Desert Island VIII Results Thread

[bono_212]

I wonder what Bono was like @ 12. I bet he was a rambunctious scamp


EDIT: I bet he was even more trouble at 21.

 

[phanan]

3. iron yuppie

Total Points: 157

Highest Ranking: 2nd
Lowest Ranking: 13th

My playlist is organized around the themes of day and night. However, it also represents the seasonal change from fall to winter during a transitional period in my life. I trust that the other contestants will have heard of most of the artists represented here, but I have tried to show elements of their styles that may be neither familiar nor expected. I hope that everyone finds something to enjoy here.

A DAY & NIGHT IN THE LIFE

Disc 1: Day

1. M83 – “You Appearing” – Saturdays = Youth (3:39)
2. Fleet Foxes – “Sun Giant” – Sun Giant EP (2:14)
3. Pink Floyd – “Cirrus Minor” – More (5:18)
4. U2 – “Breathe” – No Line on the Horizon (5:00)
5. Wild Nothing – “Bored Games” – Gemini (4:01)
6. Robert Plant – “One More Cup of Coffee” – Dreamland (4:04)
7. The Rolling Stones – “Can’t You Hear Me Knocking” – Sticky Fingers (7:16)
8. The White Stripes – “Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground” – White Blood Cells (3:04)
9. Elton John – “Come Down in Time” – Tumbleweed Connection (3:26)
10. Wayne Shorter – “Deluge” – Juju (6:52)
11. Animal Collective – “Loch Raven” – Feels (4:59)
12. Iron & Wine – “Peace beneath the City” – The Shepherd’s Dog (4:45)
13. Antony & The Johnsons – “Swanlights” – Swanlights (6:08)
14. Christopher O’Riley – “Let Down” – True Love Waits: O’Riley Plays Radiohead (5:32)

Disc 2: Night

15. Depeche Mode – “Waiting for the Night” – Violator (6:07)
16. Veil Veil Vanish – “Anthem for a Doomed Youth” – Change in the Neon Light (4:02)
17. Fever Ray – “Mercy Street” – Mercy Street Digital Single (5:44)
18. David Bowie – “Fashion” – Scary Monsters (4:52)
19. LCD Soundsystem – “Someone Great” – Sound of Silver (6:26)
20. The National – “All the Wine” – Alligator (3:17)
21. Portishead – “Mourning Air” – Portishead (4:16)
22. Miles Davis – “Générique” – Ascenseur pour l’Échafaud (2:50)
23. Hercules & Love Affair – “You Belong” – Hercules & Love Affair (4:12)
24. Thom Yorke – “Cymbal Rush” – The Eraser (5:15)
25. The Cure – “Sinking” – The Head on the Door (4:53)
26. Zola Jesus – “Trust Me” – Stridulum EP (2:01)
27. The Smiths – “There Is a Light That Never Goes Out” – The Queen Is Dead (4:03)
28. Björk – “All Is Full of Love” – Homogenic (4:32)

Total Runtime: 2:08:48

 

[Reggo]

Well, my prediction was wrong. I absolutely loved iYup's list. Fingers crossed for you, Screw.

 

[Joey788]

LemonMelon's list was a mixed bag for me, but what I enjoyed, I really liked.

Also, iron yuppie was the last of my top 5. Nearly flawless for me. Great songs, great flow.

 

[LemonMelon]

I wonder what Bono was like @ 12. I bet he was a rambunctious scamp.

Scumbo is more curious about Bonoz @ 212221. He's getting up there.

 

[Screwtape2]

:cornflakes:

Wanna get together later for some ToRGo's pIzZA?

Only if we don't order the breadsticks.

 

[Axver]

Wow, well done to iYup for placing so high first time round.

 

[Reggo]

Only if we don't order the breadsticks.

Deal.

 

[Screwtape2]

IronYuppie had one of my favorite playlists.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

phre!

 

[bono_212]

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

i was going to ask if gft was the new gg but then i realised gg wasn't a typo. oops.

 

[bono_212]

i was going to ask if gft was the new gg but then i realised gg wasn't a typo. oops.

It was just that none of us knew what it stood for, right?

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

It was just that none of us knew what it stood for, right?

exactly. funnily enough too i was just looking at those posts the other day.

 

[bono_212]

exactly. funnily enough too i was just looking at those posts the other day.

Who coined Grungy Geese?

 

[phanan]

2. phanan

Total Points: 160

Highest Ranking: 1st
Lowest Ranking: 15th

Ashes In The Snow

1. Alcest – “Ecailles De Lune, Part 1” – Ecailles De Lune (9:52)
2. Led Zeppelin – “Achilles Last Stand” – Presence (10:23)
3. Mogwai – “Batcat” – The Hawk Is Howling (5:24)
4. Tool – “Eulogy” – Aenima (8:28)
5. Metallica – “Fade To Black” – Ride The Lightning (6:55)
6. Incredible Expanding Mindfuck – “Headphone Dust” – I.E.M. (6:11)
7. Midlake – “Rulers, Ruling All Things” – The Courage Of Others (4:25)
8. Yes – “Turn Of The Century” – Going For The One (7:55)
9. Pelican – “Last Day Of Winter” – The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon The Thaw (9:36)
10. Opeth – “To Bid You Farewell” – Morningrise (10:54)

11. Mono – “Ashes In The Snow” – Hymn To The Immortal Wind (11:45)
12. Rush – “Xanadu” – A Farewell To Kings (11:07)
13. Red Sparowes – “In Illusions Of Order” – The Fear Is Excruciating, But Therein Lies The Answer (7:36)
14. Shearwater – “Corridors” – The Golden Archipelago (2:46)
15. Four Tet – “Circling” – There Is Love In You (5:17)
16. Talk Talk – “Desire” – Spirit Of Eden (6:57)
17. No-Man – “Truenorth” – Schoolyard Ghosts (12:51)
18. The Mercury Program – “Slightly Drifting” – A Data Learn The Language (6:24)
19. Gifts From Enola – “Aves” – From Fathoms (9:00)
20. Agalloch – “A Desolation Song” – The Mantle (5:08)

Total time: 158.53 (2:38:53)

 

[bono_212]

Well done, Screw. You were my #1, by a long way.

And great job as well, Phanan. I loved the second half of your list a great deal.

 

[Axver]

2. phanan

...

Lowest Ranking: 15th

What the fuck.

 

[KhanadaRhodes]

Who coined Grungy Geese?

the same person who coined phail collins.

and holy shit, did my #1 make #1?

 

[Reggo]

A well-deserved second, pahana. Such a solid list.

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

My favorite playlist of the game. Nearly flawless. I love the epic progression of the long tracks. Who would of that this would have such an impact on me? But it does.

 

[Reggo]

What the fuck.

This. This makes no goddamn sense. My brain literally hurts.

 

[bono_212]

the same person who coined phail collins.

and holy shit, did my #1 make #1?

...I'm drawing a blank.

You're going to have to link me to the exchange now.

 

[LemonMelon]

Awesome. So happy for you, Screw. I have no idea where you were on my rankings, I think 6th, but it was such a great improvement for you on the last couple that I can't help but consider it a highlight of DI8 and a worthy winner.

 

[phanan]

What the fuck.

Take that one low score away and my lowest placing was 8th.

I believe that is three second place finishes in a row for me now, between the mini 2000s and last two DIs. Kind of funny.

 

[Axver]

Congratulations in order for Screwtape, even though I emphatically disagree with the placement.

 

[Joey788]

While I'm not usually a fan of those type of long, prog-ish numbers, phanan's list was a pleasure to listen to. The Led Zeppelin, Metallica, Rush, and Shearwater choices were all superb.

 

[Reggo]

Go Screw!!!

...Wait. Something about that doesn't sound quite right...

Yours was my #1 for the longest time. If I could've given my top 6 lists all 19 15 points, I think I would've felt better about my rankings, cause they all tied for the best in my eyes. That was harder than making the damn lists in the first place!

 

[Cute Irish Bono]

That Mogwai song was brilliant. Need to check out more of their stuff!

 

[phanan]

Let's make it official...