Tropical Island Music Artist Draft - FINIS
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Okay, that's 11 for, and I am cool with it myself, so that's 12, + Henkel and NoBonus inspired the question inthe first place, so that's 14 of 16 and sounds like the motion passes. Hopefuly it won't be a problem for our one eyed Pink stealing metalhead and...Jespher? Think he's the other one. And as a draft commissioner he'll say yes.
So, 25 it is. Rookie, feel free to kick off the 20th round at your leisure.
So, 25 it is. Rookie, feel free to kick off the 20th round at your leisure.
1 additional note, something I remembered while extending the draft lists -- in a serpentine draft you have to make it an even number of rounds in order for there to be the same number of rounds that the top of the order (#1, #2, #3 etc.) picks first and the bottom of the order (#16, #15 etc.) pick first. thus if I made it 25 rounds then the guys who pick #1, #2, #3 etc. would have an unfair advantage. So I made it 26 rounds (an unlovely number, but practical) instead. If that's a problem, we could also do 24, which is aprettier number but means fewer picks.
With this pick I draft, Marty Robbins.
If I had to pick the best male voice of all time, it very well might be Marty Robbins. He’s also one of my favorite musical artists in general. I absolutely love his western/gunfighter stuff and that’s a big reason why I’m picking him. He covered a lot of other styles in his career too, from pop, to jazz, to Hawiiann music, so there’s a lot of variety in his catalog.
His guitar player, Grady Martin, is also one of my favorite guitarists. He has a melodic, romantic style that complements Marty’s voice perfectly.
This pick has a great deal of nostalgic value for me, too. My dad is a huge Marty Robbins fan. He cried when Marty died. I heard a ton of Marty Robbins growing up and to this day his music still takes me back to that time.
If I had to pick the best male voice of all time, it very well might be Marty Robbins. He’s also one of my favorite musical artists in general. I absolutely love his western/gunfighter stuff and that’s a big reason why I’m picking him. He covered a lot of other styles in his career too, from pop, to jazz, to Hawiiann music, so there’s a lot of variety in his catalog.
His guitar player, Grady Martin, is also one of my favorite guitarists. He has a melodic, romantic style that complements Marty’s voice perfectly.
This pick has a great deal of nostalgic value for me, too. My dad is a huge Marty Robbins fan. He cried when Marty died. I heard a ton of Marty Robbins growing up and to this day his music still takes me back to that time.
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PS. Can I just add the video of my number 1 overall choice? New song. If the music snobs would stop judging them on what they think other people judge them on, and just listen to their music (their early stuff was much, much better but current stuff still good), they may be pleasantly surprised. If Coldplay weren't mainstream they would be much more popular among the rockheads (even though they aren't rock).
What a song - beautiful. Coldplay never get old. Funnily enough I'm not too gone on songs like Viva la vida etc. which basically made them big in the US, but their older stuff is absolute gold. This song is reminiscent of that. I honestly don't get how anyone can dislike them, but obviously music is completely subjective, and I'm sure I'm about to get ripped apart (Pdx, I'm calling your name
).
What a song - beautiful. Coldplay never get old. Funnily enough I'm not too gone on songs like Viva la vida etc. which basically made them big in the US, but their older stuff is absolute gold. This song is reminiscent of that. I honestly don't get how anyone can dislike them, but obviously music is completely subjective, and I'm sure I'm about to get ripped apart (Pdx, I'm calling your name
).
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26. Or 25. Being near the end of the draft I would rather pick the extra pick period than lose it for "fairness" sake.
And you'll never sell me on Coldplay Dime. And I like plenty of mainstream popular stuff for what it is. Never heard a Coldplay song that makes me want to turn the volume up and sing along and hell, I'd do that with Roberta Black, as awful as she is.
And you'll never sell me on Coldplay Dime.
And I like plenty of mainstream popular stuff for what it is. Never heard a Coldplay song that makes me want to turn the volume up and sing along and hell, I'd do that with Roberta Black, as awful as she is.
26. Or 25. Being near the end of the draft I would rather pick the extra pick period than lose it for "fairness" sake.
And you'll never sell me on Coldplay Dime. And I like plenty of mainstream popular stuff for what it is. Never heard a Coldplay song that makes me want to turn the volume up and sing along and hell, I'd do that with Roberta Black, as awful as she is.
And you'll never sell me on Coldplay Dime.
And I like plenty of mainstream popular stuff for what it is. Never heard a Coldplay song that makes me want to turn the volume up and sing along and hell, I'd do that with Roberta Black, as awful as she is.
Surely you meant REBECCA Black.
Or in my preferred version:
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Six more picks and the Jefferson Airplane (which I moderately like) selection made me think that I lack 60s psych poppiness in my island, with that in mind i draft:
Love (1965-2005)
Favourite Album: Forever Changes (1967)
Sample Songs: Alone Again Or (from Forever Changes) // Seven & Seven Is (from Da Capo, 1967)
Love were second to no one when it came to pop songwriting in the sixties. I love both Forever Changes, which covers their softer side, and Da Capo, which has a garage edge that sets it apart from its contemporaries.
Love (1965-2005)
Favourite Album: Forever Changes (1967)
Sample Songs: Alone Again Or (from Forever Changes) // Seven & Seven Is (from Da Capo, 1967)
Love were second to no one when it came to pop songwriting in the sixties. I love both Forever Changes, which covers their softer side, and Da Capo, which has a garage edge that sets it apart from its contemporaries.