Tropical Island Music Artist Draft - FINIS
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NoBonus
Starter
Looks like duke is missing, so I'm just gonna go ahead and pick.
John Lennon
Great, great pick... I toyed with this one this whole draft... shameful that he fell so far.
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NoBonus
Starter
The Band
I had forgotten just how great The Last Waltz was.
Another excellent pick!!! I wish I could draft 25-30 artists... so many good ones still out there!
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Henkel
Starter
I'm with you. Some big names still out there.
Prophetess
Gallifrayain
what music can I pick to remind me of my two year old son, you ask? That I might actually want to listen to repeatedly? Newsboys
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/newsboys-p34368
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 14 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold. Currently, the band consists of lead vocalist Michael Tait, keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein, guitarist Jody Davis, and drummer Duncan Phillips.
because, he likes to dance to this:[video]http://youtu.be/LavajKtq2Yc[/video]
http://www.allmusic.com/artist/newsboys-p34368
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newsboys
Newsboys are a Christian pop rock band founded in 1985 in Mooloolaba, Australia. They have released 14 studio albums, six of which have been certified gold. Currently, the band consists of lead vocalist Michael Tait, keyboardist Jeff Frankenstein, guitarist Jody Davis, and drummer Duncan Phillips.
because, he likes to dance to this:[video]http://youtu.be/LavajKtq2Yc[/video]
jalfa
Starter
I'm all for going deeper. Not so much for the big names, though, I think I'd rather...indulge in some of my baser instincts then.
SacKings7
Starter
Jeez this thing is flying now! I know that at least my next pick is safe from everyone, so I think I'm gonna hold off a bit n wait for official word from the commish about the dukes situation, since there was no real resolution there yet. But I'm on the east coast and heading to bed in a few hours so if I don't hear back by then then I'll post my pick rather than potentially holding this up for another night.
uolj
Starter
Sure there would be. As soon as all missed picks have been caught up then the individual's 24 window is restored. So if you miss a pick you can make it up whenever you return. As long as you return and make up that pick before your next one, then all is well. But if your turn reappears before you've come back, it is simply skipped because the assumption is that as long as you have missed picks to make up, you're always "on the clock" anyway.
edit: Oh, and dang it... I thought for sure Lennon was taken already.
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Henkel
Starter
If this kept going I would do a mix of both. It's just kind of shocking that some of the bigger name artist are still out there at this point.
SacKings7
Starter
Alright well I'm heading to bed now and there's been no word yet so no point in delaying this any more. Not that this pick will be a popular one or anything, because I'm not sure if these guys are even known outside of Canada. So AleksandarN may be the only one who even knows these guys. Anyway, my pick is:
The Tragically Hip
AKA "The Hip". Like I said, they have a huge following here in Canada but not sure if they're known internationally. So this is probably an unpopular pick, but may expose some of you to their music. Which is really the interesting part of this draft IMO.
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The Tragically Hip
AKA "The Hip". Like I said, they have a huge following here in Canada but not sure if they're known internationally. So this is probably an unpopular pick, but may expose some of you to their music. Which is really the interesting part of this draft IMO.
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kingsnation
All-Star
Alright! Pick coming.
kingsnation
All-Star
Sorry for the delay, half way through my write-up my computer tweeked out on me.
2 picks left and I've yet to get any country. Figured by the make up of this draft, these guys would be safe but the MCC pick scared me a bit! This duo is real country to me..
Brooks and Dunn
[video=youtube;fZSiBj4vCiY&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZSiBj4vCiY&ob=av2e[/video]
[video=youtube;zR_477WqAE4&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_477WqAE4&ob=av2e[/video]
2 picks left and I've yet to get any country. Figured by the make up of this draft, these guys would be safe but the MCC pick scared me a bit! This duo is real country to me..
Brooks and Dunn
[video=youtube;fZSiBj4vCiY&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fZSiBj4vCiY&ob=av2e[/video]
[video=youtube;zR_477WqAE4&ob=av2e]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zR_477WqAE4&ob=av2e[/video]
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The sooner the better. Put them up, man!
And, obviously, I hope you are feeling better soon!
dukeswh
Bench
As it comes down to the end of the draft, I feel that I have to go with the band that I could least live without. I think my choice has actually answered that question for me: “How can I live without you, if it means I’ve gotta get a job?” - Cracker.
I pick Cracker not so much because I feel that my island needs an infusion of alt-country, it’s more that, as a band, I keep going back to them over and over again. The band formed out of the ashes of Camper Van Beethoven, picking up guitarist Johnny Hickman and hit the ground running with their tongue-in-cheek self-derogatory redneck rock. They got a fair bit of radio play off of their second album and then kind of faded from view, but the good music kept coming...
Years active: 1990-present
Catalog: 8 studio albums (~7.5h), 2 live albums, 2 redux albums (~4h)
Landmark songs: Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now), Low, Eurotrash Girl, Been Around The World, Shine
Songs I keep coming back to:
I can hardly imagine my island without Big Dipper, one of my favorite songs of all time:
And here's something a bit more upbeat:
I pick Cracker not so much because I feel that my island needs an infusion of alt-country, it’s more that, as a band, I keep going back to them over and over again. The band formed out of the ashes of Camper Van Beethoven, picking up guitarist Johnny Hickman and hit the ground running with their tongue-in-cheek self-derogatory redneck rock. They got a fair bit of radio play off of their second album and then kind of faded from view, but the good music kept coming...
Years active: 1990-present
Catalog: 8 studio albums (~7.5h), 2 live albums, 2 redux albums (~4h)
Landmark songs: Teen Angst (What the World Needs Now), Low, Eurotrash Girl, Been Around The World, Shine
Songs I keep coming back to:
I can hardly imagine my island without Big Dipper, one of my favorite songs of all time:
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Prophetess
Gallifrayain
Wow, I don't think I've been told that since high school...lol.
And here I was all set to commend you on your comeback picks..I mean if you are going to be fashionably late to the party, the very least you can do is bring excellent company..
I do hope your eye is okay and that you heal quickly.
kingsnation
All-Star
That Brooks and Dunn pick almost ruined me
More country:
Diamond Rio
Well, Diamond Rio was my backup for Brooks and Dunn! Well played! But.. I'm glad I got Brooks and Dunn before you
kingsnation
All-Star
Welcome back! I hope all is well!
dukeswh
Bench
lol. Thanks Proph. It's not actually the eye itself, it's the Lacrimal duct(tear duct) that's got blocked and infected. The whole right side of my face was swollen.
Anyway, now I have to think of a replacement pick for Jason Mraz. Great pick by the way.
dukeswh
Bench
Thanks. I'm much better now.
Your Shakira pick was great. I had her on and off my list, i just coudn't make up my mind. Glad somebody nabbed her.
Bricklayer
Don't Make Me Use The Bat
Ok, so my list may seem an unlikely place for these next artists to end up -- indeed despite our general preferences in this draft I am surprised they are still available. But I've always had the utmost respect for what they can do and they scratch an itch I've had for vocal harmonies on my island in a major way:
Boyz II Men
Now R&B is clearly not my music. In fact in its modern incarnation as a bad form of synthesized urban pop singing about how I am going to sex you baby, I find much of it vaguely pathetic. But Boyz II Men were something else, featuring nearly perfect vocal harmonies, singing many songs nearly acappella, which is something I love and am glad to have on the island, and turning out some seriously beautiful songs that worked no matter if you were an R&B guy, a rocker, or whatever.
In the early 2000s they lost one of their four original members to health problems (the bass voice) but continued on in diminished form spedning much of the decade doing covers of everything from old motown to modern pop rock and country songs. Some of the covers are quite good, and as with Joe Cocker, Joan Jett, Social D etc. in this sort of draft I consider good covers to be a major bonus point actually, bringing more variety of msuic to my island.
Boyz II Men
Now R&B is clearly not my music. In fact in its modern incarnation as a bad form of synthesized urban pop singing about how I am going to sex you baby, I find much of it vaguely pathetic. But Boyz II Men were something else, featuring nearly perfect vocal harmonies, singing many songs nearly acappella, which is something I love and am glad to have on the island, and turning out some seriously beautiful songs that worked no matter if you were an R&B guy, a rocker, or whatever.
In the early 2000s they lost one of their four original members to health problems (the bass voice) but continued on in diminished form spedning much of the decade doing covers of everything from old motown to modern pop rock and country songs. Some of the covers are quite good, and as with Joe Cocker, Joan Jett, Social D etc. in this sort of draft I consider good covers to be a major bonus point actually, bringing more variety of msuic to my island.
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