Desert Island band
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Topic: Desert Island band
Posted By: stonebeard
Subject: Desert Island band
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 03:43
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--The one band you would choose to listen to, while being stuck on an island indefinitely (with good headphones and infinite batteries...) Reasons too.  For me: Tangerine dream --huge discography --wide array of moods --many albums that would fit the island setting well ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
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Posted By: Petrovsk Mizinski
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 04:29
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Beer and good pizza is more important than choosing one band IMO.
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Posted By: mystic fred
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 04:50
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would have to be Led Zep for me --huge discography - not the biggest but could include all the Plant and Page albums?
--wide array of moods - slow sad Blues, lively hard Rock, earthy mystical Folk. --many albums that would fit the island setting well - and to hear them as loud as i like!  seriously folks, i have been listening to these albums for 40 years and still find new details i missed, and get such a buzz from them - i guess i will never finish listening to them. -------------  Prog Archives Tour Van 
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Posted By: martinprog77
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 04:59
sorry guys , but if i stuck in a desert island i would choose to have this
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Posted By: fuxi
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 04:59
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If stuck on an island, I would probably choose to listen to the complete works of Joseph Haydn. Check it out: the man wrote more than a hundred symphonies (more than half of which are superb), many dozens of sublime string quartets, some beautiful sonatas and concertos, a couple of gorgeous oratorios - and his operas aren't bad either. They'd keep you busy for months!
Although I probably love Mozart just as much, Mozart's music is just a tad too emotionally intense and too city-like. It would soon make me miss the bright lights, and the streets full of people. Haydn is earthier; perfectly suited to island life. It goes without saying that no contemporary rock act even comes CLOSE. Sure, I could spend happy island mornings with the Soft Machine, Jethro Tull or Zappa, but after a couple of days such acts would inevitably start to pall. |
Posted By: Trial and Error
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 05:11
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Probably Van der Graaf Generator, though I'd really miss King Crimson and Hammill's solo albums. More important, though, I would like to have a guitar or would at least built something similar to that. Reasons? All moods I am interested in, good musicianship, enough weirdness, discography long enough to not get bored. And the only band I'd really miss would be Tull, but I guess I could play similar on an acoustic guitar. ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/Trial_And_Error/?chartstyle=SidebarRed1"> 
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Posted By: The Quiet One
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:19
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ZAPPA!(Frank) EDIT: Oh! Reasons!.... - Huge Discography - A Wide Variety of Genres, All Performed Very Well - The Best Composer of All!!  |
Posted By: June
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 09:45
| Well, sorry for the non-prog answer, but Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds... |
Posted By: himtroy
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 15:11
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Grateful Dead Discography. Seing as they've had hundreds of concerts released, not to mention that I would never get bored of it in the least bit. Caravan was almost my choice, as it's another band I could listen to endlessly and not get bored of.
Theres bands I probably like more than both, but I wouldn't get bored of either.
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Posted By: BroSpence
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 15:51
| Hmm...Tool? |
Posted By: Evolutionary Sleeper
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 16:06
 Same here. :3------------- 
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cacho wrote:Posted By: crimson87
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 17:51
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MILES |
Posted By: mr.cub
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 18:53
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Jethro Tull...and then the obligatory Jimmy Buffett 2. Martin Barre (versatility 101)
3. Stand Up (I can listen to this album all day)
Well, Tull has one of the deepest catalouges when looking at other contemporaries; I could feast on Stand Up through Thick As a Brick. If there is one complaint is Ian was at times overproductive and the material was lacking on a few albums. But there are so many moments that are truly remarkable. Stand Up is a prime example styles with everything from eastern, jazz, classical, blues to folk influences.
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Posted By: memowakeman
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 22:09
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Thought on several choices but i think i would choose:
King Crimson
Simply because i cannot get enough of their music, no matter their different eras ------------- Follow me on twitter @memowakeman |
Posted By: MovingPictures07
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 22:14
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Can't decide between Rush and Henry Cow! *explodes* ------------- 
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Posted By: ghost_of_morphy
Date Posted: March 08 2009 at 22:18
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If I'm stuck with only one band, it'd be Yes, but let me have the whole discography. ------------- 
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Posted By: npjnpj
Date Posted: March 09 2009 at 03:16
| As I can't get enough of Jethro Tull, and it's been that way for years (decades, actually) without letting up, I'd have to go with them. |
Posted By: Prospero
Date Posted: March 11 2009 at 00:07
and here... |
Posted By: Henry Plainview
Date Posted: March 11 2009 at 20:14
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Beethoven, but since he doesn't count as a band, really, maybe Ornette Coleman or Miles Davis. John Zorn would also be a possibility because of his crushing and varied discography. Zappa was aggressively experimental, but the end result somehow usually sounds pretty similar to me. There's a xylophone playing low notes, the guitar has that tone and does a flashy yet understated solo, there's a couple brass sections, crude lyrics...
No offense intended towards you, but that is not something I can understand. And not just because I am bored by Zeppelin before the song is even over, I don't comprehend listening to anything for 40 years. I can't listen to the music I liked even a year ago. So who are these people who will pay $150 to see the Rolling Stones play Satisfaction?
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Posted By: fusionfreak
Date Posted: March 12 2009 at 09:23
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Magma:
_Spirit
_Power
_Christian Vander
_Potential
_Musicianship
+chocolate,weed and Jessica Alba! ------------- I was born in the land of Mahavishnu,not so far from Kobaia.I'm looking for the world of searchers with the help from crimson king |
Posted By: AlanD
Date Posted: March 12 2009 at 11:05
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My collection of 70 plus STACKRIDGE cds (official & unofficial) would keep me constantly amused, entertained and musically satisfied - until I was eaten by cannibals or trampled by King Kong... ------------- AlanD |
Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 13 2009 at 14:28
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This is the most interesting variation of "who's your favourite band?" I've ever seen Having thought about it a lot (and I take it I can't smuggle my 8gb MP3 player with lots of stuff? ), I'll plump for Marillion (both versions), especially as I could not bear the thought of never hearing Neverland in my life aghain. It's just about the most perfect prog song ever written and performed.Blimey, though....the thought of no Yes, Genesis, King Crimson, Van De Graaf........................................................  ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: Conor Fynes
Date Posted: March 13 2009 at 19:39
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Dream Theater/Opeth/Pain of Salvation/Porcupine Tree/Ayreon
I would miss the other four if I chose
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Posted By: MrEdifus
Date Posted: March 13 2009 at 19:57
It'd better be Rush. As for me..... TD is the easy choice. By which, I of course mean Team Dreater. (Robert had better read this.) ------------- 
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Posted By: stonebeard
Date Posted: March 13 2009 at 20:15
F**kin love that band. ------------- http://soundcloud.com/drewagler" rel="nofollow - My soundcloud. Please give feedback if you want! |
Posted By: Octavian
Date Posted: March 14 2009 at 03:23
| Damn... Um, probably Yes or King Crimson. |
Posted By: progrules
Date Posted: March 15 2009 at 05:30
BETRAYER !!!  I'd choose TFK (surpriiiiise !!!!!!!!!!!!) because at least I would have quality music and fortunately quite some albums.------------- A day without prog is a wasted day |
Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: March 15 2009 at 07:10
Not a bad choice. Anyway, if I needed to pick one band, it would probably be Yes because... -decent size discography -variety of moods -they're just so damn awesome!!! ------------- 
Check out my YouTube channel! http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime" rel="nofollow - http://www.youtube.com/user/demiseoftime |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: March 15 2009 at 11:17
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Ulver
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Posted By: herojoe
Date Posted: March 16 2009 at 12:57
| I'm gonna have to say opeth. I can listen to all the albums a million times and never get tired of them. |
Posted By: Laszlo
Date Posted: March 16 2009 at 18:09
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Riverside. Reason? Great music.
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Posted By: Badabing666
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 08:27
| Maybe I'm too conventional but I would be hard hard pushed not to go with the Genesis discography......of course I would have to find a use for the post '76 releases and I am sure that they would be more use as signal mirrors to attract attention for passing ships. |
Posted By: InvisibleUnicorns
Date Posted: March 18 2009 at 20:04
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This is too difficult... Maybe Miles Davis just because of the ridiculously large size of his discography, with plenty of gems hidden in there. Maybe Beethoven just because I love everything I've heard from him and I need to hear more classical music anyway. Maybe Sonic Youth because they also have a large and fascinating discography with tons of gems. Plus I find it easier to listen to lots of rock music without moving to other genres than I do for jazz/classical. I really don't know. |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 04:11
I can't choose so I'm GOING to smuggle my mp3 player, complete with a solar USB charger AND I'm going to steal Martinprog's lady too.
If all that failed it'd have to be Floyd for me 'cos:
Discography
Light and shade to match moods
I could surely include Gilmour's solo albums
But I bet listening to just one band for more than a day or so would drive all of us on PA so nuts we wouldn't know where we were by the end of the week. However, Martinprog's lady might help to keep me sane...
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Posted By: lazland
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 06:22
Okay, so thus far we have two MP3 players and a lady smuggled onto our island - any advances? ------------- Enhance your life. Get down to www.lazland.org Now also broadcasting on www.progzilla.com Every Saturday, 4.00 p.m. UK time! |
Posted By: moe_blunts
Date Posted: March 19 2009 at 12:06
give it a little time.... ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/moe_blunts/?chartstyle=minimalDarkRecent">
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Posted By: Sacred 22
Date Posted: March 20 2009 at 01:00
Yup, you are so right |
Posted By: el dingo
Date Posted: March 20 2009 at 03:39
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[/QUOTE]
Okay, so thus far we have two MP3 players and a lady smuggled onto our island - any advances? [/QUOTE] Yep. The ship I'm wrecked from is carrying a huge consignment of Budweiser and Rioja and space debris has provided me with a huge working refrigerator.
Plus the ship's disco includes the entire outputs of KC, Sabbath, VddG and Genesis up to 1976. And the radio works but the dial's broken and stuck to Planet Rock.  ------------- It's not that I can't find worth in anything, it's just that I can't find worth in enough. |