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I have very ecclectic tastes as you know which makes it even harder, but i think it would have to be another Pink Floyd concept album, Wish you were here.
I was going to say 'the final cut', but that is too personal and raw for me to have as my only album.
So 'wish you were here' it is.
G
Schifrin was at the height of his powers . . .
. . . when tapped to score . . .
. . . Cool Hand Luke . . .
Lalo made many sound tracks, more than I ca remember ...
Bullit, the entire "Dirty Harry" series and, of course, the Mission Impossible score.
Besides been a very active composer of film scores, Lalo also composed some fine pieces like the one I'm listening.
Cheers,
Nilo
Besides been a very active composer of film scores, Lalo also composed some fine pieces like the one I'm listening.
Cheers,
Nilo
very difficult Art which is why i'm several days late
I have very ecclectic tastes as you know which makes it even harder, but i think it would have to be another Pink Floyd concept album, Wish you were here.
I was going to say 'the final cut', but that is too personal and raw for me to have as my only album.
So 'wish you were here' it is.
G
Easy.....
My desert Island disk would be a MP3 DVD with a few hundred of my favorite songs. Ok, I know that is totally not in the spirit of the question. All of a sudden the question becomes extremely difficult.
Laurie Anderson - Mister Heartbreak - I was tempted to put down "United States, Live" which spans 5 records and around eight hours but that felt like cheating. Also not all of it is of the same quality. There are sparks of brilliance but there are also some self-indulgent clunkers there as well. With "Mister Heartbreak" however Laurie delivered a nearly perfect album of quirky pop songs. I still listen to it on a regular basis and I could listen to it forever.
The Pretenders - Pretenders - Stripped down Rock and Roll sung by one bad-ass woman. Sexy, a bit raunchy - rock perfection.
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Again we have a band with a number of contenders in their catalog. While "Dark side of the Moon" and "The Wall" are masterpieces, "Wish You Were Here" remains my favorite. While the album can stand on its' own as one of the all time great rock albums a lot of this has to do with the fact that the person who introduced me to Pink Floyd passed away when he was 25. He was one of the most important people in my life and I still miss him. Putting this album on always brings up fond memories. I wish here was here....
Brian Eno and David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - A strange blend of world music with found sounds. Quirky to an extreme. Where else can one find an exorcism set to funky music. While Eno's early pop experiments like "Taking Tiger Mountain" and "Here come the Warm Jets" are strong contenders, to me this is the one that is indispensable.
Finally though I have to choose just one and so here it is:
So many contenders.
A few of the candidates:
U2 - Achtung Baby -My favorite album from one of the greatest rock bands of our time. From the opening lines of "Zoo Station" to the end it is a nearly perfect album.
"I'm ready, ready for the laughing gas
R.E.M. - Murmur - Their first album. While they had many great albums that followed, something about "Murmur" still makes it my favorite. If I had to listen to it on endless loop for the rest of my life I wouldn't complain.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy - To my ear they have always sounded like mutant surf music. Once you get past the droning feedback their music has a lot in common with surf music like songs written by Dick Dale. Since we are talking about desert island music some surf songs might be appropriate.
David Bowie - Scary Monsters - While Bowie has a number of other possible contenders with "Diamond Dogs", "Ziggy Stardust", and "Heroes" "Scary Monsters" still stands out to me as the one I couldn't go without.
The The - Mind Bomb - A fantastic album, although perhaps a bit too melancholy to be listening to forever. Still, it is a contender.
I'm ready, I'm ready for what's next
I'm ready to duck, I'm ready to dive
I'm ready to say 'I'm glad to be alive'
I'm ready, I'm ready for the push"
-Zoo Station
R.E.M. - Murmur - Their first album. While they had many great albums that followed, something about "Murmur" still makes it my favorite. If I had to listen to it on endless loop for the rest of my life I wouldn't complain.
The Jesus and Mary Chain - Psychocandy - To my ear they have always sounded like mutant surf music. Once you get past the droning feedback their music has a lot in common with surf music like songs written by Dick Dale. Since we are talking about desert island music some surf songs might be appropriate.
David Bowie - Scary Monsters - While Bowie has a number of other possible contenders with "Diamond Dogs", "Ziggy Stardust", and "Heroes" "Scary Monsters" still stands out to me as the one I couldn't go without.
The The - Mind Bomb - A fantastic album, although perhaps a bit too melancholy to be listening to forever. Still, it is a contender.
Laurie Anderson - Mister Heartbreak - I was tempted to put down "United States, Live" which spans 5 records and around eight hours but that felt like cheating. Also not all of it is of the same quality. There are sparks of brilliance but there are also some self-indulgent clunkers there as well. With "Mister Heartbreak" however Laurie delivered a nearly perfect album of quirky pop songs. I still listen to it on a regular basis and I could listen to it forever.
The Pretenders - Pretenders - Stripped down Rock and Roll sung by one bad-ass woman. Sexy, a bit raunchy - rock perfection.
Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here - Again we have a band with a number of contenders in their catalog. While "Dark side of the Moon" and "The Wall" are masterpieces, "Wish You Were Here" remains my favorite. While the album can stand on its' own as one of the all time great rock albums a lot of this has to do with the fact that the person who introduced me to Pink Floyd passed away when he was 25. He was one of the most important people in my life and I still miss him. Putting this album on always brings up fond memories. I wish here was here....
Brian Eno and David Byrne - My Life in the Bush of Ghosts - A strange blend of world music with found sounds. Quirky to an extreme. Where else can one find an exorcism set to funky music. While Eno's early pop experiments like "Taking Tiger Mountain" and "Here come the Warm Jets" are strong contenders, to me this is the one that is indispensable.
Finally though I have to choose just one and so here it is:
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream - Probably not on the top of may other people list but it is an album that holds a special place in my heart. A wonderful album full of songs that I have alway felt were very cinematic. It seems like it could have been a soundtrack for a movie. It is a great soundtrack for life. It not only brings back good memories but is a great for creating new ones as well.
"We were on the top and the world was spinning
We were only young in the whirlpool of warning
Communication lost in the thundering rain style
A shelter from the storm in the early beginning
Going out in the Big Sleep, out in the Big Sleep
Could have been years, you know it could have been years
Or only seconds ago"
-Big Sleep
Overlapping concert experience . . .
. . . with two, Pink Floyd (1994) and the Pretenders (1987).
Never one to appreciate Pink Floyd, heretical as it may seem. The Pretenders are another story - they're the last band I fell for on sight . . .
. . . until Joe Bonamassa came along.
Never one to appreciate Pink Floyd, heretical as it may seem. The Pretenders are another story - they're the last band I fell for on sight . . .
. . . until Joe Bonamassa came along.
Sometimes
the stars align and the elements are in their place and a stupendous performance is caught on the wing----as it was in 1955 when la scala forces with callas ,di stefano and karajan enthralled berlin with a scintillating performance of lucia di lammermoor.
that has to be my desert island disc ahead of many other opera performances!----wished i was there but it was before my time
that has to be my desert island disc ahead of many other opera performances!----wished i was there but it was before my time
"Before my time" - perhaps, but it really depends . . .
. . . on your perspective, Henry.
We've had ample opportunity to experience at least one pianist - Earl Wild - who was taught by a teacher who, in turn, was taught by a student of Lizst. If you take the long view, we're only two generations removed from enjoying history's acknowledged master of the keyboards.
Optimistically,
Art
We've had ample opportunity to experience at least one pianist - Earl Wild - who was taught by a teacher who, in turn, was taught by a student of Lizst. If you take the long view, we're only two generations removed from enjoying history's acknowledged master of the keyboards.
Optimistically,
Art
yes
indeed,perhaps an overused cliche.
we are very fortunate to have the oppurtunity to listen to some great links to the past --- arrau,cherkassky ,comes to mind--- either by way of the electronic medium or by attending concerts.
unfortunately,i've never had the oppurtunity to attend any of earl wild's recitals although i do have a number of his concert cds including a studio recording of gershwin with the boston pops orchestra.
best
henry
I was hoping to elicit some of the less traveled . . .
. . . selections, like Veedon Fleece . . .
. . . from Van Morrison, or John Barleycorn Must Die . . .
. . . from Traffic, but I've got to admit having completely forgotten about Little Feat.
Thanks, Dean.