Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
I was looking at Heart albums just last pick, and of course Barracuda rocks.
P.S. by cassette tape I assume you mean 8-track.
P.S. by cassette tape I assume you mean 8-track.
Desert Island Music Album Draft 2013 - draft complete
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Aww, Plant was just upset that they left out the "bustle in your hedgerow" verse!
But seriously, that's an awesome performance. I actually like Jimmy Page's reactions more because he's so gleeful about the whole thing. Plant's a bit more stoic.
kingsnation
All-Star
Well, I'm about to step out again for work and I won't be back again probably for about 9 hours 
So, that means I will move the draft along and post writeups later.
Final pick of Round 14 - David Gray, White Ladder - 1998 - More..
First pick of Round 15 - Mariah Carey, Daydream - 1995 - More..
Write-ups to follow soon.
So, that means I will move the draft along and post writeups later.Final pick of Round 14 - David Gray, White Ladder - 1998 - More..
First pick of Round 15 - Mariah Carey, Daydream - 1995 - More..
Write-ups to follow soon.
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Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Well, I'm about to step out again for work and I won't be back again probably for about 9 hours
Final pick of Round 14 - David Gray, White Ladder - 1998 - More..
First pick of Round 15 - Mariah Carey, Daydream - 1995 - More..
Write-ups to follow soon.
David Gray's album was one of mine last time, and one I specifically replaced with Don Henley this time otherwise it would have been in the running again.
Anybody who knows me knows that I'm not a big fan of rap or hip hop. Just never got into it...until this TV show (Justified) came along with a theme song that was so catchy that I had to learn more about the group. Talk about an interesting mix of genres. Take bluegrass, add hip hop and some other secret ingredients and you've got Gangstagrass.
Lightning on the Strings, Thunder on the Mic - Gangstagrass - 2010
Here's the one song from the album that doesn't have an explicit lyrics warning.
(Ironically, the song that turned me onto this group hasn't been released on an album. But you can listen to it here and get a glimpse of the musicians involved.)
Lightning on the Strings, Thunder on the Mic - Gangstagrass - 2010
Here's the one song from the album that doesn't have an explicit lyrics warning.
(Ironically, the song that turned me onto this group hasn't been released on an album. But you can listen to it here and get a glimpse of the musicians involved.)
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LOL for some reason I read this and missed the "not" and was scratching my head for a minute.
I keep meaning to watch Justified, haven't, consequently this may be the first pick I can say I haven't actually heard of. Track reminds me of a rap-rock band with a modest hit I liked in the early 90s. They won't be picked but I guess I can't say who until later.
I'd say it is safe to say I haven't heard of at least 20 artists here! This draft is crazy compared to the last one.
Uk kings fan
Bench
Wow its my pick again, so many choices!!
I am going to go with an album which although extremely new it made shock waves around the Uk and Europe (possibly USA im not sure?) TBH im not tottaly sure why i like it so much but I do...
I am so please to pick from London, England:
+ - Ed Sheeran
Full Album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huReNpw67Ys
I think im going to pick Little Bird as my selected track, simply because it sums up what his album and music is all about
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/+_(album)
(as ever i ask if you haven't heard of it please give it a listen)
I am going to go with an album which although extremely new it made shock waves around the Uk and Europe (possibly USA im not sure?) TBH im not tottaly sure why i like it so much but I do...
I am so please to pick from London, England:
+ - Ed Sheeran
Full Album: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huReNpw67Ys
I think im going to pick Little Bird as my selected track, simply because it sums up what his album and music is all about
Wiki: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/+_(album)
(as ever i ask if you haven't heard of it please give it a listen)
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kingsnation
All-Star
+ was on my list. A Team is one of my favorite songs of the last couple years. I'm very sad to lose this one but glad someone else appreciates his music!
Uk kings fan
Bench
Saw him play live a few times in the last few years (once before he was big
) possibly one of my highlights when it comes to music spotting 
is he big in America yet?
Sorry for the wait everyone.
My selection is
Bach: The Goldberg Variations. Glenn Gould. 1981.
I believe this album would be the perfect companion to a life of desert island solitude. My understanding is that Glenn Gould himself was an introvert who conducted all his relationships via correspondence (?go figure).
Here is the wiki page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach:_The_Goldberg_Variations_(Glenn_Gould_recordi ng)
The album
My selection is
Bach: The Goldberg Variations. Glenn Gould. 1981.
I believe this album would be the perfect companion to a life of desert island solitude. My understanding is that Glenn Gould himself was an introvert who conducted all his relationships via correspondence (?go figure).
Here is the wiki page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bach:_The_Goldberg_Variations_(Glenn_Gould_recordi ng)
The album
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dukeswh
Bench
My next pick is a great addition to my island. This artist is one of my favorite guitarists of all time and one of the bests out there. Although I really don't care much for a few of his later albums, his debut album is an absolute gem and a perfect fit for my island.
Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani (1987)
WIKI
Surfing with the Alien - Joe Satriani (1987)
WIKI
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kingsnation
All-Star
Saw him play live a few times in the last few years (once before he was big
is he big in America yet?
Right on. He is, with a certain music scene. A Team has hit huge over here though. He's becoming more mainstream for sure though.. he even has a song with Taylor Swift (which will certainly gain him more mainstream popularity and exposure.)
Epic pick. I would highly recommend seeking out the film "32 Short Films About Glenn Gould" - it's a very non-traditional biopic but I feel like it gives the viewer a great sense of who Glenn Gould was.
EndGame
G-League
I know there are a lot of haters out there, but I am not going to let that effect what I want to listen to on MY island! I really go into this group when they remade a classic song from the late 80's (due to constantly breaking the "don't talk about other artists" rule, I wont name it). I am guessing that I listed to this thing at least 500 times and still when I hear it I love it and sing along.
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - 2000
Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limp_Bizkit
Limp Bizkit - Chocolate Starfish and the Hot Dog Flavored Water - 2000
Wiki http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limp_Bizkit
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Ok great- will look out for it
Jespher
Starter
Sorry for the delay. Life stuff. Most of my preferences in music require emotional side notes; phases of my life, people I had adventures with, life experiences. This album has a lot of history for me, and helped shape me into the man I am today. The album is filled with silly love songs, and life lessons to enjoy what you've got (or You're Gonna Lose That Girl). Although it may not be the best Beatles album from top to bottom, it contains the most covered Beatles song of any of them...Yesterday. Great A side, ok B side, with several gems thrown in. More than enough to add to my island!
With my 15th selection, I choose:
The Beatles - Help! - 1965
Track List:
Side 1:
1. Help! - 2:18
2. The Night Before - 2:33
3. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - 2:08
4. I Need You - 2:28
5. Another Girl - 2:05
6. You're Gonna Lose That Girl - 2:17
7. Ticket to Ride - 3:10
Side 2:
1. Act Naturally - 2:29
2. It's Only Love - 1:54
3. You Like Me Too Much - 2:35
4. Tell Me What You See - 2:36
5. I've Just Seen a Face - 2:04
6. Yesterday - 2:03
7. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - 2:53
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help!_(album)
With my 15th selection, I choose:
The Beatles - Help! - 1965
Track List:
Side 1:
1. Help! - 2:18
2. The Night Before - 2:33
3. You've Got to Hide Your Love Away - 2:08
4. I Need You - 2:28
5. Another Girl - 2:05
6. You're Gonna Lose That Girl - 2:17
7. Ticket to Ride - 3:10
Side 2:
1. Act Naturally - 2:29
2. It's Only Love - 1:54
3. You Like Me Too Much - 2:35
4. Tell Me What You See - 2:36
5. I've Just Seen a Face - 2:04
6. Yesterday - 2:03
7. Dizzy Miss Lizzy - 2:53
More: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help!_(album)
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NoBonus
Starter
With the selection of such metal-related albums like Limp Bizkit, I am going to one-up all ya'll metal heads!
I select:
The Carpenters - Carpenters - 1971 (AKA the Tan Album)
I love the Carpenters. Karen Carpenter is my favorite all-time female singer. Her voice is incredible and simple and perfect. No autotune here! This album contains a lot of my favorite Carptenters tracks plus I own it on LP and MP3. Some of the standouts are "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Superstar", "For All We Know", and lesser know songs (that I still think are awesome) like the weird "Saturday" and the incredibly fun "Bacharach/David Medley" which is a medley of songs like "Walk on By" and "Do you know the way to San Jose". Just an incredible album and no island would be complete without the Carpenters.
Superstar!
This
I select:
The Carpenters - Carpenters - 1971 (AKA the Tan Album)
I love the Carpenters. Karen Carpenter is my favorite all-time female singer. Her voice is incredible and simple and perfect. No autotune here! This album contains a lot of my favorite Carptenters tracks plus I own it on LP and MP3. Some of the standouts are "Rainy Days and Mondays", "Superstar", "For All We Know", and lesser know songs (that I still think are awesome) like the weird "Saturday" and the incredibly fun "Bacharach/David Medley" which is a medley of songs like "Walk on By" and "Do you know the way to San Jose". Just an incredible album and no island would be complete without the Carpenters.
Superstar!
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I always felt that Fred Durst knew he was a talentless hack that was lucky to be rubbing noses with playmates and living the high life. Unlike all the other alt/nu-metal dorks who were "keeping it real" with some godawful music. So I have a certain begrudging respect for that band in a genre I wish never happened. Starfish may have been the most listenable album from that period. I will even fess up to probably having a copy somewhere. Wouldn't put it anywhere near my island but yeah.
Padrino
All-Star
with the eighth pick in the fifteenth round of the 2013 Desert Island Music Draft, i select...
TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain (07/06/06):
01 I Was A Lover
02 Hours
03 Province
04 Playhouses
05 Wolf Like Me
06 A Method
07 Let the Devil in
08 Dirtywhirl
09 Blues From Down Here
10 Tonight
11 Wash the Day
Genre: art rock, post-punk, indie rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_cookie_mountain
here's another band who arrived in my ears as a result of the internet age. in 2006, they were a buzz band that i caught wind of, having generated a lot of good press on the back of their single "Wolf Like Me," a propulsive, scuzzy, sexualized post-punk number that i still jam on repeat to this day. and that's why i've picked this album here, actually. TV On the Radio are one of the Brooklyn buzz bands of the mid-2000's that has aged really well, that wasn't just a flash in the pan, that didn't just take their moment in the sun and ride off into obscurity. they take elements of post-punk, new wave, glam, blues, soul, punk, and funk and combine it into a beautifully strange collage. imagine Prince colliding with David Bowie and Fugazi and you might have some idea of what Return to Cookie Mountain sounds like...
TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain (07/06/06):
01 I Was A Lover
02 Hours
03 Province
04 Playhouses
05 Wolf Like Me
06 A Method
07 Let the Devil in
08 Dirtywhirl
09 Blues From Down Here
10 Tonight
11 Wash the Day
Genre: art rock, post-punk, indie rock
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Return_to_cookie_mountain
here's another band who arrived in my ears as a result of the internet age. in 2006, they were a buzz band that i caught wind of, having generated a lot of good press on the back of their single "Wolf Like Me," a propulsive, scuzzy, sexualized post-punk number that i still jam on repeat to this day. and that's why i've picked this album here, actually. TV On the Radio are one of the Brooklyn buzz bands of the mid-2000's that has aged really well, that wasn't just a flash in the pan, that didn't just take their moment in the sun and ride off into obscurity. they take elements of post-punk, new wave, glam, blues, soul, punk, and funk and combine it into a beautifully strange collage. imagine Prince colliding with David Bowie and Fugazi and you might have some idea of what Return to Cookie Mountain sounds like...
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Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Taking really recent albums in a forever on a desert island draft is a bit risky, as you don't really know if their appeal will last and frankly I haven't even really thought of music in terms of "albums" in 10-15 years (I was an early and enthusiastic embracer of digital singles). But I'm going to take the risk and bump this band/album up over one 50 years its senior because 9 of the 11 songs on this album are flat winners, and they're just damn fun:
The Lumineers - The Lumineers (2012)
Okay quick, I am giving you a piano, a cello, and a ukulele -- give me a rhythm. And yet somehow they do.
Ostensibly part of the roots revival headlined by Mumford & Sons in recent years, I didn't even start investigating this band until maybe 6 months ago. And the fact that I am still interested is part of what fascinates me. Unlike Mumford with its lush instrumentation/obvious chops, these guys revel in the deceptively simple and yet somehow it gets under your skin. I've spent more time than maybe I should have trying to figure out exactly how. They are one of the most rhythmic bands I know, and yet they create rhythm out of silence. Half the time they don't even use a conventional rhythm section for minutes at a stretch. They'll start off songs with a single instrument, a piano or a ukulele and a vocalist, playing a basic melody, and then just add a bit, drop another, changing it subtly, until it suddenly explodes into a lush catchy stomp. A folk band with a cello? Drums that shift from simple thumps to nifty little shuffle beats. Its very clever, and my end conclusion has been that these guys are a lot better at music than I am. I don't know how I'll feel about them in 40 years, but it will always be fun.
Also of course Ho Hey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5-yvg4kfo&feature=youtu.be
Stubborn Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk_KNbDHo
The Lumineers - The Lumineers (2012)
Okay quick, I am giving you a piano, a cello, and a ukulele -- give me a rhythm. And yet somehow they do.
Ostensibly part of the roots revival headlined by Mumford & Sons in recent years, I didn't even start investigating this band until maybe 6 months ago. And the fact that I am still interested is part of what fascinates me. Unlike Mumford with its lush instrumentation/obvious chops, these guys revel in the deceptively simple and yet somehow it gets under your skin. I've spent more time than maybe I should have trying to figure out exactly how. They are one of the most rhythmic bands I know, and yet they create rhythm out of silence. Half the time they don't even use a conventional rhythm section for minutes at a stretch. They'll start off songs with a single instrument, a piano or a ukulele and a vocalist, playing a basic melody, and then just add a bit, drop another, changing it subtly, until it suddenly explodes into a lush catchy stomp. A folk band with a cello? Drums that shift from simple thumps to nifty little shuffle beats. Its very clever, and my end conclusion has been that these guys are a lot better at music than I am. I don't know how I'll feel about them in 40 years, but it will always be fun.
Also of course Ho Hey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo5-yvg4kfo&feature=youtu.be
Stubborn Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk_KNbDHo
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Taking really recent albums in a forever on a desert island draft is a bit risky, as you don't really know if their appeal will last and frankly I haven't even really thought of music in terms of "albums" in 10-15 years (I was an early and enthusiastic embracer of digital singles). But I'm going to take the risk and bump this band/album up over one 50 years its senior because 9 of the 11 songs on this album are flat winners, and they're just damn fun:
The Lumineers - The Lumineers (2012)
Okay quick, I am giving you a piano, a cello, and a ukulele -- give me a rhythm. And yet somehow they do.
Ostensibly part of the roots revival headlined by Mumford & Sons in recent years, I didn't even start investigating this band until maybe 6 months ago. And the fact that I am still interested is part of what fascinates me. Unlike Mumford with its lush instrumentation/obvious chops, these guys revel in the deceptively simple and yet somehow it gets under your skin. I've spent more time than maybe I should have trying to figure out exactly how. They are one of the most rhythmic bands I know, and yet they create rhythm out of silence. Half the time they don't even use a conventional rhythm section for minutes at a stretch. They'll start off songs with a single instrument, a piano or a ukulele and a vocalist, playing a basic melody, and then just add a bit, drop another, changing it subtly, until it suddenly explodes into a lush catchy stomp. A folk band with a cello? Drums that shift from simple thumps to nifty little shuffle beats. Its very clever, and my end conclusion has been that these guys are a lot better at music than I am. I don't know how I'll feel about them in 40 years, but it will always be fun.
Also of course:
And: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UJWk_KNbDHo
It's a good thing you took it when you did. I can guarantee it would not have been available after my next turn.
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EndGame
G-League
I really dont get the hatred for Durst. Is he a bit of a DB? Yeah, of course he is, but so are half the rockers out there. And though many thougth he was talentless, we was able to blend rap and rock as well as anyone in his day. Hey, 40,000,000 albums sold, I aint the only one...
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with the eighth pick in the fifteenth round of the 2013 Desert Island Music Draft, i select...
TV On the Radio - Return to Cookie Mountain (07/06/06):
Nice one. My favourite album of theirs...
With the two hundred thirty-fifth pick of the draft, Mr. Slim Citrus selects:
Musiq Soulchild, Aijuswanaseing (2000)
And we now return you to your regularly scheduled program... You know, during the original album draft, I was very strongly personally opposed to revealing anything personal about the nature of any of my picks. I think, to put it lightly, I've softened my stance on this particular issue:
Aijuswanaseing (I Just Wanna Sing) is like a balm for me: it went a long way towards helping to heal the scorched earth that was my life at the time. It's one of the first albums I started listening to after I'd considered ending my self-imposed sabbatical from... well, basically, life, even including KF (which is why I have a join date over a year later than old-heads like Bricklayer and AleksandarN, and nearly two years later than the likes of Glenn and JSin, even though I'd been a member of the community for just as long, prior to the Kings Fans/Sachoops merger), in the wake of my separation and, ultimately, my divorce. Aloof and standoffish, even on my best days, becoming separated from the one thing that made me even seek out other human contact caused me to become reserved to the point of being violently aggressive towards everybody... Fast forward through a handful of fistfights, command-mandated therapy, and a restraining order, and I still wasn't ready to re-join the civilized world. It wasn't until September 11th, and the presumed death of a shipmate at the Pentagon (turned out to be someone else with the same name whom, by remarkable coincidence, also happened to hold the same rating and paygrade, and also worked at the Pentagon), that I started to put my priorities back in order, and made an effort to get my life back together. This album was critical to that process.
The debut album of neo-soul singer, Musiq Soulchild, Aijuswanaseing enjoyed moderate success, peaking at Number Twenty-Four on the Billboard Top 200, and being certified platinum. The album did spawn three singles that hit the Billboard Hot 100, only one of which, Love, broke into the Top 25, but it was somewhat more successful on the R&B Charts (cite: Wikipedia).
Musiq Soulchild, Aijuswanaseing (2000)
And we now return you to your regularly scheduled program... You know, during the original album draft, I was very strongly personally opposed to revealing anything personal about the nature of any of my picks. I think, to put it lightly, I've softened my stance on this particular issue:
Aijuswanaseing (I Just Wanna Sing) is like a balm for me: it went a long way towards helping to heal the scorched earth that was my life at the time. It's one of the first albums I started listening to after I'd considered ending my self-imposed sabbatical from... well, basically, life, even including KF (which is why I have a join date over a year later than old-heads like Bricklayer and AleksandarN, and nearly two years later than the likes of Glenn and JSin, even though I'd been a member of the community for just as long, prior to the Kings Fans/Sachoops merger), in the wake of my separation and, ultimately, my divorce. Aloof and standoffish, even on my best days, becoming separated from the one thing that made me even seek out other human contact caused me to become reserved to the point of being violently aggressive towards everybody... Fast forward through a handful of fistfights, command-mandated therapy, and a restraining order, and I still wasn't ready to re-join the civilized world. It wasn't until September 11th, and the presumed death of a shipmate at the Pentagon (turned out to be someone else with the same name whom, by remarkable coincidence, also happened to hold the same rating and paygrade, and also worked at the Pentagon), that I started to put my priorities back in order, and made an effort to get my life back together. This album was critical to that process.
The debut album of neo-soul singer, Musiq Soulchild, Aijuswanaseing enjoyed moderate success, peaking at Number Twenty-Four on the Billboard Top 200, and being certified platinum. The album did spawn three singles that hit the Billboard Hot 100, only one of which, Love, broke into the Top 25, but it was somewhat more successful on the R&B Charts (cite: Wikipedia).
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For William Blake:
At Action Park - Shellac - 1994
Steve Albini does Math Rock. It’s everything you might expect out of an Albini record: it’s minimalistic, it’s threatening and it’s dry, both in the music and the lyrics. I’m a fan of pretty much his whole output but this is my favourite.
At Action Park - Shellac - 1994
Steve Albini does Math Rock. It’s everything you might expect out of an Albini record: it’s minimalistic, it’s threatening and it’s dry, both in the music and the lyrics. I’m a fan of pretty much his whole output but this is my favourite.
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Löwenherz
Starter
Glee introduced me to this group. There, I said it
Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
wiki
To be clear, it's the only episode I've ever seen, my sister made me watch it with her and the song they used isn't even on this album. Nonetheless, I owe my fledgling fandom and discovery of this album to that pop culture icon.
At the time, I'd assumed they'd dredged up the work of an underground punk group from the 80s I never knew existed. Wasn't entirely implausible. Finding out instead I actually liked music spawning from the 21st century, filled me with equal parts wonder and excitement.
Fever to tell is aptly named, bursting with energy through the first two thirds of the album with quirky, eclectic adrenaline until the fever finally breaks for the last several tracks including their single Maps.
I'll add more later when I'm off, but this album is the closest I've been to the feelings I had when I first discovered DK and I owe it all to Glee
Fever to Tell - Yeah Yeah Yeahs (2003)
wiki
To be clear, it's the only episode I've ever seen, my sister made me watch it with her and the song they used isn't even on this album. Nonetheless, I owe my fledgling fandom and discovery of this album to that pop culture icon.
At the time, I'd assumed they'd dredged up the work of an underground punk group from the 80s I never knew existed. Wasn't entirely implausible. Finding out instead I actually liked music spawning from the 21st century, filled me with equal parts wonder and excitement.
Fever to tell is aptly named, bursting with energy through the first two thirds of the album with quirky, eclectic adrenaline until the fever finally breaks for the last several tracks including their single Maps.
I'll add more later when I'm off, but this album is the closest I've been to the feelings I had when I first discovered DK and I owe it all to Glee
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GoGoGadget
All-Star
Love this album. It would have been one of my early round choices had I not decided to avoid anything taken last draft. Karen O is wonderfully insane.
Beck - Odelay (1996) (wiki link)
I had originally resigned myself to not getting this album. I was pretty convinced that it would go in the first five rounds or so, and I simply had priorities I couldn't let slip in that range. I preemptively filed it under "That's Too Bad" (along with a bunch of other albums on which I was right in so filing, mind you) and went forward with my draft. And then about ten picks ago I began to wonder who had taken it and the answer surprised me - nobody! Anyway, I originally viewed Beck as a one-hit wonder but this album changed my opinion. Over the last two decades, I've become more and more enamored with a certain je ne sais quoi in music - when I have to use words I often think of it as "random precision" (a nod to a lyric on my 8th round pick). More precisely, I guess I'd say that it's the ability to throw incongruity into a song and make it sound like it belongs there, even resonates there, rather than have this incongruity tend towards a more natural cacophony. The opening track to my 9th round pick ("I Am Trying To Break Your Heart") is a classic example for me, as is just about every song on Beck's massively-produced Odelay. Beck takes some admittedly catchy tunes, throws in noise, distortion, samples left and right, and comes up with a plain killer album that offers something new to discover every time you listen to it. Unlike a lot of my top albums, Odelay doesn't carry a lot of emotional resonance for me - which is why I felt I couldn't take it early in the draft. But at the same time it's incredibly fun, and I'm not going to get tired of listening to it on my island because it's just so darned interesting.
(Link to Where It's At)
(link to New Pollution)
I had originally resigned myself to not getting this album. I was pretty convinced that it would go in the first five rounds or so, and I simply had priorities I couldn't let slip in that range. I preemptively filed it under "That's Too Bad" (along with a bunch of other albums on which I was right in so filing, mind you) and went forward with my draft. And then about ten picks ago I began to wonder who had taken it and the answer surprised me - nobody! Anyway, I originally viewed Beck as a one-hit wonder but this album changed my opinion. Over the last two decades, I've become more and more enamored with a certain je ne sais quoi in music - when I have to use words I often think of it as "random precision" (a nod to a lyric on my 8th round pick). More precisely, I guess I'd say that it's the ability to throw incongruity into a song and make it sound like it belongs there, even resonates there, rather than have this incongruity tend towards a more natural cacophony. The opening track to my 9th round pick ("I Am Trying To Break Your Heart") is a classic example for me, as is just about every song on Beck's massively-produced Odelay. Beck takes some admittedly catchy tunes, throws in noise, distortion, samples left and right, and comes up with a plain killer album that offers something new to discover every time you listen to it. Unlike a lot of my top albums, Odelay doesn't carry a lot of emotional resonance for me - which is why I felt I couldn't take it early in the draft. But at the same time it's incredibly fun, and I'm not going to get tired of listening to it on my island because it's just so darned interesting.
(Link to Where It's At)
(link to New Pollution)
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