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Pick a Pair/Half Decade Album Draft - Bonus Rounds Thu & Fri - Pick three if you want (3 Viewers)

Northern Voice said:
Is it good pop crap?
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it's the worst.

meh. I mean pop is meant to hit you with a cynical, but catchy hook surrounded by fluff. so most of it is usually *ok* in terms of being catchy... albeit ultimately interchangeable and forgettable. let's just say I've learned to develop an appreciation for Katy Perry, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Harry Styles, et al.

 
Since it appears that we do not have many people in here from south of the Mason-Dixon line, I am going to go with another Jam Band - but with southern roots:

4.16

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Black Hearted Woman

Eat a Peach (1972)

Mellissa - acoustic version

Ain't Wasting Time No More  - 2003 live version featuring Derek Trucks

This is one of those bands that really peaked in a short window - with most of their good stuff coming in the early 70's.  I was able to see them a couple of times, much later in the 90's, in Georgia, great times.  True story - Duane Allman's grave is the only celebrity grave site I have ever been to - but only because it was literally down the street from where I lived in Macon...

 
El Floppo said:
it's the worst.

meh. I mean pop is meant to hit you with a cynical, but catchy hook surrounded by fluff. so most of it is usually *ok* in terms of being catchy... albeit ultimately interchangeable and forgettable. let's just say I've learned to develop an appreciation for Katy Perry, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Harry Styles, et al.
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no spotlighting bro

 
Sinn Fein said:
Since it appears that we do not have many people in here from south of the Mason-Dixon line, I am going to go with another Jam Band - but with southern roots:

4.16

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Black Hearted Woman

Eat a Peach (1972)

Mellissa - acoustic version

Ain't Wasting Time No More  - 2003 live version featuring Derek Trucks

This is one of those bands that really peaked in a short window - with most of their good stuff coming in the early 70's.  I was able to see them a couple of times, much later in the 90's, in Georgia, great times.  True story - Duane Allman's grave is the only celebrity grave site I have ever been to - but only because it was literally down the street from where I lived in Macon...
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I just put this record on because of your story.  It's been a while.  My mom played it a lot when I was 7-10 y/o.  I still have her original record.  She died two years ago at sixty nine y/o.  Damn cigarettes.

 
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Sinn Fein said:
Since it appears that we do not have many people in here from south of the Mason-Dixon line, I am going to go with another Jam Band - but with southern roots:

4.16

The Allman Brothers Band

The Allman Brothers Band (1969)

Black Hearted Woman

Eat a Peach (1972)

Mellissa - acoustic version

Ain't Wasting Time No More  - 2003 live version featuring Derek Trucks

This is one of those bands that really peaked in a short window - with most of their good stuff coming in the early 70's.  I was able to see them a couple of times, much later in the 90's, in Georgia, great times.  True story - Duane Allman's grave is the only celebrity grave site I have ever been to - but only because it was literally down the street from where I lived in Macon...
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damn... one of the first bands I thought of for this, and then promptly forgot. love this pick and those albums... especially Peach.

 
Eephus said:
Rarities collections like Coda are considered ineligible compilations (see post #3)
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I'm not really sure what a "rarities" collection is, then. Unreleased studio tracks, once pressed to vinyl, would seem to be treated just like any other studio tracks put to wax.

Not trying to be difficult, I just don't see the line you're drawing. I am off to research what "rarities" means in a recording-business context. My instinct is that it leans toward, say, imports hard to find in major markets (e.g. something released in Japan, but difficult to find in Europe or North America). Or maybe promotional singles never released through retailers (e.g. DJ copies, or copies sold at live shows). But my view on what rarities are may be too narrow.

 
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Doug B said:
I'm not really sure what a "rarities" collection is, then. Unreleased studio tracks, once pressed to vinyl, would seem to be treated just like any other studio tracks put to wax.

Not trying to be difficult, I just don't see the line you're drawing. I am off to research what "rarities" means in a recording-business context. My instinct is that it leans toward, say, imports hard to find in major markets (e.g. something released in Japan, but difficult to find in Europe or North America). Or maybe promotional singles never released through retailers (e.g. DJ copies, or copies sold at live shows). But my view on what rarities are may be too narrow.
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I would imagine the logic is that they are not “real” albums - the artist did not sit down and write and record the songs with a specific vision in mind. These are leftover songs thrown together - in the most part as a money grab.

 
Doug B said:
I'm not really sure what a "rarities" collection is, then. Unreleased studio tracks would seem to be treated just like any other studio tracks put to wax.

Not trying to be difficult, I just don't see the line you're drawing. I am off to research what "rarities" means in a recording-business context. My instinct is that it leans toward, say, imports hard to find in major markets (e.g. something released in Japan, but difficult to find in Europe or North America). Or maybe promotional singles never released through retailers (e.g. DJ copies, or copies sold at live shows). But my view on what rarities are may be too narrow.
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Rarities collections generally consist of outtakes that were recorded during sessions for multiple albums that get compiled by the record label. Other examples include the Stones' Metamorphosis, VU by the Velvet Underground, REM's Dead Letter Office and some of Dylan's Bootleg Series.

 
Dr. Octopus said:
I would imagine the logic is that they are not “real” albums - the artist did not sit down and write and record the songs with a specific vision in mind.
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Even this can get tricky to sort out with some well-known posthumous releases that are often called "compilations". Your point is taken all the same.

 
I'll pick an obscure artist no one here knows.

Warren Zevon

Excitable Boy  (1978)

Johnny Strikes Up the Band

Tenderness on the Block

My Ride's Here (2002)

Laizzez-Moi Tranquille

My Ride's Here

Even though these are far apart in his career, Zevon just didn't get more normal.  I once got a question on Jeopardy because of him.  I had no idea what Macgillycuddy's Reeks was, but I recognised the place in the clue.  Thanks, dude.  If they ever have a question about brucellosis, I'm good to go.

 
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El Floppo said:
it's the worst.

meh. I mean pop is meant to hit you with a cynical, but catchy hook surrounded by fluff. so most of it is usually *ok* in terms of being catchy... albeit ultimately interchangeable and forgettable. let's just say I've learned to develop an appreciation for Katy Perry, Pink, Kelly Clarkson, Harry Styles, et al.
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One of these is not like the others.

 
4.19 — The Police

This is a good consolation prize for them IMO. 

Ghost in the Machine, ‘81

Certifiable: Live in Buenos Aires (recorded in ‘07)

I saw them at MSG during their farewell tour, for which the above release was recorded during their SA leg.

Certain songs (like this one) were re-imagined very well for the tour.

 
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RD 4

Sturgill Simpson

2014 Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

2019 Sound & Fury

Am I popping the cap on country? That would be a first. I want to come back and write these up, but I was very close to seeking a proxy. As mentioned, pretty hard to find a bigger contrast in styles from an artist than these and just 5 years apart. 

@Eephus

 
Chaos Commish said:
RD 4

Sturgill Simpson

2014 Metamodern Sounds in Country Music

2019 Sound & Fury

Am I popping the cap on country? That would be a first. I want to come back and write these up, but I was very close to seeking a proxy. As mentioned, pretty hard to find a bigger contrast in styles from an artist than these and just 5 years apart. 

@Eephus
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You’ve sniped me more than anyone so far. This was my next pick(s) - although I had a long time to wait.

 
Mrs. Rannous said:
She has a lot of very thoughtful content.  It's not just bubblegum ear candy.  

Not every song needs to be an excercise in angst.
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I hear you.

tbh, she and Clarkson seem to have not only similar voices (in the car, we always try to guess- is it Pink, or is it Kelly) but content too. They both do anthemic stuff well.

 
4.21

Arctic Monkeys

Whatever People Say I Am, I'm Not (2006)

AM (2013)

Probably my favorite act from this century.  The band has a sound that's like a culmination of four decades of English Rock and Alex Turner writes great lyrics with the specificity of a novelist.

@krista4

 
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