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

[rockaction]

Did you have to go there, GB? This is a nice diversion from that hot mess.

I was kidding with Dr. Octopus though the tone might not have come through. I just woke up West Coast time with drool still stinging my face, so there's that.

What a mess yesterday! Wilson looked great in the fourth. There are very positive things to take away from it, really.

I added a winky face to the post so he knows I'm kidding.

 

[KarmaPolice]

This is tough, I have 4 different picks I want to make here and I doubt too many will make it back to me, so I’ll go with one of my all time favorites (I’d be most sad to miss out on this one).  
 

Round 2, Pick 1.5, Yo Mama selects:

Beastie Boys

Paul’s Boutique - 1989

Ill Communication - 1994 

Paul’s was the easy one, had a hard time picking between my 2a and 2b favorite B Boys album. 
 

This keeps alive the potential shtick of taking only albums from the 1985-89 and 1990-1994 half decades (my wheelhouse). Doubt I do it though. 

Damn, I was thinking about that for RD2.   You are back to your sniping ways as far as my lists go.  

 

[KarmaPolice]

1 - 16.5 - Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980) / Little Creatures (1985)

You may find yourself in a beautiful stadium.  With a beautiful day.  And as the Steelers block a punt for a touchdown, you may ask yourself.....how did we get here?

In the end, the Bills performance was truly the same as it ever was.

"Once in a Lifetime"

"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)"

"Road to Nowhere"

"And She Was"

This was the other in contention for me in Rd1.  I was thinking a late 70s one with RIL.  

 

[PIK95]

Did you have to go there, GB? This is a nice diversion from that hot mess.

Hey, at least we (Patriots) lost also.

 

[zamboni]

Hey, at least we (Patriots) lost also.

Yup, the franchises are just about even now.

 

[PIK95]

I hated dropping Luis Arraez with that OBP, but I can't have a five homer two steal a year guy out there fwiw.

 

[HellToupee]

1 - 16.5 - Talking Heads - Remain in Light (1980) / Little Creatures (1985)

You may find yourself in a beautiful stadium.  With a beautiful day.  And as the Steelers block a punt for a touchdown, you may ask yourself.....how did we get here?

In the end, the Bills performance was truly the same as it ever was.

"Once in a Lifetime"

"Born Under Punches (The Heat Goes On)"

"Road to Nowhere"

"And She Was"

Absolutely love Crosseyed & Painless

 

[HellToupee]

A pair that's tailor-made for this theme and takes them out of the draft pool: 

2.01 Joy Division

Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Closer (1980)

 

who let this guy in

 

[zamboni]

A pair that's tailor-made for this theme and takes them out of the draft pool: 

2.01 Joy Division

Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Closer (1980)

 

who let this guy in

 Sounds like someone is in a Joy Division mood. 

 

[Yo Mama]

I hated dropping Luis Arraez with that OBP, but I can't have a five homer two steal a year guy out there fwiw.

I hear you. It was hard for me to not take Check Your Head over Ill Communication. Tomato Tomato. 

 

[rcam]

Crazy work day - seriously. Skip me if I'm not putting up a pick immediately. I don't want to hold things up. I'll add links in a bit but

Round 1:

INXS - Kick 85-89

INXS - Shabooh Shoobah 80-84

Round 2:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes 80-84

Violent Femmes - Why do Birds Sing 90-94

 

[Eephus]

I hated dropping Luis Arraez with that OBP, but I can't have a five homer two steal a year guy out there fwiw.

I'm stuck streaming crappy MIs until Cronenworth comes back. It's pretty slim pickings.

 

[zamboni]

Round 1:

INXS - Kick 85-89

INXS - Shabooh Shoobah 80-84

That's a nice pair - wasn't on my radar.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Crazy work day - seriously. Skip me if I'm not putting up a pick immediately. I don't want to hold things up. I'll add links in a bit but

Round 1:

INXS - Kick 85-89

INXS - Shabooh Shoobah 80-84

Had these very 2 albums on my short list. Well done.

 

[PIK95]

Crazy work day - seriously. Skip me if I'm not putting up a pick immediately. I don't want to hold things up. I'll add links in a bit but

Round 1:

INXS - Kick 85-89

INXS - Shabooh Shoobah 80-84

Round 2:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes 80-84

Violent Femmes - Why do Birds Sing 90-94

Oh wow. Great pick. I am crushed on that INXS.  I was gonna take Kick-X in the third.  Dammit.

 

[rockaction]

Yup, the franchises are just about even now.

####### lololololol

That had me guffawing

 

[PIK95]

@Pip's Invitationup?  I'll be back in a lil bit.

 

[zamboni]

I was gonna take Kick-X in the third

No spotlighting

 

[Pip's Invitation]

If Eephus creates a rule for me, I should take advantage of it.

CSN(Y)

Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969)

Deja Vu (1970)

This should shock no one. Busy day at work for me so I'll do songs and writeup later. @PIK95up

 

[Sinn Fein]

Remind me again of the music draft rules: are live albums allowed?  Compilations/Greatest hits/Best Of, etc.,  are out? 

 

[zamboni]

If Eephus creates a rule for me, I should take advantage of it.

CSN(Y)

Crosby, Stills and Nash (1969)

Deja Vu (1970)

This should shock no one. Busy day at work for me so I'll do songs and writeup later. @PIK95up

Beauty - was also on my short list.

 

[rockaction]

Remind me again of the music draft rules: are live albums allowed?  Compilations/Greatest hits/Best Of, etc.,  are out? 

Eephus has longstanding rules about those. I DO NOT understand them. Never have. I think live albums in service of an album are okay, compilations and live albums that act as compilations are not okay.

That's how I play it. I'm sure I'm wrong, so I'll let him clarify.

 

[El Floppo]

A pair that's tailor-made for this theme and takes them out of the draft pool: 

2.01 Joy Division

Unknown Pleasures (1979)

Closer (1980)

ugh. this was my other 1st round choice. stoopit zeppelin.

This is tough, I have 4 different picks I want to make here and I doubt too many will make it back to me, so I’ll go with one of my all time favorites (I’d be most sad to miss out on this one).  
 

Round 2, Pick 1.5, Yo Mama selects:

Beastie Boys

Paul’s Boutique - 1989

Ill Communication - 1994 

Paul’s was the easy one, had a hard time picking between my 2a and 2b favorite B Boys album. 
 

This keeps alive the potential shtick of taking only albums from the 1985-89 and 1990-1994 half decades (my wheelhouse). Doubt I do it though. 

 considering it this round too. 

This was the other in contention for me in Rd1.  I was thinking a late 70s one with RIL.  

I'm not a huge fan of that particular 80s album, so yeah...70s would've been my choice too.

 

[rockaction]

I have a live album that I'd like clarified for next time, too, so there's that.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

If Eephus creates a rule for me, I should take advantage of it.

Wait til you see how I take advantage of this rule.  There will some push back but I believe my choice will be unassailable.

 

[El Floppo]

Wait til you see how I take advantage of this rule.  There will some push back but I believe my choice will be unassailable.

Manilow live IS pretty epic. 

 

[Dr. Octopus]

Whoa did I ever spotlight. Suffice it to say, you're...

WRONG!

And in a bad mood about the Jets's offensive line, one presumes.

I kid about all of it. But there are least two great Beach Boys albums you might be forgetting.

Yes - maybe I am (forgetting).

 

[Charlie Steiner]

Manilow live IS pretty epic. 

I think you quoted the wrong guy, but using the word 'epic' with Manilow is redundant.

 

[PIK95]

Radiohead -The Bends

High and Dry

Fake Plastic Trees

Hate to be predictable, but those are my favorites on that record.

Radiohead - Kid A

The National Anthem

Optimistic

I wanted two other combos more, but no way this makes it back, lol.

Damn this message board!  Had everything hyperlinked, and it froze again.  Grr. 

 

[rockaction]

Yes - maybe I am (forgetting).

You're not forgetting, really. For casual fans, they go under the radar until you realize where all their more serious hits come from. One is in the Rolling Stone top two hundred or so albums of all time, I think the other cracks the 500, too. They're seriously good, and get audiophile treatment from companies (which includes great expense to remaster analog and mono from the original tapes and sell for pretty pennies on the secondhand market...)

 

[Sinn Fein]

I'm glad you all have much more sophisticated musical tastes than I do...gives me hope that at least one of my picks will make it to my spot.

 

[zamboni]

Wait til you see how I take advantage of this rule.  There will some push back but I believe my choice will be unassailable.

If you're thinking of wrapping around the end of the Civil War in 1865, it's a razor thin margin.

 

[Charlie Steiner]

If you're thinking of wrapping around the end of the Civil War in 1865, it's a razor thin margin.

Look for it around the 7th or 8th round. It's a doozy.

 

[PIK95]

You're not forgetting, really. For casual fans, they go under the radar until you realize where all their more serious hits come from. One is in the Rolling Stone top two hundred or so albums of all time, I think the other cracks the 500, too. They're seriously good, and get audiophile treatment from companies (which includes great expense to remaster analog and mono from the original tapes and sell for pretty pennies on the secondhand market...)

The Disco Biscuits?

 

[PIK95]

@Doug Bis up.

 

[rockaction]

I'm glad you all have much more sophisticated musical tastes than I do...gives me hope that at least one of my picks will make it to my spot.

Uh, larf. You picked Michael Jackson and out-hipped us all, hipster.

 

[Doug B]

Chalky, but these won't be around in 40 picks:

Led Zeppelin IV (untitled, 1971)
"The Battle of Evermore"
"When the Levee Breaks"
"... Hey!"

In Through the Out Door (1979)
"In the Evening"
"All My Love"
"Fool in the Rain"
 

 

[Doug B]

@timschochet

 

[PIK95]

Chalky, but these won't be around in 40 picks:

Led Zeppelin IV (untitled, 1971)
"The Battle of Evermore"
"When the Levee Breaks"
"... Hey!"

In Through the Out Door (1979)
"In the Evening"
"All My Love"
"Fool in the Rain"
 

Great picks!  Shocked they were there fwiw.

 

[the moops]

We really allowing CSN and CSNY to be considered the same band?

 

[Dr. Octopus]

We really allowing CSN and CSNY to be considered the same band?

There's only one letter difference.

 

[Dr. Octopus]

So will @timschochet snipe me here? I think it's possible.

 

[Ilov80s]

We really allowing CSN and CSNY to be considered the same band?

I think so. Same core band. Lots of bands have members come and go. 

 

[krista4]

So will @timschochet snipe me here? I think it's possible.

I also consider tim a danger to snipe one of mine.  His picks can be unpredictable, though.

Thank god @simey The Snipemaster is not in this draft.   

 

[the moops]

I think so. Same core band. Lots of bands have members come and go. 

Same core? Neil Young carries those other trash dudes. Would be like picking Ratdog and the Grateful Dead as the same band.

 

[krista4]

We really allowing CSN and CSNY to be considered the same band?

I think so. Same core band. Lots of bands have members come and go. 

It's right there in the rules!  Does no one read Eephus's posts?!  

 

[Ilov80s]

It's right there in the rules!  Does no one read Eephus's posts?!  

I didn’t read the addendums 

 

[the moops]

I didn’t read the addendums 

I ignore eephus

 

[Ilov80s]

I thought I was almost up. I hadn’t realized how many people were added to this thing. Holy cow! 

 

[Juxtatarot]

Violent Femmes have more than one good album? I had no idea.