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I got this idea from my History of Rock N' Roll class back in my Junior year of high school: if you were to be stranded on a deserted island, what 10 CDs would you bring with you? No custom mixes allowed, but soundtracks and studio compilations are okay.

(Assume you had a portable CD player with unlimited batteries... :sly:)

I'll have to think on mine, but thought I'd throw the question out there.


*EDIT* - regarding dual-disc albums:

If the second disc is just there because the first one ran out of space (such as with Metallica's "S&M"), you can count them as one. But if it's a collection (for example, I have a WWF/WWE 3-disc collection of wrestler theme songs covering the three main generations), no. Pick one disc.
 
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I edited the first post to answer your dual-disc question, daan.

I've got mine:

01. Less Than Jake - "Hello Rockview"
02. Green Day - "Dookie"
03. Rancid - "...And Out Come the Wolves"
04. Metallica - the black album
05. Ice Cube - "The Predator"
06. AC/DC - Live
07. Pennywise - "About Time"
08. Bullet For My Valentine - "The Poison"
09. Reel Big Fish - "Turn the Radio Off"
10. Trivium - "The Crusade"
 
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Does an iPod count? :p But I don't really know what music to bring, but I could probably list down some CD's that I would like to bring with me...... (that was before I got my iPod)

  1. Mew - And The Glass Handed Kites
  2. Bloc Party. - Silent Alarm
  3. Maxeen - Maxeen
  4. Foo Fighters - In Your Honor
  5. Coldplay - Live 2003
  6. Eminem - Curtain Calls
  7. Keane - Hopes and Fears
  8. Lamb of God - Ashes of the Wake
  9. Akon - Trouble
  10. and either The Fall Of Troy - Doppelganger or The Number Twelve Looks Like You - Mongrel

:)
 
💡 Your iPod is somehow incapable of holding individual songs; only studio albums (and it knows what a mix-tape is!). And it's limited to 10, irrelevant of file size.
 
If I get stuck on a island with Cyborg, somebody put me out of my misery. :p j/k

Mine's far worse:

The Beatles - Anthology 3(2-Discs)
The Beatles - 62-66(2-Discs)
The Blue Hearts - Live All Sold Out
Paul McCartney - Flowers In The Dirt
Bach For Dummies
Jack Johnson - Live(bootleg)
Bob Marley - Legend(Greatest Hits)
Mr. Children - シフクノオト
 
Alright, here goes...I tried to include the most variety possible on mine, if I only have 10 CDs for the rest of my life, they'd better sound different.

CCR - Cosmos Factory
Lil Wayne - The Drought 3
Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Uprising
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Mos Def/Talib Kweli - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Blackstar
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds
Led Zeppelin - IV
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
 
Bump.

This is really way too hard.

The ESSENTIALS:

1. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
2. Neil Young - Harvest
3. Slayer - Reign in Blood
4. Beatles - Abbey Road

after that its like...there is so much I don't want to be without. maybe this...???

Ben Folds Five - s/t
Cursed - II
Descendents - Milo Goes to College
Electric Wizard - Dopethrone
Elliott Smith - Either Or
Wu-Tang - 36 Chambers
 
damn, i reckon i could work out 15 easily but 10 is trickier lol

oceansize - effloresce
sigur ros - takk
minus the bear - highly refined pirates
get cape wear cape fly - the chronicles of a bohemian teenager
dream theater - train of thought
explosions in the sky - the earth is not a cold dead place
the mars volta - deloused in the comatorium
death from above 1979 - im a woman your a machine
joe satriani - self titled
nizlopi - half these songs are about you
 
Easy

Kings Of Leon - Youth And Young Manhood
Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails
Stereophonics - Just Enough Education To Perform
Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back
Stereophonics - Language, Sex, Violence, Other
Stereophonics - Pull The Pin
 
The Cut Up Boys - Mash Up Mix 2005, 06, 07, 08, Old Skool :sly: (one CD from each of the 2CD comp)
Razorlight - Up All Night, Razorlight
All American Rejects - The All American Rejects, Move Along
Deepest Blue - Late September

.... there thats my 10... now where did I put my desert island iPod? :sly:

Robin
 
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Mine would have to include:

The Clash - London Calling
Steely Dan - The Royal Scam
Stevie Wonder - Songs In The Key Of Life
Paul Simon - Paul Simon (1972)
Van Morrison - Saint Dominic's Preview
The Beatles - The Beatles (1968)
Yes - Close To The Edge
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
Supertramp - Crime Of The Century
Frank Zappa - We're Only In It For The Money

RyanGee
Easy

Kings Of Leon - Youth And Young Manhood
Kings Of Leon - Aha Shake Heartbreak
Kings Of Leon - Because Of The Times
Kings Of Leon - Only By The Night
Stereophonics - Word Gets Around
Stereophonics - Performance And Cocktails
Stereophonics - Just Enough Education To Perform
Stereophonics - You Gotta Go There To Come Back
Stereophonics - Language, Sex, Violence, Other
Stereophonics - Pull The Pin
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:sick: Remind me not to board a rickety old plane flying over the Bermuda Triangle with you... :p Seriously, could you live with just those two bands?
 
Not in order of importance:

1) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
2) Pink Floyd - The Wall
3) Alice in Chains - Jar of Flies
4) Ian Moore - And All the Colors
5) The Best of - Radiohead
6) Gladiator - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
7) Braveheart - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
8) Lord of the Rings - Motion Picture Trilogy Soundtrack
9) Read below
10) Read below

I'd need something like "101 Classical Greats" which has 101 famous classical music tracks. That particular collection is out because it doesn't have Debussy or Gershwin. But it would take me a long time to find the right compilation. So long that I'm reserving a second spot to help find another compilation disc set to fill in the gaps.

On the bubble:
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How to build a fire using only coconuts
10 new ways to enjoy coconuts
The complete guide to self medical care.

Edit: I'm realizing that my rock music collection there is something of a downer. I might have to spice it up with something a little livelier, but I'm not sure what I'd cut.
 
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Hmm, this is a tough one.. At the moment think I would go for:

1. Dream Theater - Images and Words
2. Boston - Walk On
3. Dire Straits - Money for Nothing
4. Saga - Silent Knight
5. Saga - Worlds Apart
6. Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
7. Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
8. Pink Floyd - The Wall
9. Pink Floyd - The Division Bell
10. The Who - Who's Next
 
In no particular order, except for DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....

1. DJ Shadow - Endtroducing.....
2. N.E.R.D - Fly Or Die
3. N.E.R.D - In Search Of...
4. Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama
5. Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders
6. Joe Satriani - Is There Love In Space
7. Scar Symmetry - Pitch Black Progress
8. Ocean's 12 OST
9. DJ Jazzy Jeff - The Return of the Magnificent
10. blink-182 - blink-182
 
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Hummmm..

1. Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine
2. The Gaslight Anthem - The '59 Sound
3. Rise Against - Revolutions Per A Minute
4. Muse - Showbiz
5. Finch - What It Is To Burn
6. Jimmy Eat World - Bleed American
7. Brand New - Deja Entendu
8. Foo Fighters - The Colour And The Shape
9. Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers
10. Funeral For A Friend - Casually Dressed & Deep In Conversation

:)
 
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Interesting!

  1. The Killers - Hot Fuss
  2. My Chemical Romance - Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge
  3. Panic! At the Disco - A Fever You Can't Sweat Out
  4. Beck - Odelay
  5. Coldplay - Rainbows
  6. Metallica - The Black Album
  7. Dave Mathews Band - Under the Table and Dreaming
  8. Van Halen - 1984
  9. INXS - Kick
  10. U2 - The Joshua Tree
 
Bob Marley - Exodus
Cure - Disintegration
Joy Division - Unknown Pleasures
Nas - Illmatic
Pixies - Doolittle
Beatles - White Album
Gang of Four - Entertainment!
Silver Apples - Silver Apples
Meat Puppets - Meat Puppets II
Tool - Lateralus

I think this would be a wide enough range of music for me to enjoy myself.
 
Ohh, this'll be tough. I have so many favourite albums, the tough part was picking out a variety of sounds.

1. Millencolin - Pennybridge Pioneers
2. Reel Big Fish - Our Live Album is Better Than Your live Album
3. Rancid - Life Won't Wait
4. Big D and the Kids Table - Steady Riot
5. Sublime - 40 Oz to Freedom
6. Operation Ivy - Energy
7. The Moldy Peaches - The Moldy Peaches
8. The Aquabats - Charge!!
9. The Clash - London Calling
10. Goldfinger - Goldfinger
 
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  • Opeth - Blackwater Park
  • In Flames - Whoracle
  • Tool - Lateralus
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Dredg - El Cielo
  • Dream Theater - Train of Thought
  • Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down
  • Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
  • Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  • Metallica - Master of Puppets

I would have liked to add a Faith No More or Alice In Chains album though...
 
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Alright, here goes...I tried to include the most variety possible on mine, if I only have 10 CDs for the rest of my life, they'd better sound different.

CCR - Cosmos Factory
Lil Wayne - The Drought 3
Bob Marley & The Wailers - The Uprising
The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Mos Def/Talib Kweli - Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Blackstar
Radiohead - Ok Computer
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds
Led Zeppelin - IV
The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulletin
The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers
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ahem, good call on illmatic too.

On another note, my girlfriend and I saw the Wailers this summer, they put on a hell of a show.
 
You are excused.

Variance is key when you're stranded on a desert island. Stereophonics and Kings of Leon are great, but how many times can you hear these two different sounds before getting bored?

Stephen Marley would be great with the Wailers I bet. Sounds just like his dad. Check out Mind Control. I think that's what Bob Marley would be doing today.
 
Shannon
  • Opeth - Blackwater Park
  • In Flames - Whoracle
  • Tool - Lateralus
  • A Perfect Circle - Mer De Noms
  • Dredg - El Cielo
  • Dream Theater - Train of Thought
  • Insomnium - Since The Day It All Came Down
  • Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon
  • Black Sabbath - Paranoid
  • Metallica - Master of Puppets

I would have liked to add a Faith No More or Alice In Chains album though...
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Didn't know you were a fan of dredg. 👍
 
This is hard. Very Hard.

Disc 1 of Echoes the best of Pink Floyd (its nice to know we have pf fans a plenty here)
Mascara & Monsters: The Best Of Alice Cooper
Blue Stone - Breathe
Earthbound - Daft Punk (ive been confused for MANY years on this one, its NOT daft punk but it comes up as such on amazon and other sites as well downloads from itunes as such but their sweedish... anyways)
Pathways - California Guitar Trio
Enigma - The secret behind the mirrior
Enya - Amarintine

so im at 7... 3 more... hmmm

Don't Fear The Reaper: The Best Of Blue Oyster Cult
I would take a compilation of soft classical music, it helps me sleep sometimes

and lastly

Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge - My Chemical Romance

sucks ass i can only take 10. cant i just have an unlimited battery on my laptop? ill listen to my 10,349 mp3's lol:dopey:
 
Okee Dokee:

1. Rancid - ...And Out Come The Wolves (must have)
2. NOFX - Greatest Songs Ever Written(By Us)
3. Led Zeppelin - IV
4. Mighty Mighty Bosstones - Let's Face It
5. Metallica - And Justice For All
6. Rush - Moving Pictures
7. Minor Threat - Complete Discography (album, not trying to be a smartass)
8. Red Hot Chili Peppers - Blood Sugar Sex Magik
9. Slayer - Raining Blood
10. Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning
 

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