsese, and Gangs of New York.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 10:49 PM EST up reply actions
You're right.
And I have some recollection of that. But it may have been pre-King’s Speech? Either way, I’m pretending it was, so that I can tell people to go watch it now. Superb.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:50 PM EST up reply actions
Colin Firth>>>>>>>>>
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Love Actually gag reflex was just triggered. Wasn't he in that, or is it just English-by-association?
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 10:54 PM EST up reply actions
yes he is
and I like that movie!
"There are too many Irish guys on this team"
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Is he George VI?
Literally don’t think I’ve ever laid eyes on him before. But he was outstanding. All of them were though.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 10:56 PM EST up reply actions
He won an Oscar for this movie
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Well you're automatically disqualified for suggesting Wilco.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 20, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions
More like
Bro States.
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by PSUinBOSSton on Jan 20, 2012 11:03 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
I love that you love Soul Coughing as much as I do
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Anyway, the flashlights eat our human power grids, our souls if you will. So i destroyed them, and if a few precious panties were burnt or soiled in the reckoning then so be it
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I'm thinking Barry White
something sure to get me laid.
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by Jeff Junstrom on Jan 21, 2012 12:36 AM EST up reply actions
I'm not a cheap date...
even if it’s just me, I want my suitor to put in the effort and get me in the mood.
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Anyway, the flashlights eat our human power grids, our souls if you will. So i destroyed them, and if a few precious panties were burnt or soiled in the reckoning then so be it
by millzners on Jan 21, 2012 12:48 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
Excellent choice millz
Howevah, “Kind of Blue” is the single greatest piece of recorded music in the history of recorded music and I’m sticking with it. Alternatively, Dylan’s “Blood on the Tracks” might be nice just as a reminder that there are worse things in life than being stranded on an island.
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by Frank O'Brien on Jan 21, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Dark side of the moon: pink floyd
Quadrophenia: the who a close second
by Jog73 on Jan 21, 2012 3:01 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Do double albums count?
Quadrophenia is the first I’ve seen so far that I might be inclined to agree with.
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by leeharvey418 on Jan 21, 2012 10:27 AM EST up reply actions
That is a good point
I’ve downloaded a podcast from NPR’s All Songs Considered, Tom Waits’ Glitter and Doom tour. It’s over two hours long and lot’s of good stuff.
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by Frank O'Brien on Jan 21, 2012 12:49 PM EST up reply actions
What the hell with all the rules?
This is BS, my cd is then disqualified. Dman you all to hell, thank god i wouldn’t be stranded withyou, since theni can take whatever mosuic i want wihtout hte rules police after me that it is a compilation cd and all. Yes, been drinking the hard stuff, what of it?
Fine, since i can’t pick the one i want, then mozart’s requiem. I WENT THERE!!!! keep me peaceful for a bit until i decide to kill myself, and appropriate music to do it to also.
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I've asked myself this several times
the answer frequently changes, but usually comes down to one of these:
Radiohead – OK Computer
Depeche Mode – Violator
New Order – Singles
Kraftwerk – Computer World
or the winner, at the moment:
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by Artiefufkin10 on Jan 21, 2012 10:55 AM EST up reply actions
I'm good with anything except
Handel’s “Water Music” symphony. I mean, if you are on an island (by definition, surrounded by water), why be reminded of that when you’re listening to music?
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I'm no music afficianado
but damn, I dig Zeppelin. Probably go with Led Zeppelin II. But I have no problem with III or IV or Houses
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I'm big into a lot of different music
Seeing as I have about 60 gigs of music on my computer, it’s really hard to narrow it down to one album. My tastes also very widely depending on the day anywhere from blues, to heavy metal, to country and everything in between.
That being said, if I was to pick one single album, I think it would be Lynyrd Skynyrd ‘Lyve from Steel Town’. I can pretty much listen to Skynyrd any time, so that’s probably a safe bet.
Some other albums I considered:
Clutch – From Beale Street to Oblivion
Tool – Laturalus
Alice In Chains – Dirt
Rush – Moving Pictures
Give me anything by Bob Marley
Listen to him and life always seems a little better. I don’t know. Maybe I’m the only white non stoner digging the old school reggae.
Pink Floyd - The Wall (double album)
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It depends on the island, obviously.
for brevity’s sake let’s say The Fall – Perverted by Language
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Bread use aside from making
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Wow, I haven't thought about that
in years.
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