Relix recently posted an article entitled "What If You Had $25 to Start a Rock Band". Analogous to fantasy football or fantasy baseball, Relix gives you prices for different guitarists, drummers, frontmen, etc and you have to form the Greatest Rock Band ever. The reason I love this article is because I've had this discussion with my friends many-a-times, and I'm sure you have to. While I've never given "prices" when having these discussions, it's excellent conversation fodder to discuss the greatest rock and roll band of all time and the greatest musicians of all time.
However, the reason this Relix article is so good is because it created actual confines as you have an actual budget to work with. This article combines the realistic workings of fantasy football and baseball with the ability to create the ultimate rock band. I like that you can't just choose "the best" at each "position". If your fantasy football team had Adrian Peterson, Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, and Jimmy Graham on it, you'd win every single year. Unfortunately, no team ever ends up that way thanks to the snake or auction draft you have beforehand. Relix created their own parameters by only giving you a $25 budget and by setting the prices of certain musicians so you couldn't pick "the best" at every spot. You have to choose five people to start your band: a Frontman, A Lead Guitarist, A Rhythm Guitarist, A Bassist, and a Drummer. Here's what the prices look like: (click to enlarge)
However, the reason this Relix article is so good is because it created actual confines as you have an actual budget to work with. This article combines the realistic workings of fantasy football and baseball with the ability to create the ultimate rock band. I like that you can't just choose "the best" at each "position". If your fantasy football team had Adrian Peterson, Peyton Manning, Calvin Johnson, and Jimmy Graham on it, you'd win every single year. Unfortunately, no team ever ends up that way thanks to the snake or auction draft you have beforehand. Relix created their own parameters by only giving you a $25 budget and by setting the prices of certain musicians so you couldn't pick "the best" at every spot. You have to choose five people to start your band: a Frontman, A Lead Guitarist, A Rhythm Guitarist, A Bassist, and a Drummer. Here's what the prices look like: (click to enlarge)
