Explanation for those uninitiated into the longest running music programme in the world. You are stranded on a desert Island with an old Gramophone, you must choose: 8 favourite pieces of music. (one of which must be specified as truly indispensable) 1 book (other than the Bible and complete works of Shakespeare which are already there, never been sure why, they just are) & 1 Luxury which has to be inanimate and have no practical use. What would you choose? s'very hard. Cheers Adam.
Music changed my mind 6 years on. Book The Grenadier Guards in The Great War , Sir Fredrick Ponsonby. Luxury Porn mag.
Music: AC/DC - Live Audioslave - Audioslave Deep Purple - Deepest Purple Metallica - The Black Album U2 - The Complete U2 Rush - 2112 Aerosmith - Devil's Got a New Disguise: The Very Best of Aerosmith The Rolling Stones - Forty Licks Book: Wilbur Smith - Power of the Sword (would like them all but that isn't possible) Luxury: Nuclear powered laptop with satellite internet
8 pieces of music NOT 8 albums. He's right you know.. but 2112 does probably count as 1 piece . Still having enormous trouble listing mine. Nice Luxury Owen, we'll have that laminated for you.
Sly & the Family Stone - I want to take you higher Hayseed Dixies - Ace of Spades Frank Zappa - Bobby Brown Goes Down Richie Havens - Handsome Johnny Janis Joplin - Down On Me Laibach - Get Back The Doors - The End Transplants - Romper Stomper The Collected Sherlock Holmes A never-ending cigarette
1st draft: Siouxsie - Christine. Sisters of Mercy - Alice. Joy division - Love will tear us apart. Nick Cave - God is in the house. Nick Cave - Brompton Oratory. Elvis - Guitar Man. Blue Boy - Remember me. Hawkwind - Hurry on sundown. Alabama3 - Speed Of The Sound Of Loneliness Sabres of Paradise - Wilmot. (and 100 others that will occur over the next few days...) Indispensable - Alice. Book: - Captain Corelli or The Historic Military Vehicles directory. Luxury: - Durban Poison Seeds. This is always really difficult, I reserve the right to change my choices at any time.
Music And this will change Prefab Sprout - We let the Stars Go Pink Floyd - The Gnome The Doors - The Soft Parade Roy Ayers - Running Away Prince - Cream The Orb - Little Fluffy Clouds Jefferson Airplane - Embryonic Journey Steely Dan - Babylon Sister The Book would be Sharon Penman - And christ and his Saints Slept The Indispensible Thing would be a Sauna!! P.S. Owen , to think there is someone else who remembers "Infected" by The The gladdens my heart. Kyt, Love that Sly song especially the version he did whilst out of his tree at Woodstock, the Concert's defining moment for me!
Owen , to think there is someone else who remembers "Infected" by The The gladdens my heart. Ever tried searching for "The The" on the internet? One of the great ungooglable things. oooh! Fluffy clouds...
or - "Oregano" seeds! I hope that's not a slur on my upstanding character - I just said no, well to the record anyway Owen , to think there is someone else who remembers "Infected" by The The gladdens my heart. Kyt, Love that Sly song especially the version he did whilst out of his tree at Woodstock, the Concert's defining moment for me! I've got the three The The albums - best lyrics? "She was lying on back, with.........etc etc etc" And Sly are fantastic - I've got the Woodstock DVD (and Janis's performance is fab too). Love early 70s funk - nearly chosesomething by George Clinton and P-Funk, or Bootsy Collins.# Nice Luxury Owen, we'll have that laminated for you. You said no practical use - lamination makes it very practical
In no particular order (and if you ask me tomorrow, the list will be totally different - perhaps): Elvis Presley That's alright, mama (this is where rock 'n' roll was formed) Hank Williams - I'll never get out of this world alive (favourite line: Brother if I stepped on a worn out dime I bet a nickel I could tell ya if it was heads or tails) Sam Cooke - A change is gonna come (heartfelt statement on the 60s civil rights situation) Dr John - Season of the witch (from Blues Brothers 2 - voodoo-ish version of Donovan's 60s 'hippy' epic) Booker T & The MGs - Behave yourself (B-side of Green Onions - classic slow blues with stinging Steve Cropper guitar) Bob Dylan - Visions of Johannna (one of many standout tracks from the Blonde on Blonde album) Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack lightnin' (the track that introduced me to the awesome voice of 'The Wolf') Sandy Denny - Tomorrow is a long time (Bob Dylan's song given a stunning Country styling by the ex-Fairport Convention singer) Book: The Guinness Book of Hit Singles & Albums (just to remind me - the songs I love will be in my head - this'll unlock 'em) Luxury: an iPod-type video device with the complete works of Marilyn Monroe AND John Wayne. (why not?) Well, you did ask ;D
I hope that's not a slur on my upstanding character - I just said no, well to the record anyway You would have to be out of your tree. errrr, Coconut Palm most of the time anyway.
Ooh tricky. Music Lark Ascending - Vaughn Williams (Indespensable, or however it's spelt) Killer Queen - Queen I Am A Lighthouse - Nickelcreek Exile - Enya (I know!) My Immortal - Evanescence Better Together - Jack Johnson Somewhere Only We Know - Keane It Doesn't Matter - Alison Krauss & Union Station Book Encyclopedia Brittanica. I'd learn, have kindling and toilet paper all in one. Luxury Have to go with Gnomey's Nuclear powered laptop with satellite internet
I considered the guiness books too. (what's your birth song ) About this laptop, I think we may have to disable email and give you a basic OS to remain in the spirit of things... Glad I'm not the only one who had trouble with indispensable.
Glad I'm not the only one who had trouble with indispensable. ... just like my dictionary - I'd have spelt it indispensible until I checked the old OED ...
Pfft! Ingleesh iz 4 peeple wot hav tym! My birth song? You mean the Number 1 the day I was born? I think it was a Blondie song. Would have to check on another forum.
