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1970s music draft- Link to google spreadsheet in first post (2 Viewers)
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rockaction
Footballguy
Did otb_lifer pick, or was he chatting?
I'm up in a bit so I'm interested.
I'm up in a bit so I'm interested.
higgins
Footballguy
They're talking US vs. "classic" release so it may very well ha been a pick...
simey
Footballguy
I just watched an interview with Nile Rodgers who is being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year. He was talking about his collaborations with other artists, and he said his collaboration with David Bowie changed his life. He said he didn't have a record deal at the time, and neither did David. He said David paid for the album himself, and they made the album start to finish in 17 days, and they never touched it again. He said "Let's Dance" sold 11 million copies right out of the box.
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otb_lifer
Footballguy
'I'm a street walking cheetah/with a heart full of napalm/i'm a runaway son of the nuclear A-bomb
I am the world's forgotten boy/the one who searches and destroys/honey gotta help me please/somebody gotta save my soul/baby detonate for me - OWW'
3.14: Iggy and the Stooges - RAW POWER (wildcard album)
Iggy is such an icon, a legendary performer and personality. the first track off this masterpiece is the above quoted "Search and Destroy" - which, imo, is THE defining Iggy moment. period.
Jim Williamson's guitar work is a glorious punch in the head, and it is as face ripping a tune as was ever recorded.
and there's a lot more goodness here .
there are quite a few albums/artists that can be sourced as the forerunners of punk ... but this album and band and artist are the tops. trust me on that one.
recalling 'Sid and Nancy', where the character Rockhead (who was supposed to be Iggy) says to Sid and Johnny "they call me the big daddy of punk, your role model" ... and he was, and this album cemented that cred.
"Gimme Danger" , "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell", "Death Trip" ... all proto punk influences and delivered with a sleazy, decadent venom. damn, do I love this album.
toss Bowie into the final mixing, and we have a 70s landmark that defined a legend, and greatly influenced a coming musical revolution.
Gimme Danger, please
I am the world's forgotten boy/the one who searches and destroys/honey gotta help me please/somebody gotta save my soul/baby detonate for me - OWW'
3.14: Iggy and the Stooges - RAW POWER (wildcard album)
Iggy is such an icon, a legendary performer and personality. the first track off this masterpiece is the above quoted "Search and Destroy" - which, imo, is THE defining Iggy moment. period.
Jim Williamson's guitar work is a glorious punch in the head, and it is as face ripping a tune as was ever recorded.
and there's a lot more goodness here .
there are quite a few albums/artists that can be sourced as the forerunners of punk ... but this album and band and artist are the tops. trust me on that one.
recalling 'Sid and Nancy', where the character Rockhead (who was supposed to be Iggy) says to Sid and Johnny "they call me the big daddy of punk, your role model" ... and he was, and this album cemented that cred.
"Gimme Danger" , "Your Pretty Face Is Going To Hell", "Death Trip" ... all proto punk influences and delivered with a sleazy, decadent venom. damn, do I love this album.
toss Bowie into the final mixing, and we have a 70s landmark that defined a legend, and greatly influenced a coming musical revolution.
Gimme Danger, please
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rockaction
Footballguy
otb_lifer
Footballguy
the pick came down to this or "Funhouse", and I could only choose one
I opted for Raw Power due to it's more glam/punk ethos, and because I think it defines Iggy more than anything else he ever did.
stand by it, glad to have it in my hopper.
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rockaction
Footballguy
Yep. What can you do? What can you do?
With a brat like that always on your back/what can you lose?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Skip por favor, got a lot going on.
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
One of my favorite albums/bands of all time. Superb musicianship and musical composition.
And was planning on selecting this album. Didn't expect it to be taken this early.
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rockaction
Footballguy
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Will pick when I can kick my 9 year old off Civilization on the computer. If people are ready behind me, feel free to skip.
rockaction
Footballguy
I'll wait for the clock and then a bit. 9:00 should be cool.
eta* I don't think we're sniping each other or anyone in the least right now.
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rockaction
Footballguy
She feels something sacred...
3.18 - Little Girl In Bloom – Thin Lizzy (Peel Sessions) (Best hard rock/classic rock song)
Hoo boy. So this is a tough one to draft. It throws value-based drafting completely out the door in the form of both format and reach and opts for something a bit more meaningful to the drafter. It is absolute value, the value of being young, pregnant, and seemingly fully in tune with all that is around you. It is also about uncertainty -- scared about what your lover and your father might say. It is one of the few hard rock songs sung in a way that might actually understand, from a man’s point of view, what it might be like to be a burningly joyous, yet nervous pregnant woman without gaucherie nor grossness nor condescension. It is beautiful and borderline empathic. It was introduced to my ears through Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, probably the only punk band of merit in the aughts worthy enough to cover this song and do its instrumentation justice. The feedback harmonic set to the little bass riff is astounding, the lyrics and baritone of Phil Lynott to the guitar solos that seem to permeate and then burn on the track and then finally, soar.
I’ll draft this every day and any day over any other classic rock song from the ‘70s. It’s genius.
Anyway, I know these might get judged, but I’m more in it for the discussion and the fun. This is getting glacial and staid; time for some freakin’ songs. Amirite?
Thin Lizzy
Ted Leo (deserves major credit for bringing the song to my ear)
3.18 - Little Girl In Bloom – Thin Lizzy (Peel Sessions) (Best hard rock/classic rock song)
Hoo boy. So this is a tough one to draft. It throws value-based drafting completely out the door in the form of both format and reach and opts for something a bit more meaningful to the drafter. It is absolute value, the value of being young, pregnant, and seemingly fully in tune with all that is around you. It is also about uncertainty -- scared about what your lover and your father might say. It is one of the few hard rock songs sung in a way that might actually understand, from a man’s point of view, what it might be like to be a burningly joyous, yet nervous pregnant woman without gaucherie nor grossness nor condescension. It is beautiful and borderline empathic. It was introduced to my ears through Ted Leo and The Pharmacists, probably the only punk band of merit in the aughts worthy enough to cover this song and do its instrumentation justice. The feedback harmonic set to the little bass riff is astounding, the lyrics and baritone of Phil Lynott to the guitar solos that seem to permeate and then burn on the track and then finally, soar.
I’ll draft this every day and any day over any other classic rock song from the ‘70s. It’s genius.
Anyway, I know these might get judged, but I’m more in it for the discussion and the fun. This is getting glacial and staid; time for some freakin’ songs. Amirite?
Thin Lizzy
Ted Leo (deserves major credit for bringing the song to my ear)
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
LOL. I scanned, saw Thin Lizzy got picked, and almost lost my ####.
3.17: THIN LIZZY - Jailbreak (1976 album)
3.17: THIN LIZZY - Jailbreak (1976 album)
rockaction
Footballguy
Are you kidding, dude? That's LOL.
Too funny. Great album.
eta* also, this happened to me in the song draft with the Walkmen. All of the sudden, I'm drafting an obscure Walkmen song (On the Water?) and -- I think it was Marco -- is taking The Rat right after me.
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There are a lot of similarities between Damn the Torpedos and Born to Run - both were make it or break it third albums from previously critically acclaimed artists that had not yet found big commercial success; both had a Jimmy Iovine (who called this his best sounding album ever); both are masterpieces.
Petty hadn't been marketed correctly early on, with the leather jacket he wore on the first album cover leading people to think they were a punk rock band. A promo album was made that had the Ramones on one side and Petty on the other, etc.. Breakdown didn't hit the top 40 until a year and a half after the album's first release.
Eephus
Footballguy
timschochet
Footballguy
Sorry guys been real busy at work- I will update later today.
Love me some Thin Lizzy. Second best Irish band ever!
Love me some Thin Lizzy. Second best Irish band ever!
Eephus
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Rove! sniped me on the Songs In The Key of Life pick.
Can't say I was planning on taking it next though.
It's all good.
rockaction
Footballguy
Thanks. I do what I can. It's, ah, a long road to explain why. I just like the song, so I wanted to draft it. It's a fun exercise, after all. I'm also way stronger in nineties/early aughts stuff, so any cover of a beautiful song done wonderfully and introducing me to new stuff…well, I can get behind that.
Yeah, I was talking about KP and I and we almost did, so I spoke way, way too soon.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Out shopping now. Can be skipped if I come up.
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Binky 3rd Rd: 1973 Album - Houses of the Holy - Led Zepplin
This album really got me into Led Zepplin as my musical tastes were developing.
NOTE: I am picking stuff based on what was on my turntable in the 70s (and many still are in my regular playlists with heavy listening). I won't be picking songs based on Billboard Charts - but won't go super deep cuts on you guys either though.
Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. It is their first album composed of entirely original material, and represents a musical turning point for the band, who had begun to record songs with more layering and production techniques.
Containing some of the band's most famous songs, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song", and "No Quarter", Houses of the Holy became a huge success, and was certified eleven times platinum by the RIAA in 1999.[2] In 2012, it was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title track was recorded for the album, but was delayed until the band's next release, Physical Graffiti, two years later.
Recording sessions[SIZE=small][[/SIZE]edit]
Much of the album was recorded in Spring 1972 using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at Stargroves, a manor house and country estate in Hampshire county, England.[1][3]Some songs from the album had initially been tried out earlier than this, such as "No Quarter", which was first attempted during a session at Headley Grange Estate, in East Hampshire.[4]
Several of the songs were produced as trial recordings (demos) at the personal studios of guitarist Jimmy Page and bass player/keyboardist John Paul Jones. Having recently installed these studios in their homes, it enabled them to finish the arrangements which had been laid down earlier. In particular, Page was able to present complete arrangements of "The Rain Song" and "Over the Hills and Far Away", while Jones had developed "No Quarter".[4]
Another bout of recording took place at Olympic Studios in May 1972, and during the band's 1972 North American tour additional recording sessions were conducted at Electric Lady Studios in New York.[4]
Some songs which were recorded from these various sessions did not make it onto Houses of the Holy, namely "Black Country Woman", "Walter's Walk", "The Rover", and also the would-be title-track, "Houses of the Holy". All of these songs were retained and later released on subsequent Led Zeppelin albums.
Composition[SIZE=small][[/SIZE]edit]
This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Page's production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album's opening opus, "The Song Remains the Same", and its intricate companion suite, "The Rain Song", Robert Plant's lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts.Houses of the Holy also featured styles not heard on the first four Led Zeppelin albums. For example, "D'yer Mak'er" is a reggae-based tune (the name of the song being derived from the phonetic spelling of a British pronunciation of "Jamaica"); "No Quarter" features atmospheric keyboard sounds and an acoustic piano solo from Jones; "The Crunge" is a funk tribute; and "The Rain Song" is embellished by Jones on his newly acquired Mellotron.[4] The album's closing song "The Ocean", which features an a cappella section and a doo-*** influenced coda, is dedicated to "the ocean" of fans who were massing to Led Zeppelin concerts at this point of the band's career. Subsequently, one view is that the title "Houses of the Holy" refers to the massive venues they played full of their adoring fans. However, when Page was asked about the significance of the title in a Sirius XM interview in New York City 7 Nov. 2014, he responded, “It’s about all of us being houses of the Holy Spirit, in a sense.”
According to Led Zeppelin archivist Dave Lewis:
In retrospect, 'Houses of the Holy' holds its ground with the middle period releases quite admirably. The barnstorming effect of the early era was now levelling off and though devoid of the electricity of 'Led Zeppelin I' and 'II', or the sheer diversity of the third album, and lacking the classic status of the fourth, 'Houses' took stock of their situation. In doing so, it laid several foundations on which they would expand their future collective musical aspirations.[4]
This album really got me into Led Zepplin as my musical tastes were developing.
NOTE: I am picking stuff based on what was on my turntable in the 70s (and many still are in my regular playlists with heavy listening). I won't be picking songs based on Billboard Charts - but won't go super deep cuts on you guys either though.
Houses of the Holy is the fifth studio album by English rock band Led Zeppelin released by Atlantic Records on 28 March 1973. It is their first album composed of entirely original material, and represents a musical turning point for the band, who had begun to record songs with more layering and production techniques.
Containing some of the band's most famous songs, including "The Song Remains the Same", "The Rain Song", and "No Quarter", Houses of the Holy became a huge success, and was certified eleven times platinum by the RIAA in 1999.[2] In 2012, it was ranked #148 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 500 greatest albums of all time. The title track was recorded for the album, but was delayed until the band's next release, Physical Graffiti, two years later.
Recording sessions[SIZE=small][[/SIZE]edit]
Much of the album was recorded in Spring 1972 using the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at Stargroves, a manor house and country estate in Hampshire county, England.[1][3]Some songs from the album had initially been tried out earlier than this, such as "No Quarter", which was first attempted during a session at Headley Grange Estate, in East Hampshire.[4]
Several of the songs were produced as trial recordings (demos) at the personal studios of guitarist Jimmy Page and bass player/keyboardist John Paul Jones. Having recently installed these studios in their homes, it enabled them to finish the arrangements which had been laid down earlier. In particular, Page was able to present complete arrangements of "The Rain Song" and "Over the Hills and Far Away", while Jones had developed "No Quarter".[4]
Another bout of recording took place at Olympic Studios in May 1972, and during the band's 1972 North American tour additional recording sessions were conducted at Electric Lady Studios in New York.[4]
Some songs which were recorded from these various sessions did not make it onto Houses of the Holy, namely "Black Country Woman", "Walter's Walk", "The Rover", and also the would-be title-track, "Houses of the Holy". All of these songs were retained and later released on subsequent Led Zeppelin albums.
Composition[SIZE=small][[/SIZE]edit]
This album was a stylistic turning point in the lifespan of Led Zeppelin. Guitar riffs became more layered within Page's production techniques and departed from the blues influences of earlier records. In the album's opening opus, "The Song Remains the Same", and its intricate companion suite, "The Rain Song", Robert Plant's lyrics matured toward a less overt form of the mysticism and fantasy of previous efforts.Houses of the Holy also featured styles not heard on the first four Led Zeppelin albums. For example, "D'yer Mak'er" is a reggae-based tune (the name of the song being derived from the phonetic spelling of a British pronunciation of "Jamaica"); "No Quarter" features atmospheric keyboard sounds and an acoustic piano solo from Jones; "The Crunge" is a funk tribute; and "The Rain Song" is embellished by Jones on his newly acquired Mellotron.[4] The album's closing song "The Ocean", which features an a cappella section and a doo-*** influenced coda, is dedicated to "the ocean" of fans who were massing to Led Zeppelin concerts at this point of the band's career. Subsequently, one view is that the title "Houses of the Holy" refers to the massive venues they played full of their adoring fans. However, when Page was asked about the significance of the title in a Sirius XM interview in New York City 7 Nov. 2014, he responded, “It’s about all of us being houses of the Holy Spirit, in a sense.”
According to Led Zeppelin archivist Dave Lewis:
In retrospect, 'Houses of the Holy' holds its ground with the middle period releases quite admirably. The barnstorming effect of the early era was now levelling off and though devoid of the electricity of 'Led Zeppelin I' and 'II', or the sheer diversity of the third album, and lacking the classic status of the fourth, 'Houses' took stock of their situation. In doing so, it laid several foundations on which they would expand their future collective musical aspirations.[4]
timschochet
Footballguy
The guitar opening to "Over the Hills" may be Page's finest moment.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
We waiting for Rove's 4th?
Buzzbait
Footballguy
It's awesome but that's the great thing about Zeppelin/Page's riffs. There are so freaking many!! As good as Over the Hills intro is I'd have to put Kashmir, Whole Lotta Love, Black Dog & Ten Years Gone (doesn't get enough love IMO) ahead.
worrierking
Footballguy
I love Houses of the Holy. It's underrated to me and I would have picked it as my Classic/Hard rock album next if it had made it around to me (which I figured it wouldn't).
In the earliest days of my Zeppelin fandom I got ridiculously confused as to why the song Houses of the Holy was not on the album Houses of the Holy.
In the earliest days of my Zeppelin fandom I got ridiculously confused as to why the song Houses of the Holy was not on the album Houses of the Holy.
otb_lifer
Footballguy
see, also : "Sheer Heart Attack" - Queen
interesting that both albums came first, then the songs
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Rove!
Footballguy
4.02 - 1977 Album Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
We all know that "Paradise by the Dashboad Light" is incredibly overplayed, but it's still great song and one of the most memorable of the decade. . An epic classic tale of thinking with the wrong head. A mini rock opera that maintains energy throuhghout.
I may edit later...but not a bad track on here....The tot;e track is my favorite on the albyum
We all know that "Paradise by the Dashboad Light" is incredibly overplayed, but it's still great song and one of the most memorable of the decade. . An epic classic tale of thinking with the wrong head. A mini rock opera that maintains energy throuhghout.
I may edit later...but not a bad track on here....The tot;e track is my favorite on the albyum
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Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Did we rule on compilation albums?
For one of the year categories - not one of the overall categories.
For one of the year categories - not one of the overall categories.
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Rove!
Footballguy
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Eephus
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Buzzbait
Footballguy
I thought Tim said soundtracks were OK but not compilations. That's just going by memory I'm not positive.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
Binky The Doormat
Footballguy
Are we identifying soundtracks as compilations then?
As opposed to greatest hits albums that aren't actually called "greatest hits"?
FUBAR
Footballguy
soundtracks and live albums are understandably okay IMO. Other compilations? Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see why we would allow such an album. ETA: frankly, I'm not completely sold on soundtracks unless the songs were all written intentionally for the movie. We shouldn't be taking an album like Forest Gump which is essentially a "favorite hits" of the writers.
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Rove!
Footballguy
agreed
I'm all for soundtracks that are original material created for a movie...the latter (i.e Forrest Gump) is cheese...
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