MixTape Draft - 6+ word titles. Finish your draft and listen to mixes! (1 Viewer)

[rockaction]

I probably messed you up when I called him rocknation. I always get the part after rock wrong.

:(

So saddening. 



BTW, I named myself after Mogwai's own label in Scotland, which they named after Scott Asheton of the Stooges. Iggy used to call him "Rock Action." 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Another question is can you include prog-rock songs that have names for the various parts of the lengthy songs (but aren't necessarily Pt1, Pt2, etc)?

Might need an example...

 

[KarmaPolice]

Thanks for YOU remembering simey. I refuse to participate in any draft where im a forgotten/after thought. 

You were written in my notes.  (Correct name, even..)

 

[Eephus]

In although I have no idea what I'm agreeing to

 

[KarmaPolice]

6+ words gonna be too much, or we nerdy enough?  

I was finding more than I expected as I went through, but it's still maybe 5-10% of songs I look at.  

 

[Mr. Ected]

6+ words gonna be too much, or we nerdy enough?  

I was finding more than I expected as I went through, but it's still maybe 5-10% of songs I look at.  

I got 40+ on a quick look thru on my songs. There seems to be a huge number of songs with 5 words, so I think 6 is a good line.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Another question is can you include prog-rock songs that have names for the various parts of the lengthy songs (but aren't necessarily Pt1, Pt2, etc)?

Might need an example...

Incredibly long songs, like this...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1. Eruption, 2. Stones of Years, 3. Iconoclast, 4. Mass, 5. Manticore, 6. Battlefield, 7. Aquatarkus) 20:35!

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

You were written in my notes.  (Correct name, even..)

In all seriousness i am going to have to pass this time. Will be too busy over the next 2 weeks, although I could fill a whole draft with Pet Shop Boys songs here.

 

[KarmaPolice]

In all seriousness i am going to have to pass this time. Will be too busy over the next 2 weeks, although I could fill a whole draft with Pet Shop Boys songs here.

You are always welcome to your autoskip draft slot...

or feel free to drop some songs at the end of the draft and I will add them to the playlist.  

 

[El Floppo]

6+ words gonna be too much, or we nerdy enough?  

I was finding more than I expected as I went through, but it's still maybe 5-10% of songs I look at.  

just right. too many with 5 and less.

eta: just dumped 67 songs into a playlist that fit the bill. probably have more on my ipod from 2007.

 

[Ilov80s]

So in 

 

[Eephus]

No idea how to produce a flowing mix under these constraints

 

[KarmaPolice]

just right. too many with 5 and less.

eta: just dumped 67 songs into a playlist that fit the bill. probably have more on my ipod from 2007.

Kinda what I was thinking.  I like the drafts to challenge us a get us a maybe a little out of our comfort zone. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

On a similar note, what would be a good # of rounds?  I was thinking 20-25 as I looked through stuff.  That would give us 500+ songs depending on # of drafters.  Again, I want to push us a little, but not go overboard. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Seems like we have a lot of responses from the usual suspects.  I think I will see if others pop in tonight, do draft order in the morning and we fire this up tomorrow with a timer-less 1st round.   Anybody be able to knock out a spreadsheet as we go?

 

[El Floppo]

On a similar note, what would be a good # of rounds?  I was thinking 20-25 as I looked through stuff.  That would give us 500+ songs depending on # of drafters.  Again, I want to push us a little, but not go overboard. 

giving this lot and the usual drafts- of my 67 so-far culled songs, I expect 66 of them to get sniped.

 

[Mr. Ected]

Seems like we have a lot of responses from the usual suspects.  I think I will see if others pop in tonight, do draft order in the morning and we fire this up tomorrow with a timer-less 1st round.   Anybody be able to knock out a spreadsheet as we go?

I can do the spreadsheet, shouldn't be to difficult since we don't have categories to worry about.

 

[Eephus]

On a similar note, what would be a good # of rounds?  I was thinking 20-25 as I looked through stuff.  That would give us 500+ songs depending on # of drafters.  Again, I want to push us a little, but not go overboard. 

15 is plenty.  20-25 is too much to listen to in one sitting, especially when a lot of the songs will be nine minute long proggy wankfests.

 

[rockaction]

15 is plenty.  20-25 is too much to listen to in one sitting, especially when a lot of the songs will be nine minute long proggy wankfests.

I was just thinking I got into a prog draft (parenthesis). 

Oh my. Awesome.   

 

[Ilov80s]

I was just thinking I got into a prog draft (parenthesis). 

Oh my. Awesome.   

I won't draft a single prof song, promise.

 

[rockaction]

I won't draft a single prof song, promise.

Nor I, friend. I'm gonna play it straight (promise).  

 

[Ilov80s]

Nor I, friend. I'm gonna play it straight (promise).  

I couldn't even name a prog song if you offered me $20

 

[rockaction]

I couldn't even name a prog song if you offered me $20

Whore.  

 

[Eephus]

I couldn't even name a prog song if you offered me $20

Take the money now.  You won't qualify for the prog tax credits by the end of this draft.

 

[JZilla]

I'm in as rocknation

 

[Waingro]

I won't draft a single prof song, promise.

Nor will I but am interested to see which songs get picked.

 

[rockaction]

I'm in as rocknation

 Wanna pair up? We can pick hair metal songs all night.   

 

[KarmaPolice]

Interested drafters:

KP

NV

Doc Oc

PIK

Binky

sn0mm

dal_

Marco

Floppo

Mrs. R

Tasker

Hov

Ditka

simey

waingro

ACP

Mr Ected

rockaction

Eephus

ilov80s

rocknation

Let me know if I missed anybody (again).  Looks like we currently have 21 of us in this thing. 

 

[Mr. Ected]

One choice per artist? Either per drafter, or over all?

 

[KarmaPolice]

Incredibly long songs, like this...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Tarkus (1. Eruption, 2. Stones of Years, 3. Iconoclast, 4. Mass, 5. Manticore, 6. Battlefield, 7. Aquatarkus) 20:35!

Knock yourself out.  I thought of a few examples of this as well.  IMO all we need is some sort of place to look for varification.  I am fine with stuff like this being taken if it was like that on the album when it came out.  I realize there might even be differences b/t the American release of something vs. the European version.  If it's listed like that on allmusic or wikipedia or something, it gets a green light. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

One choice per artist? Either per drafter, or over all?

Nah, I would rather people do what they want.  I think a lot of people self-police this anyway and try to mix it up.  I am fine if somebody wants to take 8 songs from one band. 

 

[Northern Voice]

Nah, I would rather people do what they want.  I think a lot of people self-police this anyway and try to mix it up.  I am fine if somebody wants to take 8 songs from one band. 

My draft will just be From Under the Cork Tree in order.

 

[Bonzai]

I'll play.

 

[Eephus]

Based on a half hour of research, I think this will be a fun format and a good challenge to cram into a decent mix.

I'm looking forward to drafting from North America and the UK this time.

 

[El Floppo]

Based on a half hour of research, I think this will be a fun format and a good challenge to cram into a decent mix.

I'm looking forward to drafting from North America and the UK this time.

Read that as North Korea and UAE

 

[Binky The Doormat]

Based on a half hour of research, I think this will be a fun format and a good challenge to cram into a decent mix.

I'm looking forward to drafting from North America and the UK this time.




 

...with nipple clamps. 

 

[The Dreaded Marco]

Based on a half hour of research, I think this will be a fun format and a good challenge to cram into a decent mix.

Same.

Just went through my iTunes and selected 127 songs that I like that fit this category.  This is going to be tough to narrow to 15-20 songs.  Luckily, I think snipage will be at a minimum.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

"Put me on auto-skip"
- JML

That would be a great epitaph.

 

[John Maddens Lunchbox]

"Put me on auto-skip"
- JML

That would be a great epitaph.

Funny thing is I didnt say it once in the last draft

 

[dal_boys_phan]

Just to clarify, I assume those live songs with snippets of songs in the middle or segues into the next song no go for this one.

For example, Bruce Hornsby has "Fortunate Son > Comfortably Numb > Fortunate Son" as well as "Jacob's Ladder > The Way It Is" in their sets and live albums throughout the years.

99% sure these don't meet the spirit of the "six word song title" that we are looking for here.

 

[PIK95]

Can we do 5 plus?  Six is gonna take the fun out of it and make flow impossible. 

 

[KarmaPolice]

Just to clarify, I assume those live songs with snippets of songs in the middle or segues into the next song no go for this one.

For example, Bruce Hornsby has "Fortunate Son > Comfortably Numb > Fortunate Son" as well as "Jacob's Ladder > The Way It Is" in their sets and live albums throughout the years.

99% sure these don't meet the spirit of the "six word song title" that we are looking for here.

I would say that is correct.

 

[KarmaPolice]

Gonna go with my gut and stick to songs with 6+ words in the title, and we will go 20.  I understand Eephus' concerns about length of songs.  I don't get the feeling that we have a ton of proggy drafters in here that are going to take a ton of 15min songs.  Could be off base here, but I figure 20 will get us right around that 90-100 min cassette tape length.  During my research, I seem to be coming up with almost the opposite - a ton of long titled songs that are short.

 

[Hov34]

Can we do 5 plus?  Six is gonna take the fun out of it and make flow impossible. 

No! It's 6 Minute Abs!!!  6 is the key number here.  6 chipmunks twirling on a branch, eatin' lots of sunflowers on my uncle's ranch.  You know that old children's tale from the sea.

 

[Northern Voice]

Gonna go with my gut and stick to songs with 6+ words in the title, and we will go 20.  I understand Eephus' concerns about length of songs.  I don't get the feeling that we have a ton of proggy drafters in here that are going to take a ton of 15min songs.  Could be off base here, but I figure 20 will get us right around that 90-100 min cassette tape length.  During my research, I seem to be coming up with almost the opposite - a ton of long titled songs that are short.

6 and 20 seem perfect to me. Might need to sign up a couple aliases for this one though...

 

[KarmaPolice]

Looks like we have 22 as of this morning.  I plugged the names into a list randomizer for the draft order and came up with:

1. Limp Ditka

2. rocknation (zilla)

3. Mr. R

4. Dr. Oct

5. KP

6. simey

7.  Steve Tasker

8.  Dreaded Marco

9  waingro

10.  Bonzai

11.  Binky

12.  Eephus

13.  sn0mm1s

14.  dal_phan

15.  Hov34

16.  El Floppo

17  PIK

18.  ACP

19.  Northern Voice

20  ilov80s

21.  rockaction (rockaction)

22.  Mr. Ected

If we get more volunteers for the draft we can stick them at the end of the draft or near the end if the last few want to keep their place by the turn. 

 

[Hov34]

I want a top 5 pick please?  (7 words)

 

[-OZ-]

stick me at the end please.  I promise not to fubar things up. 

 

[Mr. Ected]

I will have the spreadsheet up in a bit.

 

[dal_boys_phan]

Now that my notifications are set up properly, I promise not to unknowingly hold up the draft for 3+ hours in the first round.  Or knowingly hold it up either.