
Oh c’mon, you didn’t expect us to take a week off without holding a little draft fun, now, did you? Lord knows you folks have earned it. Frankly, I’m stunned and delighted you folks cared that much. After all, reading KSK and NOT reading at all are fairly similar endeavors. To wormfather, otto man, grimey, and the rest of you fabulous KSK commenters out there, thanks for sticking around during a week where we were determined to not do anything at all.
This week’s draft: Bands You Would Like To Have Been The Frontman For. Yes, I just dangled a preposition. Suck my balls. The rules: You can pick any band from any spot in time. This may not be your favorite band, just the band that would promise the awesomest life experience should you be the lucky asshole who fronted it. You sung. And possibly played the lead guitar. You did all the coke. And you accidentally nailed all the tranny groupies. If your frontman died young, so did you. Hip hop bands welcome. No solo artists. Once you pick a band, you must wait 10 picks to select another.
My first pick, of course, is Led Zeppelin. They aren’t my favorite band. But who passes up the chance to violate women with a mud shark like Robert Plant did? No one, that’s who.
And if you can name the band above, you get to bypass the 10-choice rule to make your next pick. But beware: I’ll be picking them very soon. Because they fucking rule.
And if you pick REM, you are a fucking pussy.


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Springstein?? The Boss is Jewish? Oi. Oy? I don’t even know.
Soundgarden was the late pick steal of the draft. Who doesn’t want to be Chris Cornell?
After my cursory analysis…Captain Caveman wins. The Timberlake pick was genius, and I love the Jack White move, too.
Before Paulina, Ocasek was with one of the hottest Playmates of all time—Marianne Gravatte NQSFW photos.
I don’t know if you can count Silvertone as a band or merely a back-up band, but I know I want to be Chris Isaak.
Jane’s Addiction. You know, because of Sex, Drugs and the other thing. Plus, Perry Ferrell has pimpin’ suits. And a gorgeous girlfriend dancing on stage at Coachella.
Okay, I’m about a week late to the party, but I can’t believe that nobody picked Huey Lewis and the News.
And for my second pick…
Miles Davis.
No one is cooler than Miles “fucking” Davis.
Rush.
Intellectual kick ass music.
My entry, late, joining with the beer draft-
Shane McGowan of the Pogues. I get a spare liver.
Since I’m late on this, I’m going with Craig Finn of The Hold Steady. Pills, beer, and a Kerouac bent.
Ok, I was going to say Husker Du as well, but noticed that homeboy above got it. I am Bob Mould’s twin brother, except I’m not gay.
The Sex Pistols.
The thought of getting to be that gleefully offensive and have people pay me for it is mind-blowing. The Pistols in their time pissed on more social mores than Ozzy could shake his dick at. And they were sober (well, except for Sid) when they did it. Who cares if it was a marketing scheme?
Oh, and the mystery band is Husker Du, I’m pretty sure.
The Cure.
Nobody likes taking advantage of depressed, drug-addicted teens? Nobody? It’s just me?
SERIOUSLY. I cannot believe that no one picked Soundgarden.
I cannot believe anyone picked this, so I’m gonna have to:
Soundgarden. I would kill for Chris Cornell’s voice, circa Superunknown.
Libertines
Pete Doherty is going to flame out any day now. And Carl Barât isn’t too far behind.
Paul Westerberg. The Replacements,
Corey Taylor of Slipknot. All the good times, good tunes to belt out, plus a degree of anonymity.
And, BTW, it was a red snapper, not a mud shark.
I’m going for a silly one… The Partridge Family. Get to be David Cassidy, with all the teenagers on earth chasing me. (Did you ever see Danny Bonaduce tell about his first time? With a groupie! When he was like 12!) Top that!
Not to mention the potential for Susan Dey incest.
Oh, and Ghost of Boris yeltsin, Paulina isn’t friggin Russian!!!!!
She’s from Czechoslovakia.
Ok, I waited a couple of hundred picks so here I go with three draft picks.
1.) Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
I have to go through life scary ugly BUT really well dressed and I get all the interesting thoughtful pussy. It’s like being fucking Byron come again.
2.) & 3.) The Jam and Style Council.
Spot a trend here?
And if I can’t take Weller’s crew twice I’ll just take the Bad Seeds two more times.
Kudos to those who took THE WHO and GWAR. Had I gotten here earlier…
Since they don’t exist I’m taking two mythical bands as well.
A] Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. These are NOT the fucking bee-gees. They are an ideal. A band better than the Beatles because the Beatles sang about them. Not a great name but a great concept.
B] Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars. The lead singer as an actual Christ figure. Unbeatable. Fuck Creed.
I noticed nobody took THE KINKS. A great rock and roll story that nobody wants to live. Poor Ray.
And total value pick from a few drafts back. I waded through OVER 400 PICKS and then had to step away. Did NOBODY pick The Pope as somebody they wanted to fight? Because I will cheerfully kick his aged nazi jackbooted ass.
My verification code is “Mitdanog” which sounds like something German and apocalyptic. I’ll front that – with a bullhorn and Spider Jerusalem’s Bowel Disruptor gun.
– Dannelke
30 Odd Foot of Grunts
I get to Russel Crowe. Beloved by women, complete dick, win an Oscar. No telling how much tail he’s gotten…but it’s a lot.
just to throw in a last-round value pick: I’ll take any of the numerous bands whose lead singers got to bang winona ryder. fuck she loves bands. I’m just sayin.
I’m going to go with Dillinger 4. I know nothing about the history of the lead singer, but they make kickass music, and the lead singer owns a bar. Plus I’ll definitely have more stable relationships with the ladies in my life than j.l. white.
24 hours after the start of this draft, I’ll say that’s none too shabby.
Since we’re in the Free Agency period, I’ll just go again. Their albums weren’t any good, and the front man was married to a complete bitch (according to him), but my pickings are slim.
D-12
I can think of worse things than being able to spend Eminem’s money.
Ah damnit. Stupid ctrl-f.
JL – great minds think alike.
Hold up, fellow Seahawk fan…..I think N.W.A. was already taken. You know what, Control-F? Go fuck yourself.
Sloth, you’re still cool.
Wait a sec… NO ONE TOOK NWA!?!?!?!
Not even UM?
Fuck it, I might not be an angry black man from Compton – just a mildy annoyed white kid from Seattle – but I’m picking NWA.
I sincerely apologize if this pick has been taken already, but I just got here, and 200 posts are too many to sort through.
N.W.A.
And I pick Dr. Dre, so I don’t suddenly die of AIDS, or star in “Friday After Next.”
Oh yeah, if N.W.A. hasn’t been chosen yet, then shame on all of you.
1. DURAN DURAN (simon lebon)
2. BUSH (gavin rossdale)
Here comes the free agent list and some support for my cause.
3. DEPECHE MODE (dave gahan) – fantastic songwriter with long career and lots of drug addictions, he’s like the goth-ier version of keith richards.
4. THE MISFITS (glenn danzig) – baddest fucking punk band ever and i get to sport a devil lock haircut. i’ve always wanted one.
5. 30 SECONDS TO MARS (jared leto) – I’m a young good-looking actor that formed a rock band. I get to bang every hollywood slut out there. That means you, Lohan.
6. WARRANT (jani lane) – Yes I’d be a royal pussy, but I married the chick from the Cherry Pie video. Booyah!
7. SLAYER (tom araya) – Metal. Fucking. God. Only Lemmy is possibly cooler than Tom Araya.
8. VAN HALEN (sammy hagar) – Fuck you Roth purists. Sammy was, is, and always will be 10X cooler than Roth. He owns Cabo Wabo bar in Cabo San Lucas Mexico and he just sold an 80% stake in his tequila for 80 million dollars. I’d much rather be Sammy.
9. BODY COUNT (ice-t) – I’m Ice-T….that’s all I have to say.
10. A PERFECT CIRCLE (maynard james keenan) – I’m backdooring this pick since somebody already took Tool. I’m all about the loopholes, baby.
I’m out…have a good weekend KSKers.
I started this and let a bunch of picks go by, so I’ll pick again:
The Go-Go’s. I can totally dance like Belinda Carlisle and they filmed themselves with male groupies and made Joan Jett look like a Mormon re: drugs and booze.
My first supplemental pick in the draft: The Count Basie Orchestra. THE original big band jazz group. A softer side to balance out my draft.
Stayin’ with the latin flavor..my 2nd pick–Mana. Chicks dig the front man, and the jam. And while I’m here, I’ll choose Sade’s band -Sweetback. Not only did Maxwell show up and front for a song,(ladies love dude) but there’s a possibility of gettin’ some from superfine Sade.
..and throw in Bell Biv Devoe and Jodeci picks in 1991 or so.
As an Australian I have to nominate Radio Birdman. They invented punk, fought the power, destroyed the Paddington Town Hall, showed up the Clash, and left behind the two most powerful records of the 1970s.
Buckcherry. I can’t believe no one took this yet.
also, since i’m late i want to make another pick
bright eyes
i fucking hate bright eyes. let me say that first, but all the girls love him and i can do whatever drugs i want. hell, i even get called a musical and lyrical genius up with bob dylan even though i suck. it’d be nice.
@chris
At the Drive-In
Badass afro? Check.
Crazy stage antics? Check.
Incoherent lyrics? Check.
for those precise reasons, i’ll take the mars volta. same frontman and awesomeness.
I’ll grab Coldplay – personally I think Gwyneth is highly overrated, but being jovial shoe gazers that care about my fellow man has to add up to a lot of save the world type poontang.
I took Prince and the Revolution before Maggie took Prince and the New Power
OK…I’ve waited my 10 picks.
For my second pick, I’ll be Gavin Rossdale of BUSH.
I’m good looking, british, and successful. I bang lots of chicks and eventually marry Gwen “legs for weeks” Stefani. Good times indeed.
1. Duran Duran (Simon LeBon)
2. Bush (Gavin Rossdale)
I’ve got other picks lined up, but I’m going to attempt to follow the rules. However, at 5pm I’m unloading my free agent stockpile.
Being that everyone decided to abandon this draft for the beer one I am just gonna make a grip of picks.
In addition to Hatebreed
1. Fishbone
2. Bad Religion
3. Dru Hill
4. Murphy’s Law
5. Biohazard
6. Alkaholiks
7. Heiroglyphics
8. Sunny Day Real Estate
At the Drive-In
Badass afro? Check.
Crazy stage antics? Check.
Incoherent lyrics? Check.
(Next pick = Jawbreaker… just because I dig ‘em)
Bad Company… how is this still on the board?!. Paul Rogers, while having one of the greatest rock voices ever, got Jimmy Page castoffs early in his career, plenty of his own worthy action after that, then gets to front Queen and whoever he wants. MAJOR VALUE PICK.
I pick 2 Live Crew circa 1990 and I’ll be Luke. Tell me that mo’fucka didn’t bang mad ho’s, do mad blow, smoke mad weed and fuck up the nation in a skillet.
Didn’t see anyone guess Drew’s pick. That’s QOTSA, right?
mr irrevalent picks……
IRON BUTTERFLY!!!!
1 song, you didn’t have to know what the words are & the drummer gives you enough time to go off stage an f**k a groupie or two
Godspeed! You Black Emperor (or wherever they have the exclamation point these days).
@ Sam I
Because you are an uneducated douche and don’t know the difference between Eclectic and Eccentric let me shine some light on the subject for you.
Eclectic – adjective – selecting what seems best of various styles or ideas
Eccentric – adjective – deviating from the recognized or customary character, practice, etc.; irregular; erratic; peculiar; odd: eccentric conduct; an eccentric person.
So in conclusion if I had I called my music taste and my picks Eccentric you would have an argument. However the fact that my picks spanned various music genres as well as eras I would claim that using the word eclectic would be more then appropriate.
Long time reader, first time poster. But I was compelled…
The Yardbirds
I get to share a stage with Beck, Page, AND Clapton, and my band is mentioned in all Zeppelin discussions?
I’m okay with that. I’m not okay with the 1990′s era version. By then, I’m out.
Hatebreed
How the fuck did I get DURAN DURAN with the ~200th pick. All their fans were girls!
Winner, winner. Chicken dinner.
Boogie Down Productions. How could anyone forget the crew from the South Bronx, the south, south bronx?
To them I’m like an idol
some type of entity
In everybody’s rhyme they wanna mention me?
Or rather mention us, me or scott la rock
But they can get bust get robbed, get dropped
I dont play around nor do I f*** around
And you can tell by the bodies that are left around
When some clown jumps up to get beat down
Broken down to his very last compound
See how it sounds? a little unrational
A lot of mcs like to use the word dramatical!
Fresh for 88, you suckas…
I WIN!!!!
Santana Blues Band. I’d get to be Carlos. How cool would that be?
Awesome that The Time was drafted so high. Great pick..I’m jealous
Oh my God how did Prince fall that far. Hail Maggie.
Going with Interpol. Glamorous indie rock and roll, indeed.
Only a day late or so, but here goes:
1) THE CARS
never mind the music (yeah, i’ve only heard “Drive”, and I’m not interested in hearing any more of that kind of bull), but Ric Ocasek met, plowed, and later married Paulina Porizkova in her prime.
Also, Ocasek probably had some groupie tail earlier, and was married twice before this lady.
Saw Paulina on Colbert Report some time ago and she is still hot. There’s something about russian ladies that can’t be described.
I bet the couple even has some $$$ in the bank, since paulina was a super model and ric was/is a singer/producer.
Naptown drew, nice choice, since you got the former creed pick with it. In my opinion, they’re the same band, disagree if you will. Just wait for my next pick…
Still waiting for some sick, twisted fuck to pick the jackson five.
Hey, Larry Burns, booo-fucking-hooo. You want to know what tired is… I’m tired because I have a ‘drinking problem’ that often finds me blacked-out on Wednesday nights.
Seriously, how damn hard is it to make ONE pick at a time folks.
Assuming no one has picked this group yet, I’ve got to go with Wu-Tang. Why? Because then I’d get to say shit like this on an album:
“I’ll fuckin, I’ll fuckin sew your asshole closed, and keep feeding you and feeding you, and feeding you, and feeding you”
Aerosmith sucks balls. I can’t believe anyone would pick them that early.
No bonus points for receiving social security and wearing leather pants at the same time.
I’m gonna pick Stone Temple Pilots – I don’t mind being thought of as one of the best rock singers of the 90′s and spending most of my time getting wasted, getting caught, rehabbing, putting out an album, getting wasted, getting caught, rehabbing, putting out and album, getting wasted, getting caught, rehabbing, putting out and album, getting wasted, getting caught, rehabbing, putting out and album, getting wasted, getting caught, rehabbing, putting out and album,
social distortion. great band.
How the fuck did I end up late to this.
Incubus, I’d get to smoke weed all day and fuck hot cali chicks all night, and if I got bored I coudl go surfing with the band.
maggie wins.
Prince and the New Power Generation.
…Seriously, no one? It’s friggin’ Prince, yo.
Sleeper Pick? The Replacements.
and… just to comply with the rules.. I will go with “The Tommy Dorsey Band” so I am naming a band, and not just a solo artist.
Radiohead
To make up for my last crapola pick. I’ll have a wonky eye and basically be a shut-in, but I’ll be an artistic genius so go fuck yourself.
Hootie & the MotherFuckin’ Blowfish:
I may suck at music, but I’d be a damn site awesome at life. I’d have made a shit-ton of money 13 years ago from one song. Now all I have to do is play one show a year, do a special for the Golf Channel, and drink beer on the beach all day. yep.
Any band Frank Sinatra was in.
by the way… I win.
Can we start a ban on people saying their musical taste is ‘eclectic’ and then listing the same shitty bands every single dirtbag white dude in America likes?
My fifth and final pick:
Stevie Ray Vaughn
No, he is not a solo artist. He had SRV and Double Trouble. Why Stevie? Well, even though I die early, I will be known as one of the best (if not THE best) guitarists who ever lived. Who will be used by countless numbers as inspiration to pick up a guitar and start playing.
To recap my 5 –
1) Pink Floyd
2) Motley Crue
3) Beastie Boys
4) Tool
5) SRV and Double Trouble
I have some sleeper picks that I just can not believe have been dropped.
I’m going to take Nickelback. Here’s why:
The lead singer is a certified douche. He needs replaced by something; anything really. Might as well be me.
The rest of the band are also Massengill Men. It’s almost like hanging out with a fat dude. I’m going to look that much better when standing next to them.
And then, they sell a lot of records and tickets to hot chicks with no brains who would be easy to hook up with and kick them out of the bus afterward.
The only drawback to this pick would be having to live with no soul and remove any hearing mechanisms my body has developed to deal with the godawful music.
Oh well, I’ll get one of my dumb hoes to translate for me.
The Faces
I win.
Queen.
Say what you want, they put on a hell of a show.
Plus, I already have the porn mustache, the leather gear, and the penchant for rough trade.
And yes, ladies, I’m still single…
GWAR.
I know I’m all over the place but what can I say I have an eclectic music taste. With my fifth pick I take Skid Row cause it’s 18 and life to go. That leaves me with
1) Wu Tang
2) Rage Against the Machine
3) The Dropkick Murphy’s
4) Sublime
5) Skid Row
I’m done for now but may make a couple supplemental steals picks later in the day.
Motorhead! If Lemmy can get laid, that’s a cadilac I’d like to take for a nice long ride!
Was Not Was
vitalogist- you were only about six hours late
to recap
1. the who
2. hendrix
3. marley
4. jefferson airplane
5. sly stone
6. rare essence
7. prince and the revolution
and my final pick…
8. the ramones
Going out of the box, cause I’m late to the party-
I’ma be Gord Downie of the Tragically Hip.
Why, you ask?
1) They really do kick serious ass live.
2) Killer Whale Tank.
3) You have an entire rabid country of fans at your back. Sure, that country is Canada, but still- rabid fans.
4) All the good ones were taken.