Favorite Five Albums of All Time (Desert Island Discs)

[swshawaii]

Had so many feel good moments with "Favorite Toys", wanted you guys to share your faves.

No boundaries, I'm stuck in the Sixties/Seventies. Haven't heard anything "original" since. IMO

BTW, I love contemporary jazz, I.E.- Ritenour, Fourplay, Bob James, Krall, etc. FIVE ONLY !

My five favorite "DID's":

1. Beatles "Rubber Soul" (1965)

2. Pink Floyd "Dark Side of the Moon" (1973)

3. Crosby, Stills & Nash (First Album) (1969)

4. America "A Horse With No Name" (First Album) (1972)

5. Santana (First Album) (1969)



I know this post could get "heated". Nothing personal, please be civil. Thanks.

 

[Tom Schindler]

1. Def Leppard "Hysteria"

2. Jimmy Buffett "Fruitcakes"

3. Kieth Whitley "Kentucky Bluebird"

4. Pink Floyd "The Wall"

5. Johnny Cash "Hello, I am Johnny Cash"





Tom

 

[John Z]

1) AC/DC - Back in Black

2) Metallica - Master of Puppets

3) Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman

4) Slayer - Reign in Blood

5) Motley Crue - Shout at the Devil

 

[Andy Chase]

1. Jimmy Buffett- "Meet me in Margaritaville"

2. Garth Brooks- "The Hits"

3. Gary Allan- "Living Hard"

4. Eminem- "The Eminem Show"

5. The Allman Brothers- "Dreams"

 

[LaRue Medlin]

swshawaii: awesome picks,,, Rubber Soul #1 YES add Harvest by Neil Young, Journey first album,

 

[user 62394]

1. Dave Matthews / Tim Reynolds -- Live at Luther College

2. Jackopierce -- Live in the Americas

3. Great Big Sea -- Courage, Patience, and Grit

4. Metallica -- . . . And Justice for All

5. Barenaked Ladies -- Everything to Everyone

 

[Chris Cannon]

1) Rush - Fly by Night

2) AC/DC - Highway to Hell

3) Van Halen - Van Halen

4) Whitesnake - Slide It In

5) Aerosmith - Rocks

 

[TomT]

That's a tough one for an old guy like me. My favorites frequently change so I will give you what I consider the most significant albums that were unique and had the biggest impact on the history of modern music (at least to me).

1. The Beatles -Sgt. Pepper

2. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

3. Led Zeppelin - 1st album

4. The Who - Tommy

5. Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

 

[Bill V]

As my 7-year-old daughter and all her friends would say,



"Album? What's an album? You mena those things Grandma has with pictures in them?"

 

[TrainTrac]

1. Robert Johnson - "The Complete Recordings"

2. Johnny Cash - "Live at San Quentin"

3. Led Zeppelin - Fourth album

4. George Thorogood & The Delaware Destroyers - "Anthology"

5. Bill Cosby - "Is a Very Funny Fellow Right!"



I love listening to Robert Johnson. In my opinion, he probably had more influence on music in the 20th century than anyone else.



And I had to include a Bill Cosby album on this list. If I'm gonna be stuck on a desert island, I gotta have something to make me laugh. I still laugh my tail off when listening to him. He's a great storyteller, always funny without being crude.

 

[swshawaii]

LaRue- The Beatles and "Rubber Soul" were light years ahead of their time. Journey's first LP is amazing.

One of the hardest slamming rock albums EVER. Shrieve, Rolie, Schon, all former members of the original Santana band.

Not a Journey fan after Steve Perry joined them. "Bubblegum Pop", IMO.

Bill V- Big difference between "albums" and "records", or "33's". I am still playing analog vinyl.

Sounds better than ANY music format to this day. Just ignore the "Rice Crispie" effects of snap, crackle, pop. I still refer to CD's as "albums".

Very fun post. Thanks Gang !!!

 

[Jason Klinger]

1. Alice In Chains - Dirt

2. AC/DC - Back In Black

3. Megadeth - Countdown To Extinction

4. Def Leppard - Hysteria

5. Collective Soul - Hints, Allegations, And Things Left Unsaid

 

[Jorgie Hidalgo]

1.) Nas - Illmatic

2.) Steve Miller Band - Greatest Hits 74-78

3.) The Beatles - The White Album

4.) The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?

5.) Wu Tang Clan - Enter the Wu Tang 36 Chambers





throw in The Doors by The Doors for my #6 lol....and Life After Death by Notorious BIG. theres just too many for me

 

[Ed C]

1. Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast

2. Metallica- Ride the lightning

3. Black Sabbath -Heaven and Hell

4. Black Label Society- Shot to Hell

5. Alice in Chains- Dirt



These are the ones I could listen to forever. there are many others for me too. From AC/DC, Motley Crue, Van Halen and Rush to Chevelle, the White Stripes and Kid Rock.

 

[gary s]

very tough question !! so i have to answer this way....



1. all rolling stone albums

2. all crosby, stills, nash, w/ all solo albums from them including buffalo springfield

3. all depeche mode, exciter number one

4. all run/dmc albums

5. all elton john, james taylor, america, red hot chili peppers, pet shop boys, the smiths, the who, led zepplin, firefall, and i can go on forever

 

[swshawaii]

OK, five albums not enough. Picks 6-10

(After these, it's either "Mary Ann" OR "Ginger" (We are on a desert island, maybe not "Gilligan's". What else to do being stranded? Fantasize about Mary Ann OR Ginger !



6. Toto IV (4)

7. It's A Beautiful Day "White Bird" (First Album)

8. Steely Dan "Can't Buy a Thrill"

9. Roxy Music "Avalon"

10. Jeff Beck "Blow By Blow"



Looking at the majority of your picks. Most you guys LOVE "Metal". Excuse me? Huh? What? Can't hear you. LOL.

Attn: Gary S.- The "Rolling Stones" studio album count is 25. How many of those albums can you play WITHOUT skipping a track? (Or more) Just asking. All in fun, buddy !

 

[John Z]

Heck yeah - METAL RULES LOL

 

[buzz worth]

Yikes.....I hope my island isn't too close to some of your islands......rowdy bunch.



I'm gonna have to just pick artists that I could listen to all day, any of their "records" will do just fine.



1. Jude Cole (personal favorite)

2. Mike & the Mechanics (Paul Carrack has one of the best voices in music)

3. Beatles

4. Bee Gees (their catalog of music is huge)

5. Sting (in all of his iterations)



heck......let me just take my ipod



buzz

 

[LaRue Medlin]

After these, it's either "Mary Ann" OR "Ginger"

MARY ANN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Jerry Abson 3]

1st - Rush - Moving Pictures

2nd - Rush - Exit Stage Left

3rd - Rush - Presto

4th - Rush - Permanent Waves

5th - Rush (kinda see the pattern!) - Hold your fire

6th - Rush - ah, shoot, just pick any of them!



And absolutely Mary Ann!