what cd/album on a desert island - Tilted Forum Project Discussion Community

cheeterbo · 06-30-2004, 11:11 AM

i have been asking this question for over twenty years. i ask it mostly when the conversation between myself and one other is at a lull. i have found a few truisms:

-most men answer this question right off the bat and never change.

-most women do not answer the question without prodding and once they do, they want to change it.

-most men will ask me what my choice is

-most women do not give the reach around

my cd: quadrophenia-the who

fernweh · 06-30-2004, 11:15 AM

I'd bring "American Life" by Madonna (so that I'd feel no guilt whatsoever when I burned it for warmth

)

wonderwench · 06-30-2004, 11:35 AM

Can't I bring my iPod instead?

cheeterbo · 06-30-2004, 11:45 AM

i have gotten the ipod reply, but realize that i really have been asking this question for over twenty years and i am forcing one choice of album or cd

wonderwench · 06-30-2004, 11:47 AM

Then I would pick Europe '72 by the Grateful Dead. At least it has a fabulous array of tunes.

I would, however, go completely insane if I only had a few tunes at my disposal.

skinnymofo · 06-30-2004, 11:48 AM

Suffer by Bad Religion
it would just put me in the mind set that im stuck in a tropical paradisee enjoying myself ( i hope) while millions of other people are stuck in dead end jobs working till their 70

paddyjoe · 06-30-2004, 01:52 PM

Allman Brothers Fillmore East

silver26 · 06-30-2004, 02:18 PM

Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruciton

I really like a broad mix of musical genres, but I think this disc would last me the longest.

Im not sure on the release date, but I can remember listening to it when I was 5 or 6, on my big brothers ghetto blaster haha.

redarrow · 06-30-2004, 03:12 PM

Hm..
I would go with Appetite for Destruction or Iron Maiden - Live after Death. Or maybe some Dead Kennedys.

KWSN · 06-30-2004, 03:33 PM

Glassjaw - Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Silence

OR

Aphex Twin - Drukqs

OR

Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West

OR

Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn

I can't pick just one.

hosti|e · 06-30-2004, 03:56 PM

Hrm, probably Stand by your van : Sublime live
Thats the one album ive listened to consistantly for many years now
Undertow : Tool would be a close 2nd

SinisterMotives · 06-30-2004, 04:34 PM

I've listened to Cocteau Twins' Heaven or Las Vegas so many times that I've worn out several copies, and I haven't tired of it. So that's probably the one album I'd take with me.

pinkie · 06-30-2004, 06:49 PM

Could we take a box set?

optik_nerve · 06-30-2004, 06:52 PM

In Flames - Reroute To Remain

I listen to that album so much and it makes me happy. So when I am sad and depressed about being on a deserted island I can just pop that in.

SinisterMotives · 06-30-2004, 06:52 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by pinkie
Could we take a box set?

No fair dragging box sets into it after I've already voted!

cheeterbo · 06-30-2004, 07:14 PM

yes, you can take a box set, however, a box set sort of dilutes your opinion. the same thing for greatest hits. my question i ask is one to sort of reveal something of the person. for instance the choice of ziggy stardust vs. changesonebowie or, scary monsters, says something about the way person who picks ziggy has experienced or remembers that particular album.

pinkie · 06-30-2004, 07:29 PM

Well, with that in mind, I'll be taking:
"Transmissions From The Satellite Heart" by The Flaming Lips

I wouldn't want to water down a first impression.

cj2112 · 06-30-2004, 07:29 PM

Rush-2112 (kind of an obvious choice for me...lol)

pinkie · 06-30-2004, 07:33 PM

either that or "Oh my Gawd!"

repeater · 06-30-2004, 08:15 PM

London Calling - The Clash

Just to help prove your theory, I knew that before I even read your text, the subject line alone brought that to mind.

Ella · 07-01-2004, 02:35 AM

Tenacious D - Self Titled

Tunes to rock your ass off and shit to make you laugh.

quadro2000 · 07-01-2004, 06:21 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by cheeterbo
my cd: quadrophenia-the who

You took my answer. (surprised?)

Skifter2 · 07-01-2004, 06:32 AM

Talk Talk "Spirit of Eden"

( Maybe Talk Talk "Laughing Stock )
I simply cant decide ....dang.

cheeterbo · 07-01-2004, 08:50 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by quadro2000
You took my answer. (surprised?)

yes quadro2000, i am surprised, pleasantly surprised, as you are the first person other than i to so declare.

wicked windmill avatar

darkmagnus · 07-01-2004, 06:08 PM

Bill Evans - Sunday At The Village Vanguard - Music for all moments.

maleficent · 07-01-2004, 06:10 PM

Bruce Springsteen - The River

warrrreagl · 07-01-2004, 06:46 PM

I'd want to have with me an instructional CD called "How to Build a Boat."

06-30-2004, 11:11 AM	#1 (permalink)
cheeterbo Crazy Location: newyork	what cd/album on a desert island i have been asking this question for over twenty years. i ask it mostly when the conversation between myself and one other is at a lull. i have found a few truisms: -most men answer this question right off the bat and never change. -most women do not answer the question without prodding and once they do, they want to change it. -most men will ask me what my choice is -most women do not give the reach around my cd: quadrophenia-the who

06-30-2004, 11:15 AM	#2 (permalink)
fernweh Crazy Location: San Francisco	I'd bring "American Life" by Madonna (so that I'd feel no guilt whatsoever when I burned it for warmth ) __________________ f-e-r-n-w-e-h is actually a gross misspelling of the name "gregory"

06-30-2004, 02:18 PM	#8 (permalink)
silver26 Insane	Guns n Roses - Appetite for Destruciton I really like a broad mix of musical genres, but I think this disc would last me the longest. Im not sure on the release date, but I can remember listening to it when I was 5 or 6, on my big brothers ghetto blaster haha. __________________ I know I was born and I know that I'll die, the inbetween is mine.

06-30-2004, 03:33 PM	#10 (permalink)
KWSN green	Glassjaw - Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Silence OR Aphex Twin - Drukqs OR Modest Mouse - Lonesome Crowded West OR Blood Brothers - Burn, Piano Island, Burn I can't pick just one. __________________ Your arms are broken!

06-30-2004, 03:56 PM	#11 (permalink)
hosti\|e Tilted	Hrm, probably Stand by your van : Sublime live Thats the one album ive listened to consistantly for many years now Undertow : Tool would be a close 2nd __________________ New Zealander and proud

06-30-2004, 11:35 AM	#3 (permalink)
wonderwench Banned	Can't I bring my iPod instead?

06-30-2004, 11:45 AM	#4 (permalink)
cheeterbo Crazy Location: newyork	i have gotten the ipod reply, but realize that i really have been asking this question for over twenty years and i am forcing one choice of album or cd

06-30-2004, 11:47 AM	#5 (permalink)
wonderwench Banned	Then I would pick Europe '72 by the Grateful Dead. At least it has a fabulous array of tunes. I would, however, go completely insane if I only had a few tunes at my disposal.

06-30-2004, 11:48 AM	#6 (permalink)
skinnymofo Addict ed to smack Location: Seattle	Suffer by Bad Religion it would just put me in the mind set that im stuck in a tropical paradisee enjoying myself ( i hope) while millions of other people are stuck in dead end jobs working till their 70

06-30-2004, 01:52 PM	#7 (permalink)
paddyjoe through charlatans phone Location: Northcoast	Allman Brothers Fillmore East

06-30-2004, 03:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
redarrow Banned Location: i gotta go	Hm.. I would go with Appetite for Destruction or Iron Maiden - Live after Death. Or maybe some Dead Kennedys.

06-30-2004, 04:34 PM	#12 (permalink)
SinisterMotives Junkie	I've listened to Cocteau Twins' Heaven or Las Vegas so many times that I've worn out several copies, and I haven't tired of it. So that's probably the one album I'd take with me.

06-30-2004, 06:49 PM	#13 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	Could we take a box set?

06-30-2004, 06:52 PM	#14 (permalink)
optik_nerve Psycho Location: Florida	In Flames - Reroute To Remain I listen to that album so much and it makes me happy. So when I am sad and depressed about being on a deserted island I can just pop that in.

06-30-2004, 07:14 PM	#16 (permalink)
cheeterbo Crazy Location: newyork	yes, you can take a box set, however, a box set sort of dilutes your opinion. the same thing for greatest hits. my question i ask is one to sort of reveal something of the person. for instance the choice of ziggy stardust vs. changesonebowie or, scary monsters, says something about the way person who picks ziggy has experienced or remembers that particular album.

07-01-2004, 06:10 PM	#26 (permalink)
maleficent Junkie Moderator Emeritus Location: Chicago	Bruce Springsteen - The River __________________ Free your heart from hatred. Free your mind from worries. Live simply. Give more. Expect less.

07-01-2004, 06:46 PM	#27 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	I'd want to have with me an instructional CD called "How to Build a Boat." __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.

06-30-2004, 07:29 PM	#17 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	Well, with that in mind, I'll be taking: "Transmissions From The Satellite Heart" by The Flaming Lips I wouldn't want to water down a first impression.

06-30-2004, 07:29 PM	#18 (permalink)
cj2112 Unbelievable Location: Grants Pass OR	Rush-2112 (kind of an obvious choice for me...lol)

06-30-2004, 07:33 PM	#19 (permalink)
pinkie Helplessly hoping Location: Above the stars	either that or "Oh my Gawd!"

06-30-2004, 08:15 PM	#20 (permalink)
repeater Crazy Location: Chicago	London Calling - The Clash Just to help prove your theory, I knew that before I even read your text, the subject line alone brought that to mind. __________________ When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro. -Raoul Duke

07-01-2004, 02:35 AM	#21 (permalink)
Ella Ella Bo Bella Location: Australia	Tenacious D - Self Titled Tunes to rock your ass off and shit to make you laugh. __________________ "Afterwards, the universe will explode for your pleasure."

07-01-2004, 06:32 AM	#23 (permalink)
Skifter2 Tilted	Talk Talk "Spirit of Eden" ( Maybe Talk Talk "Laughing Stock ) I simply cant decide ....dang.

07-01-2004, 06:08 PM	#25 (permalink)
darkmagnus Tilted	Bill Evans - Sunday At The Village Vanguard - Music for all moments.