The second round of the 2007 Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League Draft is about to begin! In this round, teams may select free agents (ie, musicians not in the available Talent Pool). Remember, the signing of a free agent forfeits the signing team’s ability to draft in that and the following round. In this round, teams’ salary caps will first come under scrutiny, Mr. Moderator, with 2 first-round picks, is already through more than half of his cap space.
Picks from the first round are listed here.
So far there’s been one trade in the second round: Sammy has traded his 2 second-round picks (one acquired from Mr. Mod) to Andyr for his third-round selection. Rumor has it that deals may be spun off this one. For the second-round draft order and analysis…
SECOND-ROUND SELECTIONS
1. Mockcarr, GM (4-piece or 5-piece w/keys): PAUL MCCARTNEY
2. Blanket Statement; Sammy, GM (4-piece): ANDY GILL
3. @–}; Hrrundivbakshi, GM (powerhouse): BOB SEGER
4. Geo, GM (4-piece w/keys): BENNY BENJAMIN
5. Even Worse Wizard; Saturnismine, GM (bassless 2-piece): MO TUCKER
6. The Subwoofers, BigSteve, GM (4-piece w/keys): BIG AL ANDERSON
7. Meanstom, GM (power trio): JACK BRUCE*
8. American Metal, Sally Cinnamon, GM (powerhouse): TIM ROGERS*
9. Scottrodgers, GM (5-piece w/keys): BERNIE WORRELL
10. Ray Cooper Party Machine, Andyr, GM (powerhouse): PRAKASH JOHN
11. Ray Cooper Party Machine, Andyr, GM (powerhouse): PAUL SCHAFFER
*Denotes free-agent signing.
Before making your selections, please consider any trade offers. Trade offers may be conducted offlist or, preferably, onlist. Those not involved in the draft are free to comment on selections, trade rumors, and so forth.
Please manage your salary cap, and please remember that free-agent selections are not allowed until the second round.
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Townsman Mockcarr will kick off the second round.
Jesus, this Lennon is getting pretty mouthy. In fact, he imagines he’s greater than that!He wants to call this band something like Charles Haughtry and the Deaf Aids. I reassured him that he had passed the audition but he seems to be an unreliable character that would rather wear a toilet seat than a necktie. All these dirty little doodles everywhere. I hope the FBI check I’m running on him is clean.
Now, I’ve heard of this old friend he had a falling out with years ago who is down on his luck right now. This guy is going through a bad divorce, so I feel he needs a chance to earn a little money to pay for the lawyering. I mean, the worst they’ve said about the poor man is that he got drunk a few times, and took possessive stance toward his wife’s breasts. Yeah, that story will be on Cops this friday… Still, his public relations are a fiasco, I mean, his ex-wife is literally dancing on one leg! On his own he tends toward the mawkish and cloying, but I think with the caustic influence of Lennon, his abilites on bass, keyboards and blending vocals would be a real asset. Hell, with this shallow drummer pool, he could even fill in there in a pinch. He owns the publishing rights to about 3000 songs, that’ll make churning out a covers album a piece of cake. With a competitive yet supportive second songwriter in the band, that Lennon would have a little something to fear, and the best results could be achieved.
Oh, and I think he still has a mellotron, that’s key.
For my second pick,
Sir James “Paul” McCartney.
LET THE HEALING BEGIN! I smell Beatles reunion!
Andyr is on the clock.
Andyr is still on the clock.
Yeah, Yeah, I know I know. Some of us actually have jobs. I’m mulling over some trade offers. I hope to wrap things up tonight.
I see from the main event page that the proposed trade has been announced. While rumours are flying – NO TRADE has been consumated – we are still negotiating on compensation. Sammy wantrs cash. I’m willing to burn him Graham Parker’s “Heat Treatment” for him. Hey Sammy, is this OK with you?
I don’t understand how these things get started. If there’s some sort of leak in my organization, heads will roll. It’s getting to be ri-god-damn-diculous!
OK. To the business at hand. Let’s see…. pretend money versus actual music… Hmmmm. OK. Deal. A download would be fine too if that is easier. Let’s make this a gentleman’s agreement as I don’t think our attorneys are going to be supportive.
so who’s up then?
Andyr is still up with the second pick of the second round.
Andyr, I’ll offer you my 3rd rounder and a 5th rounder for your upcoming 2nd pick. If we make that deal, I’ll offer your second pick to Sammy for his two 2nd-round picks at the bottom of this round. If that deal is accepted, I’ll swap you, Andyr, those 2 picks at the bottom of this round for your 3rd rounder and my 5th-round pick.
Or you can just go ahead and pick.
I’m going to assume that all this trade foolishness from Andy means that I get to go public with my second round draft pick.
But before I do, I have to go public with something else: I shit-canned that prissy asshole @–}. The fact is, we have a mission here, and @–} just wasn’t gettin’ it. Plus, I realized that my effort to accomplish this mission by leveraging @–}’s creative “vision” were a gigantic waste of time, since he’s basically just a huge pain in the ass. So from here on out, it’s just me you’re dealing with. Frankly, I think I can do a better job on my own.
My goal is a simple one: to pull a *classy* Clive Davis move on RTH patron saint of mediocrity, Bob Seger. I’m going to put a fucking dream band behind that man, and if that don’t fix the Seeg, nothing will. Al Jackson, Jr. was my secret weapon, and I’m glad I got to him first. But in order to bring the master plan to fruition, I obviously need the man himself. Hence, my second round pick:
Bob Seger.
Thank you, thank you. We’ll defer questions until we really flesh Team Seger out.
Unless Andyr takes the Sege, you’ve got him, Fritz. Hold tight.
Allright Mr Mod – I’ll accept your trade offer. I don’t want your 5th round pick but your willingness to listen to some arrangement ideas
andyr- I am willing to listen to your arrangement ideas AND trade my 3rd round pick for your 4th and 5th IF you might consider burning Howlin’ Wind instead of Heat Treatment which AllMusic says is better. However if you tell me AllMusic is full of shit, I’ll take your word over their’s and instead substitute my last remaining 2nd round pick for your 4th but then am NOT willing to listen to your arrangement ideas. What say you?
OK. The deal’s been completed. Sammy, your pick is up. Fritz has been granted Bob Seger with the following pick.
Does this mean that you are playing in your own fantasy band Hrundi? I didn’t even think of that!!!
My solid rock biographies tell me that this is a HUGE mistake – GET EVERYTHING IN WRITING!!! Put it on a cocktail napkin written in lipstick if you have to! Plus, make sure that in the fine print your band has time to tour AND record. Enough time to relax in between albums, get high, and write new songs is absolutely key. We are considering looking into an Irish castle for recording and a barn for milking cows. Not only will it keep our members down to earth, but we can watch the sunsets and get drunk in between tuning guitars and recording “live from the floor” sessions in the silo. We’ve already gone through a few drum-kits with Keith, do we get an insurance allowance for this sort of thing? NO KEITH, NOT MY RADIO KING!! Does anyone have an extra kit or a cowbell lying around? He’s gettin’ restless I tell ya!
Let’s go, Sammy… Or are there more trades in the works???
I’m dying to fill out my power trio! What’s the wait? Sammymaudlin, if you can’t make up your mind, let’s switch picks. I know who I want. I’ll throw in my 3rd round pick to grease the skids.
Chillax babies. I’m a west coaster and was up all night hot tubbing with Jackson Browne and Linda Ronstadt at her place in Laurel Canyon. Randy Meisner and Tommy Smothers showed up with some seriously sticky Skywalker…
Anyhoo. Let’s see… Who’s left here… Ummmm… I’ll take that guy in the Karl Marx t-shirt… Andy Gill. (He was quite insistent on sharing his profits equally with me. shhhhhh)
Oooh, first free-agent signing of the draft! Nice.
Since Hrrundi has picked Seger, the time is Geo’s!
If you’re referring to Mr. Gill, I’ll think you’ll find his name as the second choice on the Guitar (with vocals, if applicable) list. Please confirm ASAP as Mr. Gill is raving around about this being some sort of consumerist conspiracy or some shit.
My bad! Andy Gill was in the Talent Pool. Your draft picks have been restored. You will pay the standard top-level 2nd-round price. Carry on, Geo!
Hey, can I make a mistake and pick someone that I thought was on the talent pool but isn’t?
I’ll stick with the program.
I need a drummer. Gimme Benny Benjamin.
I would also like to reconfigure my 5 piece to a 4 piece, now that I see the high cost of stepping outside the talent pool.
I had my eye on him, Geo. Nice choice. The question is, Which Benny will show up toe play? Will you need to grab a second drummer to hold the beat while a late-period, wasted Benny does nothing but his signature fills?
Remember, those of you facing uphill battles with the cap: the Developmental Pool contains some bargains. You might want to trade out of a round and fill out your band with a $5,000 bargain-basement find.
Saturnismine is on the clock!
That’s all fine and dandy, Mr. Mod, for those of us inclined to understand all those geeky salary cap rules. Am I correct in understanding that if I just follow the rules and keep drafting from the existing pool, I can put my powerhouse together without going over budget?
alotta nice picks so far! fritz, i gotta say, roy was very bummed to know that jackson is gone.
first things first. he wants to call the band “even worse wizard”. i’m not happy with this, but am willing to play along.
now he’s trying to convince me to pick “drum machine”, as his bassless 2 piece collaborator.
of course: he wants total control.
however, i’m giving him something else:
-a lady whose minimalist tendencies make her a nice compliment to his orchestral urges (this was the selling point, since he wanted “drum machine”).
– she has cut a few albums of her own.
-she can contribute backing vocals when necessary and can even give our old boy voice a rest and take lead on a softer number.
-moreover, her pedigree is even more impressive than his, and he knows it: she’s had experience with brilliant, albeit misguided songwriter / guitarists before…so she won’t take any of his megalomaniacal bullshit.
with the fifth pick in the second round, Even Worse Wizard chooses: MO TUCKER.
Let’s get this show on the road. Garcia is very tempting, but I’m going to take Big Al Anderson.
Building from the bottom up, I’m going the free-agent route and taking a singing bassist: Jack Bruce. See you in the 4th round.
Townswoman Sally let me know in advance that she’d planned to take You Am I frontman Tim Rogers. She had to work late, so she asked that I make the pick for her.
Big moves with BigSteve taking BigAl and Tom taking Jack Bruce. Art’s pick of Mo Tucker is a head scratcher. How her drumming will match up with music of Roy Wood is anybody’s guess. Some fans of Even Worse Wizard fear this is a case of the band’s GM playing fantasy league rock band construction and not really thinking about what’s best for the music. It should be interesting, nevertheless.
Scott is on the clock!
moderator,
stop looking at the names on page and use your imagination.
rather than simply compiling a list of “big name rockers” (as in “woah…john bonham was available when i picked??? what was i THINKING???”), i was looking for an interesting combination.
i’d much rather buy an album by these two than any of the “supergroups” and “reuinions” now forming.
so the rest of you can continue to assemble your various versions of “Asia”.
meanwhile, Roy and Mo are taking each other in new directions that you clearly can’t even imagine (keep scratching that head of yours…). We’re listening to the playback and it sounds fucking WARPED….like nothing you’ve ever heard before. The old boy never knew he had it in him…hasn’t even asked for an overdub opportunity. Mo just smiles knowingly.
I don’t know about the band “Asia” but American Metal is definitely planning on touring Tokyo, Osaka and Kuala Lampur – the pop fans over there are CR-RAZY for us and we haven’t released a thing! Keith is currently fixating on the scotch and Tim has been trying to talk to him about the “steps”. It’s going to be a long road to ROCK N’ ROLL! I’m definitely going to have to go over my budgetary spending to see what we have available for goldfish and water-filled Ludwigs! If we’re not careful, PETA is going to have a field day!!! Much thanks for stepping in with my pick tonight Mr. Mod! For those of you who want to see what my main man Tim can accomplish live, you should catch him this Friday at The Khyber here in Philly where You Am I (his “other” band) will (I’m sure) blow you away! Three no. 1 albums in Australia ain’t a bad record at all…
I’ll take Bernie Worrell. Those drummers are already getting pushy, and I know he’ll keep them in line and make them actually learn arrangements.
Damn, Scott, I was goig to draft him for the RCPM. His keytar playing would have been very helpful to me. I knew I should have traded up to grab him.
However, I still need to build my band up from the core so with my first pick of the 2nd round, the Ray Cooper Party Machine chooses….
Prakash John – welcome to the big leagues Prakash
My second chice will be forthcoming – any deals out there to listen too?
Man, Andyr, that Bernie Worrell grab by Scott has got to smart! You should have been more creative with your trades. I do have to say that your selection of Prakash John is a good one. I was considering nabbing him for a 2-bass lineup.
I’d love to make a deal for your final pick in this round, but for cap reasons, I’ve got to lay low for at least this round. Good luck.
OK. Deal time over. I’m ready to choose.
Since as the name applies, we are a PARTY MACHINE. I need to have a field general on stage who knows how to “Red Dog” and audible at the line. Also someone who knows a ton of songs. There is one person on this list who fits that bill perfectly.
The RCPM machines picks keyboardist Paul Schaffer
I thought we had a relationship….
All right. In just a few minutes we’ll move onto Round 3!