Today I’m shining the spotlight on the other music blogs who’ve posted their ultimate desert island discs. I know this was a really tough ask for many of us (how can you choose just ten?), but I hope we turn you on to some cool new records, and inspire you to rediscover some forgotten classics.
Mike’s got some great albums out of New York on Big Apple Music Scene. He’s shown just how eclectic his taste is, pulling out some cool stuff from Simon and Garfunkel, Miles Davis, The Strokes, and Jay-Z.
Dave’s not too keen on the idea of getting stuck on a desert island, but he believes the experience would be a lot more pleasant if he could take these 10 British albums. I think he could be right!
Like me, Jennifer at Hippie Sounds struggled to whittle her favourite albums down to just ten. But those ten are doozies. I’d hope to be marooned on the same desert island so I could listen to hers!
While Jennifer prefers her music chilled out, Scott at Metal Martyr loves to rock. So as you’d expect, his top 10 offers some must-have metal recordings. Rock on!
Roberta also loves to rock. While Ear Sucker tends to serve up news about poppier fare, Roberta apparently prefers to listen to some Megadeth, Metallica, and Slayer. But her desert island list isn’t all about heavy metal. Check it out! Her list gets a thumbs up from me for including Matchbox Twenty’s “Mad Season.”
Bruce at Our Digital Music offers up a real mixed bag. While he has the freedom to choose virtually anything, it was obviously challenging to come up with his top 10. I hated to leave Ray LaMontagne behind (Aussies only you know!), so I’m thrilled that “Trouble” made Bruce’s list.
Deb at She Plays Music serves up some wondeful albums from the girls with her desert island list. From Bonnie Raitt to Melissa Etheridge and Aretha Franklin, there’s a lot of diversity and cool music here.
Sammi stuck to fairly modern releases to compile her desert island list at 52 Bands. She’s got a great collection of music here, including some of my favourites like Rufus Wainwright and Barenaked Ladies.
So we know what the b5media crew think, but what about you? If you were stranded on a desert island with only 10 albums, what would they be?