Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (3 Viewers)

[kupcho1]

1. The End of Radio -- Shellac

It the song Steve manages to reference radio personalities John Peel ("In session tonight"), Jack Brickhouse ("Hey Hey!") Walter Winchel ("Mr. and Mrs. America and all the ships at sea . . .") Kacee Kasem,("Welcome to your top ten") and song and dance man Jonathan Richman ("Out on Route 128 in the dark and golden it's the sound of modern moonlight."

You forgot to mention Verizon.
"Can you hear me now?"

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Ok I think I’ll have time to do this one, since it won’t require as much of a deep dive for me (although they did keep releasing albums well after I stopped listening to anything newer from them - which means I might not have much of anything after Union).

For round 4, I will be ranking Yes songs. I’ll be setting a time limit to try and keep from bogging the playlists down too much, which may exclude a few of my favorites.

you do know I painted one of the inside folds of Yessongs on my bedroom wall when I was in college ...

Awesome. I had a poster of it in college (without the artistic ability)

poor quality original taken with a "shake it like a polaroid" instant camera and then I took a photo of that - lol

notice the carpet, a cross-hatch combination of red, white and blue ...exceptionally hideous - lol, the picture was taken around '78-'79 and the carpet was installed a couple years earlier when the 200 year anniversary "Spirit of '76" color scheme was all the rage

here is a picture of the kid that did it ...that's me on the right ...about 46 YEARS AGO - ARRRRUUGHHHHHH!!!

All I see is a "Zoinks" message, and I'm told to look elsewhere.

 

[Tau837]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

 

[MAC_32]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Do we have a limit on the number of Canadian rock bands per countdown?

 

[MAC_32]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

I will not be doing a medal stand this time around

 

[Tau837]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

I will not be doing a medal stand this time around

Were you so offended by my Dave selections that you can't bear to judge my Eddie selections?

 

[MAC_32]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

I will not be doing a medal stand this time around

Were you so offended by my Dave selections that you can't bear to judge my Eddie selections?

Lol- I'm not sure it's possible to screw up a Vedder list!

 

[Tau837]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

I will not be doing a medal stand this time around

Were you so offended by my Dave selections that you can't bear to judge my Eddie selections?

Lol- I'm not sure it's possible to screw up a Vedder list!

I think this is true, but we'll see what everyone else thinks!

 

[zamboni]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Do we have a limit on the number of Canadian rock bands per countdown?

It will be a saga by the time we’re done.

 

[KarmaPolice]

As far as I know no one has ever claimed Pearl Jam in a MAD countdown. If we are claiming here, I'll take Eddie Vedder. Mainly but not solely for PJ.

I will not be doing a medal stand this time around

Oh, come on!!

 

[KarmaPolice]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Do we have a limit on the number of Canadian rock bands per countdown?

Nah, there's alvvays room for one more.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Do we have a limit on the number of Canadian rock bands per countdown?

Nah, there's alvvays room for one more.

I was going to say "yes".

(I like Triumph.)

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

Ok I think I’ll have time to do this one, since it won’t require as much of a deep dive for me (although they did keep releasing albums well after I stopped listening to anything newer from them - which means I might not have much of anything after Union).

For round 4, I will be ranking Yes songs. I’ll be setting a time limit to try and keep from bogging the playlists down too much, which may exclude a few of my favorites.

you do know I painted one of the inside folds of Yessongs on my bedroom wall when I was in college ...

Awesome. I had a poster of it in college (without the artistic ability)

poor quality original taken with a "shake it like a polaroid" instant camera and then I took a photo of that - lol

notice the carpet, a cross-hatch combination of red, white and blue ...exceptionally hideous - lol, the picture was taken around '78-'79 and the carpet was installed a couple years earlier when the 200 year anniversary "Spirit of '76" color scheme was all the rage

here is a picture of the kid that did it ...that's me on the right ...about 46 YEARS AGO - ARRRRUUGHHHHHH!!!

All I see is a "Zoinks" message, and I'm told to look elsewhere.

sorry ...

Yessongs bedroom wall I painted while in college

me, sophomore year in college about that time

 

[Mister CIA]

Ok I think I’ll have time to do this one, since it won’t require as much of a deep dive for me (although they did keep releasing albums well after I stopped listening to anything newer from them - which means I might not have much of anything after Union).

For round 4, I will be ranking Yes songs. I’ll be setting a time limit to try and keep from bogging the playlists down too much, which may exclude a few of my favorites.

you do know I painted one of the inside folds of Yessongs on my bedroom wall when I was in college ...

Awesome. I had a poster of it in college (without the artistic ability)

poor quality original taken with a "shake it like a polaroid" instant camera and then I took a photo of that - lol

notice the carpet, a cross-hatch combination of red, white and blue ...exceptionally hideous - lol, the picture was taken around '78-'79 and the carpet was installed a couple years earlier when the 200 year anniversary "Spirit of '76" color scheme was all the rage

here is a picture of the kid that did it ...that's me on the right ...about 46 YEARS AGO - ARRRRUUGHHHHHH!!!

All I see is a "Zoinks" message, and I'm told to look elsewhere.

sorry ...

Yessongs bedroom wall I painted while in college

me, sophomore year in college about that time

ZOINKS!!

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I can't remember ...has anyone picked the Doobie Brothers yet?

 

[zamboni]

I can't remember ...has anyone picked the Doobie Brothers yet?

Don't think so, but that would be a good one.

(IYKYK)

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

I will go

DOOBIE BROTHERS

next draft.

 

[zamboni]

I will go

DOOBIE BROTHERS

next draft.

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[simey]

sorry ...

Yessongs bedroom wall I painted while in college

me, sophomore year in college about that time

Your painting is good. I looked to see what the album photo looks like, and you were close in duplicating it. You were pretty hunky in the 70s!

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

sorry ...

Yessongs bedroom wall I painted while in college

me, sophomore year in college about that time

Your painting is good. I looked to see what the album photo looks like, and you were close in duplicating it. You were pretty hunky in the 70s!

laugh emoji!

 

[KarmaPolice]

Ok I think I’ll have time to do this one, since it won’t require as much of a deep dive for me (although they did keep releasing albums well after I stopped listening to anything newer from them - which means I might not have much of anything after Union).

For round 4, I will be ranking Yes songs. I’ll be setting a time limit to try and keep from bogging the playlists down too much, which may exclude a few of my favorites.

you do know I painted one of the inside folds of Yessongs on my bedroom wall when I was in college ...

Awesome. I had a poster of it in college (without the artistic ability)

poor quality original taken with a "shake it like a polaroid" instant camera and then I took a photo of that - lol

notice the carpet, a cross-hatch combination of red, white and blue ...exceptionally hideous - lol, the picture was taken around '78-'79 and the carpet was installed a couple years earlier when the 200 year anniversary "Spirit of '76" color scheme was all the rage

here is a picture of the kid that did it ...that's me on the right ...about 46 YEARS AGO - ARRRRUUGHHHHHH!!!

All I see is a "Zoinks" message, and I'm told to look elsewhere.

sorry ...

Yessongs bedroom wall I painted while in college

me, sophomore year in college about that time

You look like what I image a Yes fan back in the day looked like.

 

[Ilov80s]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

 

[titusbramble]

Not a huge amount of artists that I have any sort of knowledge on in this round, but of those that I do, these would have been my #1s:

Belle and Sebastian - The Boy With The Arab Strap
The Cure - Close To Me
Curtis Mayfield - Junkie Chase
Sweet - Ballroom Blitz
Doors - Riders On The Storm
Earth Wind and Fire - September

I may jump in on round four maybe

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Awwww. Just let us hear the groove, man.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

 

[Ilov80s]

Well if I do participate, I did just get struck with an idea.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Well if I do participate, I did just get struck with an idea.

If it is anything Christmas or covers related, feel free to ingore that last post.

 

[Mister CIA]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

Yeah, my participation is not where I want it to be for these threads, but I still like going through the process of selecting 31 songs. I especially lack when it comes to listening to all of the playlists (if I were an educated psychologist, I could probably explain it in terms related to ADHD, OCD, etc.)

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

 

[Raging weasel]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

Yeah, my participation is not where I want it to be for these threads, but I still like going through the process of selecting 31 songs. I especially lack when it comes to listening to all of the playlists (if I were an educated psychologist, I could probably explain it in terms related to ADHD, OCD, etc.)

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally well-known for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

Answers
- Nickelback
- Gordon Lightfoot
-Willie Nelson
- Paul Rogers
-???
- Led Zeppelin

 

[Mister CIA]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

Yeah, my participation is not where I want it to be for these threads, but I still like going through the process of selecting 31 songs. I especially lack when it comes to listening to all of the playlists (if I were an educated psychologist, I could probably explain it in terms related to ADHD, OCD, etc.)

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally well-known for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

Answers
- Nickelback
- Gordon Lightfoot
-Willie Nelson
- Paul Rogers
-???
- Led Zeppelin

0-6. Welcome to the club.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

Yeah, my participation is not where I want it to be for these threads, but I still like going through the process of selecting 31 songs. I especially lack when it comes to listening to all of the playlists.

If this a requirement then I should be voted off the island. This is pretty much what I did for this last round, although I listened to most of the early lists—I didn’t comment on them. Then I fell way behind and didn't catch up.

Likely more of the same going forward for me. Writing up all 31 songs and commenting on most of the group playlists is impressive and appreciated---but I usually can't do that. I think getting more artists into the lists is the best move.

So I'll keep submitting lists and will try to comment more. I hope you do too.

 

[Yo Mama]

I would submit a list. Chances I listen and comment is pretty slim so I should probably just sit it out even if I don't want to

Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.

Yeah, my participation is not where I want it to be for these threads, but I still like going through the process of selecting 31 songs. I especially lack when it comes to listening to all of the playlists.

If this a requirement then I should be voted off the island. This is pretty much what I did for this last round, although I listened to most of the early lists—I didn’t comment on them. Then I fell way behind and didn't catch up.

Likely more of the same going forward for me. Writing up all 31 songs and commenting on most of the group playlists is impressive and appreciated---but I usually can't do that. I think getting more artists into the lists is the best move.

So I'll keep submitting lists and will try to comment more. I hope you do too.

That’s still good imo because it gives me more mostly new music to listen to.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Do we have a limit on the number of Canadian rock bands per countdown?

It will be a saga by the time we’re done.

Laugh emoji

 

[Pip's Invitation]

We’ve had Rush and April Wine, how about some more Canadian hard rock.

Triumph

Perusing their catalog, there are like 40 songs I want to put in my top 10.

 

[rockaction]

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

The Guess Who or BTO?
Robbie Robertson
Emmylou Harris
Nobody is known equally for membership in two bands (David Coverdale)
Oblivians or Mud Boy and the Neutrons
Grand Funk Railroad

 

[rockaction]

I'm actually going to switch it up and go ahead the next time (if you all will have me) by doing El-P now that I've heard pretty much the entire catalogue. I hope you all enjoy him, his production, and his emceeing.

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm actually going to switch it up and go ahead the next time if you all will have me by doing El-P now that I've heard pretty much the entire catalogue. I hope you all enjoy him, his production, and his emceeing.

Look forward to it. After our chat i dug into him even more and listened to the solo albums.

 

[rockaction]

Look forward to it. After our chat i dug into him even more and listened to the solo albums.

Awesome. I realized I was too far behind on listening and didn't necessarily have the desire to catch up and do They Might Be Giants, so I took the past few days and made sure I was making this one as representative and as perfect as I could. Hey, I have a photo for you. I'll PM it to you. You might smile.

 

[kupcho1]

I'm actually going to switch it up and go ahead the next time (if you all will have me) by doing El-P now that I've heard pretty much the entire catalogue. I hope you all enjoy him

Him???
There're 3 of them: Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Sheesh

 

[rockaction]

Him???
There're 3 of them: Emerson, Lake and Palmer.
Sheesh

They're all him. (As the twentysomethings say.)

 

[Mister CIA]

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

The Guess Who or BTO?
Robbie Robertson
Emmylou Harris
Nobody is known equally for membership in two bands (David Coverdale)
Oblivians or Mud Boy and the Neutrons
Grand Funk Railroad

 X
X
X
X
X
X

 

[rockaction]

Six X's from Texas

 

[rockaction]

Nikki Blix, heavy metal uranium enrichment inspector

 

[Dr. Octopus]

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

The Guess Who or BTO?
Robbie Robertson
Emmylou Harris
Nobody is known equally for membership inin two bands (David Coverdale)
Oblivians or Mud Boy and the Neutrons
Grand Funk Railroad

 X
X
X
X
X
X

The Tragically Hip
Colter Wall
Merle Haggard
Sammy Hagar
X (no guess)
The Kinks

 

[rockaction]

Sammy Hagar

This was one I also thought of.

The Kinks

This was one I did not.

 

[Don Quixote]

Kinks were already done back in Round 1.

 

[rockaction]

Kinks were already done back in Round 1.

Not the songs where Sammy Hagar guests on vox.

Ray Davies - I remember when childhood was poor/and we lived among the rubble

Sammy Hagar - WHAT??!!!!! WHAT IS THIS ELECTRIC DRILL DOING HERE SCRAPING UP AGAINST THE GUITAR ID I CALL MY CHILDHOOD???!!!!!

 

[MAC_32]

CIA has me spooked- I don't think this is the 'hard' rock he's thinking of (this is alt), but I'm planting my flag on Our Lady Peace

My link

 

[Mister CIA]

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

The Guess Who or BTO?
Robbie Robertson
Emmylou Harris
Nobody is known equally for membership inin two bands (David Coverdale)
Oblivians or Mud Boy and the Neutrons
Grand Funk Railroad

 X
X
X
X
X
X

The Tragically Hip
Colter Wall
Merle Haggard
Sammy Hagar
X (no guess)
The Kinks

Nada.

 

[KarmaPolice]

For my next pick, I'm trying to decide between a Canadian hard rock band (the BEST Canadian hard rock band), a Canadian who plays Americana (Canadiacana? ... no, not that guy), a country artist, a lead singer known equally for membership in two bands, some hobos from Memphis, or a legendary classic rock band. Hmmm

The Guess Who or BTO?
Robbie Robertson
Emmylou Harris
Nobody is known equally for membership inin two bands (David Coverdale)
Oblivians or Mud Boy and the Neutrons
Grand Funk Railroad

 X
X
X
X
X
X

The Tragically Hip
Colter Wall
Merle Haggard
Sammy Hagar
X (no guess)
The Kinks

Nada.

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