Tropical Island Music Artist Draft - FINIS
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I've never been much of a country music fan, but growing up in the foothills of California I was exposed to a lot of country/folk music. The best aspect of this genre of music surrounds the stories the artists are able to tell, and this next pick is one of my favorite folk singer/storytellers. Furthermore, this gives me a chance to even the gender ratio on my island a bit.
With my 18th selection, I choose:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
More: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mary-chapin-carpenter-p62629
With my 18th selection, I choose:
Mary Chapin Carpenter
More: http://www.allmusic.com/artist/mary-chapin-carpenter-p62629
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And see? All of a sudden I've turned into an anglophile:
The Cult
Despite their success these guys are almost criminally overlooked sometimes when you set about talking about metal bands from back in the day, but I always felt they would have been in my personal Top 5, and certainly I've always felt lead singer Ian Astbury had one of the truly great voices in the business. There was some long hair, but a lot more going on than in the typically vapid hair metal groups. In fact their music moved around quite a bit both before and after their commerical prime in the late 80s to early 90s, starting out more post punk gothic and trending toward heavier metal as they went on. This pick is mostly to pick up those peak years, but the stuff on either side is varied and frequently quite good in its own right and gives me a little variety if nothing else.
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The Cult
Despite their success these guys are almost criminally overlooked sometimes when you set about talking about metal bands from back in the day, but I always felt they would have been in my personal Top 5, and certainly I've always felt lead singer Ian Astbury had one of the truly great voices in the business. There was some long hair, but a lot more going on than in the typically vapid hair metal groups. In fact their music moved around quite a bit both before and after their commerical prime in the late 80s to early 90s, starting out more post punk gothic and trending toward heavier metal as they went on. This pick is mostly to pick up those peak years, but the stuff on either side is varied and frequently quite good in its own right and gives me a little variety if nothing else.
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Now I’m down to some tough decisions. I missed out on the run on “hair bands”, but I also noted that my favorite band in (or at least near) the category got skipped over. I’m taking them now: Def Leppard.
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
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Now I’m down to some tough decisions. I missed out on the run on “hair bands”, but I also noted that my favorite band in (or at least near) the category got skipped over. I’m taking them now: Def Leppard.
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
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A lady who is internationally respected and one of the most unique voices in all of music. Of course, one of the best dancers in music as well. I love the international sound to her music..
Shakira
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Shakira
[video=youtube;weRHyjj34ZE&ob=av2n]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=weRHyjj34ZE&ob=av2n[/video]
[video=youtube;KewfYKJy8YU&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KewfYKJy8YU&ob=av2e[/video]
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Yeah. The "International Sound" of her songs is what I pay attention to as well... I'm surprised she didn't go in the run of female artists a few rounds ago.
The Cult pick was pretty good, and I'm surprised that Def Leppard fell so far. I don't think of them as a hair band, but more arena rock...which reminds me that there are a few in this genre (OK, both hair AND arena) that are left on the board.
The Cult pick was pretty good, and I'm surprised that Def Leppard fell so far. I don't think of them as a hair band, but more arena rock...which reminds me that there are a few in this genre (OK, both hair AND arena) that are left on the board.
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Now I’m down to some tough decisions. I missed out on the run on “hair bands”, but I also noted that my favorite band in (or at least near) the category got skipped over. I’m taking them now: Def Leppard.
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
I cut my teeth on these guys when I was a kid, but at the time, I didn’t quite realize how remarkable they were, particularly Hysteria, which charted 7 singles and stayed on the charts for three years. Along with The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, and Van Halen they are one of only five rock bands to have sold two “Diamond” studio albums (10,000,000 sales) in the U.S. So I now have three of those five bands on my island. And I’ve got some more solid rock and roll.
Years active: 1977-present
Catalog: 9 studio albums, 1 rarities compilation, 1 live album, 1 cover album (11h)
Landmark songs: Bringin’ On The Heartbreak, Photograph, Love Bites, Pour Some Sugar On Me, Let’s Get Rocked
Songs I keep coming back to:
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Sorry for the delay, never got a PM due to overnight server issues. Probably wouldn't have mattered anyway because I've been busy today.
What do you get when you combine Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden? My next pick
:
Audioslave
They're comprised of Rage's musicians, with Chris Cornell as the frontman. Cornell is my favorite vocalist of all time so I needed him on my island. Even though they're mostly the same group, Audioslave's music is radically different than Rage's. I would've picked these guys sooner if I didn't have other genres to cover. That and they've only released 3 albums. But 3 solid (at worst) albums IMO. I'll take it.
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What do you get when you combine Rage Against the Machine and Soundgarden? My next pick
:
Audioslave
They're comprised of Rage's musicians, with Chris Cornell as the frontman. Cornell is my favorite vocalist of all time so I needed him on my island. Even though they're mostly the same group, Audioslave's music is radically different than Rage's. I would've picked these guys sooner if I didn't have other genres to cover. That and they've only released 3 albums. But 3 solid (at worst) albums IMO. I'll take it.
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Actually no, that would kind of be problematic -- be no way then for a skipped person to ever make there next pick on time.
On the other hand don't want to hold things up 24 hours for no reason.
Hmm...I have a solution! Dukes, get your *** back here!
On the other hand don't want to hold things up 24 hours for no reason.
Hmm...I have a solution! Dukes, get your *** back here!
Okay, for my 18th pick I need something to represent my dear and only daughter, and since I don't really want or need more country on my island, I'm choosing Jason Mraz.(hate away GGG)
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jason-mraz-p543198
watching her and her bf sing this to each other on her 16th birthday is something I will never forget. It was soo very sweet.
[video]http://youtu.be/acvIVA9-FMQ[/video]
[video]http://youtu.be/4X_AgLfpndM[/video]
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http://www.allmusic.com/artist/jason-mraz-p543198
watching her and her bf sing this to each other on her 16th birthday is something I will never forget. It was soo very sweet.
[video]http://youtu.be/acvIVA9-FMQ[/video]
[video]http://youtu.be/4X_AgLfpndM[/video]
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