CP Music Draft! (COMPLETED)

[HalifaxDrunk]

With the 175th overall pick Hot Banana Thrust is happy to select in the Male Singer category: Lenny Kravitz



Leonard Albert "Lenny" Kravitz (born May 26, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, and arranger whose "retro" style incorporates elements of rock, soul, funk, reggae, hard rock, psychedelic, folk, and ballads.

In addition to singing lead and backing vocals, Kravitz often plays all the guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, and percussion himself when recording. He won the Grammy Award for "Best Male Rock Vocal Performance" four years in a row from 1999 to 2002. He has sold an estimated 32 millions albums worldwide.

Are you Gonna go my way?
The title track to this 1993 phenomenal album just screams with piercing, rippling guitar effects. The rhythm pulses like an anthem. And Lenny’s delivery of lyrics is wild-yet controlled. His dancing and dreadlock slinging in the hugely popular video was right on point for the song.


Always on the Run
Shortly after having difficulties with Lisa Bonet (his former wife), Lenny Kravitz was doing extensive touring. He was living a fast paced life, and was troubled with a lot of different personal issues. His hectic touring schedule put quite a strain on him. And as a result, he penned “Always on the Run.” It’s a frantic psychedelic sounding song which very simply details the way he was feeling at the time. His anxiety is cleverly delivered in his lyrics. And while the song has much meaning for him, the musical instrumentation itself was delightful to all listeners.


Fly Away
Everyone knows by heart, the beginning guitar riffs of this song. The percussion is a choppy hip-hop influenced one, which is punctuated by a scrunchy sounding bass line. The whimsical lyrics are playful. But when executed by Lenny Kravitz, his soulful delivery lends the song a frenzied, energetic air.


Thinking of You
Thinking of You was written for his deceased famous mother, Roxy Roker. The video features him dancing in front of various huge portraits of her. The lyrics are touching, and when combined with the poignant effects in the video, make for an extremely tender portrayal.

[MonsieurFish]

With MonsieurFish's next pick in the draft, in the bass player category, I am pleased to select: Sting

Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, CBE (born October 2, 1951), better known by his stage name Sting, is an Academy Award-nominated sixteen time Grammy-winning English musician from Wallsend in North Tyneside. Prior to starting his solo career, he was the principal songwriter, lead singer and bass guitar player of the rock band The Police. As a solo musician and member of The Police, Sting has sold over 45 million records[1], and received over sixteen Grammy Awards for his work, receiving his first Grammy for Best Rock Instrumental Performance in 1981, and receiving an Oscar nomination for best song.[2][3]

[dissentowner]

Neon Dion and the Iggy Pops select in the World Category, King Diamond.

King Diamond (born Kim Bendix Petersen, June 14, 1956, Copenhagen, Denmark) is a Grammy Award nominated heavy metal musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his use of falsetto, mixed with mid-range vocals in most of his music. As the frontman for both Mercyful Fate and the eponymous King Diamond, his music has had an influence on many bands across a variety of metal sub-genres.

Welcome Home


Family Ghost


Sleepless Nights


The Eye Live

[troutman]

Good picks. Sting lasted longer than I thought he might.

[troutman]

Originally Posted by HalifaxDrunk

With the 175th overall pick Hot Banana Thrust is happy to select in the Male Singer category: Lenny Kravitz

What's he doing with A-Rod's wife?

[HalifaxDrunk]

Originally Posted by troutman

What's he doing with A-Rod's wife?

Well Rodriguez has been rumored to be spending some late nights with Madonna at her New York apartment (according to the New York Post and Us Weekly) so it all evens out.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Cue Berger...come on now. Let's get this thing rolling again!

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Cue Berger...come on now. Let's get this thing rolling again!

it's actually Torture's turn.. I've lost my way :P

and I have Berger's picks til the end of time, he's gone for a month.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by GirlySports

it's actually Torture's turn.. I've lost my way :P

and I have Berger's picks til the end of time, he's gone for a month.

Indeed it is. It is torture waiting for Torture!

I've slept since I checked the order.

[GirlySports]

Originally Posted by Displaced Flames fan

Indeed it is. It is torture waiting for Torture!

I've slept since I checked the order.

I'm worse.. I've had BRUCE up the entire day which isn't even close. I think I got the 2 drafts mixed up.

[Torture]

Apologies for the wait, I went to the Casino to play poker right after work and I'm just getting home. (I did very well, thank you )

In the song category, I'm pleased to take Stairway to Heaven. Yes I know it's cliche and all that, but it's an amazing song, and in reality, it deserves all the air time it gets.

[Displaced Flames fan]

Originally Posted by Torture

Apologies for the wait, I went to the Casino to play poker right after work and I'm just getting home. (I did very well, thank you )

In the song category, I'm pleased to take Stairway to Heaven. Yes I know it's cliche and all that, but it's an amazing song, and in reality, it deserves all the air time it gets.

Too many levels of awesomeness. It's not my favorite Zeppelin tune, but to deny its unique place in rock history would just be silly. The song creates a certain ambience that is hard to duplicate. The pace of the song is just about perfect. Nice pick torture.

[Displaced Flames fan]

With our 9th round pick, 179th overall, AliceLoveGarden is proud to select in the category of WORLD (I hope this works) Ennio Morricone.

Ennio Morricone OMRI[1] (born November 10, 1928), is an award-winning Italian composer. He composed and arranged scores for more than 500 film and television productions.[2] Morricone wrote the characteristic soundtracks of Sergio Leone's spaghetti westerns A Fistful of Dollars (1964), For a Few Dollars More (1965), The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968). His more recent compositions include the scores for The Mission (1986), The Untouchables (1987), Cinema Paradiso (1988), Lolita (1997), Malèna (2000) and Mission to Mars (2000).
Ennio Morricone won five Anthony Asquith Awards for Film Music by BAFTA in 1979-1992. He was nominated for five Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Score in 1979–2001, winning none of them. Morricone received the Honorary Academy Award in 2007 "for his magnificent and multifaceted contributions to the art of film music".[3] He was the second composer in the history of the award.

Man With A Harmonica (From Once Upon a Time in the West)



The Good, The Bad and The Ugly Theme



Gabriel's Oboe (From The Mission)



And finally, what is in my humble opinion the best combination of music and cinematography in a scene that I have ever had the pleasure of absorbing....just magic.

The Ecstacy of Gold (From The Good, The Bad and The Ugly)

[GirlySports]

With the 180th pick, Berger4 selects Madonna in the Female Singer category.

Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone Ritchie (born August 16, 1958), known as Madonna, is an American dance-pop singer-songwriter, record and film producer, dancer, actress, author, fashion icon, wife and mother. She is noted for her ambitious music videos and stage performances as well as using political, sexual, and religious themes in her work.

In 2000, Guinness World Records listed Madonna as the most successful female recording artist of all time, with estimated worldwide sales of 120 million albums; in 2005, her record company credited her as having sold over 200 million albums worldwide. Madonna is one of the highest earning female singers of all time according to both the 2007 Guinness Book of Records and Billboard Magazine. Forbes magazine has estimated her net worth at $325 million. In addition, Madonna’s 2006 Confessions World Tour holds the record for the highest-grossing concert tour ever by a female artist.

After signing to Sire Records in 1982, her debut single “Everybody” was released in October of the same year. One year later, her debut album “Madonna” followed, and since then hits such as “Holiday,” “Like a Virgin” and “Like a Prayer” catapulted her to massive success. By the 1990s, her commercially successful albums, constantly reinvented image, groundbreaking music videos and controversial nature would earn her the title “Queen of Pop.”

According to the aforementioned Guinness Book of World Records, Madonna is the most successful female solo artist of all time. Apart from achieving twelve number one hits and thirty-seven top ten hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, she has garnered twenty MTV Video Music Awards (including the Video Vanguard Award), seven Grammy Awards, as well as a Best Actress (Musical or Comedy) Golden Globe Award for her performance in ‘Evita’. Two soundtrack cuts performed by Madonna, “Sooner or Later” and “You Must Love Me”, were awarded with Oscars.

Madonna’s most recent studio release, the 2005 album Confessions on a Dance Floor, co written & produced by Stuart Price previously known best for his remixes and as band member of Les Rythmes Digitales and Zoot Woman by set a new world record by going to No. 1 in a total of 40 countries, the most ever for an album. The lead single, Hung Up also set a record for going to No. 1 in 41 countries. “Hung Up” has become one of Madonna’s best selling singles ever with a total sales of 4.7+ million from digital, ringtones and single sales.

[habernac]

bump

[Flamesguy_SJ]

With our 9th pick, Team Phlegmp3 selects Jim Brickman in the Instrumental Soloist category.

Jim Brickman revolutionized the sound of Adult Contemporary music with his pop-style solo piano and the romantic popular song.

Jim’s remarkable career includes six Gold and Platinum selling albums, three #1 and twelve Top 10 Adult Contemporary radio hits, consistent debuts at #1 on Billboard Magazine’s New Age chart, a Grammy nomination in 2003, SESAC “Songwriter of the Year” award, a Canadian Country Music Award for “Best Vocal/ Instrumental Collaboration,” a Dove Award presented by the Gospel Music Association for “The Gift.” Along with his career highlights, Jim's best-known compositions include the chart-toppers “Valentine,” “The Gift,” “Love of My Life,” and “Peace.” In November 2005, he held the top three spots on Billboard’s New Age chart for his albums The Disney Songbook, Grace and Greatest Hits. Jim has established a reputation for his collaborations with many gifted musical artists that include: Martina McBride, Michael W. Smith, Kenny Loggins, Carly Simon, Herb Alpert, Collin Raye, Pam Tillis, Michael Bolton, Donny Osmond and Olivia Newton-John.

NOTE: I couldn't actually find videos of these songs, so i just settled for youtube videos that included the music in them.

[HalifaxDrunk]

Bumpity Bump!

[FanIn80]

Sorry guys, you'll have to skip over me for now. I won't be able to make my pick till sometime tonight. It's been so long since I last picked, I stopped checking every day.

[GirlySports]

Ok *punt*

But I'm not sure either Bruce or Oilers are around either.
It was a busy day yesterday eh?

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And anyone have any idea where FOO is?

[Displaced Flames fan]

Bumpage