I must say I am super impressed by how eclectic peoples tastes are. Not a lot of narrow tastes around.
Ill do mine again cause I kind of cheated:
Beatles - Peppers / Revolver / Abbey (I would blindly grab one, leave and only look when stranded)
Beethoven - Late Sonatas: Pollini
Aphx - RDJ
New Order - TOTAL
Miles - something from mid 60s to early 70s, probably In a Silent Way
*Dilla - Donuts
Rhythm & Sound - Rhythm & Sound
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street
The Dead Texan - The Dead Texan
Nick Cave - The Boatman’s Call
Boards of Canada - Music Has the Right To Children
Yeah its an absurd task to choose one Miles album. Like the selections on the list itself, I wanted to go for something that was an epitome of his whole work (and also jazz). I felt that In A Silent Way does the best job of encapsulating his career (where it had been and where it would go).
But: 50s Kind of Blue, 60s In A Silent Way ('69…but maybe Nefertiti since I could then choose…) and 70s Get Up with It
Same here. Even saw them live in my hometown in 2006. Didn’t really do anything for me. I love my Aphex Twin and BOC records as much as the next dude, but Autechre just does not cut it for me. As a kid I tried to listen to Meshuggah, (very technical death metal band from Sweden) and somehow I get the same vibe from Autechre. It feels like difficultness for the sake of difficultness.
I’d much rather listen to some Squarepusher.
Sorry guys. Do not kill me.
Maybe there’ll come a day when I finally get it and be enlightened.
Peter Gabriel - IV (Security)
Animal Collective - Live at the Ritz
Yes - Tales from Topographic Oceans
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - Akira OST
Blonde Redhead - Misery is a Butterfly
This is too hard. Close contenders, excluded for reasons in parentheses:
The Locust - Plague Soundscapes (its only about 20 mins)
Tangerine Dream - (couldn’t decide which record to pick)
CAN - Tago Mago (perfect a-side, flawed b-side)
Van der Graaf Generator - Godbluff (would probably lead to depression on a lonely island)
Genesis - The Lamb lies down on Broadway (probably on the same level as Peter Gabriel IV, but two prog double albums might be a bit much for one lonely island)
Sonny Rollins - East Broadway Rundown
Black Flag - Who’s go the 10 1/2?
Wu Tang Clan - Enter the 36 Chambers
Christian Death - Iron Mask
Ministry - Mind is a Terrible Thing