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[rockaction]

Heh. Rawkus and indies getting love. Lots of waters being traversed that are deservedly so. Black Star was on my short list. Notorious had to go soon, good thing Yo Mama took it (you know where she took it).

On a different -- and pretty much though not perfectly unrelated  -- note, I think I'll be done after about fifteen-twenty rounds of hip hop. I'm trying to not duplicate artists and am also trying to go off the beaten path a bit, but we'll see. I don't see myself turning in thirty albums. Otherwise, you'd definitely have a bell curve of artists rather than exploration of new ones. But the main reason? It's a loooong draft if you're hanging around for thirty. I don't see myself doing any sort of the deal.  I thought we were kidding about thirty. Whoops.

Anyway, I'll shuffle off now and await my turn. Or I'll sideline comment. Not sure which.

 

[Mr. Ected]

PICK 13.21

RUSH - 2112 (1976)

Songs

- A Passage To Bangkok

- Something For Nothing

YEAAHHHHH!  Dammit I love Rush.  They don't get the kind of play they used in my playlists but I would want one of their albums on the island - and especially this one.  It came out my senior year of HS and our home phone ended in 2112.  

Coincidence?  I think not.  

These two songs kick ### - as does the entire album.  

There is a great documentary on 2112 and Moving Pictures that I watched the other day. I was going to take it on my 12th pick of the 21st round! 

 

[Northern Voice]

There is a great documentary on 2112 and Moving Pictures that I watched the other day. I was going to take it on my 12th pick of the 21st round! 

Still too early. 

 

[otb_lifer]

Rd 13 

Rid of Me - P.J. Harvey (1993)

i slag the 90s as being a #### decade for my music tastes, but there were some epic bright spots, and this evocative album is definitely one of 'em. 

this was my gateway drug to Polly Jean - raw, scratchy, abrasive - recorded with her trio, the last go 'round for that unit - a punky/bluesy/boozy rip that portended a huge scramble of imitation in it's wake. 

plenty of 90s Riot Grrrls and sirens were taking notice, even if Ms. Harvey remained very well tucked into the underground niche (she wouldn't be held there for long, though).

it's a relentlessly intimate onslaught of PJ's darkness and humor ... there is a biting wit that would raise Morrisey's eyebrow, and she crunches her axe so succinctly in punctuation - a very uniquely gifted lady, best all-around of the 90s, for my money. 

i think Albini could've punched the final mix up a bit more, but Polly Jean has gone on record as saying she felt Steve's production captured that point of her career perfectly ... who am i to disagree with this queen?

50ft. Queenie

Yuri G

 

[El Floppo]

settling into a post-dinner shuffle...

moving in stereo- cars- ... brb.

strange days- doors... really not my favorite of theirs.

pot kettle black- wilco... I've said I'm not a fan and usually whiff every time I try them again. but I'm liking this tune.

outdoor miner- wire... well, yeah. it's my sweet spot and an easy, more accessibly wire tune to like.

tales of brave ulysses- cream... normally feel like I don't need to hear the oldies classic that I can just watch a vietnam war movie to get when needed. but it's good #### and a classic for a reason.

down in a hole- alice in chains... I never did a deep dive with them. I think PJ and nirvana overload steered me away from the PNW grunge bands at the time. but I always like them when I hear them. good tune.

journey to the end of the east bay- rancid... damn. another band I kinda glossed over for no good reason. need to go back to them based on this listen. a btw- this has been a pretty wheelhousey guitar driven mix so far

history lesson part 2- minutemen... was bummed to miss out on drafting this one. interesting down-beat choice on the song from the band- but I'm loving it. and the mix keeps turning the crank.

eta:

pusherman- curtis mayfield... probably listened to this one too many times, so it's lost a bit of how amazing a tune it is to me- still amazing. can't remember if it was this or another, but most of the rest of the tunes on the album outside of a couple are pretty meh.

grace- jeff buckley... nothing but love for this. wishing my top 10-20 goat lover you should've come over would have been selected... but such a great album top to bottom, including this track.

gimme some truth- john lennon... this guy should probably stick to his day job.

 

[shuke]

For the next one, I will go with another album that I probably talk about to much in the last few years and have drafted from a few times now.  My wife and I have seen them live 4 times now.  Each of the 1st 3 times we saw them it was us going to see another band and they happen to be opening.  All 3 times, despite maybe not having the best "show", we walked away liking their music a bit more than who we were going to see in the first place.  4th time was to specifically see them, and since seeing them the first couple times this album has been in the rotation constantly.   I doubt this was on people's radar, but how many times has that been said during this draft already?

11.01:  LORD HURON - STRANGE TRAILS (2015)

Meet Me in the Woods 

Dead Man's Hand

My wife's favorite band, have seen them a few times.  Had tickets to see them at Red Rocks in a few weeks.  We have been looking forward to the trip since forever.  Thankfully they rescheduled for another date next year rather than cancelling.

 

[Northern Voice]

settling into a post-dinner shuffle...

moving in stereo- cars- ... brb.

pot kettle black- wilco... I've said I'm not a fan and usually whiff every time I try them again. but I'm liking this tune.

outdoor miner- wire... well, yeah. it's my sweet spot and an easy, more accessibly wire tune to like.

1 

2 My favourite Wilco song ( because it sounds like <redacted> )

3 Yeah that one really stuck me for me the other night. Heard if before but really love it this time through. 

 

[Mister CIA]

There is a great documentary on 2112 and Moving Pictures that I watched the other day. I was going to take it on my 12th pick of the 21st round! 

You can still scheme for some Zager and Evans.

 

[simey]

For those that like The ABB, there is a documentary of some sort on at 9 est on AXSTV called Allman Brothers: After the Crash. It's about the band after Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident.

 

[zamboni]

moving in stereo- cars- ... brb.

Doesn’t anyone ####### knock anymore?

 

[zamboni]

For those that like The ABB, there is a documentary of some sort on at 9 est on AXSTV called Allman Brothers: After the Crash. It's about the band after Duane was killed in a motorcycle accident.

Thanks for the heads up - just set my DVR.

 

[El Floppo]

btw- hop along is completely new to me (I think- will have to check my catch-all playlist to see if I've thrown it in there before)... not hating it. 

 

[DocHolliday]

I don't know to what extent this is in danger of being sniped but I want it on my island, and who knows @JZilla could take it to add to his Hold Steady and Def Leppard albums as part of a future real estate deal or something.

These guys aren't cool anymore, if they ever were, because they are (always were) mainstream but I really like that about them. Brandon Flowers makes no bones about wanting to be a showman and wanting this to be the biggest band in the world. With this album they got pretty close (and right now they have a big mainstream rock hit in the the year 2020).

Also, these songs hold up. "Brightside" has charted at least once every year in the UK since it was released and is the standard "end of the night" song there. I did a singalong to it in Vegas (their hometown) that was for the ages. "Somebody Told Me" ####### bangs from the very first note and was the first Killers song I ever heard, and now gun to my head, might once again be my favourite (others took the title in between). "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" and "Smile Like You Mean It" are some awesome twinkly glam epics. "All These Things That I've Done" has the most epic singalong ending and would be the best of its era if "Mr. Brightside" wasn't even better.

Side A there are the big singles but I'm here to tell you side B is good too.  "On Top" is a synthy disco club song that foretold some future directions they'd take. "Andy You're a Star" is probably the crunchiest thing on the whole album. "Believe Me Natalie" and "Midnight Show" are live favourites.

13.09 - The Killers - Hot Fuss (2004)

1.    "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"  
2.    "Mr. Brightside"    
3.    "Smile Like You Mean It" 
4.    "Somebody Told Me"    
5.    "All These Things That I've Done"    
6.    "Andy, You're a Star"
7.    "On Top"    
8.    "Change Your Mind" 
9.    "Believe Me Natalie" 
10.    "Midnight Show"    
11.    "Everything Will Be Alright"

@Steve Tasker

I have a Killers CD and still listen to it periodically.   It’s not really in my wheelhouse but I find it interesting.   I don’t know if they were cool and don’t care.   If I like it, I listen to it.   

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

2 My favourite Wilco song ( because it sounds like <redacted> )

I know exactly what  <redacted> is----I've always thought the same.   I love Pot Kettle Black.

 

[El Floppo]

grace- jeff buckley... nothing but love for this. wishing my top 10-20 goat lover you should've come over would have been selected... but such a great album top to bottom, including this track.

maybe could've used some punctuation there.

 

[El Floppo]

I know exactly what  <redacted> is----I've always thought the same.   I love Pot Kettle Black.

hey man, don't bogart that redacted

 

[Binky The Doormat]

@otb_lifer has 6 more minutes OTC

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

13.16  The Walkmen - Bows + Arrows (2004)

These guys have a great catalog but this is their best and a top 5 album of the aughts for me.  I could be happy with any 2 songs on the playlist.

The Rat

Thinking of a Dream I Had

 

[landrys hat]

i think @krista4 is up

 

[rockaction]

@otb_lifer has 6 more minutes OTC

Otb picked PJ Harvey, Binky. 

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Rd 13 

Rid of Me - P.J. Harvey (1993)

i slag the 90s as being a #### decade for my music tastes, but there were some epic bright spots, and this evocative album is definitely one of 'em. 

this was my gateway drug to Polly Jean - raw, scratchy, abrasive - recorded with her trio, the last go 'round for that unit - a punky/bluesy/boozy rip that portended a huge scramble of imitation in it's wake. 

plenty of 90s Riot Grrrls and sirens were taking notice, even if Ms. Harvey remained very well tucked into the underground niche (she wouldn't be held there for long, though).

it's a relentlessly intimate onslaught of PJ's darkness and humor ... there is a biting wit that would raise Morrisey's eyebrow, and she crunches her axe so succinctly in punctuation - a very uniquely gifted lady, best all-around of the 90s, for my money. 

i think Albini could've punched the final mix up a bit more, but Polly Jean has gone on record as saying she felt Steve's production captured that point of her career perfectly ... who am i to disagree with this queen?

50ft. Queenie

Yuri G

Very, very short list snipe.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

i think @krista4 is up

yep

 

[krista4]

Wow, so fast today!  I wasn't at all prepared.  Give me a minute, plz.

 

[Ilov80s]

btw- hop along is completely new to me (I think- will have to check my catch-all playlist to see if I've thrown it in there before)... not hating it. 

Oh I didn't even notice they got drafted. Good stuff.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

@landrys hat on deck

 

[shuke]

12.24 Ben Folds Five- Ben Folds Five (1995)

Maybe not as good as Whatever and Ever Amen, but this is the album that hooked me.

Tracklist:
Jackson Cannery    
Philosophy
Julianne    
Wheres Summer B.?   
Alice Childress    
Underground
Sports & Wine   
Uncle Walter 
Best Imitation Of Myself    
Video    
The Last Polka    
Boxing

 

[krista4]

13.25 - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

No, it's not as good as The Soft Bulletin, but that went in the 4th round and I like this one almost as much.  Clearly this would not be for everyone, but it's the perfect record for when you're in a certain sort of mood.  I don't really know how to describe what that mood is, but like Justice Potter Stewart, I know it when I see it.

Fight Test

Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Pt. 2  (yes, I know most people would not have taken this one, but I guess I'm in that mood)

 

[shuke]

13.17 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (2014)

Tracklist:

1.   "Under the Pressure"
2.    "Red Eyes" 
3.    "Suffering"        
4.    "An Ocean in Between the Waves"       
5.    "Disappearing"    Granduciel, Michael Johnson 
6.    "Eyes to the Wind"        
7.    "The Haunting Idle"        
8.    "Burning"        
9.    "Lost in the Dream"         
10.    "In Reverse"

 

[Hov34]

12.24 Ben Folds Five- Ben Folds Five (1995)

Maybe not as good as Whatever and Ever Amen, but this is the album that hooked me.

Tracklist:
Jackson Cannery    
Philosophy
Julianne    
Wheres Summer B.?   
Alice Childress    
Underground
Sports & Wine   
Uncle Walter 
Best Imitation Of Myself    
Video    
The Last Polka    
Boxing

Philosophy is probably my 2nd Favorite BFF song.

 

[El Floppo]

Wow, so fast today!  I wasn't at all prepared.  Give me a minute, plz.

skip her...SKIP HER!!!

 

[rockaction]

13.25 - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

Fight Test

I thought I was smart - I thought it was right
I thought it better not to fight I thought there
was a virtue in always being cool

 

[Binky The Doormat]

@landrys hat is up!

@JZilla on deck

 

[Northern Voice]

13.25 - The Flaming Lips - Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots (2002)

No, it's not as good as The Soft Bulletin, 

I actually do prefer this one. 

 

[landrys hat]

13.26 Colter Wall - Colter Wall (2017)

Kate McCannon

Transcendent Ramblin' Railroad Blues

@JZilla

 

[krista4]

i think Albini could've punched the final mix up a bit more, but Polly Jean has gone on record as saying she felt Steve's production captured that point of her career perfectly ... who am i to disagree with this queen?

Fighting words.  Lucky OH isn't around.

settling into a post-dinner shuffle...

tales of brave ulysses- cream... normally feel like I don't need to hear the oldies classic that I can just watch a vietnam war movie to get when needed. but it's good #### and a classic for a reason.

 

12.24 Ben Folds Five- Ben Folds Five (1995)

Maybe not as good as Whatever and Ever Amen, but this is the album that hooked me.

Tracklist:
Jackson Cannery    
Philosophy
Julianne    
Wheres Summer B.?   
Alice Childress    
Underground
Sports & Wine   
Uncle Walter 
Best Imitation Of Myself    
Video    
The Last Polka    
Boxing

I went into a Ben Folds funk after missing Whatever and Ever Amen, so didn't pick this up when I should have.  Nice pick-up.  I love "Julianne."  Angry Ben Folds seems to be my favorite Ben Folds.

 

[Binky The Doormat]

@Mrs. Rannous on deck

 

[KarmaPolice]

Imma throw elliot gould and his bach back in to the ocean.

instead...

13... The National- Boxer

VERY close to picking that one too.  

 

[Fiddles]

Philosophy is probably my 2nd Favorite BFF song.

yinz read his book? its fun but man as talented as he is, his personal life is a total trainwreck

 

[JZilla]

The three remaining Cars fans here are all waiting to see who blinks first.  

I was super torn between 2 and 5 and pretty OK with 4 too.  As my collection shapes up I think I can go poppier, and get the album that set me on the course at age 12 of wanting to geek out big time on bands I like

The Cars - Heartbeat City

Hard to choose songs.  The deep cuts on this are what got me geekin'

It's Not The Night -- Stranger Eyes

Heavy Ben here .. sorry Ric we know you wrote all this stuff

1984

 

[JZilla]

@Mrs. Rannous let loose

 

[KarmaPolice]

Here is one of the albums that I was talking about and have 0 clue where it is on anybody's radar, or if it even is at all.  But since Odelay is long gone and the seal has been broken, might as well take another of my albums that I put on to calm me down, or go for a nice walk, etc..  

12.XX:  BECK - SEA CHANGE (2002)

The Golden Age

It's All In Your Mind

 

[Long Ball Larry]

Where the hell are we in the draft order?

 

[RedmondLonghorn]

Where the hell are we in the draft order?

This is usually quite helpful:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VaIRMXFWu5sQ71cKTBtKZ-ubp57VCq-x6Z1bSfLu-Xo/edit#gid=500233826

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

@Mrs. Rannous let loose

I just got here, you maniacs.  Give me a couple.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I think it was Mrs R that picked their debut, and it was right after I spent 90mins+ listening to them the night before in prep to take an album soon as well.  One of those bands that there was 0 chance I was going to be listening to in HS because I was either too cool or too metal, but boy was I dumb.  Fantastic band that I wrote and glad I rediscovered in my old age.  Debut is great of course, but the follow-up is my favorite album with a few of my favorite songs of theirs on it.

13.01:  THE BLACK CROWES - THE SOUTHERN HARMONY AND MUSICAL COMPANION (1992)

Remedy

My Morning Song

 

[Long Ball Larry]

This is usually quite helpful:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1VaIRMXFWu5sQ71cKTBtKZ-ubp57VCq-x6Z1bSfLu-Xo/edit#gid=500233826

Not that helpful when my last pick was put in both rounds 12 and 13...

 

[Northern Voice]

13    .    1    Karma Police    -    The Black Crowes    -    The Southern Harmony and Musical Companion
13    .    2    Nigel Tufnel    -    Modest Mouse    -    The Moon and Antartica
13    .    3    zamboni    -    Tears for Fears    -    The Hurting
13    .    4    Wazoo11    -    Chvrches    -    Bones of What You Believe
13    .    5    timschochet    -    autoskip    -    
13    .    6    wikkidpissah    -    Herbert von Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker    -    Beethoven's 9th Symphony
13    .    7    PIK95    -    Easy Star All Stars    -    Radiodread
13    .    8    Uruk-Hai    -    Marcus King    -    El Dorado
13    .    9    Northern Voice    -    The Killers    -    Hot Fuss
13    .    10    Steve Tasker    -    Reflection Eternal    -    Train Of Thought
13    .    11    El Floppo    -    The National     -    Boxer
13    .    12    Abrantes    -    Black Star    -    Mos Def and Talib Kweli are Black Star
13    .    13    Long Ball Larry    -        -    
13    .    14    Charlie Steiner    -    Chris Isaak    -    Chris Isaak
13    .    15    Chaos Commish    -    Ben Folds    -    Ben Folds Live
13    .    16    The Dreaded Marco    -    The Walkmen    -    Bows + Arrows
13    .    17    shuke    -    skip    -    
13    .    18    mphtrilogy    -    Rockpile    -    Seconds of Pleasure
13    .    19    Yo Mama    -    Notorious B.I.G.    -    Ready to Die
13    .    20    Doug B    -    skip    -    
13    .    21    Binky the Doormat    -    Rush    -    2112
13    .    22    otb lifer    -    PJ Harvey    -    Rid Of Me
13    .    23    Eephus    -    skip    -    
13    .    24    Oliver Humanzee    -    perma-skip    -    
13    .    25    Krista 4    -    The Flaming Lips    -    Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots
13    .    26    landrys hat    -    Colter Wall    -    Colter Wall
13    .    27    JZilla    -    The Cars    -    Heartbeat City
13    .    28    Mrs Rannous    -        -    
13    .    29    Mr Ected    -        -    
13    .    30    rcam    -        -    
13    .    31    Hov34    -        -    
13    .    32    Ilov80s    -        -    
13    .    33    Dr Octopus    -        -    
13    .    34    MAC 32    -        -    
13    .    35    RedmondLonghorn    -        -    
13    .    36    Bonzai    -        -    

 

[JZilla]

It's Not The Night -- Stranger Eyes

People are gonna be annoyed that it's these two tossers and not Magic and Drive.  And if not they should be

 

[KarmaPolice]

Here is one of the albums that I was talking about and have 0 clue where it is on anybody's radar, or if it even is at all.  But since Odelay is long gone and the seal has been broken, might as well take another of my albums that I put on to calm me down, or go for a nice walk, etc..  

12.XX:  BECK - SEA CHANGE (2002)

The Golden Age

It's All In Your Mind

Tough choices made.  

 

[Steve Tasker]

13.17 The War On Drugs - Lost In The Dream (2014)

Tracklist:

1.   "Under the Pressure"
2.    "Red Eyes" 
3.    "Suffering"        
4.    "An Ocean in Between the Waves"       
5.    "Disappearing"    Granduciel, Michael Johnson 
6.    "Eyes to the Wind"        
7.    "The Haunting Idle"        
8.    "Burning"        
9.    "Lost in the Dream"         
10.    "In Reverse"

This was on my long-list.  Nice choice.