Which of these music icons do you own an album/CD/tape by?

[XemaSab]

Poll question: Which of these music icons do you own an album/CD/tape by?

We're talking full-length, original albums exclusively by that artist.

[IrishBuckeye]

1. Do MP3 albums count? /nm

nm

[XemaSab]

6. Sure

:)

[eShirl]

2. do Beatles albums count?

[Art_from_Ark]

3. If Beatles albums count, then it's one vote for Lennon

If not, then it's "None of the above"

[tridim]

4. Yea, I think that option should probably be changed.

I assumed Beatles.

[realisticphish]

5. Only if you count Beatles.

not big on the other onces :shrug:

before my time, and not my style. Though I have a few MJ songs on my iTunes

[democracy1st]

10. people forget thats it the Beatles as a whole

[nadinbrzezinski]

7. Damn amazing, but I don't

or if I do, it would be in storage and I don't remember.

Then again the music of my youth was in spanish, loaded on the IPOD. And a lot of it is really deep poetry put to music

[Touchdown]

8. I had the "I'm too cool for that" disease when I was in my 20s.

Ask me about Bauhaus and Teardrop Explodes, and I'll give you an hour.

[drmeow]

9. I don't consider Beatles albums

to be "exclusively by that artist" as they included 3 other artists so I own none.

I used to own Thriller (or was it my brother's? sister?) on vinyl but I think sold it at a garage sale.

[MADem]

11. I have most of the original "records" (Vinyl) that Elvis made.

I also have a lotta Pavarotti on CD, but I didn't see him on your list.

[azurnoir]

12. Actually none of them

got alot of King Crimson, Primus, and Jethro Tull but not on the list either

[flvegan]

13. None of them.

I have a couple Beatles CDs and I bought "Thriller" when it came out. Otherwise...no thanks.

[kevinbgoode]

14. How come they are all men?

I don't see even Miss Ross, and she's had like 18 number one records...

but I have MJ and Lennon and no Elvis...an ex-b/f's family were fanatic fans of his many years ago...

[XemaSab]

19. It's sort of a spinoff of a thread by another poster

asking the good folks of DU to rank the icons.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=5927749&mesg_id=5927749

I was curious to see if there would be a difference between stated preference and ownership of the music in question. :shrug:

And on edit:

Yes, there is a difference.

36% of people who voted own a Michael Jackson album, 48% own a John Lennon album, and 16% own an Elvis album. Very different than the 18/61/21 breakdown of ranking.

[ZombieHorde]

15. None. nt

[proud patriot]

16. all 3

:hi:

[Vickers]

17. I have multiple albums by all of 'em.

But I have a BUNCH of albums.

:P

And if you have to own just ONE album by each I recommend:

Elvis Presley - The Complete Sun Sessions - I generally dislike recommending compilations, but this one is perfect, and actually seems more of a piece than some of his earl classic albums (Elvis, Elvis Presley, etc).

John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band - This blew my mind the first time I heard it. Listen to it with headphones and see another person's soul exposed.

Michael Jackson - Off The Wall - I think it edges Thriller by a whisker, mainly because of "Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough" which had as much urgency as the Buzzcock's "Orgasm Addict" without the (explicitly) naughty bits.

Enjoy! You can probably get these at your local public library (thanks for those, Democrats!).

:patriot:

[SeattleGirl]

18. All three.

(I goofed and hit MG and Lennon by mistake).

[bridgit]

20. None of the above

[hfojvt]

21. MJ and Elvis

at least if my Elvis CD counts. It's not an original album. It's a CD of 20 #1 hits by him. The MJ isn't 'original' either. It's History, a two CD greatest hits.

[6000eliot]

22. I have Elvis and Lennon,

but I have no desire to hear anything by a child molester.