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Pick a Pair/Half Decade Album Draft - Bonus Rounds Thu & Fri - Pick three if you want (4 Viewers)

One question about compilations, are there exceptions for the 1950s artists who's albums were generally collections of previously released singles? I am not talking a greatest hits put together 20 years later but a studio album released that put together the artists most recent singles. 

 
Ilov80s said:
One question about compilations, are there exceptions for the 1950s artists who's albums were generally collections of previously released singles? I am not talking a greatest hits put together 20 years later but a studio album released that put together the artists most recent singles. 
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Allmusic does a pretty good job of classifying albums vs. compilations. It's more practical to use that as the authoritative source than it would be to poll 50,000,000 Elvis fans.

 
Yo Mama said:
Not sure which way to go here, so I’ll go with some low hanging fruit. 
 

Yo Mama selects:

Led Zeppelin 

Houses of the Holy - 1973

Physical Graffiti - 1975

Happy to get two of my favorite LZ albums as the third person to draft them. 
 
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Damn.  Forgot PG was out there still.  great picks. 

 
Yo Mama said:
Not sure which way to go here, so I’ll go with some low hanging fruit. 
 

Yo Mama selects:

Led Zeppelin 

Houses of the Holy - 1973

Physical Graffiti - 1975

Happy to get two of my favorite LZ albums as the third person to draft them. 
 
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Ha, this was where I was going as well. Hadn't 100% decided on what to pair with Physical. 

 
Yo Mama said:
Not sure which way to go here, so I’ll go with some low hanging fruit. 
 

Yo Mama selects:

Led Zeppelin 

Houses of the Holy - 1973

Physical Graffiti - 1975

Happy to get two of my favorite LZ albums as the third person to draft them. 
 
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My favorite two Zep albums as well. Didn’t think they’d stick around much longer.

 
rcam said:
Rd 3:

Pixies - Doolittle 1985-1989

Here Comes Your Man

Mr. Grieves

Tame

Wave Of Mutilation

Pixies - Trompe Le Monde 1990-1994

Trompe Le Monde

Head On

U-Mass

Bird Dream of the Olympus Mons

Rd 4:

Oasis - Definitely Maybe 1990-1994

Live Forever

Slide Away

Supersonic

Oasis - (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 1995-1999

Some Might Say

She's Electric

Don't Look Back in Anger

Wonderwall
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Pixies were on my list but thought they might last a few more rounds. Last few drafts I've been the only one taking them.

 
Yo Mama said:
Not sure which way to go here, so I’ll go with some low hanging fruit. 
 

Yo Mama selects:

Led Zeppelin 

Houses of the Holy - 1973

Physical Graffiti - 1975

Happy to get two of my favorite LZ albums as the third person to draft them. 
 
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I keep saying this, but this has been my next in line since I took Clash in the first.  Great job people.  These are top ten overall.  Wow!

Houses and II are my favorites by the way.

 
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Dr. Octopus said:
Round 3

Plastic Ono Band - John Lennon (1970)

Double Fantasy - John Lennon - Yoko Ono (1980)

Mother 

Working Class Hero

(Just Like) Starting Over

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)

Although in recent years I've climbed aboard the Paul train more and more, John has always been my guy. When I woke up that morning, getting ready to go to school, at 13 years old, and heard the news that he'd been shot dead, I begged my mom to let me stay home that day. She did not.

These are my two favorites by him and they couldn't be more different. Plastic is John at his angriest and darkest, while Double Fantasy was a different side of John, one that was content and happy, following a self imposed hiatus from the music business. I love that album so much, I even like the Yoko songs  ;) .
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I knew I wouldn't take Plastic Ono Band early enough to get it, but I'm glad to see that you also took exactly the same pairing I would have.  They're not just my two favorites, but they also are perfect bookends of his post-Beatles life.  :heart:  

timschochet said:
Elvis Costello

1977 This Years Model

”This Year’s Girl”

”No Action”

1981 Trust 

“You’ll Never Be a Man”

”Watch Your Step”

My two favorite albums by this artist, by far. I could listen to them over and over all day long (and often do.) 

@Doug B
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This is where I was going to go (exact same two) with my third-round pick, until I got too nervous about losing Big Star.  :thumbup:  

 
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Yo Mama said:
Not sure which way to go here, so I’ll go with some low hanging fruit. 
 

Yo Mama selects:

Led Zeppelin 

Houses of the Holy - 1973

Physical Graffiti - 1975

Happy to get two of my favorite LZ albums as the third person to draft them. 
 
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I couldn't believe that some combo of those 2 and their debut hadn't been taken yet. I was even thinking about going that direction next if they made it back and I never draft LZ.

 
Raging weasel said:
Pixies were on my list but thought they might last a few more rounds. Last few drafts I've been the only one taking them.
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One of my favorite bands. I don't know everyone's musical taste in this draft but I didn't want to wait 40+ albums to see if they came back to me. 

 
Eephus said:
Allmusic does a pretty good job of classifying albums vs. compilations. It's more practical to use that as the authoritative source than it would be to poll 50,000,000 Elvis fans.
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Huh. What a nice resource. I was a bit confused by the Everly's 1962 release The Golden Hits of the Everly Brothers. I erred on the side of caution and common sense when decision time came. Turns out it was indeed a comp.

 
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So we'll go in another "classic rock" direction, because I dunno if the earlier album would survive past RA.

The Who

The Who Sell Out (1967)

Who's Next (1971)

Tommy gets all the attention, but The Who Sell Out is one of the first concept albums. For much of its run time, the album pretends to be a pirate radio station, with fake commercials and promos. Despite the cuteness of the concept, the album contains some of their hardest-hitting songs.

Armenia City in the Sky

I Can See for Miles

When I was in high school and thought I knew everything, I made a list of my top 100 albums and Who's Next was #1. It has everything -- incredible instrumental work, a foreboding theme, exhilarating performances and one of the earliest uses of synthesizers in rock. I love the sound of '70s analog synths and this album is a big reason why. It may also be a testament to the power of editing, as it arose from a concept album Pete Townshend conceived called Lifehouse, which chronicled a world where rock music was banned. Most of the best stuff from that was distilled to 9 killer tracks here. (I would have replaced Love Ain't for Keepin' with Pure And Easy or Naked Eye, but that's a minor quibble.) 

Bargain

The Song Is Over

@PIK95up.

 
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I believe one more Led Zeppelin pick is possible. It could be two depending on recording dates for their live albums.

 
Pip's Invitation said:
So we'll go in another "classic rock" direction, because I dunno if the earlier album would survive past RA.

The Who

The Who Sell Out (1967)

Who's Next (1971)

Tommy gets all the attention, but The Who Sell Out is one of the first concept albums. For much of its run time, the album pretends to be a pirate radio station, with fake commercials and promos. Despite the cuteness of the concept, the album contains some of their hardest-hitting songs.

Armenia City in the Sky

I Can See for Miles

When I was in high school and thought I knew everything, I made a list of my top 100 albums and Who's Next was #1. It has everything -- incredible instrumental work, a foreboding theme, exhilarating performances and one of the earliest uses of synthesizers in rock. I love the sound of '70s analog synths and this album is a big reason why. It may also be a testament to the power of editing, as it arose from a concept album Pete Townshend conceived called Lighthouse, which chronicled a world where rock music was banned. Most of the best stuff from that was distilled to 9 killer tracks here. (I would have replaced Love Ain't for Keepin' with Pure And Easy or Naked Eye, but that's a minor quibble.) 

Bargain

The Song Is Over

@PIK95up.
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Thanks for the thought. If I loved The Who recordings of the '70s, you would have been right. As it was, My Generation was '65, and The Who were not to be for me. I didn't give their 2019 effort enough of a listen, but I know enough to know that '70s Who isn't totally my bag.

The Who Sell Out, My Generation, and A Quick One... are three of the finest rock and roll recordings I can think of, though.

 
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rockaction said:
Thanks for the thought. If I loved The Who recordings of the '70s, you would have been right. As it was, My Generation was '65, and The Who were not to be for me. I didn't give their 2019 effort enough of a listen, but I know enough to know that '70s Who isn't totally my bag.

The Who Sell Out, My Generation, and A Quick One... are three of the finest rock and roll recordings I can think of, though.
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Interesting, I didn't know you weren't into Who's Next. I also prefer those earlier Who albums to Tommy, Quad but Who's Next is still my favorite. 

 
Ilov80s said:
Interesting, I didn't know you weren't into Who's Next. I also prefer those earlier Who albums to Tommy, Quad but Who's Next is still my favorite. 
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I like it okay, but it's not really my total jam. I change, though, so if you hit me up in ten years I might be telling you of its genius like I'd been in that frame of mind all along.

No, I kid. I'm pretty forthcoming about what has changed over the years for me with music. It's like sports. If you knew me in the year 2002-2011, you'd have never known I was actually a bit of a football fan. It was all baseball.

So, I, like everybody else, grow and change and have to allow for it. It has helped as I get older to be less dogmatic and assured about things, maybe almost annoyingly so. I'm a walking agonstic, as it were.

 
Ilov80s said:
Unless it was intentional, I think you added the wrong version of Sweet Jane
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Very intentional. I wanted the bridge of the song in there as the main focus. It's been in my head for four days, too. The Cowboy Junkies version, that is. It's also why I put "Bye Bye Love" in there. It makes the transition from Simon and Garfunkel to The Everlys up front and center, if maybe too apparent (I thought of changing that).

Thanks for looking, though. That's very cool of you and I appreciate the heads up.

 
rockaction said:
I like it okay, but it's not really my total jam. I change, though, so if you hit me up in ten years I might be telling you of its genius like I'd been in that frame of mind all along.

No, I kid. I'm pretty forthcoming about what has changed over the years for me with music. It's like sports. If you knew me in the year 2002-2011, you'd have never known I was actually a bit of a football fan. It was all baseball.

So, I, like everybody else, grow and change and have to allow for it. It has helped as I get older to be less dogmatic and assured about things, maybe almost annoyingly so. I'm a walking agonstic, as it were.
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Oh yeah, I get that. I use to be a lot more pretentious and wasn't into pop music that much. Now I can appreciate even the most disposable pop. I've also grown away from the classic rock blues based rock but for half my life, I was probably snobbish about how much I loved it. 

rockaction said:
Very intentional. I wanted the bridge of the song in there as the main focus. It's been in my head for four days, too. The Cowboy Junkies version, that is. It's also why I put "Bye Bye Love" in there. It makes the transition from Simon and Garfunkel to The Everlys up front and center, if maybe too apparent (I thought of changing that).

Thanks for looking, though. That's very cool of you and I appreciate the heads up.
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Good start to the playlist, I didn't really think about flow. Talking Heads and Vampre Weekend go together quite well, not sure about Van and all my picks to come will work out though. 

 
Chaos Commish said:
I think PIKanxiety is contagious. 15  13 before I pick...

I can't find my vape!
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Losing like nine of my top ten last round actually mellowed me.  Now I realize, I just have to react when I'm up.  No need to even try to plan.  🙂

 
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Ilov80s said:
rockaction said:
Thanks for the thought. If I loved The Who recordings of the '70s, you would have been right. As it was, My Generation was '65, and The Who were not to be for me. I didn't give their 2019 effort enough of a listen, but I know enough to know that '70s Who isn't totally my bag.

The Who Sell Out, My Generation, and A Quick One... are three of the finest rock and roll recordings I can think of, though.
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Interesting, I didn't know you weren't into Who's Next. I also prefer those earlier Who albums to Tommy, Quad but Who's Next is still my favorite. 
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I think The Who's early stuff is similar to other bands who followed the British Invasion. They're are lots solid, well crafted Pop songs with a great rhythm section but Pete's songwriting is still constrained by Pop conventions.  If compilations were eligible, I'd take Meaty Beaty over the lot of 'em

Who's Next and Quadrophenia are exceptional in that nobody else ever sounded like them. I draw a blank when I try to think of a record that sounds similar which is quite rare in a genre that's notoriously imitative.  The last two albums with Moon have their moments and the ones from 80s do too only fewer.

 
Eephus said:
I think The Who's early stuff is similar to other bands who followed the British Invasion. They're are lots solid, well crafted Pop songs with a great rhythm section but Pete's songwriting is still constrained by Pop conventions.  If compilations were eligible, I'd take Meaty Beaty over the lot of 'em

Who's Next and Quadrophenia are exceptional in that nobody else ever sounded like them. I draw a blank when I try to think of a record that sounds similar which is quite rare in a genre that's notoriously imitative.  The last two albums with Moon have their moments and the ones from 80s do too only fewer.
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I get that and the band was really mature and firing in those 70s albums. I think it's just not the sound I prefer. 

Eephus said:
My initial take when they came out was that VW was a bit like a TH tribute act but Modern Vampires caused me to recalibrate.
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Yeah, I can certainly see that. A little bit Talking Heads, a little bit Graceland Paul Simon. Like the Heads, they proved they could also radically change their style.  

 
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