The Old "You're Stranded on a Desert Island Thread"

[Big Six]

CDs
Led zeppelin...BBC sessions
Pearl Jam...live at benaroya hall
Blue yard garden...no good Sunday's or On the galaxy (both great)
Beastie boys...paul's boutique
The Samples...the samples
Kula shaker...Strange folk
David gray...draw the line

Movies
True romance
Princess bride
Casino royale
Ken burns Baseball
Major league
Reservoir dogs

Books/authors
Steve berry
Tibor Fischer...the thought gang
Anything by nick hornby
Clive cussler
Tom Robbins
Anne rice vampire chronicles
Biographies of politicians and baseball personalities

[HRBAKER]

The Who - Who's Next (oops!)
Bob Dylan - Blood On The Tracks
Neil Young - Live Rust
Rush - Moving Pictures
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust

the Flicks

2001: A Space Odyssey
The Godfather, Part II
North By Northwest
Lawrence of Arabia
The Outlaw Josey Wales

[novakjr]

CD's-
Aerosmith-Big Ones
Robert Johnson-the complete recordings
Megadeth-Cryptic Writings
Faith No More-Who cares a lot?(greatest hits)
Alice in Chains-Dirt

DVD's-
Army of Darkness
Baseketball
For love of the game
Better off Dead
Halloween(1978)

"Zach and Miri make a porno", "Major League" and "the Naked Gun" just barely missed the cut.

[baseballart]

Originally Posted by HRBAKER

The Who - Who's Nest

Jeff's typo on "Who's Next" led me to recall when I first listened to the album. For years, I heard in Baba O'Reilly "teenage whistling..." instead of "teenage wasteland". Oh my.

[barrysloate]

I used to think that when Grace Slick sang "logic and proportion" on White Rabbit, she was saying "logic and good fortune." I think it's easy to screw up lyrics.

[HRBAKER]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I used to think that when Grace Slick sang "logic and proportion" on White Rabbit, she was saying "logic and good fortune." I think it's easy to screw up lyrics.

CCR's "There's a bathroom on the right" comes to mind.

[Leon]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

I used to think that when Grace Slick sang "logic and proportion" on White Rabbit, she was saying "logic and good fortune." I think it's easy to screw up lyrics.

IN 1979-80 I saw Jefferson Airplane and Introducing Grace Slick. The show was in the Greek Theater in Hollywood, in the side of a mountain. That might be the best concert I ever saw...or maybe it was because their songs had nothing on where my head was at that night ....

[barrysloate]

I saw the Airplane at the Fillmore East in the late 60's.

[Jason Carota]

CD's:

1. Jimi Hendrix - Blues
2. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
3. Calle 54 Soundtrack
4. As I Lay Dying - This is Who We Are (Live)
5. The Roots - The Roots Come Alive

DVD's

1. The Longest Day
2. Boondock Saints
3. Gladiator
4. Se7en
5. Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl

[Ease]

1. Nas - Illmatic
2. 2pac - Makaveli (etc)
3. Metallica - Black Album
4. Doors - Greatest Hits
5. Dr. Dre - The Chronic

1. Firefox
2. Heartbreak Ridge
3. Unforgiven
4. Snatch
5. Once Upon A Time In The West

Great Topic.

Most of my picks are made with repeated watchability/listenability in mind, and with an emphasis on entertainment value over artistic merit:

Contact
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home
Armageddon
The Natural
Secondhand Lions


Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
Beatles - Abbey Road
Steppenwolf - Steppenwolf Live
Neil Young - After the Gold Rush
Ron Wood - I've Got My Own Album To Do

[Kawika]

Movies (that I could watch over and over):
Footlight Parade
Casablanca
The Best Years of our Lives
The Last Picture Show
A River Runs Through It

CDs (that I never get tired of):
Bix Beiderbecke - Bix & Tram
Django Reinhardt - Anthology
Love - Forever Changes
Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks - Original Recordings
Gabby Pahinui - Best of the Gabby Band

Tried to embed a YouTube video into this post but can't get it to work. Never had a problem before. Anybody else having trouble with that?

[barrysloate]

Jason- Mingus Ah Um is a terrific album. Trivia question: the song Goodbye Pork Pie Hat is a tribute to what musician?

David- I remember walking around high school carrying a copy of Love's Forever Changes and thinking I was really cool for doing so. One of the really great albums that is long forgotten.

[Jason Carota]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

Jason- Mingus Ah Um is a terrific album. Trivia question: the song Goodbye Pork Pie Hat is a tribute to what musician?

Lester Young.

Mingus is one of my top 5 favorite bassists (I play, as well.) I highly recommend his biography, "Charles Mingus: Myself When I Am Real."

[barrysloate]

That would be correct.

The only bio of Mingus I read was Beneath the Underdog, which I know is grossly inaccurate (although entertaining). My wife and I own a home in eastern Long Island, and our neighbor a few doors down is Sue Graham Mingus. But we never saw her, she is kind of reclusive. Now we rent the house so we are hardly ever there.

[pgellis]

CDs:

Mark Knopfler: Shangri-La
David Gray: White Ladder
Pink Floyd: Echoes, Best of Pink Floyd
Traveling Wilburys: Volume 1
Fleetwood Mac: Rumours

Movies:

Jaws (probably not best movie for an island)
Caddy Shack
Goodfellas
Private Parts
Big

[Kawika]

Originally Posted by barrysloate

David- I remember walking around high school carrying a copy of Love's Forever Changes and thinking I was really cool for doing so. One of the really great albums that is long forgotten.

I understand it was Lyle Alzado's favorite album, too.

[barrysloate]

If Lyle saw me carrying that album he would have punched me out. He was one scary dude.

Now that I think of it, he graduated in 1967 so by the time Forever Changes came out he was already gone...and not missed!

[rhettyeakley]

Movies:
-Braveheart
-Star Wars or Empire Strikes Back (a toss up between the two but leaning towards Empire)
-Gladiator
-Half Baked
-Tommy Boy or Almost Heroes (two of my favorite Chris Farley movies)

Albums:
-Metallica (Black album)
-STP (Core)
-Pearl Jam (Ten)
-The Pixies (Best of the Pixies)
-Toadies (Rubberneck)
honorable mention is Nirvana Unplugged in NY & GNR (greatest hits)

I am such a product of my times--there is little doubt as to when I grew up!
-Rhett

[alanu]

Movies
Caddyshack
The Great Escape
The Professionals (the western with Lee Marvin)
The Godfather Part 2
Lord of the Rings-Return of the King

CD's
Neil Young Harvest
The Essential Bruce Springsteen
Elton John Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
AC/DC Back in Black
The Cars

[thekingofclout]

That Said... my top five

Abbey Road
Sgt Peppers
Thick as a Brick
Who's Next
After the Gold Rush

And a bonus for best live album/CD would be "Four Way Street" by CSN&Y.

Now for the movies...

North by Northwest
The Godfather
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Forrest Gump
A Bronx Tale

And a bonus for the best sports movie would be "Field of Dreams"

[Davalillo]

Records

Superfly-Curtis Mayfield
What's Goin' On-Marvin Gaye
Aja-Steely Dan
Can't Buy a Thrill-Steely Dan
Brother Josephus and the Love Revolution Revival Orchestra-First CD

Movies

Animal House
Caddyshack
LA Confidential
Godfather
Debbie Does Dallas

You gotta laugh on the island and you gotta have at least one movie with beautiful women.....not that I'm recommending DDD

[barrysloate]

I like Jimmy's choices... North by Northwest is certainly one of the all-time greats.


Jim C.- Superfly and Debbie Does Dallas?? We need to talk.

[judsonhamlin]

Movies:

Star Wars
Animal House
Big Sleep
Lawrence of Arabia
Duck Soup or Horse Feathers

Leaving out Blade Runner, Once Upon a Time in the West, Metropolitan, Richard III (McKellan) and The Thin Man


Albums:
In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel
Revolver - The Beatles
Hounds of Love - Kate Bush
New World Symphony - Dvorak
Tenor Madness or Sax Colossus - Sonny Rollins

Leaving out The Kinks, Clash, Parliament, Nick Lowe, Dire Straits (Making Movies) and Don Dixon

[familytoad]

Guys these change so frequently, but if I was en route today...here they are

CD's

1. Peter Frampton -Comes Alive
2. David Gray-White Ladder
3. Jethro Tull- Stormwatch
4. Counting Crows- Recovering the Satellites
5. Pink Floyd-Wish You Were Here

Hard not to take some Steely Dan on the trip though...

Movies

1. North by Northwest
2. Midnight Run
3. The Great Escape
4. Papillon
5. True Grit (w/Jeff Bridges... too new for DVD!)

[Anthony S.]

CDs:

1) The Clash "London Calling"
2) Talking Heads "Stop Making Sense"
3) Dire Straits "Making Movies" or "Alchemy"
4) Debbie Gibson Johnny Cash singing anything he wants
5) A burned CD (hey, it's my island) with some combination of: The Smiths, REM, Iggy Pop, Tom Petty, The Who, Neutral Milk Hotel, Antonin Dvorak, etc.


Movies:

1) "Raising Arizona"
2) "The Godfather"
3) "The Great Escape"
4) "Animal House" and "Slap Shot" and "Blazing Saddles" and "Flirting with Disaster" and "Nobody's Fool" (1994 version) (It's an extended play DVD)
5) "The Philadelphia Story" and "Bringing Up Baby" and "Double Indemnity" and "Red River" and "Rear Window" and "Vertigo" and "North by Northwest" (ditto)

[dabigyankeeman]

5 cd's:
Music For Monserrat -McCartney, Elton John, Clapton, Knopfler, others
Frank Sinatra - Concert For The Americas (its definetely on dvd, i assume its on cd)
Pavorotti & Friends For War Child - Liza, Clapton, Crow, Elton John, others
Hey Mr Producer, The Musical World of Cameron MacKintosh - Broadway, asst stars
Tina Turner - Live In Amsterdam

5 movies:
Terminator-2
The Matrix
The Naked Gun
The Dark Knight
The Empire Strikes Back

Man, its hard to only pick 5 of each!!!!!! Left out tons of favorites.

[Scott T]

Movies
The Godfather
The Godfather Part II
Goodfellas
Animal House
Caddyshack

CD's
Bob Seger - Live Bullet
Monty Python - Monty Python Sings
AC/DC - If You Want Blood...
Foo Fighters - The Colour and Shape
REO Speedwagon - A Decade of Hits

[Jantz]

CDs

1. Joe Satriani Time Machine
2. Queensryche Operation Mindcrime
3. Metallica Symphony & Metallica
4. Ozzy Osbourne Blizzard of Oz
5. Metallica Black Album


Movies

1. Good Will Hunting
2. Apocalypse Now
3. A Christmas Story
4. Jeremiah Johnson
5. Field of Dreams

Jantz

[39special]

C.D.'s
Stickey Fingers - Rolling Stones
White Album -Beatles
The Wall - Pink Floyd
Toys in the Attic - Aerosmith
Physicl Graffiti - Led Zepplin

Movies
American Graffiti
Hollywood Knights
The Outlaw Joesy Wales
Fast times at Ridgemont High
The Last Waltz

[Wymers Auction]

Rocky I
Rocky II
Facing the Giants
Rudy
4192

Eagles greatest hits I
Eagles greatest hits II
Bob Seger's greatest hits
As much Lynard Skynard as I can fit on a disk
Maybe some Elton John also

[jerrys]

Rear Window
Midnight Cowboy
Rocky
12 Angry Men
The Graduate


Any songs by:

Roy Orbison
Bee Gees
Neil Diamond
Willie Nelson
Patsy Cline

[Vintagedegu]

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