Post Tagged with: "Desert Island Discs"

by / on September 25, 2012 at 9:54 am / in Funk, Fusion Jazz, Jazz, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: 1970s Fusion Edition

Turns out, this was one funky ship that ran ashore. Our latest Desert Island Disc lists focus on 1970s fusion, and top vote-getters included Herbie Hancock’s thunderously groove-filled 1973 triumph Head Hunters.

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by / on September 18, 2012 at 9:04 am / in Desert Island Discs, Jazz, Rhythm and Blues, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: Original Movie Soundtrack Edition

Make fun of the “Saturday Night Fever” all you want, but our group won’t be leaving for their doomed trek without this oft-dissed soundtrack.

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by / on September 11, 2012 at 9:53 am / in Desert Island Discs, Jazz, Pop Music, Rhythm and Blues, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: Box Set Edition

Given a chance to stuff five box sets into our baggage before that fateful trip, our panel of intrepid travelers has selected the Beatles and Miles Davis as must-have items. But not by much.

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by / on September 4, 2012 at 9:11 am / in Desert Island Discs, Pop Music, Rhythm and Blues, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: Greatest Hits Edition

For some bands, it’s all about the albums. For others, though, it’s all about the songs — and you’ll need a handful of best-of sets, too, for your fateful trip to this isolated desert isle.

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by / on August 28, 2012 at 8:17 am / in Desert Island Discs, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: One Hit Wonder Edition

By this estimation, the decade of the One Hit Wonder was the 1970s, as our panel of potentially stranded passengers voted for 18 tracks from that era to take along on their doomed trip.

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by / on August 21, 2012 at 10:16 am / in Desert Island Discs, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: 1990s Rock and Pop Edition

Though the 1990s are generally associated with the shooting-star grunge movement, our desert island is apparently going to have precious few albums from the likes of Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Alice in Chains.

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by / on August 14, 2012 at 8:35 am / in Desert Island Discs, Funk, Rhythm and Blues, Soul Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: 1970s R&B, Soul and Funk Edition

In the same way that the Beatles were the undisputed kings among 1960s classic rock Desert Island Discs, Stevie Wonder owned R&B in the subsequent decade.

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by / on August 7, 2012 at 8:01 am / in Desert Island Discs, Pop Music, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: 1960s Classic Rock Edition

Our voters for 1960s-era classic rock Desert Island Discs were of two minds: The band of the decade was clearly the Beatles, while the album vote went to the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds.

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by / on July 31, 2012 at 7:22 am / in Desert Island Discs, Jazz, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: Live Album Edition

Only perhaps on this site could we query folks for Desert Island Live Discs, and find a six-way tie among the responses between the Who, Bill Evans, Little Feat, Kiss, Warren Zevon and the Talking Heads.

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by / on July 24, 2012 at 7:08 am / in Desert Island Discs, Progressive rock, Rock Music, Uncategorized

Desert Island Discs: Prog and Art Rock Edition

King Crimson was the top vote-getter in Something Else! Reviews’ new prog rock-themed Desert Island Discs feature, with Yes just one vote behind.

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