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Genrepalooza 3: Playlists are done, phwew (4 Viewers)

***FRIDAY'S CATEGORIES WILL BE ARCADE FIRE AND CHILLWAVE***

With the original draft basically officially over, I'm also instituting these rules as well:

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From 9 PM Eastern every night until 9 AM the following morning, the theme is "There is a Spotlight That Never Goes Out"

- Everyone can post unlimited picks/songs (try to still align with categories for playlist purposes)

- Turn the spotlight on. Highlight all the songs in all the categories by all the bands that were missed. 

- Intoxicating substances encouraged.

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As penance for hijacking the end of the draft, I also intend on taking over updating the Google Doc and playlists, including all picks not entered so far (but this may happen tomorrow, not tonight depending on the :banned: ).

 
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22.ee - Marianne Faithfull - Sparrows Will Sing  (Female)

Faithfull has been prolific this century with eight albums including symphonic renditions of Kurt Weill's The Seven Deadly Sins.  Tens of thousands of cigarettes over the years have made her voice a unique instrument.  Unlike other aging singers, she hasn't had to deal with diminished vocal range because she hasn't had any since the 1970s. 

She's worked with younger artists including Polly Jean Harvey, Anna Calvi and Ed Harcourt but this song was written by Faithfull's contemporary Roger Waters.  The refrain is from Jabberwocky.

It works for Old Fart but I'm drafting it for Female since it's my favorite of the mixes I've listened to so far.

 
Work got in the waypalooza, but caught up with the thread - some great picks - threw likes around and 'bouta catch up on the picks.  :ph34r:

 
Ilov80s said:
Not the Hit’Em Up I’m familiar with 
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Was just listening to Hit 'Em Up earlier today 'cause I wanted to listen to that scorched ####### earth outro after hearing some variation of "f ______ as a staff, record label and as a m************ crew". :lmao:

 
So my coworker and really my mentor at work has Guillain Barre. It’s a very extreme neurological and autoimmune disorder. Basically Friday she was at work and fine. When I came into work Monday I found out she is in ICU on breathing machines because she no longer can control muscles in her body- even her lungs aren’t working. There’s probably a 5-10% chance she will just die. If she lives, it sounds like it will take a year or 2 of PT to learn to walk, eat, talk, etc, Freaking sucks. She’s single with no kids but her best friend was her dog. She had it trained as a service dog. They went to the hospitals and hospice together weekly and basically did everything together. That last weekend in April she came out and found her dog almost unable to move and in a ton of pain. Her dog apparently had some undetected cancer and had to be put down. Then this horrible disorder strikes her a week later. Her best friend and dog who brought so much joy to ailing people (including my dad when he broke his hip) isn’t even there to comfort her owner. I’m just a freaking mess over this. 

So once I’m done with my coffee, ill likely have some bourbon and post some sad songs here. Sorry to be a downer. But also thanks for a place to escape or even help deal with the stress of “real life”.

 
Ilov80s said:
So my coworker and really my mentor at work has Guillain Barre. It’s a very extreme neurological and autoimmune disorder. Basically Friday she was at work and fine. When I came into work Monday I found out she is in ICU on breathing machines because she no longer can control muscles in her body- even her lungs aren’t working. There’s probably a 5-10% chance she will just die. If she lives, it sounds like it will take a year or 2 of PT to learn to walk, eat, talk, etc, Freaking sucks. She’s single with no kids but her best friend was her dog. She had it trained as a service dog. They went to the hospitals and hospice together weekly and basically did everything together. That last weekend in April she came out and found her dog almost unable to move and in a ton of pain. Her dog apparently had some undetected cancer and had to be put down. Then this horrible disorder strikes her a week later. Her best friend and dog who brought so much joy to ailing people (including my dad when he broke his hip) isn’t even there to comfort her owner. I’m just a freaking mess over this. 

So once I’m done with my coffee, ill likely have some bourbon and post some sad songs here. Sorry to be a downer. But also thanks for a place to escape or even help deal with the stress of “real life”.
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Man. No words, just...That's terrible. Vent away, man. Hope we help in whatever measure possible. Outta bourbon here, but I'll have a drink too.

 
Abrantes said:
Man. No words, just...That's terrible. Vent away, man. Hope we help in whatever measure possible. Outta bourbon here, but I'll have a drink too.
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Thanks, not sure I have much to say beyond that. I just feel so bad for her. She’s just a nice person who gave so much to the kids at school and her family and the strangers who she met with her dog. It’s just so unfair. 

 
A heart attack or car accident for whatever reason would be so much easier to understand - maybe because it’s so much more common. But Gillian Barre? It’s this super rare thing and for someone to get it and then a day later basically be paralyzed and fighting for their life is insane. From my basic understanding is that she had a virus and was sick a couple weeks ago and from this her brain got mixed up and thinks her whole body is an invading virus and her immune system is waging war on her entire body. WTF.

 
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(Sorry, just gonna get a couple picks out of the way.)

16. Handsome Furs, Repatriated (Dance/Electronica; 2011)

Gonna keep these relatively short, but screw it, I'm doubling up on Boeckner. NV/Eeph mentioned HF earlier in the thread, and though I could've gone with something else, this was the right pick. Heard about 'em from y'all here on the FFA, about Sound Kapital,  and damn, I love that album. Would be happy with a couple of other songs from that one too.

 
Ilov80s said:
A heart attack or car accident for whatever reason would be so much easier to understand - maybe because it’s so much more common. But Gillian Barre? It’s this super rare thing and for someone to get it and then a day later basically be paralyzed and fighting for their life is insane. From my basic understanding is that she had a virus and was sick a couple weeks ago and from this her brain got mixed up and thinks her whole body is an invading virus and her immune system is waging war on her entire body. WTF.
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That sucks.

isnt that what Travis Frederick has though and he seemed to be able to get it under control?  Hope it all works out.

 
Long Ball Larry said:
That sucks.

isnt that what Travis Frederick has though and he seemed to be able to get it under control?  Hope it all works out.
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Thanks, I knew I heard of it somewhere before. Though from my reading, it doesn’t sound like he was ever in ICU on life support. He had weakness and neck pain. I’m not an expert obviously but from what the internet says, the outcomes are scary when it reaches the stage she is at. Also it did say if one is over 40 when they get it, insignificantly reduces outcomes. She’s in her mid 40s. I do think there’s a very good chance she ultimately recovers but it sounds like that could take a year or 2 of intense physical therapy. On top of that, I don’t think her mental state is great due to the loss of her dog who really was her best friend. She obsessed over her dog like a child. I’m trying to be hopeful but idk

 
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17. Stars, Ageless Beauty (Rock; 2004)

I struggled with rock/pop/dream pop/etc classifications a bit this draft, like with the recently-picked Shins, for instance. I played the crap out of Chutes Too Narrow and love pretty much all of their stuff, but didn't know whether to call them pop or rock. At any rate, I was on the fence about where to put this one too, but this song is gorgeous, and the album it's from is great.

 
This is pretty amazing http://everynoise.com/
 

@EveryNoise ·  glenn mcdonald

Every Noise at Once is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 3,012 genres by Spotify as of 2019-05-08. The calibration is fuzzy, but in general down is more organic, up is more mechanical and electric; left is denser and more atmospheric, right is spikier and bouncier.
 
Click anything to hear an example of what it sounds like.
 
Click the » on a genre to see a map of its artists.
 
Be calmly aware that this may periodically expand, contract or combust.
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McDonald works for Spotify as a data scientist/genre taxonomist

 
Here's one for covering the sadness and death and recognizing the anniversary of the passing of Scott Hutchison. @The Dreaded Marco broke the seal on them with my favourite song of theirs but this one really popped when I saw them live last year, just a couple months before his death.

Spotlight Hours - Things - Frightened Rabbit - Indie/Rock

Never need these things
I'll never need them, oh
It's just you I need
You're my human heat
For the things are only things
And nothing brings me like you bring me oh

 

 
Ilov80s said:
A heart attack or car accident for whatever reason would be so much easier to understand - maybe because it’s so much more common. But Gillian Barre? It’s this super rare thing and for someone to get it and then a day later basically be paralyzed and fighting for their life is insane. From my basic understanding is that she had a virus and was sick a couple weeks ago and from this her brain got mixed up and thinks her whole body is an invading virus and her immune system is waging war on her entire body. WTF.
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Damn.  Sorry to hear about your mentor.

I have taken care of a few kids over the years with GBS, all in residency because they required an ICU.   It's pretty rare in general pediatrics. 

It is an autoimmune disease in which your own immune system that is responding to an infection of some sort instead attacks your own nervous system, causing paralysis. I'm not sure about the prognosis for adults but I hope she recovers quickly.  

 
The Dreaded Marco said:
Damn.  Sorry to hear about your mentor.

I have taken care of a few kids over the years with GBS, all in residency because they required an ICU.   It's pretty rare in general pediatrics. 

It is an autoimmune disease in which your own immune system that is responding to an infection of some sort instead attacks your own nervous system, causing paralysis. I'm not sure about the prognosis for adults but I hope she recovers quickly.  
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Thanks man- also that’s awesome you are able to help those kids out. You seem like a good man

 
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#### I just remembered a great cover song that I should have drafted. It’s a nice positive song so I’m just posting rules be damned 

Alt J- Lovely Day

ETA: looks like this is now acceptable! Yay spotlight 

 
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Northern Voice said:
***FRIDAY'S CATEGORIES WILL BE ARCADE FIRE AND CHILLWAVE***

With the original draft basically officially over, I'm also instituting these rules as well:

----

From 9 PM Eastern every night until 9 AM the following morning, the theme is "There is a Spotlight That Never Goes Out"

- Everyone can post unlimited picks/songs (try to still align with categories for playlist purposes)

- Turn the spotlight on. Highlight all the songs in all the categories by all the bands that were missed. 

- Intoxicating substances encouraged.

-----

As penance for hijacking the end of the draft, I also intend on taking over updating the Google Doc and playlists, including all picks not entered so far (but this may happen tomorrow, not tonight depending on the :banned: ).
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I like everything about this and will try not to abuse it.

 
Ilov80s said:
Same. It’s been a rough week.
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I can't even.

I vaguely remember being at a Derby party on Saturday, which now seems like six months ago. Woke up on Sunday to pouring rain outside and the sound of water dripping through my bathroom ceiling inside. Leak in the eaves. :rant: Cue half a day of scrambling up and down the attic ladder with plastic, caulk, flashlights, cordless drills, hammers, you name it. 

Fix that problem and come into the office on Monday to find out that one of our high-$$$ product launches is in jeopardy and fixing that problem requires not just nailing down a supply contract with our partner by Friday, but cracking open the development contract and modifying the #### out of that, too. Cue three 12-hour days of huddling with lawyers in cramped conference rooms when I'm not pacing up and down the hallways trying to talk sense into a group of people 2,500 miles away. Oh, and I've got a new hire starting in 10 days and HR is in my ear every 10 minutes because of course nothing whatsoever is set up for her.

Needless to say, tonight's a bourbon night, fellas. Basil Hayden, three cubes, puh-leeeeze.  :suds:  During which I will attempt to make some sort of headway against the six or however many rounds I'm in the hole here. Let's let 'er rip! 

 
Northern Voice said:
***FRIDAY'S CATEGORIES WILL BE ARCADE FIRE AND CHILLWAVE***

With the original draft basically officially over, I'm also instituting these rules as well:

----

From 9 PM Eastern every night until 9 AM the following morning, the theme is "There is a Spotlight That Never Goes Out"

- Everyone can post unlimited picks/songs (try to still align with categories for playlist purposes)

- Turn the spotlight on. Highlight all the songs in all the categories by all the bands that were missed. 

- Intoxicating substances encouraged.

-----

As penance for hijacking the end of the draft, I also intend on taking over updating the Google Doc and playlists, including all picks not entered so far (but this may happen tomorrow, not tonight depending on the :banned: ).
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If I'm online, I'll roll random dice to keep things official.

 
RPG Library Secure Dice generated the following rolls for .

7d3, subtract 4d6, rolled 3 times.

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 (Duplicates!)
Roll subtotal: 15
Minus die rolls: 2, 4, 3, 6
Minus roll subtotal: 15
Roll total: 15 - 15 = 0

Roll set 2
Die rolls: 3, 3, 2, 2, 2, 3, 3 (Duplicates!)
Roll subtotal: 18
Minus die rolls: 2, 3, 4, 4
Minus roll subtotal: 13
Roll total: 18 - 13 = 5

Roll set 3
Die rolls: 2, 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3 (Triples!)
Roll subtotal: 14
Minus die rolls: 5, 2, 4, 1
Minus roll subtotal: 12
Roll total: 14 - 12 = 2
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Ilov80s said:
@The Dreaded Marco

shes getting some kind of plasma transfusion. Do you know anything about that? Good sign? Bad sign?  Neither?
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Yes.  Plasma exchange has proven to be effective for many GBS patients:

"Plasma exchange — Large, randomized multicenter trials have established the effectiveness of plasma exchange in patients with severe GBS [24-27]. Earlier improvement in muscle strength, reduced need for mechanical ventilation, and better recovery have been demonstrated."

 
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20. Ladytron, The Island (Female, Home; 2018)

Abusing the Home category for the second time, I think? Anyway, this whole album is soooooooooooo goooooood. Caught me totally by surprise.

(Also, Igor Cavalera drums on the album? wtf)

 
Fair warning - I'm not doing this in anything resembling proper round order. More like as and when they occur to me.

Feel like I need to build on the country playlist a wee bit. Even though I listen to virtually no country, this one's close enough to rock and is irreverent enough that it's always been a guilty pleasure for me.

Genre: Country

20.09 - Big & Rich - "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (2005)

 
Mr. Irrelevant said:
Guess I gotta start out by replacing my Jay-Z selection. Gotta go to his masterpiece album The Blueprint ... I'm hoping this one is a live link - can someone confirm?

11.01b - Jay-Z - "Izzo" (H.O.V.A.) (2001)
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Are you replacing it because you first choice wasn’t on Spotify? If so this one isn’t either.

Also sorry to hear about that ####ty week. Sounds like your bourbon will be tasting quite nice tonight. I started out a perfect manhattan with Bulleit Rye. Might do straight Blantons later.

 
Ilov80s said:
Are you replacing it because you first choice wasn’t on Spotify? If so this one isn’t either.

Also sorry to hear about that ####ty week. Sounds like your bourbon will be tasting quite nice tonight. I started out a perfect manhattan with Bulleit Rye. Might do straight Blantons later.
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:wall:  I'm basically the last living Gen-X or younger American without a Spotify account, so I'm just guessing with these. You able to find something equally kick-### of his that actually is? I trust y'all.

 
I didn't notice them listed while catching up on this thread, but I'd be somewhat surprised if they weren't in a prior Genrepalooza. Doesn't matter. As 2010s indie pop goes, they're one of the most ... entertaining. (Even three bourbons in, I sidestepped the obvious dad joke. You're welcome.)

Genre: Pop

18.09 - fun. - "Some Nights" (2012)

 
Mr. Irrelevant said:
Fair warning - I'm not doing this in anything resembling proper round order. More like as and when they occur to me.

Feel like I need to build on the country playlist a wee bit. Even though I listen to virtually no country, this one's close enough to rock and is irreverent enough that it's always been a guilty pleasure for me.

Genre: Country

20.09 - Big & Rich - "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy)" (2005)
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This on the other hand is on Spotify

 
Northern Voice said:
Here's one for covering the sadness and death and recognizing the anniversary of the passing of Scott Hutchison. @The Dreaded Marco broke the seal on them with my favourite song of theirs but this one really popped when I saw them live last year, just a couple months before his death.

Spotlight Hours - Things - Frightened Rabbit - Indie/Rock

Never need these things
I'll never need them, oh
It's just you I need
You're my human heat
For the things are only things
And nothing brings me like you bring me oh

 
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Nice.  

The last time I saw the band was in 2016.  My daughter was 16 at the time.  She and I (the biggest FR fans I know personally :)  ) drove to Boise from Salt Lake City to see them on a Friday night and then back to SLC to see them again on Saturday night. I was in the balcony but she was on the rail both nights.  After the SLC show she said, "these guys are obviously Dad Rock.  But they're my favorite band". 

She's at college out of state now.  We were texting last night about the anniversary of his death and she still considers them her favorite band.  :cry:  

 
Ilov80s said:
So my coworker and really my mentor at work has Guillain Barre. It’s a very extreme neurological and autoimmune disorder. Basically Friday she was at work and fine. When I came into work Monday I found out she is in ICU on breathing machines because she no longer can control muscles in her body- even her lungs aren’t working. There’s probably a 5-10% chance she will just die. If she lives, it sounds like it will take a year or 2 of PT to learn to walk, eat, talk, etc, Freaking sucks. She’s single with no kids but her best friend was her dog. She had it trained as a service dog. They went to the hospitals and hospice together weekly and basically did everything together. That last weekend in April she came out and found her dog almost unable to move and in a ton of pain. Her dog apparently had some undetected cancer and had to be put down. Then this horrible disorder strikes her a week later. Her best friend and dog who brought so much joy to ailing people (including my dad when he broke his hip) isn’t even there to comfort her owner. I’m just a freaking mess over this. 

So once I’m done with my coffee, ill likely have some bourbon and post some sad songs here. Sorry to be a downer. But also thanks for a place to escape or even help deal with the stress of “real life”.
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I missed this before ... really sorry to hear this, '80s. Puts the stupid #### I was #####ing about in perspective as, well, stupid ####. Life is really fragile and so many of us don't appreciate the fact until you hear things like this.  :(

 
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