Desert Island Discs
| 1 July, 2011 | Richard P. Grant |
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It has not escaped our attention, here at F1000 Towers, that we’re approaching the tenth anniversary of the first ever F1000 evaluation.
We’re planning something a little bit science-y from our amazing Members in honour of this occasion, but as it’s Friday we can have our own little celebration in advance.
Nando Boero sent me a list of his ten music favourites, and I’m wondering, what are yours? At my discretion I’ll award a natty new F1000 sweatshirt (or possibly a tee shirt) to what I consider the best, or perhaps the most outrageous, or simply the list that most makes me want to get up and dance.
Simply post your own top ten music things–albums, singles, music videos, whatever–in the comments below. Here’s Nando’s list to get the creative juices flowing:
Frank Zappa: Over-Nite Sensation
Frank Zappa: The Yellow Shark
Robert Wyatt: The End of an Ear
Soft Machine: Third
Captain Beefheart: Trout Mask Replica
Howlin’ Wolf: The London Sessions
Jimi Hendrix: Smash Hits
Lowell George: Thanks I’ll eat it here
Ray Troll: Cruising the Fossil Freeway
Talking Heads: More songs about buildings and food
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Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
The Shivers – More
Antony and the Johnsons – I am a Bird Now
Stevie Wonder – Signed, Sealed and Delivered
The Black Keys – Brothers
Gorillaz – Plastic Beach
The Beatles – Let it Be
Cold War Kids – Mine is Yours
Stars – Set Yourself on Fire
Prince – Kiss
Chopin – (Op. 9) Nocturne No. 2 in Eb Major
Edward Maya – Stereo Love
Marvin Gaye – Sexual Healing
Guru Josh Project – Infinity 2008
Michael Bolton – Steel Bars
Gigi d’Agostino – L’amour toujours
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes – If You Don’t Know Me By Now
RHCP – Under the Bridge
Queen – The Show Must Go On
Not in strict order:
Stevie Wonder – Higher Ground
Dave Brubeck – Take Five
From Ghost in the Shell – Fax me
Simon and Garfunkel – Somewhere they can’t find me
PJ Harvey – You said something
Bob Dylan – Lay Lady Lay
Mazzy Star – Be my angel
From the Fifth Element – The Diva Dance
From Portal – Still Alive
Kula Shaker – Diktator of the Free World
1. Eagles – Desperado
2. Dire Straits – Sultans of swing
3. Pink Floyd – The wall
4. Neil Young – Praire wind
5. Pino Daniele – Bella ‘mbriana
6. Fabrizio de Andrè – Creuza de ma
7. Chet Baker – Bread butter and champagne
8. Genesis – Selling England by the pound
9. Sting – Fields of God
10. Anita Baker – Rapture
one list is not enough
1. Frank Zappa – Grand Wazoo (Jazz is not dead… it just smells funny)
2. Brian Eno – Ambient 1 Music for airports (it can go on forever, and it does)
3. King Crimson – In the court of the crimson king (what a cover!)
4. Matching Mole – Matching Mole (Soft Machine… Machine Molle… Matching Mole)
5. Traffic – Keep on running (I always liked Stevie Winwood)
6. Frank Zappa – YCDTOSAM vol. 6 (well, there is Lonesome Cowboy Nando in there)
7. Bob Dylan – Blonde on blonde (my first double album)
8. The Beatles – Rubber Soul (the first album I ever bought)
9 The Beatles – Twist and shout (my very first record)
9. The Rolling Stones – Aftermath (Beatles or Stones?: both: saw both, in 1965)
10. Frank Zappa – Civilization phase II (Broken hearts are for assholes)
A ten-spot to put on while setting up a Western Blot: Important that they be in this order.
i) Blister in the Sun- Violent Femmes
ii) Ever Fallen in Love – The Buzzcocks
iii) Load Me Up- Matthew Good
iv) Boys of Summer (cover) – The Ataris
v) Just Like Heaven – The Cure
vi) Cruel Crazy Beautiful World – Johny Clegg & Savuka
vii) Mystery Achievement – Pretenders
viii) Sing, Sing, Sing – Benny Goodman (but Gene Krupa!!!)
ix) Put down the Duckie- Jim Henson
x) Peel me a grape – (MUST BE the Lyle Lovett – Blossom Dearie version)
And if your gel takes a bit longer, make sure you have queued these in reserve:
Hey Ya- Outkast
Dance the Night Away- Van Halen
Richard – one of my fav pastimes… In no particular order:
1. The Clash – London Calling
2. REM – Reckoning
3. The Waterboys – This is the Sea
4. Elvis Costello – My Aim is True
5. U2 – The Unforgettable Fire
6. The Stone Roses – The Stone Roses
7. My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
8. The Smiths – Hatful of Hollow
9. The Sundays – Blind
10. Simple Minds – Sparkle in the Rain
While I was thinking of ten, another theme came to mind. For those F1000 who are from, working in, or have worked in the second largest country in the world, Happy Canada Day. And in keeping with the site I tried to relate each song to some aspect of science (yes, I know it is naff)
i) When I’m Up – Great Big Sea
-those days when the experiments work just the way you want
ii) Last Saskatchewan Pirate – Arrogant Worms
– (my lab ‘House Band’)
iii) Try Honesty – Billy Talent
– when you screw up a protocol, and try to blame it on the reagents?
iv) If I Had a Rocket Launcher – Bruce Cockburn
– those times when the reviewer clearly didn’t read your grant. At all.
v) Ghosts that Haunt Me – Crash Test Dummies
– that project you thought was stupid a year ago just got published in Nature.
By someone else.
vi) Too Bad – Doug & The Slugs
– ibid.
vii) Truck Got Stuck – Corb Lund
– project just can’t seem to get to the point of producing usable data
viii) Hallelujah – Leonard Cohen
– and then it does.
ix) Long Time to Get Old – Great Speckled Bird
– self explanatory
x) Sudbury Saturday Night – Stompin’ Tom Connors
– there may be a better Canadian drinking song. But I don’t know one.
The National – Boxer
Red Hot Chili Peppers – Stadium Arcadium
Guster – Lost and Gone Forever
The New Pornographers – Twin Cinema
Aerosmith – Big Ones
Smashing Pumpkins -Adore
The Black Keys – Rubber Factory
Jimmy Eat World – Bleed American
The Black Crowes – Shake Your Money Maker
Cold – 13 Ways to Bleed on Stage
Great stuff every body, thanks. Keep ’em coming!
Dave, super idea! If anyone’s reading today, then some US-centricity in the same vein would be cool.
There’s some really good lists here. I’m going to be hard-pressed to choose.
OK, since the challenge was laid down
Happy Fourth! Ten fabulous American tunes. The theme for the order of the songs resulted from conversations with several junior colleagues at a recent meeting: “The Tenure Process” (but could also be “The Job Search”).
Expectations – Belle & Sebastian
Got Me Under Pressure – ZZ Top
All these things that I’ve done – The Killers
For What It’s Worth – Buffalo Springfield
Good Enough – Van Halen
Am I Wrong? – Keb’ Mo’
Ain’t to Proud to Beg – Temptations
I Heard it through the Grapevine – CCR
The Letter – Box Tops
At Last – Etta James
Great list, Dave!
Good lists. Mine isn’t in order either
Summertime – Janis Joplin
Chal Chal Alayea El Rumman – Ilham el Madfai
Carboni’s Farewell – Shooglenifty
Why is My Heart Sad? – Souad Massi
Respect Yourself – Staple Singers
Cocaine Blues – Johnny Cash
You Know I’m No Good – Amy Winehouse
Aao Huzoor Tum Ko – Asha Bhosle
Hummingbird – BB King
What is Life? – The Burns Unit
Oblivion – Astor Piazzolla
Or very well counted
Ah.. your first would be near the top of any list I were to make, too.
I am, as usual, terribly late to this party, but here you go (also in no particular order). This list might change daily though.
1. Sarah McLachlan – Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
2. Fire of Unknown Origin – Blue Oyster Cult
3. Heavy Horses – Jethro Tull
4. Wish You Were Here – Pink Floyd
5. Achtung Baby – U2
6. Missing, Presumed Having a Good Time – The Notting Hillbillies
7. Secret World Live – Peter Gabriel
8. Back In Black – AC/DC
9. Life For Rent – Dido
10. Missa Pange Lingua – Josquin des Prez (any competent performance would do)
And jumping on Dave the Worm Guy’s Canada-centric song theme:
1. Out of Tune – Sarah McLachlan
2. Thinking of You – Harlequin
3. Side of the Road – Blue Rodeo
4. Natural Disaster – Joel Plaskett
5. Snow Angel – Hawksley Workman (preferably the ultra-cool live version featuring snippets of Dancing With Myself, Raspberry Beret, and Cheap Trick’s Surrender)
6. Hey Now – Luke Doucet and the White Falcon
7. The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald – Gordon Lightfoot
8. Anyone – Weeping Tile
9. Limelight – Rush
10. Lay It On The Line – Triumph
Thanks people! Winner to be announced Friday…
Also: Rock You Like A Hurricane by the Scorpions, at high volume, over and over, forever.
I couldn’t decide. So I put all your names in a hat (just the once, regardless of number of lists) and drew… Richard Wintle!
w00t! And we thank you. Crankin’ up the Scorps (metaphorically) as I type this. 😀