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THIS IS THEIR BEST SONG! - Music Draft - Saturday Night's Alright for iFighting (2 Viewers)

krista4 said:
I told myself I was going to go in a different direction with some of my picks, and this is someone I've never selected before.  

4.14  Frightened Rabbit - Poke

I have a lot of trouble making my way through modern indie music, as I haven't been willing to dedicate the time to weeding through the "single-groove" bands that sound somewhat alike to me to find those that pull me in and shake me around.  So while I'd heard of Frightened Rabbit over the years, I never gave them a listen until Northern Voice chose "The Modern Leper" in a recent draft.  

I. Was. Blown. Away.

I vowed that I'd listen to more of their songs, but then all the usual stuff got in the way and it didn't happen.  Since I've promised to myself that I will not take a song in this draft unless I've listened to their whole original catalog, I spent the last couple of days listening to all of their records, making lists (first cut had 23 songs on it) and then winnowing down to a handful or two.

I figured I'd be safe not to take it in the last round since NV wouldn't pick before me, but then last night I realized...####...Dreaded Marco had two picks before mine.  These are the two people I associate most with this band.  Thank you, Marco, for not sniping!

Is this their best song?  I don't know, since I need to listen a lot more to make that decision.  "The Modern Leper" might very well be the best, but I wanted to go in a different direction, and this one has haunted me every time I've listened.

Others I've come back to over and over the past couple of days are Keep Yourself Warm, I Wish I Was Sober, Head Rolls Off, Late March Death March, State Hospital (Marco's favorite), and Things.  Thank you to this board for bringing this band to me!  :wub:
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I did not see that pick coming at all, but I love it (and hate it)!

I thought I only had to fend off NV for FRabbit---not aware of any other huge fans in this draft, but then again, I didn't know you had been indoctrinated :)  

I had a hunch you were going to take that song---another of my favorites, and it is my daughter's favorite.

 
The Dreaded Marco said:
I did not see that pick coming at all, but I love it (and hate it)!

I thought I only had to fend off NV for FRabbit---not aware of any other huge fans in this draft, but then again, I didn't know you had been indoctrinated :)  

I had a hunch you were going to take that song---another of my favorites, and it is my daughter's favorite.
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I've always thought Paul McCartney perfectly encapsulated a break-up with "For No One," but I'd say this song does, too.  The harshness of it is less disguised than Paul's lyrics, and it's equally devastating.

 
krista4 said:
I told myself I was going to go in a different direction with some of my picks, and this is someone I've never selected before.  

4.14  Frightened Rabbit - Poke

I have a lot of trouble making my way through modern indie music, as I haven't been willing to dedicate the time to weeding through the "single-groove" bands that sound somewhat alike to me to find those that pull me in and shake me around.  So while I'd heard of Frightened Rabbit over the years, I never gave them a listen until Northern Voice chose "The Modern Leper" in a recent draft.  

I. Was. Blown. Away.

I vowed that I'd listen to more of their songs, but then all the usual stuff got in the way and it didn't happen.  Since I've promised to myself that I will not take a song in this draft unless I've listened to their whole original catalog, I spent the last couple of days listening to all of their records, making lists (first cut had 23 songs on it) and then winnowing down to a handful or two.

I figured I'd be safe not to take it in the last round since NV wouldn't pick before me, but then last night I realized...####...Dreaded Marco had two picks before mine.  These are the two people I associate most with this band.  Thank you, Marco, for not sniping!

Is this their best song?  I don't know, since I need to listen a lot more to make that decision.  "The Modern Leper" might very well be the best, but I wanted to go in a different direction, and this one has haunted me every time I've listened.

Others I've come back to over and over the past couple of days are Keep Yourself Warm, I Wish I Was Sober, Head Rolls Off, Late March Death March, State Hospital (Marco's favorite), and Things.  Thank you to this board for bringing this band to me!  :wub:
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Quite the recommendation. I'll have to listen.

 
krista4 said:
PSA:  If you name, for instance, your two new kittens after songs, be absolutely sure that you love those songs.  Because they will be stuck in your ####### head at every moment.
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Ooh, I hope DS isn't the one in your head all the time. Woof for meows.

And, by the way, I wondered if you were going to be happy with a cat named DS because of almost that very reason (it wasn't so much that you'd be singing the song, but the association), but it's none my business, so I didn't say anything.

 
rockaction said:
Ooh, I hope DS isn't the one in your head all the time. Woof for meows.

And, by the way, I wondered if you were going to be happy with a cat named DS because of almost that very reason (it wasn't so much that you'd be singing the song, but the association), but it's none my business, so I didn't say anything.
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I'm not sure I understand this.  But really I was just joking because Candy Says is stuck in my head 99.9% of the time now.  :)  

 
4.16  The Smiths - This Night Has Opened My Eyes (1984) 

https://youtu.be/iWcQqWW3QCI

The Smiths and/or Morrissey are an acquired taste and despite huge popularity in the UK and Ireland, the band never quite clicked with with a US audience. Perhaps it was Morrissey's droll and melancholy vocals, combined with lyrics at times that were dark and/or sardonic (hard to imagine Girlfriend In A Coma being a mainstream hit here). 

My selection, which was taken from a 1983 Peel Session and was released on the compilation LP Hatful Of Hollow the following year.

Despite the abrupt start (I suspect the beginning caught the sound engineer off guard) I think that it is the best thing that The Smith's ever did and should be a pleasant surprise to anyone who hasn't heard it before.

The track has the feeling of being recorded in a jazz club and has an absolute killer bass line. Morrissey's vocals, for once, are understated with a surprisingly subtle delivery that doesn't overpower the song, as he has the tendency to do. 

 
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krista4 said:
I told myself I was going to go in a different direction with some of my picks, and this is someone I've never selected before.  

4.14  Frightened Rabbit - Poke

I have a lot of trouble making my way through modern indie music, as I haven't been willing to dedicate the time to weeding through the "single-groove" bands that sound somewhat alike to me to find those that pull me in and shake me around.  So while I'd heard of Frightened Rabbit over the years, I never gave them a listen until Northern Voice chose "The Modern Leper" in a recent draft.  

I. Was. Blown. Away.

I vowed that I'd listen to more of their songs, but then all the usual stuff got in the way and it didn't happen.  Since I've promised to myself that I will not take a song in this draft unless I've listened to their whole original catalog, I spent the last couple of days listening to all of their records, making lists (first cut had 23 songs on it) and then winnowing down to a handful or two.

I figured I'd be safe not to take it in the last round since NV wouldn't pick before me, but then last night I realized...####...Dreaded Marco had two picks before mine.  These are the two people I associate most with this band.  Thank you, Marco, for not sniping!

Is this their best song?  I don't know, since I need to listen a lot more to make that decision.  "The Modern Leper" might very well be the best, but I wanted to go in a different direction, and this one has haunted me every time I've listened.

Others I've come back to over and over the past couple of days are Keep Yourself Warm, I Wish I Was Sober, Head Rolls Off, Late March Death March, State Hospital (Marco's favorite), and Things.  Thank you to this board for bringing this band to me!  :wub:
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I like them a lot too.  In fact, I had already completed a Frightened Rabbit writeup for "Modern Leper" and was just waiting until a later round to make the pick.   I recall that they had some popularity in the FFA music threads but with the way the draft was going, I didn't think they would be chosen until the later rounds.  

"Poke" is one of my favorites.  I've been listening to the 3rd album, The Winter of Mixed Drinks, a lot recently.  In addition to "Things" I particularly like "The Loneliness and the Scream", "FootShooter", and "Yes, I Would".

RIP.

 
I left my list at the office, I didn't think I'd be up this weekend.  Give me a bit to make a pick, I can be skipped unless the next person is drafting a female vocalist.

 
Steve Tasker said:
I left my list at the office, I didn't think I'd be up this weekend.  Give me a bit to make a pick, I can be skipped unless the next person is drafting a female vocalist.
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not drafting a female vocalist

RD 4

The Moody Blues - Tuesday Afternoon

I was in 5th grade when I first heard this - buddy of mine had an older brother with album it was on (included "Nights In White Satin") but I was always drawn to this song.  I think it still holds up great.  Man did these guys change things around from "Go Now" - which I love  ...see Spinal Tap.  

 
I wasn't really considering Frightened Rabbit early on here for whatever reason. Certainly one of my top 5 bands ever. My favourites would be HEAVILY skewed to The Midnight Organ Fight - "My Backwards Walk", "The Modern Leper", "Good Arms vs. Bad Arms" or branching beyond that, "I Wish I Was Sober", "The Oil Slick", "The Woodpile" or "Things". 

 
Juxtatarot said:
In college, I named our broomball team "Something Against You" after the Pixies song.  I thought it was great on multiple levels.  Everyone else thought it was stupid.
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I'm sure it was the same for this team. A couple other people knew why I called it that and the others were mostly :confused: but I ran the team, so I called the shots. 

 
KarmaPolice said:
I can't have more than 1 drink anymore.  2+ of anything and I feel like dog #### the next day.  Seemed to happen pretty quickly, as It wasn't that long I was having multiple gins most nights.  
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Yeah over the last 3-4 years it seems I get hungover easier and they last longer. If I'm already drunk and then smoke some of this modern killer weed I'm done for- out like a light.

 
Northern Voice said:
I wasn't really considering Frightened Rabbit early on here for whatever reason. Certainly one of my top 5 bands ever. My favourites would be HEAVILY skewed to The Midnight Organ Fight - "My Backwards Walk", "The Modern Leper", "Good Arms vs. Bad Arms" or branching beyond that, "I Wish I Was Sober", "The Oil Slick", "The Woodpile" or "Things". 
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I found "The Oil Slick" to be such a great uplifting song of perseverance and such until, you know 😥

There is light but there’s a tunnel to crawl through
There is love but its misery loves you
There’s still hope so I think we’ll be fine
In these disastrous times, disastrous times

 
Round 4.22 or 3

The Roots - Table Of Contents (Pts 1 & 2)

I love this introductory blast off of Things Fall Apart. I instantly fell in love with this band back in '99 upon hearing it. The cymbals are simply played to perfection by Questlove and Black Thought scats along with a merriment in his boasting.

It's safe to assume in all confidence
That I'm one of the illest of the seven continents
Yo, you on my ####? Thanks for the compliments
You be ####ed up by my table of contents...

 
Raging weasel said:
Yeah over the last 3-4 years it seems I get hungover easier and they last longer. If I'm already drunk and then smoke some of this modern killer weed I'm done for- out like a light.
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I can drink beer still :knockonwood: but I can't handle harder liquor at all anymore. I don't know if I've conditioned my body or if that's even a thing but a few beers in a night is fine but mix in some whisky and I'm toast for the night. 

 
Was a tough decision, that one. "Water" and "The Seed 2.0" are two of the finer songs of the aughts, IMHO. A powerhouse rap troupe.

 
I suspect @Eephus might be taking a female vocalist so might need to wait.  Also, we're accumulating a lot of skips, so it wouldn't hurt to wait a minute.

 
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