The 5 CDs you can't live without

[Godhead'sLament]

Opeth - Morningrise
Nevermore - This Godless Endevour
Testament - The Gathering
Dissection - Storm Of The Lights Bane
Rush - Chronicles

 

[Dave Siff]

Rush, "Moving Pictures"
Descendents, "Everything Sucks"
Son Volt, "Trace"
Sugar, "Copper Blue"
Bill Evans Trio, "Sunday At The Village Vanguard"

 

[bryan bailey]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti
Radiohead - Okay Computer
The Dust Bothers - Fight Club sountrack
Mastodon - Remission

 

[P. Aaron]

MC5: "Kick Out the Jams!"
Rolling Stones: "Exile on Main Street"
Yes: The Yes Album"
Alice Cooper: "Killer"
CHROME: "Half Machine Lip Moves"

Honorable mention: Judas Priest: "Sad Wings of Destiny"

All of these recordings are before 1980

 

[Aaron Saunders]

Hmm...I'd say my list has changed somewhat since then!

1. The Miles Davis Quintet 1965-1968
2. Charles Mingus - Mingus Ah Um
3. Sophie Milman (debut CD)
4. Bill Evans - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
5. The Quintet - Jazz at Massey Hall

 

[Hesuses]

In no particular order:

1. The Mars Volta - Frances The Mute
2. Sigur Ros - ()
3. RATM - RATM
4. Guns 'n Roses - Lies
5. Bloc Party - Silent Alarm

 

[FunkSlap89]

1. Red Hot Chili Peppers - BSSM
2. Blind Melon - Nico
3. Audioslave - Out of Exile
4. Spin Doctors - Pocket Full of Kryptonite
5. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan

 

[canopener]

In no particular order:
Red-King Crimson
First Rays of the New Rising Sun-Jimi
Jailbreak-Thin Lizzy
Meddle-Pink Floyd
Live at the Tower Philadelphia-Bowie

 

[freddylang]

Prong-Cleansing
At the-Drive-In-Relationship of Command
Clutch-Clutch
Faith no More-What hits?
Radiohead-Kid A
(Kid A not necessarily my favorite R.H. but while stranded I would enjoy the irony of the song "How to Disapear Completely"

 

[T-MOST]

Tales .. Marcus Miller
Book of Life .. Fred Hammond
Gratitude .. Earth, Wind & Fire
Live from the Beverly Theatre.. George Clinton & the P-funk AllStars
The Hits... Prince

Those would be 5 great choices for me. But what will I do with the other 745 CD's in my collection?

 

[BadMonk]

Allman Brothers - Brothers and Sisters
James Brown - 20 All Time Greatest Hits
Santana - Supernatural
Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
SRV - Couldn't Stand The Weather
Beatles - Abbey Road
oh, that's six not five.

 

[moogboy]

heres mine
Yes-Yessongs
The Who-The Ultimate Collection
Led Zeppelin-Presence
ELP-The Essential ELP
Cheap Trick-The Authorized Greatest Hits

 

[nad]

tool - ænima
danzig 4p
george harrison - all things must pass
faith no more - angel dust
swans - various failures

this list can change a lot though.

Swap out Swans for King Crimson - Larks' Tongues in Aspic

Swans - White Light From The Mouth of Infinity is probably #6 though.

 

[evertalbers]

Nice thread!

My choices:
John Hiatt - Bring The Family
Ramon Valle - Danza Negra
Joe Jackson - Live In New York
Izaline Calister - Krioyo
Klimax - Nadie Se Parece A Ti


My wife, who is looking over my shoulder:

Music From The Coffee Lands (Putumayo compilation)
Gloria Estefan: Mi Tierra
Ilse De Lange - Dear John
Joni Mitchell - Turbulent Indigo
Christina Branco - Ulysses

 

[evertalbers]

PS ask me again tomorrow and I will come up with a different list.

 

[Kasper007]

Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
Radiohead - OK Computer
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks
Oceansize - Effloresce
Lambchop - Is a Woman
Sparklehorse - Vivadixiesubmarinetransmissionplot


AAAAaaarrgghhhh, I hate making choices
Do I risk something if I try to sneak in six?

EDIT: Ok I've seen a few people do it so I can't resist making a second one:

Miles Davis - Kind of Blue
Moondog Jr. - Every Day I Wear a Greasy Black Feather on my Hat
Cassandra Wilson - Belly of the Sun
Interpol - Turn on the Bright Lights
Tool - Lateralus or U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

I'm sorry I'm not good at this I think

 

[AmazingGracePlayer]

Colonel Claypool's Flying Frog Brigade - Live Frog Set 1
Primus - Frizzle Fry
Primus - They Can't All Be Zingers
Movie Soundtracks - The Pianist
Alfred Reed - Best of

 

[Baryonyx]

Rush-Hold Your Fire
Level 42-Self Titled
Jonas Hellborg-Kali's Son
Stuart Hamm-Kings of Sleep


I'd have to think about the 5th...

 

[saxnbass]

Interesting thread.

 

[Spencer!]

1. Return of the Space Cowboy - Jamiroquai
2. Hot Dawg - David Grisman
3. 'Round the Wheel - The String Cheese Incident
4. Loop - Keller Williams
5. The Story of the Ghost - Phish