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Pick a Pair/Half Decade Album Draft - Bonus Rounds Thu & Fri - Pick three if you want (2 Viewers)

rcam said:
Will add songs later... though not sure why I would for GNR.

GNR - Appetite for Destruction - 1985-1989

GNR - Use Your Illusion II 1990-1995

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Duran Duran - Rio - 1980-1984

Duran Duran - Duran Duran (wedding album) 1990-1994
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Holy crap, did you ever snipe me on both.

That's awesome. Those all went through my mind, especially the G N' R picks, though I would have gone with I, actually.

And Duran Duran might have taken another album from 1985, but still, great picks.

 
rcam said:
Will add songs later... though not sure why I would for GNR.

GNR - Appetite for Destruction - 1985-1989

GNR - Use Your Illusion II 1990-1995

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Duran Duran - Rio - 1980-1984

Duran Duran - Duran Duran (wedding album) 1990-1994
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GNR was one I was talking about earlier.  Usually a first rounder fwiw.

 
rockaction said:
Holy crap, did you ever snipe me on both.

That's awesome. Those all went through my mind, especially the G N' R picks, though I would have gone with I, actually.

And Duran Duran might have taken another album from 1985, but still, great picks.
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I was surprised GNR was still around. I searched the spreadsheet and thread for them. Duran Duran I didn't think would be too high on anyone's list though but I really like both albums. 

 
rcam said:
I was surprised GNR was still around. I searched the spreadsheet and thread for them. Duran Duran I didn't think would be too high on anyone's list though but I really like both albums. 
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Yeah, we've had similar tastes before, so it's not too surprising that you'd pick albums that I thought of for the eighties. I generally do not like the eighties, frankly, so Duran Duran sticks out to me as a good band from that era. Maybe I just don't know enough, but the one eighties band that I dug had albums in '85 and '89, so they were excluded. Some people really groove on the eighties. I don't remember it as fondly.

 
8.2: Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Red Octopus (1975)

I doubt these intertwined bands were on many radars here, but have always been a big fan. Very polarizing band - when they were on (such as with these albums), they were terrific. But when they were off, they were hot garbage (a far cry from hot tuna) and you wound up with later stuff like "We Built This City." 

 
rockaction said:
Yeah, we've had similar tastes before, so it's not too surprising that you'd pick albums that I thought of for the eighties. I generally do not like the eighties, frankly, so Duran Duran sticks out to me as a good band from that era. Maybe I just don't know enough, but the one eighties band that I dug had albums in '85 and '89, so they were excluded. Some people really groove on the eighties. I don't remember it as fondly.
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I like New Wave mostly when it comes to my 80's.  Mostly.

 
zamboni said:
8.2: Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Red Octopus (1975)

I doubt these intertwined bands were on many radars here, but have always been a big fan. Very polarizing band - when they were on (such as with these albums), they were terrific. But when they were off, they were hot garbage (a far cry from hot tuna) and you wound up with later stuff like "We Built This City." 
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I love We Built This City fwiw.

 
PIK95 said:
2 minutes ago, zamboni said:
8.2: Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Red Octopus (1975)

I doubt these intertwined bands were on many radars here, but have always been a big fan. Very polarizing band - when they were on (such as with these albums), they were terrific. But when they were off, they were hot garbage (a far cry from hot tuna) and you wound up with later stuff like "We Built This City." 
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I love We Built This City fwiw.
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I think you and Smoo are the only people I've ever heard that from. 

 
zamboni said:
8.2: Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Red Octopus (1975)

I doubt these intertwined bands were on many radars here, but have always been a big fan. Very polarizing band - when they were on (such as with these albums), they were terrific. But when they were off, they were hot garbage (a far cry from hot tuna) and you wound up with later stuff like "We Built This City." 
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They weren't on my radar, but I've taken songs off of Surrealistic Pillow in recent drafts, up to and including "Today," which features Jerry Garcia on guitar. I really like Jefferson Airplane, but Pip knows way more about them than I, and he has included him in his yearly addendum drafts to the tim yearly lists of 100 songs.

 
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rockaction said:
zamboni said:
8.2: Jefferson Airplane/Starship

Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
Red Octopus (1975)

I doubt these intertwined bands were on many radars here, but have always been a big fan. Very polarizing band - when they were on (such as with these albums), they were terrific. But when they were off, they were hot garbage (a far cry from hot tuna) and you wound up with later stuff like "We Built This City." 
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They weren't on my radar, but I've taken songs off of Surrealistic Pillow in recent drafts, up to and including "Today," which features Jerry Garcia on guitar. I really like Jefferson Airplane, but Pip knows way more about them than I, and he has included him in his yearly addendum drafts.
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I haven't posted songs yet, but Comin' Back To Me IMO is one of the most haunting and beautiful songs of its time.

 
MY MORNING JACKET

It Still Moves (2003)

The Waterfall (2015)

MMJ may be my favorite rock act of the 21st century. They have feet in Southern Rock, indie rock and alt-country but are not easy to define, and their sound has shifted quite a bit over the years. To my ears, frontman Jim James may be the closest thing his generation has to Neil Young. 

It Still Moves, their third album, is a powerhouse of rock epics and gorgeous melodies. If you like guitar music of any stripe, this is for you. 

One Big Holiday

Run Thru (named as one of Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Guitar Songs, for whatever that's worth) 

The Waterfall, released 12 years later, is equally outstanding but completely different. It may be my favorite album of the '10s, but that's not saying much because I haven't really kept up with music since becoming a parent. The sound here draws heavily on folk, R&B and psychedelia, and many of the songs are informed by a bad breakup James went through just before work on the album started. 

Compound Fracture

In Its Infancy (The Waterfall)

@PIK95up.

 
PIK95 said:
I thought I was up.  I doubt Doug was taking those.  Skip me and I'll re pick later if so.
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You were @tted. Seems like no problem, PIK.

eta* Pip was right. You were up. It's round eight, where you go before Doug B.

Speaking of which, @Doug B

 
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Can’t believe we only have 2 picks left - need to pare down my remaining pairs. 
 

So far, all my picks are in the 70s, 80s, and 90s - with most in the late 80s and early 90s. 
 

1973 - Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy

1973 - Genesis, Selling England by the Pound

1975 - Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti

1976 - Genesis, A Trick of the Tail

1983 - Tears for Fears, The Hurting

1984 - Metallica, Ride the Lightning

1985 - Tears for Fears, Songs from the Big Chair

1986 - Metallica, Master of Puppets

1989 - Nirvana, Bleach

1989 - Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique

1991 - Nirvana, Nevermind

1992 - Sublime, 40oz. To Freedom

1992 = Dr. Dre, The Chronic

1994 - Beastie Boys, Ill Communication

1996 - Sublime, Sublime

1999 - Dr. Dre, 2001

 
Charlie Steiner said:
7.12: Swing Out SIster It's Better to Travel (1987) and Shapes and Patterns (1997)
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After taking the weekend off to check out new releases, I returned to my discover an album tour with Shapes and Patterns. I'm only familiar with Swing Out Sister's biggest US hit "Breakout" off their earlier album.

There was clearly a high level of craft on this album. They have a retro sound that hearkens back to the mid-60s when  producers brought the drums forward on records by Pop vocalists like the Fifth Dimension and Dionne Warwick. The drummer has a style that's reminiscent of the great Hal Blaine. The orchestral arrangements were lovely and accentuated the vocals. The singer's voice is clear and pleasant, albeit lacking a lot of character.

I liked the album and thought the music really took flight on some wordless vocal outros.  The lyrics were kind of bland though--something gritty wouldn't have fit the music but some more sophisticated wordplay would have been nice. I thought the best songs on the album stuck to the formula. There were a couple of pieces on the back half of the album that used more modern, vaguely Trip Hop beats that didn't suit the singer or the songs.

 
Yo Mama said:
Can’t believe we only have 2 picks left - need to pare down my remaining pairs. 
 

So far, all my picks are in the 70s, 80s, and 90s - with most in the late 80s and early 90s. 
 

1973 - Led Zeppelin, Houses of the Holy

1973 - Genesis, Selling England by the Pound

1975 - Led Zeppelin, Physical Graffiti

1976 - Genesis, A Trick of the Tail

1983 - Tears for Fears, The Hurting

1984 - Metallica, Ride the Lightning

1985 - Tears for Fears, Songs from the Big Chair

1986 - Metallica, Master of Puppets

1989 - Nirvana, Bleach

1989 - Beastie Boys, Paul's Boutique

1991 - Nirvana, Nevermind

1992 - Sublime, 40oz. To Freedom

1992 = Dr. Dre, The Chronic

1994 - Beastie Boys, Ill Communication

1996 - Sublime, Sublime

1999 - Dr. Dre, 2001
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Being able to pair up Ride the Lightning and Master of Puppets!?......Championship!!

Seriously though, imo, easily two of the best albums ever, and that ever will be....simply perfection!  Cliff em all!!

 
The Dickies 

Incredible Shrinking Dickies (1978)

”Manny, Moe and Jack”

”Stuck in a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota”

Stukas Over Disneyland (1983) 

“She’s a Hunchback”

”If Stuart Could Talk”

Local punk rock band with a lively sense of humor. I’ve always loved them. They’re still around. 
 

Again no idea who’s up. 

 
timschochet said:
The Dickies 

Incredible Shrinking Dickies (1978)

”Manny, Moe and Jack”

”Stuck in a Pagoda with Tricia Toyota”

Stukas Over Disneyland (1983) 

“She’s a Hunchback”

”If Stuart Could Talk”

Local punk rock band with a lively sense of humor. I’ve always loved them. They’re still around. 
 

Again no idea who’s up. 
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"We've Got The Neutron Bomb" was their most well-known song, IIRC. They are not the #####, who took a totally different tactic to get their politics across.

 
timschochet said:
That’s the wrong band. That’s the Weirdos
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Indeed. What the heck did the Dickies sing, then? It's been a long time and I was never quite that good with L.A. punk unless it was hardcore punk.

 
Eephus said:
After taking the weekend off to check out new releases, I returned to my discover an album tour with Shapes and Patterns. I'm only familiar with Swing Out Sister's biggest US hit "Breakout" off their earlier album.

There was clearly a high level of craft on this album. They have a retro sound that hearkens back to the mid-60s when  producers brought the drums forward on records by Pop vocalists like the Fifth Dimension and Dionne Warwick. The drummer has a style that's reminiscent of the great Hal Blaine. The orchestral arrangements were lovely and accentuated the vocals. The singer's voice is clear and pleasant, albeit lacking a lot of character.

I liked the album and thought the music really took flight on some wordless vocal outros.  The lyrics were kind of bland though--something gritty wouldn't have fit the music but some more sophisticated wordplay would have been nice. I thought the best songs on the album stuck to the formula. There were a couple of pieces on the back half of the album that used more modern, vaguely Trip Hop beats that didn't suit the singer or the songs.
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Look at the big music brain on this guy.

 
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