Tropical Island Music Artist Draft - FINIS

Capt. Factorial

Capt. Factorial

ceterum censeo delendum esse Argentum
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#931
#931
I like the way my list is shaping up, but I'm definitely missing that '80s new wave synth vibe, and one of the monster acts of the decade is still around: Duran Duran.



Sure, they were pretty boys. Sure, they established themselves using a glam image and scantily-clad girls on MTV (they were one of the first bands to film their videos with 35mm film cameras as if they were serious about them). And sure, they've had a long and somewhat undistinguished decline phase (barring premature death, who doesn't?). But in the midst of all of that, they made some pretty solid music, and it's for that music that they make my island.

Years active: 1978-present
Catalog: 13 studio albums (~11h), 2 live albums (1h42m), various remixes and box sets (>10h)
Landmark songs: Girls On Film, Rio, Hungry Like The Wolf, The Reflex, Notorious
Song I keep coming back to:
Bonus song for the undecided (correct title "Skin Trade"):
 
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pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

So Ordinary That It's Truly Quite Extraordinary
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#932
#932
Ok, I wasn't going to pick Duran Duran, but I was hoping nobody else would just in case I changed my mind. Which I wouldn't. But still. Like Air Supply I think how I feel about that pick is going to be highly dependent on my mood that day.
 
Jespher

Jespher

Starter
#935
#935
Bricklayer said:
10,000 Maniacs

A band that ironically was struck down just at the moment of its greatest triumph, acheiving mainstream success via MTV's Unplugged series after a decade of being alt/indie/college darlings, just in time to lose its greatest weapon, Natalie Merchant, to fame and fortune (she had already told them she was leaving before their breakthrough). They tried to carry on with a good singer in her own right (Mary Ramsey) in her stead, but could never replace the uniquely rich timbre of Merchant's voice that made her a star, and when they lost their main songwriter to a tragically early death a few years later, they largely quit recording. At their peak though they produced lush pop music behind a remarkable lead singer, and their Unplugged appearances were perhaps the best designed that series ever produced, as the band recreated its lush sound by bringing in half a dozen extra musicans to form a small orchestra behind Merchant.

Ironically my favorite song of theirs wasn't theirs at all, it was Because the Night, a Springsteen cover earlier sung by Patti Smith -- I was alarmed when Henkel belatedly decided to add the youtube of Smith's version when he picked her last round, but fortunately he hid it beneath a Spoiler tag. Anyway, Natalie does it better:
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Nice choice Bricklayer. I'm not too familiar with this group's earlier work, but am a fan of their mainstream material. Thanks for the background info too. Merchant does have a great, classic voice!
 
Spike

Spike

Subsidiary Intermediary
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#938
#938
I didn't want to name them - you know, influence someone's choice. There may be a run on soft rock now that Air Supply's been taken.
 
kingsnation

kingsnation

All-Star
#941
#941
Sorry for the delay, we're still having some issues with our internet..

Anyways, my next pick is one of the all time legends and my favorite jazz artist of all time. I was going to wait a few more rounds to grab him, but when it came down to it, I wouldn't be happy if I missed out on him.



Louis Armstrong


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SacKings7

SacKings7

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#942
And just when everyone probably thinks they have me figured out...:



Disturbed

I've always been a fan of theirs. They're just one of those bands with a distinguishable sound.

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Prophetess

Prophetess

Gallifrayain
#943
#943
Howard Jones - (told ya my mind was full of 80's synth pop!)

http://www.allmusic.com/artist/howard-jones-p91510

Howard Jones was one of the defining figures of mid-'80s synth pop. Jones' music merged the technology-intensive sound of new wave with the cheery optimism of hippies and late-'60s pop. Jones racked up a string of hits in the mid- and late '80s before he retreated into being a cult figure in the '90s.
[video]http://youtu.be/XD3qA54Fn_Q[/video]
[video]http://youtu.be/kpDYIdpWE60[/video]
 
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pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

So Ordinary That It's Truly Quite Extraordinary
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#947
#947
The man was a lyrical genius is all I can say. Check this one out:
whoah oh oh ooooohoh, whoah oh oh oh oh
whoah oh whoah oh whoahhh
 
dukeswh

dukeswh

Bench
#955
#955
For my next pick i'm going back to the glam rock era. Since my first pick for that era(GnR) is already taken, i'll take my next favorite band:

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I don't care much for their later releases, but the first 2 albums(Skid Row and Slave To The Grind - both multiplatinum) are just pure gold. Sebastian Bach, imo, is one of the best vocalist of his generation, i'd pick him second(by a very small margin) to AxlRose.


 
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RookieOfTheDay

RookieOfTheDay

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#956
#956
dukeswh said:
For my next pick i'm going back to the glam rock era. Since my first pick for that era(GnR) is already taken, i'll take my next favorite band:

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I don't care much for their later releases, but the first 2 albums(Skid Row and Slave To The Grind - both multiplatinum) are just pure gold. Sebastian Bach, imo, is one of the best vocalist of his generation, i'd pick him second(by a very small margin) to AxlRose.


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GnR were the better band of course and Axl the better overall frontman but just in terms of vocal ability I'd rank Bach over Axl easily. Axl never had nearly the power or range than Back did.
 
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dukeswh

dukeswh

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#957
#957
RookieOfTheDay said:
GnR were the better band of course and Axl the better overall frontman but just in terms on vocal ability I'd rank Bach over Axl easily. Axl never had nearly the power or range than Back did.
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For vocal ability, i'd pick Bach over Axl, but for overall performance i'd take Axl too. Axl is like a dynamo onstage.
 
Bricklayer

Bricklayer

Don't Make Me Use The Bat
#959
#959
dukeswh said:
For my next pick i'm going back to the glam rock era. Since my first pick for that era(GnR) is already taken, i'll take my next favorite band:

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I don't care much for their later releases, but the first 2 albums(Skid Row and Slave To The Grind - both multiplatinum) are just pure gold. Sebastian Bach, imo, is one of the best vocalist of his generation, i'd pick him second(by a very small margin) to AxlRose.


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That's actually a good pick if you are going hair metal. Somewhat forgotten about compared to some other acts back in the day because they came on the scene late, but other than GnR they were one of my favorites too, including scoring maybe my favorite guilty pleasure power ballad from that era in I Remember You. Was looking at them for the first time in forever just a few weeks ago because of this draft, and came away still impressed, and Sebastian Bach proved himself talented enough to succeed in other areas after the hair era died.
 
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pdxKingsFan

pdxKingsFan

So Ordinary That It's Truly Quite Extraordinary
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#960
#960
They were really only kind of a hair metal band, more like shoved into the genre. Slave to the Grind wasn't hair metal in the least. I wondered if they'd get picked, I still enjoy those first two albums but not enough to pick them. Saw Sebas on broadway as Riff Raff in Rocky Horror (also saw it with Joan Jett in a separate performance), he was only OK if I'm being honest. But he was fantastic back in the day, I saw them quite a few times.
 
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