John Book has been a freelance music writer for the last 12 years, writing for a number of underground fanzines and magazines, including Curious Goods, MaximumRockNRoll, Reflex, The Rocket, Goldmine, DiscRespect, and DISCoveries. He also published and edited his own music fanzine, Intensity.
Desert Island Picks
1.
THE BEATLES -
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band 2.
THE BEATLES -
Abbey Road 3.
PINK FLOYD -
Dark Side Of The Moon 4.
WU-TANG CLAN - Enter The Wu - Tang (36 Chambers)
5.
MARY J. BLIGE -
My Life 6.
DJ SHADOW -
Endtroducing 7.
PUBLIC ENEMY -
It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back 8.
BEASTIE BOYS - Paul's Boutique
9.
SUNDAY MANOA - Guava Jam
10.
LENNY KRAVITZ -
Let Love Rule 11.
LENNY KRAVITZ -
Mama Said 12.
LED ZEPPELIN -
Houses Of The Holy 13.
PARLIAMENT -
Mothership Connection 14.
FUNKADELIC - One Nation Under A Groove
15.
RAMSEY LEWIS -
Sun Goddess 16.
EARTH, WIND & FIRE - Open Our Eyes
17. MAXWELL - Maxwell's Urban Hang Suite
18. MISSY ELLIOT -
Supa Dupa Fly 19. CECILIO & KAPONO - s/t
20.
LOGGINS & MESSINA -
Full Sail 21. SANTANA - Abraxas
22.
MILES DAVIS -
Kind Of Blue 23. JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE -
Electric Ladyland 24.
BLIND FAITH - s/t
25.
OSIBISA - Woyaya
26.
CHICAGO -
II 27.
BEACH BOYS -
Pet Sounds 28.
MOTHERS OF INVENTION - Freak Out
29.
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART - Trout Mask Replica
30.
JAMES BROWN -
Star Time 31.
LIVING COLOUR - Stain
32.
FISHBONE - s/t (EP)
33.
NIRVANA -
Nevermind 34.
MUDHONEY - Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge
35.
SOUNDGARDEN -
Louder Than Love 36.
MELVINS -
Gluey Porch Treatments 37.
CHRIST ON A CRUTCH - Crime Pays When Pigs Die
38.
CHANTE MOORE -
A Love Supreme 39.
AEROSMITH -
Rocks 40.
PRINCE - Sign "O" The Times
41.
THE BOREDOMS - Pop Tatari
42.
DE LA SOUL - 3 Feet High And Rising
43.
DE LA SOUL - De La Soul Is Dead
44.
ANTHRAX -
Among The Living 45.
SLAYER -
Reign In Blood 46.
METALLICA - Master Of Puppets
47. S.O.D. - Speak English Or Die
48.
LES CRANE - Desiderata
49.
GRAHAM CENTRAL STATION - Release Yourself
50. SOUNDTRACK - Woodstock
Let's just hope I never have to stay on a desert island for too long, otherwise I'd get a CD burner and make my own custom CDs!
LIST OF SPECIALTY GENRES:
Hip-hop/rap
R&B/soul
Funk
Hawaiian