80s Album Draft

[Panfilo]

Randomly selected the names

Here is the order

1) ForeverRed
2) voyager
3) sch2383
4) Ismitje
5) SirManchester
6) taosjohn
7) frasermc
8) Iceblink
9) JeremyEritrea
10) Panfilo
11) Toon³
12) Dr. Know
13) GringoTex
14) Matt in the Hat
15) Claymore

Rounds 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 will go 15 to 1. So, Claymore will draft twice at the end of the first round. 10 rounds total.

Rules:

1) Albums must have been originally released on or after 1/1/1980.
2) Albums that sample pre-1980 albums are allowed.
3) No greatest hits albums and the only compilations that are allowed must inlcude all original releases.
4) Every genre is fair game.
5) PM the next drafter once you post your pick.
6) 8 hours to make your pick.
7) While discussing other people's picks, please don't mention any undrafted albums/songs/bands. If you do, I'll edit them out of your post. Once a band/album/song is drafted though, it's OK to mention them.
8) As a courtesy, if you are going to be unavailable for an extended period of time, please try to PM a few proxy picks to someone not involved in the draft so they can draft for you. It's not a rule but just a suggestion that'll keep it moving.
9) The winner will be the person who receives the most votes from their fellow drafters at the end. Everyone will submit first, second and third place votes. Five points for first, three for second and one for third.

[sch2383]

What release date are we using to establish 1/1/1980?

[Claymore]

Damn, I got shafted.

[GringoTex]

When did Forever Red's 8-hour window begin?

[taosjohn]

Thread's been up 12 hours-- but its possible only six of us knew it was starting. Seems a bit extreme to skip the very first choice?

[sch2383]

Thread's been up 12 hours-- but its possible only six of us knew it was starting. Seems a bit extreme to skip the very first choice?
Yeah, I agree with that. Anybody PM him?

[Ismitje]

Damn, I got shafted.

When did Forever Red's 8-hour window begin?

Easy to fix - swap spots between Claymore and Forever Red! :D

[ForeverRed]

Sorry guys I just got it! I'll post my pick in a minute.

[ForeverRed]

U2 - The Joshua Tree 1987

http://www.musicfolio.com/modernrock/u2_joshuatree.jpg

I think this is the right album to kick of this draft. The album encompasses everything great about U2 including the political messeges they have come to be known for as well as a blending of genres and creating cinematic-esque atmospheres through their music. Just a classic.

Bullet the Blue Sky (live)

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I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For

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With Or Without You (live)

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[Panfilo]

What release date are we using to establish 1/1/1980?

Whichever came first doesn't matter if it was UK or US.

[Panfilo]

U2 - The Joshua Tree 1987

http://www.musicfolio.com/modernrock/u2_joshuatree.jpg



Brilliant

I remember I was 13 the first time I heard it. People were surprised that I was listening to it, because its not something 13 year olds listen to especially in the late 90s. But then again this album is not like others.

[ForeverRed]

I PM voyager, he's up next.

[taosjohn]

Figured that would go first... it'd be around 12 or 14 for me but a worthy choice nonetheless. Their first great album.

The eight hour rule is might be going to suck for me-- my time might be entirely while I'm at work, and on this draft its going to be tough to proxy for the first few rounds-- I'm gonna need to see what other folks have taken...

[sch2383]

Whichever came first doesn't matter if it was UK or US.
Damn damn damn. I had hope we'd go with the US release date, meaning I could pick London Calling (1st week of January, 1980).

[voyager]

Figured that one might go first. Oh, well.... Here's mine, from 1989:

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Nine Inch Nails is not something I listen much at all anymore, but at the time it was routinely blasted at full volume. Nothing like it back in the day, and is still among the most groundbreaking, IMHO.

[sch2383]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/6b/Pixies-Doolittle.jpg

Doolittle - The Pixies

Not just an album for fans of Husker Du and Peter, Paul & Mary, Doolittle is the best album from the most influential band in the last 25 years. We all know how Cobain felt about the Pixies and Thom Yorke has said "the Pixies had changed my life.” And you know, this album just sounds really ********ing cool.

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This Monkey's Gone to Heaven (live on Letterman) [yes, Kim Deal dresses like a soccer mom, but she is still cooler than anybody else.]

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Here Comes Your Man

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Wave Of Mutilation

Fun fact: My uncle vaguely knew Joey Santiago and Frank Black and was at the first Pixies show at UMass (before they were the Pixies).

[kopiteinkc]

wanna make it 16, pretty please?

[Panfilo]

wanna make it 16, pretty please?

1) ForeverRed
2) voyager
3) sch2383
4) Ismitje
5) SirManchester
6) taosjohn
7) frasermc
8) Iceblink
9) JeremyEritrea
10) Panfilo
11) Toon³
12) Dr. Know
13) GringoTex
14) Matt in the Hat
15) Claymore
16) kopiteinkc

[kopiteinkc]

Thanks Panfilo!

[GringoTex]

Doolittle - The Pixies


There goes the top pick off my draft board.