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50 Albums You’d Take Onto a Deserted Island

Menace Sockeyes

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Since I totally screwed up the Top 50 Albums List by not reading the thread title closely, here are my 50 albums I’d bring with me to a deserted island. Tried to cover any genre I liked, and any vibe I’m in. I only followed two rules:

1) No repeating artists
2) No greatest hits albums

Here you go. I want to see as many of you go the full 50 as possible…

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort To Me

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

The Selector - Too Much Pressure

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Death - …For the Whole World to See

Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed

Iggy Pop - Soldier

Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles

Ty Segall - Melted

The JBs - Doing It To Death

House of Large Sizes - My Ass-Kicking Life

Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Tacocat - Lost Time

White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Woody Guthrie - The Asch Recordings Vol. 1

Cody Chesnutt - Landing on a Hundred

Dropkick Murphys - Sing Loud, Sing Proud

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Motörhead - Ace of Spades

Blind Willie McTell - The Definitive…

Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box/Second Edition

The Offspring - Ignition

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette

The Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

X – More Fun in the New World

The Cramps – Stay Sick

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Ju Ju

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Public Enemy - Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age

The Stranglers - No More Heroes (1996 remaster)

Black Flag - My War

Nirvana - Nevermind

Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks

The Who - Who’s Next

The Slits - Cut

Minor Threat - Out of Step

The Descendents - Milo Goes to College

Girl in a Coma - Exits & All The Rest

Talking Heads - Remain in Light

The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Starcrawler - Starcrawler

Marcy Playground - Marcy Playground

The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (extended)

Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
 
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too long didnt read GIF
 
Since I totally screwed up the Top 50 Albums List by not reading the thread title closely, here are my 50 albums I’d bring with me to a deserted island. Tried to cover any genre I liked, and any vibe I’m in. I only followed two rules:

1) No repeating artists
2) No greatest hits albums

Here you go. I want to see as many of you go the full 50 as possible…

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort To Me

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

The Selector - Too Much Pressure

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Death - …For the Whole World to See

Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed

Iggy Pop - Soldier

Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles

Ty Segall - Melted

The JBs - Doing It To Death

House of Large Sizes - My Ass-Kicking Life

Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Tacocat - Lost Time

White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Woody Guthrie - The Asch Recordings Vol. 1

Cody Chesnutt - Landing on a Hundred

Dropkick Murphys - Sing Loud, Sing Proud

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Motörhead - Ace of Spades

Blind Willie McTell - The Definitive…

Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box/Second Edition

The Offspring - Ignition

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette

The Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

X – More Fun in the New World

The Cramps – Stay Sick

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Ju Ju

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Public Enemy - Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age

The Stranglers - No More Heroes (1996 remaster)

Black Flag - My War

Nirvana - Nevermind

Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks

The Who - Who’s Next

The Slits - Cut

Minor Threat - Out of Step

The Descendents - Milo Goes to College

Girl in a Coma - Trio B.C.

Talking Heads - Remain in Light

The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Starcrawler - Starcrawler

Marcy Playground - Marcy Playground

The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (extended)

Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
Love the Wet Leg.
 
A few that I’ll mention…

1. Weather Report- Heavy Weather
2. Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
3. Jackson Browne - Late For the Sky
4. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
5. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
6. Bob Dylan- Blood On the Tracks
7. Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
8. The Stooges - Raw Power
9. Freddie King - Freddie King Sings
10. Billy Cobham - Spectrum
11. John Mayall & Eric Clapton
12. Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
13. Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
14. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
15. Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby
 
Aerosmith - Big Ones
Beatles - 1
Bob Marley - Legend
Eagles - Greatest Hits volume 2
2Pac - Greatest Hits
ZBB - Greatest Hits So Far
Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits
George Straight - Best Of
Alice In Chains - Greatest Hits
Keith Whitley - Greatest Hits
Sublime - 40 Oz to Freedom
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Seven
Noah Kahan - Stick Season
CMoney2423 - Fart on My Penis
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
The Lumineers - Self Titled(ST)
Tool - Enima
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Green Day - American Idiot
The Head and the Heart - ST
Lissie - Carving Canyons
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - ST
Nirvana - Nevermind
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Taylor Swift - ST
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Metallica - And Justice for All
OutKast - ATliens
Slipknot - ST
Stone Sour - Come What(ever)
System Of A Down - Mezmerize
Dr. Dre - Chronic
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Garth Brooks - Ropin’ the Wind
Sound Garden - Superunknown
The Blood Hound Gang - One Fierce Beer Coaster
Audioslave - ST
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let’s Face It
Mumford & Sons - Babel
Ozzy - No More Tears
Prince - Purple Rain
Limp Bizkit - Significant Others
Rage Against The Machine - ST
Chris Stapleton - Traveller
CCR - Bayou Country
Korn - Follow The Leader
Beck - Mellow Gold
Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal
Zach Bryan - ST
 
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Aerosmith - Big Ones
Beatles - 1
Bob Marley - Legend
Eagles - Greatest Hits volume 2
2Pac - Greatest Hits
ZBB - Greatest Hits So Far
Alan Jackson - Greatest Hits
George Straight - Best Of
Alice In Chains - Greatest Hits
Keith Whitley - Greatest Hits
Sublime - 40 Oz to Freedom
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Seven
Noah Kahan - Stick Season
CMoney2423 - Fart on My Penis
The Avett Brothers - I and Love and You
The Lumineers - Self Titled(ST)
Tool - Enima
A Perfect Circle - Thirteenth Step
Green Day - American Idiot
The Head and the Heart - ST
Lissie - Carving Canyons
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats - ST
Nirvana - Nevermind
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
Taylor Swift - ST
Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle
Metallica - And Justice for All
OutKast - ATliens
Slipknot - ST
Stone Sour - Come What(ever)
System Of A Down - Mezmerize
Dr. Dre - Chronic
Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP
Foo Fighters - There Is Nothing Left To Lose
Garth Brooks - Ropin’ the Wind
Sound Garden - Superunknown
The Blood Hound Gang - One Fierce Beer Coaster
Audioslave - ST
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let’s Face It
Mumford & Sons - Babel
Ozzy - No More Tears
Prince - Purple Rain
Limp Bizkit - Significant Others
Rage Against The Machine - ST
Chris Stapleton - Traveller
CCR - Bayou Country
Korn - Follow The Leader
Beck - Mellow Gold
Of Monsters and Men - My Head is an Animal
Zach Bryan - ST
Well fuggin’ done! Toxicity by SOAD just barely missed my list.
 
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Where we all Belong
Something New
Nevermind
LA Women
 
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I saw Death and thought alright! Some good speed metal. Nope, wrong Death. Lol
I thought about Ride the Lightning, the best in the genre, but I’ll get any “metal” urge I have with Motorhead: The best band ever put under that label, by a long shot IMHO.
 
Since I totally screwed up the Top 50 Albums List by not reading the thread title closely, here are my 50 albums I’d bring with me to a deserted island. Tried to cover any genre I liked, and any vibe I’m in. I only followed two rules:

1) No repeating artists
2) No greatest hits albums

Here you go. I want to see as many of you go the full 50 as possible…

Courtney Barnett - Sometimes I Sit and Think, Sometimes I Just Sit

Johnny Cash - American Recordings

Amyl & The Sniffers - Comfort To Me

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Wet Leg - Wet Leg

The Selector - Too Much Pressure

The Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime

Death - …For the Whole World to See

Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed

Iggy Pop - Soldier

Echo and the Bunnymen - Crocodiles

Ty Segall - Melted

The JBs - Doing It To Death

House of Large Sizes - My Ass-Kicking Life

Billie Eilish - When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?

Tacocat - Lost Time

White Stripes - White Blood Cells

Woody Guthrie - The Asch Recordings Vol. 1

Cody Chesnutt - Landing on a Hundred

Dropkick Murphys - Sing Loud, Sing Proud

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Motörhead - Ace of Spades

Blind Willie McTell - The Definitive…

Kurt Vile - Bottle It In

Public Image Ltd. - Metal Box/Second Edition

The Offspring - Ignition

The Damned - Machine Gun Etiquette

The Dead Kennedys – Plastic Surgery Disasters

X-Ray Spex - Germfree Adolescents

X – More Fun in the New World

The Cramps – Stay Sick

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Ju Ju

Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

Public Enemy - Muse Sick-N-Hour Mess Age

The Stranglers - No More Heroes (1996 remaster)

Black Flag - My War

Nirvana - Nevermind

Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks

The Who - Who’s Next

The Slits - Cut

Minor Threat - Out of Step

The Descendents - Milo Goes to College

Girl in a Coma - Exits & All The Rest

Talking Heads - Remain in Light

The Cure - Three Imaginary Boys

Tame Impala - Lonerism

Starcrawler - Starcrawler

Marcy Playground - Marcy Playground

The Teardrop Explodes - Kilimanjaro (extended)

Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston
I recognize fewer than half those artists - and only "know" 3 of the albums (although I've doubtless heard some cuts from many more).

I feel old.
 
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A few that I’ll mention…

1. Weather Report- Heavy Weather
2. Jimi Hendrix- Electric Ladyland
3. Jackson Browne - Late For the Sky
4. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
5. Joni Mitchell - The Hissing of Summer Lawns
6. Bob Dylan- Blood On the Tracks
7. Jeff Beck - Blow by Blow
8. The Stooges - Raw Power
9. Freddie King - Freddie King Sings
10. Billy Cobham - Spectrum
11. John Mayall & Eric Clapton
12. Wayne Shorter - Speak No Evil
13. Junior Wells - Hoodoo Man Blues
14. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
15. Neko Case - Furnace Room Lullaby
Glad you have Billy Cobham on here. Heard him with the Nicolosi family from the "Drum and Voice" tour, playing "Red Baron" with Frank Gambale and Brian Auger. Billy and Bernard Purdie are two of my favorite drummers. Impressive list.
 
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