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Middle Aged Dummies!! Artists #1's have been posted!! (8 Viewers)

#4 - Ray Charles - Busted

Ray originally did this song back in 1963 on his Ingredients In a Recipe for Soul album. That version isn't on Spotify, but the version from Ray Sings Basie Swings is, and so I went with that. This version is a bit more brassy, but I'm a fan of horns, and I like it a bit better than the original. Anyway, it wasn't originally on my 31 list, but it was a big song for Ray (he won a Grammy with the original). Fast forward to my mom asking me which songs were on my list, and I told her, and she said, "Did you forget to say Busted?" I told her no, it isn't on there. She wanted to know why, and I told her. I played the remake and she sang along with it, laughed at the end when he says "Ah to hell with it," and said it should be on there. So, it is. She and my dad are the reason I was exposed to Brother Ray growing up, and I could tell it made her happy talking about his music. I booted off Take These Chains From My Heart for it since I already have a Hank Williams song (You're Cheatin' Heart) on my 31 list.

#3 - Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me

Ray did this song in 1962, and it is on his Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music album. The link above is better sound quality than the version on Spotify. It's my favorite song on the Vol. 1 album. I have bittersweet memories attached to this tune.
 
Uruk-Hai said:
simey said:
I booted off Take These Chains From My Heart for it
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Whoa. That had to be a tough choice - it would have been for me, as I adore that song.
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I wanted to make mom happy, and I already had several songs off of Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Vol 1 and 2 on my list. I still have Take These Chains on my playlist. I also have You Win Again on my playlist (another Hank song), but it won't show up in my 31. There are several that were painful to leave off. I had to get k4 to break my tie between Come Rain or Come Shine and Don't Let the Sun Catch You Cryin'. Both are on my playlist that goes past 31 songs.
 
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Mt. Man said:
3. Would? (off Dirt, 1992. But see also below)

Am I wrong?
Have I run too far to get home?
Have I gone?
And left you here alone?

(Official Video) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Unplugged Version) Alice In Chains - Would?
(Bonus cover version from Opeth) Would?

This is a fair number of people’s #1 AIC song. Heck, some days it’s there for me. But here it checks in at “only” #3. For those unfamiliar, this song is a tribute to Andrew Wood, lead vocalist of Mother Love Bone. Not the only tribute, either, as the supergroup Temple of the Dog (with its album of the same name) was formed for another tribute.

Now, technically Dirt is the second song on my playlist that is taken from an album other than the one it debuted on. Like “Get Born Again”, it was released twice in a few months, “Would?” first appearing on the soundtrack for Singles… along with a song from Mother Love Bone. Anyway, “Would?” stands tall, deserving the high marks it gets. A powerful riff, an ephemeral feel, and of course a lot of passion. So minus that last sentence, I'm definitely letting it speak for itself.

Next on the countdown, a song that’s only appropriate to put right before “Would?”, given some early pressings.
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Not only is this my favorite Alice in Chains song... I think it the greatest Grunge song of all Time!
 
#3 - "Superstition"

As @krista4 mentioned last night, this came in 1st in a recent draft. I would be willing to bet that if you asked random people on street to pick a Stevie Wonder song, this one would be selected the most. When the day comes for Stevie to move on and a newscast is announcing the news, a clip of this song is sure to be played.

This is a titanic performance, maybe equaled but never bested. Its ubiquity 50+ years later is earned.

Stevie played every instrument on it except trumpet & sax. There are like 95 different keyboard parts (including the bass line) layered on each other. That opening drum riff is probably the most famous in rock history (Stevie being one of the best dozen or so with sticks, ever, in pop music). The lyrics are probably his most well-known. Oh and he sang it pretty well, too - are his vocal cords made of some alien rubber?

That Rick Beato guy did a good job pulling at the threads that make this record great

My #2 is not nearly as well-known. I'd guess maybe a couple of you guys might have heard it.
 
Zegras11 said:
Jorge Ben JorDon QuixotePonta de Lança Africano

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Eephus had this one on his list in the Worldwide countdown. A favorite of mine too. My 1-3 are pretty interchangeable. Got a little bit of everything — some funk, cuica, call and response, and Jorge Ben’s love of soccer. If it does not hook at first, I particularly like how the guitar goes in and out to give space for some of the call and response starting in the middle of the song.

Some translated lyrics (and it only took me until 3 songs left in the countdown to realize I could do as a table). Umbabarauma (meaning “wild animal”) apparently a reference to Carlos Alberto Torres, who was captain of the 1970 Brazilian soccer team and that was his nickname:

Umbabarauma, goal man.
Umbabarauma, goal man.
Umbabarauma, goal man.
Umbabarauma, goal man.

Play ball, play ball,
corocondouh.
Play ball, play ball,
player.

Jump, jump, fall, get up,
get up, get down, run, kick,
open a space,
pulsate and give thanks.

Look how the city
got completely empty
this beautiful afternoon,
just to see you play.
https://lyricstranslate.com		Umbabarauma, homem gol.
Umbabarauma, homem gol.
Umbabarauma, homem gol.
Umbabarauma, homem gol.

Joga bola, joga bola,
corocondô.
Joga bola, joga bola,
jogador.

Pula, pula, cai, levanta,
sobe, dece, corre, chuta,
abra espaço,
vibra e agradece.

Olha que a cidade
toda ficou vazia
nessa tarde bonita,
só pra te ver jogar.
https://lyricstranslate.com
 
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3.
Waltz 2- Elliott Smith
Off X/O Album
"I'm never gonna know you now,
but I'm gonna love you anyhow."

For a lot of years I would have considered this my favorite Elliott Smith song... It certainly is the best song off of X/O. It was my go to song when introducing my friends to Elliott's work. Many consider it his greatest song. An ode to his mother and step father, this one may be his most personal song. It's a perfect example of what made his music so wonderful: beautiful melody, emotionally evocative, memorable lyrics,( maybe his best) and relatable. I love the piano in this one too. almost sounds like you walked into an old time western saloon. Waltz 2 is a perfect combo...melancholic, poignant and emotional. It’s also gentle and soothing but sad at the same time.
 
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#3 - Out in the Street

A friend of mine described this as Bruce's "happy song," and in a way, she's right.

He did some other upbeat, happy numbers in the 1990s, but people didn't want to hear it.

To me it's the best distillation of Bruce's flirtations with blue-eyed soul, an area he usually cedes to his friend Southside Johnny. But this has it all, that bell-ringing opening, another great Clarence sax solo that I can hear distinctly as I type these words, and one of the few instances where another vocalist can be heard on the track (late, when Little Steve yells "meet me out in the street" in the background). That's a trick he then started to use in concerts by having Steve, Patti, Nils and Clarence (now Jake) do that line before it all came back together. The audience of course always goes nuts for this one, and how can they not?

Such a great tune.
 
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such a ****ing great song
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For sure. When I first saw the title though, I was wondering when Stevie wrote a song about WTBS.
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Very superstation
the Braves come on at four-oh-five
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So I'm still here and small miracles never cease. I don't say that with righteous indignation. There was a better way to respond to the person that put a fire under my ***. No dobut. My apologies to anybody that read that. I'd like to be better than that.

#3 - Daft Punk - Da Funk (Homework)

This track was Daft Punk's first single in 1995. Per Wiki, the pressing was limited to 2,000 copies and was "virtually ignored" according to a Muzik magazine feature at the time. The single received a boost in popularity when the Chemical Brothers incorporated it into their live shows. It was re-released on the album Homework and re-released as its second single, selling 30,000 copies and became a "classic of 1990s house music."

It was also the first time I'd ever heard of Daft Punk or heard electronic music that actually moved me. It was the song that encouraged me to go out and buy electronica albums for the first time. Along with Chemical Brothers and Fatboy Slim, they were the first albums of the sort that I would own. I was constantly smoking marijuana back then, so any sort of trance was okay by me, and these songs provided it in spades. The video that introduced it to me was also a classic and was directed by Spike Jonze. In it, a large man in a dog suit wanders the city with a boombox, stopping along at points in the city. It's abstract and memorable.

Daft Punk on the song, which apparently was inspired by listening to American G-funk for weeks on end:

It was around the time Warren G's "Regulate" was released and we wanted to make some sort of gangsta rap and tried to murk our sounds as much as possible. However, no one has ever compared it to hip hop. We've heard that the drums sound like Queen and the Clash, the melody is reminiscent of Giorgio Moroder, and the synthesisers sound like electro and thousand of other comparisons. No one agrees with us that it sounds like hip hop.

The song itself, according to Wiki, had a bassline that was created with a Roland TB-303 synthesizer Bangalter purchased in 1993. He had created several patterns with the 303 beforehand: "When we were looking for a bassline, we listened to some of [the] ones I'd already programmed and took the one that fit best. Da Funk is written in the key of C minor, and composed with a tempo of 111 beats per minute.

It charted on the Canadian and U.S. Dance Singles chart at number one, but it has been considered important in the introduction of Daft Punk to the masses. It was ranked as #18 in Pitchfork's song of the 1990s and NME put it at number eight for the same time period. Rolling Stone called it the #23 best dance track of all-time.
 
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By the way, a quick Spotify glance shows that the brothers Daft have 20,666,489 listeners monthly, clocking at number #273 in the world, which isn't bad given the demographic and that their last release was ten years ago.

They've been broken up for quite some time, too.
 
3 is a magic number. So let’s see what #3 songs made enough magic to make the cut. Selected. Shuffled. You should know the drill by now.

*Bad, Wicked World - Frank Black
*Living on a Thin Line - The Kinks. I tend to forget about this when thinking about The Kinks. That’s my bad.
*Swing the Heartache - Bauhaus
*Pounding - Doves.
*Keep Yourself Alive - Queen
*Waltz #2 (XO) - Elliott Smith
*Lives - Modest Mouse
*Masterpiece - Big Thief
*Anybody Wanna Take Me Home - Ryan Adams
*Da Funk - Daft Punk.
*No Good (Start the Dance) - The Prodigy. Another (rare-ish) song I knew and liked beforehand.
*Out In the Street - Bruce Springsteen
 
#3 - The Tragically Hip

It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken is without a doubt in my opinion the best post-"golden era" Tragically Hip song. After 1998, they were still huge, still sold out shows, still a huge part of the fabric but they weren't really releasing new songs that had that dominant cultural impact where everyone knows them any more - I think there are so many parallels between The Hip and R.E.M. and this is another one - the later albums are still great but probably most people when they think of them, think of the first 7 or 8 albums.

This one is from 2002's In Violet Light, which also had my #7 on this list - The Dark Canuck. This is more of a slow burn with some classic Gord Downie lyrics - the "forget yer skates dream" is such a brilliant, classic Canadian way of putting things - it's the "naked in the classroom" recurring dream only worse - it's getting to the hockey rink and you don't have your skates.

Also, again, I find this to be another simple but brilliant refrain

For a good life we just might have to weaken
And find somewhere to go
Go somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to grow
Grow somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to go
Let's go somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to grow
We grow where we are needed
 
Zegras11 said:
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I liked this a lot. (BTW, thanks for the translation). I liked it so much I added it to 1976 - Still an outlaw in their eyes.

Most of the artists in this countdown were already represented on at least one of my annual playlists. Now with JBJ added, I think I've got everyone included.
Great work gang.
 
I haven't listened to the #4s yet, but here are a few comments on the songs I know.

Muswell Hillbilly - I love this album, and all of the music on it is my cuppa tea.
Deacon Blues - One of my favorite Steely Dan songs. I love the lyrics and music, and it has such a catchy chorus. It doesn't seem as long as it is, cause it's so good.
Homeward Bound - My favorite S&G song. :heart: I love everything about this song.
I'm A Man - Far out. Love those drums.
Walking On The Moon - Speaking of drums, I love Copeland on this one.
Little Wing - 🥃🚬 Excellent cover.
Your Song - Beautiful song.
Subdivisions - Getty Lee! Dig the lyrics in this one.
Gimme Something Good - He is super talented.
Shine A Little Love - I have not heard this song since the early 80s. 💃
L.A. - Love it.
Homecoming - I like this band a lot more than I thought.
I Want It All - I bet Veruca Salt would dig this tune.
Nothin' At All - They were still very relevant in the 80s.
I Was Made To Love Her - I love the sound on this song. I never knew the title of it until now.
Nutshell - This song reminds me of the 90s era of music.
Highway to Hell - My favorite AC⚡DC song. This song reminds me of a time in the 90s when visiting some friends in Nags Head, and we entered a Halloween Contest at a bar called Lances. One of my friends "Uncles" owned the bar, and we weren't that serious about being in the contest, but went for the fun. Three of us went as white trash. We put white trash bags over us, and wore makeup and did our hair to look as trashy as possible. One of my friends is the most crudest person I've met in my life. She has toned it down a ton over the years, but back in our 20s some the things that would come out of her mouth were raunchy as can be. She has a personality very similar to Amy Schumer, and is a classic case of a wild child of holy rolling parents. Anyway, she has huge natural boobs. They are so big they give her back problems. On her costume, she cut her trash bag straight down on her chest area so her cleavage was on full display. When we had to go to the stage for the contest, Highway to Hell started playing and Mrs. Big boobs put her hands on the outside of each boob and started smashing them together to the beat of the song like her boobs were an accordion. I've seen her do that before in college to the song Squeezebox. Anyway, she worked the judges and the crowd. We ended up winning the contest, but I think it was rigged. She and her x husband grew up on the island and knew everyone, and I think the judges picked favorites. Anyway, this song always reminds me of that.
 
The new-to-me and forgotten songs from #4 that I liked include:

The Stars Are Projectors -- I wasn't feeling this in the first minute-plus, but then it went all post-rock epic type thing.
Isis Unveiled -- I listened to The Century of Self like once when it came out and decided I was done with TOD. But I like the structure of this one.
Viorar vel til loftarasa -- Chilling
Homecoming -- Multi-genre epic. Not just for punks anymore.
L.A.
Peaches -- again, despite the lyrics
Gimme Something Good
The Regulator
The French Inhaler -- great harmony vocals -- huh, Wiki says it's Henley and Frey. I would have guessed Crosby and Nash. And Carl Wilson is credited as the album's "vocal arranger".
Nutshell
Slapped Actress
Busted
The Cedar Room
Can I Sit Next to You
My Love Will Not Let You Down -- Good arrangement, vocal pretty restrained by Bruce standards
Stigmata Martyr
Gift Shop
 
Northern Voice said:
#3 - The Tragically Hip

It's a Good Life if You Don't Weaken is without a doubt in my opinion the best post-"golden era" Tragically Hip song. After 1998, they were still huge, still sold out shows, still a huge part of the fabric but they weren't really releasing new songs that had that dominant cultural impact where everyone knows them any more - I think there are so many parallels between The Hip and R.E.M. and this is another one - the later albums are still great but probably most people when they think of them, think of the first 7 or 8 albums.

This one is from 2002's In Violet Light, which also had my #7 on this list - The Dark Canuck. This is more of a slow burn with some classic Gord Downie lyrics - the "forget yer skates dream" is such a brilliant, classic Canadian way of putting things - it's the "naked in the classroom" recurring dream only worse - it's getting to the hockey rink and you don't have your skates.

Also, again, I find this to be another simple but brilliant refrain

For a good life we just might have to weaken
And find somewhere to go
Go somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to grow
Grow somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to go
Let's go somewhere we're needed
Find somewhere to grow
We grow where we are needed
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There is a Tragically Hip song that showed up in the rest-of-the-world MAD countdown that I loved. I hope it's in your top 2.
 
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In the Hall of the Mountain King
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In the Hall of the Mountain King

Electric Light Orchestra · On the Third Day · Song · 1973
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Here's a somewhat deeper ELO cut that really (really!) drives home the "classical music meets rock" thing. I say "somewhat" because you've heard "In the Hall of the Mountain King" before. It's one of those pieces of classical music that has ingrained itself into our consciousness, even if you don't know it by name.

ELO's take is pretty cool, but feel free to skip ahead to 1:00 or so to bypass a pretty drawn out intro. But once it gets going it's excellent, with deep sawing cellos and a heavy rock beat. And of course, in a bit of ELO weirdness, they speed it up considerably at the end.
 
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S & G have been the stalwarts their legend promised - not a wrong turn in the bunch, absolute masters of their craft - there will not be two more poignant tunes/lyrics than "SoS" & "The Boxer" - if i've not shouted them yet, mea culpa - they are an immense presence here.

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I don’t think we’ve seen THAT one yet. Will be interesting to see what else is in the top 2.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
otb_lifer said:
S & G have been the stalwarts their legend promised - not a wrong turn in the bunch, absolute masters of their craft - there will not be two more poignant tunes/lyrics than "SoS" & "The Boxer" - if i've not shouted them yet, mea culpa - they are an immense presence here.

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I don’t think we’ve seen THAT one yet. Will be interesting to see what else is in the top 2.
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this are a humungous "mah badd"

not very goodt etiquette on my part ... jeez.
 
In the last two days I immersed myself in playlists 3,4,6,8 while getting a load of easy crap (PC imaging) at work. Color me caught up!

Solid Todd Rundgren tune with "Sometimes I Don't Know What to Feel"
We got some more cuica magic in Jorge Ben's "Menine Mulher De Pele Preta".
As for the Police, I either know what the top two will be or I'll be surprised, either way it's been an outstanding ride
Genesis' "Can-Utility" is another of those early ones I always liked. More Foxtrot.
For the Decemberists, also a great ride, and I'm also on pins and needles for their top two. My favorite piece by them may have gotten the chop.
Kinks have been such a winner, with classics like "Sunny Afternoon" and "Waterloo Sunset" classing up the whole project
T. Swift's "Vigilante S" and "Maroon" did it for me. The song I know the best by her, I think I only know because it was a hit when I was driving Lyft. I'm not expecting it in the top two but you never know. I'll have to see if I can remember what it's even called. I think I can assume one of the top two? Perhaps her best known hit from my ignorant dad perspective.
What can I say about Chicago, "I'm A Man" is soooooo good and it belongs to them. Even they have a track I thought I'd see and now I'm doubting I will, but again maybe, there's an obvious in the top two but the other is a ? for me
Elliott Smith, just winners abound, hats off to this selector and artist. My ToD two-part waltz almost got out-waltzed... almost!
Frank Black, still killing it, "What A Bad Wicked World" is awesome
The Rush is all good at this point but every time I hear "Freewill" I'm immersed. Magic!
The Fish Band have done it for me again with the killer track "Down With Disease"
Modest Mouse's "Blame It On The Tetons" is one I know and love. Here's one where I'm really looking forward to the full playlist, so I can be a little more immersed.
Foo Fighter's "The Pretender" is The Perfect Foo Fighters track, and it came a little later, after I stopped caring about them as much. So frkin good. Perfect.
Green Day, oy vey, will I get my top pick for them or was it eschewed? I consider it also the Perfect Green Day track. Again, one of their top two seems obvs, the other is a ?
You have to love all of the SRV Jimi covers, and I think my haphazard list listening got me a glut, but "Couldn't Stand The Weather" is amazing.
Hold Steady's "Slapped Actress" and "Status" are great, but I never knew how much I liked "Hot Fries". Not Andy Capp Hot Fries, I knew how much I liked those.
Three absolute Clutch classic crushers in "Regulator", "Willie Nelson", and of course "Electric Worry"
"Ocean In The Way" and "Pieces" remind us how good Dino Jr's Farm was
Fully approving of the AC/DC rankings. I sure do love "Who Made Who". One of the top two is the Song I Thought I've Probably? Heard The Most Times In My Life. The other one probably a lot as well.
Heart's "Heartless" rules, I can never get enough of it. "Battle of Evermore" is a funny thing for me, even as a massive Zeppelin fan I just never got it.
Takes us to AIC, "Rooster", "Would", top tier stuff. I couldn't tell you off hand, and maybe my memory's failing me here as to what all has gone, what the 1 & 2 might be. That's good work. I've got a few or more faves yet.
E.L.O. - I must have grown into them in my old age. Usually like, sometimes love. "Turn to Stone" was fun to hear again.
Ryan Adams, "Anybody Want To Take Me Home" is awesome, "Wish You Were Here" is awesome and I'm excited for the top two. I'm not so smart, but I have a few in mind!
Steely Dan's "Deacon Blues" and "Josie" harken back to one of my old favorite shows to smoke pot to, "VH1 Classic Albums", the Aja one was one I really liked.
The Blur stuff is consistently good here, but something that really caught me this morning... Damon Albarn and Tony Allen's "Go Back". What a great tune!
The Stranglers "Skin Deep" was a new song to me I really liked, and "Always the Sun" too.
Sigur Ros' "Hrafntinna" pulled me in
Big Thief as always consistently good. "Masterpiece" was the first thing I ever heard by them. "Mythological Beauty" is also well placed.
Same with Brandi Carlile. "Party of One" is a standout.
So much good Stevie. "Master Blaster" was real fun to listen to again.
All of the Springsteen landing well now, "Bobby Jean" was a standout for me.
Tragically Hip's "It's A Good Life" was a standout. Doves' "Snowden" was a standout. Still liking most of what I hear from these artists.
Daft Punk's "Da Funk" ... Deadmau5's "The Veldt" ... Prodigy's "Out of Space" ... bomb *** tracks.
Ray Charles has been so good here. I had never heard and really enjoyed "Busted"
Elton John, same sentiment, and we're getting a lot we already know at this point but "The Border Song" sounds exceptional today.
Slade, "Don't Tame A Hurricane" is another great one.
All of the Simon and Garfunkel is indubitably killer now.
Bauhaus' "She's In Parties" is good fun.
The late great Warren Zevon.. "Roland".. "Lawyers" (Wallflowers cover is good but samey) .. "The French Inhaler" I enjoyed
SPOON. Is it wrong to wonder if their lame name has cost them slightly? "So there I was at my cereal bowl." I know all this amazing stuff like the back of my hand just about. "Can I Sit Next To You" is great live.

Who'd I miss???

Anywho

Last year I went to Maui for a wedding. I don't have much to say that hasn't been said, but raise a glass or say a prayer or lend a thought to the good people who were victims of the unimaginable flash fire.. what a crazy tragedy.
 
Way off topic but, are any of you getting random alerts that so and so has started a new topic? Never had it happen before and got 2 in the last 4 hours
 
otb_lifer said:
this are a humungous "mah badd"

not very goodt etiquette on my part ... jeez.
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Think it had been mentioned before somewhere in a recent thread by simey, so I can see the confusion. I wouldn't worry about it. No, you're right. The Boxer was number five.

No need to worry, then.

I blew Dinosaur Jr.'s "Almost Ready" a few days back, so I should be the guy doing this. You're fine.
 
Pip's Invitation said:
The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say :eek:

But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
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Actually, I totally effed up. I didn't put in the time in making my list that this exercise deserved, especially as a big Rush fan. I simply opened the wiki Rush discography page and rattled out a list -- I clearly didn't double check. I apologize to fellow Rush fans for not taking this more seriously -- life simply got in the way. Again, I apologize.
 
rockaction said:
otb_lifer said:
this are a humungous "mah badd"

not very goodt etiquette on my part ... jeez.
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Think it had been mentioned before somewhere in a recent thread by simey, so I can see the confusion. I wouldn't worry about it. No, you're right. The Boxer was number five.

No need to worry, then.

I blew Dinosaur Jr.'s "Almost Ready" a few days back, so I should be the guy doing this. You're fine.
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Meh, I thought it was funny. I almost outed it as well by posting you were having a vision or something.
 
higgins said:
Pip's Invitation said:
The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say :eek:

But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
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Actually, I totally effed up. I didn't put in the time in making my list that this exercise deserved, especially as a big Rush fan. I simply opened the wiki Rush discography page and rattled out a list -- I clearly didn't double check. I apologize to fellow Rush fans for not taking this more seriously -- life simply got in the way. Again, I apologize.
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Absolutely 0 apologies needed - you put together about as good of a Rush list as possible for this format and for this group.
 
higgins said:
Pip's Invitation said:
The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say :eek:

But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
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Actually, I totally effed up. I didn't put in the time in making my list that this exercise deserved, especially as a big Rush fan. I simply opened the wiki Rush discography page and rattled out a list -- I clearly didn't double check. I apologize to fellow Rush fans for not taking this more seriously -- life simply got in the way. Again, I apologize.
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No worries, it’s not a homework assignment. “How I felt that day” is a perfectly valid way to make a list.
 
higgins said:
Pip's Invitation said:
The unveiling of Freewill as Higgins' #3 Rush song means that at least one of 2112, YYZ or Red Barchetta will not be in his top 31, to which I can only say :eek:

But what do I know. My top 31 Rush is likely to contain 8 songs that don't appear in Higgins' top 31 OR in Ghost Rider's top 50.
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Actually, I totally effed up. I didn't put in the time in making my list that this exercise deserved, especially as a big Rush fan. I simply opened the wiki Rush discography page and rattled out a list -- I clearly didn't double check. I apologize to fellow Rush fans for not taking this more seriously -- life simply got in the way. Again, I apologize.
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No need to apologize. You’ve received lots of credit along the way and their catalogue is deep.
 
titusbramble said:
Da Funk I think is top 5 Daft Punk for me, but only just. Definitely rate at least one off of each of Homework, Discovery and RAM higher as a minimum
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Would love to hear your top five. As it stands, you can probably guess one of the top two and the other is off of one of the albums you mention. (We'll find out Sunday or Tuesday.)
 
4's

Subdivisions - favorite Rush song!
Mythological Beauty - love it
I can't believe how good some of these Taylor Swift songs are. They sound nothing like the pop songs I associate her with.
I'm a Man - you are not going to believe this, but I don't think I knew this was Chicago.
Pieces - awesome
Nutshell - another song that I can close my eyes and be instantly transported to 1994.
Highway to Hell - not bad, but have you heard THIS?
The Pretender - didn't @Otis claim this was the best song ever?
 
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