ONE ALBUM

[Ky Fried Redleg]

If you were shipwrecked like Gilligan and could have just one album and the ability to play it, what album would you choose to have with you ?


For me, there is one album that checks all of the boxes. It makes me nostalgic for my time growing up in the seventies. It had a sound like none of us had ever heard before. Astounding music, great vocals , perfect production, innovative on so many levels. This album somehow helps me feel a connection to the Universe more than any other . In short, this album always makes me feel happy. AND it was all produced in one man's basement. I LOVE this album !!! About great albums you sometimes hear people say, "there's not a bad song on it." Well, that is really true about my favorite album. Every single song is really good. It's one of those CD's that you put on in the car during a road trip, open the windows, crank up the volume, and have yourself a blast !!! And it if wasn't good enough already, the cover art is awesome as well.

Debuting in 1976, BOSTON"S self-titled album is my all-time favorite. What are your thoughts on this album and what would be your favorite album of all-time?

[Ky Fried Redleg]

[Dom Heffner]

This is about as tough a question as there is.

Im going with this one.

[Ky Fried Redleg]

This is about as tough a question as there is.

Im going with this one.

It is, indeed, Dom. Questions like best albums or favorite songs are really tough because there are just so damn many that have hugely affected our lives. Usually, with an album or a song, it has to be somethig that has almost a spiritual connection for me. Something that really amplifies my connection to the Universe. Boston's debut does that for me.

[westofyou]

[Larry Schuler]

[klw]

Before we get too far, what qualifies as an album? Does a Greatest Hits collection count? Live show? Box set?

[Strikes Out Looking]

London Calling

[redsfan9988]

Make Yourself by Incubus… don’t like it? I was a freshman in high school and was convinced this was the sound of the next generation. Plus I was pretty high. Still listen to it today.

[kaldaniels]

In theory Pet Sounds…but it’s just so short I might strategize.

[Bourgeois Zee]

Do the American Recordings count as one album?

(Yeah, I'm cheating.)

[texasdave]

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[Falls City Beer]

If I had to choose, I’d probably take Prince Sign of the Times. Double album, lots of stuff to give attention to. Pop gems, soul ballads, beautiful guitar solos. Super wide range of moods and tones. Not necessarily my absolute favorite album, but a great one to spend many years with on an island.

[goreds2]

1
The Long Run

2
I Can't Tell You Why

3
In the City

4
The Disco Strangler

5
King of Hollywood

6
Heartache Tonight

7
Those Shoes

8
Teenage Jail

9
The Greeks Don't Want No Freaks

10
The Sad Café

[Redhook]

Whew, that’s a tough question. I’ll go with Guns ‘N Roses Use Your Illusion II