The Swamp

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:22 am Well I have to say I’ve half-expected some mockery over a couple of my picks, but I’m kind of surprised I’ve been trashed twice now for my Oasis pick, which I thought was pretty safe. (And, I still feel good about.)

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:40 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:22 am Well I have to say I’ve half-expected some mockery over a couple of my picks, but I’m kind of surprised I’ve been trashed twice now for my Oasis pick, which I thought was pretty safe. (And, I still feel good about.)

Oasis was definitely a band that started strong and then really just faded..But Definitely Maybe is every bit as good as Morning Glory. Frankly, I prefer it because it’s more frenetic and less polished and/or pompous. ‘Rock & Roll Star’ is a kick ass start to any LP, and it contains (IMO) the best song they ever did, ‘Up in the Sky’. When Liam sings “There we were now here we are, all this confusion nothing's the same to me” in ‘Columbia’, they’re basically staking a flag on the hill vacated by the bands from the Madchester scene. There’s just a raw power to that disc.

(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? is where the band started to openly pay homage to the Beatles, IMO. I do love that record too, but the efforts after that they kinda revealed there wasn’t much more to them.

TT2.0 wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 11:49 pm

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:40 am

sancarlos wrote: ↑Sat Mar 17, 2018 10:22 am Well I have to say I’ve half-expected some mockery over a couple of my picks, but I’m kind of surprised I’ve been trashed twice now for my Oasis pick, which I thought was pretty safe. (And, I still feel good about.)

Oasis was definitely a band that started strong and then really just faded..But Definitely Maybe is every bit as good as Morning Glory. Frankly, I prefer it because it’s more frenetic and less polished and/or pompous. ‘Rock & Roll Star’ is a kick ass start to any LP, and it contains (IMO) the best song they ever did, ‘Up in the Sky’. When Liam sings “There we were now here we are, all this confusion nothing's the same to me” in ‘Columbia’, they’re basically staking a flag on the hill vacated by the bands from the Madchester scene. There’s just a raw power to that disc.

(What’s the Story) Morning Glory? is where the band started to openly pay homage to the Beatles, IMO. I do love that record too, but the efforts after that they kinda revealed there wasn’t much more to them.

wonderwall, champagne supernova, Dont look back in anger, and shes electric are all excellent songs, and catchy as hell. Dont look back in Anger is the best Oasis song there is...and its not even really close...and oh by the way that album also has Hello and THE SWAMP SONG

mister d wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 9:36 am Giff, I'm making a face.

A_B wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:43 am I'm having a whale of a time with this one. Got a lot of pics before I come back again. But I think 1-2 might make it back to me and then some of the others I think I'd be happy with just about anything someone else would pick.

So I need to go with the one I'd be mad if I never got to hear again.

Ryan Bingham, Mescalito

Nonlinear FC wrote: ↑Sun Mar 18, 2018 1:29 pm That a perfect example of a group I absolutely loved and just plain forgot existed. That song you posted, in particular, was one of my absolute favorites for quite a long time.

Nice pick.

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 8:19 am I'm too tired to question whether Staley wiped Mad Season off the board when Dirt was picked.

Ryan wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 7:35 am I should have just taken PJ, AiC, and Soundgarden and gone home. To that end, let's destroy the cabin-time continuum with my second Mike McCready.



Bonus points for "November Hotel" - an instrumental that I'll actually sit through.

mister d wrote: ↑Mon Mar 19, 2018 10:18 am Temple of the Dog is more unnatural, but I tend to agree on this. Lets get some opinions!

howard wrote:6.) Supergroups shall be defined by the arbitrator, and shall be either deemed ineligible for this draft or to be considered as entities with bodies of work separate from the other work of its members, and eligible for selection w/o attachment of that other work. The draft administrator and defendant, mister d, shall decide the question of eligibility of supergroups.

7.) The draft administrator and defendant, mister d, shall designate an arbitrator for this draft. The arbitrator will

a.) assign bands/groups into one of two classes, defined in item #5 above;
b.) designate certain bands/groups as supergroups;
c.) be available to any member of this draft for consultation and ruling on a prospective draft choice, via private message or email;
d.) provide the rationale for his/her decision publically, upon request from any member of this draft;
e.) not be subject to appeal of any of his/her rulings;
f.) chosen purely at the discretion of draft administrator mister d, and can be himself, Chief Justice Howard, or any other person of his choice;
g.) serve the duration of this draft, although the draft administrator shall have the authority to dismiss the arbitrator at any time, for any reason;