80s Genre/Categories Mixtape Draft - Draft Underway (2 Viewers)

[JZilla]

All right, let's stop with the controversial stuff and just get back to some core 80's shlockiness...

6.8 - Live Wire, Mötley Crüe (1st Song/1st Album)

The Crüe have another song that ranks higher on my all time favorites list, but probably won't fit into this draft. But with this song...talk about "bursting onto the scene"!

Trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident which occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group "a motley looking crew." He had remembered the phrase and later copied it down as Mottley Cru. After modifying the spelling slightly, "Mötley Crüe" was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

Turn it up!!!

Nice, this was my plan B for that cat..

 

[zamboni]

We can discuss whether we want 3ITC for the weekend as well.

Your call, but I'd vote no on 3ITC - at least for awhile. 3ITC is great when the draft really drags and we want to get it done, but I don't think we're there yet.

 

[Mr. Ected]

I'm back in the real world. Surprisingly Verizon was able to get out this morning without me having to yell and scream at them. Had to have the little box where the cable comes in that was located in the garage replaced. Turns out it was shorted yesterday when my power went out, and ran on the battery for a couple hours. Easy fix! Unfortunately I couldn't get him to have one of the gigabit routers 'fall off his truck.' Oh well!

NZ I can help with the Google Doc today if you need me. Let me know.

 

[zamboni]

All right, let's stop with the controversial stuff and just get back to some core 80's shlockiness...

6.8 - Live Wire, Mötley Crüe (1st Song/1st Album)

The Crüe have another song that ranks higher on my all time favorites list, but probably won't fit into this draft. But with this song...talk about "bursting onto the scene"!

Trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident which occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group "a motley looking crew." He had remembered the phrase and later copied it down as Mottley Cru. After modifying the spelling slightly, "Mötley Crüe" was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

Turn it up!!!

Nice, this was my plan B for that cat..

Yeah, also on the radar for me. Love that schlocky video, too.

 

[Usual21]

yeah, that Google Doc looks weird...

 

[JZilla]

6.9

Cocteau Twins - Wax and Wane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-iOOsZHS6s

new wave

 

[Andy Dufresne]

All right, let's stop with the controversial stuff and just get back to some core 80's shlockiness...

6.8 - Live Wire, Mötley Crüe (1st Song/1st Album)

The Crüe have another song that ranks higher on my all time favorites list, but probably won't fit into this draft. But with this song...talk about "bursting onto the scene"!

Trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident which occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group "a motley looking crew." He had remembered the phrase and later copied it down as Mottley Cru. After modifying the spelling slightly, "Mötley Crüe" was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

Turn it up!!!

Nice, this was my plan B for that cat..

Yeah, also on the radar for me. Love that schlocky video, too.

"The video was directed by the members of Mötley Crüe. It showcases the band's stage theatrics, such as Nikki Sixx setting himself on fire (due to lack of money to perform on stage pyrotechnics) and Mick Mars drooling blood. "

 

[zamboni]

All right, let's stop with the controversial stuff and just get back to some core 80's shlockiness...

6.8 - Live Wire, Mötley Crüe (1st Song/1st Album)

The Crüe have another song that ranks higher on my all time favorites list, but probably won't fit into this draft. But with this song...talk about "bursting onto the scene"!

Trying to find a suitable name, Mars remembered an incident which occurred when he was playing with a band called White Horse, when one of the other band members called the group "a motley looking crew." He had remembered the phrase and later copied it down as Mottley Cru. After modifying the spelling slightly, "Mötley Crüe" was eventually selected as the band's name, with the stylistic decision suggested by Neil to add the two sets of metal umlauts supposedly inspired by the German beer Löwenbräu, which the members were drinking at the time.

Turn it up!!!

Nice, this was my plan B for that cat..

Yeah, also on the radar for me. Love that schlocky video, too.

"The video was directed by the members of Mötley Crüe. It showcases the band's stage theatrics, such as Nikki Sixx setting himself on fire (due to lack of money to perform on stage pyrotechnics) and Mick Mars drooling blood. "

In no way, shape or form did they copy Kiss on those theatrics.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

"The video was directed by the members of Mötley Crüe. It showcases the band's stage theatrics, such as Nikki Sixx setting himself on fire (due to lack of money to perform on stage pyrotechnics) and Mick Mars drooling blood. "

In no way, shape or form did they copy Kiss on those theatrics.

Didn't everyone copy the New York Dolls?

 

[Northern Voice]

We can discuss whether we want 3ITC for the weekend as well.

Your call, but I'd vote no on 3ITC - at least for awhile. 3ITC is great when the draft really drags and we want to get it done, but I don't think we're there yet.

Yeah, I would only do it with no clock over the weekend, definitely not during the week.

 

[Northern Voice]

I think I have the google doc back in order

 

[El Floppo]

6.9

Cocteau Twins - Wax and Wane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-iOOsZHS6s

new wave

love me some Elizabeth Frazer. which album was that from?

 

[El Floppo]

If Chaos Commish was going to take this, I'll toss it back for pulling an Andy.

6.6: Sophisticated #####- Public Enemy (Rap)

Yo Bum Rush the Show was everywhere when it came out (at least in NYC and Milan where I lived that year)- thumping out of Oldsmobiles, radio and this song in particular in the clubs. Not as much Flav in this one- for better or worse.

I was a little disappointed by how little PE is on Spotify.

In the suburbs, PE didn't break until It Takes A Nation Of Millions to Hold Us Back, but that album rocked my world as a 16 year old kid.

About two years ago, I was visiting my parents and found they still had the cassette in "my room." I was kind of amazed that I could put it on and still know Rebel Without a Pause word for word. Nothing like a forty-year old balding guy spitting hot rhymes in his childhood bedroom.

I did the same about a month ago. WORD FOR WORD.

I'm imagining you guys looking like Albert Brooks rocking out in his old room when his mom walks in on him in "Mother".

 

[JZilla]

6.9

Cocteau Twins - Wax and Wane

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-iOOsZHS6s

new wave

love me some Elizabeth Frazer. which album was that from?

Originally Garlands but I actually prefer the remix on The Pink Opaque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7hw_NTxlHI

I linked the original for the vid though

 

[Northern Voice]

5 . 19 - Helltoupee --- skip --- ---
6 . 1 - Helltoupee --- skip --- ---
6 . 2 - Ramsay Hunt Experience --- Waiting Room --- Fugazi --- Punk/Post Punk
6 . 3 - sn0mm1s --- It Takes Two --- Rob Base & DJ EZ Rock --- Rap
6 . 4 - Usual 21 --- Like a Virgin --- Madonna --- Pop
6 . 5 - Karma Police --- Cruel Summer --- Bananarama --- Pop
6 . 6 - Chaos Commish --- --- ---
6 . 7 - El Floppo --- Sophisticated ##### --- Public Enemy --- Rap
6 . 8 - Andy Dufrense --- Live Wire --- Motley Crue --- 1st song, 1st album
6 . 9 - JZilla --- Wax and Wane --- Cocteau Twins --- New Wave
6 . 10 - JML --- --- --- auto skip
6 . 11 - kardplayer --- --- --- clock expires at :46
6 . 12 - valence --- --- ---
6 . 13 - Northern Voice --- --- ---
6 . 14 - zamboni --- --- ---
6 . 15 - Eephus --- --- ---
6 . 16 - Mr Ected --- --- ---
6 . 17 - AcerFc --- --- ---
6 . 18 - simey --- --- ---
6 . 19 - Vike Me --- --- ---

 

[Northern Voice]

kardplayer expired, valence till :01, then we hit a murderers row of people who usually pick in their spot.

 

[zamboni]

"The video was directed by the members of Mötley Crüe. It showcases the band's stage theatrics, such as Nikki Sixx setting himself on fire (due to lack of money to perform on stage pyrotechnics) and Mick Mars drooling blood. "

In no way, shape or form did they copy Kiss on those theatrics.

Didn't everyone copy the New York Dolls?

In terms of the glam look, I'd say so. But Kiss was really the one to kick it up a notch with the theatrics/pyrotechnics.

 

[Northern Voice]

I don't think this should be controversial in terms of category, it's one of the main ones listed for this song on Wikipedia, but if I need to I can move it to soft rock.

6.13 - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates - R & B

 

[zamboni]

I don't think this should be controversial in terms of category, it's one of the main ones listed for this song on Wikipedia, but if I need to I can move it to soft rock.

6.13 - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates - R & B

That more than qualifies as R&B. H&O epitomized white boy soul.

 

[Northern Voice]

I don't think this should be controversial in terms of category, it's one of the main ones listed for this song on Wikipedia, but if I need to I can move it to soft rock.

6.13 - I Can't Go For That (No Can Do) - Daryl Hall & John Oates - R & B

That more than qualifies as R&B. H&O epitomized white boy soul.

Yeah, as I look further, it went to #1 on the US R & B Chart, so I'm pretty safe.

 

[zamboni]

Not sure how we're defining one-hit wonder, but going with the typical usage of only one US Billboard Top 40 song. So this works...

6.14 Saga - "On The Loose" (one hit wonder)

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I dig Daryl Halls voice. Really underrated, IMO.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Not sure how we're defining one-hit wonder, but going with the typical usage of only one US Billboard Top 40 song. So this works...

6.14 Saga - "On The Loose" (one hit wonder)

Scratch another one off the list.

Awesome song.

Edit: Hey, I think I had that same shirt he's wearing with the cutoff sleeves/collar and Japanese writing.

 

[KarmaPolice]

All right, let's stop with the controversial stuff and just get back to some core 80's shlockiness...

6.8 -

one of the few on my list.

 

[JZilla]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

We were talking at trivia about how well most of their stuff still holds up, I think "Kiss On My List" was a clue

 

[Northern Voice]

Good Representation of Canadian bands in here

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

We were talking at trivia about how well most of their stuff still holds up, I think "Kiss On My List" was a clue

Yeah, I've long been on the boat on the stuff that was considered the "pure" R&B before the 80s pop. Like She's Gone or Rich Girl. But I was considering Maneater for my guilty pleasure before realizing that I feel absolutely no guilt about liking Maneater. It's fun.

 

[HellToupee]

sorry missed yesterday , spent the night in the emergency with my 15yo picks coming

 

[Mr. Ected]

I dig Daryl Halls voice. Really underrated, IMO.

Love the "Live from Daryl's House" show. It's on Palladia, in addition to the shows being on the site.

Daryl Hall started Live From Daryl’s House, the free monthly web show in late 2007, after having the idea of “playing with my friends and putting it up on the Internet,” and the show has since garnered acclaim from Rolling Stone, SPIN, Daily Variety, CNN, BBC, Yahoo! Music and influential blogger Bob Lefsetz, who have cited Live From Daryl’s House as a perfect example of a veteran artist reinventing himself in the digital age by collaborating with both established colleagues and newer performers.

Past episodes of Live from Daryl’s House have featured a mix of well-known performers like Smokey Robinson, The Doors’ Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek, Nick Lowe, K.T. Tunstall, Todd Rundgren, Gym Class Heroes’ Travis McCoy, Fall Out Boy’s Patrick Stump, Finger Eleven’s James Black and Rick Jackett, the Bacon Brothers and country star Jimmy Wayne, along with newcomers such as Philly soul singer Mutlu, Canadian techno-rockers Chromeo, MySpace pop-rock phenom Eric Hutchinson, Cash Money rocker Kevin Rudolf, Wind-up Records’ Chicago rockers Company of Thieves, Bay Area singer/songwriter Matt Nathanson, Charlottesville, VA’s rising Parachute, Chicago rock band Plain White T’s and highly touted tunesmith Diane Birch.

 

[zamboni]

Good Representation of Canadian bands in here

I'm not done yet, GB. You come from good stock up there.

 

[zamboni]

sorry missed yesterday , spent the night in the emergency with my 15yo picks coming

Hope all is well...

 

[JZilla]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

We were talking at trivia about how well most of their stuff still holds up, I think "Kiss On My List" was a clue

Yeah, I've long been on the boat on the stuff that was considered the "pure" R&B before the 80s pop. Like She's Gone or Rich Girl. But I was considering Maneater for my guilty pleasure before realizing that I feel absolutely no guilt about liking Maneater. It's fun.

Even Out of Touch was a great pop tune. Love Hall & Oates.

All these years later the one song of theirs that's really held up and risen toward the top a bit IMO, much like INXS's Don't Change, is You Make My Dreams Come True

This convo's spotlight city, I know, but I think it's OK once a seal is broken on an artist..

 

[Andy Dufresne]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

We were talking at trivia about how well most of their stuff still holds up, I think "Kiss On My List" was a clue

Yeah, I've long been on the boat on the stuff that was considered the "pure" R&B before the 80s pop. Like She's Gone or Rich Girl. But I was considering Maneater for my guilty pleasure before realizing that I feel absolutely no guilt about liking Maneater. It's fun.

Even Out of Touch was a great pop tune. Love Hall & Oates.

All these years later the one song of theirs that's really held up and risen toward the top a bit IMO, much like INXS's Don't Change, is You Make My Dreams Come True

This convo's spotlight city, I know, but I think it's OK once a seal is broken on an artist..

Catchy as heck. I hope it gets picked by someone.

 

[El Floppo]

sorry missed yesterday , spent the night in the emergency with my 15yo picks coming

Without punctuation, that reads more funny to me than it should.

Hope yoir kid is ok.

 

[zamboni]

sorry missed yesterday , spent the night in the emergency with my 15yo picks coming

Without punctuation, that reads more funny to me than it should.

Hope yoir kid is ok.

Yeah, was trying to avoid being a wise ### saying "why is your son in the emergency room and making your picks?"

 

[Northern Voice]

Eephus timed out at :24, Mr Ected OTC

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Nobody is going to argue with Hall & Oates as R&B. They're a Philly soul band.

On a related note, I still laugh every time my wife refers to "Live at Daryl's House" as "**** You, Oates."

We were talking at trivia about how well most of their stuff still holds up, I think "Kiss On My List" was a clue

Yeah, I've long been on the boat on the stuff that was considered the "pure" R&B before the 80s pop. Like She's Gone or Rich Girl. But I was considering Maneater for my guilty pleasure before realizing that I feel absolutely no guilt about liking Maneater. It's fun.

Even Out of Touch was a great pop tune.

I performed a triumphant karaoke rendition of Out of Touch with my translator in Tapei a few years ago. Great fun.

 

[Mr. Ected]

6.16 - Still of the Nighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tfq0qTDDE – Whitesnake - Metal/Hair Metal.

Not sure how 'Metal'-ly this is, but I definitely think it fits into the 'Hair' part of Hair Metal. Much harder than this doesn't fit into my favorites, but loved David Coverdale's voice in the songs off this album. Being a teenager in this era, always thought that the videos were wonderful. Thank you, Ms. Kitaen.

 

[HellToupee]

Walk into my room , ask me jerky questions , don't mean what you say , Imaculate Protection…

5.19 Academy Fight Song by Mission of Burma (Indie/Alt)

Love Mission of Burma and this song hits home to me. Still get a thrill hearing this song today , reminds me of my days at Malden Catholic

6.01 My Ever Changing Moods by The Style Council (Pop)

Huge Weller fan . The Jam/StyleCouncil/Weller might be my favorite artist. I get a hoot grocery shopping and hearing this song or You're the Best Thing as background music.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

I performed a triumphant karaoke rendition of Out of Touch with my translator in Tapei a few years ago. Great fun.

That sounds like it was even funnier than when I dressed up as David Lee Roth (complete with blonde wig and tiger striped spandex track pants) and lip synced on stage to (songs to be named later) at my high school's Battle Of The Bands concert.

 

[HellToupee]

sorry missed yesterday , spent the night in the emergency with my 15yo picks coming

Without punctuation, that reads more funny to me than it should.

Hope yoir kid is ok.

Sprained ankle. She makes it through the whole HS hockey season unscathed but trips over our Jack Russell sleeping on the floor. Clumsy

 

[Northern Voice]

6.01 My Ever Changing Moods by The Style Council (Pop)

Huge Weller fan . The Jam/StyleCouncil/Weller might be my favorite artist. I get a hoot grocery shopping and hearing this song or You're the Best Thing as background music.

Was on my list, FYI, it meets the criteria for one hit wonder as well.

 

[JZilla]

6.16 - Still of the Nighthttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a_tfq0qTDDE – Whitesnake - Metal/Hair Metal.

Not sure how 'Metal'-ly this is, but I definitely think it fits into the 'Hair' part of Hair Metal. Much harder than this doesn't fit into my favorites, but loved David Coverdale's voice in the songs off this album. Being a teenager in this era, always thought that the videos were wonderful. Thank you, Ms. Kitaen.

Rocks

 

[Northern Voice]

Whitesnake is awesome. I'm holding off the metal/hair metal picks because it's way too hard for me to decide.

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

No defense needed for Whitesnake.

Unless you select the version of Here I Go Again where he sings "hobo" instead of "drifter." Hobo generally doesn't work in a song unless you're Roger Miller.

 

[HellToupee]

Unless you select the version of Here I Go Again where he sings "hobo" instead of "drifter." Hobo generally doesn't work in a song unless you're Roger Miller.

Never heard hobo in a Mission of Burma song

Roger Miller

 

[JZilla]

No defense needed for Whitesnake.

Unless you select the version of Here I Go Again where he sings "hobo" instead of "drifter." Hobo generally doesn't work in a song unless you're Roger Miller.

Could be a good category. Songs that mention hobo.

ETA - I'm wrong about 70's, that was 82

 

[Ramsay Hunt Experience]

Unless you select the version of Here I Go Again where he sings "hobo" instead of "drifter." Hobo generally doesn't work in a song unless you're Roger Miller.

Never heard hobo in a Mission of Burma song

Roger Miller

Hobos don't own revolvers, much less reach for them.

 

[HellToupee]

No defense needed for Whitesnake.

Unless you select the version of Here I Go Again where he sings "hobo" instead of "drifter." Hobo generally doesn't work in a song unless you're Roger Miller.

That was 70's, but it could be a good category. Songs that mention hobo.

could probably run through the entire Boxcar Willie catalog