If music were taken away by our government with the exception of three albums, which three would you keep?

Eagles Hell Freezes Over
James Taylor's Greatest Hits
NickelCreek Self Titled

Skyline Firedance, David Lanz
Famous Blue Raincoat, Jennifer Warnes
Mary, Mary Travers (of Peter, Paul, and Mary fame)
only 3? That would be cruel......

Rastaman Vibration
Survival
Catch a Fire
by Bob Marley

Tough one.

Bob Marley, Catch A Fire
Youssou N'Dour, Set
Fela Anikulapo Kuti, Original Sufferhead

Now, can I keep my guitar?

Good question. Tough question, too.
Hmmmmmmm . . .

1. Pink Floyd, Dark Side of the Moon
2. Melissa Etheridge, Your Little Secret
3. Lovage, Music to Make Love to Your Old Lady By

--A very close fourth: any good compilation of New Wave 80s

I'd keep the music and ditch the government.

Sorry, I suck at playing hypotheticals

1. Concrete Blonde - Free
2. Concrete Blonde - Mexican Moon
3. Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting

I love Concrete Blonde

Well, Shelleyfanatic stole one of mine: The Dark Side of the Moon, by Pink Floyd, so I'll choose another three.

THRILLER ( The GREATEST ALBUM OF ALL TIME ) By: THE KING OF POP!

Pretty Hate Machine By: Nine Inch Nails

Achtung Baby By: U2


PS... I agree with Jaime, I would revolt or become Canadian!

Eminem 8 Mile soundtrack
Aerosmith
Bethoveen's 7th

Living Colour/Time's Up

Me'shell Ndegeocello/Plantation Lullabies

Santana/Abraxas

Very hard question, and I would change my mind several times a day. For right now:

Led Zeppelin Runes (aka Led Zeppelin IV)

The Beatles Sergeant Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Jethro Tull Thick as a Brick

nin, diesel boy, radiohead, and some others too

did i use "too" right there,

is that last fragment any good either???

I'd choose whichever album that could be most easily converted into a weapon.

No really I'd probably go with Pink Floyd DSOTM, Buddy Guy Buddy's Baddest, and the Grateful Dead Workingman's Dead.

Mike

Since Mike forgot to save it

Roger Waters--Amused to Death
Tori Amos--Boys from Pele ( I think that's the title, it's late and my mind is muddled)
Jayhawks um, I can't pick one, um, Sound of Lies, no Smile, no Hollywood Town Hall, er, ok Sound of Lies.

I don't like this government!

We've had a similar conceit on the radio here for 30 years or more - Desert Island Discs. You get to pick your 8 favourite records that you'd take with you to a desert island, along with one book (except the Bible, which you get to take anyway).

I find it interesting that your idea requires a hostile government, rather than a shipwreck.

Anyway, in answer to the question:
1. Zero 7 - Simple Things
2. Sisters of Mercy - First and Last and Always
3. The Secret Policemen's Ball

Enough there to cover all conceivable moods, from black anger, to laughter, to gentle melancholy, and back again.

Julian, that's my favourite Sisters of Mercy disc.