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Desert Island Album Draft - 15th Anniversary Edition - 50 Rounds in the books, sign up now for KP's listening program (6 Viewers)

Northern Voice said:
Yep, Peterborough the night before. That tour didn't make it even halfway before covid killed it. I was near the back in Peterborough, it was no alcohol on the floor and the venue had a nice raised perimeter area for standing - not too unlike where we saw :oldunsure:   :oldunsure:  another band in Buffalo. So I was enjoying it, getting into, having a couple pints, thinking I'd just have a nice relaxed PUP experience... Then the first notes of 'Scorpion Hill' came on and I made a mad sprint to the floor and stayed there thrashing around, dripping sweat with kids 20 years younger than me (it was all ages hence the no alcohol on the floor) for a good 45 minutes
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If this tour doesn't kill you then Covid will

They played Ani Difranco's church (aka Asbury Hall, one of the most unique venues to see a show if you get the chance).  A far cry from the tiny now-closed venue that I saw PUP at last time in a crowd of like 50 people, this one was jam-packed with Canadians.  Asbury Hall shows tend to be more, well, folksy like Ani's sound, PUP was a very different show for that venue.  Big fan of the "we're not gonna play an encore, but you know what two songs we're playing next, this is the end of our set, thank you" right immediately into "If this tour doesn't kill you then I will".

I've been pondering that other certain band.  I could go for some singalongs on my island.  

 
24.29 Primal Scream, Screamadelica (1991)

Movin' On Up
Loaded

Love this mess of an album. A party record, a ####ed-up acid trip and a life-affirming blast of pure energy. I've left it on during the day and when going to sleep too many times to count, and it's been a transporting experience for me over the years. I've taken it way higher in the past, if I recall. Would've ordinarily gone with Come Together, 'cause it's massive and gosh darned beautiful, but went with "Loaded" instead for the sake of the playlist.

 
24.16 - The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

I suspect this pick won't be lauded by the cool kids, but I'm still mining my late-90s The Chicago Era.  The first Mr. krista - whose music and voice were often compared to Jeff Buckley, I'll have you know - composed music like this that was lush, exquisitely orchestrated, multi-layered. He loved this record, so we had it on repeat.  We weren't into That Song Everyone Knows From An Ad, but instead played these two the most frequently.  I hope that wikkid won't find them single-groove.

Sonnet

The Drugs Don't Work

 
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Abrantes said:
24.29 Primal Scream, Screamadelica (1991)

Movin' On Up
Loaded

Love this mess of an album. A party record, a ####ed-up acid trip and a life-affirming blast of pure energy. I've left it on during the day and when going to sleep too many times to count, and it's been a transporting experience for me over the years. I've taken it way higher in the past, if I recall. Would've ordinarily gone with Come Together, 'cause it's massive and gosh darned beautiful, but went with "Loaded" instead for the sake of the playlist.
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Another one I was 20 years late to but love now. 

 
krista4 said:
24.16 - The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

I suspect this pick won't be lauded by the cool kids, but I'm still mining my late-90s Chicago era.  The first Mr. krista - whose music and voice were often compared to Jeff Buckley, I'll have you know - composed music like this that was lush, exquisitely orchestrated, multi-layered. He loved this record, so we had it on repeat.  We weren't into That Song Everyone Knows From An Ad, but instead played these two the most frequently.  I hope that wikkid won't find them single-groove.

Sonnet

The Drugs Don't Work
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I don't know if I'm a cool kid but I love this album and added this to my list earlier this week.

 
Anyone care to help me out?

Male/Female duo, Scandanavianish, Buddy Holly power chord type stuff, mid to late 1990s.  Feel free to draft it yourself, I just want to get them on my playlists.

 
krista4 said:
24.16 - The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

I suspect this pick won't be lauded by the cool kids, but I'm still mining my late-90s The Chicago Era.  The first Mr. krista - whose music and voice were often compared to Jeff Buckley, I'll have you know - composed music like this that was lush, exquisitely orchestrated, multi-layered. He loved this record, so we had it on repeat.  We weren't into That Song Everyone Knows From An Ad, but instead played these two the most frequently.  I hope that wikkid won't find them single-groove.

Sonnet

The Drugs Don't Work
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Arrgh, I was a beer an half away from thinking of this.  

I wore the #### out of this CD.

 
Love Went Mad - Elvis Costello - I like Elvis Costello but I haven't gone super deep on his stuff. I like this. His sound is very distinct, I'm not sure but I may kind of just prefer having his songs come in as a nice change of pace on my various shuffle mixes. 

You're Not The One - Sky Ferreira - This is really good but I didn't instantly recognize it and it has a nice throwback, I actually thought it was from the 80s for most of the song.

The Caves of Altamira - Steely Dan- I like a lot of Steely Dan but this didn't quite hit for me. Different vocals/vocalist or something?

Fascination Street - The Cure  - See, the Sky Ferreira song above has a very similar quality to this. Jangly? Gothy? Whatever their of the same lineage and both awesome. 

This is The Day - The The - As I said when it was picked, I love this band/album. This song is already on my "Favourites" playlist :wub:  

 
krista4 said:
I just replayed those two songs in order to get the links, and I know I'm in a fragile emotional state, but they made me well up from their beauty.
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I'm pretty sure there was a 14 month stretch of my life where I thought this was the greatest album ever. Divorce #2 was the Giving Tree to end all Giving Trees.

I digress, sorry.

 
Will update song choices and comments in a bit.   Taking two different but equally important for me to have on my island...

24.XX:  THE BLACK KEYS - RUBBER FACTORY (2004)

I draft and talk about 10am Automatic too much, so for the playlist we will go with...

Girl is on my Mind

Keep Me

25.01:   TORI AMOS - LITTLE EARTHQUAKES (1992)

Just a beautiful, emotional album that never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.   One of the artists that cross the wife and my loves as well, although I think I turned into the bigger fan over the last decade or so - mostly after seeing her live I was hooked.    One of my favorite music moments also came before even meeting the wife.  I was delivering pizzas, and the guy training me was a huge scary looking metal head that I knew from HS.  We jumped in the car and this album was on - I laughed at him and said I was expecting some Slayer.  He just looked at me and said "#### that, Tori is more metal than those guys in Slayer"  Fitting she did that Raining Blood cover, I guess.  

Winter

Tear in Your Hand

 
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krista4 said:
I just replayed those two songs in order to get the links, and I know I'm in a fragile emotional state, but they made me well up from their beauty.
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Nooo.

It get's worse.  I now remember that the band name is a play on the song Rave On. I'm dancing all around this.  Dammit!

 
krista4 said:
24.16 - The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

I suspect this pick won't be lauded by the cool kids, but I'm still mining my late-90s The Chicago Era.  The first Mr. krista - whose music and voice were often compared to Jeff Buckley, I'll have you know - composed music like this that was lush, exquisitely orchestrated, multi-layered. He loved this record, so we had it on repeat.  We weren't into That Song Everyone Knows From An Ad, but instead played these two the most frequently.  I hope that wikkid won't find them single-groove.

Sonnet

The Drugs Don't Work
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Short list snipe. 
 

Great song choices. 
 

And I love that song that everyone knows from an ad, too   :scared:  .  

 
The Dreaded Marco said:
krista4 said:
24.16 - The Verve - Urban Hymns (1997)

I suspect this pick won't be lauded by the cool kids, but I'm still mining my late-90s The Chicago Era.  The first Mr. krista - whose music and voice were often compared to Jeff Buckley, I'll have you know - composed music like this that was lush, exquisitely orchestrated, multi-layered. He loved this record, so we had it on repeat.  We weren't into That Song Everyone Knows From An Ad, but instead played these two the most frequently.  I hope that wikkid won't find them single-groove.

Sonnet

The Drugs Don't Work
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Short list snipe. 
 

Great song choices. 
 

And I love that song that everyone knows from an ad, too   :scared:  .  
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There was a time when I watched the bad teen movie "The Girl Next Door" way too often (because Elisha Cuthbert :wub: ) and I love the use of "Lucky Man" in it... I don't know what songs I would choose from this. The Drugs Don't Work would be one for sure. The others are tough.

 
Probably going to bail at 30.  I'm not taking any repeat artists and I'm going to run out soon of albums I've listened to a large number of times.  Doesn't seem right to take something I've only listened to a few times.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Will update song choices and comments in a bit.   Taking two different but equally important for me to have on my island...

24.XX:  THE BLACK KEYS - RUBBER FACTORY (2004)

I draft and talk about 10am Automatic too much, so for the playlist we will go with...

Girl is on my Mind

Keep Me

25.01:   TORI AMOS - LITTLE EARTHQUAKES (1992)

Just a beautiful, emotional album that never fails to bring a tear to my eyes.   One of the artists that cross the wife and my loves as well, although I think I turned into the bigger fan over the last decade or so - mostly after seeing her live I was hooked.    One of my favorite music moments also came before even meeting the wife.  I was delivering pizzas, and the guy training me was a huge scary looking metal head that I knew from HS.  We jumped in the car and this album was on - I laughed at him and said I was expecting some Slayer.  He just looked at me and said "#### that, Tori is more metal than those guys in Slayer"  Fitting she did that Raining Blood cover, I guess.  

Winter

Tear in Your Hand
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Hard song choices made.  

 
Finally caught up


  • Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1975) - 17.10
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) - 1.10
  • Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987) - 7.10
  • Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 4.28
  • Bjork - Post (1995) - 11.11
  • Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1998) - 21.10
  • Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999) - 6.30
  • Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000) - 13.10
  • Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 3.10
  • Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002) - 5.10
  • Scarface - The Fix (2002) - 20.31
  • Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave (2003)
  • The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (2005) - 12.31
  • The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006) - 8.30
  • Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 16.31
  • TV on the Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 10.31
  • Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008) - 15.10
  • Beach House - Teen Dream (2010) - 23.10
  • Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) - 2.28
  • HAIM - Days Are Gone (2013) - 14.31
  • Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (2013) - 18.31
  • Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time (2013) - 19.10
  • Grimes - Art Angels (2015) - 9.10
  • White Lung - Paradise (2016) - 24.31
My country count:

United States - 14.5
Canada - 4
United Kingdom - 2.5
France - 1
Iceland - 1
Jamaica - 1
 


 
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