Island 10
La, Amalthea and I have an on-going conversation as to the top 10 albums (forgive the anachronism) we’d like to have on a desert island. I’m a bit of a cherry picker when it comes to albums, that is I’ll pop on an album or CD and pick one, two, sometimes three tunes to play then it’s on to the next one. So my criteria for making the top 10 has to be that ALL the tunes are great.
Here’s my list with no offers of explanation and in no apparent order.
Overnight Sensation – Frank Zappa.
Who’s Next – The Who
Live in San Francisco – Van Morrison
Fulfillingness First Finale – Stevie Wonder
Live at the Apollo – James Brown and his Famous Flames
Where’s the Money – Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks
Blue (or Court and Spark) – Joni Mitchell
So Far – Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
Sympathy for the Devil – The Rolling Stones
Aja - Steely Dan
That’s it! What’s yours?
9 comments:
Your list reminds me that I wanted to tell you about Zappa Plays Zappa, which I heard about in Rolling stone.
http://www.zappaplayszappa.com/
I had heard that Dweezil was touring doing his old man's tunes, although I haven't heard him, he probably does a good job.
So Jessica, what's your Island 10?
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Ritual de lo Habitual - Jane's Addiction
Rhythm of the Saints - Paul Simon
Doolittle - The Pixies
Grace - Jeff Buckley
Bone Machine - Tom Waits
Ill Communication - Beastie Boys
The Hour of Bewilderbeast - Baadly Drawn Boy
And then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out - Yo La Tengo
Live at Storyville, Boston - Billie Holiday
Blue - Joni Mitchell
The Immaculate Collection - Madonna
Graceland - Paul Simon
The Heart of Saturday Night - Tom Waits
Common One - Van Morrison
The Wild, The Innocent, The E Street Shuffle - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
James and Thea's Wedding CD
Bassi Family Christmas CD 2003
FutureSex/LoveSounds - Justin Timberlake
Agaetis Byrjun - Sigur Ros
Who is Agaetis Byrjun - Sigur Ros
sounds gaelic....
Sigur Ros is a band from Iceland. Agaetis Byrjun is their first album and it sort of defies explanation...it's very ambient. Jessica and I saw them at Spreckels and it was amazing and beautiful. Wait a minute...I think you have this album!
Rhapsody In Blue - Oscar Levant
Gonna Take A Miracle - Laura Nyro with The LaBelles
A Night In San Francisco - Van Morrison
Sunday 8 PM - Faithless
Northern Lights Southern Cross - The Band
Alice - Tom Waits
Graceland - Paul Simon
Pet Sounds- Beach Boys
Abraxas- Santana
Fulfillingness First Finale- Stevie Wonder
Of course this is almost all subject to change depending on mood, season or activity.
Hey! Chavo!! I had:
Young Americans- David Bowie
What Happened to it?
These are so fun. I have ten more.
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