\\m// Official Dealer's Choice Music Mixtape Draft (1 Viewer)

[Chaos Commish]

Round 5: Wichita Lineman by Friends of Dean Martinez - post-1990 instrumental.

Your youtube version is way better than the Spotify version. :(

Thanks for the reverb.

 

[simey]

Can a band/person be taken more than once?

 

[Eephus]

Can a band/person be taken more than once?

Rush

 

[simey]

Pretty surprised to see folks saying HB aren't based in the blues. Almost everything I've read about them references the blues. But simey knows her blues, so if she doesn't like it I'll throw it back.

Would their cover of Junior Kimbrough's Done Got Old work?

That'll work. Here is their studio version of the cover.

 

[simey]

Can a band/person be taken more than once?

Rush

 

[BobbyLayne]

Can a band/person be taken more than once?

That's already happened so I'd say yessome.

 

[BobbyLayne]

1 . 6 --- Bonzai . . . . . . . . .. Jigsaw Falling Into Place --- Radiohead --- 3+ Movements

1 . 15 --- Jzilla . . . . . . . . .. Paranoid Android --- Radiohead --- 3+ Movements

 

[simey]

Round 5: Wichita Lineman by Friends of Dean Martinez - post-1990 instrumental.I

I like that.

 

[Eephus]

I think a song should only be allowed to be drafted once.

 

[rockaction]

Throwing the blues pick back. Here are my 3rd and 5th rounders:

September Gurls - Big Star (Beatlesesque)

Baby Blue - The Chocolate Watch Band (Baby/Babe)

Just an observer, but to these. Chocolate Watch Band? Awesome.

 

[KarmaPolice]

How hard of a cap is this 40min thingy I read about?

 

[Eephus]

How hard of a cap is this 40min thingy I read about?

No song over 40 minutes

 

[Chaos Commish]

Pretty surprised to see folks saying HB aren't based in the blues. Almost everything I've read about them references the blues. But simey knows her blues, so if she doesn't like it I'll throw it back.

Would their cover of Junior Kimbrough's Done Got Old work?

It's a fine, vague and blurred line separating blues rock from rock. To make sure I wasn't being ridiculous, I found the discussion in several music forums today. It gets technical and the "blues police" are an arrogant bunch I want no part of. HB, and Tedeschi, and Clapton and Led Zeppelin may all be based in the blues, but that doesn't make all of their music blues. Tears in Heaven is not the blues, nor is that Dylan cover.

For me, I know the blues when I hear it. Your first HB offering... awesome tune... not blues. Your second one... oh hell yeah. What do I hear? A chord progression (12 bar or derivative). I hear a little swing and a little funk. I don't hear a lead guitar tapping the frets and pumping his whammy. I hear a lead tearing it up nontheless. I don't hear a drummer driving the song. I hear one in the pocket supporting that chord progression. And usually I hear highly repetitive vocals.

This was the best discussion I found, and I think the Stratavarious poster has it right. The blues is root music. Plenty of jazz, country and rock are based in blues. Just not all. I consider ABB more southern rock than blues and they may disagree with me. They cover blues and originate southern rock (with a few exceptions both ways).

 

[JZilla]

That Jigsaw song isn't on Spotify so I had to take Android. You're all welcome.

 

[Eephus]

That Jigsaw song isn't on Spotify so I had to take Android. You're all welcome.

Tom Yorke doesn't like Spotify

 

[KarmaPolice]

How hard of a cap is this 40min thingy I read about?

No song over 40 minutes

I think I can handle that. Have a few 9min+ songs that I want to take. Seems like this draft is a lot more laid back than our others. We don't need no stinkin' rules...

 

[Mister CIA]

How hard of a cap is this 40min thingy I read about?

No song over 40 minutes

Why do you hate Refried Boogie?

 

[timschochet]

All right, tired of the complaining. I will throw Susan Tedeschi back. She's awesome, but I guess she's not blues enough for some of you.

So:

2.22 Rory Block "Mississippi Blues"- post 1990's blues woman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vgbh2N9AJlE

One of my favorites.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Time for some damn picks:

1.xx: John Prine - Sam Stone (sad song)

Trying not to repeat myself too much in drafts. I took this one in another, but it is such a haunting song I had to have it again.

2.xx: Sun Kil Moon - Glenn Tipton (for now, song with person's name as title, but can be used in the athlete category too)

The first song off one of my favorite albums from the last several years.

3.xx: The Apples in Stereo - Strawberryfire (Beatleseque)

One of my weakest categories, so let's knock this one out right away.

 

[Vike Me]

Throwing the blues pick back. Here are my 3rd and 5th rounders:

September Gurls - Big Star (Beatlesesque)

This is perfect, how did I miss this one.

 

[Chaos Commish]

2.xx: Sun Kil Moon - Glenn Tipton (for now, song with person's name as title, but can be used in the athlete category too)

3.xx: The Apples in Stereo - Strawberryfire (Beatleseque)

Great work here, imo.

 

[BobbyLayne]

Time for some damn picks:

1.xx:

Great pick. That man is a songwriter's songwriter.

 

[BobbyLayne]

My favorite artist is a huge John Prine fan, and wrote a song on their latest album after seeing him live. I found this page of his Wiki astonishing:

Prine is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation. In 2009, Bob Dylan told The Huffington Post that Prine was one of his favorite writers, stating "Prine's stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mindtrips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs. I remember when Kris Kristofferson first brought him on the scene. All that stuff about "Sam Stone," the soldier junkie daddy, and "Donald and Lydia," where people make love from ten miles away. Nobody but Prine could write like that."[10] In Johnny Cash's autobiography Cash, he admitted "I don't listen to music much at the farm, unless I'm going into songwriting mode and looking for inspiration. Then I'll put on something by the writers I've admired and used for years (Rodney Crowell, John Prine, Guy Clark, and the late Steve Goodman are my Big Four)..."[11] When asked by Word Magazine in 2008 if he heard Pink Floyd's influence in newer British bands like Radiohead, Roger Waters replied "I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does. His is just extraordinarily eloquent musicand he lives on that plane with Neil Young and Lennon."

 

[simey]

All right, tired of the complaining. I will throw Susan Tedeschi back. She's awesome, but I guess she's not blues enough for some of you.

You didn't need to change it, Tim. It's my category, and your tune was acceptable to me.

 

[timschochet]

All right, tired of the complaining. I will throw Susan Tedeschi back. She's awesome, but I guess she's not blues enough for some of you.

You didn't need to change it, Tim. It's my category, and your tune was acceptable to me.

That's all right. I may have something else in mind for Susan anyhow. And I LOVE Rory Block. Ever listen to her?

 

[Eephus]

Rules Addenda/Clarifications:

Let's continue picking one song per day. This seems to keep the thread near the top and eliminates the drudgery of timekeeping.

Welcome Karma Police to the draft replacing Usual21. There's one more category "Song from the album that most influenced your taste in music" and one more mulligan

You can throw songs back and replace them with others. Please update the Google Sheet if you do this.

An artist may be drafted more than once in the same category (The Rush rule)

The same song can not be drafted more than once, even if in a different category

It's up to you how purist you want to be about the categories

 

[Eephus]

2.xx: Sun Kil Moon - Glenn Tipton (for now, song with person's name as title, but can be used in the athlete category too)

3.xx: The Apples in Stereo - Strawberryfire (Beatleseque)

Great work here, imo.

Nice to see both bands represented. Kozelek is a treasure trove of athletic references

 

[Eephus]

Round 5: Wichita Lineman by Friends of Dean Martinez - post-1990 instrumental.I

I like that.

Enjoyed

 

[simey]

All right, tired of the complaining. I will throw Susan Tedeschi back. She's awesome, but I guess she's not blues enough for some of you.

You didn't need to change it, Tim. It's my category, and your tune was acceptable to me.

That's all right. I may have something else in mind for Susan anyhow. And I LOVE Rory Block. Ever listen to her?

She's good.

 

[timschochet]

All right, tired of the complaining. I will throw Susan Tedeschi back. She's awesome, but I guess she's not blues enough for some of you.

You didn't need to change it, Tim. It's my category, and your tune was acceptable to me.

That's all right. I may have something else in mind for Susan anyhow. And I LOVE Rory Block. Ever listen to her?

She's good.

About 15 years ago I became obsessed with acoustic blues for some reason. For about a year I purchased every acoustic blues CD I could lay my hands on, from the 1930s to the 2000s. It was an education for me. I discovered some incredible artists- she was one of them.

 

[Mister CIA]

My favorite artist is a huge John Prine fan, and wrote a song on their latest album after seeing him live. I found this page of his Wiki astonishing:

Prine is widely regarded as one of the most influential songwriters of his generation. In 2009, Bob Dylan told The Huffington Post that Prine was one of his favorite writers, stating "Prine's stuff is pure Proustian existentialism. Midwestern mindtrips to the nth degree. And he writes beautiful songs. I remember when Kris Kristofferson first brought him on the scene. All that stuff about "Sam Stone," the soldier junkie daddy, and "Donald and Lydia," where people make love from ten miles away. Nobody but Prine could write like that."[10] In Johnny Cash's autobiography Cash, he admitted "I don't listen to music much at the farm, unless I'm going into songwriting mode and looking for inspiration. Then I'll put on something by the writers I've admired and used for years (Rodney Crowell, John Prine, Guy Clark, and the late Steve Goodman are my Big Four)..."[11] When asked by Word Magazine in 2008 if he heard Pink Floyd's influence in newer British bands like Radiohead, Roger Waters replied "I don't really listen to Radiohead. I listened to the albums and they just didn't move me in the way, say, John Prine does. His is just extraordinarily eloquent musicand he lives on that plane with Neil Young and Lennon."

Nearly picked a guy earlier who I think embodies the second coming of John Prine.

Aw screw it, I'm pretty positive no one else has Adam Carroll on their radar. Check him out and enjoy his music 20 years before the masses beat a path to his catalog. He's in the top 2 of songwriters I've watched perform live; Bob Dylan remains #1.

 

[simey]

About 15 years ago I became obsessed with acoustic blues for some reason. For about a year I purchased every acoustic blues CD I could lay my hands on, from the 1930s to the 2000s. It was an education for me. I discovered some incredible artists- she was one of them.

I remember you talking about Skip James in the past. Was he one of your discoveries during that time too?

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Category: Name/Nickname of Athlete

5.07 Not For You - Pearl Jam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoC82RuAxqw

Off the Vitalogy album, always loved this song.

Shown as referencing Muhammed Ali on several websites found using google search for "athlete names in songs" based on the "hit" reference. Could not find a definitive confirmation though.

Restless soul, enjoy your youth
Like Muhammad, hits the truth ...

 

[timschochet]

About 15 years ago I became obsessed with acoustic blues for some reason. For about a year I purchased every acoustic blues CD I could lay my hands on, from the 1930s to the 2000s. It was an education for me. I discovered some incredible artists- she was one of them.

I remember you talking about Skip James in the past. Was he one of your discoveries during that time too?

Yep. Along with Leadbelly, Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Mance Lipscomb, and Mississippi Fred McDowell. My next pick is a Leadbelly cover.

But Skip James had a special impact for me.

 

[Mister CIA]

Great Blues musicians that don't crack Tim's top 50.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Is the religious song category geared towards Christian song? Can it be somebody grappling with their religion? Does Satanism qualify as a religion for the category?

 

[Eephus]

Is the religious song category geared towards Christian song? Can it be somebody grappling with their religion? Does Satanism qualify as a religion for the category?

Welcome Usual21 back to the draft

 

[BobbyLayne]

Is the religious song category geared towards Christian song? Can it be somebody grappling with their religion? Does Satanism qualify as a religion for the category?

Religious song by a non-religious performer.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I can't find the discussion(s) - what is the easiest way to find if a song charted in a country with a population of 4000?

 

[Eephus]

OP updated

Catchup picks according to Google Sheet

1 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
2 . 9 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
3 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
3 . 19 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
4 . 1 --- Karma Police . . . . . ..
4 . 4 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
4 . 9 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
4 . 11 --- GrOOvus . . . . . . . . .
5 . 12 --- GrOOvus . . . . . . . . .
5 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..
5 . 17 --- John Madden's Lunchbox ..
5 . 19 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..
5 . 21 --- higgins . . . . . . . . .
5 . 22 --- Karma Police . . . . . ..

 

[Eephus]

I can't find the discussion(s) - what is the easiest way to find if a song charted in a country with a population of 4000?

Wikipedia artist's discography pages have some information

 

[Binky The Doormat]

I can't find the discussion(s) - what is the easiest way to find if a song charted in a country with a population of 4000?

The international Billboard site link has most all of the countries. The former block nations within the USSR are broken down by year and tracks the various changes to country names and land boundaries.

 

[KarmaPolice]

gotta say that the list of #1 albums in the US is pretty ####in embarrassing to look at.

 

[Eephus]

I can't find the discussion(s) - what is the easiest way to find if a song charted in a country with a population of 4000?

The international Billboard site link has most all of the countries. The former block nations within the USSR are broken down by year and tracks the various changes to country names and land boundaries.

 

[BobbyLayne]

OP updated

Catchup picks according to Google Sheet

1 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

2 . 9 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

3 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

3 . 19 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

4 . 1 --- Karma Police . . . . . ..

4 . 4 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

4 . 9 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

4 . 11 --- GrOOvus . . . . . . . . .

5 . 12 --- GrOOvus . . . . . . . . .

5 . 14 --- AcerFC . . . . . . . . ..

5 . 17 --- John Madden's Lunchbox ..

5 . 19 --- Doug B . . . . . . . . ..

5 . 21 --- higgins . . . . . . . . .

5 . 22 --- Karma Police . . . . . ..

Doug B always catches up, but what's the story with GB AcerFC?

 

[BobbyLayne]

I feel like we have a start time but I don't know what it is. I have a busy day ahead so I'm going to post our Round 6 - happy to throw it back if anyone objects or it's a snipe or if I'm breaking a rule.

 

[BobbyLayne]

6.19 - Rush - Working Man

The middle of the song features an extensive instrumental jam with two guitar solos by Alex Lifeson, and freestyle bass playing by Geddy Lee. It was voted 94th in Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos.

Rush released this on their own label, Moon Records. A DJ named Donna Halper at WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio listened to the song and put it on the air. Immediately, the radio station received calls from people asking when the new Led Zeppelin album was coming out. Listeners thought Rush sounded very similar to Led Zeppelin and that Geddy Lee was like a Robert Plant clone. The album gained more and more popularity in Cleveland from the airplay, and Donna Halper sent for more copies of the album so she could give them to record stores. These copies were quickly sold, and someone from Mercury Records heard the album on WMMS and liked it. Mercury signed the band re-released the album. With the backing of a major label, Rush became very popular in the US and Canada.

The song features the band's original drummer and co-founder, John Rutsey, who was replaced by Neil Peart. This is probably why I like the song so much - no Ayn Rand-inspired bull#### lyrics, just straight ahead rock n roll.

 

[Vike Me]

gotta say that the list of #1 albums in the US is pretty ####in embarrassing to look at.

Roger that. And it gets down right putrid about 1992.

 

[Vike Me]

6.19 - Rush - Working Man

The middle of the song features an extensive instrumental jam with two guitar solos by Alex Lifeson, and freestyle bass playing by Geddy Lee. It was voted 94th in Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos.

Rush released this on their own label, Moon Records. A DJ named Donna Halper at WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio listened to the song and put it on the air. Immediately, the radio station received calls from people asking when the new Led Zeppelin album was coming out. Listeners thought Rush sounded very similar to Led Zeppelin and that Geddy Lee was like a Robert Plant clone. The album gained more and more popularity in Cleveland from the airplay, and Donna Halper sent for more copies of the album so she could give them to record stores. These copies were quickly sold, and someone from Mercury Records heard the album on WMMS and liked it. Mercury signed the band re-released the album. With the backing of a major label, Rush became very popular in the US and Canada.

The song features the band's original drummer and co-founder, John Rutsey, who was replaced by Neil Peart. This is probably why I like the song so much - no Ayn Rand-inspired bull#### lyrics, just straight ahead rock n roll.

Well there goes the only Rush song that doesn't make me want to vomit.

 

[zamboni]

6.19 - Rush - Working Man

The middle of the song features an extensive instrumental jam with two guitar solos by Alex Lifeson, and freestyle bass playing by Geddy Lee. It was voted 94th in Guitar World magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitar solos.

Rush released this on their own label, Moon Records. A DJ named Donna Halper at WMMS in Cleveland, Ohio listened to the song and put it on the air. Immediately, the radio station received calls from people asking when the new Led Zeppelin album was coming out. Listeners thought Rush sounded very similar to Led Zeppelin and that Geddy Lee was like a Robert Plant clone. The album gained more and more popularity in Cleveland from the airplay, and Donna Halper sent for more copies of the album so she could give them to record stores. These copies were quickly sold, and someone from Mercury Records heard the album on WMMS and liked it. Mercury signed the band re-released the album. With the backing of a major label, Rush became very popular in the US and Canada.

The song features the band's original drummer and co-founder, John Rutsey, who was replaced by Neil Peart. This is probably why I like the song so much - no Ayn Rand-inspired bull#### lyrics, just straight ahead rock n roll.