Comments on: Desert Island iPod

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 09:23:20 +0000

B52s are one of my favourite bands, like you say just great harmonies, and indeed we none of us has true freewill

By: Michael Stoos

Michael Stoos — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 21:44:28 +0000

Oh, I forgot to say that I wasn't going to pick a song, but then remembered: if I chose not to decide, I still had made a choice...

By: Michael Stoos

Michael Stoos — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 20:37:38 +0000

“Vision of a Kiss” by The B-52’s. Haunting, romantic, beautiful harmonies… That’s also the band that I’d like to be on the boat that shows up to rescue me – I’d love to party with Fred and Kate!

By: Ruby Sinreich

Ruby Sinreich — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 15:17:40 +0000

Easy: “Naive Melody (Home” by the Talking Heads. It lets me know everything will be OK.

By: Kim Woodbridge

Kim Woodbridge — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:58:36 +0000

This is hard. I think it would be John the Baptist by The Afghan Whigs. It’s consistently one of my favorite songs, I love the horn section in it and it makes me feel more upbeat. Although it does discuss friends and lovers, which might depress me since I was stranded all alone.

By: garren

garren — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:49:36 +0000

It would have to be aja by steely dan. It’s such a brilliant tune. The dynamics are great. The drummer is one of my heroes- Steve gadd. He went in dry, never heard the song before, and nailed the song in a couple of takes. Wow.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 10:16:22 +0000

Cool choice…too heavy…Maxell wouldn’t have complained!

By: Jon

Jon — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 09:34:16 +0000

Summer Song by Joe Satriani for me. If I could never listen to music again, I’d want the lasting memory to be more than a great song – I associate this song with my 13 years of guitar playing, watching live music, and it’s “feelgood” too.

Nerd info: Summer Song was originally written for a Sony advert but was dismissed as too heavy.

By: David Bradley

David Bradley — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:54:21 +0000

Yes, Xanadu, classic. Saw that performed live in my hometown in 1980 on the Permanent Waves tour. Not to be confused with the output of Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick and Titch, of course, nor the Olivia Neutron Bomb and the Electric Light Orchestra offering of the same name. By the way, with new EU regulations, ELO are soon to be renamed the Low-Energy Compact Fluorescent Tube Orchestra

By: Phil Bradley

Phil Bradley — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 18:26:22 +0000

Hmmm, are we talking Rush? (Goes to check…) Ah yes, we are. My favourite album would have to be A farewell to Kings because it’s very thoughtful and has superb, sensible lyrics. My favourite track would be Xanadu, without a doubt. Really like it a lot and am happy to listen to it anytime, certainly on a desert island.

However… if I was doing my own desert island discs show, I’d need to go for Rick Wakeman’s Merlin the Magician from the Myths and Legends album.