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Thankfully someone told me it was a horrible trade. believe Oz tried a similar trick, but found the dynasty trades thread instead![]()
Thankfully someone told me it was a horrible trade. believe Oz tried a similar trick, but found the dynasty trades thread instead![]()
What about if they use wiki?If people are going to post AI write-ups during the countdown, I think it would be good if they're acknowledged as such.
If people are going to post AI write-ups during the countdown, I think it would be good if they're acknowledged as such.
What about if they use wiki?If people are going to post AI write-ups during the countdown, I think it would be good if they're acknowledged as such.
What suits you?
If you use a source, cite it.What about if they use wiki?If people are going to post AI write-ups during the countdown, I think it would be good if they're acknowledged as such.
What suits you?
The computer AI system in the Alien movies was MU-TH-UR.Yo Mama is talking to ChatAI, and it's talking back. We may have a problem. The AI may create superheroes or something.
First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo. To avoid spoiling, I won't say the title even though it's probably pretty obvious.No AI here, just 100% Steiner's brain:
John Waite began his musical career in the mid-1970s, finding moderate success with the English band The Babys. He then went solo in the early 80s, joined a new band with old bandmates, Bad English, in the late 80s and returned to recording and performing as a solo act in the early 90s, remaining active to this day. His style has consistently included pop, power pop and rock. John's singing voice reminds me of a cross between Robert Palmer and T. Rex's Marc Bolan, a kind of not quite masculine and not quite androgynous but rather boyish in quality that can also belt them out when the moment calls for it.
As an artist with a small amount of chart success, there simply isn't a lot to say about him that doesn't come from my own thoughts and memories, so those will be my main source of material for my write-ups, along with referencing music from the same time. My goal is mainly just for adding context, but I will have to share some mundane details from my earlier years along the way to better accomplish that goal.
Based on my familiarity with his material, I will be covering the first three parts of his career, from The Babys to his solo material and then his time with Bad English. He has released six studio albums since Bad English broke up in the early 90s, but they were unknown to me until I began choosing songs for this countdown. While including selections from this later period would have made the countdown more representative of his entire career arc, I chose to focus instead on the songs I knew.
If it's the one I'm thinking of, I will mention that there's a quality to it that I was going to touch on about his career in general, and this isn't much of a spoiler; he was very self-referential and liked to call back to previous work. Great if you're a fanboy/girl butFirst video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo. To avoid spoiling, I won't say the title even though it's probably pretty obvious.No AI here, just 100% Steiner's brain:
John Waite began his musical career in the mid-1970s, finding moderate success with the English band The Babys. He then went solo in the early 80s, joined a new band with old bandmates, Bad English, in the late 80s and returned to recording and performing as a solo act in the early 90s, remaining active to this day. His style has consistently included pop, power pop and rock. John's singing voice reminds me of a cross between Robert Palmer and T. Rex's Marc Bolan, a kind of not quite masculine and not quite androgynous but rather boyish in quality that can also belt them out when the moment calls for it.
As an artist with a small amount of chart success, there simply isn't a lot to say about him that doesn't come from my own thoughts and memories, so those will be my main source of material for my write-ups, along with referencing music from the same time. My goal is mainly just for adding context, but I will have to share some mundane details from my earlier years along the way to better accomplish that goal.
Based on my familiarity with his material, I will be covering the first three parts of his career, from The Babys to his solo material and then his time with Bad English. He has released six studio albums since Bad English broke up in the early 90s, but they were unknown to me until I began choosing songs for this countdown. While including selections from this later period would have made the countdown more representative of his entire career arc, I chose to focus instead on the songs I knew.
I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
I didn't have MTV right away. I think I saw that said Waite video at a friend's house a few months after MTV went on the air in August 1981. My world was changed forever.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
I missed the debut of MTV but it wasn't long afterward that I saw my first video on that channel, Message of Love by The Pretenders. Might still be my favorite song of theirs.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
Wait... You don't know Neil Diamond? I guess you are not from Boston.Just so I know one artist on this round, I'll do Belinda Carlisle
Narrator: it's not so obvious.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo. To avoid spoiling, I won't say the title even though it's probably pretty obvious.No AI here, just 100% Steiner's brain:
John Waite began his musical career in the mid-1970s, finding moderate success with the English band The Babys. He then went solo in the early 80s, joined a new band with old bandmates, Bad English, in the late 80s and returned to recording and performing as a solo act in the early 90s, remaining active to this day. His style has consistently included pop, power pop and rock. John's singing voice reminds me of a cross between Robert Palmer and T. Rex's Marc Bolan, a kind of not quite masculine and not quite androgynous but rather boyish in quality that can also belt them out when the moment calls for it.
As an artist with a small amount of chart success, there simply isn't a lot to say about him that doesn't come from my own thoughts and memories, so those will be my main source of material for my write-ups, along with referencing music from the same time. My goal is mainly just for adding context, but I will have to share some mundane details from my earlier years along the way to better accomplish that goal.
Based on my familiarity with his material, I will be covering the first three parts of his career, from The Babys to his solo material and then his time with Bad English. He has released six studio albums since Bad English broke up in the early 90s, but they were unknown to me until I began choosing songs for this countdown. While including selections from this later period would have made the countdown more representative of his entire career arc, I chose to focus instead on the songs I knew.
Was Money for Nothing in Europe.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
My guessWas Money for Nothing in Europe.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
Also no prizes for guessing what the first ever advert was when we got a fifth free to air channel here
My guessWas Money for Nothing in Europe.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
Also no prizes for guessing what the first ever advert was when we got a fifth free to air channel here
Second guess
My guessWas Money for Nothing in Europe.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
Also no prizes for guessing what the first ever advert was when we got a fifth free to air channel here
Second guess
It was Chanel no. 5
I don't know the specific advert, just the brand
This is where I seem to be landing as well. I am doing my due diligence in going through the over 400 song catalog, but not finding much that hits like the early stuff that really resonated with me.The Commodores
For those that don't know, this was a pop-R&B band most popular in the late 1970s and early 1980s. They weren't nearly as stacked with talent as Earth, Wind, & Fire or P-Funk or Stevie Wonder (who is a HOFer in about 5 different disciplines). To me, you need these kind of second-tier acts that prop up movements. My warped mind compares them to AOR bands like Bad Company or KISS.
But a funny thing happened on the way to the (L.A.) Forum. They started having massive pop hits. They found a lane that worked for their talents and were throwing darts at the Top 5 on the pop charts in one of the hardest eras to score there.
I'll talk about individual members as we go along.
Trigger Warning! There's is going to be a lot of schmaltz and/or songs you've heard a bazillion times. I have some deeper cuts to mix in, but I'm not trying to impress anyone here so there is going to be a ton of chalk. Don't like it, edit the Spotify playlist. These songs meant a lot to me when I was young and they still do.
Third guessMy guessWas Money for Nothing in Europe.I saw The Buggles. Now I feel really old.First video I ever saw on MTV was by him solo.
Also no prizes for guessing what the first ever advert was when we got a fifth free to air channel here
Second guess
I wouldn't complain. I'm deep in the middle of Neil's easy listening period.There's is going to be a lot of schmaltz
Pip's Invitation | (Arthur Lee and) Love |
Zegras11 | Belinda Carlisle |
-OZ- | Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw |
MrsKarmaPolice | City and Colour |
tuffnut | Conor Oberst |
Tau837 | Eric Clapton |
titusbramble | Ferry Cortsen |
Dr. Octopus | Golden Smog |
Mister CIA | Hugh Dillon |
Charlie Steiner | John Waite |
landrys hat | Luna |
Snellman | Meatloaf |
eephus | Michael Head |
Mrs. Rannous | Neil Diamond |
John Maddens Lunchbox | Otis Redding |
Karma Police | People Under The Stars |
zamboni | Steve Marriott |
Uruk-Hai | The Commodores |
Yo Mama | The English Beat Family Tree |
Don Quixote | The Gap Band/Charlie Wilson |
Yambag | The Smashing Pumpkins |
Iluv80s | The Waterboys |
Northern Voice | TV on the Radio |
Nah, screw that guy.But yeah, the idea the that first 4 albums would be around half of it while Death Magnetic/Hardwired/72 Seasons might get 5 songs combined (and St. Anger 0) is part of why I've been spinning my wheels on it.
That theme and discussions have definitely changed my listening over the last couple months. One of the many reasons I fell for my artist is the music sounds so damn good in the headphones, especially some of the later albums as they have better tech and more knowledge.My #1 song for this exercise would have been an excellent addition to jwb's songs that sound great on a decent 2-channel system list.
Who is more scared heading into Round 5: Eephus seeing Metallica, or me seeing Meatloaf.??So I had an inner debate, mostly because the ones i think I have time to probably do had some personal qualms. But looking back?
Nah, screw that guy.But yeah, the idea the that first 4 albums would be around half of it while Death Magnetic/Hardwired/72 Seasons might get 5 songs combined (and St. Anger 0) is part of why I've been spinning my wheels on it.
No remorse, no repent
My Pick is this little indie band named Metallica
Concentrating on (10 of the 11 of) the studio albums, EPs, and Garage Inc. Maybe with some Live Version influence, but I've got plenty to work with already.
Fuller writeup some other time.
Shifting to Keith Emerson?I didn't realize we already had 20+. Nice.
Hoping for "The Ecstasy of Gold" with Michael Kamen as the opener. A great way to start a concert.So I had an inner debate, mostly because the ones i think I have time to probably do had some personal qualms. But looking back?
Nah, screw that guy.But yeah, the idea the that first 4 albums would be around half of it while Death Magnetic/Hardwired/72 Seasons might get 5 songs combined (and St. Anger 0) is part of why I've been spinning my wheels on it.
No remorse, no repent
My Pick is this little indie band named Metallica
Concentrating on (10 of the 11 of) the studio albums, EPs, and Garage Inc. Maybe with some Live Version influence, but I've got plenty to work with already.
Fuller writeup some other time.
Who is more scared heading into Round 5: Eephus seeing Metallica, or me seeing Meatloaf.??![]()
I've written a couple of hundred words about Love and haven't gotten to their first album yet.Sorry about the long post (I know, Pip - hold your beer).