Desert Island Music Album Draft 2013 - draft complete
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With my next pick, I'm staying in the 80s.
Run-D.M.C. -- Run-D.M.C. (1984) http://www.allmusic.com/album/run-dmc-mw0000650722
My mother, eclectic punk rocker that she was, owned this record (and several of their others), and played it frequently when I was a wee thing. For as long as I can remember, I've never not loved early Run-DMC. All of their first three albums are still frequent listens for me, and almost always make it into whatever playlists I put together for a party. They've all got great songs and are worthy of a trip to my island, but only this album has "30 Days," a hilariously silly and very clever bit of braggadocio that has, and I'm not at all exaggerating here, probably been included in at least 90% of the upbeat mixtapes/mix CDs/playlists I've put together for myself or as a gift. Sorry to anyone who may have wanted this album, but I got it. It's like that, and that's the way it is. HUH!
Other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skHwKQVYmlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KadUsfUKSs8
Run-D.M.C. -- Run-D.M.C. (1984) http://www.allmusic.com/album/run-dmc-mw0000650722
My mother, eclectic punk rocker that she was, owned this record (and several of their others), and played it frequently when I was a wee thing. For as long as I can remember, I've never not loved early Run-DMC. All of their first three albums are still frequent listens for me, and almost always make it into whatever playlists I put together for a party. They've all got great songs and are worthy of a trip to my island, but only this album has "30 Days," a hilariously silly and very clever bit of braggadocio that has, and I'm not at all exaggerating here, probably been included in at least 90% of the upbeat mixtapes/mix CDs/playlists I've put together for myself or as a gift. Sorry to anyone who may have wanted this album, but I got it. It's like that, and that's the way it is. HUH!
Other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=skHwKQVYmlM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KadUsfUKSs8
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Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here (1975) (wiki link)
According to the Wiki article, both David Gilmour and Richard Wright name "Wish You Were Here" as their favorite Pink Floyd album, and while it will come in a clear third in fan popularity, I'm actually inclined to agree. WYWH revolves thematically around original frontman Syd Barrett's descent into mental illness, seen in not only the immensely popular title track, but also in the absolutely sublime tribute "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - a 26-minute largely instrumental magnum opus in nine parts, split into two tracks to bookend the album, which I consider the finest song Floyd has ever put to tape. Both ironically and sadly, during the recording of the song a deteriorated Barrett actually wandered into the recording studio and the band members didn't even recognize him at first. I'll get plenty of use out of WYWH on my island.
Instead of embedded YouTube, I'm just going to post the links to the videos, because the embeds are causing serious loading problems on my machine.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V (link)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX (link)
According to the Wiki article, both David Gilmour and Richard Wright name "Wish You Were Here" as their favorite Pink Floyd album, and while it will come in a clear third in fan popularity, I'm actually inclined to agree. WYWH revolves thematically around original frontman Syd Barrett's descent into mental illness, seen in not only the immensely popular title track, but also in the absolutely sublime tribute "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" - a 26-minute largely instrumental magnum opus in nine parts, split into two tracks to bookend the album, which I consider the finest song Floyd has ever put to tape. Both ironically and sadly, during the recording of the song a deteriorated Barrett actually wandered into the recording studio and the band members didn't even recognize him at first. I'll get plenty of use out of WYWH on my island.
Instead of embedded YouTube, I'm just going to post the links to the videos, because the embeds are causing serious loading problems on my machine.
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts I-V (link)
Shine On You Crazy Diamond, Parts VI-IX (link)
It's the oddest thing. I had no intention of taking this album. It wasn't even on my radar really. But today for no particular reason "Electric Ladyland" snapped into my brain and I suddenly had an overwhelming need to nab it. I'm not one to argue with the Muses. I trust their taste in music.
Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
It may be a bit cliche, but this is an album that absolutely "transports" you. Plug it in, sit down and don't make any plans for about an hour and a half. Especially with headphones on, it plays with every inch of the eardrums, teasing you into a trance until you eventually realize you've been starring at a wall for the entirety of the runtime. I didn't even realize Voodoo Chile was 15 minutes long until I caught a glance at the clock after it ended and was startled by the time gap.
I'd never before appreciated Hendrix's status as the Rock-God Legend - just kind of took people's word for it and moved on. But this album certainly made me a believer. And it isn't even the groundbreaking experimentations with reverb and the wah-wah pedal or pushing the electric guitar to new, revolutionary heights. Hendrix is the credited Producer of Electric Ladyland highlighting his immense artistic vision. And the scope of his talent is on full display with a range of blues, R&B, psychedelic rock and 60s BritPop being effortlessly pulled out of his bag of tricks track to track. And that's before we even mention the heavyweights All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return).
I can't possibly do this album justice. I can't even decide definitively which songs to highlight with links. I'll just post Gypsy Eyes, because it *might* be my personal favorite of the album, and call this a successful round.
Gypsy Eyes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Ladyland
Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1968)
It may be a bit cliche, but this is an album that absolutely "transports" you. Plug it in, sit down and don't make any plans for about an hour and a half. Especially with headphones on, it plays with every inch of the eardrums, teasing you into a trance until you eventually realize you've been starring at a wall for the entirety of the runtime. I didn't even realize Voodoo Chile was 15 minutes long until I caught a glance at the clock after it ended and was startled by the time gap.
I'd never before appreciated Hendrix's status as the Rock-God Legend - just kind of took people's word for it and moved on. But this album certainly made me a believer. And it isn't even the groundbreaking experimentations with reverb and the wah-wah pedal or pushing the electric guitar to new, revolutionary heights. Hendrix is the credited Producer of Electric Ladyland highlighting his immense artistic vision. And the scope of his talent is on full display with a range of blues, R&B, psychedelic rock and 60s BritPop being effortlessly pulled out of his bag of tricks track to track. And that's before we even mention the heavyweights All Along the Watchtower and Voodoo Child (Slight Return).
I can't possibly do this album justice. I can't even decide definitively which songs to highlight with links. I'll just post Gypsy Eyes, because it *might* be my personal favorite of the album, and call this a successful round.
Gypsy Eyes
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electric_Ladyland
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Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
wiki
It's a like a northern soul greatest hits compilation updated to sound fresh in the new wave era, except that there's only one cover and all the other songs are composed by the band. If you put this on expect an unealthy amount of horns, a boatload of catchy hooks and a passionate, dramatic performance by lead singer Kevin Rowland. If I were drafting on personal value rather than having a strategy this would have been in the top 5 for sure.
Before seeing a song from their sophomore album (this is their debut) in a grades theme by bricklayer about one hit wonders I wasn't aware they were considered as such. Well, that's a wrong notion on two levels. First technically, because they had another #1 single, which is "Geno" (linked below, as it was featured in Searching for the young soul rebels). Second because they put out two full albums worth of absolutely stunning pop songs that a lot of people never bothered to listen.
wiki
It's a like a northern soul greatest hits compilation updated to sound fresh in the new wave era, except that there's only one cover and all the other songs are composed by the band. If you put this on expect an unealthy amount of horns, a boatload of catchy hooks and a passionate, dramatic performance by lead singer Kevin Rowland. If I were drafting on personal value rather than having a strategy this would have been in the top 5 for sure.
Before seeing a song from their sophomore album (this is their debut) in a grades theme by bricklayer about one hit wonders I wasn't aware they were considered as such. Well, that's a wrong notion on two levels. First technically, because they had another #1 single, which is "Geno" (linked below, as it was featured in Searching for the young soul rebels). Second because they put out two full albums worth of absolutely stunning pop songs that a lot of people never bothered to listen.
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With the one hundred eighteenth pick of the draft, Mr. Slim Citrus selects:
The Prodigy, The Fat of the Land (1997)
This was practically the soundtrack of my first overseas tour! It was, for the most part, completely unlike anything else I was listening to at the time. In fact, it was while I was stationed in Italy, immersed in a foreign culture, that I first made any serious effort to expand my musical horizons beyond the familiar. As "house" and "techno" were big on the club scene in Italy in the mid-late nineties, I was exposed to many of the songs on this album before I even positively identified them. In fact, when I later bought a techno compilation, and it had two Prodigy songs from this album, and a third from another album, I decided to find the album and see what's up (I ended up getting the other one, too). I was not disappointed.
While Fat was very successful in Europe (almost expectedly so, with The Prodigy being a British group), I was surprised when I returned back stateside to see how relatively popular it was here, as well. While not producing any "hit" singles (although it does have a few fairly known songs, including Smack My ***** Up, and Minefields, which was notable for its appearance in "The Matrix"), the album did debut at Number One on the Billboard 200, and went double-platinum in the U.S. (cite: Wikipedia).
The Prodigy, The Fat of the Land (1997)
This was practically the soundtrack of my first overseas tour! It was, for the most part, completely unlike anything else I was listening to at the time. In fact, it was while I was stationed in Italy, immersed in a foreign culture, that I first made any serious effort to expand my musical horizons beyond the familiar. As "house" and "techno" were big on the club scene in Italy in the mid-late nineties, I was exposed to many of the songs on this album before I even positively identified them. In fact, when I later bought a techno compilation, and it had two Prodigy songs from this album, and a third from another album, I decided to find the album and see what's up (I ended up getting the other one, too). I was not disappointed.
While Fat was very successful in Europe (almost expectedly so, with The Prodigy being a British group), I was surprised when I returned back stateside to see how relatively popular it was here, as well. While not producing any "hit" singles (although it does have a few fairly known songs, including Smack My ***** Up, and Minefields, which was notable for its appearance in "The Matrix"), the album did debut at Number One on the Billboard 200, and went double-platinum in the U.S. (cite: Wikipedia).
Dexys Midnight Runners - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels (1980)
wiki
It's a like a northern soul greatest hits compilation updated to sound fresh in the new wave era, except that there's only one cover and all the other songs are composed by the band. If you put this on expect an unealthy amount of horns, a boatload of catchy hooks and a passionate, dramatic performance by lead singer Kevin Rowland. If I were drafting on personal value rather than having a strategy this would have been in the top 5 for sure.
Before seeing a song from their sophomore album (this is their debut) in a grades theme by bricklayer about one hit wonders I wasn't aware they were considered as such. Well, that's a wrong notion on two levels. First technically, because they had another #1 single, which is "Geno" (linked below, as it was featured in Searching for the young soul rebels). Second because they put out two full albums worth of absolutely stunning pop songs that a lot of people never bothered to listen.
wiki
It's a like a northern soul greatest hits compilation updated to sound fresh in the new wave era, except that there's only one cover and all the other songs are composed by the band. If you put this on expect an unealthy amount of horns, a boatload of catchy hooks and a passionate, dramatic performance by lead singer Kevin Rowland. If I were drafting on personal value rather than having a strategy this would have been in the top 5 for sure.
Before seeing a song from their sophomore album (this is their debut) in a grades theme by bricklayer about one hit wonders I wasn't aware they were considered as such. Well, that's a wrong notion on two levels. First technically, because they had another #1 single, which is "Geno" (linked below, as it was featured in Searching for the young soul rebels). Second because they put out two full albums worth of absolutely stunning pop songs that a lot of people never bothered to listen.
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Okay, this is a draft strategy pick -- each of the next 5 acts on my list is probably more essential for my island, but I just haven't felt any danger toward any of them and have strong backup albums for several, so I'm going to nab this now while the nabbing is good even though its more of a #15 type pick for me than a #8. And if because of that any of you jump up out of the blue and steal something from me that I really want, well I will call you poopyhead and cry:
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Having me of all people take this album would come as a surprise to many who know my tastes, because I am a long term and notorious RHCP poo pooer, even during their prime when you weren't cool unless you thought they were. Well...I didn't. In fact they often annoyed the **** out of me, and if I had accidentally bumped into them at any point in the months after they released "Give It Away" -- a Top 10 all time most annoying song for me (from Blood Sex Magik, which has already been taken so I can say that) -- I could never have made this pick, because I probably would have beaten them all to death with the nearest heavy blunt object, and they would have been dead and I would have been in prison. But that would have been unfortunate on several fronts, not leastwise because it would never have given RHCP a chance to finally grow up and find the deep soulful groove they did on this album. Scar Tissue, Otherside (my favorite RHCP tune), Californication as well as lesser known tunes like This Velvet Glove and Easily made this an album deep both in good tunes and contemplation. This is my RHCP, and makes me glad I didn't beat them to death with a plastic cactus years earlier.
Other video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJj5-lubeM
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Having me of all people take this album would come as a surprise to many who know my tastes, because I am a long term and notorious RHCP poo pooer, even during their prime when you weren't cool unless you thought they were. Well...I didn't. In fact they often annoyed the **** out of me, and if I had accidentally bumped into them at any point in the months after they released "Give It Away" -- a Top 10 all time most annoying song for me (from Blood Sex Magik, which has already been taken so I can say that) -- I could never have made this pick, because I probably would have beaten them all to death with the nearest heavy blunt object, and they would have been dead and I would have been in prison. But that would have been unfortunate on several fronts, not leastwise because it would never have given RHCP a chance to finally grow up and find the deep soulful groove they did on this album. Scar Tissue, Otherside (my favorite RHCP tune), Californication as well as lesser known tunes like This Velvet Glove and Easily made this an album deep both in good tunes and contemplation. This is my RHCP, and makes me glad I didn't beat them to death with a plastic cactus years earlier.
Other video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzJj5-lubeM
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with the eighth pick in the eighth round of the 2013 Desert Island Music Draft, i select...
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (10/27/98):
01 Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull
02 Liberation Frequency
03 The Deadly Rhythm
04 Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine
05 Bruitist Pome #5
06 New Noise
07 The Refused Party Program
08 Protest Song '68
09 Refused Are F***ing Dead
10 The Shape of Punk to Come
11 Tannhäuser / Derivè
12 The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax
Genre: post-hardcore, hardcore punk, noise rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shape_of_Punk_to_Come
this album, like its title implies, quite literally changed the course of punk. it was Swedish-born Refused's definitive statement that punk music should no longer be associated with the unfortunate, shriveled pop-punk acts of the late-90's, but rather that punk should become reacquainted with chaotic noise, crushing volume, extremely raw production values, and scalding dissidence. the result is quite certainly post-hardcore's most important album, a monolithic landmark that hasn't aged a day...
as with Converge's Jane Doe, i arrived late to The Shape of Punk to Come's party, having only caught wind of this album a few years back after borrowing a friend's copy of the music documentary Refused Are F***ing Dead on DVD. he told me that, after watching it, i would rush out to find a copy of The Shape of Punk to Come and listen to it for weeks straight. he wasn't wrong. it hit me in the dead heat of a Northern CA summer, and this "new noise" altered the landscape of my brain. it is so fiery with passion, so convinced of its message, that the listener can't help but scream along...
Refused have recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, as many like me discover a gem of a band that few Americans were aware of during their peak, as brief as it was before they called it quits. they reunited for a worldwide tour last year and headlined the famous Coachella Music Festival, among others, but The Shape of Punk to Come remains their masterwork, as convincing a closing argument as any punk band could have made without drinking and drugging themselves into oblivion. as lead vocalist Dennis Lyxzén shouts on "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine": "I'd rather be forgotten, then remembered for giving in!!"
Refused - The Shape of Punk to Come (10/27/98):
01 Worms of the Senses / Faculties of the Skull
02 Liberation Frequency
03 The Deadly Rhythm
04 Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine
05 Bruitist Pome #5
06 New Noise
07 The Refused Party Program
08 Protest Song '68
09 Refused Are F***ing Dead
10 The Shape of Punk to Come
11 Tannhäuser / Derivè
12 The Apollo Programme Was a Hoax
Genre: post-hardcore, hardcore punk, noise rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shape_of_Punk_to_Come
this album, like its title implies, quite literally changed the course of punk. it was Swedish-born Refused's definitive statement that punk music should no longer be associated with the unfortunate, shriveled pop-punk acts of the late-90's, but rather that punk should become reacquainted with chaotic noise, crushing volume, extremely raw production values, and scalding dissidence. the result is quite certainly post-hardcore's most important album, a monolithic landmark that hasn't aged a day...
as with Converge's Jane Doe, i arrived late to The Shape of Punk to Come's party, having only caught wind of this album a few years back after borrowing a friend's copy of the music documentary Refused Are F***ing Dead on DVD. he told me that, after watching it, i would rush out to find a copy of The Shape of Punk to Come and listen to it for weeks straight. he wasn't wrong. it hit me in the dead heat of a Northern CA summer, and this "new noise" altered the landscape of my brain. it is so fiery with passion, so convinced of its message, that the listener can't help but scream along...
Refused have recently enjoyed a resurgence in popularity, as many like me discover a gem of a band that few Americans were aware of during their peak, as brief as it was before they called it quits. they reunited for a worldwide tour last year and headlined the famous Coachella Music Festival, among others, but The Shape of Punk to Come remains their masterwork, as convincing a closing argument as any punk band could have made without drinking and drugging themselves into oblivion. as lead vocalist Dennis Lyxzén shouts on "Summerholidays vs. Punkroutine": "I'd rather be forgotten, then remembered for giving in!!"
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I have to say, this draft is an eclectic's dream! I am not sure if i am in the minority here or maybe i just dont know my stuff, but it seems like it will be very hard to pick the top overall selections with such a wide variety of Artist. I just counted and there are 16 Artists whom i have never even heard of.
Wiki helps though!
Wiki helps though!
Okay, this is a draft strategy pick -- each of the next 5 acts on my list is probably more essential for my island, but I just haven't felt any danger toward any of them and have strong backup albums for several, so I'm going to nab this now while the nabbing is good even though its more of a #15 type pick for me than a #8. And if because of that any of you jump up out of the blue and steal something from me that I really want, well I will call you poopyhead and cry:
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Having me of all people take this album would come as a surprise to many who know my tastes, because I am a long term and notorious RHCP poo pooer, even during their prime when you weren't cool unless you thought they were. Well...I didn't. In fact they often annoyed the **** out of me, and if I had accidentally bumped into them at any point in the months after they released "Give It Away" -- a Top 10 all time most annoying song for me (from Blood Sex Magik, which has already been taken so I can say that) -- I could never have made this pick, because I probably would have beaten them all to death with the nearest heavy blunt object, and they would have been dead and I would have been in prison. But that would have been unfortunate on several fronts, not leastwise because it would never have given RHCP a chance to finally grow up and find the deep soulful groove they did on this album. Scar Tissue, Otherside (my favorite RHCP tune), Californication as well as lesser known tunes like This Velvet Glove and Easily made this an album deep both in good tunes and contemplation. This is my RHCP, and makes me glad I didn't beat them to death with a plastic cactus years earlier.
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Having me of all people take this album would come as a surprise to many who know my tastes, because I am a long term and notorious RHCP poo pooer, even during their prime when you weren't cool unless you thought they were. Well...I didn't. In fact they often annoyed the **** out of me, and if I had accidentally bumped into them at any point in the months after they released "Give It Away" -- a Top 10 all time most annoying song for me (from Blood Sex Magik, which has already been taken so I can say that) -- I could never have made this pick, because I probably would have beaten them all to death with the nearest heavy blunt object, and they would have been dead and I would have been in prison. But that would have been unfortunate on several fronts, not leastwise because it would never have given RHCP a chance to finally grow up and find the deep soulful groove they did on this album. Scar Tissue, Otherside (my favorite RHCP tune), Californication as well as lesser known tunes like This Velvet Glove and Easily made this an album deep both in good tunes and contemplation. This is my RHCP, and makes me glad I didn't beat them to death with a plastic cactus years earlier.
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For my next pick; I am taking my all-time favorite Creedence Clearwater Revival album...
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 1969
This album is awesome. CCR, a little dark, but not dark: sad, but dark: "tombstone shadow" and "sinister purpose" and "bad moon rising". Great album. From the opening track, "Green River" through "Lodi" to the closing track "The Night Time (Is the Right Time)", this album is dark and rocks... just a great, great album and, IMO, the best CCR album by a long way.
Tombstone Shadow
Green River - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-yugdZUt0
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River - 1969
This album is awesome. CCR, a little dark, but not dark: sad, but dark: "tombstone shadow" and "sinister purpose" and "bad moon rising". Great album. From the opening track, "Green River" through "Lodi" to the closing track "The Night Time (Is the Right Time)", this album is dark and rocks... just a great, great album and, IMO, the best CCR album by a long way.
Tombstone Shadow
Green River - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4-yugdZUt0
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I have classic rock, 90s grunge, horns, and blues. This pick will add some easy listening to the party. I find these drafts to be very male-centric for me, with few female acts that I turn to for entertainment. This next artist is a welcome exception to the rule. She rose to prominence in the late 90s through her consistent quality, angelic vocals, and philanthropic ambitions. The first Sarah McLachlan album that I ran across was this selection, and it remains a staple of mine for background music to lighten the mood, or mellow my maniacal 5 and 2 year old boys.
With my 8th selection, I choose:
Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing - 1997
The radio hits include Building a Mystery, Adia, Sweet Surrender, and the blockbuster; Angel. My favorite tracks of the lot are Witness and Black and White. Excellent bookends to the calling card single!
Other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZzLCBjzWU
Track List:
1. Building a Mystery - 4:07
2. I Love You - 4:44
3. Sweet Surrender - 4:00
4. Adia - 4:05
5. Do What You Have to Do - 3:47
6. Witness - 4:45
7. Angel - 4:30
8. Black & White - 5:2
9. Full of Grace - 3:41
10. Last Dance - 2:33
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfacing_(album)
With my 8th selection, I choose:
Sarah McLachlan - Surfacing - 1997
The radio hits include Building a Mystery, Adia, Sweet Surrender, and the blockbuster; Angel. My favorite tracks of the lot are Witness and Black and White. Excellent bookends to the calling card single!
Other videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1GmxMTwUgs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9KZzLCBjzWU
Track List:
1. Building a Mystery - 4:07
2. I Love You - 4:44
3. Sweet Surrender - 4:00
4. Adia - 4:05
5. Do What You Have to Do - 3:47
6. Witness - 4:45
7. Angel - 4:30
8. Black & White - 5:2
9. Full of Grace - 3:41
10. Last Dance - 2:33
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surfacing_(album)
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OK - I have noticed an extreme shortage of Gangsta Rap, a trent that is about to end.
When i first heard these guys i was 16 and thought i was a little thug (turns out i was not). I remember actually having this album on my stereo system at home. While i was out, my parents came into my room and turned on the system so my Mom could hear what the new setup sounded like. As it turned out, I had turned off the set right at the beginning of Dopeman, so when they turned it back on, well, if any of you know how that song starts out... it wasnt good. So when i got home my mom told me never to bring that kind of garbage into the house and that they had thown my record away. My Dad secretly told me tha record was in the garage but i had to keep it at "another location". Dad's can be cool like that.
Anyway...
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Here is the UNEDITED EXPLICIT video for Straight out of Compton. If you are at work or are not comfortable with the language or theme of the song, beware.
and Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A.
EDIT: This is still a family-friendly board. For that reason, I have removed the clip. - VF21
LOOK AT THAT, THE MAN IS STILL AFTER NWA!!!!!!
Here is the "radio edit", not quite the same, but you get the idea...
When i first heard these guys i was 16 and thought i was a little thug (turns out i was not). I remember actually having this album on my stereo system at home. While i was out, my parents came into my room and turned on the system so my Mom could hear what the new setup sounded like. As it turned out, I had turned off the set right at the beginning of Dopeman, so when they turned it back on, well, if any of you know how that song starts out... it wasnt good. So when i got home my mom told me never to bring that kind of garbage into the house and that they had thown my record away. My Dad secretly told me tha record was in the garage but i had to keep it at "another location". Dad's can be cool like that.
Anyway...
N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton
Here is the UNEDITED EXPLICIT video for Straight out of Compton. If you are at work or are not comfortable with the language or theme of the song, beware.
and Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N.W.A.
EDIT: This is still a family-friendly board. For that reason, I have removed the clip. - VF21
LOOK AT THAT, THE MAN IS STILL AFTER NWA!!!!!!
Here is the "radio edit", not quite the same, but you get the idea...
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My next pick is an album from another band that was a part of my growing up years. Along with GnR, Metallica, Motley Crue, and all the other hair bands in the 80's and early 90's era, me and my friends has spent many a school skipping days listening to this band. This album is my favorite of theirs, and although I know it might be safe for at least a couple more rounds, I'm going to nab it now seeing that my picks has been dropping like flies lately.
For me, Sebastian Bach and company was at their absolute best in this album.
Wiki here
Slave to the Grind - Skid Row (1991)
Other video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3hPdGnDIU
For me, Sebastian Bach and company was at their absolute best in this album.
Wiki here
Slave to the Grind - Skid Row (1991)
Other video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3hPdGnDIU
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Okay, this is a draft strategy pick -- each of the next 5 acts on my list is probably more essential for my island, but I just haven't felt any danger toward any of them and have strong backup albums for several, so I'm going to nab this now while the nabbing is good even though its more of a #15 type pick for me than a #8. And if because of that any of you jump up out of the blue and steal something from me that I really want, well I will call you poopyhead and cry:
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Californication - Red Hot Chili Peppers - 1999
Um Brick, Can i borrow your bat for a minute? Why you ask? Um, well, uh no reason! GRRRR. Great pick! POOPYHEAD!
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The warning. Hot Chip.
Here is the wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warning_(Hot_Chip_album)
Hot Chip is just one of those cool groups. They are also a bunch of geeks. They experiment and have fun, don't take themselves too seriously...but still produce an extremely refined product. This was another that contributed to my own personal liberation- from bored uni student to kid starting to get it together...
Here is the video of boy from school
[video]http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=hot%20chip%20boy%20from%20school&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX-fu1PQWTBk&ei=SCbdUYz0A6zBiQf9h4CgCA&usg=AFQjCNHVCvHAzEhv_tI6ZAevP74gRTaCiw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aGc[/video]
I select
The warning. Hot Chip.
Here is the wiki. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warning_(Hot_Chip_album)
Hot Chip is just one of those cool groups. They are also a bunch of geeks. They experiment and have fun, don't take themselves too seriously...but still produce an extremely refined product. This was another that contributed to my own personal liberation- from bored uni student to kid starting to get it together...
Here is the video of boy from school
[video]http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=hot%20chip%20boy%20from%20school&source=video&cd=1&ved=0CDwQtwIwAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DX-fu1PQWTBk&ei=SCbdUYz0A6zBiQf9h4CgCA&usg=AFQjCNHVCvHAzEhv_tI6ZAevP74gRTaCiw&bvm=bv.48705608,d.aGc[/video]
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