Desert Island Draft Thread

[HarleyQuinn 0]

THIS IS A MUSIC ONLY DRAFT!

 

Shamelessly stealing this concept from another board b/c honestly... it's an astonishing thread. I'll be the head honcho keeping track because I don't have a great taste in music and am more curious to see what others pick.

 

Here's a link to the thread that gave me the idea: http://forums.footballguys.com/forum/index...=153018&hl=

 

Concept: You're stuck on a desert is@\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00Ú\x00\x00<\x00\x00\x00\x0020yourself for the remainder of your days. You have a water cooler, unlimited supply of food, and a solar powered MP3/CD/Record Player/8-Track. What albums do you bring?

 

Design: Upon deciding the draft order, each poster will select an album that they want for their island (i.e. at pick 1.01 Vitamin X selects Abbey Road by The Beatles and writes a brief reason why he chose that album at 1.01. Something like, "Paul and George really elevated themselves and I love everything on Side A, especially the vocals on Come Together and on Side B I loved the harmonizing on Because." Then the poster at pick 1.02 would pick their album, so on and so forth.

 

After the completion of all 20 rounds, a poll would be set up with the posters and their "collection" and TSM would vote on the best collection.

 

Rules

- 20 Rounds (Serpentine).

- PM the person after you when their pick is up.

- Must post a brief writeup on why you chose the album you did.

- You cannot choose: Re-Released Albums, Greatest Hits, Boxed Sets, Compilations (Tributes, Movie Soundtracks), Bootlegs.

- All else is fair game from 1800's - 2008. Note: Original movie score soundtracks (i.e. The Fifth Element) are okay, soundtracks (i.e. The Crow) are not.

- 12 hour deadline between picks. If a pick is missed, the following posters can pick until the original poster picks. You can also PM your pick to me or somebody else and have them post for you if you know you'll be gone.

- Winner will be determined by a board wide vote on who has obtained the best collection.

 

Draft Order - Remember: Serpentine

1 - Tzar Lysergic

2 - RHR

3 - Ravenbomb

4 - TheOriginalOrangeGoblin

5 - "Hail" bps21

6 - StevieKick

7 - the Sperm

8 - The Coat Is My Father

9 - Cowboy 13012

10 - Mr. S£im Citrus

11 - Milky Korova

12 - The Man In Blak

13 - mw679

14 - Darthtiki

15 - Edwin MacPhisto

16 - incandescent

17 - Vitamin X

 

Draft Results - Setup by poster.

Tzar Lysergic

1.01 - Neurosis - Souls at Zero 1992

2.17 - John Coltrane - Ascension 1965

3.01 - Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 1959

4.17 - David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars 1972

5.01 - King Crimson - Red 1974

6.17 - Frank Zappa - The Grand Wazoo 1973

7.01 - Ween - The Mollusk 1997

8.17 - T. Rex - Electric Warrior 1971

9.01 - Isis - Oceanic 2002

10.17 - Isis - Panopticon 2004

11.01 - King Crimson - Discipline 1981

12.17 - Talking Heads - Fear of Music 1979

13.01 - Tom Waits - Alice 2002

14.17 - The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night 1964

15.01 - Aphex Twin - Richard D. James Album 1996

16.17 - Acid Bath - When The Kite String Pops 1994

17.01 - Celtic Frost - To Mega Therion 1985

18.17 - Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Altered States of America 2003

19.01 - Sleep - Dopesmoker

20.17 - Frank Zappa - Freak Out!

 

RHR

1.02 - Bruce Springsteen - Darkness On the Edge of Town 1978

2.16 - U2 - The Joshua Tree 1987

3.02 - Crowded House - Crowded House 1986

4.16 - Eric B and Rakim - Paid In Full 1987

5.02 - Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska 1982

6.16 - Pearl Jam - Ten 1991

7.02 - Jeff Buckley - Grace 1994

8.16 - Bruce Springsteen - The River 1980

9.02 - Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves 1995

10.16 - Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel 1988

11.02 - Athenaeum - Radiance 1998

12.16 - Queen - Jazz 1978

13.02 - George Michael - Faith 1987

14.16 - Pearl Jam - Live: 11-6-00 Rock in Park - Nurnberg, Germany 2000

15.02 - Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger 1975

16.16 - The Who - Quadrophenia 1973

17.02 - Naked - Naked 1997

18.16

19.02

20.16

 

Ravenbomb

1.03 - Captain Beefhart and his Magic Band - Safe As Milk 1967

2.15 - Pink Floyd - The Wall 1979

3.03 - Faith No More - Angel Dust 1992

4.15 - Tom Waits - Closing Time 1973

5.03 - Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Streetcore 2003

6.15 - Frank Zappa - Joe's Garage 1979

7.03 - Sufjan Stevens - Illinoise 2005

8.15 - Captain Beefheart - Trout Mask Replica 1969

9.03 - Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic 1975

10.15 - Mr. Bungle - California 1999

11.03 - Neil Young - Silver & Gold 2000

12.15 - Tom Waits - Swordfishtrombones 1983

13.03 - Johnny Cash - American IV: The Man Comes Around 2002

14.15 - The Decemberists - Picaresque 2005

15.03 - Clint Mansell and the Kronos Quartet - Requiem for a Dream 2000

16.15 - Nirvana - MTV Unplugged in New York 1994

17.03 - The New Pornographers - Challengers 2007

18.15

19.03

20.15

 

TheOriginalOrangeGoblin

1.04 - Michael Jackson - Thriller 1982

2.14 - Marvin Gaye - What's Going On 1971

3.04 - AC/DC - Back In Black 1980

4.14 - 2Pac - All Eyez On Me 1996

5.04 - Dr. Dre - 2001 1999

6.14 - Santana - Supernatural 1999

7.04 - Bon Jovi - New Jersey 1988

8.14 - Kanye West - The College Dropout 2004

9.04 - Guns N' Roses - G N' R Lies 1989

10.14 - Bruce Springsteen - Born In the USA 1984

11.04 - Nas - God's Son 2002

12.14 - Genesis - We Can't Dance 1991

13.04 - Metallica - Metallica (The Black Album) 1991

14.14 - Eminem - The Marshall Mathers LP 2000

15.04 - Def Leppard - Hysteria 1987

16.14 - Bob Marley & The Wailers - Exodus 1977

17.04 - Bon Jovi - Slippery When Wet 1986

18.14 - Akon - Konvicted Deluxe Edition 2007

19.04 - Michael Jackson - Bad 1987

20.14 - The Eagles - Hell Freezes Over 1994

 

"Hail" bps21

1.05 - Talking Heads - Stop Making Sense 1984

2.13 - Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run 1975

3.05 - Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison 1968

4.13 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here 1975

5.05 - Liz Phair - Exile in Guyville 1993

6.13 - Pearl Jam - Vitalogy 1994

7.05 - Billy Joel - The Stranger 1977

8.13 - Tim McGraw - Everywhere 1997

9.05 - Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I 1991

10.13 - Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion II 1991

11.05 - The Cars - The Cars 1978

12.13 - Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine 1989

13.05 - Johnny Cash - American Recordings 1994

14.13 - The Rolling Stones - Aftermath 1966

15.05 - The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967

16.13 - Stone Temple Pilots - Tiny Music... Songs from the Vatican Gift Shop 1996

17.05 - Bruce Springsteen - Magic 2007

18.13 - Tom Petty - Wildflowers 1995

19.05 - Pearl Jam - No Code 1996

20.13 - Smashing Pumpkins - Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness 1995

 

StevieKick

1.06 - Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction 1987

2.12 - Run DMC - Raising Hell 1986

3.06 - The Ramones - Leave Home 1977

4.12 - The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds 1966

5.06 - U2 - Achtung Baby 1991

6.12 - Beck - Odelay 1996

7.06 - Weezer - Pinkerton 1996

8.12 - Fugazi - Repeater 1990

9.06 - Jay Z - The Black Album 2003

10.12 - Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet 2001

11.06 - Iron Maiden - Number of the Beast 1982

12.12 - In Flames - Clayman 2000

13.06 - At the Gates - Slaughter of the Soul 1995

14.12 - Portishead - NYC Live 1998

15.06 - Killswitch Engage - Alive or Just Breathing 2002

16.12 - The Doors - The Doors 1967

17.06 - Type O Negative - World Coming Down 1999

18.12

19.06

20.12

 

the Sperm

1.07 - Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 1973

2.11 - The Smiths - The Queen Is Dead 1986

3.07 - Elvis Costello - This Year's Model 1978

4.11 - The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat 1967

5.07 - NWA - Straight Outta Compton 1988

6.11 - Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home 1965

7.07 - Pink Floyd - Animals 1977

8.11 - The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St. 1972

9.07 - David Bowie - Station to Station 1976

10.11 - Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka 1972

11.07 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid 1970* (All Music says January, 1971 for release date)

12.11 - Radiohead - The Bends 1995

13.07 - King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King 1969

14.11 - Deltron 3030 - Deltron 3030 2000

15.07 - LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver 2007

16.11 - Leonard Cohen - The Songs Of Leonard Cohen 1968

17.07 - Yes - Fragile 1972

18.11 - Big Black - Songs About Fucking (1987)

19.07 - The Smiths - Meat is Murder (1985)

20.11 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti (1975)

 

The Coat Is My Father

1.08 - Guided By Voices - Bee Thousand 1994

2.10 - Tom Waits - Rain Dogs 1985

3.08 - Lou Reed - Transformer 1972

4.10 - Leonard Cohen - Songs of Love and Hate 1971

5.08 - The Flaming Lips - Clouds Taste Metallic 1995

6.10 - Public Image Ltd - Second Edition 1980

7.08 - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground 1969

8.10 - Fugazi - Red Medicine 1995

9.08 - Galaxie 500 - On Fire 1989

10.10 - The Birthday Party - Junkyard 1982

11.08 - Guided By Voices - Alien Lanes 1995

12.10 - Guided By Voices - Under The Bushes, Under The Stars 1996

13.08 - Guided By Voices - Half Smiles of the Decomposed 2004

14.10 - Guided By Voices - Propeller 1992

15.08 - Guided By Voices - Same Place The Fly Got Smashed 1990

16.10

17.08

18.10

19.08

20.10

 

Cowboy 13012

1.09 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 1973

2.09 - Deep Purple - Made In Japan 1972

3.09 - Nas - Illmatic 1994

4.09 - Led Zeppelin - IV 1971

5.09 - Lil' Flip - Undaground Legend 2002

6.09 - Do or Die - Picture This 1996

7.09 - The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? 1967

8.09 - DMX - ...And Then There Was X 1999

9.09 - Beanie Sigel - The B. Coming 2005

10.09 - Gnarls Barkley - The Odd Couple 2008

11.09 - Chalie Boy - The Versatyle Child 2006

12.09 - Snoop Dogg - Tha Last Meal 2000

13.09 - Slick Rick - The Great Adventures of Slick Rick 1988

14.09 - Flyleaf - Flyleaf 2005

15.09 - Cream - Disraeli Gears 1967

16.09 - Cam'ron - Purple Haze 2004

17.09 - Killswitch Engage - The End of Heartache 2004

18.09 - Scarface - Made 2007

19.09 - UGK - Ridin' Dirty 1996

20.09 - Alice in Chains - Dirt 1992

 

Mr. S£im Citrus

1.10 - Prince - Purple Rain 1984

2.08 - Dr. Dre - The Chronic 1992

3.10 - Stevie Wonder - Songs in the Key of Life 1976

4.08 - Earth, Wind, & Fire - Greatest Hits (Live) 1996. Only allowed because it was a one show performance from 04/20/1995 rather than a compilation.

5.10 - Parliament - Mothership Connection 1976

6.08 - Erykah Badu - Baduizm 1997

7.10 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 1973

8.08 - Teddy Pendergrass - Life is a Song Worth Singing 1978

9.10 - Michael Jackson - Off the Wall 1979

10.08 - James Brown - The Payback 1973

11.10 - Musiq Soulchild - Aijuswanaseing 2000

12.08 - The Isley Brothers - The Heat Is On 1975

13.10 - Marvin Gaye - In the Groove 1968

14.08 - Rick James - Street Songs 1981

15.10 - Jon B. - Bonafide 1995

16.08 - Hikaru Utada - Distance 2001

17.10 - Jill Scott - Who is Jill Scott: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 2000

18.08 - Hikaru Utada - First Love 1999

19.10 - Christina Aguilera - Stripped 2002

20.08 - Kool & the Gang - Ladies' Night 1979

 

Milky Korova

1.11 - The Clash - London Calling 1979

2.07 - Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back 1988

3.11 - David Bowie - Hunky Dory 1971

4.07 - Metallica - Master of Puppets 1986

5.11 - Miles Davis - In A Silent Way 1969

6.07 - Iggy and the Stooges - Fun House 1970

7.11 - Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 1971

8.07 - Slayer - South of Heaven 1988

9.11 - Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 1972

10.07 - Black Flag - Damaged 1981

11.11 - The Cure - The Head on the Door 1985

12.07 - The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour 1967

13.11 - John Lennon - John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band 1970

14.07 - Dethklok - The Dethalbum 2007

15.11 - Monster Magnet - Spine of God 1992

16.07 - Dr. Octagon - Dr. Octagonecologyst 1996

17.11 - Deicide - Deicide 1990

18.07 - The Geto Boys - The Geto Boys 1990

19.11 - Eazy E - Eazy Duz It 1988

20.07 - GG Allin - Freaks, Faggots, Drunks and Junkies 1988

 

The Man In Blak

1.12 - The Beatles - Revolver 1966

2.06 - The Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 1971

3.12 - John Coltrane - A Love Supreme 1964

4.06 - David Bowie - Low 1977

5.12 - Outkast - Aquemini 1998

6.06 - Iggy and The Stooges - Raw Power 1973

7.12 - Radiohead - Kid A 2000

8.06 - The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico 1967

9.12 - My Bloody Valentine - Loveless 1991

10.06 - Genius/GZA - Liquid Swords 1995

11.12 - The Beatles - Abbey Road 1969

12.06 - Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 1975

13.12 - TV on the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain 2006

14.06 - Sonic Youth - Daydream Nation 1988

15.12 - DJ Shadow - Endtroducing 1996

16.06 - The Olivia Tremor Control - Music from the Unrealized Film Script, Dusk at Cubist Castle 1996

17.12 - Yo La Tengo - I Can Feel The Heart Beating As One 1997

18.06 - Brian Eno - Another Green World 1975

19.12 - Tom Waits - Frank's Wild Years 1987

20.06 - Talk Talk - Laughing Stock 1991

 

mw679

1.13 - Led Zeppelin - I 1969

2.05 - AC/DC - Powerage 1978

3.13 - Wu-Tang Clan - Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) 1993

4.05 - Rage Against The Machine - Rage Against The Machine 1992

5.13 - The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed 1969

6.05 - The Sex Pistols - Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols 1977

7.13 - Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique 1989

8.05 - Aerosmith - Aerosmith 1973

9.13 - Metallica - Kill 'Em All 1983

10.05 - The Black Crowes - The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion 1992

11.13 - Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band - Trouble Is... 1997

12.05 - King's X - Dogman 1994

13.13 - Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble - In Step 1989

14.05 - Montrose - Montrose 1973

15.13 - John Mayall and The Bluesbreakers - Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton 1966

16.05 - Muddy Waters - Hard Again 1977

17.13 - Joe Bonamassa - Blues Deluxe 2003

18.05 - AC/DC - T.N.T. 1975

19.13 - The White Stripes - Elephant 2003

20.05 - Living Colour - Live from CBGB's 12/19/89 2005

 

Darthtiki

1.14 - Garbage - Version 2.0 1998

2.04 - Social Distortion - Live at the Roxy 1998

3.14 - No Doubt - Tragic Kingdom 1995

4.04 - Spice Girls - Spice 1996

5.14 - The Police - Synchronicity 1983

6.04 - Van Halen - Van Halen 1978

7.14 - The Offspring - Smash 1994

8.04 - Save Ferris - It Means Everything 1997

9.14 - Sneaker Pimps - Becoming X 1997

10.04 - Hooverphonic - A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular 1996

11.14 - Tiger Army - Tiger Army II: Power of Moonlite 2001

12.04 - U2 - Pop 1997

13.14 - Metallica - Load 1996

14.04 - Garth Brooks - Double Live 1998

15.14 - Bush - Sixteen Stone 1995

16.04 - Garbage - Garbage 1995

17.14 - Social Distortion - White Light, White Heat, White Trash 1996

18.04 - No Doubt - Return of Saturn 2000

19.14 - Garbage - Bleed Like Me 2005

20.04 - Ghost of the Robot - Mad Brilliant 2003

 

Edwin MacPhisto

1.15 - Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde 1966

2.03 - Prince - Sign 'O' the Times 1987

3.15 - Snoop Dogg - Doggystyle 1993

4.03 - Neutral Milk Hotel - In the Aeroplane Over the Sea 1998

5.15 - The Notorious B.I.G. - Ready To Die 1994

6.03 - Pixies - Surfer Rosa 1988

7.15 - Radiohead - OK Computer 1997

8.03 - Slint - Spiderland 1991

9.15 - The Replacements - Tim 1985

10.03 - Can - Tago Mago 1971

11.15 - The Beatles - The Beatles [White Album] 1968

12.03 - Tom Waits - Bone Machine 1992

13.15 - Portishead - Dummy 1994

14.03 - Sam Cooke - Live At Harlem Square 1963 (January 12th, 1963 performance)

15.15 - The Clash - The Clash 1979 (U.S. Version)

16.03 - Prince - 1999 1983

17.15 - David Bowie - Scary Monsters 1980

18.03 - Brian Eno - Here Come the Warm Jets 1973

19.15 - Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot 2002

20.03 - The Wrens - The Meadowlands 2003

 

incandescent

1.16 - The Band - Music from Big Pink 1968

2.02 - Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited 1965

3.16 - The Zombies - Odessey and Oracle 1968

4.02 - John Lennon - Imagine 1971

5.16 - Daft Punk - Discovery 2001

6.02 - Wolf Parade - Apologies to Queen Mary 2004

7.16 - Nirvana - In Utero 1993

8.02 - Miles Davis - Tribute to Jack Johnson 1970

9.16 - Dave Brubeck - Time Out 1959

10.02 - John Coltrane - Interstellar Space 1972

11.16 - Tom Waits - One From the Heart 1983

12.02 - Sly & the Family Stone - There's a Riot Goin' On 1971

13.16 - Prince - Dirty Mind 1980

14.02 - Neil Young - After the Goldrush 1970

15.16 - The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy 1985

16.02 - Kanye West - Graduation 2007

17.16 - Mia - Kala 2007

18.02 - The Band - Stage Fright 1970

19.16 - Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan Live 1966: The Royal Albert Hall Concert 1998

20.02 - Bob Dylan - Self Portrait 1970

 

Vitamin X

1.17 - The Moody Blues - Days of Future Passed 1967

2.01 - Godspeed You Black Emporer! - F# A# (Infinity) 1998

3.17 - Miles Davis - Bitches Brew 1970

4.01 - Slayer - Reign In Blood 1986

5.17 - Nirvana - Bleach 1989

6.01 - Venom - Black Metal 1982

7.17 - Agalloch - The Mantle 2002

8.01 - Mogwai - Young Team 1997

9.17 - R.E.M. - Out of Time 1991

10.01 - Pink Floyd - Ummagumma 1969

11.17 - Elliot Smith - XO 1998

12.01 - Nile - In Their Darkened Shrines 2002

13.17 - Tool - Undertow 1993

14.01 - The Clash - Sandinista 1980

15.17 - R.E.M. - Document 1987

16.01 - Sublime - Sublime 1996

17.17

18.01

19.17

20.01

[Ravenbomb 0]

two questions:

 

1. Do live albums count as compilations?

 

2. I guess I'll play, which isn't a question, but I'll play anyways.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Nope. Live albums are good to go and glad to have somebody on board finally

[RHR 0]

Nope. Live albums are good to go and glad to have somebody on board finally

Thanks to the dandy Clearwire I have now...I can actually use the Net at home...so...I'm in.

 

My goal for 2008 is to have more posts this year than in the previous 5.

[Nighthawk 0]

I didn't follow what you were supposed to do at all... but I'll do it. It'll pass the time.

[Darthtiki 0]

I'll play

[The Man in Blak 0]

Interesting idea. I'll play.

[Jaxxson Mayhem 0]

It's gonna suck typing what I like about it, but whatever. I'm in. I'll pretty much join anything that contains a tournament or tournament style bracket.

[The Ghost of bps21 0]

I'll play your game, Trebek...

 

mostly because my DWI forces me to sit at home and do nothing else.

 

...

 

You win this round...

 

(That means sign me up)

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

In.

[mw679 0]

I'll jump in on this one, i'm mostly a lurker, but my curiosity got the best of me this time. Should be fun to be a part of.

[Edwin MacPhisto 0]

Sure.

[Mr. S£im Citrus 0]

Sounds interesting... I'll play; I've got no chance to win, but it sounds like fun.

[Copper Feel 0]

This game needs more European posters, I'm in.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

My list will be first voted out but hey it sounds fun. I'm in.

[Copper Feel 0]

We should really be required to post Mega Upload files of the albums we choose for this.

[Annabelle 0]

sure

[Steviekick 0]

I'm in. I want my choices to be ridiculed.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

That leaves 1 spot left. Next person to ask in will fill up the final spot and I'll put up the randomized draft order afterwards.

[Henry Spencer 0]

I'm in!

[HarleyQuinn 0]

Alright. First post has been updated with complete roster and online generated random draft order. I'll be updating the 1st post continually with the picks and results.

[Guest Tzar Lysergic]

The album I cannot live without:

 

 

Neurosis-Souls at Zero

 

The primordial ooze that spawned the feel and style of the remainder of their career. I've seen it called transitional, which is true, but a quality that I appreciate. Raw and hateful with a depth to the negativity recorded. Some of the best use of sampling I can think of. When I want to hear this album, absolutely nothing else will suffice. Intense, accessible, deep, and perfect in every way.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

It's been 24 hours. Ravenbomb's on the clock with the rest to follow. RHR can make his selection at any time as well (will still "count" as 1.02).

[Ravenbomb 0]

"Safe as Milk" by Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band

 

 

Not as infulential an album as Trout Mask Replica, perhaps, but easier to listen to and just as good of an album. I can play the album a few times in a row and not get sick of hearing it, and then a day or so later something like Yellow Brick Road or Sure 'Nuff 'n Yes I Do will come up on a playlist, and it feels like some song I haven't heard in a while and I forgot how great it was.

[Nighthawk 0]

The title was also suggested as the name of my first comedy special.

[Ravenbomb 0]

I'd watch it.

[RHR 0]

I could live on an island forever with the images this album puts in my mind. From the driving opening track, to the haunting middle track, to the beautiful end, this is, in my opinion, the greatest album ever recorded. It's tough, it's imperfectly perfect. The first time I listened to it all the way through over 15 years ago, I thought I had discovered some secret. And it stays with me still.

 

And the fact that he left nearly 45 songs OFF the album that are every bit as good as the ones on it, make DARKNESS ON THE EDGE OF TOWN my first pick.

[Guest Vitamin X]

I'll jump in, if anything just to make the example lined out above come true.

[HarleyQuinn 0]

You're in at 1.17 VX. You'll be the last entrant allowed in though.

[TheOriginalOrangeGoblin 0]

Thriller - Michael Jackson

- The most listenable album I've ever heard. I can go through it endlessly without skipping a track and often find myself liking different things about different songs on every listen. Featuring everything from ballads to straight pop dance numbers to a bit of rock, 'Thriller' is the complete package and perfect mainstream album.