Friday OT - Desert Island Band

[Angie]

Somehow your life goes all Gilligan and you get stuck on a desert island for the remainder of it. (Let's say, 15 years.) You have to choose one band - you can take their entire catalog of songs and albums, but ONLY that band.

Who do you choose? Do you go quantity over quality, or vice versa?

 

[Angie]

I always have trouble with this. I usually come back to the Stones, but there are a lot of good contenders. I mean, a band like RHCP has been around for forever - and most of their recent music is just mediocre, but they had some good stuff back in the day. How do you decide?

 

[FarminCy]

If I'm stuck on an island than it has to be Jimmy Buffett.

 

[Angie]

If I'm stuck on an island than it has to be Jimmy Buffett.

I have to say - one full evening at Margaritaville did me in. I no longer like pina coladas or getting caught in the rain.

 

[erikbj]

Probably the Doors or Zeppelin............lots of great music, plus they would bring enough drugs that we could have a good time before kick the bucket.

 

[cyfanatic]

Easy for me...E Street Band! Can I bring all of the bootlegs I own with me as well?

 

[Angie]

Easy for me...E Street Band! Can I bring all of the bootlegs I own with me as well?

Works for me! :smile:

I always waver on whether or not it's also okay to bring work by the band members as solo artists, but I think I have to say that's cheating.

 

[ISUCyclones2015]

Not a band per say.... but I'm counting it. The entire Cafe Del Mar collection. Volume 13 is my favorite

"Lamento" is my favorite song on the album.

[video=youtube_share;s6Yvm52KkBU]http://youtu.be/s6Yvm52KkBU[/video]

The most popular song on the album is "Heading For The Sunrise"

Heading for the Sunrise - YouTube


You can see the whole playlist here but it is missing 2 songs on the playlist.

Café del Mar Vol.13: Melibea - Lamento [Puesta de Sol desde Café del Mar] - YouTube

 

[FarminCy]

I have to say - one full evening at Margaritaville did me in. I no longer like pina coladas or getting caught in the rain.

I get what your saying. The reason I picked Jimmy is because of how large his collection of songs is and the fact that he at times is a cover band and has lots of cover songs on his albums so he could sing those for me too. Plus if I'm stuck on a desert island i'm not sure I would want a band that would depress me, I would probably need Jimmy and the Coral Reefers constantly pumping sunshine up my *** so I wouldn't go all Tom Hanks in Cast Away.

 

[Angie]

I get what your saying. The reason I picked Jimmy is because of how large his collection of songs is and the fact that he at times is a cover band and has lots of cover songs on his albums so he could sing those for me too. Plus if I'm stuck on a desert island i'm not sure I would want a band that would depress me, I would probably need Jimmy and the Coral Reefers constantly pumping sunshine up my *** so I wouldn't go all Tom Hanks in Cast Away.

The cheerful aspect is a very solid point. I don't think a lot of emo bands would be picked.

 

[CYCLNST8]

My own band.

I'd like to take classic Van Halen, but not sure I'd want all the drama...

 

[mctallerton]

Not going to lie when I saw this thread I thought lonely island had a new song out and Angie didn't know it was lonely island not desert island. Sorry for doubting you Angie but now I'm sad there isn't a new lonely island song...

 

[Angie]

Not going to lie when I saw this thread I thought lonely island had a new song out and Angie didn't know it was lonely island not desert island. Sorry for doubting you Angie but now I'm sad there isn't a new lonely island song...

I do love some Lonely Island!!

 

[2020cy]

I want a band that knows how to build a boat.

 

[CycloneNorth]

Somehow your life goes all Gilligan and you get stuck on a desert island for the remainder of it. (Let's say, 15 years.) You have to choose one band - you can take their entire catalog of songs and albums, but ONLY that band.

Who do you choose? Do you go quantity over quality, or vice versa?

Just to clarify, are we bringing the actual band or just their music?

 

[Angie]

Just to clarify, are we bringing the actual band or just their music?

I've always pictured it with just their music - but I'm open to interpretation. I think I'd still go Stones, but maybe try to do it 30 years ago.

 

[Gonzo]

I've always been a Smiths guy, but a lifetime of them and nothing but them alone on an island would drive me to engineer a potato gun and just end it all, which might be for the best. R.E.M. would be a contender, but everything after "Document" basically sucks so that would render more than half of their catalogue useless. Pavement is right up there.

But if I can have one and only one, I'm going with The Replacements.

 

[CloneinWDSM]

I would say a band like Red Hot, but after a while I feel like I would get annoyed with the intensity if I'm on an island.

I like country, so I could go for Eric Church to be played on an island.

 

[bringmagicback]

Cross Canadian Ragweed/The departed. Same band plus/minus a few people......They play all different genres of music so I wouldnt get tired of it.

 

[urb1]

I thought of two things immediately when I read this scenario.

1. The band saying, "Hey man, where do we plug in?" (Unless professor built a bike generator.)

2. Eventually saying, "If you play ******* Margaritaville one more time, I'll feed you to the sharks!"