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

Doug B said:
Do the research, and you can probably find two dates in separate decades, yet were consecutive shows from the same tour in the same town.
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I think the "rule" is live albums are from when they were recorded, not released. I was sort of being hyperbolic but at this point almost every live dead show has been released as a live album - especially now with streaming.

Personally I think that's not really in the spirit of the draft but since there's zero stakes in this - I don't care is anyone goes that route - I listen to them a lot.

 
Looks like I'm up, but first a little housekeeping regarding my song picks:

From Can't Buy a Thrill: Do it Again and Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)

From Aja: Aja and Deacon Blues

From The Nightlfly: New Frontier and Ruby Baby

From Kamakriad: Tomorrow's Girls and Florida Room

Moving on to round 3, I've decided to not snipe anyone and stir up the controversy now.

3.13: Spinal Tap/The Folksmen: Smell the Glove (1982) and A Mighty Wind (2003)

If CSN/CSNY and Paul McCartney/McCartney and Wings are considered the same, the Spinal Tap and The Folksmen should be considered the same, since the creative center of both bands is the same three guys. If the consensus is that Spinal Tap and The Folksmen aren't the same group, replace A Mighty Wind with Break Like the Wind (1993). Only Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer could go full circle musically and end up in a place from before where they began.

Either way you slice it, these guys tickle my funny bone and and my ears at the same time.

From Smell the Glove: Tonight I'm Going to Rock You Tonight and Big Bottom

From A Mighty Wind: Never Did No Wanderin' and A Mighty Wind

As extra evidence that the names of the bands shouldn't matter when the artists/personnel are all the same, all 4 songs selected were written by the combinations of Guest/McKean/Shearer, with contributing artist Eugene Levy co-writing A Mighty Wind with Guest.

COME.AT.ME. :boxing:

 
Charlie Steiner said:
Looks like I'm up, but first a little housekeeping regarding my song picks:

From Can't Buy a Thrill: Do it Again and Brooklyn (Owes the Charmer Under Me)

From Aja: Aja and Deacon Blues

From The Nightlfly: New Frontier and Ruby Baby

From Kamakriad: Tomorrow's Girls and Florida Room

Moving on to round 3, I've decided to not snipe anyone and stir up the controversy now.

3.13: Spinal Tap/The Folksmen: Smell the Glove (1982) and A Mighty Wind (2003)

If CSN/CSNY and Paul McCartney/McCartney and Wings are considered the same, the Spinal Tap and The Folksmen should be considered the same, since the creative center of both bands is the same three guys. If the consensus is that Spinal Tap and The Folksmen aren't the same group, replace A Mighty Wind with Break Like the Wind (1993). Only Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer could go full circle musically and end up in a place from before where they began.

Either way you slice it, these guys tickle my funny bone and and my ears at the same time.

From Smell the Glove: Tonight I'm Going to Rock You Tonight and Big Bottom

From A Mighty Wind: Never Did No Wanderin' and A Mighty Wind

As extra evidence that the names of the bands shouldn't matter when the artists/personnel are all the same, all 4 songs selected were written by the combinations of Guest/McKean/Shearer, with contributing artist Eugene Levy co-writing A Mighty Wind with Guest.

COME.AT.ME. :boxing:
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I'm more of a Lenny and the Squigtones guy when I want some McKean.

 
simey said:
  Hampton, Va  originally didn't want them back, because previously some of the Dead Heads dirtied up local fast food restaurant bathrooms by taking bird baths in their sinks, not disposing of trash, etc. This was when a new generation of people became "Dead Heads" and some of these people were not good citizens. They started giving Dead Heads a bad name, and causing trouble outside of shows.
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Now those type if people are known as festival wooks, or usually just wooks.  "Damn wooks are why we can't have nice things!"

 
zamboni said:
Don't think there should any controversy about the Tap.
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In true Tap fashion, there is a real-life parallel to a small degree, but I don't want to spotlight.

Dr. Octopus said:
Everyone is doing a silent fist pump that they're not getting sniped.
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If the pick I've passed on for the last 2 rounds now doesn't get taken before I pick again, I may just take it as a big 'shame on you'; not you specifically, just the 'you' who was trying to be cutesy.

 
Doh!  Looks like I am.   No surprise here,  seeing how much I gush about the human octopus, plus it's a limited album list.  

RD 3:  Tool

Lateralus ('01)

10,000 Days ('06) 

@El Floppo is otc

 
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Eephus said:
Any jam based music is only as good as the rhythm section but I usually don't get the Dead's groove.  It's two drummers doing pretty uninteresting stuff.
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This is totally it for me. I need good drumming in ALL forms of rock, and the Dead just doesn''t have it. With a few exceptions, their rhythms are lethargic, which means most of their material and performances do nothing for me. One of my friends who's into them counters by saying their background is jazz so they're playing like that. Great, but this is not a jazz band so it doesn't work. 

 
Sinn Fein said:
Formerly the Warlocks (2010)

Now, I realize this violates the rule of no Live/compilation albums - but I feel like every rule must have an exception.  In most situations, bands go on tour to support album sales, but with the Dead, they released albums to support touring...and a studio album just does not really encompass the essence of the Dead. 
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Here's the rule on Live album from post #2

Half decade eligibility for live albums is based on date recorded not date released.

So Formerly the Warlocks would be a late 80s album

 
Pip's Invitation said:
This is totally it for me. I need good drumming in ALL forms of rock, and the Dead just doesn''t have it. With a few exceptions, their rhythms are lethargic, which means most of their material and performances do nothing for me. One of my friends who's into them counters by saying their background is jazz so they're playing like that. Great, but this is not a jazz band so it doesn't work. 
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Yeah, Billy is a great technical drummer.  Mickey is into the world drumming weirdness.  When Billy plays with Billy and the Kids he's very exciting.  They are pretty boring with Dead and Slow now, coming up on like eighty, lol.  I always enjoyed the drumming on the Other One fwiw.

 
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I listened to Queen's Innuendo before last night and made it though about 3/4s of it before switching off the lights. Some of the songs sounded familiar so I looked it up this morning.

I didn't realize it was the record on the shelves when Freddie Mercury passed away in 1991.  I  then remembered that some songs from the album got a lot of US airplay after his death which explained the familiarity.  This was the same time my good friend Randy was dying of AIDS which I associate with "These Are the Days of our Lives". Randy eventually died in March 1992, eleven days after the birth of ditkaburgers.  Mrs. E and I were just reminiscing the other day about how we took DB to visit Randy a couple of days before he left us. He couldn't speak by that point but his facial expression changed when we held the baby in front of him.

As for the music, Queen's records are always beautifully recorded without much of the late 80s/early 90s drum sound that I whine about endlessly.  I generally prefer the band's rockier numbers to the pop ballads but on this album, none of the rockers really stood out for me.

 
I don't need to repeat too much about these picks, I've said it all before really. My mom was at the 1971 Massey Hall concert, I saw him with my dad not long before he died. Always a good show, classic Canadian music for summer, cottage, winter, whatever. 

Harvest was probably my first favourite album of his, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere the one I return to most often. 

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

Down By the River

Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

Heart of Gold

Words (Between the Lines of Age)

 
Northern Voice said:
I don't need to repeat too much about these picks, I've said it all before really. My mom was at the 1971 Massey Hall concert, I saw him with my dad not long before he died. Always a good show, classic Canadian music for summer, cottage, winter, whatever. 

Harvest was probably my first favourite album of his, Everybody Knows This is Nowhere the one I return to most often. 

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)

Everybody Knows This is Nowhere

Down By the River

Neil Young - Harvest (1972)

Heart of Gold

Words (Between the Lines of Age)
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These are incredible albums -- and yet not in my Neil top 3, maybe even top 5. 

 
Northern Voice said:
Yeah, I figured that's why you were waiting. It's certainly debatable whether they're his 2 "best" but they're definitely the two I have the most connection to. 
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Neil is very, very deep for me, so I'll get to him at some point but it might not be soon. 

Even diehard Neil fans can't agree on his top 3, top 5, etc. 

 
Eephus said:
Now playing: Formerly the Warlocks - second night/first set
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Playing....JRAD 10/2/15!  Highlights include Standing on the Moon, Atlantic City/I know you rider, and the Wheel!  It's on you tube probably.  What a band!  What a show!

 
Just finished my first (and 2nd) listen of @krista4's pick of #1Album by Big Star. Never heard of them until a year or so ago in the album draft but never listened to them until now.

Based on the name I was expecting some kind of 80's pop band so was surprised to see they were from the 70's. This is a good 70's light rock album! To me, it sounds like a blend of the Beatles and the Byrds- The Beards,lol.

Didnt know the 70's show theme song was done by them originally so that was a surprise. The Ballad of El Gaddo sounds like something off All Things Must Pass.

An all around good to great album!

 
PIK95 said:
Playing....JRAD 10/2/15!  Highlights include Standing on the Moon, Atlantic City/I know you rider, and the Wheel!  It's on you tube probably.  What a band!  What a show!
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I am personal friends with Joe Russo (and some of the other members of JRAD) and I've yet to check them out, that's how little the Dead inspires me. 😆 The other reason is that they started after I became a parent and cut way back on my showgoing/keeping up with music.

 
Raging weasel said:
Just finished my first (and 2nd) listen of @krista4's pick of #1Album by Big Star. Never heard of them until a year or so ago in the album draft but never listened to them until now.

Based on the name I was expecting some kind of 80's pop band so was surprised to see they were from the 70's. This is a good 70's light rock album! To me, it sounds like a blend of the Beatles and the Byrds- The Beards,lol.

Didnt know the 70's show theme song was done by them originally so that was a surprise. The Ballad of El Gaddo sounds like something off All Things Must Pass.

An all around good to great album!
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Glad to have another convert!

Byrds plus Beatles was exactly what they (and the other early "power pop" bands) were going for. I hadn't thought of the El Goodo/ATMP connection but it makes perfect sense. 

The second album, Radio City, is very similar, so I'd recommend it highly if you liked the first one.

Third is completely different, though. But brilliant in its own way. 

 
Pip's Invitation said:
I am personal friends with Joe Russo (and some of the other members of JRAD) and I've yet to check them out, that's how little the Dead inspires me. 😆 The other reason is that they started after I became a parent and cut way back on my showgoing/keeping up with music.
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One of my top five all time groups.  Love when Tom gets with the Bisco guys especially. You know Marco, Dave, or Hammy?  Nobody likes that other fella, lol 😉

 
PIK95 said:
One of my top five all time groups.  Love when Tom gets with the Bisco guys especially. You know Marco, Dave, or Hammy?  Nobody likes that other fella, lol 😉
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I know Dave and Scott (the "other fella") quite well. I've been friends with Scott for more than 20 years, which is how I know a bunch of random people from the NYC scene. 

 
Eephus said:
It seemed like the Dead played the Oakland Coliseum every New Year's Eve.
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I got laid off for the winter of 87-88 and decided to go stay with my cousins in California for the winter. We went to a New Years party at a friend of theirs and the whole time the tv/stereo was playing 24 hours of live Dead. That was the first and last time I ever listened to them.

 
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