Mister CIA
Footballguy
Nope, but they are on my deep list.
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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (6 Viewers)
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zamboni
Footballguy
If it's not Coney Hatch, I don't think I know you any more.
landrys hat
Footballguy
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Rufus Wainwright
Waylon
Jay Farrar
Lucero
Fleetwood Mac
Mister CIA
Footballguy
1/6. You nailed the Memphis pick.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
VoivodYeah, 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.)Listening to every playlist and commenting is not mandatory. You submitting an artist and list is, however.
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
?
Hank Williams
Stevie Nicks
Answered
The Who
Mister CIA
Footballguy
Another series of X.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
I assumed as much. Lol
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
The Weakerthans
Daniel Romano
Dwight Yoakam
Damon Albarn
Answered already
Pink Floyd
Mister CIA
Footballguy
The country music nominee has been spotlighted.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
And by the way, I just thought of a seventh candidate who will probably be my pick.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Katy Perry
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I listed to the Bell & Sebastian playlist and I'm a big fan.
My 90s music listening was dominated by Grunge, Alt-Country and Jam bands so I do have some holes. I really thought of them as some "wimpy/soft" music for whatever reason (Maybe it was the movie High Fidelity) but what I got was some great jangly pop that reminded me of the Kinks a lot. Good stuff.
Next I'm going to give a listen to the Strand of Oaks playlist, as I remember liking a few selections that Eephus has drafted in the past.
My 90s music listening was dominated by Grunge, Alt-Country and Jam bands so I do have some holes. I really thought of them as some "wimpy/soft" music for whatever reason (Maybe it was the movie High Fidelity) but what I got was some great jangly pop that reminded me of the Kinks a lot. Good stuff.
Next I'm going to give a listen to the Strand of Oaks playlist, as I remember liking a few selections that Eephus has drafted in the past.
Mister CIA
Footballguy
No, but this gives me some ideas.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Ive been thinking of some cheesy pop, but too many i look at have only 5 albums or less.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Never in a million years would i have thought I would have this much trouble narrowing down to 31 Journey tunes. 2 days ago i was at 72 songs, and after a couple days of listening i am down to 68.
zamboni
Footballguy
They have a surprisingly large catalog and were a much different band before hitting the big time.
-OZ-
Footballguy
Katy gives guys a lot of ideas. One mostly, but there is variety.
My first cut of Lindsey Stirling’s works is 73 songs. I’m making the next cut now, at 26 songs and counting.
Journey has been around a LOT longer so I’d imagine the cuts are harder.
zamboni
Footballguy
“Doesn’t anybody ****ing knock anymore?”
Leroy Hoard
Footballguy
Serious question. When looking for a replacement for Palmer do you think they considered anyone who's last name didn't start with a P?
rockaction
Footballguy
I knew landrys hat had gotten at least one when I read his list. Some people is just good at stuff like this.
Godspeed You! was sort of a joke, right? I can't see CIA digging that outfit too much.
The Dreaded Marco
Footballguy
I just remembered that someone did Damon Albarn in one of these threads (maybe Eephus?) so that was a wasted guess on my part.
I tried to guess artists from those categories that I also like because CIA has taken artists on my short list for all 3 of his rounds: Frank Black, Neko Case and Andrew Bird.
zamboni
Footballguy
I don’t think Emerson, Lake and (Slim Jim) Phantom would have caught on as well.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
Yup, and me being the weirdo that i am, the first 3 albums were what sparked this choice. I loved the pre-Perry albums. If i remember right, through the 1st 5 albums i added all but 4 or 5 songs.
rockaction
Footballguy
Eephus did indeed do Damon Albarn.
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
What i think i will do is put an album cap on songs at 5, then see where i am after that cut. Not sure how many post 80s songs will make it if any, so those are probably the next easiest to weed through.
How many albums you have to get through?
-OZ-
Footballguy
Fewer than I did with buffet. 7 studio albums (one came out in June), and 18 other singles. Some of her best songs are collaborations.
I’m probably going to end with 10 songs she pairs with another artist and 21 from her own albums.
Eephus
Footballguy
I'm vacillating about taking part in round 4. My usual uncertainties about ranking my favorites are always involved but I've also been enjoying the freedom to listen to any old thing I want to when I walk the dog. Not gonna lie though, some of my music choices would make for good entries in round 4 so there are the horns of my dilemma.
Yo Mama
Footballguy
Pretty obvious the choice is X
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
You always bring an interesting artist out, so plenty of time to vacillate in the meantime.
Hope we see you for round 4
Dr. Octopus
Footballguy
I vote for you to be in.
rockaction
Footballguy
I think I took less than an hour to put together my Round 4 Clash playlist.
I hope it doesn't show.
I held court at Steve Hoffman forums about how I just can't listen to Sandinista! without thinking about the politics of it all, so I never really have. Be interested to see how many songs make it off of that one.
So you’re in then. Looking forward to all the horns.
Eephus
Footballguy
I love Sandinista! with all its exclamation marks and audacious artistic risks. Even if you leave out the political songs, there's still a double album that's worth listening to.
If I do vacillate in, one of my potential artists is more political than the Clash
KarmaPolice
Footballguy
You two are going to get another smilie taken away!!If I do vacillate in, one of my potential artists is more political than the Clash
rockaction
Footballguy
I listened to a bunch of it and hadn't realized I actually had heard a bunch of it before. I did so because it was recommended I do so (and not in a mean or snarky way—people were really sympathetic to my points) by the people at Steve Hoffman. I did not know that it was so funky and amalgamated. Lots of people love the album and consider it their favorite Clash album. It's an interesting experimental album to my ears.
rockaction
Footballguy
How could Joe take away this little guy's family? He's all he has left and is looking for a friend.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
I think we may have discussed Scratch Perry here on some point, but I think can really hear the influence of him on The Clash in that album.
rockaction
Footballguy
I think we did. I know of Lee "Scratch" Perry from a friend in D.C. and even had a couple of his LPs (I sold them for about twenty-five bucks a pop). There's huge dub and funk influences on The Clash on Sandinista!
Eephus
Footballguy
On that album especially, the band was like a sponge absorbing everything they were listening to at the time.
Don Quixote
Footballguy
Speaking of DC, felt the inspiration to listen to "Washington Bullets" and disappointed at the lack of reference to Wes Unseld or Elvin Hayes.
kupcho1
Footballguy
The Clash without politics would be like the Beach Boys without surfing, or the Hold Steady without drug dealers.
I think a good 2/3 of the songs on my playlist might be considered political, probably 75% if you used the FFA bar for political discourse.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Ted Nugent? Kid Rock?
If I do vacillate in, one of my potential artists is more political than the Clash
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
Curse my stupid brain.
Just had a brilliant idea that no one has done before.
Can I execute it in time?
Just had a brilliant idea that no one has done before.
Can I execute it in time?
rockaction
Footballguy
I'm not asking them to be apolitical, really. I don't expect that from a band that reveled in being "the only band that matters" or whatever the tagline was. They earned the reputation. My problem is aligning one's self with the Sandinistas, who wound up a typically repressive regime in the Marxist-Leninist Central (Latin) American tradition of junta rule and all that ****.
rockaction
Footballguy
And before anybody asks why I care or what's it to me, it's not really anything to me. When you go out of your way to argue for human rights by supporting regimes you know will eventually make everything that is not compulsory forbidden I'd say you're awfully myopic, but reasonable people can disagree with me. God knows I disagree with them and will until my dying day and last gasps of bourgeois oxygen in my once-scarred but now pink little man-without-chest lungs.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
I agree. I understand that "LOL it's a trainwreck" makes for a good narrative for the music writers, but aside from a few ridiculous tracks, it's a really solid record. It's not London Calling, but nothing is.
Pip's Invitation
Footballguy
IIRC they were going out to the clubs every night and then would head to the studio in the wee hours of the morning to work up stuff inspired by what they had just heard.
John Maddens Lunchbox
Socialism for Dummies
I was thinking about doing one artist 1977-1990 and then next time 1991-present.
I cant see a problem with it, but im generally rules averse these days
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