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Location: Berkeley, CA | Maybe not your favorite. I've been puzzling lately over another of those "deserted island" things. Say you had to choose a box set of one artist to listen to for the next twenty years or more while you're on that island. No other music, except what you make yourself. You could have your favorite guitars and that one artists music on CD.
After much thought, my own choice, Johnny Cash, kinda surprised me. I love his music, and he is among my favorites, but not number one. I suspect it's because I could, after some practice, play (and sing) along with the man.
I'll assume your choice of instruments would include Ovations. ;)
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Location: the BIG Metropolis of TR | Glen Campbell....I never tire of hearing his smooth,crystal clear,perfect pitch,tenor voice! Song I've listened to and sang (tried to anyways! ;) ) for 40+ years....
....Johnny Cash would probably be second! The man can say volumes in a simple song....
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | That is a Tough Question to ask , saying what guitar would be easier , just imagine , listening to the same person for twenty years ...?!!..yaketeyak..yaketyak...
I would take my changes and build a raft , after all , Steve Mcqueen did it in " Papillon " , and my choice of guitar would focus on which one paddles best... :)
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..choice of song would be .." Please , release me " .. |
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Location: GA USA | Music would be Dinosaur Jr. because I never get tired of hearing them over and over and over. And I don't play any of their songs.
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Acoustic: Hank Williams
Electric: Bo Diddley
Band: The Band
20 years of peace and quite ... wonderful. |
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Location: big island | a boxed set of JS Bach, please. |
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast | All of Paul Simon including Art Garfunkel. |
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
That is a Tough Question to ask , saying what guitar would be easier , just imagine , listening to the same person for twenty years ...?!!..yaketeyak..yaketyak...
I would take my changes and build a raft , after all , Steve Mcqueen did it in " Papillon " , and my choice of guitar would focus on which one paddles best... :)
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..choice of song would be .." Please , release me " .. No Fair!!!
I'm tellin' |
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Location: NW Washington State | I'll take John McLaughlin, please. Am I allowed to bring albums where he was a sideman?
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Originally posted by Captain_Lovehandles:
Music would be Dinosaur Jr. because I never get tired of hearing them over and over and over. And I don't play any of their songs.
...O Would you settle for - The Ramones?
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Location: N.E. Pa | Well, The Beatles Box Set would have to be it for me. ALOT of bang for the buck I suppose. But, sadly I'd have to leave the three (maybe four later this week!) Ovations home and take one of my five Hofner basses with me, most likely the '63. Tough choice though! |
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Location: ranson,wva | in the past my cjoice would have been cash hands down...but here as of late ive been listing to alot of shinedown...soo id say shinedown...or flogging molly :p |
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Location: Jet City | I have the box set right here.... Led Zeppelin. |
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Location: Tuscany, Italy | James Taylor....from the '70 up to now. |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Acoustic: #47
Electric: My Fender Strat
Boxed Set: Clapton's Crossroads |
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Location: Marlton, NJ | Edited: Duplicate post. |
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Location: Simpsonville, SC | Originally posted by marenostrum:
James Taylor....from the '70 up to now. +1 |
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Location: Lake Hiawatha, New Jersey | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
, just imagine , listening to the same person for twenty years ...?!!..yaketeyak..yaketyak...
Sounds a lot like marriage ...... |
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Location: Boise, Idaho | My first thought was Croce, because I love listening to him and could play and sing along with the OFC guitar, but he died too soon and didn't record enough.
I've tried to think of som others, though, and decided to stick with Jim. I've been listening to him and trying to learn his songs for almost 40 years now and I could easily use up 20 more trying to learn Maury's parts after I finished Jim's. |
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Location: Hot Springs, S.D. | Frank Zappa |
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Location: South Windsor Connecticut | Harry Chapin, I will never get tired of
"It was raining hard in Frisco" |
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Location: Atlanta, GA. | I'd have to research which group made the most recordings with the most personnel changes for a slightly different sound with each change.
Just off the top of my head... The Byrds (?)
I dunno. |
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Location: Atlanta GA | Neil Young (Decade) and a "How To" video on raft building... |
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| Either Pat Metheny or Al di Meola.
Would depend entirely on whichever day you asked me.
I could listen to either of them forever. |
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Originally posted by Watchme22:
Neil Young (Decade) and a "How To" video on raft building... No rafts! No helicopters! Human looking coconuts okay.Especially if they can sing.
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Now look here knuckee , that video costed ten bucks , and the store has a no -money back policy........where , how`s that propeller gonna fit..
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Originally posted by HumblePie aka Solid Top:
Now look here knuckee , that video costed ten bucks , and the store has a no -money back policy........where , how`s that propeller gonna fit..
Vic
....Sailing , I am sailing... Well... You go ahead and build the raft, use it to get to the island, then you have to scuttle it. After you unload all your guitars. |
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Location: Copenhagen Denmark | Originally posted by knuckles:
Well... You go ahead and build the raft, use it to get to the island, then you have to scuttle it. After you unload all your guitars. [/QB] I live next to Norway , where the grand -son of Thor Heyerdahl resides , He has build a raft , similar to the Kon -tiki , complete with cabin , sail and all , let`s see if I can borrow that one , then I`ll pick -up you and watch22 , and we`ll make for Big island , the natives there are a friendly bunch , I know their chief , he makes a fine " juice " , after a couple slurps yer git will play by itself , ..y`re Sure now ..??
Vic :)
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Don't they eat people there? :eek:
Wait a minute, that's way down south, huh? ;)
Okay, I'm in.
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Location: Atlanta GA | I'm in as well...
Hey 3 years and 3 months and I'm already on my 100th post! Where did the time go. (I do read most of them though) |
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Location: Yucaipa, California | AKUS |
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Location: Chicago | At this point (judging from the last year) I'd say
The Miles Davis Quintet, 1965-68: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Ron Carter, Wayne Shorter, Tony Williams)
Being a total McLaughlin freak, I'd have to also say that I've spent much time with his early stuff, solo and sideman: My Goal's Beyond, Extrapolation, Shakti, Mountain in the Clouds, Where Fortune Smiles, Bitches Brew, In a Silent Way, Super Nova, Jack Johnson, Tony Williams Emergency! etc. etc. |
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Location: 6 String Ranch | Doobies |
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Location: Campbell River, British Columbia | Bill Hicks .... It's just a ride. |
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Location: Detroit area | That's a tough question. I've been on a John Mayer kick for about a year now, but I think it would have to be Led Zep. Top to bottom, their music is probably the most all-encompassing in terms of styles. |
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Location: Capital District, NY, USA Minor Outlying Islands | Got it. Reference to that Tom Hank's movie. ;) |
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Location: Jet City | Originally posted by Mauvais Beal:
Doobies I think we're talking bands here Beal ;) |
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Location: GA USA | Originally posted by Watchme22:
3 years and 3 months And nary a SE gathering? Watchme, you should be coming to Southern Style 2. |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | I'll give anyone here three guesses as to who I'd choose... |
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| I'd guess:-
1 Kiss
2 Bon Jovi
3 Iron Maiden
Am I close? |
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Location: Earth·SolarSystem·LocalInterstellarCloud·Local Bub | What would Bon Jovi be wearing? |
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| Just a thong at twilight. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | i guess i wouldn't take any music with me. After 20 years i would just hate it, and hate artist who recorded it.
but i'd take guitar and big book with scales, different rhythm patterns etc. |
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Location: Tychy, Poland | yeah. and at least 200 sets of strings, i hate playing on dead strings. |
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Location: Boston | Would need to be XTC as they cover enough styles and emotions. And it would be a long challenge to learn all the parts in all the songs.
Chords, then bass. Leave the lead for last 'cause those are easiest for me.
For guitar I'd take my 2080. Anything else would fall apart on that there island. And it is the most versataile and nuanced in my aresenal (other then the Brian Moore MIDI equipped stuff but you didn't say I could bring all the outboard gear). |
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Location: Berkeley, CA | Originally posted by LBJ:
yeah. and at least 200 sets of strings, i hate playing on dead strings. Don't strings age in the box?
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Location: Orlando, FL | That's a really tough question to answer. I'd probably give a different answer on any given day, but looking through iTunes, I was surprised to see I have more Rolling Stones than anything else. So I'd have to say Little Feat. |
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Your most neccessary artist.