80s Album Draft

i wouldn't argue against this pick. there are several aces tunes, but a bit of filler, too. as sausage, BIB isn't Oscar Mayer, but it isn't lamb sausage from the vendor at the open market in Helsinki, either.

me, i've been much more taken with Bon Scott's voice than Brian Johnson's, but there's no doubt Johnson kept the band rolling.

 

Although I prefer Scott to Johnson as well I don't think there is a bad track on that album. Certainly no fillers in my book. Pure raw Rock n roll!

I still have what I think is the best album in that category available.

 

not Barry Manilow plays Deep Purple, i hope...

i think Shake a Leg and Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution aren't bad, but i wouldn't request them. Givin the Dog a Bone is really routine to me. Could have been done by Angel City.

Have a Drink on Me is the sleeper track.

Don't get me wrong. I really like the album. I just wouldn't put it in my top 25.

 

Pair of stories about a previous life spent working at and then managing a large SoCal theater for the Edwards Theater Circuit.

First, Purple Rain - on opening night, we were absolutlely inundated with movie goers (may have had an Orange County exclusive, I can't remember). But the late show was the busiest - 750 fans, all in that odd sort of Prince-insipred clothing that was quite the rage amongst his fans. Most arrived right as the film was scheduled to start, and we started it late. We counted the receipts, got them off to the bank, and began to clean up the massive mess left in the lobby - and the film broke. Our projectionist could not fix it, and our small lobby filled with some very irate Prince fans. And if they weren't upset about the film breaking, our having deposited the money already and so unable to give refunds - it got pretty ugly. So while I really love the album, the film is not one which conjures up happy memories (it airs this weekend on VH1, by the way).

Second, AC/DC. Not Back in Black specifically, but we had an exclusive booking of a concert film "experience" in the early 1980s called "AC/DC's Wall of Sound" (different from the 1980 release Let There Be Rock). We had a very large screen and a pretty nice sound system, but they brought in speakers that were stacked one on top of the other from floor to ceiling on both sides of the screen, with each pile about seven feet wide and twenty-twenty-five feet tall. Since it wasn't a traditional release, we were given thousands of flyers to put on cars and distribute at high schools and colleges. And my goodness, was it ever loud . . .

 

Big board updated with the last three picks.

I would anticipate this to be a slow weekend, with the holiday. The action will likely pick up on Tuesday.

 

I can't believe this fell to me with the 28th pick:

 

And that is one great album cover.

 

There are lots of great albums from the 80s and this will be a great draft, but after only 2 picks Gringo is definitely kicking ass at this point.

 

Fantastic pick. I don't think I've heard "Leave Me Alone" in 15 years- wow, that brings back memories.

 

Well I was debating between Public Enemy and this one so Gringo made it easy. Sorry Toon.

The Stone Roses - The Stone Roses

 

Picks gone so far that would have been on my list:

Talking Heads - Remain in Light. Boy, did I dance to them in the day. For me, deciding which Talking Heads to pick would be a problem.

R.E.M. - Murmur. This is where it ended with REM for me. I think I liked it so much, I was afraid to try anything else by them for fear of being disappointed.

Michael Jackson - Thriller. Studded with great danceable music. It predates the weirdness.


Others not on my list that I'll comment on.

Richard and Linda Thompson - Shoot Out the Lights. Domestic strife set to beautiful music.

U2 - One of those bands I like, but could never be bothered to pay for.

Prince - Purple Rain. His purpleness going extra purple. A record I bought, but never gave a chance to. I might have to try it again.

 

Yay! (wrt The Stone Roses)

 

Bands from Manchester that are terrible.
























































Did you expect names???

 

Definitely not the Costello record I'd have on my list.

 

He only put out 8 of them in the 80s, I'm sure yours will come up.

 

i think it's 9, but still...

 

Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique

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Shake Your Rump

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Sounds Of Science

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Hey Ladies

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Looking Down The Barrel Of A Gun

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Shadrach

 

Big Board updated with 31 picks.

Iceblink is on the clock.

Toon³ was passed and may pick at any time.

 

Ok... this was a tough one for me. I wanted three albums all from something of the same genre... though they're really nothing alike. They are all extremely influential hardcore punk albums. In the end, I went with my personal affinity. All of them are incredible... but this one... just brings back memories like no other. It's absolutely the best album for sheer intensity, for beating the hell out of someone in the pit. Jesus... I'm realizing that I could pick one album from this genre in every round and have a draft I'd be proud of.

Anyway, I chose this one because it's just got that melodic sound I've always loved. It's got harmonies without losing any of its edge. It's raw, and it's got some of the greatest WHOOOOAAAAAAAs in the history of mankind...

They're also some of the first in the straightedge movement... though he said in shows that he never tried to force it on anyone... that was a big part of my life when I was a kid.

Anyway, the album is 7 Seconds: The Crew



# Here's Your Warning - 1:18
# "Definite Choice" - 0:55
# "Not Just Boys Fun" - 1:29
# "This Is The Angry, Pt. 2" - 1:09
# "Straight On" - 0:24
# "You Lose" - 0:36
# "What If There's a War In America" - 0:42
# "The Crew" - 0:51
# "Clenched Fists, Black Eyes" - 1:30
# "Colourblind" - 1:42
# "Aim to Please" - 1:14
# "Boss" - 0:45
# "Young 'Til I Die" - 2:01
# "Red and Black" - 0:37
# "Die Hard" - 0:57
# "I Have a Dream" - 1:00
# "Bully" - 1:05
# "Trust" - 2:13

Wow. I was looking for a video of 7 seconds doing "Definite Choice" but I couldn't.... but then I did... in this video... I wanted you to hear the harmony... but it's not so clear... so listen to the studio version. Heh, actually, he let some schmuck from the crowd do some singing... Thing about this video... it's like 9 minutes, and you get as many songs (I didn't count). Intense.

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4:39 starts a great song... it looks like he's singing with a dude from the crowd who's doing well... maybe too well. Anyone know? Is that guy with the band? He wasn't playing anything.

 

Wow that's one album that I didn't expect to see drafted. I used to listen to 7 Seconds alot when I was younger. We used to play "Young Till I Die" in a band I was in.

 

so i picked an unknown artist and album with my first pick. this time i go with the album that pushed dire straits into super group status. one of the biggest albums of the 80's.

TRACK LISTING

1. "So Far Away" – 5:12
2. "Money for Nothing" (Knopfler, Sting) – 8:26
3. "Walk of Life" – 4:12
4. "Your Latest Trick" – 6:33
5. "Why Worry" – 8:31
6. "Ride Across the River" – 6:58
7. "The Man's Too Strong" – 4:40
8. "One World" – 3:40
9. "Brothers in Arms" – 6:55

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title track - a must listen and the pencil sketched video seems to compliment it perfectly.

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why worry - we've all had those s**t days. better than anger management classes.

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money for nothing

 

Wow, I've never heard the song "Brothers in Arms", only the first three tracks that were on the radio all the time. That's a great song!

Oh, and Iceblink? Um, did you say that band of yours was singing with some, um, "harmony"? Uh... I'm sorry, but that "music" does nothing for me. Sounds like crap.