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Getcha passports ready - the middle-aged dummies are going to the British Isles! Top 31 song countdown. (17 Viewers)

krista4 said:
Twenty-Five-Point Selections:


jwb:

Photograph – Def Leppard
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)


DrIanMalcolm:

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - Eurythmics
(new song)


Dr. Octopus:

Fake Plastic Trees - Radiohead
(new song)


falguy:

Baba O'Riley - The Who
(duplicate – eighth vote)


Chaos34:

Hey Jude - The Beatles
(new song)
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Atta kid @jwb ! :hifive:

As you all may have caught on, I like alternative/cover versions of popular songs. Marilyn Manson did a popular cover of Sweet Dreams but I like this one from the Sucker Punch soundtrack (which has a few good covers). Terribly boring movie though.

Fake Plastic Trees (and many other songs) are used in the Westworld score.

Go Baba O!

Hey Jude is about #3 in my five favorite Beatles songs.
 
krista4 said:
krista4:

Lay Me Down – The Frames
(new artist)
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This is not my favorite song from The Frames. But my favorite version of most of their songs is a live version found on their album Set List. That album, however, is ineligible because of a US guitar player, Rob Bochnik. I found out last night OH knows Rob, and despite the fact that he tells me Rob's a great guy, I am very angry at Rob for being born wrong and messing up my Frames selection. He also said I should mention that Rob was in a band called "The Butchershop Quartet" that did a full rock version of Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" and that it was very cool.

You'll see my favorite Frames song (or two) in the catch-all countdown instead, but this is one of my favorite bands so I was not going to overlook them for this exercise and for my selection went back to the album before Rob joined the band. I also considered "What Happens When The Heart Just Stops," and since that song immediately follows "Lay Me Down" on the album, I considered trying to post them both in "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" fashion and telling you all that they are always played together. :lol: I encourage you to listen to the second song right after this one, though.

Coincidentally, this album was recorded by Steve Albini at the Electrical Audio studio, and I think he manages to make the songs sound both simple and grand, minimalist but lush. His style of recording really fits this record well. Love the album from top to bottom, and I'm always sorry that the Frames don't get more love. Be prepared for a very different, much harder sound from them in the catch-all. If anyone would like to preview, this is the album that Rob Bochnik messed up for me.
 
Doug B said:
krista4 said:
Val Rannous:

Thunderstruck - AC/DC
(new artist)
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... aaah ... didn't know the Young brothers were Scottish born. The rest of the personnel on The Razor's Edge were British.
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Damn, As a big fan of the band pretty disappointed that I never looked through their entire catalog. I knew Rudd was not involved in some of their albums. Should have checked. Razor's Edge has one of my favorite Christmas tunes on it as well. Probably would have made my list. ;)
 
Wow, I had no idea AC/DC was eligible! I just assumed they were Aussies. I've got a couple songs that might have made my 31. I prefer the Bon Scott era.

Also, with all the different Who songs, I'm very surprised The Seeker wasn't picked earlier.
 
timschochet said:
Ilov80s said:
I didn’t expect to see Roger Waters making news for controversial statements made to the UN on Russia’s behalf being a headline I would ever read.
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In recent years some of the most highly respected artists in this thread have offered some very questionable political opinions:

Roger Waters
Van Morrison
Eric Clapton
Morrisey

I still love their music (well the first 3 anyhow) but man have they gotten weird.
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Also the Gorillaz stance on toon rights.
 
krista4 said:
See. See!

ETA: And props to @Mt. Man who figured it out and PM'd me.
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It's what I thought but then I wound up down a rabbit hole of Amii Stewart

Or whatever her last name is, I just remember the first is "Amii." I was thinking

It's like thunder...lightning...the way you move me is frightening...think I'd better knock on wood
 
Uruk-Hai said:
@rockaction I was getting concerned about the lack of Zombies in your selection
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Here you go:

"Remember You" - The Zombies

This is an alternate track of the single from the movie Bunny Lake Is Missing, which featured The Zombies a little bit at one point in the film. "Remember You" is not one of their hits, really, but it moves in a waltz time perfectly agreeable for both the jazziness of the track and for actual dancing. I loved the song when I used to smoke quite a bit of weed in my twenties, and while I've personally played the song out a bit, it's still an outstanding track (IMO) by a criminally underrated band that didn't quite get the love they deserved until they had just about broken up ("Time Of The Season" hit after the band had had their season). It would have been easier and cooler to pick the slightly more ethereal "She's Not There" or one of their other early British Invasion hits, but I'm sticking with this one.

eta* The vocals in this one are better than the Bunny Lake Is Missing soundtrack song, which sees them straining at the higher end of things. They nailed this take. Lead singer Colin Blunstone, normally a hushed whisperer, extends to the end of his range here and it works. The first single version also features a choppier drum beat. I like the alternate's more swinging element.
 
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I really don’t think anyone considers AC/DC as British. The “Bryan Adams” rule should have been invoked for them imo. Obviously not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but just doesn’t feel right to me.

AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian rockband formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born Australian brothers Malcolm (rhythm guitar) and Angus Young (lead guitar). Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal,[1] but the band calls it simply "rock and roll".[2]
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krista4 said:
Dr. Octopus said:
The “Bryan Adams” rule should have been invoked for them imo.
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The Bryan Adams situation involved a person who was not born in the UK. These guys were. Not comparable.
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Ok - like I said obviously not a big deal but as you can see by no one else picking them they are not really considered British.

I’m not saying you did anything wrong but I kind of think whoever picked it was being too “cute” and it ruins this round for me a bit. I’ll get over it though 😀.
 
Dr. Octopus said:
I really don’t think anyone considers AC/DC as British. The “Bryan Adams” rule should have been invoked for them imo. Obviously not a big deal in the grand scheme of things but just doesn’t feel right to me.

AC/DC (stylised as ACϟDC) are an Australian rockband formed in Sydney in 1973 by Scottish-born Australian brothers Malcolm (rhythm guitar) and Angus Young (lead guitar). Their music has been variously described as hard rock, blues rock, and heavy metal,[1] but the band calls it simply "rock and roll".[2]
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Took some big balls to pick them.
 
krista4 said:
Photograph – Def Leppard
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
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I won't speak for @Andy Dufresne (who also picked this today), but maybe his experience was similar to mine.

Early 1983. I'm 16 when Pyromania came out. Ozzy was already on my radar, as were Iron Maiden. Ozzy was already "old" then though, and the guys older than us were like "yea, we know all about Ozzy, he was in Sabbath". I liked Maiden too, but that kind of metal was more or less a narrow genre. But Def Leppard... this was universally OUR BAND. This felt like the one band that was exclusive to our age group - the older guys couldn't claim them like they could Ozzy, and every 80's "group" (guys and girls) liked Def Leppard - the jocks, the stoners, the nerds... we all loved Pyromania.

While it's hardly Beatlemania in scope, this song/band does have a similar "you kind of had to be there" aspect to understand how fresh and new Pyromania sounded. Then later in the year Motley Crue appears (another "our band") and 80's Hair Metal is off and running.
 
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Seems similar to the BeeGee situation except it came out in discussion that they were potentially eligible. Also Olivia Newton-John, I believe. Nobody discussed AC/DC and the fact they had 1 album out of many that qualified. If I would have thought of it I would have included Thunderstruck but c'est la vie.
 
Dr. Octopus said:
but as you can see by no one else picking them they are not really considered British.
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Not actually true. Other people did try to pick them, from ineligible albums. You just didn't see those picks since they were thrown out in advance. I offered the drafters in question the option to select from an eligible album, and they declined because those weren't the songs they wanted. I'm sure we'll see plenty of them in the catch-all.
 
falguy said:
Seems similar to the BeeGee situation except it came out in discussion that they were potentially eligible. Also Olivia Newton-John, I believe. Nobody discussed AC/DC and the fact they had 1 album out of many that qualified. If I would have thought of it I would have included Thunderstruck but c'est la vie.
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Exactly the same situation as the two you've named, and it was discussed plenty here in the thread.
 
falguy said:
Seems similar to the BeeGee situation except it came out in discussion that they were potentially eligible. Also Olivia Newton-John, I believe. Nobody discussed AC/DC and the fact they had 1 album out of many that qualified. If I would have thought of it I would have included Thunderstruck but c'est la vie.
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Fair point.
 
All things considered, I like this round. Two songs by The Who, a couple of Cure tracks.

Right up my alley, really. The Clash, Sabbath, a couple of T. Rex tracks.

I almost picked "The Slider" so I think a nod here is also justified. What an album!

That said, "Down With The Trumpets" by Rizzle Kicks needed to happen after the serious business of everything else.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
What is a Rizzle Kick?
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:hey:

I'm so excited I know a @ditkaburgers song. And the only reason I know is Thanks to our exchange student from Norway in around 2012. She was all excited because the ginger named Ed Sheehan came to Nashville and she really wanted to go. So we went even though I had no idea who he was at the time.

Well, Rizzle Sticks opened up for him. I enjoyed them more than I did the ginger :bag:
 
jwb said:
krista4 said:
Photograph – Def Leppard
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
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I won't speak for @Andy Dufresne (who also picked this today), but maybe his experience was similar to mine.

Early 1983. I'm 16 when Pyromania came out. Ozzy was already on my radar, as were Iron Maiden. Ozzy was already "old" then though, and the guys older than us were like "yea, we know all about Ozzy, he was in Sabbath". I liked Maiden too, but that kind of metal was more or less a narrow genre. But Def Leppard... this was universally OUR BAND. This felt like the one band that was exclusive to our age group - the older guys couldn't claim them like they could Ozzy, and every 80's "group" (guys and girls) liked Def Leppard - the jocks, the stoners, the nerds... we all loved Pyromania.

While it's hardly Beatlemania in scope, this song/band does have a similar "you kind of had to be there" aspect to understand how fresh and new Pyromania sounded. Then later in the year Motley Crue appears (another "our band") and 80's Hair Metal is off and running.
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Growing up as a rural kid, I didn't have cable but what we did have was Friday Night Videos. I'd stay up just hoping to see something from Pyromania, anything from Ratt, and Synchronicity II.

And I saw it all on a glorious 12", black and white, rabbit eared TV set.
 
rockaction said:
All things considered, I like this round. Two songs by The Who, a couple of Cure tracks.

Right up my alley, really. The Clash, Sabbath, a couple of T. Rex tracks.

I almost picked "The Slider" so I think a nod here is also justified. What an album!

That said, "Down With The Trumpets" by Rizzle Kicks needed to happen after the serious business of everything else.
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Agreed. This may be my favorite round so far.

Four of my favorite the Cure songs (including my selection), two of my favorite songs from Radiohead, T. Rex, U2, Zeppelin, and the Who; other favorites from Def Leppard, PJ Harvey, Echo, the Stones and Stone Roses......and much more! Great playlist.
 
jwb said:
krista4 said:
Photograph – Def Leppard
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
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I won't speak for @Andy Dufresne (who also picked this today), but maybe his experience was similar to mine.

Early 1983. I'm 16 when Pyromania came out. Ozzy was already on my radar, as were Iron Maiden. Ozzy was already "old" then though, and the guys older than us were like "yea, we know all about Ozzy, he was in Sabbath". I liked Maiden too, but that kind of metal was more or less a narrow genre. But Def Leppard... this was universally OUR BAND. This felt like the one band that was exclusive to our age group - the older guys couldn't claim them like they could Ozzy, and every 80's "group" (guys and girls) liked Def Leppard - the jocks, the stoners, the nerds... we all loved Pyromania.

While it's hardly Beatlemania in scope, this song/band does have a similar "you kind of had to be there" aspect to understand how fresh and new Pyromania sounded. Then later in the year Motley Crue appears (another "our band") and 80's Hair Metal is off and running.
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Same - we're about the same age and Pyromania was the album of its time. I remember hearing/seeing "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" several times in the early MTV days, and thought they were a pretty cool band. But then Pyromania came out and just took everything by storm. Pretty much pushed the Maidens, Sabbaths, Priests and AC/DCs to the side and started its own version of more melodic hard rock that appealed to a much broader audience.
 
zamboni said:
jwb said:
krista4 said:
Photograph – Def Leppard
(duplicate – second AND third votes today)
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I won't speak for @Andy Dufresne (who also picked this today), but maybe his experience was similar to mine.

Early 1983. I'm 16 when Pyromania came out. Ozzy was already on my radar, as were Iron Maiden. Ozzy was already "old" then though, and the guys older than us were like "yea, we know all about Ozzy, he was in Sabbath". I liked Maiden too, but that kind of metal was more or less a narrow genre. But Def Leppard... this was universally OUR BAND. This felt like the one band that was exclusive to our age group - the older guys couldn't claim them like they could Ozzy, and every 80's "group" (guys and girls) liked Def Leppard - the jocks, the stoners, the nerds... we all loved Pyromania.

While it's hardly Beatlemania in scope, this song/band does have a similar "you kind of had to be there" aspect to understand how fresh and new Pyromania sounded. Then later in the year Motley Crue appears (another "our band") and 80's Hair Metal is off and running.
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Same - we're about the same age and Pyromania was the album of its time. I remember hearing/seeing "Bringin' On The Heartbreak" several times in the early MTV days, and thought they were a pretty cool band. But then Pyromania came out and just took everything by storm. Pretty much pushed the Maidens, Sabbaths, Priests and AC/DCs to the side and started its own version of more melodic hard rock that appealed to a much broader audience.
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Same for me. I was also 16 in '83 and this album was huge, especially this song. I still love it to this day.
 
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