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Bye, bye Stankonia. That is a great choice. Ms. Jackson was the first hip-hop song that I heard and went "I need to hear more of that."
I remember that song was huge at my (middle) school that I was in when it came out. Why is that important? Our middle school was completely white kids and a few mexicans. No black kids. Mostly upper-middle class. Yet this unorthodox funk song took us by storm. (I guess, with it being a huge nation-wide hit, that we werent the only white school high on it
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I'm glad it did because then I was introduced to 2Pac, Nas and other artists that are actually good at rap. Its too bad rap then and especially now is so full of crap that the good stuff is sometimes very hard to get to.
I remember that song was huge at my (middle) school that I was in when it came out. Why is that important? Our middle school was completely white kids and a few mexicans. No black kids. Mostly upper-middle class. Yet this unorthodox funk song took us by storm. (I guess, with it being a huge nation-wide hit, that we werent the only white school high on it
)I'm glad it did because then I was introduced to 2Pac, Nas and other artists that are actually good at rap. Its too bad rap then and especially now is so full of crap that the good stuff is sometimes very hard to get to.
Your wish is my command. If theres not quite as much interest as this thread we could maybe chop it down to 8 contenders, but lets see how it goes.
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Bruce Springsteen -- Born in the U.S.A. -- I just had to. Never thought it would still be sitting here (The Boss's iconic album with a #3?), and my other choice for my #3 has a strong backup plan + I have a hard time seeing them both getting taken before I get another shot. In any case Born in the U.S.A. is such a famous album it almost does not need selling. But here are the stats anyway: 15 million albums sold in the U.S. alone. Over 20 million worldwide. SEVEN Top 10 hits (tying it with Slim's Thriller for the most all time), one of the most famous anthems ever penned, and an instantly recognizable album cover. We also get a young and very hot Courtney Cox's debuting in one of its videos, its use in multiple presidential campaigns, and its status as the first album to be put on CD in the U.S. Of all the hits the fun and ironic Glory Days remains my favorite -- used to blast it back in my athlete days on the way to the game/match. Now I can blare it for the sea gulls.
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Its not what you think -- she's not slinking around on the hood of his car or anything. Its just a famous blurb from the last 30 seconds of his Dancing in the Dark video where he reaches down into the audience and pulls a fan up on stage to dance with him as the video fades out, and it happens to be (the previously unknown) Courtney Cox.
Well, I had considered taking a particular album with this pick that I'm worried won't be here when it comes back to me. But after MBF got me for Songs..., I knew that I had to take this one now, or I'd be absolutely sick. Sooo...
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 1971
One of the most acclaimed albums ever, ranked #6 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the highest non-rock album on the list, and robbed of the Grammy in 1971 by Simon and Garfunkel (no offense, Proph). The album flows seamlessly from one song to another, with the final track ending up as a callback to the opening track. A highly politically conscious album told from the perspective of a Vietnam War veteran, it is led by the powerful lead track, and also including the hits Mercy Mercy Me and Inner City Blues.
Next stop (hopefully), the first of the three albums from the nineties that I plan to take, and then I'm going back to the seventies... for a while...
D-Mass is on the clock.
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On - 1971
One of the most acclaimed albums ever, ranked #6 on Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums of All Time, the highest non-rock album on the list, and robbed of the Grammy in 1971 by Simon and Garfunkel (no offense, Proph). The album flows seamlessly from one song to another, with the final track ending up as a callback to the opening track. A highly politically conscious album told from the perspective of a Vietnam War veteran, it is led by the powerful lead track, and also including the hits Mercy Mercy Me and Inner City Blues.
Next stop (hopefully), the first of the three albums from the nineties that I plan to take, and then I'm going back to the seventies... for a while...
D-Mass is on the clock.
Perhaps, if by "sink a little more" you meant "fell to my pick." Because I don't see any way it would have seen the fourth round...
That was my rationale for taking Thriller over Songs...: I like Songs... way more, but I thought I had a shot at that still being there when the pick came back to me in the second, since I didn't think that anyone other than MBF would even consider it (and damned if she didn't get me anyway!), at least not that high. But I knew that if I didn't take Thriller first, there was no chance it would still be there in the second round. With Songs..., I figured I had at least a 50/50 chance of it still being there, compared with Thriller, which I knew had a 0 percent chance of it still being there.
That was my rationale for taking Thriller over Songs...: I like Songs... way more, but I thought I had a shot at that still being there when the pick came back to me in the second, since I didn't think that anyone other than MBF would even consider it (and damned if she didn't get me anyway!
), at least not that high. But I knew that if I didn't take Thriller first, there was no chance it would still be there in the second round. With Songs..., I figured I had at least a 50/50 chance of it still being there, compared with Thriller, which I knew had a 0 percent chance of it still being there.
Damnit to freaking hell...there..I said it just to get it out of my system....I took Marvin out of my top 10 because I figured I had no chance of getting that one...so, um..we're even now Slim...you can stop poaching off my list now.
I will have settled on my next two hopefully by the time I pick...
Agreed, the speed of this round has been fabulous!! Great job peeps!
I will have settled on my next two hopefully by the time I pick...
Agreed, the speed of this round has been fabulous!! Great job peeps!
Easy people...I'm a teacher and I had open house tonight...here goes...
REM - Automatic For The People (1992)
LOVE this album. Maybe not everyone's first pick from REM, but I can't do without this one in my collection. Rumored to be what Kurt Cobain was listening to before his death and its somber tone inspired Bono from U2 to call it "the best country record never made." It also features collaboration with John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin.
From Wikipedia: In 1997 Automatic for the People was named the 18th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2006, Q magazine readers placed it at number 7. In 2003, the album was ranked number 247 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
REM - Automatic For The People (1992)
LOVE this album. Maybe not everyone's first pick from REM, but I can't do without this one in my collection. Rumored to be what Kurt Cobain was listening to before his death and its somber tone inspired Bono from U2 to call it "the best country record never made." It also features collaboration with John Paul Jones from Led Zeppelin.
From Wikipedia: In 1997 Automatic for the People was named the 18th greatest album of all time in a 'Music of the Millennium' poll conducted by HMV, Channel 4, The Guardian and Classic FM. In 2006, Q magazine readers placed it at number 7. In 2003, the album was ranked number 247 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time.
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My #3 choice was a difficult one to make from a strategy point of view, as I'm neglecting two picks that I'm almost certain won't last until my #4 and #5, but was the very first CD that popped into my head when I started planning:
Stray Cats -- Built for Speed (1982) -- I'll never forget the first time I learned of the Stray Cats; it was 1984-ish, I was about six years old, parked in front of MTV back when they still played videos (videos several years old, no less), and all of a sudden I hear Brian Setzer play the opening notes of "Stray Cat Strut" on that big bad 1959 Gretsch. I was hooked. The rockabilly sound, the mile high pompadours, the cars... I had discovered my personal definition of "cool." Many years later, that definition hasn't changed. This album is just ****ing cool.
Stray Cats -- Built for Speed (1982) -- I'll never forget the first time I learned of the Stray Cats; it was 1984-ish, I was about six years old, parked in front of MTV back when they still played videos (videos several years old, no less), and all of a sudden I hear Brian Setzer play the opening notes of "Stray Cat Strut" on that big bad 1959 Gretsch. I was hooked. The rockabilly sound, the mile high pompadours, the cars... I had discovered my personal definition of "cool." Many years later, that definition hasn't changed. This album is just ****ing cool.
Green Day -- Dookie (1994) -- I am imperiling all sorts of extremely important stuff with this pick, and have at least two more that I need to nab in this little snake through my #14/#3 pairing (inded initially this was going to one of the U2 monsters), so I have decided to abuse my moderator powers to give myself a few extra picks this round.
But in any case the early/mid-90s are getting worked hard, and so time to step into the arena with another monster from that era -- Green Day's Dookie, which became a flagbearer for the (poppish) punk revival, spawned 5 Top 10, and 3 #1 hits, sold more than 15 million albums worldwide, and has all the normal top all time list/best of accolades of a huge album. The opening chords of When I Come Around are so iconic that even people who have no interest in the style of music know them (if not necessarily knowing where they came from). Followed by Longview, Basket Case, She, Welcome to Paradise...there was a better part of a year there where there was always a Green Day hit on the charts. I know there are other punk bands that you are supposed to take first, but stuck on an island for the rest of my life I'll take the sellouts who can write a pop hook thank you very much.
alright, so i've said this two or three times already in this thread about this being on my list. but i'm f'n serious, for some (obviously misguided) reason i didn't think i'd have competition on this one. this album is so nostalgic, brings back soo many memories. as for green day, for me, IMO, this is by faaaar their best work ever. this is seriously one of my favorite albums ever.
Madonna - Like A Prayer (1989)
I'm not surprised that this has not been taken because i don't think i have the same albums on my list as everyone else. madonna, music icon for so many years and generations, deserves a spot on this hypothetical island.
I'm not surprised that this has not been taken because i don't think i have the same albums on my list as everyone else.
madonna, music icon for so many years and generations, deserves a spot on this hypothetical island.
I've long thought that Madonna was a special kind of genius. What she was able to do staying atop the pop charts for nearly 20 years while constantly reinventing herself and her music, starting or riding fad after fad, and finding ways to always keep the sound and image fresh for the next generation of kids was bleeping brilliant. It might only be a genius for self promotion, but her music business sense has always been just off the charts.
Break out the fried peanut butter, banana, and bacon sandwiches, my selection is:
Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
Elvis is the man. No further explanation needed.
When I was growing up Mom frequently used to listen to Elvis (especially Moody Blue with the translucent blue LP) and we still tune in to the Elvis channel on Dish Network when she comes over sometimes.
It was recorded at one show (June 10, 1972) and contains many of his top hits.
Hound Dog, Suspicious Minds, All Shook Up, Don't be Cruel, Can't Help Falling in Love - lotta good stuff in there. If I'm going off to an island, I gotta have Elvis the Pelvis playing some music in that rotation. No collection is complete without him.
I can't believe he fell this far in our game.
Elvis: As Recorded at Madison Square Garden
Elvis is the man. No further explanation needed.
When I was growing up Mom frequently used to listen to Elvis (especially Moody Blue with the translucent blue LP) and we still tune in to the Elvis channel on Dish Network when she comes over sometimes.
It was recorded at one show (June 10, 1972) and contains many of his top hits.
Hound Dog, Suspicious Minds, All Shook Up, Don't be Cruel, Can't Help Falling in Love - lotta good stuff in there. If I'm going off to an island, I gotta have Elvis the Pelvis playing some music in that rotation. No collection is complete without him.
I can't believe he fell this far in our game.
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