Tropical Island Music Artist Draft - FINIS

12677_RUSH.jpg Using phone: for my pick I'm taking RUSH..write up later, busy day.

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/rush-p5323

I had Rush first introduced to me in the 8th grade, I had a friend who was obsessed with them. At that point, I wasn't all that impressed. Too much synth pop in my head I guess.
I heard Tom Sawyer all the time, figured it was probably their best as it was played most often. I actually LISTENED to their music in my early twenties, found they were capable of more. I really enjoy their music and Neil Peart is arguably one of the best drummers of all time.

While it took me awhile to appreciate them, if I can’t have Beatles for my pop/rock, I’ll take Rush.

From Wikipedia: "Rush has won a number of Juno Awards, and was inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame in 1994. Over their careers, the members of Rush have been acknowledged as some of the most proficient players on their respective instruments, with each band member winning numerous awards in magazine readers' polls. As a group, Rush possesses 24 gold records and 14 platinum (3 multi-platinum) records.[5] Rush's sales statistics place them third behind The Beatles and The Rolling Stones for the most consecutive gold or platinum studio albums by a rock band.[6] Rush also ranks 79th in U.S. album sales with 25 million units.[7] Although total worldwide album sales are not calculated by any single entity, as of 2004 several industry sources estimated Rush's total worldwide album sales at over 40 million units.

As the band recently[when?] finished touring the second leg of the Time Machine Tour, they are expected to continue writing and recording their next studio album, Clockwork Angels."



btw, i didn't get a pm.

http://youtu.be/4mC7j-fxqfs
 
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Oh, and my unsolicited opinion on lyrics is: if they're good it's definitely a good thing, I get hooked a lot on good lyrics; if they're bad I don't let my opinion on the music I'm listening to being affected by it.

Whatever about anything else, but your English sounds perfect to me. You write like a native speaker AFAIC.
That's only because I keep things simple :)
 
Using phone: for my pick I'm taking RUSH..write up later, busy day.
Crap. I was hoping you guys would all pick rappers or something, lol. There goes one of my top 15 or so favorites that I didn't expect to go early. Great pick. Rush have one of the best discographies in all of music. They've been at it 35 years and have yet to make a bad album. They've produced at least five or six amazing albums over the course of their career as well. They're also still one of the best live bands on the planet. Just simply amazing musicians. Great songwriters too.
 
This is the draft I'd really have preferred to be drafting early in. My picks are safe so far, but it seems inevitable. I'm sure everyone feels that way, though.
 
This is the draft I'd really have preferred to be drafting early in. My picks are safe so far, but it seems inevitable. I'm sure everyone feels that way, though.
I'm torn on that. There's only one band that will really hurt me to lose and I'm about 98% sure they'll be gone by the time I pick, so from that standpoint I wish i'd picked higher. After the first round, position won't matter as much though and I'm actually thrilled to get 16th because i get the bonus of back to back picks.
 

pdxKingsFan

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I always view it as really cool to discover other people that share my tastes so I don't mind sharing. There are two picks I would like to have that mean a lot to me that I think someone else might see as "value" picks early in the draft and those are the ones that might hurt if they go to people who aren't devoted fans. Like if someone going first had picked the Beatles just out of obligation/safe factor of picking first even though they only kind of liked them vs. the guy that named his kid Lennon and was picking second.
 
I always view it as really cool to discover other people that share my tastes so I don't mind sharing. There are two picks I would like to have that mean a lot to me that I think someone else might see as "value" picks early in the draft and those are the ones that might hurt if they go to people who aren't devoted fans. Like if someone going first had picked the Beatles just out of obligation/safe factor of picking first even though they only kind of liked them vs. the guy that named his kid Lennon and was picking second.
I slightly considered "value" in the film draft but got a first round exit anyways, lol. I won't be considering it at all in this one. I'm just going purely for the bands I love most no matter how uncool some of them may be.
 

Bricklayer

Don't Make Me Use The Bat
I slightly considered "value" in the film draft but got a first round exit anyways, lol. I won't be considering it at all in this one. I'm just going purely for the bands I love most no matter how uncool some of them may be.
Aha! I knew from some of your curious questions about conductors and stuff -- a Lawrence Welk fan!
 
I slightly considered "value" in the film draft but got a first round exit anyways, lol. I won't be considering it at all in this one. I'm just going purely for the bands I love most no matter how uncool some of them may be.
I definitely draft for "value" early, but it's not about winning the voting. I don't really care about that. It's about getting the best island for myself that I can get.

If something isn't your ultimate favorite but would be good addition to your island, then it makes sense to grab it before other more obscure artists/films/whatever just in order to maximize the quality of your own list. It's all a matter of how willing you are to risk the lesser known thing in order to get both it and the more popular one.
 
Hmmm interesting turn of events. I had narrowed the candidates for my 1st pick down to 5, based on what I expect to be available and how likely they are to still be on the board when my next pick comes up. Metallica was one of the 5. The other 4 are still available (I'm bound to lose at least 1 though).

Having said that, I am completely shocked that this band is still here, and so it falls no more. Note that they are not my favorite band, but I am a big fan and they are obviously far more likely to be gone by the time I pick in round 2 than my other top selections. So, to nobody's surprise:



The Rolling Stones

And, I plan on posting a couple of youtube videos of songs by my selections, especially for the later rounds so people can listen if they've never heard of the band. Everyone's heard of the Stones, but I'm going to be consistent.

[yt="Sympathy For The Devil"]Je8MXiwmNIk[/yt]

[yt="Paint It Black"]fPVUa29kHu8&feature=related[/yt]
 
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pdxKingsFan

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I definitely draft for "value" early, but it's not about winning the voting. I don't really care about that. It's about getting the best island for myself that I can get.

If something isn't your ultimate favorite but would be good addition to your island, then it makes sense to grab it before other more obscure artists/films/whatever just in order to maximize the quality of your own list. It's all a matter of how willing you are to risk the lesser known thing in order to get both it and the more popular one.
That's not really what we're talking about though, I was specifically referring to picking something impersonal to "play the game". I just don't really find the voting rounds that interesting and am more interested in what other people really like and maybe bonding with a few peeps over it. I don't really share the same tastes as Supes but I feel like I know him a bit better because of how he drafts vs. someone who doesn't stray from the IMDB top 200, and ultimately was more inclined to vote for him until he ran into a list I really liked. And I guess knowing that these islands aren't real I love having my picks stolen from me.
 
Ok, I'm about to leave for work so I will make this fast... SO EXCITED this fell to me at 6. Didn't think it would..



U2

Some of my favorites:

[video=youtube;co6WMzDOh1o&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co6WMzDOh1o&ob=av2e[/video]

[video=youtube;XmSdTa9kaiQ&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmSdTa9kaiQ&ob=av2e[/video]

 
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That's not really what we're talking about though, I was specifically referring to picking something impersonal to "play the game".
Does anybody actually draft something they don't like all that much in the name of playing the game, though? I'm certainly going to grab artists I'm not a devoted fan of, but that's not because I'm trying to win anything, that's just because I'm not a "devoted fan" of many artists. ;)
 

Bricklayer

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alright, so webbfan's first big test....you can do it kid! er...dude? dudette? shorty? old fella? well, whoever you are, you're up. Dazzle us.
 

pdxKingsFan

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Does anybody actually draft something they don't like all that much in the name of playing the game, though? I'm certainly going to grab artists I'm not a devoted fan of, but that's not because I'm trying to win anything, that's just because I'm not a "devoted fan" of many artists. ;)
I have my thoughts on the matter. I'd like to at least keep my usual 2 or 3 votes in the first round so I am just going to keep them to myself for now :)
 
My favorite artist of all time

Michael Jackson



I grew up on him as a kid and loved him then. He has always been my favorite. He is one of the most talented artists ever. Singer and dancer too.
 
My favorite artist of all time

Michael Jackson



I grew up on him as a kid and loved him then. He has always been my favorite. He is one of the most talented artists ever. Singer and dancer too.



NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! Knew it was going to happen. That's why I wanted a high pick in this draft. :(


IMO, a bigger influence than The Beatles.
 
My favorite artist of all time

Michael Jackson



I grew up on him as a kid and loved him then. He has always been my favorite. He is one of the most talented artists ever. Singer and dancer too.
Not my style of music (I did like Beat It though), but there's no arguing that statement
 

Capt. Factorial

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Well, I've already had three potential #1s taken, but the band I thought was likely to go #2 overall somehow slipped through, and I'll take my luck and run:



Led Zeppelin doesn't need much of an introduction - a pioneer metal band with the ability to go acoustic or electric, great dynamic range, lyrics that whisk you off to a magical faraway place yet don't sound like they came straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons module. And notably, the integrity to disband after the tragic death of drummer John Bonham: "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were."

Years active: 1968-1980
Catalog: 9 studio albums (7h16m), 3 live albums (6h29m)
Landmark songs: Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir
Song I keep coming back to:
 
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Well, I've already had three potential #1s taken, but the band I thought was likely to go #2 overall somehow slipped through, and I'll take my luck and run:



Led Zeppelin doesn't need much of an introduction - a pioneer metal band with the ability to go acoustic or electric, great dynamic range, lyrics that whisk you off to a magical faraway place yet don't sound like they came straight out of a Dungeons & Dragons module. And notably, the integrity to disband after the tragic death of drummer John Bonham: "We wish it to be known that the loss of our dear friend and the deep respect we have for his family, together with the sense of undivided harmony felt by ourselves and our manager, have led us to decide that we could not continue as we were."

Years active: 1968-1980
Catalog: 9 studio albums (7h16m), 3 live albums (6h29m)
Landmark songs: Good Times Bad Times, Whole Lotta Love, Immigrant Song, Stairway to Heaven, Kashmir
Song I keep coming back to:
There goes the one that hurts. Greatest band of all time in my book. No one before or since has been able to match their lethal combination of great production, amazing chemistry, timeless song writing, other worldly musicianship, humbling diversity, enviable sex appeal, and cool mystique.

They’ve been one of my favorite bands since I was about 14 and my overall favorite for about 10 years now. They're the only band I get fanboyish and gush over. Their music just never gets old for me. Practically everything from their first six albums is pure gold. And their last two albums aren’t too shabby either.

They were amazing as a unit and individually. Page, top 5 rock guitarist. Plant, top 5 rock singer. Bonham, best rock drummer ever. Jones, top 10 rock bassist and keyboarist. There just wasn’t any category they didn’t completely kick a$$ in.

Great pick but you can't love her like I do, hehe.
 
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I really like Led Zeppelin (Achilles Last Stand and When The Levee Breaks are my faves) and even though they're all incredibly talented, I find it hard to rate them among the best bands ever because of all the plagiarism talk. True or not, that really tainted their image for me