ariich’s fogey roulette (v7) – FINAL RESULTS

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Man, all the fogeys bashing the Van Hagar picks.

Here's a hot take. Van Hagar is the only Van Halen worth listening to. And only 5150 (the album), plus a few select songs from OU812 and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Also I find it amusing that people keep guessing Nick for my submissions. Further proof that we are definitely the same person 

[TAC]

Nick_on_acid

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

Also who the hell sent Prince and didn't send Purple Rain!?!?!

Or I Wanna Be Your Lover? Jeez, missed opportunities....

[King Postwhore]

Man, all the fogeys bashing the Van Hagar picks.

Here's a hot take. Van Hagar is the only Van Halen worth listening to. And only 5150 (the album), plus a few select songs from OU812 and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Also I find it amusing that people keep guessing Nick for my submissions. Further proof that we are definitely the same person 

I love both VH. But how dare you leave out Ballance!!  Hurts me to the core. Lol

[jingle.boy]

Also who the hell sent Prince and didn't send Purple Rain!?!?!

Maybe the host already knew that song??

Also, the only Heart Tim should've been sending was Corey Hart.

[jingle.boy]

Man, Tim getting a flogging in this thread.

Yup, Fogeys all butt hurt. They thought they'd sucker me in so they're not looking up at me in the standings, but I still played by their rules and will still kick their asses.

To be honest, I'm more disappointed than butt-hurt.  I thought you had integrity.   

[King Postwhore]

Sucker?

You suck at fun.

[wolfking]

This fogey fight club tournament thing or whatever is going on surely is heating up. 

[jingle.boy]

This fogey fight club tournament thing or whatever is going on surely is heating up. 

We don't talk about it. 

[King Postwhore]

 

[wolfking]

This fogey fight club tournament thing or whatever is going on surely is heating up. 

We don't talk about it. 

Probably a good idea. 

[King Puppies and the Acid Guppies]

This fogey fight club tournament thing or whatever is going on surely is heating up. 

We don't talk about it. 

Probably a good idea. 

They don't talk about it, because they can't remember what they wanted to talk about. 

[wolfking]

 

[Kwyjibo]

Lonestar sent The Beach Boys

[Elite]

Isn’t he a beach boy even?

[TAC]

Lonestar sent The Beach Boys

Lonestar did not send them.

[Ruba]

NIN is a top 3 band for me, but I disqualified them from my submissions upon seeing the rating of The Downward Spiral. The Fragile is quite different album though.

Also, Nekov sent me Bowie's Dead Man Walking in my roulette way back when. It's a banger for sure.

[nick_z]

Man, all the fogeys bashing the Van Hagar picks.

Here's a hot take. Van Hagar is the only Van Halen worth listening to. And only 5150 (the album), plus a few select songs from OU812 and For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

Also I find it amusing that people keep guessing Nick for my submissions. Further proof that we are definitely the same person 

...especially considering I'm not even playing in this roulette 

But yes, the plot thickens...

[romdrums]

NIN is a top 3 band for me, but I disqualified them from my submissions upon seeing the rating of The Downward Spiral. The Fragile is quite different album though.

Also, Nekov sent me Bowie's Dead Man Walking in my roulette way back when. It's a banger for sure.

Interesting choices too for NIN.  I would have done something completely different.

Nekov's Bowie choices would have been mine as well if I had sent Bowie.  Probably would have gone with I'm Afraid of Americans instead of Little Wonder, mostly to try and fit The Heart's Filthy Lesson in there as well.  Outside and Earthling are my favorite Bowie records by a good distance.

[Buddyhunter1]

I would have liked to have sent Somewhat Damaged (my favorite song from The Fragile) or something from Broken but I was trying to avoid stuff that sounded too similar to TDS.

[Nekov]

NIN is a top 3 band for me, but I disqualified them from my submissions upon seeing the rating of The Downward Spiral. The Fragile is quite different album though.

Also, Nekov sent me Bowie's Dead Man Walking in my roulette way back when. It's a banger for sure.

Interesting choices too for NIN.  I would have done something completely different.

Nekov's Bowie choices would have been mine as well if I had sent Bowie.  Probably would have gone with I'm Afraid of Americans instead of Little Wonder, mostly to try and fit The Heart's Filthy Lesson in there as well.  Outside and Earthling are my favorite Bowie records by a good distance.

Yeah, I also thought sending a brit singing "I'm afraid of Americans" to another brit would be quite fitting  , but I like Little Wonder more and I think Rich will as well.

[Evermind]

I don't get all the shit Blackmore's Night gets. Everything up to and including Secret Voyage is good stuff.

[jingle.boy]

Evermind sent Blackmore's Night.
Puppies sent Van Halen
TAC sent Heart
I sent Prince
King sent Beach Boys
RJ sent Berlin

Let's get this baby rolling.  Impressions Hefdammit.

[Elite]

romdrums sent Psychotic Waltz
I sent something

[Crow]

I, on the other hand, sent nothing

[Evermind]

Evermind sent Blackmore's Night.

What gave it away?

[romdrums]

romdrums sent Psychotic Waltz
I sent something

Nope.  I don't think I've heard a note of Psychotic Waltz.  To paraphrase a song I did send, "if you're gonna guess, you better start doing it right." 

[Kwyjibo]

just sent ... and now waiting for the other fogeys to tell me that I sent the complete wrong set of songs 

 

[Stadler]

I don't get all the shit Blackmore's Night gets. Everything up to and including Secret Voyage is good stuff.

I'm a full-on Blackmore fanboy, so consider that, but I'm with you 100%.  I've seen them three times now live, and I'm sorry, but you can do a LOT worse than watching Ritchie Blackmore play guitar for 2 hours while a smokin' hot blond dances in front of him (Candace is flat out GORGEOUS in person, and she's a way better singer live than you'd think).   Plus, his band is pretty good; the drummer is the guy that drummed for the Rainbow Romero Reboot a couple years ago (he's also from Hartford, CT, in case anyone cares). 

For all his "miserableness", I sat front row center for the last show and at the end I got to shake hands with my hero and he actually thanked ME for coming to the show!  Granted, the dude next to me had a jester's hat on and clown shoes (I'm not kidding) but still.

(I say "me", but you know how that goes; there were four or five of us standing there.)

[TAC]

I don't get all the shit Blackmore's Night gets. Everything up to and including Secret Voyage is good stuff.

I'm a full-on Blackmore fanboy, so consider that, but I'm with you 100%.  I've seen them three times now live, and I'm sorry, but you can do a LOT worse than watching Ritchie Blackmore play guitar for 2 hours while a smokin' hot blond dances in front of him (Candace is flat out GORGEOUS in person, and she's a way better singer live than you'd think).

I think you need to be a Blackmore fanboy to listen to Blackmore's Night. I've tried. And honestly, she can't save it.

[Stadler]

romdrums sent Psychotic Waltz
I sent something

Nope.  I don't think I've heard a note of Psychotic Waltz.  To paraphrase a song I did send, "if you're gonna guess, you better start doing it right." 

Ha!  A great song.  Let the dance begin!   

[Elite]

just sent ... and now waiting for the other fogeys to tell me that I sent the complete wrong set of songs 

 

So, you're responsible for the Van Halen selection then?


I actually sent one of my favourite songs ever this round, but if no-one memorised this particular piece of information, I see why mine hasn't been guessed yet.

[ariich]

Lots of action in here while I was busy at work it seems, so here's the completed hangman:

Ruba: Psychotic Waltz
    1: ...And the Devil Cried
    2: Halo of Thorns
    3: I Remember
    4: A Psychotic Waltz

Stadler: Squeeze
    1: Up The Junction
    2: Hourglass
    3: Another Nail ln My Heart
    4: Separate Beds
    5: Pulling Mussels (From The Shell)
    6: Black Coffee In Bed

Luke: Danzig
    1: Long Way Back From Hell
    2: Tired of Being Alive
    3: I'm the One
    4: Blood and Tears

TAC: Heart
    1: Crazy On You
    2: Alone
    3: Barracuda
    4: Magic Man

Nekov: David Bowie
    1: Hallo Spaceboy
    2: Little Wonder
    3: Dead Man Walking

HOF: XTC
    1: My Bird Performs
    2: Earn Enough For Us
    3: Mayor Of Simpleton
    4: Then She Appeared
    5: Wrapped In Grey

Sacul: Gustavo Cerati
    1: Bocanada
    2: Puente
    3: Raíz
    4: Perdonar Es Divino
    5: Verbo Carne

Buddy: Nine Inch Nails
    1: The Frail
    2: The Wretched
    3: Just Like You Imagined
    4: Into The Void

wolfking: King Diamond
    1: At the Graves
    2: Sleepless Nights
    3: Eye of the Witch
    4: The Trial (Chambre Ardente)

Elite: David Bowie
    1: Oh! You Pretty Things
    2: Drive-In Saturday
    3: Ashes To Ashes
    4: Sound And Vision
    5: Hallo Spaceboy (Pet Shop Boys remix)
    6: Life on Mars?

romdrums: Genesis
    1: Dance on a Volcano
    2: Mama
    3: Keep It Dark
    4: Los Endos

Puppies: In the Woods
    1: The Divinity of Wisdom
    2: Omnio? - Bardo
    3: Generally More Worried Than Married

Kwyjibo: Van Halen
    1: Dreams
    2: 5150
    3: Right Now
    4: Don’t Tell Me

king: The Beach Boys
    1: Surfin’ USA
    2: In My Room
    3: Fun Fun Fun
    4: I Get Around
    5: Help Me, Ronda
    6: California Girls
    7: Wouldn’t It Be Nice
    8: God Only Knows
    9: Good Vibrations

jingle: Prince
    1: Let’s Go Crazy
    2: 1999
    3: When Doves Cry
    4: Little Red Corvette
    5: Raspberry Beret

Evermind: Blackmore's Night
    1: Play Minstrel Play
    2: No Second Chance
    3: Spanish Nights (I Remember It Well)

lonestar: Berlin
    1: The Metro
    2: Masquerade
    3: No More Words

Cyril: 10cc
    1: I’m Not In Love

First impressions shortly...

[ariich]

Round 4 first impressions

You are remarkably consistent. [Evermind – Blackmore's Night]
More intense than I was expecting. [Nekov – David Bowie]
Nothing out of the ordinary, but quite enjoyable. [HOF – XTC]
Slightly dated production but there’s some great stuff in here. [Ruba – Psychotic Waltz]
Didn’t wow me, but there was one particular aspect I liked a lot. [king – The Beach Boys]
Loved the groove, but (one song aside) where were the melodies? [jingle – Prince]
Nice variety of styles - some I loved, others I’m not sure about yet. [Elite – David Bowie]
I’m sure I’ve heard this before, but hadn’t appreciated how good it is. [Cyril – 10cc]
Dark, atmospheric - not sure I took it all in on first listen but I liked it. [Puppies – In the Woods]
Quite enjoyable, but I’m not sure it goes far enough in doing what it does. [lonestar – Berlin]
A nice and varied listen - reminded me of one of your previous submissions. [Stadler – Squeeze]
Fantastic vocals, I just wonder if I might end up finding the music too tame. [TAC – Heart]
Opening up the 90s seems to have led us closer to your usual comfort zone. [Sacul – Gustavo Cerati]
This was pretty much comparable to what I’ve previously heard from this artist. [romdrums – Genesis]
This was a moderate improvement on what I’ve previously heard from this artist. [Kwyjibo – Van Halen]
This was an enormous improvement on what I’ve previously heard from this artist. [Buddy – Nine Inch Nails]
The vocals aren’t the most consistent, but the music is an enjoyable fusion of styles. [Luke – Danzig]
Not sure what I’ll think of a whole album, but for now I’m rather digging the theatricality. [wolfking – King Diamond]

[jingle.boy]

just sent ... and now waiting for the other fogeys to tell me that I sent the complete wrong set of songs 

 

Well, I've said it twice already, so no need to hammer the point home again. 

But man, what a hot take.  You got some stones.  It could just pan out though.