Where in the world are the middle-aged dummies? Worldwide top 31 song countdown. (1 Viewer)

[Andy Dufresne]

Hey Bit## came on and I instinctively turned it down like I was hiding a dirty magazine under a pillow or something.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Get Lucky -- Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers (DrIanMalcolm). Extremely bumpin'. I have never paid much attention to Daft Punk, and this song plus the one in Last Five Out tell me I need to rectify that.

I'm surprised this is new to some of you, but also glad it's hitting your ears like it is.

I'm floored people haven't heard this.

The newer music gets, the further away from it I am.

The newer music gets, the further away from it I am.

Same, which is one reason I started being more involved in music threads on this forum. I went through a period early in father hood in which not sure if hyperbole nothing new entered my ears for several consecutive years pre-covid.

Yes to all of this. Once my son was born in 2011, my encounters with new music and movies plummeted.

Now, there are a few songs that are so ubiquitous that they ended up on my radar anyway. The aforementioned Uptown Funk is one of those.

 

[krista4]

Two-Point Selections:


timschochet:

Share The Land - The Guess Who
(new artist)


Just Win Baby:

Fantasy - Aldo Nova (Canadian artist)
(new artist)


Pip’s Invitation:

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC (UK/Australia)
(new artist)


Andy Dufresne:

You’re Going Down - Sick Puppies
(new artist)


DrIanMalcolm:

Jazba-e-Junoon - Junoon (Pakistan/US)
(new artist)


Don Quixote:

Allah Wakbarr - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
(new artist)


Dr. Octopus:

Morning Is Coming - Sting and Shaggy - (UK and Jamaica)
(both new artists)


scorchy:

All Tomorrow's Parties - Apoptygma Berzerk - Norway, Denmark
(new artist)


shuke:

Mountain Sound - Of Monsters And Men …...........Icelandic
(new artist)


Sullie:

Confidence Man - The Jeff Healey Band - All bands that were featured in Roadhouse were banned in the first two lists.
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

Melpomene - Kashmir
(new artist)


Mister CIA:

Wake Me - Rusty - Canada
(new artist)


Hawks64:

Secretly Cruel - KISS
(new artist)


Mrs. Rannous:

I Can't Break Away - Big Pig - Australia
(new artist)


titusbramble:

Careless Whisper - Seether (South African)
(new artist)


Raging weasel:

Stormy Monday - Stoned Jesus - Ukraine
(new artist)


Ilov80s:

Emmylou - First Aid Kit
(new artist)


worrierking:

Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns - Mother Love Bone - Greg Gilmore from France
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Destination Calabria (UK Radio Edit) - Alex Gaudino (feat. Crystal Waters) - Italy, US
(both new artists)


krista4:

Modern Nature - Sondre Lerche (Norway)
(new artist)


Mt. Man:

The Night Owls - Little River Band - 4 countries/mostly Australian
(new artist)


JMLs secret identity:

Midnite Maniac - Krokus - Malta
(new artist)


otb_lifer:

Thorn Tree In The Garden - Derek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock - USA)
(new artist)


simey:

Dancing Queen - ABBA (Sweden, Norway)
(new artist)


rockaction:

Not Coping - Clowns (Australia)
(new artist)


New Binky the Doormat:

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf - John Kay born in Germany, has US guys and Canadian guys
(new artist)


landryshat:

It Always Happens This Way - Toulouse (Canada)
(new artist)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Spain
(both new artists)


MAC_32:

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles - Singular canuck, apparently
(new artist)


jwb:

Get It On (Bang A Gong) - The Power Station
(new artist)


Eephus:

Argentina (Parts I, II, III) - Tokyo Police Club
(new artist)


Hov34:

Edge Of Town - Middle Kids
(new artist)


Manster:

Working Man - Rush
(new artist)


simsarge:

Hi-De-Ho - Blood, Sweat and Tears - I love David Clayton-Thomas. His voice with the brass backing is flat awesome. He really could have been an all timer IMO.
(new artist)


ditkaburgers:

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
(new artist)


Doug B:

Voices Carry - ‘Til Tuesday
(new artist)


westerberg:

Untitled #4 - Sigur Ros
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
(new artist)


higgins:

On The Loose - Saga (Canada)
(new artist)


zamboni:

Black Is Black - Los Bravos (Spain)
(new artist)


Zegras11:

Message In A Bottle - The Police
(new artist)


Oliver Humanzee:

Iblis Amghar - Mdou Moctar
(new song)


Chaos34:

Follow The Sun - Xavier Rudd
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
(new artist)

 

[krista4]

Answers to last night's teasers:


- An artist taking an unexpected early lead. Mdou Moctar, with three points.

- The song that had won the Ace Award until Binky's switcheroo lost it 28 points. No one chose it in the contest tiebreaker, so not a spoiler to tell you what it was. “Magic Carpet Ride” by Steppenwolf Oh, but by the way...

- The loss of another song guessed for the Ace Award. Apologies to Power Station’s “Some Like It Hot” and “Layla” from Derek And The Dominos

- An artist named after a song by a British Isles countdown Big Three artist. Kashmir

- A cover version of a song by another artist that will be in this countdown. Might the original also be selected? “All Tomorrow’s Parties,” covered by Apoptygma Berzerk

- Our first appearance of an artist that was also selected in the British Isles countdown. AC/DC

- Two artists whose lead singers will also be chosen separately in the same round tomorrow. Queen/Freddie Mercury and The Police/Sting

- One of these:

10. It’s Deja VoteVu All Over Again…Again.

Which of the following also-rans in prior countdowns will NOT have a song with a cover version in this countdown: (a) Cream, (b) George Michael, (c) Townes Van Zandt, (d) Warren Zevon, or (e) none of the above (all will be covered)? “Careless Whisper,” covered by Seether

 

[Pip's Invitation]

With the Get Lucky talk, this Grammy performance where joined by Stevie Wonder was fantastic.

Stevie Wonder & Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky ( Medley ) Live Grammy Performance

Stevie Wonder & Daft Punk & Pharrell Williams - Get Lucky ( Medley ) Live Grammy Performance

youtu.be

(ETA: Just realized that link looks like to a rehearsal version. I’m sure the real thing is out there somewhere. Whatever — still awesome.)

With teases of vintage Chic and Wonder material to boot!

 

[krista4]

Ace Award Guesses:

Two votes:

The Final Countdown – Europe

Beds Are Burning - Midnight Oil - One Point



One vote:

Lovefool -- The Cardigans

Battle Scar – Max Webster

99 Luftballons - Nena

For What It's Worth - Buffalo Springfield

Some Like It Hot - Power Station

Take On Me - A-ha

Heaven and Hell- Black Sabbath

Don't Dream It's Over - Crowded House

This Beat Goes On/Switching to Glide – The Kings – One point

Major Tom (Coming Home) - Peter Schilling

Layla - Derek & the Dominoes

Cult of Personality – Living Colour

David Bowie for “Under Pressure” – David Bowie and Queen

 

[krista4]

Hey folks, my internet seems to be down. As soon as it’s running again, I’ll post the two-pointers.

Used the tried-and-true turn-everything-off-and-then-on-again repair method.

 

[krista4]

Can someone please explain the Ace award thing again? Seems important and i would like to enjoy the subleties of this rundown.

The Ace Award is presented to the artist who finishes with the highest number of points (being ranked 31 is 1, 30 is 2, etc) with only ONE song being chosen.

For example, right now William Hung is eligible after being chosen by... somebody or another . However if anyone selects a second song from his no doubt vast catalogue, he'll be ineligible for the award. Due to the nature of one-hit wonders and such, only the top scorer gets the prize, though. Or maybe top 2 if Mark Ronson is involved. Though it isn't always that simple, as Cheap Trick's "Surrender" won for the US compilation.

Excellent explanation. I'd also add that it's only being used as the tiebreaker for the ***OFFICIAL*** contest, so maybe not that important, and also in the past two countdowns no one has gotten it right. In the British Isles, Mrs. Eephus turned in her list last and killed the chances of "She Sells Sanctuary," which had been leading for a long time at that point. I think in the US one, Hov34 might have killed "Let's Stay Together" with his 31-pointer, but it might have had fewer points than "Surrender" anyway. I'd have to double-check.

Oh, that reminds me, assuming no other changes to lists from Binky, I can see who won the ***OFFICIAL*** contest now (reversing his list resulted in our having a different #10 artist).

 

[zamboni]

Definitely some interesting artists among the globetrotter set here.

 

[simey]

simey:

Dancing Queen - ABBA (Sweden, Norway)
(new artist)

This song goes out to the E King. C'mere, rock...

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Not counting my own selection, I know 19 of these tracks, about the same as yesterday. There are several covers where I know the original but not the cover selected and I'm counting those as "new."

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

 

[Manster]

Well I got thru the first round playlist as best I could without using Spotify...

My faves of the round...

The Dead South......one of my favorite bands. This is their most popular song, and for good reason. It's awesome!

Living Colour....hadn't heard this one in years! I really liked it. Living Colour is an underrated rock band, imo.

Mars Red Sky......I really like this one! I've heard a song or two from them, can't remember if I've heard this one or not. I will be adding them to my fuzz list.

Wolfmother........I missed on these guys.....this is a great, rockin song!

Garbage.....always liked this band....I dig Shirley Manson's voice. I don't realize they were eligible.

 

[zamboni]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

That's where the extra research comes in handy. I associate MLB with Seattle and TT with Bahston, so probably wouldn't have even been on my radar.

 

[worrierking]

worrierking:

Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns - Mother Love Bone - Greg Gilmore from France
(new artist)

I am not too big on the Grunge era. This song has always been one of the few that really grabbed me. Crown of Thorns was re-recorded after the original and the production quality is better, but I prefer the original lower quality of the medley version.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Can someone please explain the Ace award thing again? Seems important and i would like to enjoy the subleties of this rundown.

The Ace Award is presented to the artist who finishes with the highest number of points (being ranked 31 is 1, 30 is 2, etc) with only ONE song being chosen.

For example, right now William Hung is eligible after being chosen by... somebody or another . However if anyone selects a second song from his no doubt vast catalogue, he'll be ineligible for the award. Due to the nature of one-hit wonders and such, only the top scorer gets the prize, though. Or maybe top 2 if Mark Ronson is involved. Though it isn't always that simple, as Cheap Trick's "Surrender" won for the US compilation.

Hov34 might have killed "Let's Stay Together" with his 30-pointer

He killed it with his 31-pointer!

 

[landrys hat]

Don Quixote:

Allah Wakbarr - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
(new artist)

Oooh, i like this.

 

[krista4]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I looked up the last two when submitted, because I thought they were US acts, too. I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

 

[krista4]

Can someone please explain the Ace award thing again? Seems important and i would like to enjoy the subleties of this rundown.

The Ace Award is presented to the artist who finishes with the highest number of points (being ranked 31 is 1, 30 is 2, etc) with only ONE song being chosen.

For example, right now William Hung is eligible after being chosen by... somebody or another . However if anyone selects a second song from his no doubt vast catalogue, he'll be ineligible for the award. Due to the nature of one-hit wonders and such, only the top scorer gets the prize, though. Or maybe top 2 if Mark Ronson is involved. Though it isn't always that simple, as Cheap Trick's "Surrender" won for the US compilation.

Hov34 might have killed "Let's Stay Together" with his 30-pointer

He killed it with his 31-pointer!

Oh yeah, just a typo there (albeit a weird one).

 

[Manster]

Get Lucky -- Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers (DrIanMalcolm). Extremely bumpin'. I have never paid much attention to Daft Punk, and this song plus the one in Last Five Out tell me I need to rectify that.

I'm surprised this is new to some of you, but also glad it's hitting your ears like it is.

I'm floored people haven't heard this.

I assumed it was ubiquitous for a few years, and was one of Daft Punks songs people knew. I heard it everywhere, and I barely leave the house. Lol.

I did not recognize the song by title. I fired it up, and about 30 seconds in, I recognized it as a song my wife and kids had played around the house...... before I came in, cranked some Megadeth, and blew up their little party!

I'm only being half serious........but this is definitely not my style of music.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Pip’s Invitation:

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC (UK/Australia)
(new artist)

This is my second straight pick (and there will be more) of songs that made an impact on me when I was watching MTV as a tween in the early '80s. Maybe this period is conjuring up strong memories because my son is a tween now.

What MTV played was this live version, and as soon as I saw Angus Young's guitar work at the beginning, I was all and remain so.

 

[zamboni]

Pip’s Invitation:

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC (UK/Australia)
(new artist)

This is my second straight pick (and there will be more) of songs that made an impact on me when I was watching MTV as a tween in the early '80s. Maybe this period is conjuring up strong memories because my son is a tween now.

What MTV played was this live version, and as soon as I saw Angus Young's guitar work at the beginning, I was all and remain so.

I remember that video well.

I could be totally off on this, but I recall some discussion that when a cannon explodes without any sound (right at the 5:33 mark), it signifies some sort of Satanic symbol. Or maybe that's just what I wanted to believe as a moody teenager.

 

[Manster]

From Billy Ocean to Stoned Jesus! Now it's a party

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

 

[zamboni]

From Billy Ocean to Stoned Jesus! Now it's a party

Happened so suddenly.

 

[Don Quixote]

Don Quixote:

Allah Wakbarr - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
(new artist)

I came across this song on an Afrofunk list at some point; I had pretty low expectations when I decided to give it a listen, and was blown away. A song named Allah Wakbarr from Nigeria in 1972 just has no business slapping this ******* hard.

 

[Manster]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

Wood had a pretty big personality apparently......Temple of the Dog was a tribute to him......one of the best albums ever created, imo.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

Wood had a pretty big personality apparently......Temple of the Dog was a tribute to him......one of the best albums ever created, imo.

Yep. His death affected everyone from that scene profoundly.

 

[krista4]

krista4:

Modern Nature - Sondre Lerche (Norway)
(new artist)

My selection today, like yesterday's, is strongly connected to a time and place. Pip and I seem to have had a similar period of intense concert-going and music discovery, which he calls his "Lost Years" (for reasons that he needn't share!). Mine were my "Found Years," where I feel I grew the most creatively and figured myself out, all through the power of music and the luck of having incredibly talented friends around me.

Sondre Lerche's debut album, Faces Down, was released during my Found Years, and some friends invited me to go to his show at a small Chicago venue. Sondre had written the songs when he was 16-17 years old, recorded them when he was 17, and was 18 when he toured for it. In this intimate venue, we knew we were experiencing someone very special. The maturity of his songwriting at that age was incredible...I might even say better than some band that rhymes with Schmeatles, who were big influences on him along with his home-country band A-ha. He's gone on to a successful career working through a variety of genres, but I always come back to this sweet but mature album from a 17-year-old. I just looked him up, by the way, and see he's 40 now. Wtf. What does that make me?!

I chose "Modern Nature," which is more in the fashion of Paul's granny music, not just because it's charming but it allows me to get another female voice in my line-up, since I'm not very good at that. (But I do have three females in my top 10 this time, including one in the top three!) It's hard to choose just one of his songs, though, because I think the albums are better experienced as a whole. Probably my true favorite is "Dead Passengers," which I'm posting since no one else took his songs in this countdown.

 

[zamboni]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

So many tragic losses among the singers from that scene: Wood, Cobain, Staley, Cornell (and I may be missing others). It's a testament to Eddie Vedder that he was able to hold it together.

 

[MAC_32]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

Same.

 

[jwb]

timschochet:

Share The Land - The Guess Who
(new artist)


Just Win Baby:

Fantasy - Aldo Nova (Canadian artist)
(new artist)

Right away, two more "oh man, forgot about them". The Guess Who have a few songs I should have considered, and Fantasy is just a great tune.

 

[jwb]

ditkaburgers:

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
(new artist)

@ditkaburgers bringing more 80's goodness.

 

[Hawks64]

Two-Point Selections:


timschochet:

Share The Land - The Guess Who
(new artist)


Just Win Baby:

Fantasy - Aldo Nova (Canadian artist)
(new artist)


Pip’s Invitation:

For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC (UK/Australia)
(new artist)


Andy Dufresne:

You're Going Down - Sick Puppies
(new artist)


DrIanMalcolm:

Jazba-e-Junoon - Junoon (Pakistan/US)
(new artist)


Don Quixote:

Allah Wakbarr - Ofo & The Black Company (Nigeria)
(new artist)


Dr. Octopus:

Morning Is Coming - Sting and Shaggy - (UK and Jamaica)
(both new artists)


scorchy:

All Tomorrow's Parties - Apoptygma Berzerk - Norway, Denmark
(new artist)


shuke:

Mountain Sound - Of Monsters And Men …...........Icelandic
(new artist)


Sullie:

Confidence Man - The Jeff Healey Band - All bands that were featured in Roadhouse were banned in the first two lists.
(new artist)


The Dreaded Marco:

Melpomene - Kashmir
(new artist)


Mister CIA:

Wake Me - Rusty - Canada
(new artist)


Hawks64:

Secretly Cruel - KISS
(new artist)


Mrs. Rannous:

I Can't Break Away - Big Pig - Australia
(new artist)


titusbramble:

Careless Whisper - Seether (South African)
(new artist)


Raging weasel:

Stormy Monday - Stoned Jesus - Ukraine
(new artist)


Ilov80s:

Emmylou - First Aid Kit
(new artist)


worrierking:

Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns - Mother Love Bone - Greg Gilmore from France
(new artist)


Val Rannous:

Destination Calabria (UK Radio Edit) - Alex Gaudino (feat. Crystal Waters) - Italy, US
(both new artists)


krista4:

Modern Nature - Sondre Lerche (Norway)
(new artist)


Mt. Man:

The Night Owls - Little River Band - 4 countries/mostly Australian
(new artist)


JMLs secret identity:
Midnite Maniac - Krokus - Malta
(new artist)


otb_lifer:

Thorn Tree In The Garden - Derek And The Dominos (Bobby Whitlock - USA)
(new artist)


simey:

Dancing Queen - ABBA (Sweden, Norway)
(new artist)


rockaction:

Not Coping - Clowns (Australia)
(new artist)


New Binky the Doormat:

Magic Carpet Ride - Steppenwolf - John Kay born in Germany, has US guys and Canadian guys
(new artist)


landryshat:

It Always Happens This Way - Toulouse (Canada)
(new artist)


John Maddens Lunchbox:

Barcelona - Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé – Spain
(both new artists)


MAC_32:

Black Velvet - Alannah Myles - Singular canuck, apparently
(new artist)


jwb:

Get It On (Bang A Gong) - The Power Station
(new artist)


Eephus:

Argentina (Parts I, II, III) - Tokyo Police Club https://open.spotify.com/track/0Gt0VoFADTKRK4gk9FkmfZ?si=7f66f8f54ca84f98
(new artist)


Hov34:

Edge Of Town - Middle Kids
(new artist)


Manster:

Working Man - Rush
(new artist)


simsarge:

Hi-De-Ho - Blood, Sweat and Tears - I love David Clayton-Thomas. His voice with the brass backing is flat awesome. He really could have been an all timer IMO.
(new artist)


ditkaburgers:

Get Outta My Dreams, Get Into My Car - Billy Ocean
(new artist)


Doug B:

Voices Carry - ‘Til Tuesday
(new artist)


westerberg:

Untitled #4 - Sigur Ros
(new artist)


KarmaPolice:

All My Friends - LCD Soundsystem
(new artist)


higgins:

On The Loose - Saga (Canada)
(new artist)


zamboni:

Black Is Black - Los Bravos (Spain)
(new artist)


Zegras11:

Message In A Bottle - The Police
(new artist)


Oliver Humanzee:

Iblis Amghar - Mdou Moctar
(new song)


Chaos34:

Follow The Sun - Xavier Rudd
(new artist)


AAABatteries:

Fat Bottomed Girls - Queen
(new artist)

2 Pointer playlist
No curve balls today

 

[Manster]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

So many tragic losses among the singers from that scene: Wood, Cobain, Staley, Cornell (and I may be missing others). It's a testament to Eddie Vedder that he was able to hold it together.

Mark Lanegan made it longer than he should have. Have you read his autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep? It's pretty brutal......pretty cool insight into that era of you're into it though.

 

[jwb]

For my own pick (I'm gonna try to do a little blurb each day), Get It On (Bang A Gong) - I vividly remember hearing the guitar in it and thinking "wait, THAT'S the guy from Duran Duran? Ok then..." Just very unexpected. Tony Thompson's drumming is really notable too. And Robert Freaken' Palmer... The Power Station was cool little project.

 

[zamboni]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

So many tragic losses among the singers from that scene: Wood, Cobain, Staley, Cornell (and I may be missing others). It's a testament to Eddie Vedder that he was able to hold it together.

Mark Lanegan made it longer than he should have. Have you read his autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep? It's pretty brutal......pretty cool insight into that era of you're into it though.

Right - Lanegan is another. I haven't read that, but sounds interesting - thanks for the heads up.

 

[Just Win Baby]

My top 5 from the 2 point round, excluding my own selection and prior to listening to the songs new to me:

1. Pip’s Invitation: For Those About To Rock (We Salute You) - AC/DC
2. Andy Dufresne: You're Going Down - Sick Puppies
3. Zegras11: Message In A Bottle - The Police
4. Mt. Man: The Night Owls - Little River Band
5. MAC_32: Black Velvet - Alannah Myles

You're Going Down was in my first 5 out and just missed. Love that song.

 

[Manster]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

So many tragic losses among the singers from that scene: Wood, Cobain, Staley, Cornell (and I may be missing others). It's a testament to Eddie Vedder that he was able to hold it together.

Mark Lanegan made it longer than he should have. Have you read his autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep? It's pretty brutal......pretty cool insight into that era of you're into it though.

Right - Lanegan is another. I haven't read that, but sounds interesting - thanks for the heads up.

Lanegan and Screaming Trees always get left out of the discussion......they were always on the verge....if you read Lanegans book it kinda ties it together.

 

[Just Win Baby]

What MTV played was this live version, and as soon as I saw Angus Young's guitar work at the beginning, I was all and remain so.

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Known-to-me favorites from #30:

Chloe Dancer/Crown of Thorns -- Mother Love Bone (Worrierking)
Message in a Bottle -- The Police (Zegras11)
Magic Carpet Ride -- Steppenwolf (Binky)
Working Man -- Rush (Manster)
Black Is Black -- Los Bravos (Zamboni)
Fantasy -- Aldo Nova (Just Win Baby)
Dancing Queen -- ABBA (Simey)
The Night Owls -- Little River Band (Mt. Man)
On the Loose -- Saga (Higgins)
Get It On (Bang A Gong) -- The Power Station (jwb)
Thorn Tree In The Garden -- Derek And The Dominos (OTB)

 

[Pip's Invitation]

Had no idea Mother Love Bone, Til Tuesday or LCD Soundsystem were eligible.

I don't know anything about Mother Love Bone so just let that one through.

They were part of the early Seattle grunge scene, but they didn't sound like anyone from that scene (or any other scene at the time). They had a lot of glam rock and ('70s) Aerosmith in their sound -- frontman Andrew Wood had some vocal and persona similarities to Steven Tyler. The band broke up after Wood died of a heroin overdose and two of the members went on to form Pearl Jam. (A third joined Love Battery, a band I've drafted in various other music threads. Don't know what happened to the French drummer.)

So many tragic losses among the singers from that scene: Wood, Cobain, Staley, Cornell (and I may be missing others). It's a testament to Eddie Vedder that he was able to hold it together.

Mark Lanegan made it longer than he should have. Have you read his autobiography, Sing Backwards and Weep? It's pretty brutal......pretty cool insight into that era of you're into it though.

Right - Lanegan is another. I haven't read that, but sounds interesting - thanks for the heads up.

Lanegan and Screaming Trees always get left out of the discussion......they were always on the verge....if you read Lanegans book it kinda ties it together.

I should probably get that book. To me it seemed like the Trees were as dysfunctional as the Who and the Kinks put together.

 

[krista4]

Housekeeping note: for ease of spreadsheetin', I'm conforming all artist and song names. If I've received multiple spellings - see, e.g., Derek & the Dominoes, Derek and the Dominoes, Derek & the Dominos, Derek and the Dominos, That Jerkface Clapton and Some Other Guys - then I check discogs and look at pictures of albums/singles to see what they say. Once I've chosen via that method, that's what we'll go with throughout the countdown. If you later think it should be changed, well...bummer.

 

[otb_lifer]

@zamboni killin' it with Chilliwack & Los Bravos - MULLETS & ESPRESSO ALL AROUND!


(when i were hawking La Marzocco's around the City, i had a client in Turtle Bay who asked me at least 147 times "do you love Los Bravos? you're always in black, LOL!!1!1")

 

[otb_lifer]

That Jerkface Clapton and Some Other Guys

 

[Mister CIA]

For about five years, the Screaming Trees were my top band. I don't remember why or how, but I picked up a copy of the Uncle Anesthesia CD and played the ever loving #### out of it. Saw them live once at Sunken Gardens Theater in San Antonio in Sep '93, opening the show around 6:00 pm with a 100 degree sun beating down on them. Fantastic show, and the second act, Soul Asylum was just as good. We (me and the pregnant wife) skidaddled before the Spin Doctors could wash away the good vibe.

 

[Andy Dufresne]

You're Going Down was in my first 5 out and just missed. Love that song.

That bass line is killer.

 

[MAC_32]

shuke:

Mountain Sound - Of Monsters And Men …...........Icelandic

 

[Raging weasel]

Would've had MLB in top 15 if I knew they qualified. Fantasy made it to my cut down to 40 and Black Velvet was my #32

 

[zamboni]

Would've had MLB in top 15 if I knew they qualified.

Baseball kind of sucks these days, but not that bad.

 

[Manster]

For about five years, the Screaming Trees were my top band. I don't remember why or how, but I picked up a copy of the Uncle Anesthesia CD and played the ever loving #### out of it. Saw them live once at Sunken Gardens Theater in San Antonio in Sep '93, opening the show around 6:00 pm with a 100 degree sun beating down on them. Fantastic show, and the second act, Soul Asylum was just as good. We (me and the pregnant wife) skidaddled before the Spin Doctors could wash away the good vibe.

I saw em once at La Luna in Portland in '97. Josh Homme was with em at the time....it was the Dust your. Pretty awesome, but I would've loved to have seen em in the early 90's.

Uncle Anesthesia gets better with age, imo.