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Albums for Aliens So you have a visit with an alien. At the end of the visit the being wants 10 albums from your collection. (They'll be replaced, so you don't have to live without them.)
What would they be taking home to share?
1. Handel's Messiah - London Philharmonic
2. Crystal Ball - (4 disc set) - Prince
3. Kind of Blue - Miles Davis
4. HIStory - Michael Jackson
5. You and Me Both - Yaz
6. Dearest Christian I'm So Very Sorry For Bringing You Here. Love Dad - P.M. Dawn (out of 13 tracks, I have five rated five stars. Prince doesn't even have an album with five, five star tracks.)
7. The Wall - Pink Floyd
8. Aja - Steely Dan
9. Breakfast in America - Supertramp
10. Achtung Baby - U2
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Great idea.
I think I will avoid mostly obscure works and stick to more prominent works of music history.
1) Gustav Holst - The Planets 2) Miles Davis - Kind of Blue 3) The Beatles - Mmmm.... Let's go with Abbey Road 4) Bob Dylan - Freewheeling Bob Dylan 5) Frank Zappa - Hot Rats 6) Radiohead - OK Computer 7) Prince - Sign O the Times 8) Pink Floyd - Dark Side of the Moon 9) Alan Parson's Project - I Robot 10) Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
I tried to pick at least one album from each decade from the 50s to now, and I don't know how anybody can't find The Planets mesmerizing, and included it in spirit of Suprman's first pick being classical. Please note these are not necessarily my favourite albums, or even my favourite albums by the artists listed. And I know number 10 will stir controversy, but I honestly personally can't recall the last time I thought an album was as consistently great as it, and it brings me back to the days when people felt they had to listen to an album from start to finish to enjoy it. And I think it's a great reflection of 21st century culture in the west.
PS Suprman, like your list, though I am not at all familiar with Yaz or PM Dawn "Knowledge is preferable to ignorance. Better by far to embrace the hard truth than a reassuring faith. If we crave some cosmic purpose, then let us find ourselves a worthy goal" - Carl Sagan | |
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I'd give 'em this one, along with Dick Clark's address & call it a day
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But this isn't in YOUR collection. I don't want you to think like me. I just want you to think. | |
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Bieber, Chris Brown, Boyzone, etc. so they get the fuck out of OUR planet
aliens? no, thanks.  | |
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True (although I wish it was). Great thread topic, BTW. I just start gettin a headache on these list thangs...I start thinkin about what to include / exclude from this mess of a collection of mine & never end up happy with the final results.
I always end up "cheating" by slipping in a box set or 2 Funk Is It's Own Reward | |
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I know what you mean. I often WANT to participate in these "list" threads, but often run into the same wall that you do. Great "thought provoking" idea for a thread though. That being said...
Although, I could probably do this list several times over, with completely different artists every time. These were just the first ten I could think of off the top of my head.  | |
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