80s Genre/Categories Mixtape Draft - Draft Underway (1 Viewer)

[Eephus]

We're only allowed two black categories or the FFA gets uncomfortable

80's funk is pretty much the Prince related list from the last draft along with some Prince

Honky

 

[JZilla]

 

[Northern Voice]

Is "Funk" not a category and if not, why not?

The worst band in the world is an "80's funk" band I think.

 

[Northern Voice]

I think we can start to prep for starting tomorrow, it looks it will just be 14, if people want to join in later on they can, but people on the turns will have the option to stay on the turn if they want to.

 

[zamboni]

I think we can start to prep for starting tomorrow, it looks it will just be 14, if people want to join in later on they can, but people on the turns will have the option to stay on the turn if they want to.

Light turnout. People must still be hung over from St. Patty's Day.

 

[Northern Voice]

Random Draft Order

- Names in Alphabetical Order

AcerFC

Andy Dufrense

Eephus

El Floppo

HellToupee

John Madden's Lunchbox

JZilla

kardplayer

Mr Ected

Northern Voice

simey

valence

Vike Me

zamboni

will now roll dice here http://www.rpglibrary.org/software/securedice/

 

[JZilla]

I wish scooby was in, but he must just not know enough 80's music

 

[Northern Voice]

1d1000, rolled 14 times.

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 80
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Roll set 2
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Roll set 3
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Roll set 4
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Roll set 5
Die rolls: 845
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Roll set 7
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Roll set 8
Die rolls: 407
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Roll set 9
Die rolls: 119
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Roll set 10
Die rolls: 232
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Roll set 11
Die rolls: 36
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Roll set 13
Die rolls: 24
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Roll set 14

Die rolls: 165
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[Eephus]

I wish scooby was in, but he must just not know enough 80's music

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

I wish scooby was in, but he must just not know enough 80's music

The very thought of competing with you in a contest where we select 80s Hair Metal gives me shrinkage.

 

[Northern Voice]

AcerFC 80

Andy Dufrense 704

Eephus 143

El Floppo 710

HellToupee 845

John Madden's Lunchbox 480

JZilla 616

kardplayer 407

Mr Ected 119

Northern Voice 232

simey 36

valence 391

Vike Me 24

zamboni 165

 

[JZilla]

I wish scooby was in, but he must just not know enough 80's music

The very thought of competing with you in a contest where we select 80s Hair Metal gives me shrinkage.

It's true, I've got you in 1/22 of this. I'll still take something everyone hates

 

[Northern Voice]

Low to high for draft order =

1.01 Vike Me 24

1.02 simey 36

1.03 AcerFC 80

1.04 Mr Ected 119

1.05 Eephus 143

1.06 zamboni 165

1.07 Northern Voice 232

1.08 valence 391

1.09 kardplayer 407

1.10 John Madden's Lunchbox 480

1.11 JZilla 616

1.12 Andy Dufrense 704

1.13 El Floppo 710

1.14 HellToupee 845

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

What the hell, I'm in if you need me. Don't bother if it's a pain to fit me in with the draw already run.

 

[Northern Voice]

What the hell, I'm in if you need me. Don't bother if it's a pain to fit me in with the draw already run.

I'll add you in towards the bottom

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Categories in post #1 are what we're going with?

 

[Northern Voice]

Andy Dufrense and El Floppo both want 10 minunte clocks from the start, so their position shouldn't matter too much. I'll leave HellToupee on the turn and anyone who wants to join can jump in between El Floppo and HellToupee - Ramsay Hunt is added in there now

1.01 Vike Me

1.02 simey

1.03 AcerFC

1.04 Mr Ected

1.05 Eephus

1.06 zamboni

1.07 Northern Voice

1.08 valence

1.09 kardplayer

1.10 John Madden's Lunchbox

1.11 JZilla

1.12 Andy Dufrense - 10 min clock

1.13 El Floppo - 10 min clock

1.14 Ramsay Hunt Experience

1.15 HellToupee

 

[Northern Voice]

Categories in post #1 are what we're going with?

If you look now, yes. I swapped in "ahead of its time" for Breakup songs since a few people said they didn't like breakup songs as a category.

 

[Northern Voice]

Final cats:

Genres (11)

Metal/Hair Metal

Indie/Alternative

Soft Rock

New Wave/Synthpop

Punk/Post-Punk

Rap/Hip Hop

R & B/New Jack Swing

Pop

Disco/Dance/House

Country
Wildcard

Categories (11)
Non US/UK Band
UK #1's
1st song off first album
Title tracks
Cover songs
Movie/TV "themes"
Ahead of Its Time
One Hit wonders
Guilty Pleasures
Wannabee 80s
Silly/Funny/Weird

 

[JZilla]

Is JML still doing all Scandinavian?

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Is JML still doing all Scandinavian?

He needs to step up his game. All Kazakh.

 

[Eephus]

Categories in post #1 are what we're going with?

If you look now, yes. I swapped in "ahead of its time" for Breakup songs since a few people said they didn't like breakup songs as a category.

I didn't like breakups but I like ahead of its time even less

 

[JZilla]

Categories in post #1 are what we're going with?

If you look now, yes. I swapped in "ahead of its time" for Breakup songs since a few people said they didn't like breakup songs as a category.

I didn't like breakups but I like ahead of its time even less

Groundbreaking breakups?

 

[Eephus]

Categories in post #1 are what we're going with?

If you look now, yes. I swapped in "ahead of its time" for Breakup songs since a few people said they didn't like breakup songs as a category.

I didn't like breakups but I like ahead of its time even less

Groundbreaking breakups?

Groundups

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think we can start to prep for starting tomorrow, it looks it will just be 14, if people want to join in later on they can, but people on the turns will have the option to stay on the turn if they want to.

Light turnout. People must still be hung over from St. Patty's Day.

I wanted to, since I usually do the drafts, but these music ones with the multiple categories kill me. dont know nearly enough music to put a decent list/mix together.

 

[JZilla]

I think we can start to prep for starting tomorrow, it looks it will just be 14, if people want to join in later on they can, but people on the turns will have the option to stay on the turn if they want to.

Light turnout. People must still be hung over from St. Patty's Day.

I wanted to, since I usually do the drafts, but these music ones with the multiple categories kill me. dont know nearly enough music to put a decent list/mix together.

No one should fly where eagles dare

 

[Northern Voice]

Let me know if you want to jump in KP - I'm out for most of the rest of the night now, but any joiners can jump in the order on top of Ramsay Hunt and below El Floppo

 

[JZilla]

I'm starting to think El Floppo likes us all a little too much

 

[Eephus]

Let me know if you want to jump in KP - I'm out for most of the rest of the night now, but any joiners can jump in the order on top of Ramsay Hunt and below El Floppo

kinky

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I can't guarantee that my selections will be unique or diverse...but they will be EIGHTIES!!

Got some 80's punk on right now.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Let me know if you want to jump in KP - I'm out for most of the rest of the night now, but any joiners can jump in the order on top of Ramsay Hunt and below El Floppo

:boner:

 

[JZilla]

I knew the Maiden would do it.

 

[HellToupee]

Thirty years later I still don't know what "post-punk" is, but I'm all for it

I don't know what it is either.I just looked it up, and i didn't realize any of those bands were considered post-punk. post-punk I thought a lot of those bands were indie/alternative during the 80s, or known as "college rock" back then.

NV, do you consider some of those bands listed in post-punk as indie/alternative during the 80s?

I think of PiL as the definitive post-punk band. Some of the bands listed in the wikipedia article are real head scratchers for me.

PiL is a good choice but for me its Magazine although their best work was in the 70s.anywho by the time UK punk hit our shores it was already the post punk era

 

[KarmaPolice]

I knew the Maiden would do it.

Boner was for the man sandwich he described. 80s are a weak decade for me, and made worse by the categories/genres. had a ##### of a time with the last draft.

 

[Eephus]

Thirty years later I still don't know what "post-punk" is, but I'm all for it

I don't know what it is either.I just looked it up, and i didn't realize any of those bands were considered post-punk. post-punk I thought a lot of those bands were indie/alternative during the 80s, or known as "college rock" back then.

NV, do you consider some of those bands listed in post-punk as indie/alternative during the 80s?

I think of PiL as the definitive post-punk band. Some of the bands listed in the wikipedia article are real head scratchers for me.

PiL is a good choice but for me its Magazine although their best work was in the 70s.anywho by the time UK punk hit our shores it was already the post punk era

Simon Reynolds' Rip It Up and Start Again is a really interesting book about post-punk music 1978-1984.

 

[sn0mm1s]

I'm in if you want/need more.

 

[Vike Me]

Can someone clear up 1st song of 1st album? Is that the #1 track on side A or the first released song of the album?

 

[simey]

Can someone clear up 1st song of 1st album? Is that the #1 track on side A or the first released song of the album?

I'm guessing it's song #1 on side A of their debut album, but I'm not sure.

 

[Northern Voice]

I'm in if you want/need more.

 

[El Floppo]

I'm starting to think El Floppo likes us all a little too much

 

[Northern Voice]

Can someone clear up 1st song of 1st album? Is that the #1 track on side A or the first released song of the album?

I'm guessing it's song #1 on side A of their debut album, but I'm not sure.

Yes, what simey said

 

[El Floppo]

There are categories, right?

And I'm supposed to look at those categories, right?

 

[Usual21]

In if not too late. Had to drop out of the last one due to personal reasons.

 

[Northern Voice]

In if not too late. Had to drop out of the last one due to personal reasons.

You're in. I'll update the draft order when I'm back home later tonight,

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

My only issue with too many other categories is that people can use them to select their go-to songs, which would make it pretty similar in terms of the songs selected to past drafts but I'm sure we can find a balance.

Many bands that fall under New Romantics also fall under Snythpop, New Wave, or Post-punk.

Yeah, New Romantics seems to be the one everyone wants to take out, plus I got rid of New Jack Swing which will likely significantly lower the number of Bobby Brown songs selected.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Are some of the categories too restrictive? Would we be better to eliminate some of the MTV/Movie Theme/Guilty Pleasure types and open it up to categories that are more generic/wildcards?

I think 24 songs is a long mix. If we could somehow get it down to 20, that would be better IMO.

I'd kill movie theme (because we used something very similar in the last draft) and breakup song (because they don't write 'em like that anymore). Could we combine hair/non-hair metal and new wave/synthpop?

I like the movie or TV show theme, it is different enough IMO

"Synthpop" seems like it fits into a few other things so maybe just eliminate that

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Upon further review, pop, MTV and UK#1 are kind of redundant. I'd suggest ditching pop as a genre and replacing it with a wildcard genre so people can postpunk themselves silly if they want to.

Loads of UK#1 singles didn't even chart in the US, especially toward the latter half of the decade

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

????

Genres (11)

Metal/Hair Metal

Indie/Alternative

Soft Rock

New Wave/Synthpop

Punk/Post-Punk

Rap/Hip Hop

R & B/New Jack Swing

Pop

Disco/Dance/House

Country
Wildcard
(Goth, Post-Punk, Pop/Rock)

Categories (11)
Non US/UK Band
UK #1's
1st song off first album
Title tracks
Cover songs
Movie/TV "themes"
Ahead of Its Time
One Hit wonders
Guilty Pleasures
Wannabee 80s
Silly/Funny/Weird
Songs associated with MTV/Music Videos

Where does Ska fit?

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Is "Funk" not a category and if not, why not?

The worst band in the world is an "80's funk" band I think.

Is Poison a funk band these days?

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

Is JML still doing all Scandinavian?

He needs to step up his game. All Kazakh.

1.01 - Borat - Throw the Jew down the well

and no country/region specific draft here, although I could go all Aussie if I wanted to. R&B would be tough, but Big Pig or I'm Talking could work. Rap/Hip Hop will be embarrasing though