CTU2fan said:
I think the best plan might be to put together packages of all the songs including the qualifiers, and post them in the qualifier rounds. I'd probably make it a .zip file rather than a whole crapload of separate mp3 links. Maybe we could put together a list of the arrangements we want to do and pick versions, see what we've got and get the packages made. Are we going to have separate round(s) for b-sides, non-album tracks (like A Celebration and 11 O'clock Tick Tock), and covers?
Yeah, I was thinking it would make a lot more sense to use ZIP files - people are more likely to download if they only have to click one link. And the qualifier rounds would be a good time to get a whole album up, in advance. Maybe even have everything up in the final round of the previous album.
Certainly some albums offer up more songs with multiple versions than others. October gives us absolutely no qualifiers! We are doing categories for non-album tracks and covers. Here's my current master list, hopefully with no omissions.
Pre-Boy (only songs with known recordings included): Street Mission, The Fool, Lost On A Silent Planet, The Speed Of Life, Cartoon World, The King's New Clothes, Inside Out, Trevor, Pete The Chop, The Dream Is Over, Jack In A Box, The Silver Lining
Boy: I Will Follow, Twilight, An Cat Dubh/Into The Heart, Out Of Control, Stories For Boys, The Ocean, A Day Without Me, Another Time Another Place, The Electric Co., Shadows And Tall Trees
October: Gloria, I Fall Down, I Threw A Brick, Rejoice, Fire, Tomorrow, October, With A Shout, Scarlet
War: Sunday Bloody Sunday, Seconds, New Year's Day, Like A Song, Two Hearts Beat As One, Surrender, 40
Non-album 1979-83: Boy/Girl, Another Day, 11 O'clock Tick Tock, Touch, Things To Make And Do, A Celebration, Party Girl, Father Is An Elephant, Carry Me Home
UF: A Sort Of Homecoming, Pride, Wire, The Unforgettable Fire, Bad, Indian Summer Sky, MLK
JT: ISHFWILF, WOWY, Bullet, RTSS, IGC, TTYW, One Tree Hill, Exit, MOTD (Streets excluded)
RAH: Van Diemen's Land, Desire, Hawkmoon 269, When Love Comes To Town, Love Rescue Me, God Part II, All I Want Is You
Non-album 1986-90: Womanfish, Lucille, Spanish Eyes, Silver And Gold, She's A Mystery To Me, Slow Dancing
Achtung: Zoo Station, EBTTRT, One, UTEOTW, WGRYWH, So Cruel, The Fly, Mysterious Ways, TTTYAATW, Ultra Violet, Love Is Blindness
Zooropa: Zooropa, Babyface, Numb, Lemon, Stay, Daddy's Gonna Pay, The First Time, Dirty Day, The Wanderer
Pop: Discotheque, DYFL, Mofo, IGWSHA, SATS, LNOE, Gone, Miami, IYWTVD, Please, WUDM
ATYCLB: Beautiful Day, Stuck, Elevation, Walk On, Kite, IALW, Wild Honey, New York
HTDAAB: Vertigo, Miracle Drug, SYCMIOYO, LAPOE, COBL, ABOY, Crumbs, OOTS, Yahweh
Non-album 1995-07: HMTMKMKM, Miss Sarajevo, Two Shots Of Happy, Holy Joe, North And South Of The River, TGBHF, Sweetest Thing, We Love You, THTBA, Fast Cars, Window In The Skies, Wave Of Sorrow
Covers: Satellite Of Love, People Get Ready, Can't Help Falling In Love, Stand By Me, Help, Knockin' On Heaven's Door, All Along The Watchtower, What's Going On, C'Mon Everybody, Redemption Song, Maggie's Farm, Southern Man, Springhill Mining Disaster, Helter Skelter, The Saints Are Coming
(Criteria for covers: had to be played 13+ times. Was going to be 15+ but I relaxed it to include the well-known and recent Saints.)
For the seeding, you just submit your ranking of these categories, giving 16 points to your top choice down to 1 point for your bottom choice. I will tally the points and that will determine the seeding. The top six categories send four songs to the finals, the next six send three, and the bottom four send two.
And here's the list of songs deemed to have different versions significantly different to require qualifiers. We may get strict and cut some of these. Let me know if you think there are glaring omissions too.
11 O'clock Tick Tock (1980-85 double solo, 1987-2001 single solo)
I Will Follow (Boy/October/War/UF, JT/Lovetown, ZooTV, Popmart, Elevation/Vertigo)
The Electric Co. (with The Cry, without The Cry)
All Along The Watchtower (1981 one-off, 1987 one-off, Lovetown) – not contested as 1981 and 1987 versions were played less than 13 times; maybe still include 1987 due to RAH?
Sunday Bloody Sunday (War/UF, COH/JT, ZooTV, Popmart, Elevation, Vertigo)
I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For (electric, acoustic)
With Or Without You (JT/Lovetown, 1992 ZooTV, 1993 ZooTV, Popmart/Elevation/Vertigo)
Bullet The Blue Sky (JT/Lovetown, ZooTV, Popmart, Elevation, Vertigo)
Running To Stand Still (JT/Lovetown/Vertigo, ZooTV)
In God's Country (JT/Lovetown, Elevation)
Mothers Of The Disappeared (JT, Popmart, Vertigo)
Desire (Lovetown, ZooTV, Popmart/Elevation, Vertigo)
Angel Of Harlem (Lovetown, ZooTV, Elevation, Vertigo)
When Love Comes To Town (Lovetown, ZooTV)
All I Want Is You (Lovetown/Elevation/Vertigo, ZooTV/Popmart)
Zoo Station (ZooTV, Vertigo)
Who's Gonna Ride Your Wild Horses (Electric, acoustic)
The Fly (ZooTV, Elevation, Vertigo)
Stay (ZooTV, Elevation)
Discotheque (Popmart, Elevation, Vertigo)
Staring At The Sun (electric, acoustic)
Please (Popmart, Elevation)
Stuck In A Moment (Elevation/Vertigo electric, Vertigo semi-acoustic)
Elevation (Elevation, Vertigo)
Walk On (electric, acoustic – perhaps electric with POE too?)
Kite (Elevation, Vertigo)
Original Of The Species (full, stripped down – Milan orchestral too?)