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1970s music draft- Link to google spreadsheet in first post (1 Viewer)
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otb_lifer
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the Suicide-esque "Shoo Be Doo" bleeding into the futuristic fury of the title track is their greatest moment ever, imo
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Eephus
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14.xx Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes - Hearts of Stone (1978 album)
Horns had featured prominently in rock n roll dating back to its jump blues origins. There were still a lot of 70s bands that employed brass and saxophone as an integral part of their sound including Chicago, BS&T, Ten Wheel Drive, Tower of Power, Pacific Gas & Electric, The Ides of March and Chase but the end was near. Just like video killed the radio star, synthesizers drove the horn section to near extinction in the 80s. Synths were new, they didn't complain when their solo was cut down to four bars and were a whole lot easier to load on the bus than 3-5 wind players.
Hearts of Stone is one of the last great rock albums from when horns mattered. Southside Johnny Lyon always gets lumped in with Springsteen but even though Bruce contributed two songs to the album (plus the co-written "Trapped Again") the bulk of the songs came from Steve Van Zandt (billed here as Miami Steve). Van Zandt lives and breathes the music but shouldn't ever take a lead vocal. Southside Johnny has a supple powerful voice that's perfectly suited the material he's given. The band kills and Van Zandt's production strips out most of the retro touches from the band's first two LPs.
This album was the Southside Johnny's peak. The Jukes struggled afterwards through label and personnel changes. Guitarist Billy Rush took over for Van Zandt as the Asbury Jukes' songwriter. The sound was still there but the songs weren't as great. Miami Steve became Little Steven and formed the Disciples of Soul, which resembled the Asbury Jukes but with a worse singer. Southside Johnny covered the first Disciples of Soul album in 2011 providing a glimpse of what could have been had the original lineup remained intact.
Bonus Baffling Wikipedia entry du jour
Horns had featured prominently in rock n roll dating back to its jump blues origins. There were still a lot of 70s bands that employed brass and saxophone as an integral part of their sound including Chicago, BS&T, Ten Wheel Drive, Tower of Power, Pacific Gas & Electric, The Ides of March and Chase but the end was near. Just like video killed the radio star, synthesizers drove the horn section to near extinction in the 80s. Synths were new, they didn't complain when their solo was cut down to four bars and were a whole lot easier to load on the bus than 3-5 wind players.
Hearts of Stone is one of the last great rock albums from when horns mattered. Southside Johnny Lyon always gets lumped in with Springsteen but even though Bruce contributed two songs to the album (plus the co-written "Trapped Again") the bulk of the songs came from Steve Van Zandt (billed here as Miami Steve). Van Zandt lives and breathes the music but shouldn't ever take a lead vocal. Southside Johnny has a supple powerful voice that's perfectly suited the material he's given. The band kills and Van Zandt's production strips out most of the retro touches from the band's first two LPs.
This album was the Southside Johnny's peak. The Jukes struggled afterwards through label and personnel changes. Guitarist Billy Rush took over for Van Zandt as the Asbury Jukes' songwriter. The sound was still there but the songs weren't as great. Miami Steve became Little Steven and formed the Disciples of Soul, which resembled the Asbury Jukes but with a worse singer. Southside Johnny covered the first Disciples of Soul album in 2011 providing a glimpse of what could have been had the original lineup remained intact.
Bonus Baffling Wikipedia entry du jour
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simey
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jwb
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timschochet
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otb_lifer
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shows ya how remarkably deep this album is ... fantastic effort
and also shows, once again, how deep '79 was ... this is a great snag midpoint of the draft. so much great music that year
Doug B
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Hey you!
Don't watch that - watch this!
14.12: One Step Beyond, Madness (1979 album)
"The Prince"
"Night Boat to Cairo"
"One Step Beyond"
"In the Middle of the Night"
OSB shot to number 2 on the UK album chart and stayed on that same chart for a year and a half. While not selling quite as well in the U.S., Madness put ska-influenced post-punk/new wave on solid footing among the American listening public with this record. Before anyone really knew exactly what was going on, the "MTV Age" was being ushered in before our eyes.
Don't watch that - watch this!
14.12: One Step Beyond, Madness (1979 album)
"The Prince"
"Night Boat to Cairo"
"One Step Beyond"
"In the Middle of the Night"
OSB shot to number 2 on the UK album chart and stayed on that same chart for a year and a half. While not selling quite as well in the U.S., Madness put ska-influenced post-punk/new wave on solid footing among the American listening public with this record. Before anyone really knew exactly what was going on, the "MTV Age" was being ushered in before our eyes.
otb_lifer
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The Dreaded Marco
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14.xx Stevie Wonder - Talking Book (1972) 1972 album
Another album I pilfered from my parent's collection when they gave away their turntable (along with the other 2 Stevie albums that have already been drafted). This one contains arguably his biggest song (Superstition) and few other of my favorites (Big Brother, Maybe Your Baby). I also have a soft spot for You Are the Sunshine of My Life.... as it came on the radio as I was driving my daughter home from the hospital after a cancer scare involving major surgery---I bawled like a baby when that song started.
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Another album I pilfered from my parent's collection when they gave away their turntable (along with the other 2 Stevie albums that have already been drafted). This one contains arguably his biggest song (Superstition) and few other of my favorites (Big Brother, Maybe Your Baby). I also have a soft spot for You Are the Sunshine of My Life.... as it came on the radio as I was driving my daughter home from the hospital after a cancer scare involving major surgery---I bawled like a baby when that song started.
Full album
simsarge
Footballguy
Trying to get and stay caught up, but life and snipers (actually my himming and hawing) with my selections are I-killing me.
Anyways, here goes;
11.21 Spinners - Spinners 1973 album. Absolutely love the Spinners, but only have for the last 3 or 4 years. No idea why. Just way smooth
12.01 Styx- Pieces of Eight. 1978 album. Grand Illusion was sniped but I was going to list this one also. Figured now would be the time before the Styx run begins. I've seen Dennis Deyoung 4 times in concert. The guy still puts on a show. Maybe if they ever get inducted into the R&R HoF, there'll be a reunion.
13.21 Foreigner- Foreigner 1977 Album. Coin toss between this and Double Vision for me, but I really wanted Pieces thee, so the self titled album gets the nod.
14.01 Elton John – Elton John 1970 Album. With Border Song Great ( Great Clapton cover of this ), Your Song and Take Me to the Pilot as stand outs, pre uber produced Elton shows his talent. Really think Elton/Taupin were near as good as Lennon/McCartney.
Anyways, here goes;
11.21 Spinners - Spinners 1973 album. Absolutely love the Spinners, but only have for the last 3 or 4 years. No idea why. Just way smooth
12.01 Styx- Pieces of Eight. 1978 album. Grand Illusion was sniped but I was going to list this one also. Figured now would be the time before the Styx run begins. I've seen Dennis Deyoung 4 times in concert. The guy still puts on a show. Maybe if they ever get inducted into the R&R HoF, there'll be a reunion.
13.21 Foreigner- Foreigner 1977 Album. Coin toss between this and Double Vision for me, but I really wanted Pieces thee, so the self titled album gets the nod.
14.01 Elton John – Elton John 1970 Album. With Border Song Great ( Great Clapton cover of this ), Your Song and Take Me to the Pilot as stand outs, pre uber produced Elton shows his talent. Really think Elton/Taupin were near as good as Lennon/McCartney.
Eephus
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John Bender likes this
ScottNorwood
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14.xx Boz Scaggs - Silk Degrees (1976)
The Dreaded Marco
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ScottNorwood
Footballcutie
Of course it was. I just realized that I need to click into a cell before I do a ctrl-F on the google sheet.
Thanks for catching this.
jwb
Footballguy
Have always liked these guys, They're not really a household name, so people are also usually surprised at the amount of hits this band has. Yes, way smooth.
ScottNorwood
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14.xx - September - Earth Wind and Fire (1978 Song)
Mister CIA
Footballguy
I consider this the gold standard for the hard rock category
13.XX - The Bomber by the James Gang, Hard Rock Song
13.XX - The Bomber by the James Gang, Hard Rock Song
Mister CIA
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Mister CIA
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One of the gems I've rediscovered is Ballad of Dwight Frye. I'm chain-smoking it right now.otb_lifer said:
worrierking
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15.xx Into the Mystic-Van Morrison Soft Rock/Singer-songwriter Song
This song makes dying feel like a cruise vacation. I can't wait to hit the buffet.
This song makes dying feel like a cruise vacation. I can't wait to hit the buffet.
FUBAR
Footballguy
I originally only had the song in my list, under funk. I should have included the album both under funk and 1974. As I need a 1974 album, that's where this goes.
15.xx Rags to Rufus, Rufus
Tell me something good, the chorus "tell me something good... tell me that you love me! " is my ringtone for my wife. Also I play the first part of the chorus at staff meetings (sometimes we do skip the song) and we go around the room, everyone shares good news - could be something in the office, could be personal, could be something in the news. The message is simply that we need to focus on the good parts of our lives instead of the bad. Part of the reason I do this is when I arrived the office was overly negative. I won't go too deep into the details but they had just lost a teammate (happened to be a friend of mine) to suicide a few months ago and that shadow remained.
15.xx Rags to Rufus, Rufus
Tell me something good, the chorus "tell me something good... tell me that you love me! " is my ringtone for my wife. Also I play the first part of the chorus at staff meetings (sometimes we do skip the song) and we go around the room, everyone shares good news - could be something in the office, could be personal, could be something in the news. The message is simply that we need to focus on the good parts of our lives instead of the bad. Part of the reason I do this is when I arrived the office was overly negative. I won't go too deep into the details but they had just lost a teammate (happened to be a friend of mine) to suicide a few months ago and that shadow remained.
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otb_lifer
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rd. 14 pick
"The Payback" - James Brown (soul/funk/disco album)
was introduced to this album freshman year of high school, and it has remained a favorite over the years ... a solid 'Sunday spin' for me (i have a tendency to categorize my listening habits per the day of the week
) ... anyways, happy to snag this here, and chuck into my hopper
the 'hardest working man in showbiz', and 'the godfather of soul' was also punk as #### (or funk as puck, if ya will) - embodied a spirit and style that sets him apart as perhaps the most dynamic performer we've ever seen.
the title track is roughly eight minutes of a full out - funked up punch in the schnozz .. unrelenting swagger and sneer - "don't do me no damn favor/i don't know karate/but i know ca-rayyy-zee"
you don't work, you don't eat - "Mind Power" closed it out with Brown selling it straight up, no punches pulled.
eight dynamite tracks here - all fairly lengthy (shortest is 6 minutes) - lots of funked up things to say, with tons of groove to back it up.
"The Payback" - James Brown (soul/funk/disco album)
was introduced to this album freshman year of high school, and it has remained a favorite over the years ... a solid 'Sunday spin' for me (i have a tendency to categorize my listening habits per the day of the week
) ... anyways, happy to snag this here, and chuck into my hopper the 'hardest working man in showbiz', and 'the godfather of soul' was also punk as #### (or funk as puck, if ya will) - embodied a spirit and style that sets him apart as perhaps the most dynamic performer we've ever seen.
the title track is roughly eight minutes of a full out - funked up punch in the schnozz .. unrelenting swagger and sneer - "don't do me no damn favor/i don't know karate/but i know ca-rayyy-zee"
you don't work, you don't eat - "Mind Power" closed it out with Brown selling it straight up, no punches pulled.
eight dynamite tracks here - all fairly lengthy (shortest is 6 minutes) - lots of funked up things to say, with tons of groove to back it up.
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Buzzbait
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15.01 Deep Purple - Smoke On the Water (1972 song)
Are their anymore recognizable opening riffs than Smoke on the Water? Purple were first hand witness to the burning of the Montreux Casino while they were there to "make records with a mobile." Some (most?) classic rock songs that are played to death I could do without hearing again (You Shook Me All Night Long) but Smoke isn't one of them. Ever time I hear it I still crank it up.
Are their anymore recognizable opening riffs than Smoke on the Water? Purple were first hand witness to the burning of the Montreux Casino while they were there to "make records with a mobile." Some (most?) classic rock songs that are played to death I could do without hearing again (You Shook Me All Night Long) but Smoke isn't one of them. Ever time I hear it I still crank it up.
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dal_boys_phan
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Time to close out the albums category...I'll be drafting pitchers, err songs the rest of the way to the finish line.
15.xx - Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971 album)
Sorta screwed myself with my previous few picks as I was trying to avoid live albums (seems strange when you theme is "draft only artists you have seen in concert", but I think I was well into a six-pack of Stone "Drink By" IPAs when I set my own ground rules early in this draft) and the only '71 album I had targeted was recently gone (Fragile).
So, here is my scrambled emergency QB/play Carlos Ruiz at 3B and Roy Oswalt in LF to start the 17th inning option. It was spotlighted somewhat earlier in the draft, but still available according to my calculations (thread search). I actually like "Levon", so when I put together a playlist of these, I'll be happy with that outcome - but I'll be honest that I have never given this one a spin previously.
15.xx - Elton John - Madman Across The Water (1971 album)
Sorta screwed myself with my previous few picks as I was trying to avoid live albums (seems strange when you theme is "draft only artists you have seen in concert", but I think I was well into a six-pack of Stone "Drink By" IPAs when I set my own ground rules early in this draft) and the only '71 album I had targeted was recently gone (Fragile).
So, here is my scrambled emergency QB/play Carlos Ruiz at 3B and Roy Oswalt in LF to start the 17th inning option. It was spotlighted somewhat earlier in the draft, but still available according to my calculations (thread search). I actually like "Levon", so when I put together a playlist of these, I'll be happy with that outcome - but I'll be honest that I have never given this one a spin previously.
otb_lifer
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timschochet
Footballguy
The Sting Soundtrack- Wildcard album
The Sting takes place during the Great Depression, but composer Marvin Hamlisch decided that rather than produce his own music he would reproduce Scott Joplin's ragtime from an even earlier age (early 1900s) for a new generation of Americans who were unfamiliar with it. As a result the album exploded, and every piano teacher in sight was teaching "The Entertainer" for beginning students.
But "The Entertainer" is only the beginning of the great music on this album, which is essentially a collection of Joplim's greatest hits. There is also the splendid "Pineapple Rag", the hauntingly beautiful "Solace", and several other gems. If not for Hamlisch and the success of this great movie, Joplin, America's first great black's composer, might have been forgotten forever.
The Sting takes place during the Great Depression, but composer Marvin Hamlisch decided that rather than produce his own music he would reproduce Scott Joplin's ragtime from an even earlier age (early 1900s) for a new generation of Americans who were unfamiliar with it. As a result the album exploded, and every piano teacher in sight was teaching "The Entertainer" for beginning students.
But "The Entertainer" is only the beginning of the great music on this album, which is essentially a collection of Joplim's greatest hits. There is also the splendid "Pineapple Rag", the hauntingly beautiful "Solace", and several other gems. If not for Hamlisch and the success of this great movie, Joplin, America's first great black's composer, might have been forgotten forever.
simey
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15.13 - Armed Forces - Elvis Costello and The Attractions (1979 album)
I had never heard Costello until 1984 when my college roommate put on this album. Accidents Will Happen started, and I instantly loved it. Another popular song off the album is Oliver's Army. What's so Funny (About Peace Love and Understanding), which is a Nick Lowe cover (he also produced this album) was added to the cd a few years later. The whole album is full of good songs, and the music is diverse. It remains my favorite EC album to this day.
I had never heard Costello until 1984 when my college roommate put on this album. Accidents Will Happen started, and I instantly loved it. Another popular song off the album is Oliver's Army. What's so Funny (About Peace Love and Understanding), which is a Nick Lowe cover (he also produced this album) was added to the cd a few years later. The whole album is full of good songs, and the music is diverse. It remains my favorite EC album to this day.
The Dreaded Marco
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Eephus
Footballguy
15.xx Jorge Ben - Africa Brasil (1976 album)
Brazil was ruled by the military for two decades beginning in the mid-60. Artists had to deal with threats of imprisonment or exile in addition to their usual artistic and commercial challenges. In spite of this, it was a golden era of Brazilian music with many stars like Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil releasing their finest work.
Jorge Ben mixed sambas from Rio de Janeiro with African beats and contemporary American soul and funk to produce irresistibly dance music. The groove is deep but the melodies on top have a sweetness and airiness that separate that defy the conditions from where it came. Ben is also known as Jorge Ben Jor on his later material.
The entire album is great and makes especially good summer listening. You've probably heard "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" or at least the hook from it on commercials. But the entire track has a great call and response section and constantly interesting rhythms snaking in from all directions. Plus it's about a soccer player. Ben's "Taj Mahal" is instantly recognizable to any fan of 70s music because Rod Stewart shamelessly stole it for his hit "Do You Think I'm Sexy". Stewart donated his royalties to UNICEF as a result of Ben's lawsuit. I can only say hello and thank you in Portuguese so Ben might just as well be singing "Do You Think I'm Sexy" but it sounds much more exotic. The liner notes for the excellent Brazil Classics volume 1 compilation say Ben's lyrics "combined street language with images drawn from African and Christian mythology and esoteric literature" so there's that.
In the mid 80s, the future Mrs. Eephus and I befriended some Brazilian expats in SF. They were loud and crazy and threw a lot of house parties. They were also generous with their drugs, which was a positive at the time. Late at night when everybody was loosened up, the living room became a dance floor and records like this were spun. The music always takes me back there.
Brazil was ruled by the military for two decades beginning in the mid-60. Artists had to deal with threats of imprisonment or exile in addition to their usual artistic and commercial challenges. In spite of this, it was a golden era of Brazilian music with many stars like Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso and Gilberto Gil releasing their finest work.
Jorge Ben mixed sambas from Rio de Janeiro with African beats and contemporary American soul and funk to produce irresistibly dance music. The groove is deep but the melodies on top have a sweetness and airiness that separate that defy the conditions from where it came. Ben is also known as Jorge Ben Jor on his later material.
The entire album is great and makes especially good summer listening. You've probably heard "Ponta de Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)" or at least the hook from it on commercials. But the entire track has a great call and response section and constantly interesting rhythms snaking in from all directions. Plus it's about a soccer player. Ben's "Taj Mahal" is instantly recognizable to any fan of 70s music because Rod Stewart shamelessly stole it for his hit "Do You Think I'm Sexy". Stewart donated his royalties to UNICEF as a result of Ben's lawsuit. I can only say hello and thank you in Portuguese so Ben might just as well be singing "Do You Think I'm Sexy" but it sounds much more exotic. The liner notes for the excellent Brazil Classics volume 1 compilation say Ben's lyrics "combined street language with images drawn from African and Christian mythology and esoteric literature" so there's that.
In the mid 80s, the future Mrs. Eephus and I befriended some Brazilian expats in SF. They were loud and crazy and threw a lot of house parties. They were also generous with their drugs, which was a positive at the time. Late at night when everybody was loosened up, the living room became a dance floor and records like this were spun. The music always takes me back there.
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simey
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jwb
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KarmaPolice
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Was seriously thinking about taking this album for my '70 pick. I am going to try to mix it up a little with the songs now, and if not taking a band that hasn't been taken, try to find a song off an album that hasn't been taken. We will see how that goes.
15.xx: Mountain - Mississippi Queen (1970 song)
Might end up moving this to classic rock song since there is a lot in 70 I like for songs.
15.xx: Mountain - Mississippi Queen (1970 song)
Might end up moving this to classic rock song since there is a lot in 70 I like for songs.
Uruk-Hai
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My favorite Pryor record and the one that probably has more of his most well-known bits than any other - "Monkeys", "Nature", Heart Attack", "Kids", "Ali", etc.....The funniest comedy album front-to-back I've ever heard (or watched, which you really should do as Pryor's expressions are worth the price of admission themselves).
Since I've periodically made lame analogies to other artists' albums, this is his Sticky Fingers to Sunset Strip's Exile On Main Street.
I think that finalizes the album portion of my draft and it's on to singles.
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
I thought about this, too, along with some other really stupid restrictions (fake examples: only songs that peaked at #54 on the charts and/or only singles that had xylophones on them) but it remains to be seen if I do any or all of those when I get to picking.I went all albums in round 1-15. Because I'm a, I'm going with a self-imposed blacklist on all artists drafted during the first half of the draft for my song selections.
Eephus
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Uruk-Hai
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Tom Skerritt
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14.xx Use Me - Bill Withers (best soul/funk song)
Tom Skerritt
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15.xx If You Could Read My Mind - Gordon Lightfoot (best singer/songwriter song)
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm not a big RRHOF guy but it was nice to see Withers get some recognition for his body of work.
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Uruk-Hai
Footballguy
According to established rock orthodoxy, he's an anomaly. You'll rarely see Withers mentioned in any history of the music or listed as a 70s singer-songwriter. Not sure why (
)
Tom Skerritt
Footballguy
Same here. I have a family band with my kids, and two of our songs are Bill Withers tunes... Use Me and Ain't No Sunshine.
ETA: Withers is criminally underrated and absolutely belongs in the RRHOF.
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