Middle Aged Dummies!! Artists #1's have been posted!! (3 Viewers)

[MAC_32]

So soon, I'll be asking everyone for their Round 2 artist selections. I will allow 7 days for people to give me those, Binky change his mind in those 7 days, 62 times.


How long after that 7 day period ends should I allow for people to create their 31 song lists? (20 minimum again)

2 weeks? 3 weeks? more?

Imma do like I did last time- crowd source options sometime after everyone else makes there selections. Me personally, I'd much prefer something closer to Oct 1. Highly unlikely I start even thinking about this til labor day weekend-ish, let alone working my way through a catalog to make a list.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

So soon, I'll be asking everyone for their Round 2 artist selections. I will allow 7 days for people to give me those, Binky change his mind in those 7 days, 62 times.


How long after that 7 day period ends should I allow for people to create their 31 song lists? (20 minimum again)

2 weeks? 3 weeks? more?

1 week more than you need. Id say the timelines were perfectk for the first one

 

[Zegras11]

So soon, I'll be asking everyone for their Round 2 artist selections. I will allow 7 days for people to give me those, Binky change his mind in those 7 days, 62 times.


How long after that 7 day period ends should I allow for people to create their 31 song lists? (20 minimum again)

2 weeks? 3 weeks? more?

1 week more than you need. Id say the timelines were perfectk for the first one

So just checked the time stamps on the spreadsheet. First was 5/6, and last was 6/6, so it appears I gave a month to get artists 31 song lists in.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

@Mrs. Rannous - I will double check when I get home, but I thought the version I added was the 5min album version like you asked, there was another that popped up and was 5:13, but it looked like a different edit/version when I was doing the playlist.

The one listed is the 12" version. Eyuck.

@Mrs. Rannous

Ok, are you ****ing with me now? I am so confused.
When I searched by title, I see a 3:42 version on Cum On Feel the Noise, a 5:00 version from The Amazing something or other (which is on the Playlist), and then one listed as the 12" version that is 5:26.

This one. The image on the playlist said it was the 12" version. (I don't have Spotify.) If the selection is five minutes long, it's all good.

Sorry for the trouble and confusion.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Please don't reveal your rd 2 selections yet. I will be asking for them soon. It will be first come first served.

You marked me down for the Pointer Sisters like I requested, correct?

Dare Me

 

[KarmaPolice]

I'm going to go down the list of playlists and listen to most in order they are submitted. Some, like ac/DC and AiC at the top I'm going to listen to an album instead since I am quite familiar with most on their playlist.

I'm listening to High Voltage now and for Alice I think the album was Rainier Fog?

High voltage is a great album. I had 6 songs off that one although a few I linked the live version off If you Want Blood. Powerage is another less common one that has a number of solid rockers.

@falguy

Somehow when I was looking at their stuff, I was oddly more familiar with Powerage. You took several off High Voltage, but 2-3 of my favorite new to me songs on your playlist were from High Voltage, so I wanted to listen to that album top to bottom to start off. Just a great album that somehow I guess I never dug deeper than the 3-4 main hits. I also liked hearing the album version of The Jack as well I forgot how "subtle" they were trying to be on that one. Thanks for the contribution - Ac/Dc was one I thought I'd mostly be skipping over on the playlist. Not because I don't like them, but because I thought I had a pretty good grasp on their older stuff. You managed to bring 6 or 7 that were new to me, and I liked the blend of live tracks on there. My favorite ended up being Rock 'N' Roll Singer. Absolute banger and perfect song for AC/DC that somehow I managed not to hear (or absorb) in my near 48 years.

 

[KarmaPolice]

then on the next one I'll just wait for the full artist playlists.

About half way through Round 1, that's what I decided to do. I would fully listen to all the songs from those artists I really liked and a few new ones I liked. But there's like another ten new artists to me that I really liked and I decided to wait til now and listen to their entire list to get a much fuller experience of that artist.

This is a bit what I was doing as well, or I was more willing to forgo my loose rule of listening to them all with the headphones and attentive. About 1/2 way through it started to become clear which artists I didn't 100% dig and which would be playlist listens or deep dives. I'd make sure I'd catch all the songs that didn't know and all from artists that I didn't think I'd be spinning the playlists for.

It seems like a playlist every 2-3 days should be doable, but it adds up fast. I have little to do, work part time, and I felt behind many times.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Please don't reveal your rd 2 selections yet. I will be asking for them soon. It will be first come first served.

You marked me down for the Pointer Sisters like I requested, correct?

Dare Me

OMG.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Please don't reveal your rd 2 selections yet. I will be asking for them soon. It will be first come first served.

You marked me down for the Pointer Sisters like I requested, correct?

Dare Me

How did this record not make Rocky IV?

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

 

[zamboni]

Please don't reveal your rd 2 selections yet. I will be asking for them soon. It will be first come first served.

You marked me down for the Pointer Sisters like I requested, correct?

Dare Me

Man, do I miss the '80s.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

 

[zamboni]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

Yes, it's true.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I like Huey (and the News).

 

[kupcho1]

The Hold Steady “Realistic” Dream Setlist Song 31: Killer Parties

Album: Almost Killed Me (song 5 of 5)

It was jarring when the #1 playlist kicked over to Killer Parties and it ... just felt off.
Love this song but much prefer the version on Almost Killed Me.

 

[zamboni]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I don't know - Huey just seems to be one of those guys that's hard to dislike. Kind of like Tom Hanks.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I don't know - Huey just seems to be one of those guys that's hard to dislike. Kind of like Tom Hanks.

Plus he got a perfect SAT score.

 

[zamboni]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I don't know - Huey just seems to be one of those guys that's hard to dislike. Kind of like Tom Hanks.

Plus he got a perfect SAT score.

Now I hate him.

ETA: actually quite the renaissance man per Wiki:

He attended and graduated from the Lawrenceville School, a then-all-male prep school in New Jersey, in 1967, and he achieved a perfect score of 800 on the math portion of the SAT. He was also an all-state baseball player. Lewis attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. (@Yo Mama)

 

[KarmaPolice]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I don't know - Huey just seems to be one of those guys that's hard to dislike. Kind of like Tom Hanks.

I randomly listen to music podcasts more now, and one of the best episodes I stumbled on in the last month was Huey on Questlove Supreme.

 

[falguy]

I'm going to go down the list of playlists and listen to most in order they are submitted. Some, like ac/DC and AiC at the top I'm going to listen to an album instead since I am quite familiar with most on their playlist.

I'm listening to High Voltage now and for Alice I think the album was Rainier Fog?

High voltage is a great album. I had 6 songs off that one although a few I linked the live version off If you Want Blood. Powerage is another less common one that has a number of solid rockers.

@falguy

Somehow when I was looking at their stuff, I was oddly more familiar with Powerage. You took several off High Voltage, but 2-3 of my favorite new to me songs on your playlist were from High Voltage, so I wanted to listen to that album top to bottom to start off. Just a great album that somehow I guess I never dug deeper than the 3-4 main hits. I also liked hearing the album version of The Jack as well I forgot how "subtle" they were trying to be on that one. Thanks for the contribution - Ac/Dc was one I thought I'd mostly be skipping over on the playlist. Not because I don't like them, but because I thought I had a pretty good grasp on their older stuff. You managed to bring 6 or 7 that were new to me, and I liked the blend of live tracks on there. My favorite ended up being Rock 'N' Roll Singer. Absolute banger and perfect song for AC/DC that somehow I managed not to hear (or absorb) in my near 48 years.

Thanks. I'm really happy to hear you found some new songs you enjoyed. Like any artist who gets played commercially you tend to hear the same stuff over and over and forget about the rest of the songs. I tried to mix in a number of these in the hopes of surprising a few people.

The North America High Voltage release was a mix of 2 of their Australia releases (High Voltage and T.N.T) so kind of makes sense that it would have their best songs to that point. I also enjoy the album version of The Jack and debated which to include. Ended up going with the dirty Live version but the HV release has a great feel to it also. Little Lover is another I gave some consideration to but can't include every song .

 

[Dr. Octopus]

So soon, I'll be asking everyone for their Round 2 artist selections. I will allow 7 days for people to give me those, Binky change his mind in those 7 days, 62 times.


How long after that 7 day period ends should I allow for people to create their 31 song lists? (20 minimum again)

2 weeks? 3 weeks? more?

1 week more than you need. Id say the timelines were perfectk for the first one

So just checked the time stamps on the spreadsheet. First was 5/6, and last was 6/6, so it appears I gave a month to get artists 31 song lists in.

I'm ok with whatever you decide - I do think a short breather where we can listen to some of these artists deeper (or just other music in general) before jumping back in is necessary - but personally I already have a list for three different artists basically ready to go.

 

[scorchy]

T

It was jarring when the #1 playlist kicked over to Killer Parties and it ... just felt off.
Love this song but much prefer the version on Almost Killed Me.

Interesting. I'm the exact opposite. On a list of songs where live versions far surpass studio ones, Killer Parties would be at the top for me.

 

[scorchy]

Did I dream “We Are The World” was part of this countdown?

You did not, sir.

No wonder Huey Lewis is stuck in my head.

My apologies. I actually liked Huey's vocal style, but I can understand why others don't.

I don't know - Huey just seems to be one of those guys that's hard to dislike. Kind of like Tom Hanks.

Plus he got a perfect SAT score.

And he reportedly has a huge johnson, which you can see from a distance in the movie Short Cuts.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

And he reportedly has a huge johnson

He's no Baby Huey.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Did Altman use a long take to fit it in?

 

[Northern Voice]

The Hold Steady “Realistic” Dream Setlist Song 31: Killer Parties

And we found out Virginia really is for the lovers
Philly is full of friendly friends that will love you like a brother
Pensacola parties hard with poppers, pills and Pepsi
Ybor City is tres speedy, but they throw such killer parties
Killer parties almost killed me
Killer parties almost killed me

Album: Almost Killed Me (song 5 of 5)

Year: 2004

# of Times Seen Live: 23 of 39 shows

The Story: For me, Killer Parties is less a song and more of a vibe, a celebration, just joy bursting out of the seams. A writer for Esquire sums it up better than I ever could:

In every last encore, Finn tells the crowd, “There is so much joy in what we do up here,” and while from someone else it could come off self-serving, at the end of a Hold Steady show, it is just a fact. A Hold Steady show is cathartic and ecstatic, a situation where you wind up arm in arm with a stranger, maybe two, definitely someone else’s beer down your front. The vibe in the crowd is joyful, communal, sweaty.

Back when THS used to play 200 shows a year, Killer Parties was a special occasion song, meant for nights where the band and the crowd were especially in sync - I only got it in 2 of my first 10 shows and Mrs. Scorchy went 0 for 5 to start. Now that they’re only doing 20 or so per year, it’s an every night thing, but it never loses its power. I still get goosebumps. Every single time.

Bonus Video: I get the sense that in the earliest days of THS, stage invasions were a pretty regular thing but died out once the band got out of the Brooklyn dive bars. Somehow, I’ve still managed to see two firsthand. The first one (linked below), I never actually jumped on the stage and regretted my lack of initiative for years. Six years later in Chicago, I got another chance, and uncharacteristically let myself go.

If you’re actually watching and want to skip most of Craig’s “so much joy” speech, the song (and the bouncing) starts at 2:26 and the stage invasion is at 5:29. Feel free to play Where's Waldo with me and plinkozilla to the right near the front.

Killer Parties - Ottobar, Baltimore, Oct 16, 2012

With your setlist theme, this was the only logical conclusion and in a live setting it's hard to argue with it as the #1 as well.

For the record, my favourite Hold Steady song (most days) is First Night

I love the piano, the storytelling, the callbacks to the first two albums, and then the big release at the end.

Edit - if anyone clicked the link before the edit, I have no idea why it linked to 100 Gecs (ok I have some idea )

 

[Pip's Invitation]

The Huey Lewis material I have heard varies greatly for me. Love Workin' for a Livin', hate Hip to Be Square, and so on.

My live experience with him consists of these Umphrey's McGee shows:

November 18, 2005 Umphrey's McGee — Irving Plaza — New York, NY, USA

Set 1:Great American > Andy's Last Beer, Syncopated Strangers, Immigrant Song, Roulette, Resolution > Prowler > Divisions
Set 2:The Triple Wide[1] > Wife Soup, Bad is Bad[2], Women Wine and Song[3], Plunger > Glory, Bridgeless, Sister Christian[4]
Encore:Heart and Soul[5], Pay the Snucka
Footnotes:
[1] with Binary Sunset (from Star Wars) (John Williams) jam
[2] with Huey Lewis on harmonica and vocals
[3] with Huey Lewis on harmonica
[4] with Jeff Austin on vocals
[5] with Huey Lewis on vocals

November 19, 2005 Umphrey's McGee — Irving Plaza — New York, NY, USA

Set 1:Miss Tinkle's Overture, The Bottom Half, Kabump > Hajimemashite, Wild Side, Higgins, Ain't No Sunshine[1], 2nd Self, Nopener
Set 2:All In Time[2], Robot World[3] > Walletsworth[4], Red, In The Kitchen[5], Believe the Lie
Encore:The Weight[6], Goin' Down Slow[7]
2nd Encore:Hurt Bird Bath
Footnotes:
[1] with Ugochi Nwaogwugwu on vocals
[2] with The Spirit of Radio (Rush) tease
[3] ended with Norwegian Wood (The Beatles) jam
[4] with The Woody Woodpecker theme (George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss) tease
[5] began with Call to the Post tease
[6] with Huey Lewis on harmonica and vocals and Jonathan Levine on percussion
[7] debut, St. Louis Jimmy Oden; with Huey Lewis on harmonica and vocals

He played harmonica on a track from their then-current album and would sit in when they came to New York that year (he also did so in the spring).

At the first show, I was against the rail on the right of the floor, and when Huey came out, two people emerged from the VIP area and stood next to me on the other side of the rail. I was like "where have I seen these people before"? It took me a few minutes to realize it was Jimmy Kimmel and Sarah Silverman.

At the second show, it was obvious that The Weight was unrehearsed, as Huey was singing from a lyric sheet and still had a rough go of it.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I saw a billboard this morning for a show at an Atlantic City casino in November. The bill makes absolutely no sense to me.

Chicago
Chris Daughtry
Robin Thicke
Steve Vai

 

[Pip's Invitation]

IMO it's even weirder than the Guns N Roses, Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, Alice in Chains bill. What the hell is happening in concert promotion?

 

[Northern Voice]

I saw a billboard this morning for a show at an Atlantic City casino in November. The bill makes absolutely no sense to me.

Chicago
Chris Daughtry
Robin Thicke
Steve Vai

That's going to be the whitest crowd ever.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I saw a billboard this morning for a show at an Atlantic City casino in November. The bill makes absolutely no sense to me.

Chicago
Chris Daughtry
Robin Thicke
Steve Vai

That's going to be the whitest crowd ever.

Perry Como played shows during the segregation era. But yeah.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

IMO it's even weirder than the Guns N Roses, Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, Alice in Chains bill. What the hell is happening in concert promotion?

I saw Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam open for Squeeze and David Bowie in the late 80s.

 

[falguy]

For V2.0 of this I am pretty sure I know who I will highlight and am 100% sure nobody else will select them. However, I would prefer a bit of a break so I can check out some of the playlists before spending time on my artist. Of course, I'm just one person so whatever y'all decide.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

For V2.0 of this I am pretty sure I know who I will highlight and am 100% sure nobody else will select them. However, I would prefer a bit of a break so I can check out some of the playlists before spending time on my artist. Of course, I'm just one person so whatever y'all decide.

Seems consensus opinion - except for @KarmaPolice who wants Round 31 to be released tonight.

 

[Northern Voice]

So while we wait for the next round, we do a draft of all these songs, is that right?

 

[Raging weasel]

IMO it's even weirder than the Guns N Roses, Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, Alice in Chains bill. What the hell is happening in concert promotion?

Are you sure these are all playing on the same night/ticket? The casino here has Carrie,Pitbull, Disturbed and someone else on the bill board but they are all separate shows

 

[KarmaPolice]

For V2.0 of this I am pretty sure I know who I will highlight and am 100% sure nobody else will select them. However, I would prefer a bit of a break so I can check out some of the playlists before spending time on my artist. Of course, I'm just one person so whatever y'all decide.

Seems consensus opinion - except for @KarmaPolice who wants Round 31 to be released tonight.

LOL. I understand I get carried away sometimes.

Like you I am cool with whatever, and also have 3 lists that are completed.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

IMO it's even weirder than the Guns N Roses, Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, Alice in Chains bill. What the hell is happening in concert promotion?

Are you sure these are all playing on the same night/ticket? The casino here has Carrie,Pitbull, Disturbed and someone else on the bill board but they are all separate shows

I know the Pretenders opened for GNR in NJ - but those other acts were not on the bill.

 

[KarmaPolice]

@Dr. Octopus - funny enough a playlist I have been slowly working on would be tangentially related to your artist via past relationship. Not sure if it's FFA-worthy, but one that I wanted to do for myself.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

@Dr. Octopus - funny enough a playlist I have been slowly working on would be tangentially related to your artist via past relationship. Not sure if it's FFA-worthy, but one that I wanted to do for myself.

I mentioned her in one of my write ups. I’d be interested in her list. I’m not that familiar with her music but she’s probably bigger than Adams now.

 

[KarmaPolice]

@Dr. Octopus - funny enough a playlist I have been slowly working on would be tangentially related to your artist via past relationship. Not sure if it's FFA-worthy, but one that I wanted to do for myself.

I mentioned her in one of my write ups. I’d be interested in her list. I’m not that familiar with her music but she’s probably bigger than Adams now.

If you want, when I am done I can let you know and PM you. I must have missed that write-up, apologies.

That's not one that I would use for one of these, mostly because it doesn't have that much material to mine. I knew of one side project, but not another, so I was interested in exploring those for myself and putting together a playlist as I explored.

 

[Uruk-Hai]

I saw a billboard this morning for a show at an Atlantic City casino in November. The bill makes absolutely no sense to me.

Chicago
Chris Daughtry
Robin Thicke
Steve Vai

That's going to be the whitest crowd ever.

Perry Como played shows during the segregation era. But yeah.

Como's show would have been more integrated than the other

 

[scorchy]

For the record, my favourite Hold Steady song (most days) is First Night

I love the piano, the storytelling, the callbacks to the first two albums, and then the big release at the end.

Agree with all this. First Night is top 20 THS for me and BAGIA probably deserved to get a 5th song. When I was making cuts, I noticed that it hardly ever appears on the same setlist as Lord, I'm Discouraged so I went with the latter.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

For the record, my favourite Hold Steady song (most days) is First Night

I love the piano, the storytelling, the callbacks to the first two albums, and then the big release at the end.

Agree with all this. First Night is top 20 THS for me and BAGIA probably deserved to get a 5th song. When I was making cuts, I noticed that it hardly ever appears on the same setlist as Lord, I'm Discouraged so I went with the latter.

I thought excessive setlist analysis was a jamband thing.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

IMO it's even weirder than the Guns N Roses, Carrie Underwood, The Pretenders, Alice in Chains bill. What the hell is happening in concert promotion?

Are you sure these are all playing on the same night/ticket? The casino here has Carrie,Pitbull, Disturbed and someone else on the bill board but they are all separate shows

I know the Pretenders opened for GNR in NJ - but those other acts were not on the bill.

Looking at what I saw again, it was a general tour poster. (Guns N Roses with special guests...) So those acts are on the tour, but not all playing the same night. Still pretty odd.

 

[scorchy]

I thought excessive setlist analysis was a jamband thing.

I think it's just an obsessive fan thing, which I'm guessing might describe 100 percent of folks who listen to jam bands.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

I thought excessive setlist analysis was a jamband thing.

I think it's just an obsessive fan thing, which I'm guessing might describe 100 percent of folks who listen to jam bands.

It totally does, myself included.

 

[Mt. Man]

Some perspective, as a retrospective. Otherwise known as “how well did I know these artists coming into this countdown?”. Possibly also with how much that’ll change.

Artists I Knew Well: (Say, 25+ Songs known)
The Police, Genesis, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Rush, Green Day, ELO, Foo Fighters, Heart, Elton John

Heck, I still have albums from several of these groups. It was still great to hear these songs again! I just didn’t always have much to say beyond “yes I know and like this song” sometimes. Take an extra helping of <3 if you want.

Artists I Knew Decently (Certainly the hits, but not a deep knowledge):
The Kinks, Stevie Wonder, Warren Zevon, Damian Albarn, Ray Charles, Bruce Springsteen, Simon & Garfunkel

Another M-AD thread showed I needed/wanted a Kinks deep dive, so I appreciate it here. Warren Zevon I mostly knew Excitable Boy (the album, thus also the song) and a few others, but there was a lot to discover. Stevie, Ray & Bruce I just never really dived deep into. S&G were probably the closest to the previous category, but there was still a lot of new ground here.

Lists that asked: What Do I Know about These Artists:
Taylor Swift, Chicago, AC/DC

Sure, I can name a handful of huge hits from each of these three. But that wasn't always what appeared on these lists. Disappointing? Perhaps. Yet also a welcome change. A Taylor who’s not saccharine and poppy. Chicago more experimental instead of telling me You’re the Inspiration. AC/DC who had a lot of hits in the list, but also a lot of surprises.

Artists That I Knew A Handful of Songs From (usually but not always the hits):
Todd Rundgren, Modest Mouse, The Decemberists, Donald Fagen, Daft Punk, The Stranglers, Slade, Phish, Frank Black, Clutch, Doves, Spoon, The Prodigy, Bauhaus.

Of these, Doves were the first one I adopted, eager for the playlist by “Ship of Fools” if not earlier. I also marked songs from The Decemberists, Frank Black, and Spoon, so I’ll at least be checking them out farther too. Probably Utopia and some of Todd Rundgren’s other work too.

Artists Where I Don’t Know Anything: (Well, “anything” is a bit of hyperbole for many of these. But I’m referencing a Mad Season song, so it’s appropriate.)
Jorge Ben Jor, Brandi Carlile, Trail of Dead, Sigur Ros, Big Thief, Elliott Smith, Ryan Adams, Dinosaur Jr., The Hold Steady, The Tragically Hip, deadmau5'

The Tragically Hip, THS and Elliott Smith are all definitely getting a few playlist listens. Heck, I’m going to try to give all of these a (second?) chance, though some just have priority. For lack of a better term. Not everything clicked, of course, but I still appreciate the exposure, and lists like this encourage more to go a little obscure. Maybe not next time, but eventually.