You're stranded on a desert island and you've got one CD

torifile · August 25, 2003 8:31AM

Here's a little challenge for all you music aficionados: You're stranded on a desert island and you get to have ONE music CD with you. It can be a mixed one that you made yourself before getting stuck or it can be a regular CD. Your choice.

What would you take? If it's a mixed CD, what would be on it?

One rule: the CD is a regular length cd - 80 minutes or less.

I'll start:

I don't know what the entire CD would have, but I know that Fake Plastic Trees would be on it.

aquafire · August 25, 2003 8:36AM

Fat lot of good it will do us..You didn't say anything about bringing a CD player...or everlasting batteries or ear phones...

But in the spirit of torture I'd bring a CD "spoken version " of the Entire Encyclopedia Brittanica with Oxford Dictionary for all those cryptic crosswords I love doing.

Oh and a speaker designed to look like a parrot that could talk to me...

aquafire · August 25, 2003 8:44AM

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Originally posted by segovius

Why does it have to be 1 CD ? What if you want the Ring Cycle or something ? This seems a bit discriminatory to me...

Ssshhh.. ( whispers ).....I think torifile posted this while sleep walking...It's his dream so go along with it for a while...

torifile · August 25, 2003 8:51AM

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Originally posted by segovius

Why does it have to be 1 CD ? What if you want the Ring Cycle or something ? This seems a bit discriminatory to me...

Those are the rules. If you don't wanna play, go to your own sandbox.

I don't know, I just thought it would require some deep thought about what you think are absolutely essential songs or albums.

And, Aquafire, this isn't a debate. Don't be an ass.

Just kidding.... of course you've got a CD player. And it runs on solar power.

shetline · August 25, 2003 8:58AM

One of those mood CDs that plays nothing but the sounds of tropical bird calls and ocean surf.

applenut · August 25, 2003 9:07AM

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs

powerdoc · August 25, 2003 9:54AM

No CD for me, i don't want to ear only one CD days after days : it will bring me crazy.

I'll prefer to think to various music and tried to remember them.

giaguara · August 25, 2003 9:56AM

I'll just bring my iPod.

One cd? Umh ... one that I did a few years ago and that I can provenly listen to for months and months. It has about half of the tracks of Peter Gabriel / Passian and half Apocalyptic / Cult. Quite different of each other, but I found an order for them that sounds really good.

Why one cd? I'd rather have an iPod with an everlasting battery than a cd and no cd player.

eugene · August 25, 2003 10:01AM

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00008O0TR/

torifile · August 25, 2003 10:46AM

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Originally posted by segovius

Exactly - can't we take a musical instrument of our choice instead ?

The reason I started this thread was because I wanted a way to get some ideas for mixed cds or purchases that I should make. If it's essential enough for you to take it as your only music, then it must be good. Personally, I'd take my iPod too. But what would be on it?

superkarate monkeydeathcar · August 25, 2003 11:22AM

Life on Mars\t 3:51\t Bowie, David\t

Finland\t 1:59\t Monty Python's Flying Circus

Promised Land\t 2:22\t Berry, Chuck\t

Never In A Million Years\t 3:49\tBoomtown Rats

Take Me Out To The Ballgame \t1:00\tCarey, Harry\t

It's Only Make Believe\t 2:14\tTwitty, Conway\t

Don't Think Twice, It's Allright\t3:38\tDylan, Bob\t

Why A Duck\t 1:34\tMarx Brothers\t

Sea Diver\t 2:52\tMott the Hoople\t

I'll Come Running\t 3:50\tEno, Brian\t

Dalai Llama\t 1:19\tMurray, Bill\t

Only a Dream Away\t 4:02\tHarrison, George\t

Don't Let Go\t 4:00\tFoley, Ellen

Hard to be a Jew on Christmas 1:35\tSouthpark\t

Here Comes the Flood\t 3:54\tFripp, Robert

Kiss Me Deadly\t 4:00\tFord, Lita

Bill Lee\t 1:37\tZevon, Warren

The Boys Of Summer\t 4:51\tHenly, Don

Jane\t 2:55 22 Brides

Wise Up\t 3:19\tMann, Aimee\t

Tonight You Belong To Me\t2:35\tMartin, Steve & Bernadette Peters

Over The Rainbow\t 3:31\tNilsson, Harry

No Myth\t 4:10\tPenn, Michael

Goodnight Moon\t 0:22\tWalken, Christopher\t

City Lights\t 4:47\tPrice, Alan\t

The Swimming Song\t 1:55\tReader, Eddi\t

Photograph\t 3:57\tStarr, Ringo\t

80:00 minutes:seconds

giaguara · August 25, 2003 12:04PM

superkarate your list looks like bunge's!!!

superkarate monkeydeathcar · August 25, 2003 12:07PM

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Originally posted by Giaguara

superkarate your list looks like bunge's!!!

anarchists think alike

audiopollution · August 25, 2003 12:12PM

Hmm ... only 1 disc.

Store bought:

My Bloody Valentine 'Loveless'

(12 years later, and still my favourite album)

-or-

2 Many DJ's 'Radio Soulwax Vol. 2'

(45 well-mixed tracks, from The Stooges to Royksopp. Hard to get bored with this one!)

Home-made compilation:

01 - My Bloody Valentine 'Soon'

02 - Slowdive 'In Mind' (Reload Mix)

03 - Aphex Twin 'Heliosphan'

04 - Boards Of Canada 'Everything You Do Is A Balloon'

05 - Bola 'Aguilla'

06 - u-Ziq 'Swan Vesta'

07 - Bjork 'Joga (Alec Empire Hardcore Mix)'

08 - Mental Cube 'Q (Santa Monica Mix)'

09 - LFO 'We Are Back'

10 - Jega 'Norton Midgate'

11 - Rolling Stones '2000 Light Years From Home'

12 - Duran Duran 'Planet Earth'

13 - The KLF 'America No More'

giaguara · August 25, 2003 12:19PM

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Originally posted by superkarate monkeydeathcar

anarchists think alike

I think i'll just stick to my iPod. I wouldn't survive the music of you two forever.

james808 · August 25, 2003 12:20PM

One CD - that is awfully tough.

I've narrowed it to two:

Skinny Puppy: Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse

Slowdive: Blueday

(Joy Division: Closer would be a good selection if you aren't planning on living too long on the island

709 · August 25, 2003 12:48PM

My CD would have to be light enough to not drive me insane, yet varied enough to not drive me insane...so, for a storebought I'd have to pick:

Ween - Chocolate & Cheese

brussell · August 25, 2003 1:22PM

I think it would have to be something that has really stood the test of time and has many layers to permit repeated listening. Hmm, I guess that rules out the pop/rock music you kids listen to on both counts

Bach: art of the fugue.

der kopf · August 25, 2003 1:22PM

Forgetting the fact that nothing will survive repeated exclusive listening, I'd STILL (I have mentioned this album before) take "Disintegration" from The Cure.

torifile · August 25, 2003 1:32PM

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Originally posted by der Kopf

Forgetting the fact that nothing will survive repeated exclusive listening, I'd STILL (I have mentioned this album before) take "Disintegration" from The Cure.

I thought you'd chime in with that. I need to give it a re-listen. For repeated listening, I'd go with ok computer.

superkarate monkeydeathcar · August 25, 2003 1:48PM

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Originally posted by BRussell

I think it would have to be something that has really stood the test of time and has many layers to permit repeated listening. Hmm, I guess that rules out the pop/rock music you kids listen to on both counts

Bach: art of the fugue.

the idea that you need more intelligence, or have to be "deeper" to listen to centuries old european music is ludicrous.

You're stranded on a desert island and you've got one CD

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