Marooned - Desert Island Disks The Next Generation

Back in 79 Hawkwind were touring with Ginger Baker on drums and Tim Blake weaving his magic on the keyboards. Meanwhile someone had a cracking idea; collar a load of music writers and ask them to select the album they'd take with them if stranded on a desert island. The result was the aptly named Stranded: Rock and Roll for a Desert Island.

28 years later another group of music buffs scratched their heads and came up with Marooned: The Next Generation of Desert Island Discs. 20 albums chosen to be played as you build your raft and play your choice to a native for your very own 'Friday' Night Rockshow.

Each album forms a chapter in the book, with the would-be castaways extolling their merits and the reasons for their choice.

I thought I'd take the disks for a spin and assess their sea faring suitability. As Marooned opens with a bone fide classic, I thought that'd be a good place to start.

1. Motörhead - No Remorse
2. Skunk Anansie - Stoosh
3. My Bloody Valentine - Loveless
4. Various Artists - History Of Our World Part 1 - Breakbeat and Jungle Ultramix by DJ DB
5. Divine Styler - Spiral Walls Containing Autumns Of Light
6. John Martyn - Solid Air
7. Alice Coltrane - Journey Into Satchidinanda
8. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
9. Scorpions - Virgin Killer
10. Stereolab - Transient Random Noise Bursts With Announcements
11. Spiritualized - Ladies And Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
12. Dionne Warwick - Legends
13. Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
14. Dio - Anthology
15. The Meters - The Meters
16. Stephen Stills - Manassas
17. Brand Nubian - One For All
18. The Cars - The Cars
19. Sonny Rollins - A Night At The Village Vanguard
20. Iron Maiden - Killers

As the nearest island to me is Inchkeith in the Firth Of Forth, which is a tad cold to be marooned on, I think I'll settle for giving each a weeks play time then write up my thoughts.

And so as Lemmy opens up his base on Ace Of Spades and virtual seagulls wheel overhead in time to Filthy Phil's drumming, I'll start my first week with the mother of all best ofs, Motörhead's No Remorse.

Stay tuned.