D-Mass
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That just reeeeeeeeeeeeks of selfishness now doesn't it?
Hey...I was threatened with a Q-bert! I think I'm being pretty reserved...
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Hey...I was threatened with a Q-bert! I think I'm being pretty reserved...
I don't feel this strongly, but I'll admit that I just never got them, in particular I never got why white people who otherwise hated rap/hip hop loved the Beasties. Leaving out the obvious reason, because I'd like to think there was a more noble one.I despise the Beastie Boys with a burning passion. I would rather have 19 CDs and 1 shiny coaster for my coconut tea than include them on my island.
Okay. Now I think you're a cretin.
Agreed. I used to practice basketball every day to that cassette in high school. I'd take one of my folk's speakers, turn it around and drag it out the back door, and practice shooting to it. Wasn't sure where it placed on my list, but I had it down for later just for grins if still available.
I've seen Sara Evans in concert twice with my wife and she is great live as well. The Queen of Country has great pipes and puts on a good show.
Our 5-year old wants to see her in concert too after listening to her in the car.
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Funny, I am reading that now for the first time.
D-Mass
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I don't put them on the same level as traditional rap/hip hop, at least not for most of their career. I think they have their own sound...and it just resonates with me more. I like a lot of traditional rap/hip-hop as well, but I just don't really see them in the same category.
C Diddy
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I despise the Beastie Boys with a burning passion. I would rather have 19 CDs and 1 shiny coaster for my coconut tea than include them on my island.
Hey now, with such lyrics as :
"Like a lemon to a lime - a lime to a lemon
I sip the def ale with all the fly women"
and
"Got this dance that's more than real. Drink Brass Monkey - here's how you feel. Put your left leg down - your right leg up. Tilt your head back - let's finish the cup"
How can you not love this album? Its pure genius!
GoGoGadget
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Don't know that it's a particularly noble reason, but I've always seen the Beastie Boys' crossover appeal as being due to the fact that they remain pretty unique in the hip hop world. Sure, they're still ultimately a hip hop group, but I can get why someone who doesn't like Talib Kweli (specifically avoiding bling rap, here) may still like a song like "Sabotage" -- the sound is just completely different
D-Mass
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And that's actually the sound I prefer from the Beasties, but I was specifically crediting them for their original work.
Just started listening to this one on the drive to work today and frankly, I haven't cared that much for it. Your pick would have been safe.
She gives up a lot of the appeal (to me) of Tidal by trying to be "edgier" I guess, but the songs seem to be almost disjointed. It's like Sinatra trying to sing Red Hot Chili Peppers songs or something - it isn't working for me so far.
To be fair, I haven't finished the CD yet, but so far the impression I get isn't as favorable as Tidal. Which is fine - I just thought I'd share.
OK, and I have started Extrordinary Machine as well on the drive home, and haven't found myself really enjoying it much either. I find myself tiring of a song and skipping to the next track - something I never do with Tidal. Bizarre. These other two albums just don't capture what I find so appealing about her music. It's like she caught lightning in a bottle with Tidal and the rest of the time she's trying to spice it up to improve upon it and she just loses what makes it special the first time around. IMHO, of course, but I'm just bummed that I didn't find more to like as I had hoped....
Monty'sBiggestFan
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Now "Brass Monkey" and "Girls" have grown to hate like nobody's business, even the beat which I used to like grates on my last nerves...Fight For Your Right I never liked - so there is no growth involved in that at all....if all that album was was more stuff like that I never would have bought it lol....Everything else tho beyond those three rock..."She's Crafty" and "Paul Revere" kick @$$ as probably my favorites from this album.
But the Boys Beastie I thought grew OUT of the "Let Me Be A White Rap Group Just For Fun" phase and actually got better after License to Ill, which was great.
I agree wholeheartedly, they really shouldn't be classified as rap they are in a box of their own in a weird way, which is probably why I still have grown with them...sorta...my ipod is loaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaded with selected stuff.
(sneaking "The Sounds of Science" into knapsack)
But the Boys Beastie I thought grew OUT of the "Let Me Be A White Rap Group Just For Fun" phase and actually got better after License to Ill, which was great.
I agree wholeheartedly, they really shouldn't be classified as rap they are in a box of their own in a weird way, which is probably why I still have grown with them...sorta...my ipod is loaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaded with selected stuff.
(sneaking "The Sounds of Science" into knapsack)
Monty'sBiggestFan
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Word...I have that...and "Pass the Mic" "Sabotage" "Alive" "So Whatcha Want" in a permanent playlist group that goes with whatever type of workout I need a mix for. No workout goes Slick Rick, Janet or Beastie-less... um...not to sound obsessive.
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D-Mass
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Add "Sure Shot" and you've got something...
This draft fascinates me; I fully expected for there to be albums that I haven't listened to, but I'm surprised by how many artists/bands there are that I've never even heard of. Interestingly enough, most of them are being picked by two people, as there are, to this point, eight artists/bands I'd never heard of (counting Warhawk's most recent pick) before this draft, and Proph and pdx combine for six of them; the eighth is the aforementioned Chris Brown.
But, what really shocks me is, as someone who (at this phase of my life) listens to R&B, Funk and hip-hop almost to exclusivity, that I am more familiar with Spike's playlist than I am with dime dropper's.
I've got a couple more up my sleeve that are not really that obscure but I doubt many listened to much just because of the type of music that *isn't* being drafted here.
I have one in particular I'd be surprised if anyone has heard of before....
I got that CD from my cousin who lived in San Francisco - it's from a local (SF) guy who has put out only one CD on a local label. But I like it.
A lot. I'm saving it for later because I'm pretty sure nobody else will pick it. Got other stuff to pick up first.
GoGoGadget
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I know people who had the same reaction, and I also know people who only liked the second two CDs after owning them for at least a year. My favorite things about her as an artist are her lyrics and her voice, so I tend to follow that and just go with the rest.
'89 Kings Fan
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It takes quite a few listens but eventually that album grows on you. After seeing her perform it live it is now my favorite of the three. Stick with it, it will grow on you.
Also the thing that shocks me most about this thread is the complete lack of Brit pop from anyones list. There is only the Beatles and Coldplay. I was not expecting any Jazz or Blues but I though Radiohead or Blur would have popped up by now.
GoGoGadget
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D-Mass
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I think I might have some coming soon...if it lasts...
Monty'sBiggestFan
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Same here....but I had to employ some strategery to protect some of my other stuff first...
Bricklayer
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Tina Turner -- Private Dancer (1984)
After seeing the tides in this draft shift again, I did a little soul searching over a highly strategic pick here that I realized I just don't listen to much anymore, and decided to go this way instead. Mildly surprised this one was still out there -- there were three monster albums that dominated the airwaves back in 1984, and the other two (Purple Rain, and Born in the U.S.A.) have already been taken. Going to hop in and take this one now, even though a few of my favortie songs of Ms. Turner's are not included. Might be as close to R&B as I venture in this draft, although the very key to its mega-popularity (over 14 million albums sold, huge hits in What's Love Got To Do With It, Better Be Good to Me, Private Dancer, Show Some Respect etc.) was its crossover appeal as Tina moved toward a dominant role in the rock arena. It wasn't until I got older that I came to fully appreciate this album -- as everybody divided up into camps around those three albums, I was intitially a Born in the U.S.A. guy, considered Prince a preening nancy boy, and was on the fence about Turner. But as I grew older (and wiser) I came to realize why this one became such a worldwide phenomenon (unexpectedly Tina became even more popular overseas than in the U.S.) as well.
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Bricklayer
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Wow...and I was SO good about keeping my mouth shut about Last of the Mohicans and The Matrix in the other thread...
You would have just badly exposed yourself attacking two of the higher rated action movies of all time.
Monty'sBiggestFan
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I was thinking about that album the other day....thank you KHTK and MS&E promoting the crap out of her tour and drilling her music into my head....
Yeah, that was an era defining album for sure....and now that you mention it I do remember how epic that was for biiiiig albums kinda layering on top of each other..
Yeah, that was an era defining album for sure....and now that you mention it I do remember how epic that was for biiiiig albums kinda layering on top of each other..
C Diddy
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Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Okay. Now I think you're a cretin.
Well, I exaggerated a little.
Aside from smug, noisy, stupid and in need of a good choking I think they are grand.
D-Mass
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You would have just badly exposed yourself attacking two of the higher rated action movies of all time.
Possibly...but I suppose if I paid attention to ratings I'd be a big LOTR fan...and that I am NOT (not to rehash that old argument).
Monty'sBiggestFan
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Hey now...CDiddy, LoveSexy was him exploring his artistic side...with airbrushed nudity and um..flowers...
GoGoGadget
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I consider myself a pretty big Prince fan, but some things really can't be argued:
Luckily preening nancy boy and amazing musician aren't mutually exclusive.
Monty'sBiggestFan
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Oh I won't argue it, which is why I said nothing to Brick's comment directly...
That man can work heels better than I freaking ever could...so that elevates him to a class unto no other in my book of brilliance..
That man can work heels better than I freaking ever could...so that elevates him to a class unto no other in my book of brilliance..
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)
So, yeah, I'm a metalhead, but there's a place in my iPod for musicianship. Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is one of my favorite Elton John songs. That, and his sartorial tastes rock.
I'll add more later, but I have to run.
So, yeah, I'm a metalhead, but there's a place in my iPod for musicianship. Funeral For a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding is one of my favorite Elton John songs. That, and his sartorial tastes rock.
I'll add more later, but I have to run.
Kingzrool
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I am going to go with the flow of the thread, throw aside a few of my strategically placed picks and grab a couple that I cannot live without.
Spearhead - Chocolate Supa Highway - 1997
I cannot say enough about Michael Franti, he is my favorite musician that is still alive. His lyrics are socially and culturally insightful and inspiring. He has amassed a core following in a true underground fasion. If you have not seen his movie "I Know I Am Not Alone" which documents his un-UN sanctioned trip through Iraq, it is a must see. He was invited to sing his song that goes "You can bomb the world to peices, but you can't bomb it into peace" on the Tonight show. A Bay Area native, Michael Franti has been around the block, first was Beatnigs (put out an album on Alternative tentacles which was the Dead Kennedy's label), then Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (opened on a tour for U2), then Spearhead. Capital Records owns the Spearhead name and when they tried to get him to sell out, he changed the name to Michael Franti and Spearhead and put out a record on his own label. This particular record is the last as Spearhead and has the most hiphop/reggae influence and the cover of Rebel Music with Stephen Marley is great. Stephen sounds just like his father.
I have had his quote in my sig the entire time that I have been a member here. BTW, this is my first pick from the 90's.
I also would like to brag that the first time I saw him, he was playing with Charlie Hunter at the IBEAM in SF opening for my band, Skyclad, whom the Counting Crows also opened for.
Spearhead - Chocolate Supa Highway - 1997
I cannot say enough about Michael Franti, he is my favorite musician that is still alive. His lyrics are socially and culturally insightful and inspiring. He has amassed a core following in a true underground fasion. If you have not seen his movie "I Know I Am Not Alone" which documents his un-UN sanctioned trip through Iraq, it is a must see. He was invited to sing his song that goes "You can bomb the world to peices, but you can't bomb it into peace" on the Tonight show. A Bay Area native, Michael Franti has been around the block, first was Beatnigs (put out an album on Alternative tentacles which was the Dead Kennedy's label), then Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy (opened on a tour for U2), then Spearhead. Capital Records owns the Spearhead name and when they tried to get him to sell out, he changed the name to Michael Franti and Spearhead and put out a record on his own label. This particular record is the last as Spearhead and has the most hiphop/reggae influence and the cover of Rebel Music with Stephen Marley is great. Stephen sounds just like his father.
I have had his quote in my sig the entire time that I have been a member here. BTW, this is my first pick from the 90's.
I also would like to brag that the first time I saw him, he was playing with Charlie Hunter at the IBEAM in SF opening for my band, Skyclad, whom the Counting Crows also opened for.
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