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Ten albums you'd take to the moon

post #1 of 21
7/26/09 at 1:16am
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In honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, list the ten albums you would take on an extended trip to the moon. Box sets count as one.


1. Purple Rain, Prince
2. Not A Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco
3. Crash, Dave Matthews Band
4. Beethoven's 9th Symphony
5. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane
6. All Eyes On Me, Tupac Shakur
7. Clouds In My Coffee, Carley Simon
8. Mystical Adventures, Jean Luc Ponty
9. Vivienne Mckone, Vivienne Mckone
10. Message In A Box, The Police
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post #2 of 21
7/26/09 at 1:17am
The first one that comes to mind is Marquee Moon, by Television
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post #3 of 21
7/26/09 at 1:32am
Top 10 would probably be all be classical and jazz because of replay value... ruling those out, the rock albums that immediately come to mind:

Minutemen- Double Nickels on the Dime
Stones - Exile on Main Street
Stooges - Fun House
Replacements - Tim
Clash - London Calling
GBV - Bee Thousand
James Brown- Live at Apollo
Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On
Fugazi - Repeater
New Order - Power Corruption Lies
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post #4 of 21
7/26/09 at 1:43am
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Originally Posted by bobyoung7 View Post
In honor of the 40th anniversary of the moon landing, list the ten albums you would take on an extended trip to the moon. Box sets count as one. 1. Purple Rain, Prince 2. Not A Pretty Girl, Ani DiFranco 3. Crash, Dave Matthews Band 4. Beethoven's 9th Symphony 5. A Love Supreme, John Coltrane 6. All Eyes On Me, Tupac Shakur 7. Clouds In My Coffee, Carley Simon 8. Mystical Adventures, Jean Luc Ponty 9. Vivienne Mckone, Vivienne Mckone 10. Message In A Box, The Police
You have some good stuff in there. Off the top of my head. . . Kind of Blue The River August and Everything After Living in Clip The Best of Nina Simone Legend The Ownerz Like Water for Chocolate Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits, Vol. 3 Number Ones (or maybe Whenever You Need Somebody) (I reserve the right to finalize this list at a later date.)
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post #5 of 21
7/26/09 at 2:16am
Dunno about a full-on top 10, but two cuts that come to mind...
Dub Side of The Moon
Hip-Hop on the Moon
Black Moon, Enta Da Stage
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post #6 of 21
7/26/09 at 3:51am
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4. Beethoven's 9th Symphony

considering the beauty of the earth from above and the very emotional experience to leave our planet - I think I would take ONLY classic music with me. nothing else has the pureness ..
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post #7 of 21
7/26/09 at 5:23am
I like themes so I'd probably go with David Bowie (station to station), Hum, Morton Subotnick, etc...
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post #8 of 21
7/26/09 at 5:34am
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Originally Posted by Pennglock View Post
Top 10 would probably be all be classical and jazz because of replay value... ruling those out, the rock albums that immediately come to mind: Minutemen- Double Nickels on the Dime Stones - Exile on Main Street Stooges - Fun House Replacements - Tim Clash - London Calling GBV - Bee Thousand James Brown- Live at Apollo Marvin Gaye - Whats Going On Fugazi - Repeater New Order - Power Corruption Lies
WOW. Bravo, those were potentially going to be on my list. +My Bloody Valentine- Loveless -Radiohead- OK Computer -Interpol- Turn on the Bright Lights -Cap'n Jazz-Analphabetapolothology -The Strokes- Is This It? -Gang of Four- Entertainment! -The Smiths- The Queen is Dead -The Pavement- Slanted and Enchanted
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post #9 of 21
7/26/09 at 7:52am
Cat Stevens- Tea for the Tillerman
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band- Safe as Milk
Leonard Cohen - Live in London
The Zombies- Odessey and Oracle
Miles Davis- Kind of Blue
Jefferson Airplane- Surrealistic Pillow
Sun Ra- Atlantis
Ella Fitzgerald- the Songbooks
Roy Orbison- probably The Essential compilation
Bob Dylan- catalog box set
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post #10 of 21
7/26/09 at 8:06pm
1. Hey Man Smell My Finger- George Clinton and the PFunk AllStars
2. Bootsy Live in Japan(feat. Bernie Worrell,Gary Mudbone Cooper,JBHorns)
3. Stevie Ray Vaughn Live Alive
4. Milton Nascimento Clube De Esquina
5. John Coltrane Love Supreme
6. Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth
7. Ella Fitzgerald Porgy and Bess
8. Ohio Players Skin Tight
9. Flora Purim Nada Sera Como Antes
10. Bob Marley Survival

I could easily list a second and third group of ten that would include Heart, George Harrison, Travelling Wilbury's, Clapton, Prince, Led Zep, Rashaan R. Kirk, Preston, RTF, etc
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post #11 of 21
7/26/09 at 8:17pm
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Originally Posted by The Deacon View Post
1. Hey Man Smell My Finger- George Clinton and the PFunk AllStars 2. Bootsy Live in Japan(feat. Bernie Worrell,Gary Mudbone Cooper,JBHorns) 3. Stevie Ray Vaughn Live Alive 4. Milton Nascimento Clube De Esquina 5. John Coltrane Love Supreme 6. Oliver Nelson Blues and the Abstract Truth 7. Ella Fitzgerald Porgy and Bess 8. Ohio Players Skin Tight 9. Flora Purim Nada Sera Como Antes 10. Bob Marley Survival I could easily list a second and third group of ten that would include Heart, George Harrison, Travelling Wilbury's, Clapton, Prince, Led Zep, Rashaan R. Kirk, Preston, RTF, etc
Awesome list!!!
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post #12 of 21
7/26/09 at 8:32pm
Buddy Guy - Damn Right I've Got the Blues Charles Mingus - Ah Um Miles Davis - Bitches Brew The Smiths - Louder than Bombs The Flaming Lips - The Soft Bulliten Explosions in the Sky - The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place King Crimson - In The Court of the Crimson King Brian Wilson- SMiLE A Tribe Called Quest - Midnight Marauders Madvillian - Madvillainy I would give this a lot more thought before blastoff, though.
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post #13 of 21
7/26/09 at 8:43pm
I hate these things. No way I could pick ten albums to listen to for the rest of my life.
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post #14 of 21
7/26/09 at 9:14pm
Do boxed sets count? I'd end up taking complete Mahler symphony sets and Stax stuff. Rachmaninov- Piano Concertos (Ashkenazy) Beethoven- Symphony 9 "Choral" (Karajan or Furtwangler) Bach- Cello Suites (Rostropovich) Mahler- Symphony 9 (Karajan) Charlie Parker- Complete Savoy Dial Master Takes Duke Ellington- Live at Newport Beach Boys- Pet Sounds 40th Anniversary Beatles- Blue Album Nina Simone- Little Girl Blue Bob Dylan- Bootleg Series 1996 Royal Albert Hall Concert
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post #15 of 21
7/27/09 at 1:37am
Mozart's Requiem
Beethoven's 9th
Wish You Were Here
Dark Side of The Moon
Crime of The Century
Are You Experienced
Aqualung
Led Zeppelin II
The Wall
Hotel California
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