Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (329th) + SKIP J-LO (324/325th)
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (283rd)
I like guitars.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (283rd)
Wow. I had forgotten about those guys. A nice, unexpected choice.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (283rd)
Heard this on an advert today, and didn't want any of you soccer watchers stealing Your Hand in Mine from me.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (283rd)
This is one I’m putting out because I saw Adele, George Michael, and Sturgill Simpson fly off the board. Frankly I’m kicking myself for taking Snoop when I did.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure I’m the first person here to come out of the closet as a Lady Gaga fan. I remember saying she is not a modern-day Madonna but rather a modern-day Bowie, a talented musician and lyricist whose theatrics somewhat obscure it. This was my musical broken clock moment. I like every album she put out, but I want to put her 2nd, an EP in the Stabbin Cabin. Bad Romance is her magnum opus, Dancing in the Dark is my favorite of hers, and Speechless is a hell of a song of loss. And I think it’s got the best batting average out of any of her albums. With themes such as abuse, S&M, body image, obsession, grief, and a duet with Queen Bey, the Stabbin Cabin will spin, for the more freaky experiences, Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster.
Anyway, I’m pretty sure I’m the first person here to come out of the closet as a Lady Gaga fan. I remember saying she is not a modern-day Madonna but rather a modern-day Bowie, a talented musician and lyricist whose theatrics somewhat obscure it. This was my musical broken clock moment. I like every album she put out, but I want to put her 2nd, an EP in the Stabbin Cabin. Bad Romance is her magnum opus, Dancing in the Dark is my favorite of hers, and Speechless is a hell of a song of loss. And I think it’s got the best batting average out of any of her albums. With themes such as abuse, S&M, body image, obsession, grief, and a duet with Queen Bey, the Stabbin Cabin will spin, for the more freaky experiences, Lady Gaga’s The Fame Monster.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
FNL soundtrack smells a little compilation-y, but so did the Honeysuckle Rose selection, so...?
(if we time giff's 16th round pick based on when he finally re-picked he has moved in to second place behind BSF, though likely to be passed by PDX this round)
(if we time giff's 16th round pick based on when he finally re-picked he has moved in to second place behind BSF, though likely to be passed by PDX this round)
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
Yeah, I'm not proud of that pick. I didn't realize it until I started listening to it more.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
Well, fuck it, not that it really matters but if we're allowed to pick soundtracks I'm changing my Jimmy Cliff to The Harder They Come.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
The rule was soundtracks were OK if they were all the same artist. I thought mine was.Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:27 am Well, fuck it, not that it really matters but if we're allowed to pick soundtracks I'm changing my Jimmy Cliff to The Harder They Come.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
I change mine to the following:
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - BFJ (283rd)
Boooo for not just selecting The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place. A classic in the genre.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Tue Apr 10, 2018 8:01 pm
Heard this on an advert today, and didn't want any of you soccer watchers stealing Your Hand in Mine from me.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (287th)
Dammit, PDX! You're right about my EITS choice, and you stole Peter Gabriel! Although, I was gonna pick Us.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Though as far as I am concerned, Genesis stopped existing when he left so he shouldn't be selectable.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Point of order: while I agree the first couple of Gabriel solo LPs (Car, Scratch) were in a sense extensions from the Lamb Lies Down era, he began inching towards that world sound by his third and fourth LPs (Melt, Security). So and the rest are clearly world musicians-influenced.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Put it another way: Genesis was crying about some generic man on the corner (true, a compassionate stance to take), all the while Peter Gabriel was...
Holy shit do I love me some Peter Gabriel.
Holy shit do I love me some Peter Gabriel.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
I think we can all agree that Genesis was a completely different band after Gabriel left. Funny that the Abacab-era Genesis sold way more records than did the Gabriel-era band. Of course, so did Peter Gabriel solo.EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:12 pmPoint of order: while I agree the first couple of Gabriel solo LPs (Car, Scratch) were in a sense extensions from the Lamb Lies Down era, he began inching towards that world sound by his third and fourth LPs (Melt, Security). So and the rest are clearly world musicians-influenced.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Abacab-era Genesis was radio friendly, period.
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The man is dead.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Must say - I was a big Gabriel fan, and any one of his first 4 solo albums would get my nod.
They were a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth. In fact, my yearbook quote is from "I Don't Remember" I would have chosen his first or second solo albums, but since he was Genesis circa "Foxtrot," I shied away.
When I eventually am diagnosed with hearing problems, this song will be one of the main reasons why.
But between his work with genesis and his solo career and trying to bring "World Music" to western ears, the guy's an all time great.
They were a huge part of the soundtrack of my youth. In fact, my yearbook quote is from "I Don't Remember" I would have chosen his first or second solo albums, but since he was Genesis circa "Foxtrot," I shied away.
When I eventually am diagnosed with hearing problems, this song will be one of the main reasons why.
But between his work with genesis and his solo career and trying to bring "World Music" to western ears, the guy's an all time great.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Solsbury Hill is a top-5 all-time song for me, but oddly enough I prefer the accessibility of his later albums.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Let me plug his album, Us, again. It wasn't nearly as popular as So, but damn it's good.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
It couldn't be as popular as So. So was really the penultimate ending to what started when he wrote Biko in 79-80. So was tied to Artists Against Apartheid, essentially. Also - So was the first LP of his that thrust him into the mainstream out of 'cult following' status.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:09 pm Let me plug his album, Us, again. It wasn't nearly as popular as So, but damn it's good.
I'll say this much: Us is a damn fine record..I saw that tour (Secret World Tour) down in Orlando. Great show. The girl I was dating at the time wasn't that interested in the show. I dumped her a few days later. Looking back I suppose I was just looking for a way out, but damn, show me you're not interested in good music and I'll flick your fingers off that ledge, sweetheart. (o;
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Holy shit, I was at that show! The old O-rena. Pretty sure Paula Cole sang all of the Kate Bush parts from the album. I remember his bass player having an odd shaped bass.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Niiiiice! That was Tony Levin. He’s a freakin iconic bassist. Click that link and check out the acts he’s played with throughout his career. Eye-popping stuff. Pretty sure the guitar you’re thinking of was the Chapman stick.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:01 pm Holy shit, I was at that show! The old O-rena. Pretty sure Paula Cole sang all of the Kate Bush parts from the album. I remember his bass player having an odd shaped bass.
Oh - as I recall they almost didn’t make that show. The night before they were caravaning south down I-75 and a tour bus crashed (caught fire, etc), and a bunch of fire rescue personnel wound up saving some peoples’ lives. Gabriel brought them all out on stage at some point - I want to say just before the encore.
That was a great freakin show.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
That's him. I don't remember the bus crash, but the show was amazing.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
My first time seeing the Shock the Monkey video is one of those indelibly burned into my brain experiences, and the volume goes way up if I'm lucky enough to stumble across it on the radio.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Also one of my favorite all-time live albums.EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:52 pmNiiiiice! That was Tony Levin. He’s a freakin iconic bassist. Click that link and check out the acts he’s played with throughout his career. Eye-popping stuff. Pretty sure the guitar you’re thinking of was the Chapman stick.govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:01 pm Holy shit, I was at that show! The old O-rena. Pretty sure Paula Cole sang all of the Kate Bush parts from the album. I remember his bass player having an odd shaped bass.
Oh - as I recall they almost didn’t make that show. The night before they driving south down I-75 and a tour bus crashed (caught fire, etc), and a bunch of fire rescue personnel wound up saving some peoples’ lives. Gabriel brought them all out on stage at some point - I want to say just before the encore.
That was a great freakin show.
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I'd totally forgotten he released Secret World Live. I wish I still had my shirt from that tour. I wore it all the time.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Just remembered that owning Us and Shaking the Tree: Sixteen Golden Greats gives one a shitton of great PG jams. He's not on Spotify, so I may need to grab those CDs.
ETA - always perpelexed why In Your Eyes isn't on StT:SGG.
ETA - always perpelexed why In Your Eyes isn't on StT:SGG.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Check out this classic.
Tony Levin goes apeshit!
Tony Levin goes apeshit!
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
You're just a butter knife...I'm a machete.
Awwwwwwwww...yeah.
Oh and let's prepare for some sexy time in the cabin just in case I ever figure out how to get laid again.
Take us to Pound Town, Phillip.
Awwwwwwwww...yeah.
Oh and let's prepare for some sexy time in the cabin just in case I ever figure out how to get laid again.
Take us to Pound Town, Phillip.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
"What a bunch of pedantic pricks." - sybian
Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - J-LO (288/9th)
Check out this brief mention under Biko in the setlist. This sounds about right. They brought the fire rescue team out on stage to a thunderous applause, and then as they exited, Biko started...govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:21 am That's him. I don't remember the bus crash, but the show was amazing.
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (290th)
Off my irl cabin playlist, adding some estrogen to my sausage party collection. Essential contemporary doom metal from WV.
Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - PDX (290th)
Coincidentally I’m in NYC. Also coincidentally is this album’s release date. It’s way too long to have this guy not represented:
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - CHEDDA (292nd)
Did Chedda cheese or something?
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Re: Swamp Album Draft: Current Pick - CHEDDA (292nd)
My turn? My bad.
Nice Jay-Z pick up there.
With this pick, I'm taking the band, fronted by the guy I've seen live (probably) the most times in my life (Avett Brothers are making their way up that list).
I love everything they've released, but I'm going with their EP - vs. The Greatest of All Time
It's perfect from the opening note to the last.
Nice Jay-Z pick up there.
With this pick, I'm taking the band, fronted by the guy I've seen live (probably) the most times in my life (Avett Brothers are making their way up that list).
I love everything they've released, but I'm going with their EP - vs. The Greatest of All Time
It's perfect from the opening note to the last.
Until everything is less insane, I'm mixing weed with wine.