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Middle Aged Dummies - Artist - Round 5 - #17's have been posted. Link in OP. (13 Viewers)

Zegras11 said:
I've heard of 9 of 23. Lol
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I’d consider myself familiar with 8 other than my own. 3 of which I expect to know most of their songs. Pumpkins might be the only one I know all of them - and that’s only because I did a deep dive back in October.

This round is either going to be awesome or bad. :oldunsure:
 
Uruk-Hai said:
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.
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Ditto. They have some fantastic songs that I love to this day. Not the greatest songs to sing along to beside your partner/spouse, however. :wink:
 
Pip's Invitation said:
KarmaPolice said:
Sorry about the long post (I know, Pip - hold your beer).
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I've written a couple of hundred words about Love and haven't gotten to their first album yet. :laugh:

More seriously, I'm not a huge hip hop fan but I think I'll like these guys.
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I noticed that Gamin' On Ya was on your "caught my ear" list in the themes. Not sure the level of enjoyment that meant, but that song is more representative of the playlist than Ste. for Reefer was. Picking a strict list of my favorites would be impossible, as I am even struggling with my last 5 list. So many great songs, but I tried to keep in mind the bolded is probably true for the group in general. I leaned more in the direction of fun, short, and that worked in the flow of the playlist. I still listen to my previous MAD31 playlists a bit, and I like them better when they flow as a playlist as I listen to them or if anybody else wanted to after the countdown. With that criteria, my weird idea for the Mastodon playlist is still my favorite one to listen to start to finish. It's more interesting to me than hitting random or listening to songs that don't flow together like a good mix. This one is also a weird order, but it love how it flows and builds as I listen to the playlist and it has the perfect bookends. My straight 31 wouldn't have that, and on top of that would have drove me crazy trying to decide what songs I liked more and why. For Journey a rank felt like the right move, for this a different way felt right.
 
I'll play along with the ChatGPT thing:

Steve Marriott

Early Life
Steve Marriott was born in 1947 into a working-class family in East London. From a young age, he showed a natural affinity for music and performance. His father, Bill Marriott, was a pub pianist and introduced Steve to music. By the age of 12, Steve was performing skiffle and rock 'n' roll in local venues.

He also had a brief acting career as a child, most notably playing the Artful Dodger in the West End production of Oliver!—a role that showcased his stage presence and charisma.

Musical Beginnings
Marriott formed his first band, The Moonlights, at age 12, and later moved on to bands like The Frantiks and The Moments. He signed with Decca Records and released a solo single titled “Give Her My Regards” in 1963, but it failed commercially.

A fateful meeting at a music store with Ronnie Lane led to the formation of Small Faces, the band that would bring him fame.

Small Faces (1965–1969)
Small Faces was formed in 1965 with Steve Marriott (vocals, guitar), Ronnie Lane (bass), Kenney Jones (drums), and Jimmy Winston (later replaced by Ian McLagan on keyboards). The band was part of the mod movement, known for its sharp fashion and soulful rock sound - and also known for Marriott's gritty, soulful vocals and explosive stage presence

Tensions within the band, especially over creative control and Marriott’s frustrations with the band’s teen idol image, led him to leave the group in 1969.

Humble Pie (1969–1975)
Immediately after Small Faces, Marriott teamed up with Peter Frampton (guitar), Greg Ridley (bass), and Jerry Shirley (drums) to form Humble Pie, one of the early supergroups of British rock. Humble Pie’s sound leaned more toward hard rock and blues, showcasing Marriott's love for American R&B and his powerhouse vocals. Frampton left in 1971, and Marriott assumed full leadership, guiding the band through a heavier, boogie-rock phase.

Later Career (1976–1991)
After Humble Pie disbanded in 1975, Marriott pursued solo work and various musical collaborations, but commercial success eluded him.

He reformed Humble Pie briefly in the early 1980s and continued to perform in small venues. Despite waning fame, he remained a highly respected figure in the rock world. Marriott also reunited briefly with Ronnie Lane and Ian McLagan of Small Faces in the late 1970s, although nothing long-term came of it.

Personal Life
Marriott's life was marked by personal struggle. He battled with alcohol and drug abuse and suffered from financial difficulties due to poor management and contracts.

He was married twice and had children, including a daughter, Mollie Marriott, who later became a singer.

Death
Steve Marriott died tragically in a house fire at his home in Arkesden, Essex, on April 20, 1991, at the age of 44. He had fallen asleep with a lit cigarette after returning from a recording session in the U.S.

Legacy
Marriott is regarded as one of the greatest British rock vocalists of all time.

He influenced countless musicians across genres – from classic rock to Britpop - and his work with both Small Faces and Humble Pie continues to be celebrated.

He was inducted posthumously into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (with Small Faces) in 2012.

Quotes About Marriott:
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)
“He was the most talented guy I ever sang with. He had such a sweet voice… he was the epitome of a rock star. I was just in awe of him.”

“Steve Marriott had one of the most dynamic voices in rock. He could move from a whisper to a scream without losing any of the melody.”

Paul Weller (The Jam, The Style Council)
“Steve Marriott was the voice of his generation. He had everything—swagger, soul, fire. No one could touch him live.”

“He could sing like Otis Redding (Ed: crossover artist alert (y)) and play like Keith Richards.”

Peter Frampton (Humble Pie bandmate)
“Steve was a genius. He was the soul of Humble Pie. When he opened his mouth to sing, you had to stop and listen.”

“He could be explosive, unpredictable, and totally magical. The best frontman I ever worked with.”

Rod Stewart
“I always looked up to Marriott. He had that gritty, soulful sound that British singers tried to copy but never quite nailed the way he did.”

David Bowie
“Marriott was my hero. If I could’ve been in any band, it would’ve been the Small Faces.”

Noel Gallagher (Oasis)
“He was a proper working-class hero. The best British rock voice bar none. He never got the credit he deserved.”

Roger Daltrey (The Who)
“Steve had the kind of voice that made the hairs on your neck stand up. He was raw and real. One of the best ever.”

Ian McLagan (Small Faces bandmate)
“Steve could do anything. He was electric on stage, a real firecracker, and such a passionate singer. He made you want to play better.”

Kenney Jones (Small Faces, The Who)
“Steve had a drive like no one else. He was like a live wire—you never knew what would happen next. He was the heart and soul of the Small Faces.”
 
Hey now, the odds of having the same song show up on two playlists has gone up. In You Got Peanut Butter in my Chocolate news...

. The single released last week did not disappoint.

I have NO idea what to expect from City and Colour. Never heard of them before this thread, but without doubt the Headstones sit atop one of my loftiest pedestals, so looking forward.
 
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For those that care, current deep dive is Van Halen, last week was Van Morrison. Next week is Greta Van Fleet.

Any of these would make good countdown artists, although I’d be most likely to do Greta.

:nerd: My oldest son and I saw GVF last year, just before we bought our new Grand Highlander - which we promptly named Greta.
 
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For those that care, current deep dive is Van Halen, last week was Van Morrison. Next week is Greta Van Fleet.

Any of these would make good countdown artists, although I’d be most likely to do Greta.

:nerd: My oldest son and I saw GVF last year, just before we bought our new Grand Highlander - which we promptly named Greta.
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Love it! I've been going back through previous MAD31s and listening to the artist playlists and random albums.
 
The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson

No AI here. I am reading Charlie Wilson’s memoir, I Am Charlie Wilson. This is taken a bit from there and other reading.

The GAP Band consisted of three brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in order of oldest to youngest with the part most associated with: Ronnie (trumpet/keyboards); Charlie (lead vocals); and Robert (bass). Like one of my previous MAD artists in Nina Simone, the Wilsons grew up in a church family. Their father was a preacher with a performing command of the pulpit. Charlie first developed his performance style in churches as a young boy and would energize the church crowds with his performances. Their mother was a highly-regarded pianist, who was recruited to play R&B herself, but was not approving of that style of music.

Despite their mother’s disapproval, they listened to a lot of James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, and Stevie Wonder. The GAP Band’s music also owes a lot to the Parliament/Funkadelic. Ronnie was the first one with his own band; Charlie then copied Ronnie with own band. One night, Ronnie was upset that his band had no audience, but noticed a big crowd across the street watching another local band — he went to see who it was, and it was Charlie’s band. Ronnie’s band lacked a singer like Charlie. At that point, Ronnie recruited Charlie to join up with him. Robert would then get added to the mix a bit later, who added the defining bass beat.

They named their band the Greenwood Archer Pine Band after the main streets in their neighborhood in Tulsa. It was also an homage to the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, which happened in the Greenwood (Black Wall Street) section of Tulsa. Their band name eventually got shortened to The GAP Band.

They were first “discovered” by another famous musician from Tulsa in Leon Russell, who invited them into the studio to record and to open for him. That relationship eventually went a bit sour because they were upstaging him on tour, and the first couple of albums did not sell because they did not know how to translate things from show to record.

They eventually met up with producer Lonnie Simmons and signed with him in 1978, who took them to their highest high’s and lowest low’s. They recorded a series of hit records with him that will get into during the countdown. But he also kept all of the money for himself. After some of The GAP Band’s records started to stop selling in the mid-1980s, Simmons closed up shop and left them high and dry taking all of the royalties for himself.

This hit Charlie Wilson pretty hard and he fell into alcoholism and crack-cocaine addiction. He eventually wound up homeless on the streets of LA. When he got his star on the Walk of Fame recently, he noted that it was just a few blocks from the streets where he slept on when he was homeless.

He eventually met a social worker — now his wife — who helped him get his life back on track. He quit drugs and alcohol and got back into music, starting a solo career with a more old-school R&B sound, which has been wildly successful. Charlie Wilson is currently tied with Usher for the record for the most #1 songs on the Adult R&B chart.

Charlie Wilson has also been popular with hip-hop artists. He has worked many times with artists like Snoop Dogg (who gave him the nickname, Uncle Charlie), Kanye West, and Tyler the Creator. Charlie frequently plays the role of a voice of God-type coming in around 3/4 of the way through a song and lifting it up to the end. The songs that he has been on are songs that would be recognizable to someone with a passing knowledge of 21st century rap.

The GAP Band’s influence can be seen in how often it has been sampled by those hip-hop artists too. Outside hip-hop, Dave Grohl said that he copied The GAP Band for his drumming on Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk uses a The GAP Band beat.

I’ll stop there for now.
 
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Golden Smog is an alternative country-rock supergroup of loosely connected musicians mostly from the Minneapolis area. At various times members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs, and Big Star have worked with Golden Smog.

Given the fluid collaborative nature of Golden Smog the lineup has often changed, but relative constant members who appear on all the recordings are guitarists Kraig Johnson (Run Westy Run), Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum), and Gary Louris (The Jayhawks) along with bassist Marc Perlman (The Jayhawks). Jeff Tweedy (Wilco) joined for the band’s second release.

The group took their name from a nickname given to Fred Flintstone in The Flintstones episode "Hot Lips Hannigan", which, in turn, was a parody of singer Mel Tormé's nickname (The Velvet Fog).

All of the band members were credited under pseudonyms (which consisted of their middle names and the names of the streets where they grew up) as performers — although they all used their real names in the writing credits. My Golden Smog Name would be Michael* Mapleton.


*I don’t actually have a middle name, so I used my Confirmation name.
 
Don Quixote said:
The GAP Band/Charlie Wilson

No AI here. I am reading Charlie Wilson’s memoir, I Am Charlie Wilson. This is taken a bit from there and other reading.

The GAP Band consisted of three brothers from Tulsa, Oklahoma, in order of oldest to youngest with the part most associated with: Ronnie (trumpet/keyboards); Charlie (lead vocals); and Robert (bass). Like one of my previous MAD artists in Nina Simone, the Wilsons grew up in a church family. Their father was a preacher with a performing command of the pulpit. Charlie first developed his performance style in churches as a young boy and would energize the church crowds with his performances. Their mother was a highly-regarded pianist, who was recruited to play R&B herself, but was not approving of that style of music.

Despite their mother’s disapproval, they listened to a lot of James Brown, Sly and the Family Stone, and Stevie Wonder. The GAP Band’s music also owes a lot to the Parliament/Funkadelic. Ronnie was the first one with his own band; Charlie then copied Ronnie with own band. One night, Ronnie was upset that his band had no audience, but noticed a big crowd across the street watching another local band — he went to see who it was, and it was Charlie’s band. Ronnie’s band lacked a singer like Charlie. At that point, Ronnie recruited Charlie to join up with him. Robert would then get added to the mix a bit later, who added the defining bass beat.

They named their band the Greenwood Archer Pine Band after the main streets in their neighborhood in Tulsa. It was also an homage to the Tulsa race massacre of 1921, which happened in the Greenwood (Black Wall Street) section of Tulsa. Their band name eventually got shortened to The GAP Band.

They were first “discovered” by another famous musician from Tulsa in Leon Russell, who invited them into the studio to record and to open for him. That relationship eventually went a bit sour because they were upstaging him on tour, and the first couple of albums did not sell because they did not know how to translate things from show to record.

They eventually met up with producer Lonnie Simmons and signed with him in 1978, who took them to their highest high’s and lowest low’s. They recorded a series of hit records with him that will get into during the countdown. But he also kept all of the money for himself. After some of The GAP Band’s records started to stop selling in the mid-1980s, he closed up shop and left them high and dry taking all of the royalties for himself.

This hit Charlie Wilson pretty hard and he fell into alcoholism and crack-cocaine addiction. He eventually wound up homeless on the streets of LA. When he got his star on the Walk of Fame recently, he noted that it was just a few blocks from the streets where he slept on when he was homeless.

He eventually met a social worker — now his wife — who helped him get his life back on track. He quit drugs and alcohol and got back into music, starting a solo career with a more old-school R&B sound, which has been wildly successful. Charlie Wilson is currently tied with Usher for the record for the most #1 songs on the Adult R&B chart.

Charlie Wilson has also been popular with hip-hop artists. He has worked many times with artists like Snoop Dogg (who gave him the nickname, Uncle Charlie), Kanye West, and Tyler the Creator. Charlie frequently plays the role of a voice of God-type coming in around 3/4 of the way through a song and lifting it up to the end. The songs that he has been on are songs that would be recognizable to someone with a passing knowledge of 21st century rap.

The GAP Band’s influence can be seen in how often it has been sampled by those hip-hop artists too. Outside hip-hop, Dave Grohl said that he copied The GAP Band for his drumming on Smells Like Teen Spirit, and Bruno Mars’ Uptown Funk uses a The GAP Band beat.

I’ll stop there for now.
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Outstanding
 
Dr. Octopus said:
At various times members of Soul Asylum, The Replacements, Wilco, The Jayhawks, Run Westy Run, The Honeydogs, and Big Star have worked with Golden Smog.
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Looking forward to this one particularly.

Even if my mind immediately goes to the Hobbit. The desolation of golden Smaug.
 
The Waterboys

Really it's just Scotmsan Mike Scott and an ever changing lineup of supporting musicians. Scott is The Waterboys and they he. Just to keep it short and sweet, they started out in the early-mid 80s doing "The Big Music" so think U2 and Simple Minds. That moniker of The Big Music came to just kind of describe that whole world of bands doing Waterboys stytle big anthemic music. But before the 80s were over, they would have transitioned to a Celtic folk approach and over the rest of their career would bounce around between folk and rock. Unsurprisingly, water, water related activites, sailing and traveling in general are reoccuring themes/symbols. Much of the music is about the search for or discovery of god and it's always found in the natural world. Scott is a big fan of Irish poet William Butler Yeats and that comes out in Scott's complex poetic lyrics. He likes to be adventerous- there is an album of Yeats poems put to music and just this last month an album about Dennis Hopper. I would say the music falls in the world of Van Morrison, U2, Springsteen and Dylan. Lots of fiddles and saxophones and extended jams too. Hope you all enjoy.

I wish I was a fisherman
Tumblin' on the seas
Far away from dry land
And its bitter memories
 
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Michael Head

Head is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who's been active since the early 80s as the leader of The Pale Fountains and Shack and more recently as a solo artist, None of his musical ventures have been commercially successful, either in the UK or especially the US but he's philosophical about it and notes he hasn't signed on the dole for more than forty years. I'll save his biographical details for the countdown but I promise inspiring tales of failure featuring plenty of bad luck, bad timing and bad decisions.

His musical influences include Arthur Lee, Nick Drake, Burt Bacharach and of course his fellow Liverpudlians the Beatles. He's not going to rock anyone's face off but there will be songs of haunting beauty delivered in Head's peculiar Scouse accent. There will also be a surprising number of trumpets which I will track during the countdown.
 
Eephus said:
Michael Head

Head is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who's been active since the early 80s as the leader of The Pale Fountains and Shack and more recently as a solo artist, None of his musical ventures have been commercially successful, either in the UK or especially the US but he's philosophical about it and notes he hasn't signed on the dole for more than forty years. I'll save his biographical details for the countdown but I promise inspiring tales of failure featuring plenty of bad luck, bad timing and bad decisions.

His musical influences include Arthur Lee, Nick Drake, Burt Bacharach and of course his fellow Liverpudlians the Beatles. He's not going to rock anyone's face off but there will be songs of haunting beauty delivered in Head's peculiar Scouse accent. There will also be a surprising number of trumpets which I will track during the countdown.
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Arthur Lee, you say?
 
Pip's Invitation said:
Eephus said:
Michael Head

Head is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who's been active since the early 80s as the leader of The Pale Fountains and Shack and more recently as a solo artist, None of his musical ventures have been commercially successful, either in the UK or especially the US but he's philosophical about it and notes he hasn't signed on the dole for more than forty years. I'll save his biographical details for the countdown but I promise inspiring tales of failure featuring plenty of bad luck, bad timing and bad decisions.

His musical influences include Arthur Lee, Nick Drake, Burt Bacharach and of course his fellow Liverpudlians the Beatles. He's not going to rock anyone's face off but there will be songs of haunting beauty delivered in Head's peculiar Scouse accent. There will also be a surprising number of trumpets which I will track during the countdown.
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Arthur Lee, you say?
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Lee on the left, Head on the right
 
Eephus said:
Pip's Invitation said:
Eephus said:
Michael Head

Head is a singer/songwriter from Liverpool who's been active since the early 80s as the leader of The Pale Fountains and Shack and more recently as a solo artist, None of his musical ventures have been commercially successful, either in the UK or especially the US but he's philosophical about it and notes he hasn't signed on the dole for more than forty years. I'll save his biographical details for the countdown but I promise inspiring tales of failure featuring plenty of bad luck, bad timing and bad decisions.

His musical influences include Arthur Lee, Nick Drake, Burt Bacharach and of course his fellow Liverpudlians the Beatles. He's not going to rock anyone's face off but there will be songs of haunting beauty delivered in Head's peculiar Scouse accent. There will also be a surprising number of trumpets which I will track during the countdown.
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Arthur Lee, you say?
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Lee on the left, Head on the right
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Also seemed to be a rare Marge Schott fan.
 
tl;dr pleasantly menacing

Hugh Dillon is my chosen artist this season but Headstones is the headliner. These guys are my mind's house band. They're 200-proof comfort specializing in both kinds of music (hard ####ing rock and not ####ing hard rock). Never a misplaced note, ever. Every chord perfect. Occasionally introspective; always hypnotic; often frenetic; jagged; and a Mick Ronson/Joe Walsh guitar fusion sound I can't unhear. And they are going to release new tracks any day now, I think.

Hugh Dillon crossed my radar in the 90s on a Hard Core Logo VCR tape, and here we are nearly 30 years later. ...More? He also has a lot of other acting credits, and I've watched none, yet. Flashpoint and Mayor of Kingston are the best known? I think they did a lot of drugs in their youth, and more. Maybe some discord along the way. Scars too... I don't biograph well. [/grunt]

My playlist is sorted to balance out both sounds (hard rock, &not) and is minimally ranked except for the intro and the outro. And the penultimate, of course!

Hope y'all dig

eh: Also, Canadian
 
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Mighty slim pickings for MADs adjacent new release Friday

Solo debut from TV on the Radio frontman
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Thee Black Boltz

Tunde Adebimpe · Album · 2025 · 11 songs
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New Melvins -
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Thunderball

Melvins · Album · 2025 · 5 songs
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Hawkwind :oldunsure:
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There Is No Space For Us

Hawkwind · Album · 2025 · 8 songs
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Partial Carolina Chocolate Drops reunion
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What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow

Rhiannon Giddens · Album · 2025 · 18 songs
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@El Floppo Mallets and Balafon from Mali
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Bagola

Trio Da Kali · Album · 2025 · 11 songs
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Albums from Beirut, Julian Baker & TORRES and Heavy Lungs :headbang: Demos compilation by Damien Jurado. The new live Neil Young isn't streaming yet.
 
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My first spin of the week is the new one from Peter Holsapple who was part of Powerpop legends The dB's about a lifetime ago. He's doing pretty much the same thing he's always done but the melodic craft is still strong. The record is marred by a crappy drum sound but I'm beyond that now.

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The Face of 68

Peter Holsapple · Album · 2025 · 11 songs
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Dr. Octopus said:
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I see rock’s entire thread got zapped. Hopefully he didn’t get zapped along with it.
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I hope not.

Northern Voice wasn't in that thread, was he? :oldunsure:
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Actually I don’t think he was lol. I was and my post got specifically reported to Joe and the mods but I’m still here. If that changes I’ll text KP.
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That was such a bad look by jayrod.
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I tried to keep it polite and about an idea (I thought related to the thread). I was pretty surprised it was my post that got called out.
 
M-AD Artists Round 5: Metallica

Ideally, Metallica would’ve been the band I took in Round 2 of this endeavor. After all, I still have physical copies of 6 studio albums (maybe 7, but I haven’t found where I put Reload if I still have it) plus S&M from them. It’s just that, when the change in millennium came out, I sort of… lost touch with them. I dunno. I won’t pretend that Metallica is a band without problems. Some self-inflected, some from twists of fate. But I have a chance here to just focus on the music here. Besides, if I can reconnect with Candlebox, doing the same for Metallica should be pretty easy, right?

Anyway, I’m guessing M-ADs know this band pretty well. But let me pretend you don’t. In that case, Metallica is a heavy metal band that was formed in LA in 1981. Drummer Lars Ulrich placed an ad “looking for other metal musicians”, to which singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield replied. The two “officially’ formed the band, named Metallica after one of the fanzine names Hetfield’s friend Ron Quintana had been considering.

The band’s first recorded output was a version of “Hit The Lights” featuring Hetfield, Ulrich and credited Lloyd Grant with a guitar solo. Shortly after they recruited lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist Ron McGovney, and recorded several demos. In late 1982, Hetfield & Ulrich saw bassist Cliff Burton perform, and asked him to join the band. He initially said no, but accepted later when the others (minus McGovney, of course) agreed to move on the SF Bay area.

Even this foursome wouldn’t last long. Mustaine was ejected from the band, citing alcohol abuse and violent behavior, to be replaced by Kirk Hammett. Mustaine would of course do well for himself, but that’s another story. These four would record Kill ‘em All (basically a rerecording of their “Metal Up Your ***” demo), Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets.

The band was touring in Sweden and writing for their next album when the driver lost control. The bus overturned several times, ending up pinning Cliff Burton underneath, the weight and damage having killed him while the other three suffered no serious injuries. It still kind of pains me to type that, and to leave Burton’s story so short, but this is already going to be super long for me.

After some time to process (and with approval from Burton’s) family, the group searched for a replacement, eventually choosing Jason Newsted. “...And Justice for All” came out in 1988, with its success almost good enough to earn the first (and technically only, as Hard Rock and Metal were separated the next year) Grammy for Hard Rock/Metal Performance (Vocal or Instrumental), but who could stop the force that is Jethro Tull? Seeking another voice, the band switched to Bob Rock for producer, who helped bring forth the band’s self-titled “Black Album’ along with Load, Reload and St. Anger.

St. Anger, among *glances at Thumper rule* other things, is the group’s only album as a trio, with Jason Newsted having left for (a number of) personal reasons. Bob Rock is credited as playing the bass, though fortunately just as a “guest” musician. Rock would depart as producer and bassist Robert Trujillo would join before 2008’s Death Magnetic. Album recordings since then have been sporadic since then, though there have been some live albums, S&M2, and the Beyond Magnetic EP in 2011, along with Hardwired… to Self-Destruct in 2016 and 72 Seasons in 2023.

Will do a breakdown by album once I definitely decide on the Top 31.
 
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Mt. Man said:
M-AD Artists Round 5: Metallica

Ideally, Metallica would’ve been the band I took in Round 2 of this endeavor. After all, I still have physical copies of 6 studio albums (maybe 7, but I haven’t found where I put Reload if I still have it) plus S&M from them. It’s just that, when the change in millennium came out, I sort of… lost touch with them. I dunno. I won’t pretend that Metallica is a band without problems. Some self-inflected, some from twists of fate. But I have a chance here to just focus on the music here. Besides, if I can reconnect with Candlebox, doing the same for Metallica should be pretty easy, right?

Anyway, I’m guessing M-ADs know this band pretty well. But let me pretend you don’t. In that case, Metallica is a heavy metal band that was formed in LA in 1981. Drummer Lars Ulrich placed an ad “looking for other metal musicians”, to which singer and rhythm guitarist James Hetfield replied. The two “officially’ formed the band, named Metallica after one of the fanzine names Hetfield’s friend Ron Quintana had been considering.

The band’s first recorded output was a version of “Hit The Lights” featuring Hetfield, Ulrich and credited Lloyd Grant with a guitar solo. Shortly after they recruited lead guitarist Dave Mustaine and bassist Ron McGovney, and recorded several demos. In late 1982, Hetfield & Ulrich saw bassist Cliff Burton perform, and asked him to join the band. He initially said no, but accepted later when the others (minus McGovney, of course) agreed to move on the SF Bay area.

Even this foursome wouldn’t last long. Mustaine was ejected from the band, citing alcohol abuse and violent behavior, to be replaced by Kirk Hammett. Mustaine would of course do well for himself, but that’s another story. These four would record Kill ‘em All (basically a rerecording of their “Metal Up Your ***” demo), Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets.

The band was touring in Sweden and writing for their next album when the driver lost control. The bus overturned several times, ending up pinning Cliff Burton underneath, the weight and damage having killed him while the other three suffered no serious injuries. It still kind of pains me to type that, and to leave Burton’s story so short, but this is already going to be super long for me.

After some time to process (and with approval from Burton’s) family, the group searched for a replacement, eventually choosing Jason Newsted. “...And Justice for All” came out in 1988, with its success almost good enough to earn the first (and technically only, as Hard Rock and Metal were separated the next year) Grammy for Hard Rock/Metal Performance (Vocal or Instrumental), but who could stop the force that is Jethro Tull? Seeking another voice, the band switched to Bob Rock for producer, who helped bring forth the band’s self-titled “Black Album’ along with Load, Reload and St. Anger.

St. Anger, among *glances at Thumper rule* other things, is the group’s only album as a trio, with Jason Newsted having left for (a number of) personal reasons. Bob Rock is credited as playing the bass, though fortunately just as a “guest” musician. Rock would depart as producer and bassist Robert Trujillo would join before 2008’s Death Magnetic. Album recordings since then have been sporadic since then, though there have been some live albums, S&M2, and the Beyond Magnetic EP in 2011, along with Hardwired… to Self-Destruct in 2016 and 72 Seasons in 2023.

Will do a breakdown by album once I definitely decide on the Top 31.
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:clap: another band I might recognize!
Pandora shows 828 songs. While no doubt there are plenty of duplicates and live versions, this is no small endeavor.
Their black album and S&M were mainstays on our playing list for many years but there’s a lot that will be new or barely known. 🤘
 
What was the thread about that got zapped? I take a day away and miss all the excitement. rock posted in the books thread (just as I was going to post to see if anyone had heard from him), so I hope that means he's still around.
 
krista4 said:
What was the thread about that got zapped? I take a day away and miss all the excitement. rock posted in the books thread (just as I was going to post to see if anyone had heard from him), so I hope that means he's still around.
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It was a thread about the Constitution, checks and balances, due process, etc. Appeasment won, again.
 
krista4 said:
What was the thread about that got zapped? I take a day away and miss all the excitement. rock posted in the books thread (just as I was going to post to see if anyone had heard from him), so I hope that means he's still around.
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He started a thread about ignoring judicial rulings and the implications of said action.
 
I have finalized my 31 playlist and have decided on my last 5 out. If it's not too early, I might post those and the album breakdown this weekend.

I am not trying to rush anything, but IMO it's better when people post them as they want. It helps spread out the reading/listening a bit vs. all of us doing it the week of before.
 
Top 31 caro is decided, so last five out:

Two hearts

Rehearsal during COVID, I love this version as it displays her voice. Coming back as a man

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be youtu.be

The lipstick on his collar

The ghost of you

Something for Christmas

- YouTube

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
youtu.be youtu.be

Hope you enjoy!
 
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