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So with Parama's roulette coming to an end, I understand it's my turn.  As with Chris before me, I have never conducted one of these (though I have lost quite a few as a participant!), so I apologize in advance if I do something wrong or out of the norm. For simplicity's sake, I am using Chris's rules (which used TAC's rules) as a template.

1.   Going to try for 10 people (+/- depending on interest)
2.   8 rounds.
3.   No eliminations
4.   Scoring from 1-10 points per song
5.   Submit by Monday Night, my thoughts and rankings posted by Friday night (unexpected work travel notwithstanding). 
6.   Submit your song however it best works for you, but so you know, Youtube link is BY FAR - not even close - the best way to do this.  I have a Spotify login, but never use it, and I do have access to Apple Music if need be.   I'll work with you, but while I'm not a Luddite, I do have my technical limitations.
7.   If you are torn between 2 songs for a round, I will allow everyone to use a Wild Card, which means you can send two, and I'll use the best one. You can only use this Wild Card ONCE.
 
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No banned list, per se, but you should know I grew up on 70's prog and 70's/80's metal.   I am something of a completist; I love DT, therefore I have all the albums, all the live albums, the single b-sides and (I think) all the Ytsejam stuff.  I think I have something like nine versions of "Rock and Roll All Nite" on my iPod.  You should know that I am, above all things, a melody guy, and count the Beatles as my favorite band. 

With that said, bands you'd be taking your life in your hands by submitting:
- Anything with Ritchie Blackmore on it.
- Dream Theater and all Mike Portnoy-related projects.
- Kiss and anything with an ORIGINAL Kiss member on it, except Peter Criss (but then again, you'd probably lose the round)
- I pretty much have complete catalogues from the following:  Aerosmith; Alice In Chains, Beatles, Black Sabbath, Blackmore, The Cars, Cheap Trick, Phil Collins, Def Leppard, Dio, Dream Theater, Extreme, Fish, Gabriel, Genesis, Gov't Mule, The Dead, Maiden, Elton John, Priest (with Halford), Crimson, Kiss, Zeppelin, Marillion, Oasis, Ozzy, Pearl Jam, Floyd, Queen, REM, Rolling Stones, Rush, Scorpions (up to Herman Rarebell leaving), Soundgarden (and all Cornell projects), Billy Squier, Van Halen, U2, Yes.

Bands I want to get in to more:
- That power pop that made the rounds for a while:  Jellyfish, Bend Sinister, The Tories
- Prog metal other than DT, Maiden or Rush, though you take your chances here, because vocals are important to me
- Like Chris, second tier and lesser known rock/metal bands from the 80s and 90s - think Zebra (but don't send Zebra, as I have all their records.)

You can take me literally; when I say "Priest with Halford", I don't own ANYTHING with Ripper.   I love Marillion, but I don't have much from any of the individual members.   

Signups:

Round 1: Open - Due Mon Oct 2
Round 2: Song under 4:00
Round 3: Song from a live release
Round 4: Open
Round 5: Song by the band you MOST think should be the very next inductee in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (the reasonableness of your believe may - or may not - factor into the score!)
Round 6: Instrumental
Round 7: Covers (Must be a song originally released by someone else)
Round 8: Song over 8:00 minutes (but over 15, you're taking your chances...)

Anyone interested?

1. kingshmegland
2. antigoon
3. jingle.boy
4. TAC
5. Mosh
6. lonestar
7. elite
8. v_clortho
9. Lethean
10. Home

Count me in.

In like Flynn.

You're all playing for 2nd place, bitches.  Welcome to the Ass Kicking invitational

very ableist to kick someone who only has one leg imo v v v insensitive 

very ableist to kick someone who only has one leg imo v v v insensitive 

Probably kicking the crutch right out of the armpit.  Chad, you are savage.

no regard for human life

Quote from: kingshmegland on September 28, 2017, 12:29:02 PM

Quote from: antigoon on September 28, 2017, 12:27:54 PM

very ableist to kick someone who only has one leg imo v v v insensitive 

Probably kicking the crutch right out of the armpit.  Chad, you are savage.

I'd kick your ass, but I don't know where your ass ends, and your leg begins.

It's all your fault with your Tim Horton's Caramel Salted Balls.

Never done a roulette before but I'll play

 

Stad didn't list it in the OP, but I've seen him mention being very familiar with UFO and MSG.

Stad didn't list it in the OP, but I've seen him mention being very familiar with UFO and MSG.

I don't know if I should do this, but:

MSG is (for me) the first four albums (and live albums).  I played the Gary Barden records until the grooves wore out, but if you played me a Robin McCauley song I wouldn't know it from your son's garage band.

UFO I am familiar with Phenomenon through Misdemeanor. 

*comes out of retirement*

I'm in if you'll have me....

All the old fogies are in.  I see a movie in the making.

Ocean's 50.

I think I'll submit some Overhaul.   

*comes out of retirement*

I'm in if you'll have me....

*comes out of retirement*

Oh great. So we're sending 8-tracks now? 

Quote from: lonestar on September 28, 2017, 02:13:40 PM

*comes out of retirement*

I'm in if you'll have me....

All the old fogies are in.  I see a movie in the making.

Ocean's 50.

Speak for yourself gramps, I still got a few years to go.

We'll have this thing done right about the time the new Boston LP comes out. 

If it's anything like their last atrocity, it'll still be too soon.

Hands up who here thinks that Grunge is the devil's work and helped kill off some of the greatest bands? 

So - How do we submit? PM or email? Or are we sending tapes through snail mail? Can we send a file (.mp3) of the song if we can't find it on youtube?

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