GoGoGadget
All-Star
Welcome, all, to another silly draft thread. I’d imagine that the overall structure/rules of this thing are getting to be old hat around here, but for the sake of clarity I’ll go ahead and post them again.
This draft was inspired largely by S£im’s music draft thread, and will therefore function as its exact opposite in terms of content. As I’ve said before, the very most basic rule when picking an album is that if it was not allowed in the earlier draft, it will be allowed here. I should stress, however, that the converse is also true—albums that were allowed in S£im’s draft, will not be allowed here. Rules are as follows:
Hopefully that should be nice and clear and easy to everyone participating. If there are any questions, in particular regarding content, please let me know. Also, if you have any albums that you’re not quite sure on, I’ve found allmusic.com to be very helpful—if it’s listed on an artist’s discography under “compilations,” assume it’ll be okay; if it’s listed under “main albums,” assume it’ll be ineligible.
I sent everyone a PM to make sure they were still game. Since I’m fairly certain the answers of the two people who didn’t respond, I went ahead and finalized the following draft order based on the original list of ten:
This draft was inspired largely by S£im’s music draft thread, and will therefore function as its exact opposite in terms of content. As I’ve said before, the very most basic rule when picking an album is that if it was not allowed in the earlier draft, it will be allowed here. I should stress, however, that the converse is also true—albums that were allowed in S£im’s draft, will not be allowed here. Rules are as follows:
- 20 rounds, serpentine
- PM the person after you when their pick is up.
- I am not requiring that a write-up accompany each pick, as I feel it’s sometimes the reason that people put off making their pick, but I do strongly encourage them from all posters—they are, in my opinion, a large reason the other drafts have been so much fun.
- Content: greatest hits, boxed sets, compilations, tributes, movie soundtracks, import CDs, comedy/spoken word/etc. are all fair game. I want this to be fairly all inclusive, but have a few stipulations:
- Songs that are released as singles (i.e. the old school single cassettes/CDs that often contained several versions of a particular song) will be allowed as long as you can verify the specific release and/or provide enough information so that I may verify it. But, a single song (i.e. iTunes download) will not be allowed.
- Import CDs will be allowed as long as, once again, you can provide enough information that I can verify its release (country, year, studio, etc.).
- Mixtapes and bootlegs are not allowed here, just because I can’t figure a way to fairly allow something like Danger Mouse’s “Grey Album” without also allowing someone’s oddball worn out cassette of Eminem battling in a basement 15 years ago.
- Multi-disc compilations will be picked as they were released. A 5-disc boxed set that was released all at once can be picked all at once, but a compilation that was released on volume at a time must be picked on volume at a time.
- Greatest hits collections will be considered unavailable one collection at a time. If someone picks a Milli Vanilli greatest hits collection released in 1998, the Milli Vanilli greatest hits collection released in 2004 is still fair game.
- Re-released albums will be allowed if the release includes new content not found on the previous version, but not if the re-release included only digital enhancement (for example). If you have any specific questions/challenges with this rule, please contact me—it is mostly in place to ensure that we have few, if any, repeats from the earlier album draft.
- 24-Hour deadline between drafters (the bookend spots will not get an extra 24 before timing out). After 24 hours, the pick advances to the next person. The person whose pick was skipped may still make their pick at any point until the their next turn—if you miss your 11th round pick, you may make two selections with your next turn, but waiting any longer than that will be considered a forfeit of that 11th pick (the 12th will then be on the clock, meaning you won't lose both at the same time).
- If you know you will be gone and are likely to miss your turn, you may forward your pick to someone else to post for you. If you aren’t making a list in advance and don’t know what your next pick will be before an absence, it’s also nice to let us know to go ahead and skip you in the thread so that we can move on without waiting.
- Winner will be determined by a playoff-style series of polls until the board has determined who has the best collection.
Hopefully that should be nice and clear and easy to everyone participating. If there are any questions, in particular regarding content, please let me know. Also, if you have any albums that you’re not quite sure on, I’ve found allmusic.com to be very helpful—if it’s listed on an artist’s discography under “compilations,” assume it’ll be okay; if it’s listed under “main albums,” assume it’ll be ineligible.
I sent everyone a PM to make sure they were still game. Since I’m fairly certain the answers of the two people who didn’t respond, I went ahead and finalized the following draft order based on the original list of ten:
1. Kingzrool
2. Monty’sBiggestFan
3. atxrocker
4. Bricklayer
5. bozzwell
6. GoGoGadget
7. D-Mass
8. VF21
9. Jespher
10. pdxKingsFan
2. Monty’sBiggestFan
3. atxrocker
4. Bricklayer
5. bozzwell
6. GoGoGadget
7. D-Mass
8. VF21
9. Jespher
10. pdxKingsFan
Last edited:
Despite the "14 greatest hits" on the album cover, there are actually only 13 tracks -- this is FAR from a complete Al Green collection, and FAR from the most complete collection available for purchase, but every song is awesome. I've owned this album, in one form or another, for over 15 years, and it remains one of my vary favorites. In fact, if not for the various laws that exist (or, at least, should exist) prohibiting me from ever singing, I'm sure I could sing you the whole CD, with every little moan and shout, and even hum the instruments' parts accurately from memory.
