*** Post-1979 Album Draft - Commentary Thread ***

[Erik]

"Foot" from Love Battery is really cool..excellent tune.

They wrote a "sequel" for their next album called "Feet." Not on Youtube, unfortunately.

Apparently they still exist -- there's a live clip of "Out of Focus" from 2012.

[Mithrandir]

I haven't been able to listen to everything picked (duh), but those that i have listened to and have really enjoyed and warrant further listening are:

AIR
TEENAGE FANCLUB
WEEN
LOS LOBOS
MORPHINE
LOVE BATTERY

i would bet i will find others when i have the time to listen.

[johnnya24]

I guess I'm a Throwing Muses poseur: I think their best song is "Bright Yellow Gun," which is by far their most "accessible" song.

I like their 90's stuff as well. But it'll be one of their first 3 releases if I pick a Throwing Muses record.

It's weird that I feel slightly less inclined to pick a lesser known band as long as they are represented. TM are one of the bands I put on my "must-have" list pre-draft.

Problem is I have a massive list and only 4 more picks, and 1 of them has been reserved since round 1.

[johnnya24]

I haven't been able to listen to everything picked (duh), but those that i have listened to and have really enjoyed and warrant further listening are:

AIR
TEENAGE FANCLUB
WEEN
LOS LOBOS
MORPHINE
LOVE BATTERY

i would bet i will find others when i have the time to listen.

I'll have to think about that as well. Off the top of my head, Screaming Trees, Ween, Morphine. The list of stuff I have to check out is a lot lot longer.

[DMT]

Rent is one of my favorite musicals.

[senorsheep]

That's a good sell.

I'm hoping you, Erik, or DMT will give The Violet Burning a dedicated listen and validate my love of this record. If I can't get one of you guys to recognize its greatness, I may just have to give up all hope of ever convincing anyone.

[johnnya24]

It's Hersh, not Hersch. I don't know why it bothers me.

Typos and spelling currections are a great coversation stopper

[BuckyBuckner]

Typos and spelling currections are a great coversation stopper

In my defense I only said something after you misspelled her name twice.

[johnnya24]

In my defense I only said something after you misspelled her name twice.

We know one of your weaknesses now

[BuckyBuckner]

We know one of your weaknesses now

Yeah, Kristin Hersh. I always had a crush on her. She's aged really well.

[johnnya24]

Rock Chick draft

1.01 Debbie Harry

[swampdragon]

Rent is one of my favorite musicals.

I like Into the Woods better but I did see Rent in a very early incarnation and it did capture the energy/feel of the East Village (albeit sanitized)

[DMT]

1.02 Susanna Hoffs

Still smokin'

[Erik]

I'm hoping you, Erik, or DMT will give The Violet Burning a dedicated listen and validate my love of this record. If I can't get one of you guys to recognize its greatness, I may just have to give up all hope of ever convincing anyone.

With a job where I can't listen to stuff and a two-year-old who wants my attention when I get home, I haven't had time to listen to much from this draft, but I will make a point to check that out; it sounds right up my alley.

[Pogues]

Well, there's the crux of it. We all go to music for different reasons, and we all interpret and evaluate it through our own unique personal filters. Some people want art. Some want intellectual stimulation. Some want emotional connection. Some want technical performance. Some just want enjoyable mood-enhancing sound. Some just want a beat. For some, it's background noise. For others, it's life. There's something out there for everybody - in that respect, it's all good.

I've been trying to figure out what it is that I desire in music, exactly. I have completely given up, deciding that i simply like whatever sounds good to me. There is no particular beat, no technical mumbo-jumbo,...I do connect with some songs emotionally, but I like way too many songs to say it is simply that.