Genrepalooza Presents: FG Radio - Tons of Lithium but very little Chill (8 Viewers)

Eephus · May 31, 2021

Tuesday last chance

Summerpalooza (Not the League)

The Noble Eightfold Path (Classic Punk before Nirvana)

Hall of Very Good (RRHOF Omissions)

Saxy Time : Non-jazz songs prominently featuring the saxophone

WLUV & KSEX-FM (Slow Jams)

Bob Dylan Radio

Breakup Songs

Simey's Reading Glasses (Songs recorded by artists older than 50)

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 2
Roll subtotal: 2
Roll total: 2

The Noble Eightfold Path (Classic Punk before Nirvana) - LAST CHANCE

Eephus · May 31, 2021

Eephus said:
Farewell triple play for Poptopia

404.8 - Adam Schmitt - Can't Get You On My Mind (Poptopia)

The Power Pop pride of Champaign-Urbana

404.12 -TSAR - I Don't Wanna Break Up (Poptopia)

Another band I draft a lot but if I haven't picked them in 400 rounds, I should be OK.

404.812 - The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool (Poptopia)

This is only the fourth song by the band drafted, although Manic Monday was picked for the Prince Channel and 80s on 8.

Hate it when my picks are at the bottom of the page

Ilov80s · May 31, 2021

Just to add context, when I referenced my in-laws and their limitations, I meant in terms of projects and plans. They have always been the type that had to have 5 projects and 3 trips planned at all times. They hated moments of peace or rest. Unfortunately they are now both in their 70s but still trying to act like they are 50. Starting projects they can't finish which makes them frustrated or angry. Even worse they finish those projects and injure themselves along the way. As many times as we all say, let's meet for a weekend and just relax and hang out, they always have to have some projects to do. This year, their project is they bought a house down the block and are going to flip it.

Eephus · May 31, 2021

Tuesday regulars

Roll set 1
Die rolls: 764, 407, 189
Roll subtotal: 1360
Roll total: 1360

Hall of Very Good (RRHOF Omissions)

Emo Imo

Strings and Things (Songs with string sections or orchestral backing)

Raging weasel · May 31, 2021

Round 304

Harmonicalooza

Was going to pick some Magic **** and his Lickin' Stick but it was already drafted. Was going to take a different track but then remembered that this album has a harmonica on the cover so figured I'd find something useable.

Aerosmith- Temperature

Raging weasel · May 31, 2021

Just heard a cool story while watching the KC/Pitt baseball game. Thread favorite Geddy Lee is a huge baseball fan and collects baseballs,like thousands of them. He has an autographed ball by every member of the 3000 hit club,a ball from Kaufax's perfect game and donated over 400 signed balls to the Negro League museum.

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

All the cool kids are doing multiple Poptopia for round 404, so I will too.

Round 404:

Poptopia

A. Me and Mia -- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Deserved to be a big hit, might have been if he didn't have this habit of signing with financially distressed record companies.

B. In Other Words -- Ben Kweller

Rundgrenesque vamp. I could have also used this for This Is the End, but I've got a ton of other possibilities there.

C. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better -- The Byrds

The modus operandi of many of the early power pop bands was to do their own take on The Byrds. So we'll take some of the source material.

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

Bumping this to the new page for retirement tracking.

Retired: Holly, First Wave, Underground Garage, Classic Rewind, Road Trip Radio, The Joint, Symphony Hall, The Groove, Covers, R&R HOF, Hair Nation, XMU, Pearl Jam, Studio 54, Comes Alive, 80s on 8, Octane/Turbo, Coffee House, Prince, Chill, Lithium, Hits 1, Sinatra (Standards), 70s on 7, Pop2K, Yacht Rock, Real Jazz, The Beatles, On Broadway, Jam On, BPM, Prime Country, Tom Petty, The Bridge, 90s on 9, 60s on 6, Bluesville, Elvis, Margaritaville, SoulCycle, Deep Tracks, Bluegrass Junction, Soul Town, Fly/The Heat/Shade45, Faction, PopRocks, Globalization, Outlaw Country, Willie's Roadhouse, 50s on 5, Springsteen, Synth Smorg, FFA-1 Storytellers, Turn Down the Lights, Oh Canada, I Heart Prog, Classic Vinyl, Concept Concept, International 2: No Boogaloo, Stevie Wonder Radio, Don't Worry Be Happy, All About That Bass, Are You Sure Hank Done It This Way?, Eel Pie Preservation Society, Velvet, XMU Rocks!!!, Shut Up 'N Play Yer Guitar, Rolling Stones Radio, The Highway, Falling Leaves, Sleet, Guitar Hero, The Man in Black, KP's Boneyard, Jazz-Rock Fusion, Lilith Fair, Featuring..., Stonehenge, 1900s on 19, Free Stylin', Second Wave, Grrrls Grrrls Grrrls, The Antipodes, How Bizarre, 1800s on 18, The Good Time Gospel Hour, Jack and Dave, Radio Omega, Politico, Radio Free Bird, Poptopia, The Noble Eightfold Path (after today)

Playlists with 50+ songs and/or 3+ hours are in bold. Their categories are eligible for retirement, as are any that have been rolled at least five times.

Breakin' Up Is Hard to Do (Breakup Songs) -- 66 songs, 4 hours and 18 minutes

At the Movies (non-instrumental except for Shaft) -- 48 songs, 3 hours and 21 minutes

Goin' Solo (Songs from solo artists better known for being in a band) -- 44 songs, 3 hours and 7 minutes

Summerpalooza (Not the League) -- 44 songs, 2 hours and 41 minutes

This is the Beginning (Songs with great intros) -- 42 songs, 3 hours and 0 minutes

In My Room -- 41 songs, 2 hours and 35 minutes

Bob Dylan Radio -- 39 songs, 2 hours and 56 minutes

Morning Zoo (Songs about animals) -- 39 songs, 2 hours and 22 minutes

Hall of Very Good (RRHOF Omissions) -- 38 songs, 2 hours and 35 minutes

Help Simey find her reading glasses (Songs recorded by artists older than 50) -- 37 songs, 2 hours and 46 minutes

Lighters Up: Power Ballads -- 37 songs, 2 hours and 44 minutes

Beat It (Great drums and/or percussion parts) -- 37 songs, 2 hours and TBD minutes

META-static radio - songs referencing other artists/songs/albums -- 37 songs, 2 hours and 26 minutes

Radio Alpha (Songs off debut albums) -- 37 songs, 2 hours and 22 minutes

Geology 101 (Songs with Rock in the title or lyrics) -- 37 songs, 2 hours and 16 minutes

Saxy Time (Non-jazz songs featuring saxophone) -- 36 songs, 2 hours and 53 minutes

NASA Mission Control (Songs about space, being spacey or taking up space) -- 28 songs, 2 hours and 6 minutes

150 Seconds with Matt Pinfield (songs under 2:30) -- 32 songs, 1 hour and 4 minutes

David Bowie Channel -- 27 songs, 1 hour and 58 minutes

Rude Youth (Ska) -- 26 songs, 1 hour and 21 minutes

Aretha and Otis Show -- 26 songs, 1 hour and TBD minutes

WLUV & KSEX-FM (Slow Jams) -- 25 songs, 1 hour and 51 minutes

The Beeb (Strictly UK artists) -- 25 songs, 1 hour and 40 minutes

Illiterature (Songs about books, authors and literary characters) -- 24 songs, 1 hour and 39 minutes

Harmonicalooza (songs featuring the harmonica) -- 22 songs, 1 hour and 30 minutes

Chemistry 101 (Songs about drugs) -- 21 songs, 1 hour and 26 minutes

Horny Time (Songs with Brass Sections) -- 21 songs, 1 hour and 20 minutes

Strings and Things (Songs with string sections or orchestral backing) -- 20 songs, 1 hour and 31 minutes

Bright Lights Big City (Songs about the urban life) -- 20 songs, 1 hour and 30 minutes

Moar Cowbell -- 20 songs, 1 hour and 21 minutes

Surf & Skate Shop (Surf music and songs about skateboards) -- 19 songs, 52 minutes

Free Your Mind (psychedelic songs or stuff you listen to while drunk, high or tripping balls) -- 18 songs, 1 hour and 36 minutes

The Ego Meets the Dove (CSNY and one degree of separation) -- 17 songs, 1 hour and 24 minutes

This is the End (Songs with great endings) -- 16 songs, 1 hour and 39 minutes

Vegas Playlist -- 16 songs, 52 minutes

The Velvet Underground and bands who bought their album -- 15 songs, 1 hour and 13 minutes

Spring Forward (Songs about Spring) -- 15 songs, 1 hour and 2 minutes

The Name Game (Song titles with first names) -- 14 songs, 47 minutes

Keyboard Warriors (Uber piano, organ, synth, celeste, harpsichord, accordian, etc.) -- 13 songs, 1 hour and 15 minutes

Beat This (Songs with Beat(s) in the title or lyrics) -- 13 songs, 50 minutes

Sports Ticker (Songs about sports and athletes) -- 12 songs, 57 minutes

Folk Yeah (Folk music) -- 12 songs, 44 minutes

Emo Imo -- 9 songs, 38 minutes

The Taylor Swift Channel -- 8 songs, 32 minutes

Not yet rolled:

Back 40 (Songs about the countryside and the rural thing)

Mantra (music with a political/philosophical/spiritual/life message)

Microphone #2 (songs where someone who is not usually the lead singer takes the lead)

Songs to Play at the End of the World

Zero to Sixty in 375* Rounds (songs with numbers in them)

Side 1, Track 1 (Great album openers)

Side 2, Track X (Great album closers)

Go Cat Go (Rockabilly songs)

Short Skirt, Long Jacket (Clothes, fashion, etc)

Art Rock, Post Rock, Kraut Rock and Radiohead

Stripped -- acoustic songs from electric/electronic artists

Not yet in the category rotation:

The Jose, Jim & Johnnie Show: Songs about alcohol and drinking

Shake Rattle & Roll (songs with those three words in the lyrics/title)

Didn't We Do a Draft About This? (songs about Food)

Music for a Lazy Sunday Morning

"Working for a living" - songs about jobs/professions

I Write the Songs (tunes written by famous songwriters and performed by others)

Public Transit (Songs about planes, trains, buses, boats, etc. No cars though)

Piano Men (Billy, Joel, Elton and John)

Applausible Tunes (Songs with clapping)

Not yet in the "not yet in the category rotation" (aka Dayton play-in round):

Vocal Chords (Songs with great harmony vocals)

Wee Small Hours (songs about the nighttime)

Bring In 'Da Funk (funky tunes, duh)

Horror Show songs about/in the title werewolves, vampires, zombies, ghosts, etc..

Botany 101 (Songs about plants)

Illegal Activities - songs about crimes, jail, etc..

Segue Way (songs that flow together including medleys)

Title Tracks of Albums

Songs in the key of Sea (water, fish, kelp, etc.)

Five Word Song Titles

Associated Acts (Bands with members more famous for another band. Supergroups welcome but no solo material)

Somebody Scream (Songs with screaming)

Help Simey's Dad Find His Love Channel

Songs About New York City

Songs about Southern California

The Medium is the Message - songs about television/journalism/newspaper/movies

Talk Radio (Non-Rap songs with spoken word sections)

Ilov80s · May 31, 2021

Pip's Invitation said:
All the cool kids are doing multiple Poptopia for round 404, so I will too.

Round 404:

Poptopia

A. Me and Mia -- Ted Leo and the Pharmacists

Deserved to be a big hit, might have been if he didn't have this habit of signing with financially distressed record companies.

B. In Other Words -- Ben Kweller

Rundgrenesque vamp. I could have also used this for This Is the End, but I've got a ton of other possibilities there.

C. I'll Feel a Whole Lot Better -- The Byrds

The modus operandi of many of the early power pop bands was to do their own take on The Byrds. So we'll take some of the source material.

A. Love the pick, my niece is named Mia and so we enjoy that song. I was looking at it for another list.

C. Love to see The Byrds get drafted.

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

Eephus said:
404.812 - The Bangles - Going Down to Liverpool (Poptopia)

This is only the fourth song by the band drafted, although Manic Monday was picked for the Prince Channel and 80s on 8.

I was gonna take this for Microphone #2 when we got around to that.

Raging weasel · May 31, 2021

Round 404

This is the Beginning

The Heavy- Short Change Hero

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

The Beginning got to the end before The End.

This is the Beginning (Songs with great intros) -- 42 songs, 3 hours and 0 minutes

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

@Ilov80sor whoever:

For NASA Mission Control, please add Space Junk by Devo and replace Wings' Venus and Mars with Venus and Mars (Reprise), which is what Krista actually drafted.

For The Noble Eightfold path, please add You're a Prisoner by Death and Public Image by Public Image Ltd.

Pip's Invitation · May 31, 2021

BONUS SORT OF NEIL POPTOPIA CONNECTION

Neil didn't really write anything you'd count as power pop, but his bandmates in Buffalo Springfield did. He played guitar on this Stephen Stills song.

Go and Say Goodbye -- Buffalo Springfield

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:
Round 304

Oh no no no.

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

I'm gonna rain so much extra Power Pop down on this mess you won't know what hit you.

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

BONUS.k4 Poptopia

I'm going to start with a couple of songs from my favorite Chicago band, who also happened to be good friends of mine. "Heralded by many as the banner carriers of power pop for the 21st century, few bands have displayed such a mastery of pop songcraft on a debut release." It's hard to choose a couple of them only, so I might take some in other categories.

Frisbie - Paid In Kind

Frisbie - Martha

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

more bonus poptopia

BONUS.k4 Earwig - Cinema East

BONUS.k4 The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year

WTF they've been taken in other categories but not here?

rockaction · Jun 1, 2021

krista4 said:
more bonus poptopia

BONUS.k4 Earwig - Cinema East

BONUS.k4 The Zombies - This Will Be Our Year

WTF they've been taken in other categories but not here?

Yep. I even tried to change the Zombies song I took to this one, actually, but I remember it not taking. Playlist moves on, son, catch it by the door. I love this track.

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

Ohhhhh more Poptopia

Loud Family - Inverness

Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone

Chris Stamey & the dBs - (I Thought) You Wanted To Know

Prix - Girl

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

rockaction said:
Yep. I even tried to change the Zombies song I took to this one, actually, but I remember it not taking. Playlist moves on, son, catch it by the door. I love this track.

I wonder what happened. I don’t remember it. Would’ve pegged you to take a Zombies song here, too. Glad I chose one you love!

Pip's Invitation · Jun 1, 2021

krista4 said:
Ohhhhh more Poptopia

Tommy Keene - Places That Are Gone

Already picked for this channel by Eephus.

Pip's Invitation · Jun 1, 2021

Once again, for Hall of Very Good, we are looking for artists who are NOT on this list: https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/a-z

Pip's Invitation · Jun 1, 2021

Round 405:

Strings and Things

You Set the Scene -- Love

Forever Changes has some of the best usage of strings (and horns) in rock.

Ilov80s · Jun 1, 2021

EMO IMO

Rd 405: crushcrushcrush by Paramore

Dr. Octopus · Jun 1, 2021

Round 405

Surf's Up - Brian Wilson (Strings and Things)

simey · Jun 1, 2021

Round 405

To Love Somebody - Bee Gees (Strings and Things)

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Round 405

Strings and Things

Rasputina- Rats

rockaction · Jun 1, 2021

Round 405.xx

Category: The Noble Eightfold Path

Song: Hope

Artist: The Descendents

A song that was both a progenitor of pop/punk and/or emo imo, whichever you'd like.

That sentence could have taken three slashes in a row, just like a good punk.

rockaction · Jun 1, 2021

Pip's Invitation said:
Round 405:

Strings and Things

You Set the Scene -- Love

Forever Changes has some of the best usage of strings (and horns) in rock.

Still waiting for Mobile Fidelity to print more of Forever Changes on vinyl so I can order one.

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

405.8 or 12 - Verbow - New History (Strings)

90s Alt-Rock band Verbow were one of the only bands I can think of that had a cellist as a regular member. The craze didn't catch on as none of their songs have more than 8000 streams on Spotify but I liked how they integrated the instrument into their sound back in the day.

Frontman Jason Narducy went on to be a long-time collaborator with Bob Mould and cellist Alison Chesley has done some interesting stuff under the moniker Helen Money.

krista4 · Jun 1, 2021

Eephus said:
405.8 or 12 - Verbow - New History (Strings)

90s Alt-Rock band Verbow were one of the only bands I can think of that had a cellist as a regular member. The craze didn't catch on as none of their songs have more than 8000 streams on Spotify but I liked how they integrated the instrument into their sound back in the day.

Frontman Jason Narducy went on to be a long-time collaborator with Bob Mould and cellist Alison Chesley has done some interesting stuff under the moniker Helen Money.

Oh, nice one! I used to see them play regularly at Schuba's in Chicago.

Pip's Invitation · Jun 1, 2021

rockaction said:
Round 405.xx

Category: The Noble Eightfold Path

Song: Hope

Artist: The Descendents

A song that was both a progenitor of pop/punk and/or emo imo, whichever you'd like.

That sentence could have taken three slashes in a row, just like a good punk.

They hadn't been drafted yet.

Pip's Invitation · Jun 1, 2021

They were a massive commercial force in the '70s and one of the best live bands of the era, and they tried some things almost no one else at the time did, such as adding Latin elements to R&B and making a "horn section" out of saxophone and harmonica. Yet they're not in the R&R HOF.

Round 406:

Hall of Very Good

The Cisco Kid -- War

Ilov80s · Jun 1, 2021

EMO IMO

Rd 406 Girl's Not Grey by AFI

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Came across something interesting today that I'll post as Classic Rock Trivia Tuesday.

Which classic rock album can the following instruments be found on?

-chain driven gong

- autogyro

-Rinaldo whistling machine

- Peabody chromatic converter

If no one gets it I'll post the answer in the morning.

rockaction · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:
Came across something interesting today that I'll post as Classic Rock Trivia Tuesday.

Which classic rock album can the following instruments be found on?

-chain driven gong

- autogyro

-Rinaldo whistling machine

- Peabody chromatic converter

If no one gets it I'll post the answer in the morning.

Back In Black?

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

rockaction said:
Back In Black?

Nope

rockaction · Jun 1, 2021

Round 406.xx

Category: Emo Imo

Song: Ian Curtis

Artist: Thursday

We listened to the open sound your voice projected on the radio dial
Lie with me I said and lying's what she always did and always will.
All these thoughts keep leading back to him.

And no signs from Cinema.
No city skyline.
No paper scraps and no unfolding at five o' clock
Your voice skips as it always did and always will
All these thoughts keep leading back

It's the light from your sunless room
Scattered in pieces all around you.
Recession of these thoughtless forms
Reciting every line as a way of life and a way of death in time
We heard Ian Curtis kill himself again in your bed.

In these twenty four hours we stretched into a room
Filled with "Heart and Soul."
*This is the way*
Step inside and march in the procession of empty hearts.
*In salvation*
Love has torn us apart
It's a part of me a part of you
In time we're falling apart together.

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:
Came across something interesting today that I'll post as Classic Rock Trivia Tuesday.

Which classic rock album can the following instruments be found on?

-chain driven gong

- autogyro

-Rinaldo whistling machine

- Peabody chromatic converter

If no one gets it I'll post the answer in the morning.

Tapestry?

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

rockaction said:
Category: Emo Imo

Song: Ian Curtis

Artist: Thursday

This is new

Dr. Octopus · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:
Came across something interesting today that I'll post as Classic Rock Trivia Tuesday.

Which classic rock album can the following instruments be found on?

-chain driven gong

- autogyro

-Rinaldo whistling machine

- Peabody chromatic converter

If no one gets it I'll post the answer in the morning.

I’ll guess Santana - Abraxas.

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Eephus said:
Tapestry?

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:

ELP Works vol.1?

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Dr. Octopus said:
I’ll guess Santana - Abraxas.

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Eephus said:
ELP Works vol.1?

Getting warmer tho

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

406.8 or 12 - Foxing - Rory (Emo(Imo))

Instead of twisting up words you just sat there in silence
In wind burnt homes sighing rays from a sunset
And all I could hear was the sound of the wasp nest
My head made a home for the hum of the insects
But my hands shake and shudder at the mention
Of half hearted reasons why we'll only be friends
I swear I'm a good man
So why don't you love me back?

Eephus · Jun 1, 2021

Raging weasel said:
Getting warmer tho

ELP Works vol. 2?

Raging weasel · Jun 1, 2021

Eephus said:
ELP Works vol. 2?

Nope, wasn't that close

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