Desert Island Discs

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Let's play a little game, shall we?

 

Some of you might recognize this from a little program on BBC Radio 4.

 

Scenario: Imagine yourself marooned on a desert island. You are alone on this island and you have provided yourself with shelter, fresh water, and a food supply. Now that you have these things, imagine five albums to taken with you to your little island paradise. Ask yourself, what five albums do you want to listen to for the rest of your life? You are also to take one luxury item (which must be inanimate and of no use in escaping the island or allowing communication from outside) with you and one book (if it is a religious work such as the Bible and such, you are allowed another).

 

 

Follow this format for each album you want to bring:

Luxury:
Book:

Choice #1:

 

Album:

Artist:

Reason:

Choice Cut:

Choice #2:

 

Album:

Artist:

Reason:

Choice Cut:

Choice #3:

 

Album:

Artist:

Reason:

Choice Cut:

Choice #4:

 

Album:

Artist:

Reason:

Choice Cut:

Choice #5:

 

Album:

Artist:

Reason:

Choice Cut:
 

 

 

 

These are my current Desert Island Discs (though to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised if it changes in a few months):

 

Luxury: Applebloom plush

Book: The complete works of Ray Bradbury

 

 

Choice #1:

 

Album: The Colour And The Shape

Artist: Foo Fighters

Year: 1997

Reason: While it doesn't have all the hard rocking power of songs like "Best Of You", "Learn To Fly" or my personal favorite Foos song "Times Like These", it's a beautiful album that deals with loss, change, anger, passion and moving on. It's just a beautiful piece of work that cements Dave Grohl's place in history as one of the most amazing musicians.

Choice Cut: "Everlong"
 

Choice #2:

 

Album: Is

Artist: Hey Ocean!

Year: 2011

Reason: When I first saw Hey Ocean! perform live, it was with only five other people in a dive bar in San Diego. However, the passion and power they put in their performance blew all of us away. They showed us that what they were doing was something they loved to do, whether it was in front of an audience of only a handful of listeners, in front of a packed venue, or just in the studio to record. I believe their love of music was perfectly put on this album.

Choice Cut: "Big Blue Wave"
 

Choice #3:

 

Album: Live! In Tune And On Time

Artist: DJ Shadow

Year: 2004

Reason: My very first concert was when I was in 2011, when I was 20. It was DJ Shadow in an LA venue. Little did I know that my mind would be blown, watching the godfather of instrumental hip-hop mix his songs together live on stage. Simply put, when DJ Shadow does a show live, he doesn't play his songs, he fuses them into an experience.

Choice Cut: "Lonely Soul"
 

Choice #4:

 

Album: Ágætis byrjun

Artist: Sigur Rós

Year: 1999

Reason: This choice shouldn't come to a surprise to anyone who knows me. Heck, my sig has a quote from the title track because it had that much of an impact on me. Jónsi has the voice of an angel, Georg plays beautiful bass lines, Kjarri is masterful on the keys, and Ágúst plays the drums fantastically. Simply put, I'm gushing about this band.

Choice Cut: "Viðrar vel til loftárása"

Choice #5:

 

Album: The Joshua Tree

Artist: U2

Year: 1988

Reason: This album is personal to me. It is kinda the only album that, I know for a fact, that all of my family can agree on loving. My dad is a huge fan of southern rock and just hard rock in general, my mom is more towards soft rock, and my brother was a huge grunge and punk fan during those years. This album was really the album that we all could love without having to skip a song, say something bad about the work, or anything. It was just a beautiful album. And really, this song opened my eyes to so many more genres of music and turned me into the music fan that I am today. I'm also proud to say I still have the cassette that my family had for car trips. It still gets played.

Choice Cut: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"