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07-10-2017 , 11:13 PM

#201

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

lol I had Godzilla on my list!

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07-10-2017 , 11:22 PM

#202

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

ROUND 14:

One of the most iconic voice in rock:

Spoiler:

No words needed.

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Dom's Picks:

TOM JONES
BON SCOTT
ALLISON KRAUSS
SADE
BETH GIBBONS
PAUL BUCHANAN
HANNA REID
EMMYLOU HARRIS
TIFT MERRITT
JOE JACKSON
CHRISSIE HYNDE
NEKO CASE
KELLY WILLIS
ROGER DALTRY

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07-11-2017 , 01:36 AM

#203

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Thirteenth Pick

An obvious first round pick.

You guys may have thought you knew who the alpha female from the 60s was, but you were wrong, and it's time we gave her some...

R-E-S-P-E-C-T

Spoiler:

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07-11-2017 , 11:27 AM

#204

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Pick the Fourteenth

I don't know why I like this voice so much. Maybe I feel nostalgia for the disappearing American Regional Accent. Maybe it's because the fathers of a lot of my friends growing up talked like this. Maybe it's because he was a hell of a talent.

Spoiler:

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07-11-2017 , 12:25 PM

#205

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,092

Cagney is a great pick, very iconic voice. He was on my list but probably wasn't gonna take on my last 2.

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07-11-2017 , 12:40 PM

#206

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Gratified to see Dom avoid perma-ban by posting full 8.5 minute version of Won't Get Fooled Again. WTG. Score one Attaboy.

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07-11-2017 , 01:01 PM

#207

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeno

Round 14 pick is a homage to all the great monster roars, usually just before they mash up something or someone or some other monster. None of this wimpy monologue gibberish for roaring beasts of destruction; monsters have no pretense. Godzilla, the God of all Monsters, does the stand in roar:

My personal fave.

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07-11-2017 , 07:31 PM

#208

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Man you guys just keep leaving the modern singers wide open.

SUB selects

Spoiler:

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07-12-2017 , 06:31 AM

#209

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,092

I'm gonna skip John Cole since it has been 12 hourish and I will be out all day and won't have much chance to post. Time to put this draft to bed but it has been fun and entertaining.

Round 14

Dolores O'Riordon

I really like the music of the Cranberries and it because of her voice. I think it is the accent. I could just listen to her all day long.

so far:

Frankie Valli
Karen Carpenter
Frank Gorshin
James Earl Jones
The Hollies - harmony
Roy Orbison
Neil Young
Joni Mitchell
Freddie Mercury
Groucho Marx
Debbie Harry
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
Dolores O'Riordon

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07-12-2017 , 06:47 AM

#210

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,092

Round 15

Shirley Jones

This one goes into the movie musical voice. I like the old movie musicals and they offered up a lot of voice talent singing the standards of those great musical composers. Often they would get a pretty, young actress and then dub her songs with a real singer.

That wasn't necessary for Ms. Jones as this girl had some pipes. She was the female lead in 3 of the most popular musicals back in the day (Oklahoma, Carousel and The Music Man). Her singing is almost operalike and she can hit some high notes I wasn't sure existed. Anyway this is a category that needs to be recognized.

so far:

Frankie Valli
Karen Carpenter
Frank Gorshin
James Earl Jones
The Hollies - harmony
Roy Orbison
Neil Young
Joni Mitchell
Freddie Mercury
Groucho Marx
Debbie Harry
Little Richard
Buddy Holly
Dolores O'Riordon
Shirley Jones

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07-12-2017 , 06:53 AM

#211

mrbaseball

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 13,092

A big thank you to Dom for running this and all the players for participating. As always a very fun draft and I got exposed to some unfamiliar voices that are pretty damn good. What do we draft next

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07-12-2017 , 08:01 AM

#212

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

For my last two picks I'm grabbing the late great Willy Deville. Such a distinctive voice and style:

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07-12-2017 , 08:06 AM

#213

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

And

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07-12-2017 , 08:10 AM

#214

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

And

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07-12-2017 , 08:16 AM

#215

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

And one last one because it's a great love song:

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07-12-2017 , 08:25 AM

#216

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

For my last pick, I'm going with Sharon Van Etten. I know she's a bit contemporary, but listen here:

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07-12-2017 , 08:30 AM

#217

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

And her first "hit" song:

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07-12-2017 , 08:33 AM

#218

John Cole

Lounge Nighthawk

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 18,196

She's catching on:

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07-12-2017 , 11:07 AM

#219

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

I like Sharon Van Etten

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07-12-2017 , 12:52 PM

#220

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

Okay, I declare the last round a free-for-all - you can go whenever you want. So I'm going to go.

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07-12-2017 , 01:00 PM

#221

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

ROUND 15:

I'm going to go with a contemporary artist who has been around for over 15 years, but only recently become huge:

Spoiler:

Just an astounding range and voice. From her work with Zero 7 and other artists, to her suddenly successful solo career, Sia has a voice for the ages.

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Dom's Picks:

TOM JONES
BON SCOTT
ALLISON KRAUSS
SADE
BETH GIBBONS
PAUL BUCHANAN
HANNA REID
EMMYLOU HARRIS
TIFT MERRITT
JOE JACKSON
CHRISSIE HYNDE
NEKO CASE
KELLY WILLIS
ROGER DALTRY
SIA

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07-12-2017 , 01:25 PM

#222

Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,961

Round 15

15 years ago, I would be working in my office while people were watching Adult Swim in the other room. Whenever Cowboy Bebop came on, I'd yell at them to turn it up so I could listen to the music.

The singer I liked best was...

Spoiler:

Foghorn Leghorn
Ella Fitzgerald
Nigel Planer
Jocko Henderson
Bobby McFerrin
Janis Joplin
Delbert McClinton
W.C. Fields
Linda Ronstadt
Fred Astaire
Hako Yamasaki
Faye Wong
Aretha Franklin
Jimmy Cagney
Mai Yamane

I'll try to get back with my official apologies to the voices I had to leave out.

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07-12-2017 , 01:27 PM

#223

Dominic

Tripod

Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 74,272

Here is my list of honorable mentions, in spoilers for those who still have to pick their last round:

Spoiler:

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07-12-2017 , 02:11 PM

#224

SuperUberBob

Not interesting enough

Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 48,217

Almost picked Sia with my last pick.

This singer didn't start out as a singer but rather as a drummer. But the truth was that he was always a multi-instrumentalist who always had a great voice. He just needed to get out of the spotlight of a songwriting legend to show off what he had.

SUB Selects

Spoiler: