FOFC Greatest Band Challenge Part II -DRAFT OVER

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Gentlemen,

Anyone can draft a team of top shelf rock stars. But can you mine gold from the next tier? Internet fame and indie cred await. Behold it's the-

FOFC GREATEST BAND CHALLENGE PART DEUX: DEEP CUTS

You know the rules. The REVISED categories look like this:

Main Categories

Lead Singer
Lead Guitarist
Bass Guitarist
Keys
Drummer
Other Instrument
Songwriter
Manager/Producer
Cover Song

Sub-Categories

Rock
HIP HOP/JAZZ/R&B
COUNTRY/METAL
Female
21st century
1990s
1980s
1970s
1960s & Earlier

9 categories and sub-categories. We did away with POP and LABEL. Deal with it.

ALSO TO DEAL WITH: FEMALE can no longer be used as a COVER SONG. You're gonna have a chick in your band. PLAN ACCORDINGLY

We also expanded the HIP HOP and COUNTRY categories. Should provide some much needed flexibility as the talent pool shrinks.

It should go without saying but every individual selected in the initial draft is OFF THE BOARD. That list will be posted below.

As always common courtesy and the honor system apply. Please PM the next drafter after your selection. There's no time limit but if you're going to be away for a while let us know. We are reasonable people.




GOOD LUCK!!!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

OFF THE BOARD

SINGER
Elvis Presley
Michael Jackson
Robert Plant
Mick Jagger
Aretha Franklin
Johnny Cash
Freddy Mercury
Dusty Springfield
Janis Joplin
Roy Orbison

LEAD GUITAR
Mike McReady
Prince
David Gilmour
Jimi Hendrix
Jimmy Page
Stevie Ray Vaughn
John Frusciante
Chuck Berry
Eddie Van Halen
Jack White

BASS GUITAR
Kim Gordon
Kim Deal
Tina Weymouth
Les Claypool
Victor Wooten
John Paul Jones
Geddy Lee
John Entwistle
Bootsy Collins
Flea

KEYS
Dave Stewart
Elton John
Trent Reznor
Stevie Wonder
Ray Charles
Keith Emerson
Rick Wakeman
John Legend
Jerry Lee Lewis
Ray Manzarek

DRUMS
Keith Moon
?uestlove
Neil Peart
John Bonham
Ginger Baker
Ringo Starr
Dave Grohl
Stewart Copeland
Roger Taylor
Carl Palmer

OTHER
Ian Anderson
Ravi Shankar
Alison Krauss
Neil Young
Wynton Marsalis
Yoyo Ma
That 1 Guy
Charlie Daniels
Bill Monroe
Afrika Bambaataa

SONGWRITER
Willie Nelson
Roger Waters
Pete Townsend
Joni Mitchell
Bob Dylan
Kurt Cobain
Grace Slick
John Lennon
Bruce Springsteen
Paul Mccartney

PRODUCER/MANAGER
Quincy Jones
Rick Rubin
Dr. Dre
Dangermouse
Phil Spector
Brian Epstein
Owen Bradley
Babyface
T-Bone Burnett
Brian Wilson

COVER SONG
I feel the Earth Move
November Rain
One (U2)
The Message
Heartbreaker
Icky Thump
Smells Like Teen Spirit
Under the Bridge
Walk This Way

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

SERPENTINE DRAFT ORDER

1. Chief Rum
1.1 Paul Simon, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier
2.7 Louis Armstrong, Other, Hip Hop/Jazz/R & B
3.1 David Bowie, Manager/Producer, 1970s
4.7 Carlos Santana, Lead Guitar, 1990s
5.1 Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Country/Metal
6.7 Travis Barker, Drums, 21st Century
7.1 Stevie Nicks, Lead Singer, Female
8.7 Tom Scholz, Keys, 1980s
9.1 A Day In The Life (The Beatles) Cover, Rock

2. Julio Riddols
1.2 Harry Nilsson, Songwriter, 70's
2.6 Danny Carey, Drummer, 90's
3.2 Albert Grossman - Manager - 60's
4.6 Bruce Hornsby - Keyboards - 80's
5.2 Roger Daltrey - Lead Singer - Rock
6.6 Jaco Pastorius - Bass - Jazz
7.2 Orianthi - Lead Guitar - Female
8.6 Julia Fischer - Other Instrument - 21st century
9.2 - A Boy Named Sue - Cover Song - Country

3. Crimson Fox?

4. britrock88
1.4 George Harrison, Songwriter, 60s and Earlier
2.4 Hal Blaine, Drums, Rock
3.4 John Myung, Bass, Metal
4.4 Brian Eno, Producer, '70s
5.4 Pat Metheny, Guitar, '80s
6.4 Bela Fleck, Other (Banjo), '90s
7.4 Diana Ross, Vocalist, Female
8.4 Duke Ellington, Piano, Jazz
9.4 "Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan, Cover, 21st century


5. Grover
1.5 Jim Morrison, Lead Singer, Rock
2.3 Leonard Cohen, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier
3.5 Cliff Burton, Bass, Metal
4.3 Herbie Hancock, Keys, Jazz
5.5 Tom Morello, Lead Guitar, 1990s
6.3 Kanye West, Producer, 21st Century
7.5 Hotel California (The Eagles), Cover, 1970s
8.3 Reni, Drummer, 1980s
9.5 Melora Creager, Other (Cello) (Rasputina), Female

6. NTO
1.6 Eric Clapton, Lead Guitarist, 60s and Earlier
2.2 Ann Wilson, Lead Singer, Female
3.6 Lemmy, Bass, Metal
4.2 Ian Paice, Drums, 70's
5.6 Elvis Costello, Songwriter, 80's
6.2 Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Cover, Rock
7.6 Miles Davis, Other, Jazz
8.2 Jonny Greenwood, Keys, 21st Century
9.6 Dust Bros., Producer, 1990s

7. Suicane75
1.7 Waren Zevon, Keys, Rock
2.1 Tom Waits, Songwriter, 1970's
3.7 Levon Helm, Drummer, 1960s & Earlier
4.1 Randy Rhodes, Lead Guitar, Metal/Country
5.7 James Jamerson, Bass Guitarist, Hip Hop/Jazz/R&B
6.1 Joe Henry, Producer, 1990's
7.7 Esperanza Spalding, Other Instrument (Upright Bass), Female
8.1 Lyle Lovett, Lead Singer, 1980's
9.7 Thin Blue Flame (Josh Ritter), Cover Song, 21st Century

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

1.1 Paul Simon, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier

1.2 Harry Nilsson, Songwriter, 70's

1.3

1.4 George Harrison, Songwriter, 60s and Earlier

1.5 Jim Morrison, Lead Singer, Rock

1.6 Eric Clapton, Lead Guitarist, 60s and Earlier

1.7 Waren Zevon, Keys, Rock

2.1 Tom Waits, Songwriter, 1970's

2.2 Ann Wilson, Lead Singer, Female

2.3 Leonard Cohen, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier

2.4 Hal Blaine, Drums, Rock

2.5

2.6 Danny Carey, Drummer, 90's

2.7 Louis Armstrong, Other, Hip Hop/Jazz/R & B

3.1 David Bowie, Manager/Producer, 1970s

3.2 Albert Grossman - Manager - 60's

3.3

3.4 John Myung, Bass, Metal

3.5 Cliff Burton, Bass, Metal

3.6 Lemmy, Bass, Metal

3.7 Levon Helm, Drummer, 1960s & Earlier

4.1 Randy Rhodes, Lead Guitar, Metal/Country

4.2 Ian Paice, Drums, 70's

4.3 Herbie Hancock, Keys, Jazz

4.4 Brian Eno, Producer, '70s

4.5

4.6 Bruce Hornsby - Keyboards - 80's

4.7 Carlos Santana, Lead Guitar, 1990s

5.1 Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Country/Metal

5.2 Roger Daltrey - Lead Singer - Rock

5.3

5.4 Pat Metheny, Guitar, '80s

5.5 Tom Morello, Lead Guitar, 1990s

5.6 Elvis Costello, Songwriter, 80's

5.7 James Jamerson, Bass Guitarist, Hip Hop/Jazz/R&B

6.1 Joe Henry, Producer, 1990's

6.2 Stairway to Heaven (Led Zeppelin), Cover, Rock

6.3 Kanye West, Producer, 21st Century

6.4 Bela Fleck, Other (Banjo), '90s

6.5

6.6 Jaco Pastorius - Bass - Jazz

6.7 Travis Barker, Drums, 21st Century

7.1 Stevie Nicks, Lead Singer, Female

7.2 Orianthi - Lead Guitar - Female

7.3

7.4 Diana Ross, Vocalist, Female

7.5 Hotel California (The Eagles), Cover, 1970s

7.6 Miles Davis, Other, Jazz

7.7 Esperanza Spalding, Other Instrument (Upright Bass), Female

8.1 Lyle Lovett, Lead Singer, 1980's

8.2 Jonny Greenwood, Keys, 21st Century

8.3 Reni, Drummer, 1980s

8.4 Duke Ellington, Piano, Jazz

8.5

8.6 Julia Fischer - Other Instrument - 21st century

8.7 Tom Scholz, Keys, 1980s

9.1 A Day In The Life (The Beatles) Cover, Rock

9.2 - A Boy Named Sue - Cover Song - Country

9.4 "Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan, Cover, 21st century

9.5 Melora Creager, Other (Cello) (Rasputina), Female

9.6 Dust Bros., Producer, 1990s

9.7 Thin Blue Flame (Josh Ritter), Cover Song, 21st Century

[Suicane75]

Awww man, why am I always at the bottom!
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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

it was either 6 or 7. figured you'd rather have the double shot. gladly switch with you if ya like.

[Suicane75]

Nah, I'm good with the turn. I'll most likely be drafting for funsies as much as competition this time around anyway. I need an opening act as wild as my headliner.
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[Chief Rum]

Haha figures, I would be first. :)

[Chief Rum]

Okay, here we go...

1.1 Paul Simon, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier

This was a real struggle with me. I hate having the first pick, so many directions to go. It's even harder when the best of the best are already off of the board.

Simon is considered one of the best songwriters ever, and he fits with the Cover Song I am angling for.

Go ahead and rip my pick now, lol.

[Suicane75]

No sir, I think it's a fine pick. Would have fit right in with the first draft which I think is a good litmus test.
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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

how can you not like 'mrs. robinson'?

[Chief Rum]

Bridge Over Troubled Water is usually the first one that comes to mind for me, but Mrs. Robinson is terrific.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

glad i'm not up for a while because i don't have the slightest idea who to take

[Chief Rum]

I actually have some idea who I want to go with next, but it's a long way before I go again. I wouldn't give much odds they will still be around when it comes back to me.

[britrock88]

Hoping to have at least as much fun with this draft as the first draft.

[Julio Riddols]

sorry bout the delay guys.

1.2 - Harry Nilsson, Songwriter, 70's

[Grover]

I am here, didn't miss my pick, awesome.

[thesloppy]

Those are both great songwriter picks that I thought about when you guys were doing the last round.

[Julio Riddols]

Nilsson was the guy I was gonna take until I decided to go with a male lead guitarist.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

nilsson schmilsson

[Julio Riddols]

He makes putting lime in a coconut sound like an excellent idea.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

that album is so f'n good

[Grover]

Can't believe Fox isn't around to pick :-P

[Suicane75]

I got my first 4 picks bouncing around in my head and trying to decide the order on best odds of them being there. Arghhh.

Don't like the Nilson pick, not this early.
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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i have no clue who i'm taking

[Grover]

I know without a shadow of a doubt who my first two picks are.... if they're there.

[britrock88]

i have no clue who i'm taking

Ditto.

Also love Nilsson Schmilsson.

[Julio Riddols]

I'm going seat of my pants this time. Whoever strikes me as a good choice when my picks come up, that's who I'll take.

[Chief Rum]

I just bumped this to get everyone excited that maybe the next pick was made. :devil:

Seriously, though, raise your hand if you thought it would be CF that would bring us to a grinding halt, lol. Yup? Yeah, no one.

Actually, hope he's not in a bad spot right now or nothing.

[Grover]

Did someone try and PM him? I'm sure his inbox is full...

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

just how these things go. everybody's here except the guy on the board. never fails

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

hey grover, chelsea's playing seattle on espn2.

[Grover]

Sick! Thanks for the heads up!

[Grover]

CF was on the thread and then disappeared. I am a sad panda.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Sick! Thanks for the heads up!
wanna see hazard, lukaku and mcearchen.

and lukaku just scored. lol

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

CF was on the thread and then disappeared. I am a sad panda.
where'd he go? strange

[Grover]

Eden Hazard is dreamy.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Eden Hazard is dreamy.
that neckbeard's not doing him any favors.

PAGING CRIMSONFOX

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

welp, his pm's are stuffed. i sent him an email. hope everything's okay

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

we're gonna give crimson till one o'clock est then brittrock's on the clock. i know i said no time limit but this is supposed to be fun and waiting indefinitely for someone who can't be contacted is the opposite of fun.

if/when crimson shows he can catch up immediately.

[Grover]

I'll be sending you a list before I head to work.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

brittrock's on the clock

[Julio Riddols]

Chances are everyone's list is pretty diverse, so I doubt Crimson will lose a guy he had in mind.. But yeah, hopefully things are good on his end.

[Grover]

Sent a list to Norv. I'll check in when I get home from the movie around 3:30, but the list will be in use until 5 tomorrow afternoon.

Good luck to everyone trying to finish in 2nd behind me.

[Young Drachma]

Country/Metal?

[Grover]

Country/Metal?

Kenny Chesney is totally metal.

[britrock88]

Okey doke, will type my pick shortly. Crimson, feel free to beat me to the punch.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Country/Metal?
http://www.nndb.com/people/803/000023734/boone-metal-mood.jpg

[britrock88]

1.3 George Harrison, Songwriter, 60s and Earlier

This pick, thanks to the one-per-act rule, will take a few other great options off the table, but George is too good to pass up. The tougher question was whether to slide him in as my guitarist or my songwriter. In the end, his songs all sound so distinct that I decided he'd have a bigger impact at songwriter.

My favorite early George tune with the Beatles:

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His songs are always interesting. Chords don't progress the same way. His musical arrangement always - ALWAYS - sets the emotional tenor that he's going for with his lyrics. Paul himself said that George's songwriting ability surpassed his and John's songwriting ability when George wrote "Something"; consider the source of that statement to understand how meaningful it is.

By the time he had left the Beatles, George had so much material built up (due to his approximate 2-song-per-album limit with the band) that he was able to put out the quadruple album All Things Must Pass in 1970, within months of the breakup. Then, in 1971, came what has to be considered one of the greatest concerts of all time, the Concert for Bangladesh. Here, George cemented himself on even footing with his bandmates once and for all.

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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

not at guitarist? that's crazy!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

GROVER selects:

1.5 Jim Morrison, Lead Singer, Rock

mr. mojo risin

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

1.6 Eric Clapton, Lead Guitarist, 60's and earlier

it's the first draft all over again. not a guy that was on my radar but too good to pass on. he sold more records in the 80's and 90's but i'm guessing his proper era is the 70's, right?

[Chief Rum]

1.5 Eric Clapton, Lead Guitarist, 70's (?)

it's the first draft all over again. not a guy that was on my radar but too good to pass on. he sold more records in the 80's and 90's but i'm guessing his proper era is the 70's, right?

He's all over the board. I would lean toward the 70s since that was when he did the kinds of songs he is most known for (Layla, Cocaine, I Shot the Sherriff cover, etc.).

It has always been my plan to dance to "Wonderful Tonight" at my wedding, if such a travesty should come to pass. And, yes, I am dating a girl with "long blonde hair".

[britrock88]

I would say '60s, with Cream.

Yeah, pinning George in at guitar/songwriter was a tough decision. I didn't really think I could go wrong, though.

[britrock88]

And, all hail the Lizard King!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

would you say he's better known for cream or his solo stuff? his best selling albums were 1968 w/cream and 1994 from the cradle. and that unplugged album... huh. idk what to do

edit: i went with 60's

[britrock88]

Because Cream was late '60s, I wouldn't kill you for going '70s. (I hope I can say the same of some late-'70s types I'd want to squeeze into the '80s.)

[Suicane75]

Time periods are really effing with my head. Picks coming up.

[Suicane75]

Well, I wanted both these guys in my band, I couldn't decide in what places though. So hard because I want both of them in my physical band but that's not gonna work out so I'm just gonna go with.

1.7 Waren Zevon, Keys, Rock
2.1 Tom Waits, Songwriter, 1970's

[Chief Rum]

I think we should work to avoid some confusion here and skip over the ".3" picks in the odd rounds and ".6" picks in the even rounds. Those are CFs.

I am getting confused with britrock making his pick "1.3" and the next two following from that, but then Suicane goes to 1.7 and 2.1.

[Suicane75]

Heh, sorry about that.

[Chief Rum]

Heh, sorry about that.

Actually, I like that you kept the end of round deal. You are capping one turn in the draft, so having you do 1.7 and 2.1 makes sense. It's the earlier ones that throw it a bit.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

roger that. we'll leave crimson's slots open

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

fuck it. i can't make up my mind

2.2 Ann Wilson, Lead Singer, Female

planned on taking her in the first draft.

[Suicane75]

Nice. She was going to be in my mix, not till a little later though.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

GROVER selects:

2.3 Leonard Cohen, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier

[britrock88]

I'm here, just figuring things out.

[britrock88]

2.4 Hal Blaine, Drums, Rock

Hal Blaine was the anchor of the Wrecking Crew, the group of studio musicians that dominated the '60s on albums like Pet Sounds. He played with oodles of artists, including the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel, and many others whose names I shouldn't mention, some of whom I might protest to draft later because Blaine was a session player, after all.

Here's an example a song made great in no small part due to Hal's skill:

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He drummed on forty #1 singles, and played on the Grammys' Record of the Year winners for SIX STRAIGHT YEARS ('66-'71). In sum...

HAL BLAINE STRIKES AGAIN

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[Suicane75]

Has anyone heard back from CF?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Has anyone heard back from CF?
nope. i think we skip him one more time to let chief and julio pick and then give him till tomorrow.

[Chief Rum]

Obviously, we're all concerned at this point for CF.

But as it relates to the draft, the real question is, how big of a window do we give him here, as his turn has come up again? Since he hasn't yet made his first pick, do we just go right on by his pick, and now when he returns, he'll get two picks? Or does every time his pick comes up, we give him an hour to respond?

What is fairest? If it's the former, Julio can pick right away. If it's the latter, than I guess we wait for an hour or two.

[Chief Rum]

nope. i think we skip him one more time to let chief and julio pick and then give him till tomorrow.

I am fine with that.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

2.4 Hal Blaine, Drums, Rock
He drummed on forty #1 singles, and played on the Grammys' Record of the Year winners for SIX STRAIGHT YEARS ('66-'71). In sum...

i've read all sorts of nutty stuff about that whole laurel canyon crew. like many (read: most) of the big names had session guys do ALL the stuff on their albums.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

and Crimson will only be 2 picks down which is no biggie imo. hell, there was about 20 people i thought about taking with my last pick

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

did julio get pm'd?

edit: i just did

[Julio Riddols]

Hmmm...

[Julio Riddols]

2.6 Danny Carey, Drummer, 90's

[Julio Riddols]

Now, someone find CF.

[Suicane75]

The Church Lady?

[Julio Riddols]

Don't be such a Tool.

[Suicane75]

Well isn't that special.

[Chief Rum]

2.7 Louis Armstrong, Other, Hip Hop/Jazz/R & B

3.1 David Bowie, Manager/Producer, 1970s

[Chief Rum]

I know people will question my second choice there, but I am really looking for Bowie's vision, not his singing voice. Bowie has always been a visionary at trying new and different sounds for his music. I'm not looking to him for "record selling" skills, but for what he can contribute to the sound of the band a la Spector.

[Suicane75]

Did he produce his records? Honest question, I don't know the answer.

[Julio Riddols]

3.2 - Albert Grossman - Manager - 60's

[Julio Riddols]

Well isn't that special.

I wonder how good Dana Carvey actually is at drums. Also, now you're just choppin' broccoli.

[Chief Rum]

Did he produce his records? Honest question, I don't know the answer.

He has done some record producing. Not sure if he did his own work, or just others.

Point is, I want his influence and vision in the music of the band. If he happens to also be good at selling records, then awesome as well. ;)

It's a risk--I guess if we submit this again to a vote, the voters will penalize me if I have gone too far out with my category assignment there.

[Suicane75]

It's a risk--I guess if we submit this again to a vote, the voters will penalize me if I have gone too far out with my category assignment there.

I personally would dock you, but I abstain from voting so you're safe from me. :p

3.2 - Albert Grossman - Manager - 60's

Who now?

I wonder how good Dana Carvey actually is at drums. Also, now you're just choppin' broccoli.

Choppppppppppin BraCLAY!

[Julio Riddols]

Grossman managed Dylan, Big Brother, and Peter Paul and Mary. He was a crazy fucker, and an opportunist, but also got shit done.

[Suicane75]

Right on then.

[Chief Rum]

FWIW, Suicane, I looked up Bowie's records and he was credited as a Producer on all of them except the first three or four, from about Ziggy Stardust or so and onwards. Outside of Space Oddity, probably all of the hits you know best by Bowie (Changes, Rebel Rebel, Suffragette City, Young Americans, Let's Dance, Under Pressure, etc.) were produced either by himself alone or him with most commonly Tony Visconti.

[Suicane75]

Yeah, I was being too rough maybe. Knee jerk reaction. Although that tact does open up limitless possibilities.

[Chief Rum]

Yeah, I was being too rough maybe. Knee jerk reaction. Although that tact does open up limitless possibilities.

Yeah, that might be on the borderline of the meaning of the category (well, okay, no maybe about it).

I can at least say that it is the job of a producer at least in part to produce and edit and arrange the sound of the music, and it's clear Bowie himself pretty much was the arranger and creative force behind the "sound" of his music, above and beyond writing and performing the music.

It's that creativity I am trying to tap for my band.

[Suicane75]

I seriously want to take a guy for my other instrument that would probably gain me scorn and praise in equal amounts.

[Chief Rum]

Disappointing that CF has had troubles getting back to the forum, since doing a second draft was really something he was behind and which he was very much for. I have to think when he does come full on back, he will be distressed to have even missed the picks he has missed.

Again, hope everything is well with him.

I guess we take the night off then and hope to see him soon?

[Chief Rum]

I seriously want to take a guy for my other instrument that would probably gain me scorn and praise in equal amounts.

I almost took a guy where his other instrument was "microphone". And then I considered steel guitarists. In both cases, I decided that I was cutting it too close to the other category definitions, even though the artist had in mind for the "mike" employs sound completely differently from an actual singer, and anyone who listens to country at all knows a steel guitar sounds very different--like a whole other instrument--than a traditional electric guitar.

[Chief Rum]

I actually really like the Other choice I settled on.

[Suicane75]

Pretty much all we can do.

[Suicane75]

I actually really like the Other choice I settled on.

Twas a solid pick.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

2.6 Danny Carey, Drummer, 90's
http://nooooooooooooooo.com/vader.jpg

you bastard

[britrock88]

I'll wait as long as you guys want... it might make me study instead of lounging in this thread.

[Grover]

Got my first two picks.

Damn you, Suicane for taking Tom Waits!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

I'll wait as long as you guys want... it might make me study instead of lounging in this thread.
same as yesterday. we're gonna give him till noonish est.

[Autumn]

Some sweet picks in here. Morrison would have been my 1.1. Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen as songwriters are great picks, great.

[Matthean]

2.4 Hal Blaine, Drums, Rock

One of the few session players you could get away with for a list like this.

2.6 Danny Carey, Drummer, 90's

I'm kind of sad I didn't think of him when thinking of 90's drummers. Not sure where I would rank him during that period.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

I'm kind of sad I didn't think of him when thinking of 90's drummers. Not sure where I would rank him during that period.
i heart danny carey. i'm pretty crushed i didn't land him. he's the best modern drummer imho. and a super nice guy to boot. there's a gazillion videos of him on youtube and i've probably watched most of them. time well spent

[Suicane75]

Waits was my intended cover song in the first draft but I was limited to 90's and I just couldn't settle on which tune of his I wanted to use. Come On Up To The House was the intention but I moved on.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

alright, brittrock's on the clock. crimson's disappearance is disturbing and we'll continue to leave his slot open but the point of this pointless exercise was <del>for me to win</del> to have fun and fun we shall have.

[britrock88]

Cranked this out, now going back to some essays...

3.4 John Myung, Bass, Metal

This is a guy who I've really learned about by talking about our musical drafts with my bassist friend. Myung's technique is terrific, his musicality is superb. Dream Theater is every bit as musically proficient as the progressive rock bands of old, and Myung is a principal reason that's so.

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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

dream theatre seems to have a bunch of proficient members but i can't say i know any of their songs. i guess that says more about me then them though

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

GROVER selects:

3.5 Cliff Burton, Bass, Metal

[Chief Rum]

dream theatre seems to have a bunch of proficient members but i can't say i know any of their songs. i guess that says more about me then them though

Yeah, I came across Dream Theater, too, and I am in the same boat as you. I have no idea about them.

[Chief Rum]

GROVER selects:

3.5 Cliff Burton, Bass, Metal

Damn, I feel so stupid. I thought Burton was picked in the first draft, so I didn't consider him.

Went back to check after seeing this pick, and au contraire, mon frere, Burton was available.

Ugh.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

3.6 Lemmy, Bass, Metal

run on metal bassists. what he lacks in skill he makes up for in badassitude.

[Suicane75]

Crap.

[Suicane75]

3.7 Levon Helm, Drummer, 1960s & Earlier
4.1 Randy Rhodes, Lead Guitar, Metal/Country

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Damn, I feel so stupid. I thought Burton was picked in the first draft, so I didn't consider him.

Went back to check after seeing this pick, and au contraire, mon frere, Burton was available.

Ugh.
yep. grover wisely (or diabolically) gave me a list and i would have felt like a dick had i taken him.

[britrock88]

3.7 Levon Helm, Drummer, 1960s & Earlier

$#!%. Not that I'm unhappy with Blaine at all, but good get!

[Suicane75]

When all the drummers went so early in the first draft I was sitting on him and a few others. Figured this is a good round to grab him up here, not too early, not too late.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

4.2 Ian Paice, Drums, 70's

losing carey was tough. but at least i get to post my favorite deep purple song now. you don't hear many studio tracks where the drummer just does whatever the fuck he wants.

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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

GROVER selects:

4.3 Herbie Hancock, Keys, Jazz

grover's having a good draft

[Matthean]

Yeah, I came across Dream Theater, too, and I am in the same boat as you. I have no idea about them.

Mostly had a couple singles from an album that would be note worthy, but suffer in terms of mainstream popularity due to being prog rock.

[Chief Rum]

Another guy I coulda sworn was already picked.

[Chief Rum]

I presume I can't switch a sub-category around after the fact, right? I had a choice that was on the border one way or the other, and my choice has made it more difficult for me to make another certain pick which I think will be available to me later on.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

nope. you're stuck with it. hindsight's always 20/20

[Chief Rum]

nope. you're stuck with it. hindsight's always 20/20

Not if you have amnesia.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i gotta runs some errands. shouldn't take too long. let's keep it movin if possible.

[britrock88]

4.4 Brian Eno, Producer, '70s

The father of ambient music also made a pretty solid impression on the more standard rock'n'roll of the '70s, too, working with Roxy Music, David Bowie, Talking Heads, Genesis, and Toto. He also helped push U2 to the forefront with his production work on The Joshua Tree. And to top it all off, he composed the Windows start-up ditty. He has been hugely influential in the development of popular music since his arrival on the scene, and will certainly help create a sound that is sparing, but powerful.

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[britrock88]

I LIKE PRODUCERS NAMED BRIAN.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

welp, there goes my keyboardist. was julio notified? i shall notify him

[britrock88]

Yeah, forgot, sorry, thanks. I enjoy how much differently you and I would categorize my picks.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Yeah, forgot, sorry, thanks. I enjoy how much differently you and I would categorize my picks.
i would categorize most of your picks as thought crime

[britrock88]

i would categorize most of your picks as thought crime

Hahahaha. Best laugh I've had all day. I still think we'd make great friends!

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Hahahaha. Best laugh I've had all day. I still think we'd make great friends!
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[Grover]

I AM KILLING IT

[Julio Riddols]

Hmm..

[Julio Riddols]

4.6 - Bruce Hornsby - Keyboards - 80's

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

I AM KILLING IT
'it's not how you start, it's how you finish.'
-every girl i've ever dated

[Grover]

'it's not how you start, it's how you finish.'
-every girl i've ever dated

It's so true.

[Grover]

4.6 - Bruce Hornsby - Keyboards - 80's

Almost took him for keys in the first draft. I like it.

[Chief Rum]

4.7 Carlos Santana, Lead Guitar, 1990s
5.1 Steve Harris, Bass Guitar, Country/Metal

[Julio Riddols]

Hmm again..

[Chief Rum]

Yes, I know Santana's main history is from the late 60s and 70s. That was my screwup on categories. So I am putting him in the 90s instead, to the time when he "re-awakened" into popular culture with his late 1990s hits.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

was wonderin when carlos was comin off the board

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

Yes, I know Santana's main history is from the late 60s and 70s. That was my screwup on categories. So I am putting him in the 90s instead, to the time when he "re-awakened" into popular culture with his late 1990s hits.
was that the time of his best selling album? cuz i'm gonna check


edit: bah, you're lucky

[Julio Riddols]

5.2 - Roger Daltrey - Lead Singer - Rock

[Chief Rum]

was wonderin when carlos was comin off the board

Santana's sound is perfect for what I am looking for. Glad he was still available, even if I had to slightly mis-categorize him.

I get what you guys were saying from the first draft--it's hard to decide how the Cover Song works and how you match your band to it or to each other. Do you go with talent or fit with each other or fit with the cover song or your own personal preference?

I have found I have moved away from talent for talent alone's sake and gone to choosing for a sound that is not only more conducive to my as yet unrevealed Cover Song choice, but is also more suited to my own personal musical tastes.

[Chief Rum]

was that the time of his best selling album? cuz i'm gonna check


edit: bah, you're lucky

I looked before I put him up there. 1999. ;)

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

5.2 - Roger Daltrey - Lead Singer - Rock

yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

[Chief Rum]

What sucks is that I have two other musicians in mind that I won't be able to take whom I would love to have in my band, and I wonder if they will be picked.

[Chief Rum]

yeaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

This is no longer current and relevant without David Caruso meme.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

where's my new bff brittrock? i want him to steal another pick from me so i can email him a virus

[Grover]

I'm pretty pleased with my next couple of coming picks.

[Grover]

So some stuff from my choices thus far, since I haven't been round to make my own picks...

1.5 Jim Morrison, Lead Singer, Rock

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2.3 Leonard Cohen, Songwriter, 1960s & Earlier

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3.5 Cliff Burton, Bass, Metal/Country

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4.3 Herbie Hancock, Keys, Jazz/Soul/R&B

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[britrock88]

Here, NTO. What's cracking? Who can I steal from you next?

[britrock88]

Almost took him for keys in the first draft. I like it.

Hornsby is niiiice... in the "solid pick that never once crossed my mind" sense.

5.2 - Roger Daltrey - Lead Singer - Rock

With Daltrey picked, I think we have 3 complete bands chosen (Zeppelin, Beatles, Who). Any others I'm missing?

[Grover]

Hornsby is niiiice... in the "solid pick that never once crossed my mind" sense.



With Daltrey picked, I think we have 3 complete bands chosen (Zeppelin, Beatles, Who). Any others I'm missing?

If someone takes Krist Novoselic we can cross Nirvana off the list.

[Grover]

Here, NTO. What's cracking? Who can I steal from you next?

Just don't take my next pick.

[britrock88]

If I tell you that I love the Hancock pick (which I do), will you tell me who you're taking next so I can _not_ pick him? :D

[britrock88]

BTW, I'm not as good a planner as you guys, so I'm thinking...

[Grover]

If I tell you that I love the Hancock pick (which I do), will you tell me who you're taking next so I can _not_ pick him? :D

I'll tell you who he is about 30 seconds after you pick.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

i know he's a technical wiz and a jazz legend but i fucking love this song

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[britrock88]

5.4 Pat Metheny, Guitar, '80s

Pat Metheny plays some awesome jazzy guitar. He's recorded with Herbie Hancock, appeared on Joni Mitchell's Shadows and Light, and done some accomplished work of his own. In a race among guitarists with big hair and great sound, I finally settled on Pat, maybe because I feel guilty for passing up a $10 ticket to see him last year.

Anyway, music. "Coyote," from Shadows and Light:

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Here's him doing up a Beatles number pretty nicely:

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[Grover]

5.5 Tom Morello, Lead Guitar, 1990s

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[britrock88]

Though I missed out on Metheny, I DID get to see Herbie Hancock, and it was a great show.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

brittrock goin all technical proficiency... interesting

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

goddammit I'M SO CONFUSED

5.6 Elvis Costello, Songwriter, 80's

[Grover]

goddammit I'M SO CONFUSED

5.6 Elvis Costello, Songwriter, 80's

I dig it.

(I'm going to win)

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

yep. you will. i like what i got though. i passed up some bigger names for the sake of cohesion.

[Matthean]

5.5 Tom Morello, Lead Guitar, 1990s

Been waiting to see when he got picked.

[britrock88]

(I'm going to win)

I like your group, Grover, but I'm not handing it to you yet. We're barely halfway there.

[Grover]

I like your group, Grover, but I'm not handing it to you yet. We're barely halfway there.

Heh, I wouldn't want it to be handed to me. My over-confidence could be my undoing.

I'm pretty sure everyone (including myself) will hate my producer pick.

[britrock88]

That said, the Herbie pick will keep paying you dividends. As it happens, I'm listening to Metheny play "Cantaloupe Island" right now.

[Suicane75]

5.7 James Jamerson, Bass Guitarist, Hip Hop/Jazz/R&B

If you don't know the name, and it's likely you don't. He is the sound of Motown. He played on pretty much all the big hits and is credited with being one of the main forces behind the sound of the era. Oh yeah, and just about every bassist picked in this and the previous draft list him as one of their biggest influences.

6.1 Joe Henry, Producer, 1990's

If we're gonna be performing Tom Waits songs, I want Joe Henry producing them.

[Grover]

NorvTurnerOverdrive selects:

6.2 Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin, Cover, Rock

[Grover]

6.3 Kanye West, Producer, 21st Century

I know, I threw up in my mouth a little too, but he is a brilliant producer.

[Matthean]

6.3 Kanye West, Producer, 21st Century

I know, I threw up in my mouth a little too, but he is a brilliant producer.

It's actually what he does best.

[britrock88]

6.4 Bela Fleck, Other (Banjo), '90s

The best banjoist alive. He's a genre-bender, getting his start with the progressive bluegrass group New Grass Revival, and going on the form the Flecktones with Victor Wooten, among others. He's been nominated for Grammys in more categories than anyone else (from bluegrass to jazz to world music) and won 13 of them. He's an incredible technician (yes, NTO, you have revealed my plot), and makes it look easy at the same time.

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(Bela takes over at about 4:15, but the whole video is a gem.)

[Julio Riddols]

6.6 - Jaco Pastorius - Bass - Jazz

[britrock88]

:thumbsup:

And I have an excuse to post more from Shadows and Light!

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:popcorn:

[Grover]

6.6 - Jaco Pastorius - Bass - Jazz

Doesn't get better than this.

[Chief Rum]

So, I would imagine it would help if I picked. And here I was thinking I was waiting on one more. Okay, thinking on my choices.

[Chief Rum]

6.7 Travis Barker, Drums, 21st Century

7.1 Stevie Nicks, Lead Singer, Female

[Matthean]

6.7 Travis Barker, Drums, 21st Century

7.1 Steve Nicks, Lead Singer, Female

Great picks. Barker could have been placed in the 90's as well. He was getting decent coverage back than in Modern Drummer magazine.

[britrock88]

7.1 Stevie Nicks, Lead Singer, Female

Eh?

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[britrock88]

Damn, didn't get inb4 the edit.

[Grover]

Damn, didn't get inb4 the edit.

hahaha, did it say Nash first?

[Chief Rum]

Haha posted from my phone. It autocorrected Stevie to Steve. :)

I went in and edited it.

[Chief Rum]

Great picks. Barker could have been placed in the 90's as well. He was getting decent coverage back than in Modern Drummer magazine.

Yeah, I had Barker tagged for drummer from near the start, but I wasn't sure he would last.

Barker does fit in either 90s or the 21st century, but I felt Santana last round was best in the 90s (well, after I had already used the 60s and 70s).

[Grover]

Drummers are starting to get tricky...

Fairly confident nobody will take mine.

[britrock88]

It was Steve (K)Nicks I was going for. Ah, well.

[Matthean]

Yeah, I had Barker tagged for drummer from near the start, but I wasn't sure he would last.

Barker does fit in either 90s or the 21st century, but I felt Santana last round was best in the 90s (well, after I had already used the 60s and 70s).

He's a solid pick for a second band. I would put him above Grohl.

[Julio Riddols]

Lets see what spots I need to fill here..

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

rosters have been updated on the first page.

[Julio Riddols]

7.2 - Orianthi - Lead Guitar - Female Never mind her pop persona, her ability far exceeds what she is packaged as.

[Grover]

7.2 - Orianthi - Lead Guitar - Female Never mind her pop persona, her ability far exceeds what she is packaged as.

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[britrock88]

Here, but it'll be a little while before I make a pick, as I'm working.

[britrock88]

7.4 Diana Ross, Vocalist, Female

Time to stop our collective neglect of Motown. Diana Ross led the Supremes, the most accomplished vocal group in American music history. Diana's voice isn't overpowering; instead, she sings with incredible clarity. She was at the forefront of Motown and popular music in the 1960s, and carried that success over into a long solo career and numerous honors.

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[Grover]

7.5 Hotel California - The Eagles, Cover, 1970s

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

you still want me to use your list grover or are you good?

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

7.6 Miles Davis, Other, Jazz

if it's on teh internet it has to be true
Miles Davis was a man of few words. When he did speak, his words often had a similar effect to a hand grenade being lobbed into the room. In 1987, he was invited to a White House dinner by Ronald Reagan. Few of the guests appeared to know who he was. During dinner, Nancy Reagan turned to him and asked what he’d done with his life to merit an invitation. Straight-faced, Davis replied: “Well, I’ve changed the course of music five or six times. What have you done except fuck the president?”

[Grover]

you still want me to use your list grover or are you good?

I'm good.

[Grover]

Great pick with Miles. He was originally my first choice for "other" in the first draft.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

thnx. i was on the fence. but i figured he could do some sort of re-imagining of the flute parts in stairway

[Suicane75]

7.7 Esperanza Spalding, Other Instrument (Upright Bass), Female

I'm not gonna act like I know a lot about her but I was looking for female upright bass players and found her. She won the Grammy for best new artist last year, is critically acclaimed and if you YouTube her I think you'll be impressed. Any Tom Waits band can benefit from a 2nd Bass.

8.1 Lyle Lovett, Lead Singer, 1980's

I'm willing to take some flack for the 1980's grouping here but Lyle Lovett And His Large Band was released in 1989 and I sincerely believe it's the album that put him on the map some I'm fine with it. There really are few people who can I picture performing Tom Waits songs and doing Tom Waits things, while not as boisterous he's every bit as sly and dry.

[Grover]

NorvTurnerOverdrive selects...

8.2 Jonny Greenwood, Keys, 21st Century

[Grover]

8.3 Reni, Drummer, 1980s

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[Autumn]

7.2 - Orianthi - Lead Guitar - Female Never mind her pop persona, her ability far exceeds what she is packaged as.

It's interesting to discover that even female lead guitarists make the kissy face.

[britrock88]

8.4 Duke Ellington, Piano, Jazz

So, with the addition of jazz to our draft, I knew right away that I wanted to fill that genre with a pianist. There's such a wealth of great jazz pianists out there. I went with the Duke because in part because he was a big-band leader, which gives me greater confidence that he'd fit in well with the rather large bands we're tasked with putting together. Beyond that, though, Duke shaped the jazz of the mid-20th century as a prolific composer and was quite accomplished behind the piano, too.

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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

8.1 Lyle Lovett, Lead Singer, 1980's
never would have seen that coming.

[Julio Riddols]

8.6 - Julia Fischer - Other Instrument - 21st century

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[Chief Rum]

8.7 Tom Scholz, Keys, 1980s

9.1 "A Day In The Life" by The Beatles, Cover, Rock

[Matthean]

8.1 Lyle Lovett, Lead Singer, 1980's

Joshua Judges Ruth is a stellar album. Pontiac is really good as well.

8.3 Reni, Drummer, 1980s

Never got into them so this is more of a out of the blue pick for me.

P.S. If jazz keeps getting added, you guys are missing on some real key ones.

[Grover]

Never got into them so this is more of a out of the blue pick for me.

P.S. If jazz keeps getting added, you guys are missing on some real key ones.

Heh when Townshend saw Reni play in 1984 he said he was the most technically gifted drummer he had seen since Moon.

I was wavering between Reni and Stephen Morris of Joy Division/New Order. I figured both would be one of those picks not many would recognize/know.

[Matthean]

Just kind of odd I was really into drumming back then and getting drummer magazines and such, and I don't recall him getting mentioned much. I did think of another 90's drummer though that I'm kind of mad I didn't think of earlier.

[britrock88]

Scholz in the '80s?

[Chief Rum]

Scholz in the '80s?

Boston released albums in both the 70s and the 80s. Voters may judge, etc. etc.

[Julio Riddols]

9.2 - A Boy Named Sue - Cover Song - Country

[Chief Rum]

Haha reading the NKOTB thread...

We could do a third draft in which our bands will have members who absolutely awful and cringe-worthy, and see who can put together the worst band. The thinking being that, if you're absolutely brutally awful and yet you are successful enough to actually sell records, that's sort of an achievement in and of itself. :D

Oh, but we would have to do a two music album limit. No Eddie Murphys, Don Johnsons or Kobe Bryants here.

David Hasselhoff, however, eat your heart out. :)

[Chief Rum]

9.2 - A Boy Named Sue - Cover Song - Country

Interesting choice. Love the song, of course, but I wonder if there's enough there musically for your band to carry?

One of the driving points for me on my cover song was to choose one where I could conceive of my entire band having a role in it being played.

[britrock88]

Hmm... cover song from the aughts... thinking...

[britrock88]

9.4 "Someday Baby" - Bob Dylan, Cover, 21st century

This was the single off Dylan's well-loved and #1 album from 2006, Modern Times. It's a classic blues number, based on an old Muddy Waters and Allman Brothers tune. It has the kind of structure that allows space for the skill of Ellington, Metheny, Fleck, Myung, and Blaine to shine through, with Diana's soprano melody succinctly tying things together.

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[Grover]

Perfect timing, was just about to go to bed. I've got mine and Norv's picks coming.

[Grover]

9.5 Melora Creager, Other (Cello) (Rasputina), Female

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[Grover]

NTO selects...

9.6 Dust Bros., Producer, 1990s

[Julio Riddols]

Interesting choice. Love the song, of course, but I wonder if there's enough there musically for your band to carry?

One of the driving points for me on my cover song was to choose one where I could conceive of my entire band having a role in it being played.

My idea was to entirely rework the song, since it was originally a Shel Silverstein poem. It's hard to imagine it different given its history, but if we just gave Nilsson the lyrics and told him to come up with something interesting that involved everyone, he probably could.

[Suicane75]

9.7 Thin Blue Flame (Josh Ritter), Cover Song, 21st Century

Once more, I wanted an opus, something that would feature everyone in my band and be epic at the same time. I don't want my song to be a diddy I want it to be an experience.

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[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

9.2 - A Boy Named Sue - Cover Song - Country
love the pick. there are a bunch of country songs that are ripe for cover.

[NorvTurnerOverdrive]

good times guys!

i'll get the voting thread up this evening. last chance for band names and other such nonsense.

[Suicane75]

Just out of curiosity, what would have been the reaction to,

Gene Frenkle, Other Instrument (Cowbell), 21st Century.

[britrock88]

lulz. The reaction would have been lulz.