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Desert Island Album Draft - 15th Anniversary Edition - 50 Rounds in the books, sign up now for KP's listening program (2 Viewers)

MAC_32 said:
Rolling Stones - Start Me Up. I hate finishing on a sour note, but the small human inmates appear to be getting restless. I should take off my headphones and see what's happening. Plus this song sucks. A 2something that I'm giving a 1 because I expect more of the Stones
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Thank you!

 
Steve Tasker said:
42.31 - The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)

I'm a couple picks behind but I see someone took a Death Cab album yesterday, so I'm gonna grab this on the off-chance there are any snipers.  Will post song picks later.
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Song picks - 

"Nothing Better"  :wub:

"Such Great Heights"

The top Youtube comment for "Nothing Better" pretty much says all you need to know about this album:

"Imagine a guy singing to a girl who broke up with him and the girl is telling him that the relationship was never what he remembers it as, but with Mario sounds as the backing music."

 
KarmaPolice said:
Couple more random questions:

1.  Did you let the fact that this is going onto a playlist effect your draft at all?   

I was thinking about this as I stare at metal albums, that I don't think people will like at all, so I skipped over them.  

2.  Those who drafted live albums - and be honest now - what % was preferring those versions of the songs to the albums and what % was a "more bang for your buck" approach?  

If there were decent full Radiohead concerts on Spotify, I would have gone that route because like I've said before - I prefer the sound of songs from KidA especially in the live form.   There have been a couple live songs pop up that I thought sounded kind of bad, so that got me thinking about this as well.  
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1. No, I don’t think so, unless it was subconscious. But then again I don’t think I’m drafting anything that would give me music cred so probably not. Now you’re asking in more of a “should I litter the playlist?” way....I don’t know people could always skip if they really didn’t like it.

2. No. None of the live albums I took are greatest hits type albums. I just like live music. Of course that doesn’t always translate to vinyl but I think mine we’re all good albums not just good live albums.

 
43.10 - Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (2005)

TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also attempting to fix my dearth of Australian artists.

Tiny Mix Tapes writer S. Kobak was unsure "whether Architecture in Helsinki is for real or an ironic parody of the post-Arcade Fire indie rock scene" as "[the album] sounds like a cross between Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson without the soul, the Banana Splits, the Grease soundtrack and ####ty disco records"

"Do the Whirlwind"

"It'5"

 
Steve Tasker said:
43.10 - Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (2005)

TWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Also attempting to fix my dearth of Australian artists.

Tiny Mix Tapes writer S. Kobak was unsure "whether Architecture in Helsinki is for real or an ironic parody of the post-Arcade Fire indie rock scene" as "[the album] sounds like a cross between Off the Wall-era Michael Jackson without the soul, the Banana Splits, the Grease soundtrack and ####ty disco records"

"Do the Whirlwind"

"It'5"
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What's with the guy piloting the robot shark into eating the band and the party pit? Kind of bummed me out seeing that guy ruin the party

 
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KarmaPolice said:
Couple more random questions:

1.  Did you let the fact that this is going onto a playlist effect your draft at all?   

I was thinking about this as I stare at metal albums, that I don't think people will like at all, so I skipped over them.  

2.  Those who drafted live albums - and be honest now - what % was preferring those versions of the songs to the albums and what % was a "more bang for your buck" approach?  

If there were decent full Radiohead concerts on Spotify, I would have gone that route because like I've said before - I prefer the sound of songs from KidA especially in the live form.   There have been a couple live songs pop up that I thought sounded kind of bad, so that got me thinking about this as well.  
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1) not at all

2) Metallica was bang for buck as it was either this or Garage Days. Tedeschi Trucks Band I prefer the live cuts on this album over studio and Kiss Alive!  is a great album and partially recorded in Detroit. I've listened to alot of live stuff for this draft and alot if it just doesn't cut it.

 
48.10 Led Zeppelin - How the West Was Won (1972)

You're welcome for me not picking 25 minute Dazzed for the mix.

1-1LA Drone0:14

1-2Immigrant Song3:42

1-3Heartbreaker7:25

1-4Black Dog5:41

1-5Over The Hills And Far Away5:08

1-6Since I've Been Loving You8:02

1-7Stairway To Heaven9:38

1-8Going To California5:37

1-9That's The Way5:54

1-10Bron-Yr-Aur Stomp4:55

2-1aDazed And Confused25:25

2-2What Is And What Should Never Be4:41

2-3Dancing Days3:42

2-4Moby Dick19:20

3-1aWhole Lotta Love

3-2Rock And Roll3:56

3-3The Ocean4:21

3-4aBring It On Home

3-4bBring It On Back

 
Alright, I guess I will dip back into the 70s.   I decided I needed some of these guys, but had a hard time narrowing down a couple albums I really liked.  In the end I thought one had great highs, but one very skippable song I hate and the other wasn't consistent top to bottom like this was, so...

47.01:  BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY  (1971)

Children of the Grave 

Lord of This World

 
KarmaPolice said:
Alright, I guess I will dip back into the 70s.   I decided I needed some of these guys, but had a hard time narrowing down a couple albums I really liked.  In the end I thought one had great highs, but one very skippable song I hate and the other wasn't consistent top to bottom like this was, so...

47.01:  BLACK SABBATH - MASTER OF REALITY  (1971)

Children of the Grave 

Lord of This World
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What song do you hate on Vol4?

 
Someone should really do a 2019 album poll guys. I had a tough time choosing between this and their 2017 album. This one up the synths a bit, while keeping all the charm and catchy tunes. The first one is amazing too, impressive that they were able to improve on it. Song picks give a taste of the new (Young Enough is the best song they've ever made) and old (Hard to Believe would fit in as a single on Guppy.

45.09 - Charly Bliss - Young Enough (2019)

1.    "Blown to Bits"    3:37
2.    "Capacity"    3:41
3.    "Under You"    3:20
4.    "Camera"    3:11
5.    "Fighting in the Dark"    1:10
6.    "Young Enough"    5:19
7.    "Bleach"    3:51
8.    "Chatroom"    3:36
9.    "Hurt Me"    3:43
10.    "Hard to Believe"    3:46
11.    "The Truth"    3:41

 
KarmaPolice said:
Those who drafted live albums - and be honest now - what % was preferring those versions of the songs to the albums and what % was a "more bang for your buck" approach?  
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All 3 (Joel, Mayer, and Seger) are substantially better live than in studio and each are littered throughout my playlists. 

There are artists I opted not to draft because I didn't get what I wanted from the studio and saw their live albums as cop-outs. 

 
Gotta have something by these guys and this is all that's left

Led Zeppelin- Presence(1976)

Nobody's Fault but Mine 

Tea for One

Added to playlist

 
KarmaPolice said:
1.  Did you let the fact that this is going onto a playlist effect your draft at all?   

I was thinking about this as I stare at metal albums, that I don't think people will like at all, so I skipped over them.  
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I added #### her gently to the playlist. 

 
MAC_32 said:
I added #### her gently to the playlist. 
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I think there are several in here who would dig on that though.   Some more growling/death metal I dont think anybody would bother with, so I chose to skip if I thought there might be something on my list that might be new and someone would dig.  

 
Northern Voice said:
My laptop touch pad isn't working and I have to use the little nub thing to navigate and oh my god how did we ever do this. 
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I'm the opposite.  I disabled my touchpad and bought an old Thinkpad specifically because I loved the eraserhead thingie on my old work laptop.

ETA:  if you're a touch typist, it's great to never have to leave the home keys

 
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I think I'll make my 48th rounder before I delve into STP's Shangri LA DE DAA.  Can you imagine the meetings with the label over the album title?

 
Raging weasel said:
Because I didn't think you were going with non-Ozzy singer, Sabatage is mostly weak and the 2 in between mostly suck. Figured it was Changed you hated too.
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I do have a big soft spot for the '81 album too, but yeah - I hate Changes and Sabotage was the inconsistent one, but love a couple tracks.  

 
Raging weasel said:
Led Zeppelin- Presence(1976)
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I've always thought Presence gets kind of a bad rap.  Side 1 is solid and Bonzo is in tremendous form. 

My theory is the Psygnosis album cover hurts its reputation; i looks too much like Wish You Were Here.  People would dig it more if it had a darker album cover.

 
Stupid computer crashing.  On My phone, no links

48.40:  JIMI HENDRIX - LIVE AT WOODSTOCK 

Songs:  Red House, Lover man

 
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I am watching Pulp Fiction for the first time since college.  I have also worked about two days total since Christmas.  This year is so weird.

 
KarmaPolice said:
Couple more random questions:

1.  Did you let the fact that this is going onto a playlist effect your draft at all?   

I was thinking about this as I stare at metal albums, that I don't think people will like at all, so I skipped over them.  

2.  Those who drafted live albums - and be honest now - what % was preferring those versions of the songs to the albums and what % was a "more bang for your buck" approach?  

If there were decent full Radiohead concerts on Spotify, I would have gone that route because like I've said before - I prefer the sound of songs from KidA especially in the live form.   There have been a couple live songs pop up that I thought sounded kind of bad, so that got me thinking about this as well.  
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2.  Here's what I drafted and why:

Grateful Dead    One From The Vault - favorite album of all time, love these versions of these songs
Neil Young    Live Rust - kind of a combination here, wouldn't have been my first NY pick, but some damn fine songs here
Allman Bros    Live at Ludlow Garage - had this album forever ago, but hardly listened to it, this is more of a "grab what's left" thing
Tedeschi Trucks Band    Live From The Fox Oakland - way better live, love the sound of the crowd, better jamming by Trucks
Saunders/Garcia    Live at Keystone - love this album. I don't think they did any studio albums together
Widspread Panic    Light Fuse Get Away - prefer this well beyond any studio albums
 

 
Alright, there's one of my top ten listened to artists that I don't have on my island yet. It's another early-00s indie rock album, because of course it is. I might stack the 8 best songs on this one against anything else in their catalog. At the same time I also considered taking one of their newer ones. Bejar and Case as full timers here and near their peak is the tie breaker.

46.32 - The New Pornographers - Electric Version (2003)

"The Electric Version" – 2:53
"From Blown Speakers" – 2:49
"The Laws Have Changed" – 3:26
"The End of Medicine" – 2:37
"Loose Translation" – 2:59
"Chump Change" (Dan Bejar) – 4:18
"All for Swinging You Around" – 3:42
"The New Face of Zero and One" – 4:11
"Testament to Youth in Verse" (Bejar) – 3:57
"It's Only Divine Right" – 4:11
"Ballad of a Comeback Kid" (Bejar) – 3:51
"July Jones" – 4:18
"Miss Teen Wordpower" – 3:23

 
Catching up my chronological list through round 46 - 


 
  • Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1975) - 17.10
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) - 1.10
  • Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987) - 7.10
  • Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 4.28
  • Bjork - Post (1995) - 11.11
  • Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off (1996) - 45.10
  • Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1998) - 21.10
  • Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999) - 6.30
  • Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported (1999) - 31.10
  • Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000) - 13.10
  • Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 3.10
  • Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002) - 5.10
  • Scarface - The Fix (2002) - 20.31
  • Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave (2003)
  • The Postal Service - Give Up (2003) - 42.31
  • The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (2005) - 12.31
  • Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (2005) - 43.10
  • Sigur Ros - Takk... (2005) - 37.10
  • The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006) - 8.30
  • Justice - Cross (2007) - 38.31
  • Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 16.31
  • TV on the Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 10.31
  • Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008) - 15.10
  • M83 - Saturdays = Youth (2008) - 35.10
  • Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (2008) - 32.31
  • Japandroids - Post-Nothing (2009) - 25.10
  • St. Vincent - Actor (2009) - 34.31
  • The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (2010) - 36.31
  • Beach House - Teen Dream (2010) - 23.10
  • Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) - 2.28
  • Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces (2011) - 29.10
  • Nujabes - Spiritual State (2011) - 30.31
  • Dessa - Castor, the Twin (2011) - 40.31
  • Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart (2012) - 27.10
  • HAIM - Days Are Gone (2013) - 14.31
  • Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (2013) - 18.31
  • Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time (2013) - 19.10
  • Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else (2014) - 26.31
  • FKA Twigs - LP1 (2014) - 41.10
  • Arkells - High Noon (2015) - 44.31
  • Grimes - Art Angels (2015) - 9.10
  • Bully - Feels Like (2015) - 46.31
  • Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool (2015) - 33.10
  • White Lung - Paradise (2016) - 24.31
  • Hinds - I Don't Run (2018) - 28.31
  • Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud (2020) - 39.10
Vocals:

Male vocals - 23
Female vocals - 14
Split - 6
Instrumental/dance - 3
My country count - surprised at the relative lack of Canada:

United States - 22.5
Canada - 8
United Kingdom - 5.5
France - 3
Australia - 2
Iceland - 2
Jamaica - 1
Japan - 1
Spain - 1

 
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Mine so far.

  • Neil Young    -    Harvest    1971
  • Queen    -      Sheer Heart Attack   1974
  • Bruce Springsteen    -    Born to Run    1975
  • The Ramones    -    The Ramones    1976
  • David Bowie    -    Low    1977
  • Iggy Pop    -    Lust For Life    1977
  • Talking Heads    -    Remain in Light    1980
  • Janet Jackson    -    Rhythm Nation 1814    1986
  • Pet Shop Boys    -     actually.   1987
  • The Traveling Wilburys   Vol 1    1988
  • Nine Inch Nails    -    Pretty Hate Machine    1989
  • The La's     -      The La's   1990
  • U2    -    Achtung Baby    1991
  • Pearl Jam    -    Ten    1991
  • Pulp     -      His 'n' Hers    1994
  • The Smashing Pumpkins    -     Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness   1995
  • Alanis Morissette     -    Jagged Little Pill   1995
  • Sloan     -      One Chord to Another   1996
  • The Tragically Hip    -    Live Between Us    1997
  • Dixie Chicks    -    Fly    1999
  • Matthew Good Band    -     Beautiful Midnight  1999
  • The Strokes    -    Is This It?    2001
  • Spoon    -    Kill The Moonlight     2002
  • The New Pornographers    -    Electric Version  2003
  • The Killers    -    Hot Fuss    2004
  • Arcade Fire    -    Funeral    2004
  • Franz Ferdinand    -    Franz Ferdinand    2004
  • Modest Mouse    -    Good News for People Who Love Bad News    2004
  • LCD Soundsystem    -    LCD Soundsystem    2005
  • The National     -     Alligator  2005
  • The Hold Steady    -    Boys and Girls in America    2006
  • My Chemical Romance    -   The Black Parade   2006
  • Rihanna   -    Good Girl Gone Bad  2007
  • Frightened Rabbit    -    The Midnight Organ Fight    2008
  • Arkells    -    Jackson Square    2008
  • Elbow    -    The Seldom Seen Kid    2008
  • Metric    -    Fantasies   2009
  • Robyn    -    Body Talk  2010
  • Tokyo Police Club     -    Champ    2010
  • Arctic Monkeys    -    AM    2013
  • Lorde    -    Pure Herione    2013
  • The Rural Alberta Advantage      -       Mended With Gold   2014
  • Taylor Swift    -    1989    2014
  • Courtney Barnett    -    Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit    2015
  • PUP    -    The Dream is Over    2016
  • Charly Bliss     -       Young Enough  2019
 
Steve Tasker said:
Catching up my chronological list through round 46 - 


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  • Toots and the Maytals - Funky Kingston (1975) - 17.10
  • Fleetwood Mac - Rumours (1977) - 1.10
  • Eric B & Rakim - Paid in Full (1987) - 7.10
  • Nas - Illmatic (1994) - 4.28
  • Bjork - Post (1995) - 11.11
  • Reel Big Fish - Turn the Radio Off (1996) - 45.10
  • Gang Starr - Moment of Truth (1998) - 21.10
  • Mos Def - Black on Both Sides (1999) - 6.30
  • Dave Matthews Band - Listener Supported (1999) - 31.10
  • Reflection Eternal - Train of Thought (2000) - 13.10
  • Daft Punk - Discovery (2001) - 3.10
  • Broken Social Scene - You Forgot It in People (2002) - 5.10
  • Scarface - The Fix (2002) - 20.31
  • Fall Out Boy - Take This to Your Grave (2003)
  • The Postal Service - Give Up (2003) - 42.31
  • The New Pornographers - Twin Cinema (2005) - 12.31
  • Architecture in Helsinki - In Case We Die (2005) - 43.10
  • Sigur Ros - Takk... (2005) - 37.10
  • The Thermals - The Body, the Blood, the Machine (2006) - 8.30
  • Justice - Cross (2007) - 38.31
  • Vampire Weekend - Vampire Weekend (2008) - 16.31
  • TV on the Radio - Dear Science (2008) - 10.31
  • Los Campesinos! - Hold On Now, Youngster... (2008) - 15.10
  • M83 - Saturdays = Youth (2008) - 35.10
  • Cut Copy - In Ghost Colours (2008) - 32.31
  • Japandroids - Post-Nothing (2009) - 25.10
  • St. Vincent - Actor (2009) - 34.31
  • The Besnard Lakes - The Besnard Lakes Are the Roaring Night (2010) - 36.31
  • Beach House - Teen Dream (2010) - 23.10
  • Kanye West - My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy (2010) - 2.28
  • Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces (2011) - 29.10
  • Nujabes - Spiritual State (2011) - 30.31
  • Dessa - Castor, the Twin (2011) - 40.31
  • Marina and the Diamonds - Electra Heart (2012) - 27.10
  • HAIM - Days Are Gone (2013) - 14.31
  • Blood Orange - Cupid Deluxe (2013) - 18.31
  • Sky Ferreira - Night Time, My Time (2013) - 19.10
  • Cloud Nothings - Here and Nowhere Else (2014) - 26.31
  • FKA Twigs - LP1 (2014) - 41.10
  • Arkells - High Noon (2015) - 44.31
  • Grimes - Art Angels (2015) - 9.10
  • Bully - Feels Like (2015) - 46.31
  • Wolf Alice - My Love Is Cool (2015) - 33.10
  • White Lung - Paradise (2016) - 24.31
  • Hinds - I Don't Run (2018) - 28.31
  • Waxahatchee - Saint Cloud (2020) - 39.10
My country count - surprised at the relative lack of Canada:

United States - 22.5
Canada - 8
United Kingdom - 5.5
France - 3
Australia - 2
Iceland - 2
Jamaica - 1
Japan - 1
Spain - 1
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You're going to make me figure out what country half these bands are from huh?

 
48.18 - Symphony or Damn - Terence Trent D'Arby (1992)

TTD's first four albums for Columbia are all fascinating but two of them, his debut and this his third, are sensational. 

He's pretty much the textbook case of an artist's ego destroying a promising career but an artist would have to have huge self-belief to take the wild swings TTD does.  Or he could be crazy which is also a distinct possibility.  Either way, massive talent, massive headcase, great album.

She Kissed Me

Turn the Page

 
shuke said:
Couple more random questions:

1.  Did you let the fact that this is going onto a playlist effect your draft at all?   

I was thinking about this as I stare at metal albums, that I don't think people will like at all, so I skipped over them.  

2.  Those who drafted live albums - and be honest now - what % was preferring those versions of the songs to the albums and what % was a "more bang for your buck" approach?  
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1. I moved an album back in the draft order because it wouldn't fit the mix but otherwise no.

2. Cheap Trick at Budokan improves on the studio versions.  I always thought their first two albums were hurt by thin production.  I also drafted REM's Live at the Olympia because I love the relaxed vibe of the album.  Individual songs probably aren't better than their studio versions but it has an incredible career spanning setlist.

 
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