Karakand said:I am picking a female solo pop album tonight I think. Not sure, though. I suck at this now.![]()
It is an 80s album. Better get those Madonna picks in now, people!Eric WK said:Colbie Caillat?! But I was hoping to get that in round nine or ten.
But seriously. I love her.
Karakand said:It better not be what I think it is! I was on the fence about drafting it when it could have been mine.
Mason said:I need to make my round six pick...
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
They're tough genres to encapsulate in 1 pick. Next time I do this I'll probably do 2 picks for both.AlternativeUlster said:I am still deciding whether or not I am going to pick my jazz or hip-hop picks anymore at this point.
Mason said:I need to make my round six pick...
Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes
Hmmmm...AlternativeUlster said:I wonder when Madonna was going to go down. Tonight, I am picking a post-punk classic.
AlternativeUlster said:When I was in 8th grade, I used to sing Blister in the Sun and Add It Up for my class. Another fun factoid, I picked up this album the same time I picked up Son Volt's Trace at a Best Buy and it was the day after Christmas so it was super busy and the guy scanned them so the metal detectors wouldn't go off and gave them to me for free. I don't know why so many people wanted to give me free cds in my lifetime. It is probably because I am awesome.
Mason said:Hey, wasn't it you that was talking earlier in the thread about getting a free record from a record shop in Wichita? Was it that one in Delano? Because that is seriously the most lame-ass record shop I have ever been to in my life lol. Their vinyl selection was pathetic. The people were nice, though!![]()
The Crimson Kid said:5. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Best prog album of the decade. I'll be around for pick 6 on time.
The Crimson Kid said:5. The Mars Volta - De-Loused in the Comatorium
Best prog album of the decade. I'll be around for pick 6 on time.
AlternativeUlster said:We are actually on Round 7 right now but you are caught up to speed.
I Push Fat Kids said:I think anyone with a Mars Volta record other than De-Loused should be forced into a play-in game...
My list is going from competitive to albums I like.muttyeah416 said:i know what you guys mean about the jazz and hiphop picks. It's nice to work in the picks, but I don't know how competitive they will be when the tournament starts. I've been picking a good mix of my favorites and crowd pleasers.
De-Loused isn't even my favorite of their albums but I know most of GAF considers it to be their best.I Push Fat Kids said:I think anyone with a Mars Volta record other than De-Loused should be forced into a play-in game...
Chamber said:De-Loused isn't even my favorite of their albums but I know most of GAF considers it to their best.
Chamber said:De-Loused isn't even my favorite of their albums but I know most of GAF considers it to be their best.
TMV is my 2nd or 3rd favorite band so it would feel odd if I don't pick one of their albums. Worrying about what GAF will vote for is affecting my list too much, I think.The Crimson Kid said:Confession: Frances might have been a dark horse late-round pick for me if I hadn't picked De-Loused.
So a team would be two people with 20 albums combined + 1 more album?AlternativeUlster said:Tell me what you guys think of doing this too. Like each round of the tournament, you get to pick another album to be added to your team if your team is going to play. I was also thinking about making it so each person lines up their draft in an order to play so instead of ranking the albums, it would be ballot something like this
Team A's 1st Round vs. Team B's 1st Round, winner is:
Team A's 2nd Round vs. Team B's 2nd Round, winner is:
and then you count the points from there and you get a win if you get more points than the other person. You can also tie too with this system. What do you guys think of this?
Nihilism said:I honestly can't stand TMV. I just wish AtDi didn't split. RoC was so good.
I kinda like Sparta's Wiretap Scars, though.
Vox-Pop said:So a team would be two people with 20 albums combined + 1 more album?
I like the idea of a point system with each album able to receive a possible 1-10 points, 10 albums will equal 100pts.
Chamber said:TMV is my 2nd or 3rd favorite band so it would feel odd if I don't pick one of their albums. Worrying about what GAF will vote for is affecting my list too much, I think.
Karakand said:Is Keeley Davis still in Sparta? He and his sister get around so much. (Not that I'm complaining.)
The Crimson Kid said:End result: DSOTM isn't picked until round 3 and I miss what is arguably the biggest album to be on a list.
vatstep said:I never really bothered with Sparta. After being initially extremely excited about the prospect of TWO post-ATDI bands, their first EP and shitty live show (I saw them on that tour they did with Thursday) killed any interest I had in them. TMV stopped doing anything after a while for me, too, but I still check out their new records (and Omar's) just for the hell of it.
My picks thus far are basically my favorite albums that I'm pretty sure will net some votes as well. I think with 4 left I'm just going into fanboy mode.The Crimson Kid said:You can't worry about what everyone else will pick.
I found this out early on by not picking Dark Side of the Moon in the first round. Even though it is probably one of my favorite albums, I didn't think it would last past the first round or it might seem too mainstream for Indie-GAF, which seems to have gotten their claws firmly sunk in the thread. End result: DSOTM isn't picked until round 3 and I miss what is arguably the biggest album to be on a list.
If you didn't worry about it, De-Loused would have been on your list earlier and happiness would've been had for all.
AlternativeUlster said:Well technically 2 albums have sold more than Dark Side of the Moon, Back in Black by not that much and Michael Jackson's Thriller by 54 million copies.
Nihilism said:DSotM is good, but I like The Wall and Animals more.
The Crimson Kid said:I'd argue that DSOTM has been more influential than those albums.
But that is why I said arguably.
Nihilism said:DSotM is good, but I like The Wall and Animals more.