Desert Island Discs

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,917]

Aerosmith - Big Ones

Beatles - Rubber Soul and Sgt. Peppers's

Chicago - Greatest Hits

Cream - Wheels of Fire

Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits

Hello Dolly Soundtrack

Roy Orbison - Black and White Night

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

 

 

 

[Stuhoo 89,686]

14 minutes ago, NOLA Hoosier said:

Personally, I would say Radio City ahead of #1 Record, although that changes week to week. I'd also probably go Tim over LIB and the first Clash over LC, but again that's just me.  I can see you are a man of taste. 

 

EDIT: I listened to You Are the Cosmos the other day and I'm constantly floored by it.

Three things:

1. If you are floored by I Am the Cosmos, that's your tie-breaker. Chilton + Bell's chords barely nudges out Radio City & Third (but Holocaust may be the most stunning Big Star track of them all). 
2. No homage to NOLA on your list? Where are the Meters, Clifton, or Dr. John Gris-Gris?
3. Bryter Later is a subtle but killer choice. That little bit of production makes Nick Drake not nearly as weepy!

One more thing:

You reminded me that I screwed up - neglected Lou on my list. Add Berlin, drop Elliot Smith (I couldn't focus on which album of his to include anyway)

[Stuhoo 89,686]

20 minutes ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

Aerosmith - Big Ones

Beatles - Rubber Soul and Sgt. Peppers's

Chicago - Greatest Hits

Cream - Wheels of Fire

Dave Brubeck's Greatest Hits

Hello Dolly Soundtrack

Roy Orbison - Black and White Night

Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon

Beatles - Rubber Soul and Sgt. Peppers's

 

 

Of the nine albums you listed, four of them were Rubber Soul and Sgt. Peppers.    :)

[Class of '66 Old Fart 90,917]

23 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Of the nine albums you listed, four of them were Rubber Soul and Sgt. Peppers.    :)

So much for cut and paste and trying to alphabetize.

[NOLA Hoosier 1,267]

26 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

Three things:

1. If you are floored by I Am the Cosmos, that's your tie-breaker. Chilton + Bell's chords barely nudges out Radio City & Third (but Holocaust may be the most stunning Big Star track of them all). 
2. No homage to NOLA on your list? Where are the Meters, Clifton, or Dr. John Gris-Gris?
3. Bryter Later is a subtle but killer choice. That little bit of production makes Nick Drake not nearly as weepy!

One more thing:

You reminded me that I screwed up - neglected Lou on my list. Add Berlin, drop Elliot Smith (I couldn't focus on which album of his to include anyway)

Have you heard This Mortal Coil's covers of "Kangaroo" and "Holocaust" (both from the same album)? I mean, Chilton basically invented goth so it's only natural.

Gris-Gris is one of the creepiest albums to drive around NOLA at night listening to. It's also one of the best New Orleans records because it was recorded in LA (a lot like Paul's Boutique being a quintessential NYC record for the same reason...not to mention REM's Life's Rich Pageant being extremely Georgia because it was recorded in Indiana).

I love everything Nick Drake ever did. I'm a huge fan.

I can't listen to Berlin more than once or twice a year. Just so damn heavy.

[Stuhoo 89,686]

9 minutes ago, NOLA Hoosier said:

Have you heard This Mortal Coil's covers of "Kangaroo" and "Holocaust" (both from the same album)? I mean, Chilton basically invented goth so it's only natural.

Gris-Gris is one of the creepiest albums to drive around NOLA at night listening to. It's also one of the best New Orleans records because it was recorded in LA (a lot like Paul's Boutique being a quintessential NYC record for the same reason...not to mention REM's Life's Rich Pageant being extremely Georgia because it was recorded in Indiana).

I love everything Nick Drake ever did. I'm a huge fan.

I can't listen to Berlin more than once or twice a year. Just so damn heavy.

 

When Caroline's kids start crying in the background? Yikes

 

[Demo 23,688]

1 hour ago, NOLA Hoosier said:

Top 5 live album, produced by Joe Boyd and everything he touched was gold, just listened to Bob and the boys the other day and decided ZA is my 2nd favorite...I'm a weirdo who likes their later stuff more.

I’d forgotten that Boyd did Fables. The guy worked with everyone, but I always associate him with Richard Thompson. Bill Berry once said he hated that record. That should have been the tip-off to the ensuing aneurysm, since it’s objectively fantastic. 

[Stuhoo 89,686]

1 hour ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

So much for cut and paste and trying to alphabetize.

They are both pretty wonderful—maybe worthy of a double mention!

[mamasa 15,978]

Realized I have space for a couple more:

Allman Bros- Fillmore East

Captain Beyond- Sufficiently Breathless

 

 

[bigrod 3,188]

On 11/19/2021 at 10:56 AM, Stuhoo said:

 

Either/Or - Elliot Smith: Tortured and beautiful, and not faking it.

 

 

Great album - one of my favorites too, but you're not kidding about not faking it. Dude committed suicide by stabbing himself. In the stomach. And I think it was a butter knife.

[Stuhoo 89,686]

41 minutes ago, bigrod said:

Great album - one of my favorites too, but you're not kidding about not faking it. Dude committed suicide by stabbing himself. In the stomach. And I think it was a butter knife.

And thereafter, he was toast.

 

[Demo 23,688]

36 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

And thereafter, he was toast.

 

Oh my God. Was going to pop on and mention that I had busted out  Anodyne as my yard work music this morning and what a spectacular record that is…….

But, then there’s this. A new addition to the pantheon of horrifying Dad jokes. 

 

[Dave from Dayton 4,039]

20 hours ago, Demo said:

Oh my God. Was going to pop on and mention that I had busted out  Anodyne as my yard work music this morning and what a spectacular record that is…….

But, then there’s this. A new addition to the pantheon of horrifying Dad jokes. 

 

I love Dad jokes.  But, I don't have any kids so that makes me a Faux Pa.  

[Demo 23,688]

23 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

I love Dad jokes.  But, I don't have any kids so that makes me a Faux Pa.  

Dude, you are clearly a prodigy.

[Dave from Dayton 4,039]

1 hour ago, Demo said:

Dude, you are clearly a prodigy.

I don't know what that means; but, if it's good that's me.*

*(Quote of Muhammed Ali as told to Howard Cosell...after Cosell told Ali that he was extremely truculent.)