Directors Music Draft II (1 Viewer)

[Dome Vongvises]

I've updated the list.

Wildcard

"Tangled Up in Blue" - Bob Dylan

Let's finish this bad boy Angelo.

 

[Rob P S]

Agreed.

 

[Angelo.M]

Wild card

"Nessun dorma"
from Puccini's Turandot
as performed by Pavarotti, from the Decca recording by Sutherland, Parvarotti, LPO, Mehta (1971)

Not the bravest choice from opera, I know, but still an essential performance.

Sorry to hold things up.

 

[Lew Crippen]

Nessun dorma!
Nessun dorma!
Tu pure, o Principe,
Nella tua fredda stanza guardi le stelle,
Che tremano d'amore e di speranza!

...

Dilegua, o notte!
Tramontate, stelle!
All'alba vincerò!

Very find choice Angelo.

I thought of going with an all-opera theme, but chose CW & folk as a more accessible alternative.

 

[Angelo.M]

Ma il mio mistero é chiuso in me,
Il nome mio nessun saprà!
No, no, sulla tua bocca lo dirò
Quando la luce splenderà!

Thanks, Lew. It's become Pavarotti's theme song, I suppose, and I love it dearly. The Sutherland et al recording of Turandot is my favorite, even though Sutherland herself is not completely my cup of tea, and not my ideal lead in Turandot.

Funny, I considered an all-opera theme as well; also, an all-showtunes theme and an all-classical theme. Bring on Music Draft III!

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Alright, I'll be back later to start the tourney.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Sorry to keep everybody waiting.

It's going to work like this:
1 vs. 8
4 vs. 5
3 vs. 6
2 vs. 7

Unless somebody knows of the right way of doing it, I'll start this thing sometime tomorrow.

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Voting ends 09:00 am August 21, 2004

george kaplan
60's
song - "Komm, Gib Mir Deine Hand" - The Beatles
song - "The Stumble" - Love Sculpture
album - Are You Experienced? - Jimi Hendrix
70's
song - "Working Class Hero" - John Lennon
song - "I Wanna Be Sedated" - The Ramones
album - My Aim is True - Elvis Costello
80's
song - "The Longest Time" - Billy Joel
song - "Border Radio" - The Blasters
album - Minimum Wage Rock & Roll - The Bus Boys
90's
song - "Sucked Out" - Superdrag
song - "The Way" - Fastball
album - One Track Mind - Railroad Jerk
Wild Card
song - "Weeping Willow Rag" - Air
song - "Harry You're a Beast" - Frank Zappa
album - Live in Europe - Otis Redding

vs.

Angelo.M
60's
song - "America" - Simon & Garfunkel
song - "Mack the Knife" - Ella Fitzgerald
album - Music from Big Pink - The Band
70's
song - "(Looking for) the Heart of Saturday Night" - Tom Waits
song - "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen
album - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
80's
song - "Redemption Song" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
song - "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
album - The Unforgettable Fire - U2
90's
song - "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley
song - "May This Be Love" - Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois
album - Buena Vista Social Club - Ry Cooder and Buena Vista Social Club
Wild Card
song - "sonata no. 8 in c minor, op. 13 ("pathetique")" - Beethoven
song - "Nessun dorma" - Pavarotti, from the Decca recording by Sutherland, Parvarotti, LPO, Mehta (1971)
album - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles


BTW, anybody but me can vote.

 

[Nick Sievers]

Can't go wrong with either list but Angelo's is more to my liking.

 

[Lew Crippen]

What Nick wrote:

Angelo.M

 

[george kaplan]

Obviously I'll abstain, but here's my thoughts on Angelo's list:

60's
song - "America" - Simon & Garfunkel
song - "Mack the Knife" - Ella Fitzgerald
album - Music from Big Pink - The Band
70's
song - "(Looking for) the Heart of Saturday Night" - Tom Waits
song - "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen
album - Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
80's
song - "Redemption Song" - Bob Marley and the Wailers
song - "There Is a Light That Never Goes Out" - The Smiths
album - The Unforgettable Fire - U2
90's
song - "Hallelujah" - Jeff Buckley
song - "May This Be Love" - Emmylou Harris and Daniel Lanois
album - Buena Vista Social Club - Ry Cooder and Buena Vista Social Club
Wild Card
song - "sonata no. 8 in c minor, op. 13 ("pathetique")" - Beethoven
song - "Nessun dorma" - Pavarotti, from the Decca recording by Sutherland, Parvarotti, LPO, Mehta (1971)
album - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles

 

[Brook K]

Angelo, based on The Smiths, Sgt. Pepper, and Dark Side

George has a number of bands I've never heard of, and outside of the 60's picks I'm almost completely unfamiliar with the music. Maybe I should just abstain

 

[george kaplan]

Or you could check out the music. Hell, maybe I'll send you a cd for Xmas.

 

[Rob P S]

I'll go with George's list.

 

[John C. Wilson]

George

 

[Dome Vongvises]

It's a tie.....

Oh well, sudden death.

In the meantime:

Voting end: August 24, 2004 9:45

Rob P S
60's
song - "My Girl" - The Temptations
song - "At Last" - Etta James
album - Face to Face - The Kinks
70's
song - "Blue Bayou" - Linda Ronstadt
song - "Desperado" - The Eagles
album - Moondance - Van Morrison
80's
song - "Cold Shot" - Stevie Ray Vaughn
song - "Faithfully" - Journey
album - Tim - The Replacements
90's
song - "Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion
song - "Nightswimming" - R.E.M.
album - August and Everything After - Counting Crows
Wild Card
song - "The Rock Show" - Blink 182
song - "Mad World" - Gary Jules
album - Parachutes - Coldyplay

vs.

Lew Crippen
60's
song - "Pretty Boy Floyd" — Joan Baez
song - Folsom Prison Blues — Johnny Cash
album - The Freewheelin Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
70's
song - "Stardust" - Willie Nelson
song - "I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)" — Linda Ronstadt
album - Can the Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
80's
song - "Highwayman" — The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson)
song - "Hometown Girl" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
album - Trio - Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris
90's
song - "Nowhere to Stand" - k.d. lang
song - "Rolling Stone from Texas" — Don Walser
album - Family Style - Stevie Ray and Jimmy Vaughn
Wild Card
song - "Keep on the Sunny Side" - Carter Family
song - "This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
album - The Complete Hank Williams Box Set - Hank Williams, Sr.

 

[Lew Crippen]

I’ll abstain, but Rob has a fine list and nicely diverse. Great pick with the Etta James song. And The Temptations—and Stevie Ray Vaughn.

 

[george kaplan]

Rob P S
60's
song - "My Girl" - The Temptations
song - "At Last" - Etta James
album - Face to Face - The Kinks
70's
song - "Blue Bayou" - Linda Ronstadt
song - "Desperado" - The Eagles
album - Moondance - Van Morrison
80's
song - "Cold Shot" - Stevie Ray Vaughn
song - "Faithfully" - Journey
album - Tim - The Replacements
90's
song - "Ball and Chain" - Social Distortion
song - "Nightswimming" - R.E.M.
album - August and Everything After - Counting Crows
Wild Card
song - "The Rock Show" - Blink 182
song - "Mad World" - Gary Jules
album - Parachutes - Coldyplay

vs.

Lew Crippen
60's
song - "Pretty Boy Floyd" — Joan Baez
song - Folsom Prison Blues — Johnny Cash
album - The Freewheelin Bob Dylan - Bob Dylan
70's
song - "Stardust" - Willie Nelson
song - "I Can’t Help It (If I’m Still in Love with You)" — Linda Ronstadt
album - Can the Circle Be Unbroken - Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
80's
song - "Highwayman" — The Highwaymen (Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Johnny Cash and Kris Kristofferson)
song - "Hometown Girl" - Mary Chapin Carpenter
album - Trio - Linda Ronstadt, Dolly Parton, and Emmylou Harris
90's
song - "Nowhere to Stand" - k.d. lang
song - "Rolling Stone from Texas" — Don Walser
album - Family Style - Stevie Ray and Jimmy Vaughn
Wild Card
song - "Keep on the Sunny Side" - Carter Family
song - "This Land Is Your Land" - Woody Guthrie
album - The Complete Hank Williams Box Set - Hank Williams, Sr.

Good stuff on both lists (though I've never been able to stomach Journey), but looks like Lew gets the edge.

Lew

 

[Rob P S]

Thanks, Lew. Your list ain't too shabby either.

ABSTAIN

 

[Dome Vongvises]

Lew wins. Still need a vote on george and Angelo.

Voting ends: 5:00pm August 25, 2004

Arman
60's
song - "A Day in the Life" - The Beatles
song - "Eleanor Rigby" - The Beatles
album - Abbey Road - The Beatles
70's
song - "Imagine" – John Lennon
song - "What's Going On" - Marvin Gaye
album - A Night At the Opera - Queen
80's
song - "Luka" - Suzanne Vega
song - "Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order
album - Appetite for Destruction - Guns N' Roses
90's
song - "Wonderwall" - Oasis
song - "1979" - Smashing Pumpkin
album - Automatic for the People - R.E.M.
Wild Card
song - "Fast Car" - Tracy Chapman
song - "What a Wonderful World" - Louis Armstrong
album - The Girl In The Other Room - Diana Krall

vs.

Brook K
60's
song - "Me & My Bobby McGee" - Janis Joplin
song - "I'll Be Your Mirror" - The Velvet Underground and Nico
album - The Beatles (The White Album) - The Beatles
70's
song - "Close To The Edge" - Yes
song - "Superfly" - Curtis Mayfield
album - Saturday Night Fever - Original Motion Picture Sound Track
80's
song - "Master And Servant" - Depeche Mode
song - "Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now" - The Smiths
album - The Joshua Tree - U2
90's
song - "Take Me Back" - Erasure
song - "Sullen Girl" - Fiona Apple
album - Vs. - Pearl Jam
Wild Card
song - "Wicked Little Town" - John Cameron Mitchell
song - "Cheek To Cheek" - Irving Berlin as sung by Fred Astaire
album - A Love Supreme - John Coltrane