The one-from-each-music-genre Tropical Island Challenge

brianlux

You're about to be taken to a tropical island for a month.  You will provided with plenty of food, a stocked bar and/ or other beverages of your choice, comfortable shelter, and any clothes of your choice.  If you enjoy indulging, weed grows wild and is perfectly legal.  The weather is guaranteed to be mild (or you can go during hurricane season if you are a thrill seeker).

There is, however, one restriction:  The music.  You get to choose to take with you one single or double album (no box sets) from each of the following genres.  That's ten records- no more!  Choose carefully, good luck and bon voyage!

ROCK

BLUES

JAZZ

COUNTRY

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS

REGGAE/DUB

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP

CLASSICAL

WORLD MUSIC

SOUNDTRACK

Here's mine

ROCK: The Dream Syndicate:  The Complete Live at Raji's

BLUES:  Taj Mahal: The Natch'l Blues

JAZZ:  Vince Guaraldi:  Cast Your Fate to the Wind

COUNTRY: Waylon Jennings:  Honky Tonk Heroes

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS:  Sandy Bull:  E Pluribus Unum

REGGAE/DUB:  Bob Marley:  Legend

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP:  Al Green:  Call Me 

CLASSICAL: George Szell: Szell/Debussy/Ravel

WORLD MUSIC: Tinariwen: Imidiwan: Companions

SOUNDTRACK:  Paris, Texas

Tim Simmons

R&B and Hip Hop are grouped together but Rock and Blues aren't?

Tim Simmons

ROCK - Carly Rae Jepsen - (Complete) E-Mo-Tion

HIP HOP - Madlib - 420 All Stars

JAZZ - Miles Davis - Bags Groove

COUNTRY - Justin Townes Earle - Midnight at the Movies

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS - Chris Thile/Edgar Meyer - Bass and Mandolin

REGGAE/DUB - Augustus Pablo - King Tubby Meets the Rockers Uptown

R&B/SOUL - Frank Ocean - Channel Orange

CLASSICAL -  William Basinski - Disintegration Tapes II

WORLD MUSIC - Fela Kuti - He Miss Road

SOUNDTRACK - The Harder They Come


Took a hip hop record over blues. I wanted a swap a Dance record instead of Folk/Bluegrass, but I figured I should not deviate that much from challenge

brianlux

Tim Simmons said:

R&B and Hip Hop are grouped together but Rock and Blues aren't?

Correct.  Please submit complaints to www.stupidthreads.com

Edit:  Ooops, on second thought, don't.  That is actually someone's site. 

cutz

I'll be limited on what I could take as I don't like some.

ROCK-Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 

BLUES- Jimi Hendrix - Blues

JAZZ-Don't know enough, but I guess a Miles Davis Album

COUNTRY-Don't like Country
FOLK/ BLUEGRASS-Same as Country for me 

REGGAE/DUB-Bob Marley - Legend

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP- The Temptations - Anthology (If Hip-Hop/Rap? was separate I would take Public Enemy - Fear Of  A  Black Planet)

CLASSICAL- I have NO Class

WORLD MUSIC-I'm not worldly 

SOUNDTRACK-Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same

brianlux

cutz said:

I'll be limited on what I could take as I don't like some.

ROCK-Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti 

BLUES- Jimi Hendrix - Blues

JAZZ-Don't know enough, but I guess a Miles Davis Album

COUNTRY-Don't like Country
C-Same as Country for me 

REGGAE/DUB-Bob Marley - Legend

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP- The Temptations - Anthology (If Hip-Hop/Rap? was separate I would take Public Enemy - Fear Of  A  Black Planet)

CLASSICAL- I have NO Class

WORLD MUSIC-I'm not worldly 

SOUNDTRACK-Led Zeppelin - The Song Remains The Same

For you, cutz, we'll expand your options:

COUNTRY-- COUNTRY ROCK (Eagles, Byrds, Flying Burrito Bros., Poco, Marshall Tucker Band, Allman Brothers, Creedence)

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS-- can included artists like Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, John Fahey, Leo Kottke, Nick Drake

CLASSICAL-- We're sneaking in a Ravel's Bolero for you since everyone should at least hear Ravel's Bolero!

WORLD MUSIC-  Can be any record made anywhere other than the U.S. and England.

njnancy

I'm not ready to commit to a list but I'll be tweaking the categories, appropriately of course. 

For instance Reggae will include Roots Rock in my list, since it is a second cousin once removed. 

And R&B should def be separate from Hip Hop. Just my unsolicited opinion. 

I know, I know...go start your own thread Ms. Know-it -all.

Oh, BTW, @brianlux I finally listened to Dinosaur Jr.!  Love 'em! I have a Jam Bands/Roots Rock playlist on Spotify (with almost 800 followers 😁, just give me the win, I have a very complicated simple life) & Dinosaur Jr. was dropped into one of my Spotify 'made for you' lists based on my affinity to said type music. You have been trying to get me to listen for years now. All you needed was an algorithm & streaming platform Brian!! Really good band.

I'll take my leave now till I have a list. 🤐

brianlux

njnancy said:

I'm not ready to commit to a list but I'll be tweaking the categories, appropriately of course. 

For instance Reggae will include Roots Rock in my list, since it is a second cousin once removed. 

And R&B should def be separate from Hip Hop. Just my unsolicited opinion. 

I know, I know...go start your own thread Ms. Know-it -all.

Oh, BTW, @brianlux I finally listened to Dinosaur Jr.!  Love 'em! I have a Jam Bands/Roots Rock playlist on Spotify (with almost 800 followers 😁, just give me the win, I have a very complicated simple life) & Dinosaur Jr. was dropped into one of my Spotify 'made for you' lists based on my affinity to said type music. You have been trying to get me to listen for years now. All you needed was an algorithm & streaming platform Brian!! Really good band.

I'll take my leave now till I have a list. 🤐

That's so great that you like Dinosaur Jr, Nancy!  They have a new album coming out sometime this year and I'm stoked!

Another band I promote (I'd love to be their salaried promo guy but I'd take a band pin or coffee mug, haha!) is The Dream Syndicate.  They're another band that's been around a long time (first album came out in 1982!) but never got really big.  Here is a sampling of the three incarnations of the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i26AjxjBd5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pcsiDBHqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dC07DTeUf0

tempo_n_groove

This was tough.  One rock album...  

ROCK Black Sabbath Vol 4

BLUES James Brown Into the Jungle Groove

JAZZ Jon Spencer Blues Exploision Damage

COUNTRY Johnny Cash Live at Folsom

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS Ani DiFranco Living in Clip

REGGAE/DUB Sublime 40oz to Freedom

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique

CLASSICAL  Benny Goodman Best of

WORLD MUSIC Marlon Asher Locked Out

SOUNDTRACK Singles

brianlux

tempo_n_groove said:

This was tough.  One rock album...  

ROCK Black Sabbath Vol 4

BLUES James Brown Into the Jungle Groove

JAZZ Jon Spencer Blues Exploision Damage

COUNTRY Johnny Cash Live at Folsom

FOLK/ BLUEGRASS Ani DiFranco Living in Clip

REGGAE/DUB Sublime 40oz to Freedom

R&B/SOUL/HIP HOP Beastie Boys Pauls Boutique

CLASSICAL  Benny Goodman Best of

WORLD MUSIC Marlon Asher Locked Out

SOUNDTRACK Singles

Yes, very tough!  Good list, by the way!

mickeyrat

brianlux said:

njnancy said:

I'm not ready to commit to a list but I'll be tweaking the categories, appropriately of course. 

For instance Reggae will include Roots Rock in my list, since it is a second cousin once removed. 

And R&B should def be separate from Hip Hop. Just my unsolicited opinion. 

I know, I know...go start your own thread Ms. Know-it -all.

Oh, BTW, @brianlux I finally listened to Dinosaur Jr.!  Love 'em! I have a Jam Bands/Roots Rock playlist on Spotify (with almost 800 followers 😁, just give me the win, I have a very complicated simple life) & Dinosaur Jr. was dropped into one of my Spotify 'made for you' lists based on my affinity to said type music. You have been trying to get me to listen for years now. All you needed was an algorithm & streaming platform Brian!! Really good band.

I'll take my leave now till I have a list. 🤐

That's so great that you like Dinosaur Jr, Nancy!  They have a new album coming out sometime this year and I'm stoked!

Another band I promote (I'd love to be their salaried promo guy but I'd take a band pin or coffee mug, haha!) is The Dream Syndicate.  They're another band that's been around a long time (first album came out in 1982!) but never got really big.  Here is a sampling of the three incarnations of the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i26AjxjBd5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pcsiDBHqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dC07DTeUf0

ran across a DS used vinyl today. I can go back if you like....

brianlux

mickeyrat said:

brianlux said:

njnancy said:

I'm not ready to commit to a list but I'll be tweaking the categories, appropriately of course. 

For instance Reggae will include Roots Rock in my list, since it is a second cousin once removed. 

And R&B should def be separate from Hip Hop. Just my unsolicited opinion. 

I know, I know...go start your own thread Ms. Know-it -all.

Oh, BTW, @brianlux I finally listened to Dinosaur Jr.!  Love 'em! I have a Jam Bands/Roots Rock playlist on Spotify (with almost 800 followers 😁, just give me the win, I have a very complicated simple life) & Dinosaur Jr. was dropped into one of my Spotify 'made for you' lists based on my affinity to said type music. You have been trying to get me to listen for years now. All you needed was an algorithm & streaming platform Brian!! Really good band.

I'll take my leave now till I have a list. 🤐

That's so great that you like Dinosaur Jr, Nancy!  They have a new album coming out sometime this year and I'm stoked!

Another band I promote (I'd love to be their salaried promo guy but I'd take a band pin or coffee mug, haha!) is The Dream Syndicate.  They're another band that's been around a long time (first album came out in 1982!) but never got really big.  Here is a sampling of the three incarnations of the band:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i26AjxjBd5M

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R9pcsiDBHqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9dC07DTeUf0

ran across a DS used vinyl today. I can go back if you like....

Nice!  Thank you.  I have all their stuff but that's very kind of you to offer!