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I'd go with the 1972 lineup. You get one of the best iterations of the GD (the entire Europe run) plus three deceased members (Jerry, Pigpen, Keith). Don't think there's another era with more than two.
From my very entry-level knowledge of the Dead, that sounds spot-on.
And we end the night on Cookin' Mama 's free agents:
12 Rods Anita Baker Art Blakey & The Jazz Messenger Betty Davis Bill Evans Trio Claude Debussy Chet Baker Chuck Berry Count Basie David Ruffin Dean Martin Django Reinhardt Dr. John Drive Like Jehu Edvard Grieg Erik Satie Franz Liszt Franz Schubert Frédéric Chopin George Jones Hank Mobley Hiroshi Yoshimura Igor Stravinsky Isao Tomita Jeanne Lee Johannes Brahms Lead Belly Ludwig Van Beethoven Luther Vandross Maurice Ravel Max Roach Milt Jackson Minutemen Moloko Pop Smoke Porter Wagoner Richard Strauss Satoshi Ashikawa Smog Solomon Burke Sonny Rollins Smokey Robinson and the Miracles Stan Getz Sylvester Tammy Wynette Teddy Pendergrass The Dave Brubeck Quartet The Mamas and the Papas The Ronettes Unwound
Also finally someone picked some classical names. They look weird in infinity but this is the draft to get them and no one has smh
My issue with the classical names (and why I avoided them) is that they don't come with an orchestra. You're basically getting a bunch of different sets of solo piano. Some of them probabably aren't even eligible, if we're being honest - not sure how many of these classical composers ever actually played live.
Also finally someone picked some classical names. They look weird in infinity but this is the draft to get them and no one has smh
My issue with the classical names (and why I avoided them) is that they don't come with an orchestra. You're basically getting a bunch of different sets of solo piano. Some of them probabably aren't even eligible, if we're being honest - not sure how many of these classical composers ever actually played live.
I mean, I feel like it's reasonable to assume they come with an orchestra
My issue with the classical names (and why I avoided them) is that they don't come with an orchestra. You're basically getting a bunch of different sets of solo piano. Some of them probabably aren't even eligible, if we're being honest - not sure how many of these classical composers ever actually played live.
I mean, I feel like it's reasonable to assume they come with an orchestra
I assume you guys have addressed this in the past, but it's a weird wrinkle. First, some of these guys were pretty much only composers. Outside of that, when they would conduct, they'd be conducting other orchestras. Pretty sure when Stravinsky came to the USA, he worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which obviously predated him. It's not the biggest deal and nobody is taking this draft that seriously, but I'm surprised this hasn't been a point of contention elsewhere.
I mean, I feel like it's reasonable to assume they come with an orchestra
I assume you guys have addressed this in the past, but it's a weird wrinkle. First, some of these guys were pretty much only composers. Outside of that, when they would conduct, they'd be conducting other orchestras. Pretty sure when Stravinsky came to the USA, he worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which obviously predated him. It's not the biggest deal and nobody is taking this draft that seriously, but I'm surprised this hasn't been a point of contention elsewhere.
it's come up but I think we just ran it under the neil young & ____ pick your backing band or don't specify
I mean, I feel like it's reasonable to assume they come with an orchestra
I assume you guys have addressed this in the past, but it's a weird wrinkle. First, some of these guys were pretty much only composers. Outside of that, when they would conduct, they'd be conducting other orchestras. Pretty sure when Stravinsky came to the USA, he worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which obviously predated him. It's not the biggest deal and nobody is taking this draft that seriously, but I'm surprised this hasn't been a point of contention elsewhere.
Honestly, I am so disinterested in the concept of going to a music festival and watching classical music that I just consider it a win when other people draft them.
There are some areas where we are a bit more relaxed than others. Aside from drafting composers, which is already weird as you discussed, we're technically supposed to be specifying which lineup of a band is being drafted in the event that they have changed out members (and most have, especially in this format). Also, you can draft cover versions of selected acts as long as they don't include any members of that drafted act. Which is weird.
I assume you guys have addressed this in the past, but it's a weird wrinkle. First, some of these guys were pretty much only composers. Outside of that, when they would conduct, they'd be conducting other orchestras. Pretty sure when Stravinsky came to the USA, he worked with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which obviously predated him. It's not the biggest deal and nobody is taking this draft that seriously, but I'm surprised this hasn't been a point of contention elsewhere.
Honestly, I am so disinterested in the concept of going to a music festival and watching classical music that I just consider it a win when other people draft them.
There are some areas where we are a bit more relaxed than others. Aside from drafting composers, which is already weird as you discussed, we're technically supposed to be specifying which lineup of a band is being drafted in the event that they have changed out members (and most have, especially in this format). Also, you can draft cover versions of selected acts as long as they don't include any members of that drafted act. Which is weird.
I actually dig the idea of an orchestral performance as part of a festival (Eaux Claires did it back in 2016 on one of their side stages and it was cool) but I'm with you.
Good morning. We know Larry Farnsworth is here and ready to go. Without further ado...
(International) Noise Conspiracy Andy Kaufman Art Blakey Jean-Michel Basquiat Bathory Bernie Mac Bill Evans Bill Hicks Cannonball Adderly Neal Casal Celtic Frost Chris Farley Salvador Dali Dave Brubeck Death Dept. of Eagles Desmond Dekker Dio Dr. John Eazy E Everything But the Girl Funkdoobiest Garcia/Grisman Garry Shandling Gram Parsons Gravenhurst Heavy D & the Boyz John Belushi John Lee Hooker June Carter Cash Frida Kahlo Larry Levan Leaders of the New School Lee Morgan Lennie Bruce Love and Rockets MC5 Nailbomb Nat Adderly the Neville Brothers Patrice O'Neal Phil Hartman Pablo Picasso Pop Smoke Purple Ribbon All-Stars Random Axe Rich Kids on LSD Robert Miles School of Seven Bells Scratch Orchestra Screaming Trees Sean Price State Property Sylvester the Tragically Hip Tin Machine Allen Toussaint Woodie Guthrie TRU
Kicking myself on forgetting MC5 and Tragically Hip. (The Hip was because they were originally not eligible and I forgot to add them back when we changed the rules.)
Also finally someone picked some classical names. They look weird in infinity but this is the draft to get them and no one has smh
My issue with the classical names (and why I avoided them) is that they don't come with an orchestra. You're basically getting a bunch of different sets of solo piano. Some of them probabably aren't even eligible, if we're being honest - not sure how many of these classical composers ever actually played live.
I actually planned on using most of the classical names as solo piano anyways. Which is why I picked mostly romantic era composers and not someone like Mozart or Bach.
