The Swamp

I like guitars.

Wow. I had forgotten about those guys. A nice, unexpected choice.

Heard this on an advert today, and didn't want any of you soccer watchers stealing Your Hand in Mine from me.

Explosions in the Sky - Friday Night Lights movie soundtrack

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.

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)

rass wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 6:44 am 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)

Yeah, I'm not proud of that pick. I didn't realize it until I started listening to it more.

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.

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.

The rule was soundtracks were OK if they were all the same artist. I thought mine was.

I change mine to the following:

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.

Explosions in the Sky - Friday Night Lights movie soundtrack

Boooo for not just selecting The Earth is Not a Cold Dead Place. A classic in the genre.

Dammit, PDX! You're right about my EITS choice, and you stole Peter Gabriel! Although, I was gonna pick Us.

Though as far as I am concerned, Genesis stopped existing when he left so he shouldn't be selectable.

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:35 pm Though as far as I am concerned, Genesis stopped existing when he left so he shouldn't be selectable.

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.

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.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 1:12 pm

Rush2112 wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 12:35 pm Though as far as I am concerned, Genesis stopped existing when he left so he shouldn't be selectable.

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.

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.

Abacab-era Genesis was radio friendly, period.

Yihla moja, yihla moja
The man is dead.
The man is dead.

It was pretty much the moment when the white man in the West started in on Apartheid. Pretty sure U2 never would've written the track, 40 if not for Biko.

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.

Solsbury Hill is a top-5 all-time song for me, but oddly enough I prefer the accessibility of his later albums.

P.D.X. wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 5:33 pm Solsbury Hill is a top-5 all-time song for me, but oddly enough I prefer the accessibility of his later albums.

Let me plug his album, Us, again. It wasn't nearly as popular as So, but damn it's good.

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.

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.

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;

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.

Dot dot dot.

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.

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.

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.

That's him. I don't remember the bus crash, but the show was amazing.

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.

EnochRoot wrote: ↑Wed Apr 11, 2018 9:52 pm

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.

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.

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.

Also one of my favorite all-time live albums.

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.

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.

Check out this classic.

Tony Levin goes apeshit!

Pruitt wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 12:26 pm Check out this classic.

Tony Levin goes apeshit!

Thanks for posting this. :wookiedance:

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.

I'll always associate Big Daddy Kane with the Madonna picture book.

NSFW!

[+] spoiler

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Thu Apr 12, 2018 6:21 am That's him. I don't remember the bus crash, but the show was amazing.

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...

Off my irl cabin playlist, adding some estrogen to my sausage party collection. Essential contemporary doom metal from WV.

Coincidentally I’m in NYC. Also coincidentally is this album’s release date. It’s way too long to have this guy not represented:

Did Chedda cheese or something?

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.

My pick is safe, thanks.