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Joy Division are the best band ever. No discussion needed. Close this thread! No, wait. The Beatles are the best group ever, even if I like other bands more. Oh, damn, the threat needs to stay open. [emoji6]
Let's get this thread off to a flying start. This is my favorite ice breaker of all time. If I'm at a dinner party and don't know anybody or just generally killing time talking to somebody I don't know at an airport. For some unknown reason, you have to be on a deserted island for an unspecified amount of time. You get to take the full discography of three artists with you. Caveats are made for bands and solo careers of band members. To maximize the most discs and cover my eclectic tastes, I choose 1) The Wailers 2) The Wu-Tang Clan 3) The Eagles
This creates a terribly difficult question off the top-- do I focus on my all-time favorites that I know so completely that I can play them for myself in my head, just to please my ears; or do I take artists I know I like but have large amounts of catalogue I have never heard, to satisfy the hunger for novelty? Emmylou Harris or Anita O'Day? Grateful Dead or Keith Jarrett? But if I go with simple favorites it is pretty easy: Jerry Garcia, Emmylou Harris, and Richard Thompson. Other way, let's go with Stephane Grappelli, Jerry Douglass, and Dylan. Really hurts to leave the Stones and Kid Ory out though.
Ahh, but to answer this....well, the answer probably changes every day depending on my mood (I'm fairly eclectic, too: 80's/90's mainstream, indie, drone, old jazz). I think tonight I'm feeling... 1) Men at Work 2) REM 3) Buena Vista Social Club. Tomorrow may be a very different day.
Olivier Messiaen Tito Puente Madlib Or, on a jazz tip: Herbie Hancock Ron Carter Tony Williams Rhythm section for Miles Davis's 2nd quintet with a ton of sidemen credits for my fav era of jazz. Plus Herbie's electric stuff from the 70s is nice!
Best closing lines to a song Well, uh, outside in the cold distance A wildcat did growl Two riders were approaching And the wind began to howl, hey
What a great thought experiment! 1) Miles Davis 2) Robert Pollard (all projects including Guided by Voices obviously) 3) I honestly don't know--it would be MUCH easier for me to come up with a list of 10-20 individual albums I would be restricted to rather than a third artists' entire discography. I'd pick John Cotrane, but truth be told I no longer listen much to his later work (the Impulse! label years). Sonic Youth kept my attention their entire career, but there are quite a few albums I'd rarely bother with. A Tribe Called Quest, maybe--but I'd be doing it for the first three albums and to some extent the comeback/final album. Honestly, Miles & Bob would be enough, so I'd probably just flip a coin between Quest & SY and live with the result.
The obvious answer is traditional island music thereby enhancing your chances of being noticed by the locals and being rescued so you can return to your comfy, 'Merican jazz-playing home to listen to all the Miles you like while wearing wraparound shades and a beret.
I'm-a cheat a bit on this one... The Beatles and their solo stuff (not John Lennon) All Drum Corps recordings from 1978 to the present Miles Davis and the solo stuff of anyone who played with him (not Marcus Miller)