Hey, guys and gals! I’m back with another fiendishly clever challenge for you — one, as always, that will reward those of you who embrace your idiotic obsession with rock trivia and other chick-repellent tendencies.

Today, your job is a simple one: identify the bands and songs from whence these opening phrases come. The difficulty? These are all spoken word introductions…and not always featuring the artists themselves!

Some of the following are easy, some are not. I am sure, however, that between the lot of you, all answers will be found. In the meantime, to make your answering easy, I’ve included a handy, cut-and-paste-able list you can fill in at your leisure:

Click on numbers, below, for each audio clip.

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Enjoy yourselves…talk to you later!

It is accomplished! Even the Developmental Talent Pool picks. Following are the lineups for each of our inaugural Fantasy Rock Bands. Thanks to all GMs who participated and all the Fantasy Rock Band fans who followed each highly anticipated pick.

Mockcarr, GM: John Lennon (gtr/voc), Paul McCartney (b/voc), Mitch Mitchell (dr), Mike Campbell (gtr)
Rolling Stone’s Cabo Wabo Party Machine (sponsored by the new AT&T), Andyr, GM: Pete Thomas (dr), Prakash John (b), Paul Shaffer (keys), Sammy Hagar (voc), Brian Emch “B” (gtr), George Harrison’s “Chewy” horn section, Jack Ashford (perc), “Colored girls” from “Walk on the Wild Side” (bv)
Bob Seger and the New Dynamic Superiors; Hrrundivbakshi, GM: Al Jackson (dr), Bob Seger (voc), Keith Richards (gtr), Jack White (b), Alan Toussaint (keys), Memphis Horns, Robed Choir
What It Is!, Geo, GM: Prince (everything), Benny Benjamin (dr), Art DiFuria (b), Terry Adams (keys)
5. Even Worse Wizard, Saturnismine, GM: Roy Wood (gtr/voc), Mo Tucker (dr)
6. The Subwoofers, BigSteve, GM: John Entwistle (b/voc), Al Anderson (gtr/voc), Garth Hudson (keys/sax), Ron Tutt (dr)
7. Meanstom, GM: John Bonham, Jack Bruce, Tony McPhee
8. American Metal, Sally Cinnamon, GM: Keith Moon (dr), Tim Rogers (gtr/voc), Peter Buck (gtr), Adam Schlesinger (b/voc), Phil Spector’s Wrecking Crew (everything else)
9. The Death Rattle, Scottrodgers, GM: Bill Kreutzman/Mickey Hart (dr), Bernie Worrell (keys), Buck Dharma (gtr/voc), Rick Danko (b/voc), Sneaky Pete Kleinow (pedal steel), Nancy Wilson (gtr), Brad Whitford (gtr)
10. Division By Zero, Sammy, GM: Andy Gill (gtr), Jah Wobble (b), Stewart Copeland (dr), Tom Verlaine (gtr/voc)
11. Afterschool Special; Mr. Mod, GM: Bruce Thomas (b), Roger Daltry (voc), Mick Jones (Clash) (gtr/voc), Paul Thompson (dr), Jimmy Page (gtr), Steve Nieve (keys)

Now the real work begins!
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It is accomplished!

Picks from the fourth round are listed here.
Picks from the third round are listed here.
Picks from the second round are listed here.
Picks from the first round are listed here.

Andyr will receive Mr. Mod’s pick in this round. Sammy, Tom, and Mr. Mod have forfeited their fourth-round picks owing to free-agent signings. A number of bands are done drafting but are free to trade their picks for future considerations. For the fifth-round draft order and analysis…
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The third round of the 2007 Rock Town Hall Fantasy Rock Band League Draft is about to begin! Free agents may be selected in lieu of a band’s pick in this round and the following round. GMs who signed free agents in the second round are ineligible for selections in this round. Watch your salary cap!

Picks from the second round are listed here.
Picks from the first round are listed here.

Following a series of trades, Mr. Mod and Andyr have flipped draft picks in this round. Meanstom and Sally C have forfeited their third-round picks owing to free-agent signings. For the third-round draft order and analysis…
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