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What is the one album you can be trapped on a desert island with for the rest of your life?

Hmmmm................

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Primus - Sailing the Seas of Cheese

[–] kometes@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Hunky Dory - David Bowie

[–] Master@lemm.ee 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Counting crows august and everything

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh dang! Classic.

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Neko Case, Middle Cyclone.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

oh dang! Great album. It's also a sonically diverse album. Great call!

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Her voice! Knocks me out every time.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

No doubt! Running out of Fools destroys me every time.

[–] krzschlss@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

I'll go with something current. 'The Loveliest Time' by Carly Rae Jepsen. People around me seem to like this album a lot...

For the rest, I'll just bang some coconuts against each other to create sound. This way I'll become the best tribute band for various classic works on the island. Everyone's welcome!

[–] Andjhostet@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I can't figure out if I'd want something with vocals to give me a sense of companionship, or something without vocals so it doesn't drive me insane.

With vocals: Grateful Dead - Cornell 5/8/77

Without vocals: John Coltrane - Live at Village Vanguard

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I'm torn on if I want a "favorite album" or a compilation/best of?

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Carbon Based Lifeforms - Hydroponic Gardens (definitely a Carbon Based album, but it's a tough choice)

[–] Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

The one that immediately comes to mind is Wolfgang Amadeus, by Phoenix.

[–] Toto@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What immediately comes to my mind is my β€œsuper party mix” mix tape so good on you

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh dang!!

I’m still struggling to pick one. Lol

[–] serpentofnumbers@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

really hard to say, but the first one that jumped to mind is Miles Davis - Filles de Kilimanjaro

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always appreciated Davis, but never got into his work. Love jazz, but jazz-jazz? Tough one for me.

[–] Andjhostet@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

If you're coming from a rock background you could check out In a Silent Way or A Tribute to Jack Johnson, and if you like those, go to Bitches Brew.

[–] clovernorth@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

22, A Million

[–] Gejarrett@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yankee Hotel Foxtrot by Wilco

[–] ren@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Such a good album.

[–] dualcoreduron@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Off the top of my head, Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes

[–] Barrelephants@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I'd have to go with the album that's verbal instructions for how to build a two way radio out of a coconut and seaweed.

[–] JackiesFridge@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Distinguishing Marks by Fingerprintz. I've been listening to that album since 1985 and it never got old.

...even though apparently I did

Incubus - Morning View

[–] turrican@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 year ago

a-ha - Scoundrel Days

[–] xfts@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness - Smashing Pumpkins

[–] Landmammals@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Arcade Fire - The Suburbs

[–] badhops@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The Clash - London Calling honestly has everything

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

could never get into them… frustratingly so…

[–] kvn@midwest.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think you have an error in your question. My first thought when you said "desert album" album was to take that literally and say Mdou Moctar - Ilana: The Creator.

But I suppose you mean "desert island" album so I'll say Sigur RΓ³s - Takk...

I also thought about The Avalanches - Since I Left You but I fear that Frontier Psychiatrist will drive me insane.

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

welp, that's what I get for posting first thing in the morning DURING coffee and not after....

[–] kvn@midwest.social 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

At least you can edit the title! Unlike that other place

[–] ren@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
[–] teddy-bonkerz@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago
[–] skullvalanche@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The Duran Duran Tribute album (1997)