Music Draft FINALS, #15/#16 Game -- jalfa v. William Blake

[Bricklayer]

The epic battle for LeBron's jeweled throne begins...

jalfa
1.13 - Tom Waits
2.04 - Radiohead
3.13 - Miles Davis
4.04 - Sufjan Stevens
5.13 - The Cure
6.04 - Modest Mouse
7.13 - Portishead
8.04 - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club
9.13 - Cat Power
10.04 - The Weakerthans
11.13 - NoFX
12.04 - Propagahndi
13.13 - Queens of the Stone Age
14.04 - Röyksopp
15.13 - Robyn
16.04 - Leonard Cohen
17.13 - Monster Magnet
18.04 - The National
19.13 - Joanna Newsom
20.04 - The Smiths
21.13 - Beirut
22.04 - Gluecifer
23.13 - At the Drive-Thru
24.04 - The Bamboos
25.13 - The Prodigy
26.04 - Bonobo
27.13 - Bon Iver
28.04 - Feist
29.13 - Jimmy Eats World
30.04 - Frittenbude

vs.

William Blake
1.15 - The Fall
2.02 - The Stooges
3.15 - Ramones
4.02 - Arcade Fire
5.15 - Sonic Youth
6.02 - Television
7.15 - The Cramps
8.02 - The Gun Club
9.15 - Blondie
10.02 - A Tribe Called Quest
11.15 - Okkervil River
12.02 - Can
13.15 - Soft Cell
14.02 - Wire
15.15 - Lou Reed
16.02 - Morphine
17.15 - Black Lips
18.02 - My Bloody Valentine
19.15 - Sun City Girls
20.02 - Love
21.15 - Johnny Thunders
22.02 - Joy Division
23.15 - Mercury Rev
24.02 - Deerhunter
25.15 - Low
26.02 - Galaxie 500
27.15 - Oblivians
28.02 - The Gories
29.15 - Ty Segall
30.02 - Les Rallizes Dénudés

 

[Bricklayer]

While somebody always has to win or lose I feel bad in a way that these two lists are battling for the LeBron Throne since in part I feel they simply exceeded my musical knowledge. There are at least a dozen artists on the combined lists I had simply never heard of, and probably another dozen that were just names to me but I couldn't place any of their music. The gap in the North American vs. Euro charts had a hand. Hence they arrive here perhaps not because they were poor lists, but simply because they were unknown ones. Ah, the perils of the hip and the obscure.

 

[SacKings7]

While somebody always has to win or lose I feel bad in a way that these two lists are battling for the LeBron Throne since in part I feel they simply exceeded my musical knowledge. There are at least a dozen artists on the combined lists I had simply never heard of, and probably another dozen that were just names to me but I couldn't place any of their music. The gap in the North American vs. Euro charts had a hand. Hence they arrive here perhaps not because they were poor lists, but simply because they were unknown ones. Ah, the perils of the hip and the obscure.

I know for me, this is the case with William Blake, Henkel and to an extent, jalfa's lists. I mentioned when we were debating on extending the draft to 26 or 30 that things were going to get busy, and well, they have. So I haven't had time to check out the band's I haven't heard of, which in WB's and Henkel's case, is probably 50% of them. jalfa has more that I heard of, including Modest Mouse and QotSA, both of which I was planning on taking myself. I'll probably check out the artists on WB's list at some point, but it will be well after the voting is over.

 

[NoBonus]

All I needed to know about Jalfa's list: (BTW, something cool begins happening in the video about 50 seconds in... and then for the rest of the video.)

Love it!!!!

 

[jalfa]

All I needed to know about Jalfa's list: (BTW, something cool begins happening in the video about 50 seconds in... and then for the rest of the video.)

Love it!!!!

You should like Bonobo a lot, too. Burial, whom I didn't draft due to lack of output, as well. Just in case you aren't completely familiar with both.

I don't mind ending up here, btw, when I saw the first few rounds of picks I knew I didn't stand much of a chance. Was a fun thing to do anyway, not just because it introduced me to a whole lot of artist I didn't know (I'm still way behind checking even half of those out), but also because afforded me the opportunity to relisten my collection and check out the entire catalogues of some artists I only had one album of.

 

[Spike]

...so are we voting for the best of the worst or the worst of the worst? I mean, we're talking about the LBJ (whoah) toilet bowl, right? Either way, I think my vote is the same.

 

[William Blake]

I stay away for a couple of days I find out I finished dead last AND the Kings are trying to get Crawford. From now on I'll make sure to check the forum daily!

 

[Bricklayer]

I stay away for a couple of days I find out I finished dead last AND the Kings are trying to get Crawford. From now on I'll make sure to check the forum daily!

That'll teach you!

Its how we inspire loyalty around here. Show up daily...or else.

 

[jalfa]

btw, the artist I regret not drafting most (didn't know him before):

Brilliant, brilliant lyrics!