The 1977 Song Draft (1 Viewer)

[Nigel Tufnel]

Also, maybe a blurb about why you voted for a band?  Talent, influence, just like them, great live band, etc.....

Great hair!

Huge.....cucumbers. :Where'sDerek?:

Showoff.

 

[Print Is Dead]

Also, maybe a blurb about why you voted for a band? Talent, influence, just like them, great live band, etc.....

Great hair!

Huge.....cucumbers. :Where'sDerek?:

Showoff.

he's always upstaging you. like during his bass solo on "jazz odyssey"

 

[Real Man of Genius]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

Dust in the WindHelp is on its Way

Livin' Thing

Breakdown

School's Out

I'm Eighteen

Sweet Talkin' Woman

Lots of Stuff from Love You Live (Live Stones)

Those all barely missed for me...

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Also, maybe a blurb about why you voted for a band?  Talent, influence, just like them, great live band, etc.....

Great hair!

Huge.....cucumbers. :Where'sDerek?:

Showoff.

he's always upstaging you. like during his bass solo on "jazz odyssey"

That number was never well-received. No one wants to hear a free-form jazz exploration.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

Breakdown (Petty?)School's Out (Cooper?)

I'm Eighteen (Cooper?)

I would guess that all three of these are or were thought to be ineligible or they would have gotten drafted.

 

[Print Is Dead]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

Breakdown (Petty?)School's Out (Cooper?)

I'm Eighteen (Cooper?)

I would guess that all three of these are or were thought to be ineligible or they would have gotten drafted.

i tried drafting a petty song off that same album and it got shot down, so i figured breakdown was ineligible. don't know if i would have taken it anyway.

 

[amnesiac]

Here's my set list:

Bee Gees -"Stayin' Alive"

Ted Nugent - "Cat Scratch Fever"

The Eagles -"New Kid In Town"

Hall & Oates -"Rich Girl"

Odyssey - "Native New Yorker"

Barbra Streisand - "Evergreen"

Sanford Townsend Band - "Smoke From a Distant Fire"

Atlanta Rhythm Section - "So Into You"

Rose Royce - "Car Wash"

ABBA - "Money, Money, Money"

Mary MacGregor - "Torn Between Two Lovers"

Rod Stewart - "You're In My Heart (The Final Aclaim)"

This won't win, but it's a classic line-up of songs on the radio in 1977.

argh. i already did it.

sorry, bro.

no problemo.

 

[amnesiac]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

School's OutI'm Eighteen

these were eligible? jeez, didn't see em anywhere.

 

[amnesiac]

Thanks for setting up the polls, am.  I'm commissionered out.

killernerd and i have talked about co-commishing before, so maybe we could do the band draft.

Zilla said he'd do it but I'm not sure if he'd "prefer" to do it. See what he says.

i'll start a signup thread with the list on the last page. if i don't hear any different, i'll start a draft monday morning at 9ish EST. (tween 9 and 9:30)

 

[Real Man of Genius]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

Breakdown (Petty?)School's Out (Cooper?)

I'm Eighteen (Cooper?)

I would guess that all three of these are or were thought to be ineligible or they would have gotten drafted.

Looks like the Cooper tunes were from a live albumuring the early '70s, the original Alice Cooper put on amazing live shows, cranking out mega-decibel hard rock anthems and combining theatrics with high-energy performances. But after the band split up in 1974, Alice went in a much more theatrical direction, almost as if the music was secondary to the live performance. Despite the fact that the original band excelled in a live setting, a live album from the era was never issued; AC's first live release turned out to be 1977's Alice Cooper Show. The album wasn't culled from the best performances of his most recent tour; instead it was limited to a pair of shows at the Aladdin Hotel in Nevada. Alice was still in the throes of alcoholism, and all the contributing factors add up to a largely lackluster live collection. Sure, such classics as "Under My Wheels," "Eighteen," "Billion Dollar Babies," and "School's Out" benefit from a crowd's presence, but the production and the performances are pretty darn flat and uninspired throughout.

Looks like Breakdown was a single off his debut album in 1976 and relased again with a different B-side in 1977, according to Allmusic. Not sure what's up with that.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Everyone's picked, right?

Time for a few that slipped through the cracks?

Breakdown (Petty?)School's Out (Cooper?)

I'm Eighteen (Cooper?)

I would guess that all three of these are or were thought to be ineligible or they would have gotten drafted.

Looks like the Cooper tunes were from a live albumuring the early '70s, the original Alice Cooper put on amazing live shows, cranking out mega-decibel hard rock anthems and combining theatrics with high-energy performances. But after the band split up in 1974, Alice went in a much more theatrical direction, almost as if the music was secondary to the live performance. Despite the fact that the original band excelled in a live setting, a live album from the era was never issued; AC's first live release turned out to be 1977's Alice Cooper Show. The album wasn't culled from the best performances of his most recent tour; instead it was limited to a pair of shows at the Aladdin Hotel in Nevada. Alice was still in the throes of alcoholism, and all the contributing factors add up to a largely lackluster live collection. Sure, such classics as "Under My Wheels," "Eighteen," "Billion Dollar Babies," and "School's Out" benefit from a crowd's presence, but the production and the performances are pretty darn flat and uninspired throughout.

Looks like Breakdown was a single off his debut album in 1976 and relased again with a different B-side in 1977, according to Allmusic. Not sure what's up with that.

I see. Not sure if the Petty would be eligible, but I'm guessing the Cooper would be.

 

[amnesiac]

and what was the final #?

20 x 20?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

and what was the final #?

20 x 20?

I pulled that out of my ###, but if that sounds reasonable to everyone, we could do that.

 

[amnesiac]

and what was the final #? 

20 x 20?

I pulled that out of my ###, but if that sounds reasonable to everyone, we could do that.

done.you kids are more than welcome to come hang out at the new thread when it's up.

gonna keep the signup and the draft threads seperate though.

 

[Real Man of Genius]

and what was the final #? 

20 x 20?

I pulled that out of my ###, but if that sounds reasonable to everyone, we could do that.

done.you kids are more than welcome to come hang out at the new thread when it's up.

gonna keep the signup and the draft threads seperate though.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Led Zeppelin - "Achilles Last Stand."

WTF? Anybody catch this?

 

[Real Man of Genius]

Led Zeppelin - "Achilles Last Stand."

WTF? Anybody catch this?

Yes, but I ignored it. Legal?

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

Led Zeppelin - "Achilles Last Stand."

WTF? Anybody catch this?

Yes, but I ignored it. Legal?

Not that I know of.

 

[FairWarning]

RMoG's pick:

Jeff Beck - "Freeway Jam"

Off of Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group Live

Pretty funny review:

Review  by William Ruhlmann   

Jeff Beck toured to promote Wired, backed by a jazz fusion group led by synthesizer player Jan Hammer. This straightforward live souvenir combines songs from Blow by Blow and Wired, plus a few other things, and while it features typically fiery playing from Beck, the backup is a bit too heavy-handed and the occasional vocals (by Hammer and drummer Tony Smith) are embarrassing.

Awesome catch!!!

I know that song came out in 1975. Was it rereleased?The Dazz - Brick is a great funk song.

 

[FairWarning]

How could Lights Out by UFO not get drafted?

 

[JZilla]

I don't know if I've ever seen a "Band Draft" done.  I say, if you're going to do it, do it big and make it "All-time."

For Zilla, or whoever has the balls to Commish this thing, the following are IN so far:Nigel Tufnel

Uncle Humuna

Print is Dead

JuniorNB

amnesiac

KillerNerd

wildbill

Tremendous Upside

Jethro Q. Walrustitty

JZilla

Real Man of Genius

Hov34

John Maddens Lunchbox

That is 13 so far, by my count. Does someone want to mock up some rules? Should we start another thread? We should probably set a team limit at 16 or 20 at most, so everybody gets some of their favorite bands before we are fighting over Captain and Tenille in the 5th round.

Maybe 16 teams/16 rounds? That is 250+ bands.

Also, maybe require the selector to choose their favorite album or 3 favorite songs or somesuch from each band, so if they are unfamilar to someone, we might have a starting place to grab some tunes from?

:excitedforMonday:

Good stuff.

Alright what's the deal with this? I apologize for being out of the loop for the most part today. Had to go to the orthopedist, things are looking pretty shaky, I have an MRI scheduled for Monday morning. Could be some tearage according to the amount of blood that was in the fluid they drained :X Had a couple/few beers afterwards with my boy beaglemac who is in town. Anyway. looks like maybe I am commishing, maybe not? If Killer and amnesiac want to do it, then I am MORE than happy to concede that privelege.

 

[Nigel Tufnel]

I don't know if I've ever seen a "Band Draft" done. I say, if you're going to do it, do it big and make it "All-time."

For Zilla, or whoever has the balls to Commish this thing, the following are IN so far:Nigel Tufnel

Uncle Humuna

Print is Dead

JuniorNB

amnesiac

KillerNerd

wildbill

Tremendous Upside

Jethro Q. Walrustitty

JZilla

Real Man of Genius

Hov34

John Maddens Lunchbox

That is 13 so far, by my count. Does someone want to mock up some rules? Should we start another thread? We should probably set a team limit at 16 or 20 at most, so everybody gets some of their favorite bands before we are fighting over Captain and Tenille in the 5th round.

Maybe 16 teams/16 rounds? That is 250+ bands.

Also, maybe require the selector to choose their favorite album or 3 favorite songs or somesuch from each band, so if they are unfamilar to someone, we might have a starting place to grab some tunes from?

:excitedforMonday:

Good stuff.

Alright what's the deal with this? I apologize for being out of the loop for the most part today. Had to go to the orthopedist, things are looking pretty shaky, I have an MRI scheduled for Monday morning. Could be some tearage according to the amount of blood that was in the fluid they drained :X Had a couple/few beers afterwards with my boy beaglemac who is in town. Anyway. looks like maybe I am commishing, maybe not? If Killer and amnesiac want to do it, then I am MORE than happy to concede that privelege.

Check it.

 

[JZilla]

I don't know if I've ever seen a "Band Draft" done.  I say, if you're going to do it, do it big and make it "All-time."

For Zilla, or whoever has the balls to Commish this thing, the following are IN so far:Nigel Tufnel

Uncle Humuna

Print is Dead

JuniorNB

amnesiac

KillerNerd

wildbill

Tremendous Upside

Jethro Q. Walrustitty

JZilla

Real Man of Genius

Hov34

John Maddens Lunchbox

That is 13 so far, by my count. Does someone want to mock up some rules? Should we start another thread? We should probably set a team limit at 16 or 20 at most, so everybody gets some of their favorite bands before we are fighting over Captain and Tenille in the 5th round.

Maybe 16 teams/16 rounds? That is 250+ bands.

Also, maybe require the selector to choose their favorite album or 3 favorite songs or somesuch from each band, so if they are unfamilar to someone, we might have a starting place to grab some tunes from?

:excitedforMonday:

Good stuff.

Alright what's the deal with this? I apologize for being out of the loop for the most part today. Had to go to the orthopedist, things are looking pretty shaky, I have an MRI scheduled for Monday morning. Could be some tearage according to the amount of blood that was in the fluid they drained :X Had a couple/few beers afterwards with my boy beaglemac who is in town. Anyway. looks like maybe I am commishing, maybe not? If Killer and amnesiac want to do it, then I am MORE than happy to concede that privelege.

Check it.

][\]

 

[Real Man of Genius]

RMoG's pick:

Jeff Beck - "Freeway Jam"

Off of Jeff Beck With the Jan Hammer Group Live

Pretty funny review:

Review  by William Ruhlmann   

Jeff Beck toured to promote Wired, backed by a jazz fusion group led by synthesizer player Jan Hammer. This straightforward live souvenir combines songs from Blow by Blow and Wired, plus a few other things, and while it features typically fiery playing from Beck, the backup is a bit too heavy-handed and the occasional vocals (by Hammer and drummer Tony Smith) are embarrassing.

Awesome catch!!!

I know that song came out in 1975. Was it rereleased?The Dazz - Brick is a great funk song.

This is a live version

 

[Uncle Humuna]

UH's undrafted list

KISS - Plaster Caster

KISS - Shock Me

KISS - Rocket Ride

Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley

Turn Your Lights Down Low - Bob Marley

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters

Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh

Downpresser - Peter Tosh

Less Than Zero - Elvis Costello

I'm Not Angry - Elvis Costello

Blame it on Cain - Elvis Costello

We're A Happy Family - The Ramones

Do You Wanna Dance - The Ramones

Long, Long Way From Home - Foreignor

Fight From the Inside - Queen

Get Down Make Love - Queen

Sleeping on the Sidewalk - Queen

Turn to Stone - ELO

Jungle - ELO

Wild West Hero - ELO

Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money

Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison

Four Play - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns

Here He Comes - Brian Eno

She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel

Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Superstars - Styx

I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band

Hot Legs - Rod Stewart

Tonight's The Night, Rod Stewart

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch

Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word - Elton John

Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

My Way - Elvis Presley

Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer

When I Need You - Leo Sayer

A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow

Weend in New England - Barry Manilow

A Very Strange Medley (live) - Barry Manilow

All non-drafted songs off of Never Mind The Bollocks

FOGHAT LIVE! - THE ENTIRE ALBUM

 

[zamboni]

UH's undrafted list

KISS - Shock Me

KISS - Rocket Ride

I drafted Shock Me, unless you're talking about the studio version. I would have taken Rocket Ride had Shock Me been taken ahead of me.:acefan:

 

[JuniorNB]

UH's undrafted list

KISS - Plaster Caster

KISS - Shock Me

KISS - Rocket Ride

Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley

Turn Your Lights Down Low - Bob Marley

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters

Captain and Tenille- Muskrat Love

Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh

Downpresser - Peter Tosh

Less Than Zero - Elvis Costello

I'm Not Angry - Elvis Costello

Blame it on Cain - Elvis Costello

We're A Happy Family - The Ramones

Do You Wanna Dance - The Ramones

Long, Long Way From Home - Foreignor

Fight From the Inside - Queen

Get Down Make Love - Queen

Sleeping on the Sidewalk - Queen

Turn to Stone - ELO

Jungle - ELO

Wild West Hero - ELO

Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money

Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison

Four Play - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns

Here He Comes - Brian Eno

She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel

Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Superstars - Styx

I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band

Hot Legs - Rod Stewart

Tonight's The Night, Rod Stewart

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch

Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word - Elton John

Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

My Way - Elvis Presley

Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer

When I Need You - Leo Sayer

A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow

Weend in New England - Barry Manilow

A Very Strange Medley (live) - Barry Manilow

All non-drafted songs off of Never Mind The Bollocks

FOGHAT LIVE! - THE ENTIRE ALBUM

Fixed

 

[Uncle Humuna]

UH's undrafted list

KISS - Shock Me

KISS - Rocket Ride

I drafted Shock Me, unless you're talking about the studio version. I would have taken Rocket Ride had Shock Me been taken ahead of me.:acefan:

I was talking "Love Gun" version . . .

 

[PIK95]

I want in for Monday morning draft. Band or song.

 

[Uncle Humuna]

UH's undrafted list

KISS - Plaster Caster

KISS - Shock Me

KISS - Rocket Ride

Waiting in Vain - Bob Marley

Turn Your Lights Down Low - Bob Marley

Mannish Boy - Muddy Waters

I Can't Be Satisfied - Muddy Waters

Captain and Tenille- Muskrat Love

Stepping Razor - Peter Tosh

Downpresser - Peter Tosh

Less Than Zero - Elvis Costello

I'm Not Angry - Elvis Costello

Blame it on Cain - Elvis Costello

We're A Happy Family - The Ramones

Do You Wanna Dance - The Ramones

Long, Long Way From Home - Foreignor

Fight From the Inside - Queen

Get Down Make Love - Queen

Sleeping on the Sidewalk - Queen

Turn to Stone - ELO

Jungle - ELO

Wild West Hero - ELO

Two Tickets to Paradise - Eddie Money

Breakdown - Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Crackerbox Palace - George Harrison

Four Play - Fred Wesley & The Horny Horns

Here He Comes - Brian Eno

She's Always a Woman - Billy Joel

Just The Way You Are - Billy Joel

Fly Like An Eagle - Steve Miller

Superstars - Styx

I'm Your Boogie Man - KC & The Sunshine Band

Hot Legs - Rod Stewart

Tonight's The Night, Rod Stewart 

Don't Stop - Fleetwood Mac

You Make Loving Fun - Fleetwood Mac

Ebony Eyes - Bob Welch

Sorry Seems to Be The Hardest Word - Elton John

Your Smiling Face - James Taylor

Undercover Angel - Alan O'Day

My Way - Elvis Presley

Southern Nights - Glen Campbell

You Make Me Feel Like Dancing - Leo Sayer

When I Need You - Leo Sayer

A Fifth of Beethoven - Walter Murphy

Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow

Weend in New England - Barry Manilow

A Very Strange Medley (live) - Barry Manilow

All non-drafted songs off of Never Mind The Bollocks

FOGHAT LIVE! - THE ENTIRE ALBUM

Fixed

I knew I'd probably forget at least one . . .

 

[zamboni]

A few of mine that just missed (or maybe I just missed them on the list):

Juke Box Music - Kinks

Dust In The Wind - Kansas

Get Down, Make Love - Queen

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) - Styx

I Robot - Alan Parsons Project

Clock Strikes Ten - Cheap Trick

Big Eyes - Cheap Trick

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

 

[JuniorNB]

A few of mine that just missed (or maybe I just missed them on the list):

Juke Box Music - Kinks

Dust In The Wind - Kansas

Get Down, Make Love - Queen

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) - Styx

I Robot - Alan Parsons Project

Clock Strikes Ten - Cheap Trick

Big Eyes - Cheap Trick

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf

Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

How Deep Is Your Love is a near-perfect ballad. Because it was on the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, people lump it in with the Bee Gee's disco work, but this song is as good as anything they had ever done, IMO.

 

[zamboni]

A few of mine that just missed (or maybe I just missed them on the list):

Juke Box Music - Kinks         

Dust In The Wind - Kansas             

Get Down, Make Love  - Queen 

Fooling Yourself (The Angry Young Man) - Styx   

I Robot - Alan Parsons Project   

Clock Strikes Ten - Cheap Trick   

Big Eyes - Cheap Trick           

Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad - Meat Loaf             

Bat Out Of Hell - Meat Loaf

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

How Deep Is Your Love is a near-perfect ballad. Because it was on the Saturday Night Fever Soundtrack, people lump it in with the Bee Gee's disco work, but this song is as good as anything they had ever done, IMO.

I'm very surprised it wasn't taken. I really like the song.

 

[bentley]

Just wanted to remind everyone that this was a good year for music.