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THIS IS THEIR BEST SONG! - Music Draft - Saturday Night's Alright for iFighting (8 Viewers)

squistion said:
So why the rush now, what difference does it make if we go on a more leisurely pace instead of pushing people to do one pick an hour every day for like half the day? It is not like this is a football draft done right before the Labor Day Weekend and we have to rush it, as we might not finish in time before the season starts. There is no reason I can logically see to go at this breakneck pace. 
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I was told there would be no Rush.

 
rockaction said:
Oh yeah, I was hip to it.

It cracked me up for the reason you made the joke but then how you put it got me thinking...

No biggie, just laughing at the original intent was enough.
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My original thought was that I'd rather be unseen, as I tend to try to be in the background.  But then I realized how many times I'd felt unseen in the work sense, and the fact that I recently bought a t-shirt that says, "I'm speaking," and I wasn't sure how I felt.  :seriousanswer:

 
krista4 said:
My original thought was that I'd rather be unseen, as I tend to try to be in the background.  But then I realized how many times I'd felt unseen in the work sense, and the fact that I recently bought a t-shirt that says, "I'm speaking," and I wasn't sure how I felt.  :seriousanswer:
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Wow. Feeling unseen or unheard in the work sense is probably not the greatest thing. By the way, people are listening and reading your stuff. Always. I gather even in jest that's a bugaboo, so I just ask that you know that the pace sometimes dictates things -- around here especially -- and acknowledgement or missing things at times isn't a slight in the least, it's just unspoken words sometimes and other times not enough time to deal with all the conditionals of a thing. :seriousresponse:

You do good things in my book, k4. They're worthy of attention and merit.

 
Bunch of music folks that I feel that way about. You know who you are...

:emo:

Who's up, by the way?

I think I'm up in forty picks...

 
krista4 said:
We...were...?
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I vaguely remember the assertion. It happened during the Who part of the discussion, when I was saying that I couldn't get into seventies Who as much as earlier Who, and somebody noted that Baba O'Riley might be the greatest rock n' roll song ever. I think it was actually ilov80s that might have argued for Who's Next and that song as particularly rockin' and good.

Anyway, sorry to keep quoting you, but it's something to talk about, anyway.

 
rockaction said:
Wow. Feeling unseen or unheard in the work sense is probably not the greatest thing. By the way, people are listening and reading your stuff. Always. I gather even in jest that's a bugaboo, so I just ask that you know that the pace sometimes dictates things -- around here especially -- and acknowledgement or missing things at times isn't a slight in the least, it's just unspoken words sometimes and other times not enough time to deal with all the conditionals of a thing. :seriousresponse:

You do good things in my book, k4. They're worthy of attention and merit.
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At work I'm a female in a space heavily dominated by men.  Not law, though that was the case in the beginning of my career, but the particular specialty.  And I'm a soft-spoken female at that.  Not soft, but soft-spoken.  In the end my stereotypically "female" qualities in terms of emotional intelligence have often served me well against the testosterone-fueled bluster that has traditionally been the sign of a great negotiator, but it's always been a struggle. 

FFA is a place where I actually do feel heard and respected (generally), and the "no one reads my posts" is absolutely just a jokey meme from my first Beatles thread, though I'd be remiss in ignoring the "show me your cans" comments or the saucy PMs I got for a long while upon first appearance.  I'd expect simey has experienced the same; I only leave out Mrs. R because I think her "Mrs" might have deterred people.

 
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Personal thoughts on squistion's complaints:  I get it.  In a first draft of this sort, it's easy to worry and nitpick.  I've possibly been known to do that even when not my first draft.  :lol:   Add to that that he is, in my opinion, even above timschochet as the most picked-on and derided person on the board,* and it's easy to have concerns.  Who else had people changing their avatars just to make fun of them, not in a good-natured but in a mean-spirited way?  (I note that one of our drafters might still have such an avatar, which I hope he'll change.)

But music drafts are the one place on this site where I feel people come together and overlook any ####, political or otherwise, and just enjoy the discussion and getting to know people on a different plane.**  I mean, even rock and I became dear friends (I hope) through these threads.  So c'mon in and don't worry, squistion, all are welcome here, and you can just have a good time.

*I know some would argue that some of it is deserved, which is neither here nor there.

**I have had at least three participants in music drafts that I had to take off "ignore."  And I was happy to get to know different aspects of their personalities and lives.

 
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Soundgarden  Rusty Cage.

Tough call for me, but Badmotorfinger was one of my high school sound tracks if you will.  This song kicks you in the teeth from the beginning.  It showcases Cornell's vocals, and Thayills guitar work.  It should get you fired up.....if it doesn't, check ur pulse!

 
krista4 said:
I'd be remiss in ignoring the "show me your cans" comments or the saucy PMs I got for a long while upon first appearance.  I'd expect simey has experienced the same; I only leave out Mrs. R because I think her "Mrs" might have deterred people.
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Are you plucking kidding me?  You don't want to know how postal I'd be at the sort of fledermaus guano.  It would be a nuclear winter.

And now I sense the temptation some of you are experiencing, so here you go.

 
Manster said:
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Soundgarden  Rusty Cage.

Tough call for me, but Badmotorfinger was one of my high school sound tracks if you will.  This song kicks you in the teeth from the beginning.  It showcases Cornell's vocals, and Thayills guitar work.  It should get you fired up.....if it doesn't, check ur pulse!
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I was happy to see you until this, Mister Snipey Pants.  And it's all about Spoonman.

(I was considering this for my first round pick.  Guess I should have taken it.)

 
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Manster said:
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Soundgarden  Rusty Cage.

Tough call for me, but Badmotorfinger was one of my high school sound tracks if you will.  This song kicks you in the teeth from the beginning.  It showcases Cornell's vocals, and Thayills guitar work.  It should get you fired up.....if it doesn't, check ur pulse!
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Great song.  I actually like Cornell's work more after Soundgarden, so will be interesting to see if he comes off the board in later rounds.

For my money on a short list for best rock vocalist of all time.

 
Doug B said:
Looking at Eephus' Vanessa Carlton selection ...

Something about the instrumentation on "1,000 Miles" always reminded me of the old-school National Geographic theme song. Just on strings instead of horns.
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The NG theme has a couple more note in the broken chord but there's a similarity.

The string arrangement is one of my favorite things about A Thousand Miles.  It's a big arrangement but it compliments and never eclipses the piano theme or Carlton's voice.

 
TripItUp said:
I'm far from an expert as they were a few generations before my time so I have no clue how the hardcore Zepp fans regard it.
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This shtick is already taken by KarmaPolice.  ;)

I also don't get how someone can't evaluate music that was out before they were born (I certainly didn't experience The Beatles real-time).  "Damn, man, I might be into that Amadeus dude but I wasn't there for it so how would I know."

 
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krista4 said:
This shtick is already taken by KarmaPolice.  ;)

I also don't get how someone can't evaluate music that was out before they were born (I certainly didn't experience The Beatles real-time).  "Damn, man, I might be into that Amadeus dude but I wasn't there for it so I don't know."
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I love Zeppelin and know the catalogue well, but I always wonder what that generation thinks of my evaluation...if that makes sense.

There are also bands like Deep Purple and even early Bruce Springsteen that are nearly unlistenable for me.   I find that part intriguing from a generational perspective.  Is Deep purple one of those bands that everybody loved back in the day or were they a part of a smaller scene...I just don't know.  That's the only reason I reference generations.  

Stevie Wonder, The Beatles etc...everybody likes these guys and knows them...seemingly generation agnostic if you will.

 
krista4 said:
This shtick is already taken by KarmaPolice.  ;)

I also don't get how someone can't evaluate music that was out before they were born (I certainly didn't experience The Beatles real-time).  "Damn, man, I might be into that Amadeus dude but I wasn't there for it so how would I know."
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It's easier in some ways to assess music from before your time. In theory, the listener can be more objective with fewer dependencies on how the music and his or her life intersected back in the day.

You have to keep your ears open though.

 
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