Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 3 - #1's have been posted! (9 Viewers)

[Ilov80s]

I should probably just do the most obvious artist and my favorite all time but I worry the 31 songs is too restrictive but I should map it out and see

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

I also had some ideas like that or this artist but NOT album X or some such

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I added some more of the playlists to the spreadsheet that weren't previously there.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I made an "American version" of the April Wine playlist that doesn't have any songs missing and added it to the spreadsheet. I had to use a live version of Anything You Want, You Got It, but otherwise it's all there as @falguy intended.

MAD April Wine 31 American version

Playlist · eswain93 · 31 items

open.spotify.com

 

[Zegras11]

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.

Don't feel bad, Binky would be at 88 songs.

 

[rockaction]

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

I wouldn't raise my hand and tattle. I see nothing wrong with this, so you have at least one supporter in the peanut gallery.

 

[rockaction]

I think we've got time for a little background and an adjacency.
First the background (from Wiki):

Belle and Sebastian are a Scottish indie pop band formed in Glasgow in 1996. Led by Stuart Murdoch, the band has released twelve studio albums. They are often compared with acts such as the Smiths and Nick Drake. The name "Belle and Sebastian" comes from Belle et Sébastien, a 1966 children's book by French writer Cécile Aubry adapted from a television series of the same name. Though consistently lauded by critics, Belle and Sebastian's "wistful pop" has enjoyed only limited commercial success.

Regarding the adjacency (none of which will be included in my 31 - 1 listing), also from Wiki:

God Help the Girl is a 2009 album by Stuart Murdoch of the band Belle and Sebastian with female vocalists such as Catherine Ireton. God Help the Girl is also the name of the band and the accompanying film released in 2014. The songs are about a Scottish girl who is hospitalized after a nervous breakdown.

God Help The Girl

Song · God Help The Girl · 2009

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Come Monday Night

Song · God Help The Girl · 2009

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I'll Have To Dance With Cassie

Song · God Help The Girl · 2009

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I completely missed this. I saw this film. I don't remember a cotdarn thing about it other than I thought it was well done and cool.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

I should probably just do the most obvious artist and my favorite all time but I worry the 31 songs is too restrictive but I should map it out and see

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

You aren't the only one. I have three artists that I would need to split that way.

Make that four.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

I should probably just do the most obvious artist and my favorite all time but I worry the 31 songs is too restrictive but I should map it out and see

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

You aren't the only one. I have three artists that I would need to split that way.

Make that four.

Its anarchy in here tonight lol.
Not related to this theory, I am actually gonna PM zegras my new idea to make sure it flies. His show and all.

 

[New Binky the Doormat]

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.

Don't feel bad, Binky would be at 88 songs.

oh yeah, I have way more than enough to do another 2 or 3 Todd top 31s easily

well ...it wouldn't be easy to choose

 

[Mister CIA]

Forgot to post last week after I discovered The The released a new album recently, Ensoulment. Does not miss a beat. Listening to the opening track, Cognitive Dissident (love this expression) feels like stepping into a time machine and turning the dial back 30 years.

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

www.youtube.com

 

[Don Quixote]

#21 - "September"

I have no way of knowing how to check this but, if I had to put money on the most-played EWF song across all mediums to date, it would be this one. It was a cross-format smash when released (****-blocked on the charts by the Bee Gees war wagon or it probably would have been EWF's second #1) and remains one to this day.

And with good reason, as it's one of those perfect records. Everything works and in the right measure: White's lead and Bailey's chorus, the horns snapping in & out, the guitar line, percussion, all of the hooks are in the right places.....

By the way, Maurice White is one of those singers who must have been sick the day his elementary school taught kids how to pronounce the letter "R". Usually, he does the "ah" in place of it (like many singers do). But, here he does something I've never heard (before or since): "sep-tem-BO". And it's not just once!

Next up: an early album cut.

Felt like giving a bump for the 21st of September.

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Forgot to post last week after I discovered The The released a new album recently, Ensoulment. Does not miss a beat. Listening to the opening track, Cognitive Dissident (love this expression) feels like stepping into a time machine and turning the dial back 30 years.

- YouTube

Auf YouTube findest du die angesagtesten Videos und Tracks. Außerdem kannst du eigene Inhalte hochladen und mit Freunden oder gleich der ganzen Welt teilen.

www.youtube.com

Love this new album.

I just bought a ticket to his show in SLC next month. He's playing the new album straight through and then a 2nd set of past songs.

 

[Zegras11]

#21 - "September"

I have no way of knowing how to check this but, if I had to put money on the most-played EWF song across all mediums to date, it would be this one. It was a cross-format smash when released (****-blocked on the charts by the Bee Gees war wagon or it probably would have been EWF's second #1) and remains one to this day.

And with good reason, as it's one of those perfect records. Everything works and in the right measure: White's lead and Bailey's chorus, the horns snapping in & out, the guitar line, percussion, all of the hooks are in the right places.....

By the way, Maurice White is one of those singers who must have been sick the day his elementary school taught kids how to pronounce the letter "R". Usually, he does the "ah" in place of it (like many singers do). But, here he does something I've never heard (before or since): "sep-tem-BO". And it's not just once!

Next up: an early album cut.

Felt like giving a bump for the 21st of September.

Wake me up when September ends

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Already September Again?

 

[krista4]

OH is out tonight at a Tropical ****storm show while I'm home sick.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Is It Really You?
Album: Mothers Pride (1973)
Writer: Nickey Barclay
Lead vocals: Jean Millington and Nickey Barclay

One of the few Fanny studio tracks that lasts more than 5 minutes, Is It Really You? comes from a genre that the band didn't otherwise try -- the melodramatic, multi-part, story-focused, exquisitely arranged pop operettas that we got from the likes of Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen and Harry Chapin. There's even a sax solo at the end, as tended to happen with these things. The song tells the story of a female musician -- perhaps Nickey Barclay herself -- who abandons her hometown to pursue her dreams out West and runs into her high school sweetheart many years later.

Is It Really You?

Song · Fanny · 1973

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The more I think about this, the more I would not be surprised if this was directly inspired by Chapin's "Taxi". There's even a reference to a cab in the final verse.

"Nickey, keep the change."

The punchline is that she makes her ex pay the driver!

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I made an "American version" of the April Wine playlist that doesn't have any songs missing and added it to the spreadsheet. I had to use a live version of Anything You Want, You Got It, but otherwise it's all there as @falguy intended.

MAD April Wine 31 American version

Playlist · eswain93 · 31 items

open.spotify.com

I listened to this tonight and one of the first things the Spotify algorithm gave me afterward was ... Triumph.

 

[falguy]

I made an "American version" of the April Wine playlist that doesn't have any songs missing and added it to the spreadsheet. I had to use a live version of Anything You Want, You Got It, but otherwise it's all there as @falguy intended.

MAD April Wine 31 American version

Playlist · eswain93 · 31 items

open.spotify.com

Much appreciated!

 

[Zegras11]

Rd 4 thread soon

 

[Zegras11]

ROUND 4 LINK

 

[Yambag]

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[Dr. Octopus]

I got through the Strand of Oaks. He’s an artist that’s in my wheelhouse. I had listened to a few albums in the past and they (and/or this playlist) will make it into my rotation.

Shut In was my favorite song - which I think was @Eephus #3 song, or perhaps his #29.