Desert Island Discs

[Zzzptm]

The situation... you're going somewhere and it's remote. You can take only so much with you, and there's no MP3 or even CD player where you're going. Just a great turntable with awesome speakers and a very small record rack. The good news is that you can get any 25 albums you want, any condition, so long as they've already been made. You're going to be in this location for a long time, maybe years, maybe decades, so you need to make sure these albums are ones you want to listen to!

Double albums only count as one, but triples... that's pushing it. And the entities in charge can't allow boxed sets. They muttered something about this being about appreciation of individual albums rather than quantity...

... and if someone else posts an album you like, you don't have to bring it because we can borrow from each other! 

How to win? Listen to the albums mentioned, all the way through if you can. The more that you enjoy, the more you've won!

So I'll start with...

Zzzptm's Desert Island Disc Number 1:



This is it. I've heard a ton of live albums, and this one is still the best of the lot, as far as I'm concerned. I still get tingles when I hear Blackmore touch the guitar for those power chords after Gillan says "Here's a song called Highway Star!" And if I bring other Deep Purple albums with these songs, so be it. I absolutely love these versions, they're simply brilliant. I'm playing it right now and nothing else matters, I'm having a great time with it. 

As for condition, I want the vinyl to be perfect, original label release. The cover can be worn, like it is in the picture above. That will remind me of when I bought this album at a half-price book store, my first ever used record purchase. I want to be able to smell 1972 when I open up the album to the center photo spread.

[Jack the Stripper]

^^I”ll be borrowing that off you at some stage. Might even dibs it first 

Ok. 25 albums in 25 days will work perfectly to take the list through to the end of May.

Starting with this



A genuine 5 star classic and a must desert island album. Hopefully a quality set of headphones or an isolation room is included in this extended stay Z as listening to this album via those means is genuinely one of life’s joys.

[Zzzptm]

Oh, absolutely. With very comfy chairs, ottomans, and bean bags.

And I think between the membership here, we'll cover quite a few bands' catalogs as a team. Just need to get the gang on board with this...

And, yes, I'll make the borrow of Paranoid. Gotta get my Rat Salad! Mmmmmm-mmmm-good!

That will be next in my playlist to-day, to which I will add...



The original release with a full-blown newspaper interior. This is for a desert island, so I want plenty to read along with my listening pleasure. I just have to resist the temptation to do the dot-to-dot or crossword on the album itself... maybe keep some scratch paper handy so I can go back over things several times... and it's also got the full lyric sheet, in case I want to do some analysis of the proggy lyrics. With nothing to interrupt sides one and two except the flip of the record, I'll be just fine with this one. And that opening line never wears down... "Really don't mind if you sit this one out..."

My parents had this in their collection and I nicked it from them when I started getting into rock myself. I returned it when I bought a used version, again, with the full newspaper interior. Nothing less will do!

[Jack the Stripper]

Gonna need my Maiden fix so going to bring the limited edition 4LP Best of the Beast set.



Is that ok Z?

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
Looking at Zs rules  No Boxed sets!!!


Can I clarify? Are we each doing 25 albums or are we doing 25 albums between us?

[Jack the Stripper]

^^Wandering that myself actually

Dam. Ok maybe we can ditch best of’s altogether as its cheating a little.

I’ll bring this then. Should suit everyone 

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^ That's my favourite of their early albums.


Another which I think everyone will appreciate is:

[Thelemech]

^^^ That's my favourite of their early albums.


Another which I think everyone will appreciate is:

  perhaps the pinnacle of Thrash Metal??!!

[Thelemech]

Starting with my favorite live album. It will also be one of the most essential Heavy Metal albums that I know of.

[Thelemech]

Oh, absolutely. With very comfy chairs, ottomans, and bean bags.

And I think between the membership here, we'll cover quite a few bands' catalogs as a team. Just need to get the gang on board with this...

And, yes, I'll make the borrow of Paranoid. Gotta get my Rat Salad! Mmmmmm-mmmm-good!

That will be next in my playlist to-day, to which I will add...



The original release with a full-blown newspaper interior. This is for a desert island, so I want plenty to read along with my listening pleasure. I just have to resist the temptation to do the dot-to-dot or crossword on the album itself... maybe keep some scratch paper handy so I can go back over things several times... and it's also got the full lyric sheet, in case I want to do some analysis of the proggy lyrics. With nothing to interrupt sides one and two except the flip of the record, I'll be just fine with this one. And that opening line never wears down... "Really don't mind if you sit this one out..."

My parents had this in their collection and I nicked it from them when I started getting into rock myself. I returned it when I bought a used version, again, with the full newspaper interior. Nothing less will do!

Thick As A Brick is one of the greatest of all Progressive albums. LOVE it so much!!

[Charger]

Well if you're doomed on a desolate island you are going to need some DOOOOM to pass the time so:

[Zzzptm]

^^^
Looking at Zs rules  No Boxed sets!!!


Can I clarify? Are we each doing 25 albums or are we doing 25 albums between us?

Yes, no boxed sets and, as JtS mentioned, let's not take an easy out with a best of collection. These are albums to sit down and have dinner and a date with, undivided attention sorts of things.

And this is 25 albums each.

... on that note, I was thinking that, in this place I've imagined, Billy Underdog is also there. Afterlife? He's a spirit? Twilight Zone episode? I don't know. I just know that he's there, and he's asked us to get 25 albums for him. We're welcome to borrow, and he'd invite us to do so, but he doesn't want us to load his allotment down with stuff he doesn't like - so no Sabbath with Dio! I think we should discuss what he'd bring before we commit anything to his part of the collection.

[Zzzptm]

Back to the thread, love the Powerslave and the Rust in Peace, I'll let the others have fun with Death and Candlemass.

My 3rd album... hmmm... let's see... which one...

I should do my bit and bring another Sabbath album so we'll have it to share.

Sabotage.



GRRR!!! NO!!! Not the Beastie Boys!!! THE BLACK SABBATH SABOTAGE!!!



There, that's better! All I need is this album and a chair or beanbag to rest into... and the opening of "The Writ" will always blow me out of my seat when it arrives!

Although... if I could sneak the Beastie Boys single in the Sabotage jacket sleeve, I'd do it. I've always loved the riff in that song.

[Jack the Stripper]

You know what would be a little more fun. If we just have 25 albums between us and each album either gets a yay or a nay from everyone else on whether it gets in. Majority wins type thing.

So far I would  go

Made in Japan 

Thick as a Brick 

Paranoid   

Powerslave 

Rust in Peace 

Death Magic Doom 

Death Live in LA 

Sabotage 

Everyone can bring one album that’s not welcome by majority

Thoughts?

[KiloDeltaCharlie]

^^^
I will quickly run out of albums that everyone will enjoy... and on that note: