Your 5 desert Island albums
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As much as I'm tempted to click those tiny little x's at the top of the pages...
But to balance it out
But to balance it out
"It is not the literal past that rules us, save, possibly, in a biological sense. It is images of the past. Each new historical era mirrors itself in the picture and active mythology of its past or of a past borrowed from other cultures. It tests its sense of identity, of regress or new achievement against that past.”
-George Steiner
-George Steiner
Ohhhhh, they look dirty.
They're welcome on my desert island.
They're welcome on my desert island.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Back on topic:- "Lark's Tongues in Aspic" - King Crimson
- "The Magic Flute" - Mozart
- "Tales From Topographic Oceans" - Yes
- "Mr. Bungle" - Mr. Bungle
- "A Tribute to Buddy" - Neil Peart, et al... (a tribute album to Buddy Rich put together by Neil Peart and featuring some of the greatest drummerst in the biz)
I kinda 'cheated', in that I chose 3 albums that were 'double' albums... tee hee ... more music to savour for the different moods...
~...with a floating smile and a light blue sponge...~
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Don't scroll up! It's the Ritual of Desecration! 
List subject to change.
1. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
2. Kendra Smith - Five Ways Of Disappearing
3. Lake of Tears - Black Brick Road
4. Dio - Evil or Divine
5. Interpol - Antics
List subject to change.
1. Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties
2. Kendra Smith - Five Ways Of Disappearing
3. Lake of Tears - Black Brick Road
4. Dio - Evil or Divine
5. Interpol - Antics
Oh, a change is coming, feel these doors now closing
Is there no world for tomorrow, if we wait for today?
wow...how to choose
well, some choices are easy,
1. Chris Whitley-Rocket House
2. Chris Whitley-Anthology
3. Roger Water's-In the Flesh
4. Mother's Finest-Live
5. last one is a decision btwn Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, and Aretha Franklin...i can't make the decision
oh can't i have more than five?????
well, some choices are easy,
1. Chris Whitley-Rocket House
2. Chris Whitley-Anthology
3. Roger Water's-In the Flesh
4. Mother's Finest-Live
5. last one is a decision btwn Rickie Lee Jones, Joni Mitchell, and Aretha Franklin...i can't make the decision
oh can't i have more than five?????
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Without looking back at my last one...
1-Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
2-Van Halen-Fair Warning
3-Def Leppard-High 'N Dry
4-Pink Floyd-The Wall
5-Eric Clapton-Behind the Sun
1-Led Zeppelin-Physical Grafitti
2-Van Halen-Fair Warning
3-Def Leppard-High 'N Dry
4-Pink Floyd-The Wall
5-Eric Clapton-Behind the Sun
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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1. Change Everything - Del Amitri
2. Idlewild - Everything But The Girl
3. The Celts - Enya
4. Warning - Green Day
5. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morrissette
2. Idlewild - Everything But The Girl
3. The Celts - Enya
4. Warning - Green Day
5. Jagged Little Pill - Alanis Morrissette
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top ten desert island albums
rules: no live albums, anthologies, best ofs, tributes to, cover albums, re-releases with added material.
1] Nova Mob - the Last Days of Pompeii
www.guypetersreviews.com/novamob.php
2] Camper van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Lime_Pie
3] PM Dawn - Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad
www.citypages.com/1998-12-02/music/p-m- ... -love-dad/
4] Husker Du - New Day Rising
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Day_Rising
5] Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Blue_Sky
6] REM - Chronic Town
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_Town
7] Dumptruck - For the Country
www.furious.com/perfect/dumptruck.html
8] Throwing Muses - the Real Ramona
rateyourmusic.com/release/album/throwing_muses/the_real_ramona/
9] Phish - Rift
www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-133629/ ... 3846327940
10] Thanks To Gravity - Ode to Joy
www.thankstogravity.com/index.cfm?fusea ... um&al_id=6
1] Nova Mob - the Last Days of Pompeii
www.guypetersreviews.com/novamob.php
2] Camper van Beethoven - Key Lime Pie
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Key_Lime_Pie
3] PM Dawn - Dearest Christian, I'm So Very Sorry for Bringing You Here. Love, Dad
www.citypages.com/1998-12-02/music/p-m- ... -love-dad/
4] Husker Du - New Day Rising
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Day_Rising
5] Wilco - Sky Blue Sky
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sky_Blue_Sky
6] REM - Chronic Town
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_Town
7] Dumptruck - For the Country
www.furious.com/perfect/dumptruck.html
8] Throwing Muses - the Real Ramona
rateyourmusic.com/release/album/throwing_muses/the_real_ramona/
9] Phish - Rift
www.epinions.com/review/musc_mu-133629/ ... 3846327940
10] Thanks To Gravity - Ode to Joy
www.thankstogravity.com/index.cfm?fusea ... um&al_id=6
Lenin, Marx
Marx, Lennon
Good Dog...
Marx, Lennon
Good Dog...
Merged into the other two threads of the same title.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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1. The Levellers - Levelling The Land
2. The Horslips - Book of Invasions
3. Razorcuts - R is for....
4. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy and the Lash
5. AC/DC - Back in Black
6. Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane
7. Field Mice - Snowball
8. Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good
9. Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis
10. Spacemen3 - Taking Drugs to Make music to Take Drugs to
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2. The Horslips - Book of Invasions
3. Razorcuts - R is for....
4. The Pogues - Rum Sodomy and the Lash
5. AC/DC - Back in Black
6. Alabama 3 - Exile on Coldharbour Lane
7. Field Mice - Snowball
8. Sugarcubes - Life's Too Good
9. Death In Vegas - Dead Elvis
10. Spacemen3 - Taking Drugs to Make music to Take Drugs to
(all explanations deleted. I know none of you THAT well!
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