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

I went to the Toronto version of Riot Fest when it existed and Awolnation were there one year, I didn't go see them, they were on at the same time as some Canadian indie band that I'll probably draft in round 22 of this thing...

Anyway, there is something about the synths from "Sail" or the way the wild was blowing or something that they just completely dominated the sound of the entire festival grounds. So we had a little impromptu Awolnation singalong at the indie rock concert.

 
Pip's Invitation said:
PINK FLOYD

Only one pair from them so far? Time to fix that, their quality/scarcity is comparable to Zeppelin's. 

Meddle (1971)

Wish You Were Here (1975)

Meddle is mainly here for Echoes, one of the greatest side-long epics from the psychedelic era. It was inexplicably left off Tim's and Bracie's 1971 lists and that will be rectified whenever I get around to making mine. But One of These Days and Fearless from side 1 are fantastic as well. The album marked the beginning of their transition from an experimental "art" band to stadium rockers. 

Wish, you probably already know everything there is to know about it already. 

My playlist just got way longer.

Meddle:

One of These Days

Echoes

Wish You Were Here:

Shine On You Crazy Diamond Parts I-V // Parts VI-IX

Wish You Were Here
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Waited one too many rounds for that pair.  That was going to be my pick today if still around.  Good grab! 

 
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Pip's Invitation said:
Meddle is mainly here for Echoes, one of the greatest side-long epics from the psychedelic era. It was inexplicably left off Tim's and Bracie's 1971 lists and that will be rectified whenever I get around to making mine. But One of These Days and Fearless from side 1 are fantastic as well. The album marked the beginning of their transition from an experimental "art" band to stadium rockers. 
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I forgot that Tim and Bracie left off Echoes on their 1971 lists. To each his own, but I love it so much that it's my ringtone.

Live at Pompeii really brings this whole album to another level. 

 
Paul Simon 

Paul Simon (1972)

”Peace Like a River”

”Duncan” 

The Rhythm of the Saints (1990)

“Born at the Right Time” 

“The Coast” 

Like many others here I suspect, I’ve spent much of my time in this draft looking for ways to get my favorite albums in within the rules: e.g., finding artists with records in 1969 and 1971, etc. But I suspect that this latest set of picks is more what @Eephushad in mind: an artist with longevity who introduced a new style later on in his career. 

 
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in mystery
So wild and free
So far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown

Look what you've done
 

Despite last night's Mutt Lange slander, I am taking this pair of behemoths. I can't say for sure this was my first "big" concert, dates are kind of fuzzy. If it wasn't these guys, I think it was probably actually another Mutt production - yes, Miss Shania Twain.

Def Leppard is my older brother's favourite band (he's ten years older than me) and I looked up to him to a huge degree in those younger days, so when I was young, it was pretty much what I listened to. I followed his evolving? tastes to country music in the 90s (hence, Shania) before branching off into what would became my own tastes in university.

But I still have a huge soft spot for DL and these albums and the big songs still cause me to reach for the volume knob and turn it way up. In terms of the albums, I am totally willing to accept that the earlier ones may be better but give me the two biggies that I know so well. Even yesterday, I was flipping through the radio and Comin' Under Fire came on... as the kids say, it slaps. And I have to admit, I love the big ballads (though the best one is on High 'n' Dry)

6.9 (nice) - Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)

Photograph

Foolin'

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

Animal

Rocket

 
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Northern Voice said:
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in mystery
So wild and free
So far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown

Look what you've done
 

Despite last night's Mutt Lange slander, I am taking this pair of behemoths. I can't say for sure this was my first "big" concert, dates are kind of fuzzy. If it wasn't these guys, I think it was probably actually another Mutt production - yes, Miss Shania Twain.

Def Leppard is my older brother's favourite band (he's ten years older than me) and I looked up to him to a huge degree in those younger days, so when I was young, it was pretty much what I listened to. I followed his evolving? tastes to country music in the 90s (hence, Shania) before branching off into what would became my own tastes in university.

But I still have a huge soft spot for DL and these albums and the big songs still cause me to reach for the volume knob and turn it way up. In terms of the albums, I am totally willing to accept that the earlier ones may be better but give me the two biggies that I know so well. Even yesterday, I was flipping through the radio and Comin' Under Fire came on... as the kids say, it slaps. And I have to admit, I love the big ballads (though the best one is on High 'n' Dry)

6.9 (nice) - Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)

Photograph

Foolin'

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

Animal

Rocket
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Awesome picks and write-up. Brings a smile to my face. Mutt Lange and Loverboy ruled, no doubt. Perfect that you loved their British contemporary.

Yes, High N' Dry has the best ballad.

 
timschochet said:
I think it’s one of the best albums of all time. 
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All the more reason to listen, then. Interesting Simon picks. I wondered when he was going. Though not off of either album you picked, "Kodachrome" is stuck in my head like a rock every time I see his name as a solo artist now, thanks to Bracie. I started listening to the song and was hooked some months ago. Good stuff.

 
zamboni said:
6.2: King Crimson

In The Court of the Crimson King (1969)

Discipline (1981)

RE: Crimson. Much, much different band/sound on the pair, with Robert Fripp as the only connection between the two albums.
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I've had these two records near the top of my shortlist since round 4. I guess I won't be drafting any Prog now.

These will be among the least similar pair of albums drafted. Their debut has an almost pastoral tone (except for 21st Century Schizoid Man) with the familar but strange sound of the mellotron. The latter album from the Belew/Levin/Bruford lineup splits the difference between Prog and Post-Punk.

 
Northern Voice said:
You got some kinda hold on me
You're all wrapped up in mystery
So wild and free
So far from me
You're all I want, my fantasy

Look what you've done to this rock 'n' roll clown

Look what you've done
 

Despite last night's Mutt Lange slander, I am taking this pair of behemoths. I can't say for sure this was my first "big" concert, dates are kind of fuzzy. If it wasn't these guys, I think it was probably actually another Mutt production - yes, Miss Shania Twain.

Def Leppard is my older brother's favourite band (he's ten years older than me) and I looked up to him to a huge degree in those younger days, so when I was young, it was pretty much what I listened to. I followed his evolving? tastes to country music in the 90s (hence, Shania) before branching off into what would became my own tastes in university.

But I still have a huge soft spot for DL and these albums and the big songs still cause me to reach for the volume knob and turn it way up. In terms of the albums, I am totally willing to accept that the earlier ones may be better but give me the two biggies that I know so well. Even yesterday, I was flipping through the radio and Comin' Under Fire came on... as the kids say, it slaps. And I have to admit, I love the big ballads (though the best one is on High 'n' Dry)

6.9 (nice) - Def Leppard - Pyromania (1983)

Photograph

Foolin'

Def Leppard - Hysteria (1987)

Animal

Rocket
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Nice.  Def Leppard was my first concert in junior high.

 
Not that these kinds of things really matter but I believe Rolling Stone just updated their list of the greatest songs of all time, I’ll grab the new number 1 song by getting 2 albums from the greatest singer of all time. I seem to draft her almost every draft so why stop now. 

Aretha Franklin

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)

Respect

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Amazing Grace (1972)

Old Landmark

Climbing Higher Mountains

 
Ilov80s said:
Not that these kinds of things really matter but I believe Rolling Stone just updated their list of the greatest songs of all time, I’ll grab the new number 1 song by getting 2 albums from the greatest singer of all time. I seem to draft her almost every draft so why stop now. 

Aretha Franklin

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You (1967)

Respect

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Amazing Grace (1972)

Old Landmark

Climbing Higher Mountains
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oh ####! :lol:

not my next pick... but was seriously looking at the first and trying to figure out the pair (lots to choose from). Nice!

 
El Floppo said:
oh ####! :lol:

not my next pick... but was seriously looking at the first and trying to figure out the pair (lots to choose from). Nice!
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There’s still a few good combos available that’s for sure. Her best 3 albums probably all came in one half decade period but the 70s were pretty damn good as well. I love Amazing Grace though, the live gospel is fire. Her most high energy release. I’ll run on the treadmill to a lot of those songs they have so much damn juice. 

 
6- Pavement

Slanted and Enchanted ('92)

Zurich is Stained

Loretta's Scars

Wowee Zowee ('95)

Father to a Sister of Thought

Rattled by the Rush

I don't think there's a lot of Pavement love here (in the usual new music threads, but here with you geezers especially), so may not have needed to draft so soon... but I needed to draft these two and really didn't want to lose out just in case. Albums I still go to regularly. Hard to cull out two from each for me. There's an easy 1C album for me here too... but say la vee.

 
El Floppo said:
6- Pavement

Slanted and Enchanted ('92)

Zurich is Stained

Loretta's Scars

Wowee Zowee ('95)

Father to a Sister of Thought

Rattled by the Rush

I don't think there's a lot of Pavement love here (in the usual new music threads, but here with you geezers especially), so may not have needed to draft so soon... but I needed to draft these two and really didn't want to lose out just in case. Albums I still go to regularly. Hard to cull out two from each for me. There's an easy 1C album for me here too... but say la vee.
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Great picks. I just wrote a long thing but realized I spotlighted, so I deleted. I think I know what 1C is, but I'm not positive.

 
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