Desert Island - 5 Albums

[Captain_Kirk]

Since we're on a somewhat musical roll, time to re-make a thread from days gone by. You're stranded on a desert island and you can have 5 albums with you--which 5 do you bring? (Sorry for the old time album reference: could say 5 CDs, but the oldtimer in me just finds albums feeling more natural. Now get off my lawn and turn the music down up).

One rule: no frickin' compilations/greatest hits packages allowed. Gotta be original release albums that stand on their own merit. (over/under on how long til that rule's broken: 5 posts).

The first 4 are easy for me, and the 5th spot is usually a revolving door:


1. U2, 'Joshua Tree'
2. Rolling Stones, 'Sticky Fingers'
3. The Who, 'Who's Next'
4. REM, 'Lifes Rich Pageant'
5. Jayhawks, 'Tomorrow the Green Grass'

 

[WaylonJennings]

1. Rolling Stones, "Exile on Main Street."
2. Bob Dylan, "Bringing It All Back Home."
3. Black Crowes, "The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion."
4. Dwight Yoakam, "Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc."
5. Bruce Springsteen, "Born to Run."

 

[Webster]

1. The Wild, the Innocent and the E Street Shuffle -- Bruce
2. What's Going On -- Marvin
3. 52nd Street -- Billy Joel
4. Straight Outta Compton -- NWA
5. Graceland -- Paul Simon

 

[Bob Slydell]

Beatles — Revolver
R.E.M. — Life's Rich Pageant
Wilco — Being there (get a double album!)
Ryan Adams — Heartbreaker
The Who — Who's Next

Getting five is very hard. My mind could change in over the hours.

 

[Iron_chet]

Dr Dre - Chronic 2001
Snoop Doog - Doggystyle
Nirvana - Nevermind
REM - Lifes Rich Paegent
Stones - Exile on Main Street

 

[Starman]

The Beatles: The Beatles (White)
Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde
Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band: The River
U2: Achtung Baby
Richard & Linda Thompson: Shoot Out The Lights

 

[Trey Beamon]

Yeah, it's damn near impossible to pick five.

The Beatles, "Revolver"
Queen, "A Night at the Opera"
Television, "Marquee Moon"
Radiohead, "The Bends"
Weezer, "The Blue Album"

 

[spnited]

Born to Run
Sgt. Pepper
Pet Sounds
The Stranger
Hotel California (Go ahead, kill me for that one)

 

[93Devil]

Automatic for the People needs more respect from the REM side.

U2 - Unforgettable Fire
REM - Automatic
Sgt. Pepper
Weezer Blue
****, how did I forget the Pixies - Doolittle

I could live with that group.

 

[terrier]

The Velvet Underground & Nico
Horses - Patti Smith Group
Come on Pilgrim - Pixies
Ferment - Catherine Wheel
Funeral - Arcade Fire

 

[Captain_Kirk]

3 for Life's Rich Pageant thus far. Quite pleased to see that for what seems like an oft-overlooked album.

 

[Starman]

3 for Life's Rich Pageant thus far. Quite pleased to see that for what seems like an oft-overlooked album.

That would have been my No. 6, although "Automatic" is a strong contender too.

 

[WaylonJennings]

3 for Life's Rich Pageant thus far. Quite pleased to see that for what seems like an oft-overlooked album.

I think it's because it was the last one before they signed to a major label, so it kind of gets caught in no-man's land in that it doesn't sound quite like the "Murmur" stuff that first got them acclaim but the pop sound from it is more well-known from "Green," "Out of Time," etc. Too bad bands don't have a chance to develop like that any more. R.E.M. is a classic success story. A band that started off really good that just kept getting better and better, and did some of their best work after they signed with a major label.

 

[Shoeless Joe]

Jimmy Buffett - A1A
Lynyrd Skynyrd - Second Helping
Guns N Roses - Appetite for Destruction
Hootie & the Blowfish - Cracked Rear View
Hank Williams Jr. - The Pressure is On
Bob Marley - Legend (yeah, it's kind of a rule breaker, but I think it stands on it's own)

 

[albert77]

The Beatles (The White Album)
Allman Brothers Band: Live at Fillmore East
Jimi Hendrix: Electric Ladyland
Grateful Dead: American Beauty
The Who: Who's Next

 

[I Should Coco]

Queen, "A Night at the Opera"

Makes a good avatar, too!

 

[I Should Coco]

If you only get five, may as well make them all double LPs (or CDs):

"Something/Anything" -- Todd Rundgren
"Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness" -- Smashing Pumpkins
"Being There" -- Wilco
"The Beatles" -- The Beatles (aka The White Album)
"Exit Stage Left" -- RUSH

Honorable mention: "Candy O" by The Cars, for the cover. I mean, if you're going to be alone on a desert island ...

 

[cranberry]

The Who - Quadrophenia
Led Zeppelin - Zeppelin II
Badfinger - No Dice
The Clash - London Calling
Phil Collins - Face Value

 

[NoOneLikesUs]

It's a desert island, so I'd go with stuff that fits the environment, man...

1. Jimmy Cliff - Harder They Come Soundtrack
2. Clash - Sandinista
3. Misty in Roots - Live at the Counter Eurovision
4. Rodrigo y Gabriella - Rodrigo y Gabriella
5. **** Dale - King of the Surf Guitar

 

[Bob Slydell]

DAMN! Doolittle by the Pixies. I'll put that over Heartbreaker, reluctantly.


And I'm shocked so many people picked Life's Rich Pageant as well. Has been my favorite by them forever. But it's well deserving of its desert island status.

And Waylon, Document was on IRS, came out in 1987. They also released Dead Letter Office and Eponymous before signing to Warner's and releasing Green.