If you were going to be stuck on a desert island for a year ....

Grunfeld

JezWynd said:

Mozart

I'd go for this too.  I'm gonna trust the received wisdom that M's stuff is worth getting into.
Probably a safer bet than my original Chesney Hawkes back catalog idea.

koneguitarist

Elvis Presley, blues, rock, rock and roll, country, soul, pop.
He did everything in 21 years of recording. 

BigBearKris

Iron Maiden.

Never got a proper chance  (which for a metalhead is a sacrilege).

chrispy108

Tool

Stevepage

John Williams

fandango

Ennio Morricone and John Williams - both prolific film score composers

Would need to be someone with an extensive output to alleviate the repetition. So choosing the band called We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It!! isn't going be much fun after the first day, despite their couple of albums.

I'd like to have said Zappa, but I discovered his music years ago. Mind you, I could say the same about Morricone's music.

But of all the bands/artists I have heard, I'd stick with Zappa - over 100 albums. And yes there's plenty of duplication, but a truly extensive selection of studio and live, and probably the greatest variety of styles from any single artist ever.

professorben

Trent Reznor

ronnyb

Credence, never really listened to much of their stuff

Drew_TNBD

Crazy Frog.

rlw

Either

Eric Clapton

or

BB King

or Joni Mitchell

57Deluxe

seems someone listed to Sue Perkins on DID this week...??