I'm trying to get a feel for who actually uses this forum... i think a good way to do that is to ask the old desert island question:
"If you could listen to only one artist and one band for the rest of time, who would they be?"
Mine :
Solo Artist - bob dylan
Band - the beatles
2 choices each - what are they?
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Some people really do live in la la ...
Some people really do live in la la land...
especially those god dam cat lovers!...
especially those god dam cat lovers!
Does the pedalling machine gunner count ...
Does the pedalling machine gunner count as an artist or a band?
Also, does Eels count as an artist or a ...
Also, does Eels count as an artist or a band?
Actually, I'm going to say that both ...
Actually, I'm going to say that both are "neither" and smuggle them both in on top of Beck and Regurgitator. Yeah.
hard to say heather - never heard of ...
hard to say heather - never heard of either - your call
Dang, you're missing out, dude!...
Dang, you're missing out, dude!
Solo Artist: Jeff Buckley Band: Fat ...
Solo Artist: Jeff Buckley
Band: Fat Freddy's Drop
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solo: bic runga band: destinys child...
solo: bic runga
band: destinys child
ohhh, <i>listen</i> to. That puts a ...
ohhh, listen to. That puts a different spin on things...
solo: aphex twin
band: phoenix foundation
very good. Was very tempted by aphex ...
very good.
Was very tempted by aphex twin..but I think eventually he'd send me mad.
...mind you, going mad on a desert ...
...mind you, going mad on a desert island would possibly be a step up from being sane on a desert island..
indeed....
indeed.
Where are we listening to them, and ...
Where are we listening to them, and through what medium? Is it a tinny radio on a desert island, or will we be stuck at their concert for all eternity, or are they to be marooned with us and their guitar?
These things would affect my decision...
theoretically it shouldn't matter what ...
theoretically it shouldn't matter what medium its through... big stereo, walkman (sorry, i-pod...) or transistor radio.. Its the music, not the size of the sound. but if you need an answer, lets say i-pod
Dang, stuck with access-all-areas pass ...
Dang, stuck with access-all-areas pass at a desert island concert? Supergrass please...
//Dang, stuck with access-all-areas ...
//Dang, stuck with access-all-areas pass at a desert island concert?
... Motley Crue please...
(finally got to read 'The Dirt')
If it's through an iPod, I'm going to ...
If it's through an iPod, I'm going to say Tori Amos for my solo artist, and the Smashing Pumpkins for my band. But I wouldn't want to be stuck on an island with either of them in the flesh.
If I was stuck in a concert loop, I'd be tempted to say Motley Crue too, purely because of The Dirt, but I'm not that self-loathing anymore, so maybe I'd say Nick Cave, because of the range of songs, and the range of musicians, especially if he brings along a gospel choir, cos if there was no food on the island, I could eat members of the band one by one until he was singing solo.
Solo: Johnny Cash Band: Guns N' ...
Solo: Johnny Cash
Band: Guns N' Roses
crap, wait . . . or Solo: (fat era) ...
crap, wait . . . or
Solo: (fat era) Elvis
Band: Bob Marley & the Wailers
or
Solo: (70's era) Elton John
Band: AC/DC
or if it was a deserted New Zealand island
Solo: Hollie Smith
Band: Fly My Pretties (is that cheating though??)
these things are stupid . . . .
Nina Simone Pixies....or the beatles ...
Nina Simone
Pixies....or the beatles
..oh god i hate these things, the idea just stresses me out big time.
its all hypothetical bro - take a ...
its all hypothetical bro - take a couple of deeeeeeeeep breaths!
Artist: Mike Patton Band: Radiohead...
Artist: Mike Patton
Band: Radiohead
awesome, Mike Patton. he'd be ...
awesome, Mike Patton. he'd be entertaining on a desert island too. i'd row over for his lounge-act crooner 2-for-1 drinks special gigs.
//awesome, Mike Patton. he'd be ...
//awesome, Mike Patton. he'd be entertaining on a desert island too. i'd row over for his lounge-act crooner 2-for-1 drinks special gigs.
The place I stayed at in Fiji had a guy singing one night, just him and his casio tone and beats. He sang all kinds of cruise ship type standards, but his voice was exactly like Nick Cave's, so as long as you didn't look, it was completely surreal.
I figure that both my choices have got ...
I figure that both my choices have got large and largely awesome catalogues for me to choose from... and a really wide range, too... bit sneaky using Mike, but I figure it gives me access to his collaborations, right?
//just him and his casio tone and ...
//just him and his casio tone and beats. He sang all kinds of cruise ship type standards,
I went to a wine festival thingy in Jackson, California. There was a guy with his Casiotone singing songs, and occasionally grabbing an accordion and sneaking up on random people and singing happy birthday to Dave. And he did the Love Boat theme. Odd.
No real relation to your story... it just made me think of it.
if there was electricity on the island, ...
if there was electricity on the island, my solo artist would be Kurt Cobain. he would bring his pedals and a big amp and a drum machine. if there is no electricity, Lou Barlow, as he can shred acoustically.
band-wise - the Clean, even if there isn't any electricity - Hamish on a couple of coconut tree made drums, awesome. they narrowly beat my second choice Rubber Soul/Revolver/or White Album era Beatles.
very tough decision. i'm very tempted to just go with Nirvana overall. yeah, perhaps Nirvana could do Clean covers, and Sebadoh/Folk Implosion covers.
my island is Nirvana island, and they reinterpret the Beatles, the Clean and we somehow have electricity.
i may just change my mind tomorrow though.
Neil Young Stones ...
Neil Young
Stones
the Pixies are just about there but if you're talking about the rest of time, i need a big catalogue
OK - clarification. One island and ...
OK - clarification.
One island and one playing device - such as an i-pod or a hi-fi. The band isn't actually there so no fantisising about getting high with bob or naked with madonna
well you're no fun...
well you're no fun
that utterly ruins my next option ...
that utterly ruins my next option of
Solo: Samantha Fox
Band: Atomic Kitten
yeah man..i aint going to this fckn ...
yeah man..i aint going to this fckn island unless frank black can come with me.... and a chef.
...spoken like a true rockstar. "I ...
...spoken like a true rockstar.
"I asked for unsalted fucken peanuts! Do these look unsalted to you? See these little granules here, what do you think they are, fucken cocaine??? What kind of a fucken desert fucken island is this?"
// Solo: Samantha Fox // Band: Atomic ...
// Solo: Samantha Fox
// Band: Atomic Kitten
still reckon the bic runga/destinys child combo was the way to go if you got to take them with you. looks and talent! it's be just like that destiny's child music vid 'Survivor', but with me and Bic there as well. Brilliant.
Yeah i know what you mean heather... ...
Yeah i know what you mean heather... salt on my peanuts! what kind of boy band wanker do they think i am. if i don't get my stage macro biotic snack then the gig is off.
solo-Donny Osmond
band-Cultue Club
//it's be just like that destiny's ...
//it's be just like that destiny's child music vid 'Survivor', but with me and Bic there as well. Brilliant.
Oh god, can you imagine how high maintenance they'd be? I mean, not Bic, hopefully, but Destiny's Child don't strike me as the most fun people to take on a camping trip - and that's coming from a girl who gets angsty if she can't wash her hair every day.
// Oh god, can you imagine how high ...
// Oh god, can you imagine how high maintenance they'd be?
True. Tensions may run high. There might even be a fight. Clothes torn, nails broken, hair mussed.
Hmmm, still sounding pretty good to me.
Nah I reckon they'd just whine and be ...
Nah I reckon they'd just whine and be really dumb instead of fighting "ohmigosh I am literally melting in this sunshine! Where is my blackberry? Get your hands off my weave! Who's holding?"
And then they'd start praying.
Come on guys, Rae Dawn Chong. 10 ...
Come on guys, Rae Dawn Chong.
10 points if you can tell me what movie the photo below is from (no imdb!). Then you know why I love her so much...
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Commando...
Commando
nice one lughead!...
nice one lughead!
haha... Lug I hoped it'd be you! 10 ...
haha... Lug I hoped it'd be you! 10 points.
God, I watched it again the other day - I'd totally forgotten about the 'John/Jenny intro' montage. That sequence is fucking gold. Feeding a deer? Buying ice cream??
You have no idea how much that movie ...
You have no idea how much that movie shaped my life ;)
Every single line in that movie is quotable
100 points if you can name the end credit song – or if you can at least sing the chorus
//You have no idea how much that movie ...
//You have no idea how much that movie shaped my life ;)
. . . . and by that I mean in a ‘John Matrix is the coolest because he can jump out of a plane and not die’ kinda way
Not the ‘Bennett the raving homosexual who just walked out of a Miami nightclub’ way
Bennett is no Earring Magic Ken though....
Bennett is no Earring Magic Ken though.
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// And then they'd start ...
// And then they'd start praying.
oh, yeah, forgotten about that aspect.
maybe atomic kitten would be the go.
Or the Corrs.
noizy, i thought you had better ...
noizy, i thought you had better taste.
atomic kitten look like they all have halitosis. and the corrs are just robots.
Can't you pick a bunch of chicks with style.... like The Pointer Sisters?
// the corrs I wonder how many ...
// the corrs
I wonder how many coconuts the boy'd make you pay to have at it with each of his sisters...
// like The Pointer Sisters? be a a ...
// like The Pointer Sisters?
be a a bit old now, wouldn't they?
If, however, we were going for the 'band-in-their-prime', then that opens up a whole new range of possibilities: Fleetwood Mac and The Bangles spring to mind.