FOFC Draft--The Greatest Music Band (Draft Has Started)

[thesloppy]

I think sticking manager/produce as a dual option pretty much made manager moot. With producers you can name the particular songs, albums and artists they produced, and point to a particular sound, and creative influence....especially if you're kind of 'roleplaying' your picks into an imaginary band. Comparatively, manager is about as sexy as a shoe, as even the legendary managers don't have anything you can point to that would have any creative effect on the band. "Thankfully, I've got Brian Eppstein here to make clumsy passes at my songwriter." Most of the top managers are famous for all the kinds of underhanded shit that would make you want them nowhere near your band.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by thesloppy

I think sticking manager/produce as a dual option pretty much made manager moot. With producers you can name the particular songs, albums and artists they produced, and point to a particular sound, and creative influence....especially if you're kind of 'roleplaying' your picks into an imaginary band. Comparatively, manager is about as sexy as a shoe, as even the legendary managers don't have anything you can point to that would have any creative effect on the band. "Thankfully, I've got Brian Eppstein here to make clumsy passes at my songwriter." Most of the top managers are famous for all the kinds of underhanded shit that would make you want them nowhere near your band.

But it was not their music he was interested in. It was their trousers.

[thesloppy]

Hehe. Exactly.

[Suicane75]

I just spent two hours going through my music collection trying to find a song that I can say "yeah, I can hear Eddie, yeah, I can hear Janis, yeah, I can hear Jerry". It's a bitch.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I just spent two hours going through my music collection trying to find a song that I can say "yeah, I can hear Eddie, yeah, I can hear Janis, yeah, I can hear Jerry". It's a bitch.

two words: Spice Girls

[Grover]

I was doing the same, I decided on a cover that is simple and unexpected, but can work. A re-imagined version. I like that Baker and Page have a ton of versatility in what they can do as musicians.

I'm also confident enough that nobody is going to select what I have in mind for my final four picks.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

hey crimson, you gonna be around awhile?

[CrimsonFox]

yes. Hoping to make my pick soon tho. Need something?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

hitting the hay. i'll leave my pick with you since you pick before me and already took the category. check your pm's

thx

[CrimsonFox]

k. as long as I don't have both categories.

I won't read it til after my pick regardless.

[cartman]

Originally Posted by britrock88

Bouree might actually be my favorite instrumental.

We played this one year in high school for one of the area competitions. It wasn't for the whole band, everyone broke up into groups of 2, 3 or 4. I was on flute, one friend was on electric bass and another was on drums. I played as close as possible to Ian Anderson, with the semi-singing and audible breaths. The poor judges didn't know what hit them.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by cartman

We played this one year in high school for one of the area competitions. It wasn't for the whole band, everyone broke up into groups of 2, 3 or 4. I was on flute, one friend was on electric bass and another was on drums. I played as close as possible to Ian Anderson, with the semi-singing and audible breaths. The poor judges didn't know what hit them.

That's awesome.

[Grover]

Can't wait to stake my argument for my Country pick, it will be contentious to say the least.

[Buccaneer]

I was think of how I will score the final results. Instead of the way I've been doing it for me "weekly polls", I think I will sort by category. The top picks in each category will get the highest scores and then down from there. For example, as alluded to earlier, the top 3 drummers will get 5, the rest 4-1. However, there are some categories that will not score high marks, no matter if you picked the best ones. Ohter instruments and label, for example, will not score as high as lead guitarist or singer. Just one pollster's opinion.

[Grover]

I'll be away from 11-1230 or so, but no later. Assuming Karl, Fox and Norv pick by then, of course.

[Suicane75]

Originally Posted by Buccaneer

I was think of how I will score the final results. Instead of the way I've been doing it for me "weekly polls", I think I will sort by category. The top picks in each category will get the highest scores and then down from there. For example, as alluded to earlier, the top 3 drummers will get 5, the rest 4-1. However, there are some categories that will not score high marks, no matter if you picked the best ones. Ohter instruments and label, for example, will not score as high as lead guitarist or singer. Just one pollster's opinion.

Interesting. So how the band performs the song picked, how they'd be able to play the songs of the writer and how available they would be via label will have no effect on your voting?

[Suicane75]

Also, where the frack is Karl!

[Karlifornia]

I'm here just gotta do a few things at work. Will make my pick soon

[CrimsonFox]

YAY he's here! Sometimes I think that little magic mice are logging you in when you're asleep Karl All night and even today I kept seeing you log in and out but were obviously not here. (or maybe you have some precocious kids on the computer )

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

gotta run. i'll give crimson my next pick. i should be back if/when it makes it around the horn

[CrimsonFox]

got the pick. Will make it after I pick and PM grover.

[Grover]

No need to PM me, I'll be around.

[Karlifornia]

7.2 Kim Deal, bass player, female

[CrimsonFox]

Whew! You had me worried you were going to take my choice. Deal is good but I had someone else in mind.

[CrimsonFox]

For bass, I had my pick in mind early. After Lee and Entwistle there was only one other thought.

The female half of the husband-wife rhythm section of Talking Heads.

7.3 Tina Weymouth, Bass Guitarist, female

Tons of cred. In a group described as post-punk, white-funk, and new wave. Influenced by punk, R&B and funk. And one of the bands that frequently played the famous CBGB's with other punk pioneers like the Ramones. Listen to the driving, heartpumping bass on "Psycho Killer".



And when the band went on hiatus, she and her husband formed the rhythmic group The Tom Tom Club making grooving hits like "Genius of Love", which became one of the most sampled tracks ever in hiphop and pop.

[Grover]

Nice pick, Crim. Love the 'Heads

[cartman]

So, would you say there is a female bass player craze going on at the moment?

[CrimsonFox]

Norv's pick is odd but can't argue with his pick:

7.4 Cover Song, "I Love You" - Barney, Pedophile Song category

[CrimsonFox]

I keeed I keeed.

Here is NorvTurnerOverdrive's pick:

7.4 danger mouse, producer, hip hop


Altho I doubt he meant this one

[Grover]

Great choice for Norv. Was on my short list for hip hop or 21st century.

[CrimsonFox]

you're up dude. Blow us away with your pick!

[Grover]

7.5 Wynton Marsalis, Other (Trumpeter), 1980s

[CrimsonFox]

Branford will be so pissed.

[CrimsonFox]

I like that everyone's finding a different other instrument

[Grover]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

I like that everyone's finding a different other instrument

I'd been struggling with what to use for other and country. Fact is, Marsalis was pretty much THE guy for Jazz in the 80s. Nobody else touched him.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Grover

I'd been struggling with what to use for other and country. Fact is, Marsalis was pretty much THE guy for Jazz in the 80s. Nobody else touched him.

Not even Yanni and Kenny G?

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by cartman

So, would you say there is a female bass player craze going on at the moment?

heh well yeah. I knew I had to pull that trigger before it got to the group at the other end again. I was almost kicking myself for not choosing weymouth before the song thinking you guys might choose that instead.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by CrimsonFox

Not even Yanni and Kenny G?

Well, the latter is in his class for sure.

These last four picks is where I might struggle with voters. We'll see.

[CrimsonFox]

Originally Posted by Grover

Well, the latter is in his class for sure.

These last four picks is where I might struggle with voters. We'll see.

I was EXTREMELY joking. G has no cred to me. Yours is a legitimate pick for sure.

[Suicane75]

I'm so utterly torn. I have a pic that I think is great and probably gets me more love, but then I have to mess with the way I was gonna pick and thus mess with how I'm imagining my band. I'm probably not gonna win anyway so should I just go with what I want? So many meaningless decisions.

[Grover]

Originally Posted by Suicane75

I'm so utterly torn. I have a pic that I think is great and probably gets me more love, but then I have to mess with the way I was gonna pick and thus mess with how I'm imagining my band. I'm probably not gonna win anyway so should I just go with what I want? So many meaningless decisions.

To quote Blind Faith, do what you like.

[CrimsonFox]

Chances are someone won't like your pick no matter what so giving yourself piece of mind that you like your picks and your band is good.

[Abe Sargent]

7.6 John Paul Jones, Bass, Pop

[Julio Riddols]

7.7 - Grace Slick - Songwriter - Female

[britrock88]

Welcome to Google Docs

bumping this.

[larrymcg421]

7.8 John Legend, Keys, Hiphop

[Grover]

Originally Posted by larrymcg421

7.8 John Legend, Keys, Hiphop, 21st Century

Hip Hop or 21st Century?

[larrymcg421]

Originally Posted by Grover

Hip Hop or 21st Century?

Hip hop. Not sure why I did that.

[CrimsonFox]

Really interested in suicane's pick now.

[Grover]

Really hope my keys pick gets back to me. It'll be a head scratcher.