Desert Island band

--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

would have to be Led Zep for me

Edited by mystic fred - March 08 2009 at 04:54

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.

ZAPPA!(Frank)

EDIT: Oh! Reasons!....

- Huge Discography
- A Wide Variety of Genres, All Performed Very Well
- The Best Composer of All!!



Edited by cacho - March 08 2009 at 15:15

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.

cacho wrote: ZAPPA!(Frank) EDIT: Oh! Reasons!.... - Huge Discography - A Wide Variety of Genres, All Performed Very Well - The Best Composer of All!!

Same here. :3

Jethro Tull...and then the obligatory Jimmy Buffett

1. Ian Anderson (can never get enough of his acoustic strummings)

Can't decide between Rush and Henry Cow!

*explodes*

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.

mystic fred wrote: 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.