Song Tournament (May 2024) [Archive] - Page 2

Tugg

05-17-24, 02:21 PM

1. Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name? (This was a grower for me)
2. Portishead - Sour Times (Between singing and instrumentals it was a harmonious piece)
3. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues (Jolly good song)
4. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano (Too fast and noisy, but I imagine it would be good at a drunk party (now we're talking))
5. Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better (Harmonious, but only decent overall)
6. Teddy Swims - The Door (I'm not a fan of Teddy Swims yet, but the song was listenable)
7. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish (Decent enough, at least it was a song)
8. Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways (Lyrics was a bit repetitive and instrumentals weren't cathartic enough, but the song was decent)
9. Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1) (I didn't like the chorus, otherwise,- not impressive)
10. Metric - Dead Disco (Vocals and instrumentals were mediocre)
11. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple (Half the song was just noise and the other half repetitive, but it was mercifully short)

Tugg

05-17-24, 02:25 PM

My Round 10 Nomination:
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sS76eS34Y0c)

Torgo

05-17-24, 04:38 PM

I used to add my thoughts, but I hated saying things about the songs at the end of my lists. They're at the bottom: why rub salt in the wound, right? I'll just add ones to my top 5.

1. Metric - Dead Disco (probably my favorite band I've discovered from these tournaments. I was lucky enough to see them live a couple years ago and they were awesome. I try not to reuse the same band, but they're such a good go-to when I'm not sure what to pick next).
2. Portishead - Sour Times (from one of my favorite albums of all time. Not my favorite song on it, but it's up there).
3. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish (Bill Evans could play, couldn't he? My dad is also a big fan of theirs. I'll share this with him.)
4. Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways (not much else to say but great blues guitar playing. I'm pretty sure I've heard this in more than one commercial, TV show or movie.)
5. Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1) (Epic! I've listened them before and I'm a fan as well. It made me realize I've been pronouncing their name wrong, i.e. fantasia. The five-syllable pronounciation sounds a lot cooler, doesn't it?)
6. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
7. Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
8. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
9. Teddy Swims - The Door
10. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple
11. Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name

Torgo

05-17-24, 04:40 PM

Round 10:

Blues Pills - Little Sun (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFQyOfd0rY)

crumbsroom

05-17-24, 05:06 PM

My dad is also a big fan of theirs. I'll share this with him.

This is the reason this is the best thing on this forum.

[quoteI hated saying things about the songs at the end of my lists. They're at the bottom: why rub salt in the wound, right? [/quote]

I probably get pegged as a person who likes shitting on things that other people like, but I'm very much the opposite. And what I most like about these competitions, is it isn't a competition. It's about people sharing things they like, and not feeling judged for it. So I'm the same in not wanting to lay it on thick if I wasn't into something. That's not why I'm here.

Torgo

05-17-24, 06:02 PM

I probably get pegged as a person who likes shitting on things that other people like, but I'm very much the opposite. And what I most like about these competitions, is it isn't a competition. It's about people sharing things they like, and not feeling judged for it. So I'm the same in not wanting to lay it on thick if I wasn't into something. That's not why I'm here.I believe you're here to love and not fight.

But yeah, you're on to something about it being the best thing here. There's getting to share something you like, potentially surprising someone or being surprised, rooting for songs you want to win whether or not yours is in the running, etc. It's like being in the main cast of Another Round for a whole month, but you're high on anticipation instead of booze. Much less deadly.

CaptainT

05-17-24, 06:28 PM

Round 10 nom:
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3GPb-ylVI)

jiraffejustin

05-17-24, 08:45 PM

1. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
2. Portishead - Sour Times
3. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple
4. Teddy Swims - The Door
5. Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
6. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
7. Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways
8. Metric - Dead Disco
9. Avantasia - Avantasia
10. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish
11. Rihanna - What's My Name?

jiraffejustin

05-17-24, 08:48 PM

Sturgill Simpson - Played Out (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eebZ99v2r34&ab_channel=SturgillSimpson-Topic)

Thief

05-18-24, 12:48 AM

Thief

05-18-24, 12:54 AM

Round 10 nomination

Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gen4bnZuoQ)

John-Connor

05-18-24, 07:46 AM

Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish
Teddy Swims - The Door
Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways
Metric - Dead Disco
Portishead - Sour Times
Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1)
Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name?
The Bees - Voices Green and Purple

R10
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MxV7sijc4RU)

Thursday Next

05-18-24, 08:40 AM

1. Radiohead - Nobody Does it Better (my favourite ever cover version)
2. Portishead - Sour Times (90s classic)
3. Metric - Dead Disco (enjoyable)
4. Avantasia - Avantasia
5. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir su Mano
6. Teddy Swims - The Door
7. Rihanna - What's My Name
8. Blue Saraceno - Evil Ways
9. Tony Bennett - Young and Foolish
10. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple
11. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues

Thursday Next

05-18-24, 08:45 AM

Round 10
https://youtu.be/wQtVSNmYCNg?si=UeMfIqPYmnjTkPEA

Captain Spaulding

05-18-24, 09:13 AM

I used to add my thoughts, but I hated saying things about the songs at the end of my lists. They're at the bottom: why rub salt in the wound, right?

Rub salt in my wound, pour lemon juice in my eyes, spit on me in disgust while kicking me in the ribs and exclaiming that my music taste is shit. I don't mind. The notion of people taking offense when someone criticizes a song or movie or book or some other work of art that they enjoy has always baffled me. If anything, interpret such disparagement as further evidence that your taste is superior.

And what I most like about these competitions, is it isn't a competition. It's about people sharing things they like, and not feeling judged for it.

One-hundred percent. The tournament format is just a fun incentive to motivate participants into listening to a collection of songs. Otherwise this would just be another What Are You Listening to While You're MoFoin' It (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=49304#post49304), with little to no engagement and no guarantee that anyone has listened to the songs being posted. I also appreciate that our participants don't typically nominate widely beloved classics just to ensure themselves a meaningless "victory." If I nominate a song that ten of you hate, but one person loves enough to add it to a playlist or seek out more from the artist, that's a victory in my eyes.

mrblond

05-18-24, 10:33 AM

1. Teddy Swims - The Door
2. Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways
3. Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1)
4. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
5. Metric - Dead Disco
6. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
7. Portishead - Sour Times
8. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple
9. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish
10. Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
11. Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name?

mrblond

05-18-24, 10:52 AM

R10 nom:

Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NHSm0HZW_Kc)

crumbsroom

05-18-24, 01:01 PM

Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish
Bees - Voices Green and Purple
Portishead - Sour Times
Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name?
Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
Metric - Dead Disco
Teddy Swims - The Door
Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways
Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1)

crumbsroom

05-18-24, 01:35 PM

The Fall - Container Drivers (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N8bjJf3Q5mE)

crumbsroom

05-18-24, 01:48 PM

Rub salt in my wound, pour lemon juice in my eyes, spit on me in disgust while kicking me in the ribs and exclaiming that my music taste is shit. I don't mind.

I don't take any pleasure in belittling anyone's taste. Our relationship to the art we love can sometimes be so tenous, ripping on someone for liking a song I don't doesn't seem like a good use of my time.

The notion of people taking offense when someone criticizes a song or movie or book or some other work of art that they enjoy has always baffled me.

Taking offense might be kind of silly, but I get it. And from time to time, I can find myself bothered by it too. Sometimes, certain songs of movies fill me with the belief that finally something I've felt inside, but have never known how to articulate myself, has finally been made flesh. Now it's out there for others to understand too. How exciting it will be to share it. And so if someone throws their hands up in frustration when they hear the secret I believe is buried somewhere in the song I've suggested for them, and they think it is shit, it just makes me sad that once again I'm feeling misunderstood and isolated from the rest of humanity.

So, yes, silly. But there are sometimes deeper reasons for these silly reactions.

If anything, interpret such disparagement as further evidence that your taste is superior.

I'm already overstocked on evidence of this. No more shelf space. It's time I let other people have a little for themselves too.

One-hundred percent. The tournament format is just a fun incentive to motivate participants into listening to a collection of songs. Otherwise this would just be another What Are You Listening to While You're MoFoin' It (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?p=49304#post49304), with little to no engagement and no guarantee that anyone has listened to the songs being posted. I also appreciate that our participants don't typically nominate widely beloved classics just to ensure themselves a meaningless "victory." If I nominate a song that ten of you hate, but one person loves enough to add it to a playlist or seek out more from the artist, that's a victory in my eyes.

Yeah, my goal is the same. I'm looking for one person to appreciate it and if everyone else had to suffer, tough titties. It's why I like when other posters put up obscure stuff that is obviously going to turn off at least half of the participants. I'm not usually interested in the one's that cater to everybody. It's usually a bad sign.

Malarkey Booger

05-18-24, 02:47 PM

Competition is healthy.

honeykid

05-18-24, 05:52 PM

Portishead - Sour Times - One of the best albums of the 90's and, therefore, ever. My favourite song from the band, let alone the album.

Metric - Dead Disco - OK, I was completely unaware of this band. I really like this. I'll be listening to more.

Teddy Swims - The Door - Never heard this, but instantly like it. Feels like Santana meets Eurovision. :D

The Bees - Voices Green and Purple - Unaware of this too. It's ok, but that simple riff is a real hook.

Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish - This is a nice, simple crooners tale. Reminds me of playing cards with my grandparents 30 years ago as they'd play easy listening piano music/crooner stuff while we played. Kind of bittersweet in that sense.

Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano - This needs to be the music over a 80's/early 90's movie intro/montage. Do I want to listen to an album of it? No. Do I enjoy it for a few minutes while I'm watching a swooping helicopter shot of someone driving along a coastal road or around an island with the top down in the sun or through the streets of the Latin Quarter of some nameless city? God, yes.

Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways - Some lovely guitar work here. Sounds like something a WWE wrestler would've come out to in the 00's. If there must be country, spinning it like this helps me a lot.

Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better - I was pretty sure I'd hate this (it's Radiohead after all and I can't stand all but a few of their songs) but the original is one of my favourite songs of all time, so it's kind of hard to mess it up. He does try, but he doesn't quite. The rest of the band play it well enough to make it work. The fact I love the original is why it's this high though.

Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1) - I thought this might be the first real miss for me this round, but it wasn't. I'm not much of a fan of 'fantasy metal', which is where I feared it'd go, but while it touched on that, it didn't go full bore, and so, I'm ok with it.

Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name? - Rihanna is so gorgeous. Anyway, I know this from a million clips and cars passing by with windows down, but I'm not sure if I've ever listened to the whole song before. It's a nice flow but I can't say I like listening to it.

Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues - I just don't do country, but a little yodelling will always help a little. :D I do appreciate it when the songs are short. For all that, I didn't hate this or anything.

2nd good round in the row. unprecedented. :D

honeykid

05-18-24, 05:57 PM

I'll stick in the 90's with a band which should've been bigger, but were 5-10 years too late and got swept away by the Grunge tsunami.

Round 10 nom:

Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZ3EXO2_Vo)

Thief

05-18-24, 06:11 PM

Round 9 ballot

1. Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1)
2. Teddy Swims - The Door
3. Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better
4. Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways
5. Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano
6. Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues
7. Metric - Dead Disco
8. Portishead - Sour Times
9. Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish
10. Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name?
11. The Bees - Voices Green and Purple

That Teddy Swims song is catchy as hell. I'm pretty sure I've heard it; I think my wife likes it.

I really like Blues Saraceno style. He had a brief stint with Poison and I like what he brought to the table. I should probably seek more of his solo stuff.

I'm a big fan of Juan Luis Guerra. He's a staple here in Puerto Rico and this is one of my favorites.

Captain Spaulding

05-19-24, 04:38 AM

Winner: Portishead - Sour Times (Nominated by honeykid)

ROUND 9 RESULTS:

1st) Portishead - Sour Times (90 points)
2nd) Teddy Swims - The Door (77 points)
3rd) Metric - Dead Disco (73 points)
3rd) Juan Luis Guerra - A Pedir Su Mano (73 points)
5th) Radiohead - Nobody Does It Better (70 points)
6th) Blues Saraceno - Evil Ways (66 points)
6th) Linda Martell - Bad Case of the Blues (66 points)
8th) Tony Bennett/Bill Evans - Young and Foolish (64 points)
9th) Avantasia - Avantasia (The Metal Opera, Pt. 1) (58 points)
10th) Bees - Voices Green and Purple (48 points)
11th) Rihanna ft. Drake - What's My Name? (41 points)

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Captain Spaulding

05-19-24, 04:42 AM

Congratulations, honeykid!!!!

https://66.media.tumblr.com/0ccc545ad76779401f4143a467bcb9dc/tumblr_o7y3q4AINa1sh9usjo1_400.gif

You win a licked steering wheel from Drew Barrymore!!!!

Captain Spaulding

05-19-24, 04:55 AM

https://i.imgur.com/PDKt74B.jpg

Altin Gün - Goca Dünya (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTIJzPg1H4)

Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4Hqe3jMHhvA)

Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sS76eS34Y0c)

Blues Pills - Little Sun (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vYFQyOfd0rY)

Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=rB3GPb-ylVI)

Sturgill Simpson - Played Out (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=eebZ99v2r34&ab_channel=SturgillSimpson-Topic)

Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_Gen4bnZuoQ)

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MxV7sijc4RU)

Willow - Symptom of Life (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=wQtVSNmYCNg)

Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=NHSm0HZW_Kc)

The Fall - Container Drivers (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N8bjJf3Q5mE)

Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=AZZ3EXO2_Vo)

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 12 (your least favorite).
This round will stay open for 48 hours.

Nominations for Round 11 are now open

Tugg

05-19-24, 07:35 AM

1. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
2. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
3. Willow - Symptom of Life
4. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
5. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
6. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
7. Blues Pills - Little Sun
8. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
9. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
10. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
11. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
12. The Fall - Container Drivers

honeykid

05-19-24, 10:18 AM

Congratulations, honeykid!!!!

https://66.media.tumblr.com/0ccc545ad76779401f4143a467bcb9dc/tumblr_o7y3q4AINa1sh9usjo1_400.gif

You win a licked steering wheel from Drew Barrymore!!!!

Thanks Cap. It's the only time I've ever wanted to be an inanimate object in my life. :D

honeykid

05-19-24, 06:30 PM

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You - Always loved this song. I think nostalgia may just edge out my own song here.

Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down - As I said when I nominated it, this band should've been bigger. It's a good album, not that I've ever known anyone who'd heard of them, let alone had the album. Anyone here who can break that streak?

Altin Gün - Goca Dünya - I like this. Sounds like it could've been used in an early 70's Euro horror movie.

Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines - Not Quite GNR is still a bit GNR. This is pretty good, but there's something missing and we all know what it is. That solo still sounds like a trademark though.

Willow - Symptom of Life - This is quite nice. I've not heard anything from her before. With the strong, heavy piano sound it feels a bit like C21st Tori Amos.

The Fall - Container Drivers - I've not listened to much of this band, mainly because I've not liked it much when I have, but I enjoyed this.

Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More - It just takes too long to get where it's going.

Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo - This was ok. As I don't speak the language it's more difficult, but the feel is good and I like the short guitar solo at the end, shame they scream over much of it.

Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat - I don't mind this, but it outstays it welcome a little by the end.

Blues Pills - Little Sun - Mellow, but I didn't really engage with it. It's one of those songs I could see me liking with repeated listens or just never getting.

Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me - I just don't like the singing. Other than that it's ok. But that's a big problem.

Sturgill Simpson - Played Out - Nope. Sorry.

honeykid

05-19-24, 06:32 PM

I mentioned 70's Euro horror and that had me think of one of the best when those soundtracks are mentioned.

Round 10 nomination
Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-LirFsq6c)

Captain Spaulding

05-20-24, 06:30 AM

Round 10

1. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
2. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
3. Blue Pills - Little Sun
4. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
5. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
6. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
7. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
8. The Fall - Container Drivers
9. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
10. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
11. Willow - Symptom of Life
12. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo

Captain Spaulding

05-20-24, 06:41 AM

R11 nom:
Rina Sawayama - STFU! (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XncZmUQqo1U)

Death Proof

05-20-24, 01:41 PM

Round 10

1. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
2. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
3. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
4. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
5. The Fall - Container Drivers
6. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
7. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
8. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
9. Blue Pills - Little Sun
10. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
11. Willow - Symptom of Life
12. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo

Death Proof

05-20-24, 01:43 PM

rd 11

Zebra - Light of My Love (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVe9qFiUEk)

mrblond

05-20-24, 02:08 PM

1. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
2. Blues Pills - Little Sun
3. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
4. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
5. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
6. The Fall - Container Drivers
7. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
8. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
9. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
10. Willow - Symptom of Life
11. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
12. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo

mrblond

05-20-24, 02:26 PM

R11 nom:

Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hy6WLBvBXaI)

Thief

05-20-24, 03:29 PM

Round 10

1. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
2. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
3. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
4. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
5. Blues Pills - Little Sun
6. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
7. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
8. Willow - Symptom of Life
9. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
10. The Fall - Container Drivers
11. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
12. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat

This was a pretty strong round. Some thoughts...

I really enjoyed the Altin Gün tune. I wasn't expecting that.

It was also fun to listen to really old Whitesnake. I was a big fan of their "hair metal" period, but I know I've heard some tunes from those late 70s, early 80s albums and enjoyed them quite a bit. This is one I don't think I had heard.

The Blues Pills song was one that didn't really move me a lot. It was good, but that was it... but as the song progressed, it really got better and better.

I think this is the first song I hear from Willow. I like it. Is she, or Jaden, enjoying any kind of success? With the compartmentalization of media now, it's hard to gauge these things.

I don't know if I had ever heard Every Mother's Nightmare, but as someone who grew up with hair metal bands and who still enjoy listening to a lot of them, this one was not close to my favorites. I did like the guitars and the closing riff was cool, but again, not my favorite.

The Mr. Saxobeat is something that I've heard a thousand times in numerous places, mostly publicity stuff, ads, or God knows what, which is probably why I found it a bit tedious.

Thursday Next

05-20-24, 03:51 PM

1. Willow - Symptom of Life (@honeykid C21st Tori Amos is exactly what I thought when I first heard it!)
2. Altin Gun - Goca Dunya (liked this)
3. Blues Pills - Little Sun
4. The Fall - Container Driver (not my favourite fall song but there's still something about it)
5. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
6. Whitesnake
7. Dan Hartman
8. Every Mother's Nightmare
9. Velvet Revolver
10. Calla 13 - Calma Pueblo
11. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
12. Mr Saxobeat

Five to nine, all are fine.

Thursday Next

05-20-24, 03:54 PM

Round 11

https://youtu.be/BHQHYuiRPcQ?si=YQ1ThJfhr8fYhvwD

Thief

05-20-24, 04:24 PM

Round 11 nomination

Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwPg8gJq_Kw)

Torgo

05-20-24, 05:18 PM

Round 10:

1. Blues Pills - Little Sun
2. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
3. Willow - Symptom of Life
4. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
5. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
6. The Fall - Container Drivers
7. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
8. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
9. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
10. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
11. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
12. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out

Torgo

05-20-24, 05:20 PM

Round 11:

UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7gj6t4CTiCI)

John-Connor

05-20-24, 05:32 PM

Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
The Fall - Container Drivers
Blues Pills - Little Sun
Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
Willow - Symptom of Life

R11
Nirvana - In Bloom (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QqF3pc9ECf8)

CaptainT

05-20-24, 07:56 PM

Round 10:

1. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
2. Blues Pills - Little Sun
3. Altın Gün - Goca Dünya
4. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
5. The Fall - Container Drivers
6. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
7. Willow - Symptom of Life
8. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
9. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
10. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
11. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
12. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You

Round 11 nom:
Brittany Howard - To Be Still (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hEfMSIFuQ)

jiraffejustin

05-20-24, 08:05 PM

1. Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
2. The Fall - Container Drivers
3. Blues Pills - Little Sun
4. Altin Gun - Goca Dunya
5. Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
6. Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down
7. Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
8. Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
9. Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
10. Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
11. Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
12. Willow - Symptom of Life

jiraffejustin

05-20-24, 08:20 PM

Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnOBfZG9Fzo&ab_channel=Drive-ByTruckers-Topic)

crumbsroom

05-20-24, 11:57 PM

The Fall - Container Drivers
Blues Pills - Little Sun
Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me
Altin Gun - Goca Dunya
Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You
Sturgill Simpson - Played Out
Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More
Willow - Symptom of Life
Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines
Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat
Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo
Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down

crumbsroom

05-21-24, 12:00 AM

Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYhFVTSID8)

Captain Spaulding

05-21-24, 04:40 AM

Winner: Altin Gün - Goca Dünya (Nominated by Captain Spaulding)

ROUND 10 RESULTS:

1st) Altin Gün - Goca Dünya (113 points)
2nd) Blues Pills - Little Sun (100 points)
3rd) Whitesnake - Ain't Gonna Cry No More (98 points)
4th) Velvet Revolver - She Builds Quick Machines (86 points)
5th) The Fall - Container Drivers (83 points)
6th) Rainbow Kitten Surprise - Devil Like Me (81 points)
7th) Dan Hartman - I Can Dream About You (77 points)
8th) Every Mother's Nightmare - Walls Come Down (75 points)
9th) Sturgill Simpson - Played Out (68 points)
10th) Willow - Symptom of Life (65 points)
11th) Alexandra Stan - Mr. Saxobeat (45 points)
11th) Calle 13 - Calma Pueblo (45 points)

https://i.imgur.com/LqAHcU3.jpg

Captain Spaulding

05-21-24, 04:48 AM

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Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cZ-LirFsq6c)

Rina Sawayama - STFU! (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XncZmUQqo1U)

Zebra - Light of My Love (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1wVe9qFiUEk)

Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hy6WLBvBXaI)

Fat Dog - King of the Slugs (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BHQHYuiRPcQ)

Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cwPg8gJq_Kw)

UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7gj6t4CTiCI)

Nirvana - In Bloom (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QqF3pc9ECf8)

Brittany Howard - To Be Still (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O7hEfMSIFuQ)

Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=gnOBfZG9Fzo&ab_channel=Drive-ByTruckers-Topic)

Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CeYhFVTSID8)

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 11 (your least favorite).
This round will stay open for 48 hours.

Nominations for Round 12 are now open

Torgo

05-21-24, 05:13 PM

Round 11:

1. UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
2. Brittany Howard - To Be Still
3. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
4. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
5. Nirvana - In Bloom
6. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
7. Zebra - Light of My Love
8. Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle
9. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber
10. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
11. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel

Torgo

05-21-24, 05:14 PM

Round 12:

Spectres - Tell Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dzHUFdpQ7lo)

Tugg

05-22-24, 03:08 AM

My Round 12 Nomination:
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YNiCfWC3A)

jiraffejustin

05-22-24, 04:17 AM

1. Nirvana - In Bloom
2. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel
3. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
4. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions and The Cucumber
5. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
6. Zebra - Light of My Love
7. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
8. Black Country Communion - Man In the Middle
9. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
10. UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights
11. Brittany Howard - To Be Still

jiraffejustin

05-22-24, 04:21 AM

Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lwWgYLb68&ab_channel=TylerChilders-Topic)

Captain Spaulding

05-22-24, 10:41 AM

Round 11

1. Nirvana - In Bloom (One of their best. Figured this would be the likely winner of this round as soon as I saw it was nominated.)

2. Rina Sawayama - STFU! (Yet to listen to an album in full, but I've enjoyed most of the songs I've heard from her, and I appreciate the wide swath of styles that influence her sound. A difficult artist to pigeonhole. I wasn't that into nu-metal during its heyday, but nowadays it makes me nostalgic for my adolescence, so I'm digging the small revival the once maligned genre has undergone these last few years. This song is like the result of getting three or four disparate radio stations from the late 90's/early 2000's beaming in on one frequency, but instead of a garbled mess, the odd mix of genres coalesce into one aggressive earworm.)

3. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber (I could listen to this on a constant loop. Powerfully evocative of a very specific era and setting. Kooky yet seductive with just a hint of danger. Makes me want to buy some beaded curtains and lava lamps. Also reminds me that I've yet to watch a single Jesús Franco film, which suddenly feels like something I should make a priority.)

4. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me (This really grew on me as it went along, from its borderline bashful beginning of whispered sweet-nothings to a full-on masturbatory jam session by the end.)

5. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (Not too shabby for a no-name indie band.)

6. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel (Not a big fan of Drive-By Truckers or Jason Isbell, but this is the one album I return to every so often.)

7. Zebra - Light of My Love (Never heard of this band. Surprised to see this song is from 2003. I'm guessing this was just leftover material from twenty years earlier. Fun song, musically proficient, but also indistinguishable from most of the stuff you'd hear on Headbanger's Ball. That isn't necessarily a criticism, though, since I love that era. The lead singer sounds like he was plucked from a Led Zeppelin cover band with all his Robert Plant wailings.)

8. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs (This would be fun at a rave while high on Molly. It's quite the sonic odyssey with all its weirdness and ebbing energy. Just wish it was a couple minutes shorter.)

9. Black Country Communion - Man in the Middle (Gave me Stone Temple Pilots vibes at first, as this sounds much more like something from a 90's alt-rock station than something from the 2010's. The hard-chugging verses and instrumentation are solid, but that chorus falls flat, like a souped-up mustang that stalls right out the gate.)

10. UNKLE ft. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights (Not a bad song by any means, even if its intentionally disconcerting aura makes me feel like I'm being drained by a dementor from Harry Potter. Yorke's vocal stylings, whether he's singing with Radiohead or UNKLE or my third cousin once removed, set my teeth on edge.)

11. Brittany Howard - To Be Still (First time listening to any of her solo stuff, but I know Howard is a powerful singer from her time with Alabama Shakes. This song isn't doing anything for me, though, as it just feels like she's coasting through a non-descript intro. Needed the song to kick into another gear.)

Captain Spaulding

05-22-24, 10:51 AM

R12 nom:
Goat - Run to Your Mama (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFRO5nc70to)

Captain Terror

05-22-24, 11:27 AM

Zebra - Light of My Love (Never heard of this band.

I highly recommend their first album!

Death Proof

05-22-24, 12:48 PM

I highly recommend their first album!

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Death Proof

05-22-24, 12:49 PM

1. UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights
2. Nirvana - In Bloom
3. Zebra - Light of My Love
4. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
5. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions and The Cucumber
6. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
7. Black Country Communion - Man In the Middle
8. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
9. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel
10. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
11. Brittany Howard - To Be Still

Death Proof

05-22-24, 12:51 PM

R 12

Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zw79RVnlCb0)

Thursday Next

05-22-24, 02:14 PM

This was a strange round because I actually liked everything.

1. Nirvana - In Bloom (not the best song on the album, but there isn't a bad song on the album so I say yeah)

2. Drive by Truckers - Danko/Manuel (unexpectedly loved this despite the slightly twangy guitar)

3. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs (I agree it's too long but I do enjoy the madness)

4. Rina Sawayama - STFU (Liked the verse more than the chorus but it definitely grew on me)

5. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me (never heard of them, good song though)

6. Unkle - Rabbit in Your Headlights (I do like a bit of Unkle)

7. Black Country Communion - Man in the Middle (Not to be confused with Black Country New Road. Catchy )

8. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lion and the Cucumber (enjoyed listening to this)

9. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (Wouldn't have guessed this would end up so low but it does get a bit repetitive)

10. Brittany Howard - To Be Still (Nice song, probably a grower)

11. Zebra - Light of My Love (didn't hate it but something had to be last)

John-Connor

05-22-24, 02:45 PM

Nirvana - In Bloom
Zebra - Light of My Love
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle
Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel
Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber
Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
Rina Sawayama - STFU!
Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
UNKLE - Rabbit in Your Headlights ft. Thom Yorke
Brittany Howard - To Be Still

R12
Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin' (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cqW_ddDnQSA)

honeykid

05-22-24, 03:15 PM

Nirvana - In Bloom - I knew this was my #1 the moment I saw the line up. I usually penalise those big hitters so as to give others a chance, but even with that in place, this is #1.

Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber - My #1 is up for grabs today as, while I like this, I only nominated it because I was reminded of it. I'm sure this will do ok with me, but I can already see it won't be #1. I'll see if it can hold on to #2.

Rina Sawayama - STFU! - Completely unaware of this artist (as I am so many of the last 20 especially) but really like this. Like Cap, Nu-Metal wasn't my thing at all but, unlike him, this ain't my childhood either, so I have no nostalgia for it. Wherever this ends up, it's all her and how well the mix of genres/styles works.

Metallica - Wherever I May Roam - Heavy hitters penalty puts this here. Great song.

Zebra - Light of My Love - Good song. Nostalgic without ever having been because it sounds like a band formed from a bunch of guys who grew up loving their parents record collection and that collection was cool. I'll check out other stuff by them to see if this is a one off or 'their' sound.

Brittany Howard - To Be Still - That's nice vibe. That 'to be still' sounds like a sting or motif from an early Spike Lee film.

Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me - One of the slower records the Zebra kids were listening to. :D

Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle - This is ok. A bit like the previous band's influences, this one grew up listening to Velvet Revolver on a loop, instead of a 70's/80's rock collection.

Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel - It was ok, but I needed it to pick up at some point. Felt like it was being held back rather than played slow. That's the best I can describe how it felt to me.

Fat Dog - King of the Slugs - This is an odd mish-mash, but I quite like it. Normally if I'm hearing that kind of N.African/Turkish vibe I'm watching Eurovision, but it works pretty well here too. Now, if this was 3 or 4 minutes long it'd do better with me.

UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights - Take the worst thing about Radiohead and put it in a place it's unfamiliar. If this isn't last I'm really going to dislike one of the last 3. Plus, it's 6+ bloody minutes of it!

mrblond

05-22-24, 04:39 PM

1. Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle
2. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
3. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
4. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel
5. Zebra - Light of My Love
6. Nirvana - In Bloom
7. UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
8. Brittany Howard - To Be Still
9. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
10. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber
11. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs

mrblond

05-22-24, 04:59 PM

R12 nom:

Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=347M0hcgjcw)

honeykid

05-22-24, 05:07 PM

Nearly forgot to post a nomination.

Round 12

The Piranhas - Tom Hark (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VpfcPe_aFwk)

CaptainT

05-22-24, 08:28 PM

Round 11:

1. Brittany Howard - To Be Still
2. Nirvana - In Bloom
3. UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
4. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber
5. Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel
6. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
7. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
8. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
9. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
10. Zebra - Light of My Love
11. Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle

Round 12 nom:
alt-J - Fitzpleasure (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkt4xU2wwhU)

Thief

05-22-24, 10:06 PM

Round 11

1. Nirvana - In Bloom
2. Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
3. Black Country Communion - Man in the Middle
4. Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
5. UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
6. Zebra - Light of My Love
7. Rina Sawayama - STFU!
8. Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
9. Danko/Manuel - Drive-By Truckers
10. Brittany Howard - To Be Still
11. Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions and the Cucumber

Lots of good stuff in this round. I was particularly surprised by "Man in the Middle" and "King of the Slugs".

Both the Danko/Manuel and Brittany Howard tunes were very nice to listen, so don't be deceived by their spots.

I liked the funk of the Vampyros Lesbos song, but I felt it needed something more.

Thom Yorke is always a treat, and "Wherever I May Roam" might be my favorite Metallica.

But seriously... Nirvana had this in the bag the minute they nominated it.

Thief

05-22-24, 10:09 PM

Round 12 nomination

Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_P-hxJpscU)

crumbsroom

05-22-24, 11:37 PM

Danko/Manuel - Drive-By Truckers
Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me
Nirvana - In Bloom
Fat Dog - King of the Slugs
Metallica - Wherever I May Roam
Brittany Howard - To Be Still
UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights
Rina Sawayama - STFU!
Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions and the Cucumber
Black Country Communion - Man in the Middle
Zebra - Light of My Love

crumbsroom

05-22-24, 11:39 PM

Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbbPAuAtSAA)

Thursday Next

05-23-24, 03:17 AM

https://youtu.be/sqUTcb368kM?si=fCmerK5wgtjPWwJX

Captain Spaulding

05-23-24, 05:39 AM

Winner: Nirvana - In Bloom (Nominated by John-Connor)

ROUND 11 RESULTS:

1st) Nirvana - In Bloom (108 points)
2nd) Metallica - Wherever I May Roam (75 points)
2nd) Ten Years After - If You Should Love Me (75 points)
4th) Rina Sawayama - STFU! (70 points)
5th) Drive-By Truckers - Danko/Manuel (69 points)
6th) Vampyros Lesbos - The Lions And The Cucumber (61 points)
6th) UNKLE feat. Thom Yorke - Rabbit in Your Headlights (61 points)
8th) Zebra - Light of My Love (59 points)
9th) Black Country Communion - Man In The Middle (56 points)
10th) Fat Dog - King of the Slugs (47 points)
11th) Brittany Howard - To Be Still (45 points)

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Captain Spaulding

05-23-24, 06:10 AM

Congratulations, John-Connor!!!!!!

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You win a free consultation with Madonna's plastic surgeon!!!!

Captain Spaulding

05-23-24, 06:10 AM

https://i.imgur.com/J2B8qBS.jpg

Spectres - Tell Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dzHUFdpQ7lo)

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YNiCfWC3A)

Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j-lwWgYLb68&ab_channel=TylerChilders-Topic)

Goat - Run to Your Mama (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pFRO5nc70to)

Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zw79RVnlCb0)

Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin' (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cqW_ddDnQSA)

Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=347M0hcgjcw)

The Piranhas - Tom Hark (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VpfcPe_aFwk)

alt-J - Fitzpleasure (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rkt4xU2wwhU)

Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_P-hxJpscU)

Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zbbPAuAtSAA)

Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=sqUTcb368kM)

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 12 (your least favorite).
This round will stay open for 48 hours.

Nominations for Round 13 are now open

mrblond

05-23-24, 06:35 AM

... I also appreciate that our participants don't typically nominate widely beloved classics just to ensure themselves a meaningless "victory." If I nominate a song that ten of you hate, but one person loves enough to add it to a playlist or seek out more from the artist, that's a victory in my eyes.

Don't you think some adjustments to the rules are needed? Because the above is not rare at all.

To say, tunes which accumulated either 100M+ on Spotify or 100M+ YouTube views, to be excluded from the tournament.

Torgo

05-23-24, 09:57 AM

Don't you think some adjustments to the rules are needed? Because the above is not rare at all.

To say, tunes which accumulated either 100M+ on Spotify or 100M+ YouTube views, to be excluded from the tournament.I'd rather we didn't have any restrictions like that, personally. Even if we did something like that, the pick with the most familiarity would still have a leg up over the unknown quantities. Besides, the absolute freedom to choose any song you want is the icing on the cake of this game.

Thief

05-23-24, 10:02 AM

Torgo

05-23-24, 10:17 AM

I've had a question that is kinda related. Just out of curiosity, how do you all approach these things? I mean, if you ask me to come up with a song to recommend, my mind would melt trying to browse through everything and anything that I listen to and I like. So whenever I get in these tournaments, I try to come up with a theme in my mind and look for songs that tie into that theme. For example, the one we did in October, I mostly went with songs that dealt with monsters (Cranberries' "Zombie", Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon"). This time, I'm alternating between rock songs (which is what I mostly listen to) and songs from local Puerto Rican artists from varying genres (salsa, rap, pop ballad, merengue). This makes it a bit easier to single out songs for me. Anyone does something similar?Here's my opportunity to share how much of a nerd I am about this game (and in general, probably): I like to match the song's track number on its album with the round number in the game. I have a list of songs in my collection, heard on Spotify, etc. arranged by track number and I simply choose which one I have a good feeling about based on the round. It gets harder to choose as the game goes on because the later tracks on albums tend to be not as good and/or too long to use in the game. Luckily, there's a lot of special editions out there with rough cuts, acoustic versions, etc. of the better tracks on the album. I just choose the version of the track I prefer.

Thief

05-23-24, 10:25 AM

Here's my opportunity to share how much of a nerd I am about this game (and in general, probably): I like to match the song's track number on its album with the round number in the game. I have a list of songs in my collection, heard on Spotify, etc. arranged by track number and I simply choose which one I have a good feeling about based on the round. It gets harder to choose as the game goes on because the later tracks on albums tend to be not as good and/or too long to use in the game. Luckily, there's a lot of special editions out there with rough cuts, acoustic versions, etc. of the better tracks on the album. I just choose the version of the track I prefer.

That's what I'm talking about! Thanks for sharing.

John-Connor

05-23-24, 11:08 AM

I've had a question that is kinda related. Just out of curiosity, how do you all approach these things? I mean, if you ask me to come up with a song to recommend, my mind would melt trying to browse through everything and anything that I listen to and I like. So whenever I get in these tournaments, I try to come up with a theme in my mind and look for songs that tie into that theme. For example, the one we did in October, I mostly went with songs that dealt with monsters (Cranberries' "Zombie", Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon"). This time, I'm alternating between rock songs (which is what I mostly listen to) and songs from local Puerto Rican artists from varying genres (salsa, rap, pop ballad, merengue). This makes it a bit easier to single out songs for me. Anyone does something similar?
I'm in it for the loot actually. Some songs you guys nominate are added to my many playlists sorted by decade and/or genre. As to how I come up with my noms, it's a multitude of factors, sometimes just to share a song that's in heavy rotation in my house atm. Or a song I just heard in a movie and want to share with the group. Sometimes I want to test a songs timelessness, so in a way I'm using ya'll as a test crowd. :D Sometimes I hear a nominated song and think to myself, well if you like that you gon love this. Its all about sharing good music and enriching yourself with good music from the group. Songs you might've never found on your own because were all in different parts of the world from different backgrounds also songs I've totally forgotten about etc..

Tugg

05-23-24, 02:46 PM

1. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
2. Spectres - Tell Me
3. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
4. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
5. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
6. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks
7. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
8. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
9. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
10. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
11. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
12. Goat - Run to Your Mama

Tugg

05-23-24, 02:48 PM

My Round 13 Nomination:
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iEPTlhBmwRg)

Captain Spaulding

05-23-24, 04:37 PM

Round 12

1. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
2. Goat - Run to Your Mama
3. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
4. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools
5. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
6. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
7. Ozzy w/Lemmy - Hellraiser
8. Spectres - Tell Me
9. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
10. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
11. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
12. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks

Captain Spaulding

05-23-24, 04:47 PM

R13 nom:
Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2x4LTPhN7k)

honeykid

05-23-24, 05:03 PM

The Piranhas - Tom Hark - Were the Ozzy/Lemmy one not so overpowered it might've pipped this, but I love this song. Especially at the moment. Another I've rediscovered and I'm playing it most days atm.

Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser - I rediscovered the original about 2 months ago. Adding Ozzy is great idea.

Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset - This reminds me of something and I can't remember what. I'm sure it's an 80's song (which is the vibe of this whole thing) but I'm sure it's a specific song. Anyway, I like this.

Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks - Oh, this kicks. Love that instumental break in the middle. :cool:

Goat - Run to Your Mama - Another odd one, though I'm much clearer on how I feel about it. Probably because it feels more in my wheelhouse?

alt-J - Fitzpleasure - Another I'm not sure about. I think it fits quite nicely into if I don't hear it again I won't feel I'm missing anything, but I'd be more than happy to hear it again terratory.

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) - This is pretty good. Mellow with a nice flow.

Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians - Odd song. I don't quite know how I feel about it. I think I like it more than I normally would, if that makes any sense?

Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada - Obviously very much outside my wheelhouse, but I feel it'd work better for me if it was more 'traditional'? I don't even know if that's the right word, but it's what comes to mind for me. Lost me towards the end, too.

Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero - Never gotten the appeal of Marianne. Not as a singer, actress or sex symbol. Just misses me out completely.

Spectres - Tell Me - Sorry, it just sounds too Morrisey for me.

Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin' - The guitar is quite nice. Otherwise I'm afraid there's nothing here for me.

honeykid

05-23-24, 05:13 PM

I've had a question that is kinda related. Just out of curiosity, how do you all approach these things? I mean, if you ask me to come up with a song to recommend, my mind would melt trying to browse through everything and anything that I listen to and I like. So whenever I get in these tournaments, I try to come up with a theme in my mind and look for songs that tie into that theme. For example, the one we did in October, I mostly went with songs that dealt with monsters (Cranberries' "Zombie", Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon"). This time, I'm alternating between rock songs (which is what I mostly listen to) and songs from local Puerto Rican artists from varying genres (salsa, rap, pop ballad, merengue). This makes it a bit easier to single out songs for me. Anyone does something similar?
I've used (and use) all the ways mentioned so far except the track numbers. I used themes for quite a while. Sometimes I'll choose a song I think most won't have heard because it's fairly peculiar to the UK (usually pre-90's as it's less likely), Obviously sometimes you just feel the need to share a great song. If I'm going with a really global artist that usually when it'll happen.

Sometimes I'm just in the mood for that song and so pick it so as not have bother to choose something. :D

Or times it's just because it's Wet Leg.

Round 13 Nomination:
Wet Leg - Wet Dream (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tjpgJjdk52c)

Torgo

05-23-24, 05:25 PM

Round 12:

1. Spectres - Tell Me
2. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
3. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
4. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
5. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
6. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
7. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
8. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks
9. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
10. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
11. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
12. Goat - Run to Your Mama

Torgo

05-23-24, 05:27 PM

Round 13:

Volbeat - Doc Holliday (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5GVGOAWv-Yg)

mrblond

05-23-24, 06:57 PM

1. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks
2. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
3. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
4. Goat - Run to Your Mama
5. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
6. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
7. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
8. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
9. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
10. Spectres - Tell Me
11. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
12. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

mrblond

05-23-24, 07:06 PM

R13 nom:

Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJYQC4s14pk)

John-Connor

05-23-24, 07:12 PM

Spectres - Tell Me
This is giving me 80s Depeche Mode vibes, I like it.
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Top 5 KL joints for me, heard too many times because of gta5.
Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
I unintentionally got into a Billy Bob Thornton movie marathon and heard this song for the first time during the film Sling Blade.
The Piranhas - Tom Hark
Familiar 80s 'Madness sound', good times + saxophone bonus.
Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
I like this guy, nominated his song 'Nose On The Grindstone' in the previous tournament.
Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
Wow this is fast, can you dance to this Thief?:D
alt-J - Fitzpleasure
Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
Goat - Run to Your Mama
Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks

R13
The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvFbBR4XOg)

jiraffejustin

05-24-24, 12:28 AM

1. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
2. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
3. Goat - Run to Your Mama
4. Ozzy/Lemmy - Hellraiser
5. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
6. Spectres - Tell Me
7. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
8. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
9. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
10. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
11. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
12. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks

jiraffejustin

05-24-24, 12:30 AM

Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star (m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEy-p9isqM&ab_channel=KeroKeroBonito)

crumbsroom

05-24-24, 01:34 AM

I've had a question that is kinda related. Just out of curiosity, how do you all approach these things? I mean, if you ask me to come up with a song to recommend, my mind would melt trying to browse through everything and anything that I listen to and I like. So whenever I get in these tournaments, I try to come up with a theme in my mind and look for songs that tie into that theme. For example, the one we did in October, I mostly went with songs that dealt with monsters (Cranberries' "Zombie", Ozzy's "Bark at the Moon"). This time, I'm alternating between rock songs (which is what I mostly listen to) and songs from local Puerto Rican artists from varying genres (salsa, rap, pop ballad, merengue). This makes it a bit easier to single out songs for me. Anyone does something similar?

I spend a lot of time considering this question over the 48 hours we have to choose. I have lots of possibilities, so many hundred of millions of songs to choose from, and I struggle over having to pick only one.

But I eventually do it. After lots of deliberation, I decide one is more perfect than all the others and that is what I want to share with the world.

And then as I start to type, I realize I'm going to pick something else. Sometimes something I haven't even listened to in decades and only have just suddenly decided is my favorite song of all time.

Thief

05-24-24, 10:46 AM

Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
Wow this is fast, can you dance to this Thief?:D

:laugh: I'm Latino but I have two left feet. I definitely put that stereotype that all Latinos are great dancers to the test :laugh:

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John-Connor

05-24-24, 10:58 AM

:laugh: I'm Latino but I have two left feet. I definitely put that stereotype that all Latinos are great dancers to the test :laugh:

https://media.tenor.com/x0T82Gxu6m8AAAAM/benstiller.gif
LOL!:laugh:

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Death Proof

05-24-24, 12:43 PM

1. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
2. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
3. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks
4. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
5. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
6. Goat - Run to Your Mama
7. Spectres - Tell Me
8. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
9. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
10. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
11. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
12. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada

Death Proof

05-24-24, 12:44 PM

r13

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dp-KXWfisHA)

crumbsroom

05-24-24, 12:53 PM

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
Goat - Run to Your Mama
Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
alt-J - Fitzpleasure
Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
The Piranhas - Tom Hark
Spectres - Tell Me
Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
Ozzy/Lemmy - Hellraiser
Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks

Who are we kidding, that Kendrick song was winning against nearly anything, as would probably nearly every Kendrick song, but that Goat song is a beast, and almost wanted to give it to that just for being that impressive on a first time listen.

And ya, I put my Marianne Faithful track above that one too, but let's not quibble. She's frail and old and half dead and is getting my support for being one of the all time great interpreters of songs (up there with Sinatra and Johnny Cash and Nina Simone for my money's worth)

I think this was the best round so far. I think most of them were great.

crumbsroom

05-24-24, 03:34 PM

Miles Davis - Rated X (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4TCAwFK3Q_o)

Thief

05-24-24, 03:44 PM

Round 12

1. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
2. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
3. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
4. Goat - Run to Your Mama
5. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks
6. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
7. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
8. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
9. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
10. Spectres - Tell Me
11. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
12. alt-J - Fitzpleasure

Thief

05-24-24, 03:51 PM

Round 13 nomination

Rush - Red Sector A (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7N6oC-qVMk)

CaptainT

05-24-24, 05:53 PM

Round 12:
1. alt-J - Fitzpleasure
2. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
3. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
4. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
5. Goat - Run to Your Mamas
6. Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada
7. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
8. Spectres - Tell Me
9. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
10. Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser
11. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin'
12. Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks

Round 13 nom:
Yeule - Pocky Boy (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IVH5ROzJ7gc)

crumbsroom

05-24-24, 06:24 PM

As sometimes happens during these tournaments, I buy a couple of things I hear a song from.

So kudos to Colter Wall's "Western Swing and Waltzes" and GOAT's "World Music". You've found a forever home with me.

Thursday Next

05-24-24, 07:21 PM

1. Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset
2. Spectres - Tell Me
3. The Piranhas - Tom Hark
4. Alt-j - Fitzpleasure
5. Goat - Run to Your Mamas
6. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pool
7. Limit 21 - Estas Enamorada
8. Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero
9. Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser
10. Monster Magnet - gods and Punks
11. Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians
12. Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin

Captain Spaulding

05-25-24, 05:00 AM

Winner: Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (Nominated by Tugg)

ROUND 12 RESULTS:

1st) Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (103 points)
2nd) Ezra Furman - Forever in Sunset (97 points)
3rd) Ozzy Osbourne with Lemmy - Hellraiser (87 points)
4th) Goat - Run to Your Mama (85 points)
5th) The Piranhas - Tom Hark (84 points)
6th) Spectres - Tell Me (82 points)
7th) alt-J - Fitzpleasure (80 points)
8th) Tyler Childers - Feathered Indians (76 points)
9th) Marianne Faithful - Working Class Hero (70 points)
10th) Monster Magnet - Gods and Punks (59 points)
11th) Bambi Lee Savage - Darlin' (58 points)
12th) Limi-T 21 - Estas Enamorada (55 points)

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Captain Spaulding

05-25-24, 05:03 AM

Congratulations, Tugg!!!!!

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You win Rob Schneider's nipple shield!!!!!

Captain Spaulding

05-25-24, 05:11 AM

https://i.imgur.com/42pzlG7.jpg

Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iEPTlhBmwRg)

Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=k2x4LTPhN7k)

Wet Leg - Wet Dream (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tjpgJjdk52c)

Volbeat - Doc Holliday (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5GVGOAWv-Yg)

Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yJYQC4s14pk)

The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLvFbBR4XOg)

Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star (m.youtube.com/watch?v=RDEy-p9isqM&ab_channel=KeroKeroBonito)

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dp-KXWfisHA)

Miles Davis - Rated X (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4TCAwFK3Q_o)

Rush - Red Sector A (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7N6oC-qVMk)

Yeule - Pocky Boy (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IVH5ROzJ7gc)

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 11 (your least favorite).
This round will stay open for 48 hours.

Nominations for Round 14 are now open

Tugg

05-25-24, 07:13 AM

1. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
2. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
3. Yeule - Pocky Boy
4. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
5. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
6. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
7. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
8. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
9. Rush - Red Sector A
10. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
11. Miles Davis - Rated X

Tugg

05-25-24, 07:15 AM

My Round 14 Nomination:
Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5jlI4uzZGjU)

Death Proof

05-25-24, 01:01 PM

1. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
2. Rush - Red Sector A
3. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
4. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
5. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
6. Yeule - Pocky Boy
7. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
8. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
9. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
10. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
11. Miles Davis - Rated X

Death Proof

05-25-24, 01:07 PM

r14

Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lhspmjCJ4)

(https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lhspmjCJ4)

honeykid

05-25-24, 05:02 PM

Wet Leg - Wet Dream - I don't think I'm familiar with any other song in this round, so this'll probably by my #1.

Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride - This is ok, like most of the stuff of theirs I've heard. They're American 80's rock and this is what it sounded like. That's not a bad thing.

The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me - This sounds a little familar, but I don't know why. Maybe a soundtrack? Or just evocative of its time? I don't think I've heard it before?

Volbeat - Doc Holliday - I was cautious when this started, but I really bought into that guitar intro. The rest is good and that other guitar solo is nice.

Yeule - Pocky Boy - I quite liked this. The title gave me a fairly good clue as to the kind of vibe it'd have.

Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star - It's a great song (obviously) and I like her voice. Everything else doesn't quite come together for me. Quirky, but not to the point I love it.

Judas Priest - Turbo Lover - I don't mind JP, but they're not a favourite. This is just another JP song to me.

Rush - Red Sector A - A bit like JP and TS, it's them and it sounds like them. I've never gotten into Rush and so this is just there.

Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger - Percussion and hook. That's all this song is for me. So, not the song at all. :D If this isn't bottom half for me, it won't be a good round.

Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin) - This has been an inauspicious opening for this round.

Miles Davis - Rated X - I'm sure he's a genius and I'm a philistine. But at least the country one had the decency to be about 3 minutes shorter.

jiraffejustin

05-25-24, 07:51 PM

1. Miles Davis - Rated X
2. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
3. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
4. Rush - Red Sector A
5. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades
6. Yeule - Pocky Boy
7. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
8. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
9. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
10. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
11. Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger

jiraffejustin

05-25-24, 07:52 PM

Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ibP0awhrOsI)

crumbsroom

05-25-24, 11:40 PM

Miles Davis - Rated X
The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
Yeule - Pocky Boy
Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
Wet Leg - Wet Dream
Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades
Rush - Red Sector A
Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger
Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
Volbeat - Doc Holliday

crumbsroom

05-25-24, 11:43 PM

Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FSZxJpf1IHI)

Captain Spaulding

05-26-24, 08:04 AM

Round 13

1. Rush - Red Sector A
2. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
3. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
4. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
5. Miles Davis - Rated X
6. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
7. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
8. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
9. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
10. Yeule - Pocky Boy
11. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

Captain Spaulding

05-26-24, 08:34 AM

R14 nom:
David Bowie - Cracked Actor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhIGuqZzFNA)

John-Connor

05-26-24, 09:14 AM

The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
Rush - Red Sector A
Volbeat - Doc Holliday
Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
Miles Davis - Rated X
Wet Leg - Wet Dream
Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
Yeule - Pocky Boy
Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades
Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star

Another strong round, tough to rank, all good / great / fascinating songs.

R14
Marvin Gaye - Sunny (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H72UUEOhScY)

honeykid

05-26-24, 09:47 AM

Is this the final round for the month?

Round 14 nom:
Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb_ZN4WCek)

mrblond

05-26-24, 11:09 AM

1. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
2. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
3. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
4. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
5. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
6. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
7. Rush - Red Sector A
8. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
9. Yeule - Pocky Boy
10. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
11. Miles Davis - Rated X

mrblond

05-26-24, 11:18 AM

R14 nom:

P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-mdbcC-i2Tk)

Torgo

05-26-24, 03:33 PM

Round 13:

1. Volbeat - Doc Holliday (I'm your Huckleberry)
2. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star (Fun and joyful. I also love that finale)
3. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (1984 had a lot of good songs, didn't it?)
4. Rush - Red Sector A (Grace Under Pressure is one of my favorite albums of theirs)
5. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride (If I ever learn how to drive a motorcycle, I'm blasting this song first)
6. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
7. Yeule - Pocky Boy
8. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
9. Miles Davis - Rated X (too strident and anxiety inducing for me to enjoy, but it still makes me want to check out more of his later work)
10. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
11. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)

Torgo

05-26-24, 03:36 PM

Round 14:

Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0x62pa7ChI)

crumbsroom

05-26-24, 05:07 PM

Round 13:
9. Miles Davis - Rated X (too strident and anxiety inducing for me to enjoy, but it still makes me want to check out more of his later work)

On the Corner is probably the one to check out. It's still pretty out there, but it wasn't recorded in the cocaine Hell that Rated X's accompanying album was clearly made in

Thief

05-26-24, 11:08 PM

Been away from computers all day and lost track of time. When does this round end? Tonight or tomorrow night?

Thief

05-27-24, 01:01 AM

Round 13 (Final!)

1. Rush - Red Sector A
2. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
3. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger
4. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
5. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
6. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
7. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
8. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
9. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
10. Miles Davis - Rated X
11. Yeule - Pocky Boy

Really strong round. Even the Miles Davis' song has a lot of interesting/crazy stuff in it that I liked. The "Pocky Boy" song is not bad, but it just feels repetitive.

Thief

05-27-24, 01:47 AM

If there is a Round 14...

Bobby Capo - Piel Canela (https://youtu.be/1wA4Tim43g0)

CaptainT

05-27-24, 04:50 AM

Round 13:
1. Yeule - Pocky Boy
2. Wet Leg - Wet Dream
3. Rush - Red Sector A
4. Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star
5. The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me
6. Volbeat - Doc Holliday
7. Miles Davis - Rated X
8. Judas Priest - Turbo Lover
9. Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride
10. Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (ft. Charles Wesley Godwin)
11. Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger

Round 14 nom:
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEkDqP34xo)

Captain Spaulding

05-27-24, 05:13 AM

Winner: Rush - Red Sector A (Nominated by Thief)

ROUND 13 RESULTS:

1st) Rush - Red Sector A (84 points)
2nd) The Alan Parsons Project - Don't Answer Me (78 points)
3rd) Wet Leg - Wet Dream (75 points)
4th) Volbeat - Doc Holliday (72 points)
5th) Judas Priest - Turbo Lover (71 points)
6th) Twisted Sister - Ride to Live, Live to Ride (69 points)
7th) Kero Kero Bonito - Rock 'n' Roll Star (66 points)
8th) Yeule - Pocky Boy (63 points)
9th) Joe Stamm - Flower of the Everglades (56 points)
10th) Miles Davis - Rated X (50 points)
11th) Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera - Moves Like Jagger (42 points)

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Captain Spaulding

05-27-24, 05:14 AM

Congratulations, Thief!!!!!

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You win a headless bat from Ozzy!!!!!!

Captain Spaulding

05-27-24, 05:20 AM

https://i.imgur.com/oiyPEAs.jpg

Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=5jlI4uzZGjU)

Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=h_lhspmjCJ4)

Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ibP0awhrOsI)

Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FSZxJpf1IHI)

David Bowie - Cracked Actor (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=uhIGuqZzFNA)

Marvin Gaye - Sunny (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H72UUEOhScY) (ALT LINK (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOS_Dcq6z1c))

Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HXb_ZN4WCek)

P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=-mdbcC-i2Tk)

Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g0x62pa7ChI)

Piel Canela - Bobby Capo (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1wA4Tim43g0)

Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=TfEkDqP34xo)

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 11 (your least favorite).
This round will stay open for 48 hours.

Nominations Are Now Closed

Tugg

05-27-24, 06:12 AM

1. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
2. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
3. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo
4. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
5. Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
6. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
7. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
8. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
9. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
10. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty
11. David Bowie - Cracked Actor

Torgo

05-27-24, 09:37 AM

Congrats, Thief.

Haha, I hope you all like Tom Waits. I don't always look at the other picks before I make mine. Surprised that hasn't happened more often.

jiraffejustin

05-27-24, 06:01 PM

1. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
2. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
3. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
4. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
5. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
6. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
7. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo
8. Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
9. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
10. Poe - Hey Pretty
11. Pitbull - Feel This Moment

Torgo

05-27-24, 07:10 PM

Round 14:

1. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground (the first Tom Waits song that caught my attention, thanks to Leolo, and a good closing song for the game)
2. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty (big fan of this "should have been on the Killing Eve soundtrack" style)
3. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion (quality atmospheric guitar playing, 'nuff said)
4. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo (charming and light, something I'd listen to on a sunny day)
5. Marvin Gaye - Sunny (nice piece of bubblegum pop)
6. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
7. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
8. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
9. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
10. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
11. Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell

Thief

05-27-24, 07:24 PM

Congratulations, Thief!!!!!

https://pa1.narvii.com/6053/9e4e10f90a0917291ec5b95e5a3ace3c9c2c2815_hq.gif

You win a headless bat from Ozzy!!!!!!

Woohoo! The only reason I went with Rush was because I thought it was the last round and wanted to close with my favorite band :laugh: We'll keep on trucking :D

Captain Spaulding

05-28-24, 08:20 AM

Round 14

1. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
2. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
3. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
4. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
5. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
6. Earth Tongue - Out of This Hell
7. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
8. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
9. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
10. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty
11. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo

Captain Spaulding

05-28-24, 08:50 AM

Also, poor Karen Dalton. It's clear by how badly she does in these contests, and all the stank face her voice gives everyone I know, why she died penniless and borderline homeless. Was ahead of her time, ahead of our time, all the while simultaneously seeming to be transmitting her voice from a hundred years ago. Her voice is always sure to short circuit our silly internet ranking games.

She was great, one of the best even though she would have probably hated me and my applause, just like she seemingly hated everything and everyone else. Just the way I like it.

I just recently started getting into that Greenwich village early folk scene, and Dalton's voice made her an immediate standout for all the qualities you elegantly described. I knew that Dylan has cited her as his favorite singer, but I knew nothing about her life or career until just now watching Karen Dalton: In My Own Time, a documentary that's set to expire from the Criterion Channel at the end of the month. The film is very by-the-numbers, filled with talking heads giving us an oral cliff notes of her life, interspersed with archival footage from her personal life and performances, and narrated bits from her poetry. Dalton comes across as too intensely private and enigmatic for the film to peel back any layers beneath the surface of her undeniable genius as an interpreter of songs, but it was fascinating and depressing to learn about her ups and downs, her life and death. It seems her musical integrity was so strong that it was essentially an albatross to her career.

As sometimes happens during these tournaments, I buy a couple of things I hear a song from.

So kudos to Colter Wall's "Western Swing and Waltzes" and GOAT's "World Music". You've found a forever home with me.

Awesome. Colter Wall has been one of the most authentic voices in country for awhile now. Western Swing and Waltzes is probably the album from him that I've listened to the most. Great stuff.

Goat was a serendipitous discovery courtesy of the Apple Music algorithm. I heard "Run to Your Mama" for the first time a day or two before nominating it. I've since listened to the album two or three times. "Run to Your Mama" is a bit of an outlier, but the worldly influences throughout the album make for a fun listen -- especially if you're into dancing naked around bonfires while high on psilocybin. It strikes a nice balance between modern accessibility and primordial weirdness. Hope you dig it.

Death Proof

05-28-24, 12:57 PM

1. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
2. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty
3. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
4. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
5. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
6. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
7. Earth Tongue - Out of This Hell
8. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
9. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
10. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo

11. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment

Death Proof

05-28-24, 12:59 PM

r14:

Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sj76eCy6ag)

mrblond

05-28-24, 01:26 PM

1. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
2. Piel Canela - Bobby Capo
3. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
4. Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
5. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
6. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty
7. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
8. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
9. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
10. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
11. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment

Captain Spaulding

05-28-24, 06:16 PM

r14:

Clutch - A Quick Death in Texas (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6Sj76eCy6ag)

No more nominations this tournament.

Also, it might be another 24 hours or close to it before I'm able to post the final and the results of this round. Nobody send a search party.

Thief

05-28-24, 06:17 PM

Round 14

1. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
2. David Bowie - Cracked Actor
3. Bobby Capó - Piel Canela
4. Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
5. Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
6. Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
7. Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
8. P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
9. Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground
10. Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
11. Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty

Good round. I had heard a couple of these before, like "Sunny", "Cracked Actor", the Pitbull/Aguilera one, and obviously my nom. I also think I had heard the Earth Tongue one in a previous tournament?

Anyway, "Sunny" and "Cracked Actor" were obvious choices for my top spots. The Sufjan Stevens one was a fun listen. I also like the Pitbull/Christina Aguilera one, even though it feels over-produced. The P.I.F. song was also an interesting listen. I was head-banging a bit.

I think I would've liked the "Hey Pretty" one a bit more if it had less talking, but it was still solid.

John-Connor

05-28-24, 07:48 PM

Marvin Gaye - Sunny
David Bowie - Cracked Actor
Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment
Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion
P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete
Piel Canela - Bobby Capo
Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day
Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore
Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell
Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty
Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground

Captain Spaulding

05-30-24, 03:51 AM

Sorry for the wait . . .

Winner: Marvin Gaye - Sunny (Nominated by John-Connor)

ROUND 14 RESULTS:

1st) Marvin - Sunny (79 points)
2nd) Don Bikoff - Celestial Explosion (59 points)
3rd) David Bowie - Cracked Actor (57 points)
4th) Tom Waits - Tango Till They're Sore (50 points)
4th) Piel Canela - Bobby Capo (50 points)
6th) P.I.F. - Nevidimo Dete (45 points)
7th) Tom Waits - Cold Cold Ground (43 points)
8th) Sufjan Stevens - Casimir Pulaski Day (41 points)
9th) Earth Tongue - Out of this Hell (36 points)
10th) Poe with Mark Danielewski - Hey Pretty (35 points)
11th) Pitbull ft. Christina Aguilera - Feel This Moment (33 points)

https://i.pinimg.com/originals/b5/3b/98/b53b98a8485bb7fedb0481df84e35f1e.gif

Captain Spaulding

05-30-24, 03:57 AM

https://i.imgur.com/Uz3Ybyi.jpg

Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S3eqw3hLRRU)

George Harrison - If Not For You (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XscuV_R6tr4)

Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=co0qrS8wUaQ)

Aerosmith - Last Child (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=d1AaCy-yU9c)

Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mtj9w2gYzV4)

Heart - Alone (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Cw1ng75KP0)

David Bowie - Lazarus (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=y-JqH1M4Ya8)

Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1RKqOmSkGgM)

Portishead - Sour Times (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=un8EW82GwKc)

Altin Gün - Goca Dünya (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WXTIJzPg1H4)

Nirvana - In Bloom (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=QqF3pc9ECf8)

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank) (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=B5YNiCfWC3A)

Rush - Red Sector A (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g7N6oC-qVMk)

Marvin Gaye - Sunny (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=H72UUEOhScY) (ALT LINK (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UOS_Dcq6z1c))

Please rank from 1 (your favorite) to 14 (your least favorite).
Voting will stay open for 48 hours

Eligible to vote: Captain Spaulding; John-Connor; jiraffejustin; mrblond; Torgo; Sedai; Death Proof; Thursday Next; Tugg; Thief; crumbsroom; mistique; CaptainT; honeykid

Death Proof

05-30-24, 12:27 PM

1. Heart - Alone
2. Aerosmith - Last Child
3. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
4. Nirvana - In Bloom
5. Portishead - Sour Times
6. Rush - Red Sector A
7. Marvin Gaye - Sunny (ALT LINK)
8. David Bowie - Lazarus
9. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
10. George Harrison - If Not For You
11.Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
12. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
13. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
14. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Tugg

05-30-24, 02:11 PM

1. Heart - Alone
2. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
3. Portishead - Sour Times
4. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
5. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
6. David Bowie - Lazarus
7. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
8. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
9. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
10. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
11. George Harrison - If Not For You
12. Aerosmith - Last Child
13. Rush - Red Sector A
14. Nirvana - In Bloom

Torgo

05-30-24, 02:41 PM

1. David Bowie - Lazarus
2. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
3. Portishead - Sour Times
4. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
5. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
6. Nirvana - In Bloom
7. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
8. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
9. Aerosmith - Last Child
10. George Harrison - If Not For You
11. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
12. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
13. Rush - Red Sector A
14. Heart - Alone

Thursday Next

05-31-24, 07:47 AM

1. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
2. Nirvana - In Bloom
3. Portishead - Sour Times
4. David Bowie - Lazarus
5. Heart - Alone
6. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
7. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
8. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
9. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
10. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
11. George Harrison - If Not For You
12. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
13. Aerosmith - Last Child
14. Rush - Red Sector A

Thursday Next

05-31-24, 07:47 AM

Recency bias I know, but I love that Chappell Roan song and have been listening to it on repeat.

Thief

05-31-24, 09:26 AM

It's going to be a b!tch to rank some of these.

mrblond

05-31-24, 12:33 PM

1. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
2. Aerosmith - Last Child
3. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
4. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
5. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
6. Heart - Alone
7. Rush - Red Sector A
8. Nirvana - In Bloom
9. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
10. George Harrison - If Not For You
11. David Bowie - Lazarus
12. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
13. Portishead - Sour Times
14. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Thief

05-31-24, 03:38 PM

Final Round

1. Rush - Red Sector A
2. Heart - Alone
3. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
4. Nirvana - In Bloom
5. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
6. David Bowie - Lazarus
7. George Harrison - If Not For You
8. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
9. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
10. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
11. Aerosmith - Last Child
12. Portishead - Sour Times
13. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
14. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)

Really tough. To be honest, 1 through 9, or maybe 10, are a toss up. Any one of those could've been my #1.

John-Connor

05-31-24, 07:31 PM

Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Nirvana - In Bloom
Marvin Gaye - Sunny
Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
Aerosmith - Last Child
George Harrison - If Not For You
Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Rush - Red Sector A
Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
Heart - Alone
David Bowie - Lazarus
Portishead - Sour Times
Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can

Captain Spaulding

05-31-24, 08:35 PM

Final

1. David Bowie - Lazarus
2. Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
3. Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
4. Heart - Alone
5. Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
6. Aerosmith - Last Child
7. Nirvana - In Bloom
8. Portishead - Sour Times
9. Marvin Gaye - Sunny
10. Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
11. Rush - Red Sector A
12. Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
13. George Harrison - If Not for You
14. Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can

crumbsroom

05-31-24, 10:22 PM

Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (Drank)
George Harrison - If Not for You
Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can
David Bowie - Lazarus
Nirvana - In Bloom
Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust
Portishead - Sour Times
Rush - Red Sector A
Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk
Altin Gün - Goca Dünya
Marvin Gaye - Sunny
Heart - Alone
Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe!
Aerosmith - Last Child

Captain Spaulding

06-01-24, 07:13 AM

Final Results:

1st) Nirvana - In Bloom (83 points)
https://i.imgur.com/SVsafO3.jpg

2nd) David Bowie - Lazarus (82 points)
https://i.imgur.com/2y9azk1.jpg

3rd) Heart - Alone (79 points)
https://i.imgur.com/d7KgOrD.jpg

4th) Pearl Jam - State of Love and Trust (77 points)
https://i.imgur.com/vjmWzBD.jpg

5th) Marvin Gaye - Sunny (69 points)
https://i.imgur.com/AffMjAZ.jpg

6th) Portishead - Sour Times (68 points)
https://i.imgur.com/DPKJEhB.jpg

7th) Chappell Roan - Good Luck, Babe! (67 points)
https://i.imgur.com/FkDlNIM.jpg

8th) Altin Gün - Goca Dünya (66 points)
https://i.imgur.com/LqAHcU3.jpg

9th) Santo & Johnny - Sleepwalk (64 points)
https://i.imgur.com/dVYQ0KX.jpg

9th) Janis Joplin - Get It While You Can (64 points)
https://i.imgur.com/VksElCh.jpg

11th) Aerosmith - Last Child (61 points)
https://i.imgur.com/sD2SYsY.jpg

12th) Kendrick Lamar - Swimming Pools (57 points)
https://i.imgur.com/HFvPCRA.jpg

13th) George Harrison - If Not For You (55 points)
https://i.imgur.com/x1tW3w5.jpg

14th) Rush - Red Sector A (53 points)
https://i.imgur.com/TIk04Ni.jpg

Captain Spaulding

06-01-24, 07:16 AM

https://i.imgur.com/swzlzjs.gif

Winner: Nirvana - In Bloom

https://i.imgur.com/DIU2wqk.jpg

Congratulations, John-Connor!!!!!!

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John-Connor

06-01-24, 07:41 AM

Thanks all participants and special thanks to Captain Spaulding for bringing the music in May. Another smooth run chypmunk style tournament, u da man! :up:
I'll now proceed to bother the neighbors and blast the winning song on 'Are you nuts level'. :D

https://media.tenor.com/t809z7ucRXoAAAAM/are-you-nuts-black-or-white.gif

Thief

06-01-24, 05:52 PM

Wow, had two entries in the Final Round. One missed the top spot by 1 point, and the other one ended up in the last spot :laugh: Seriously, though, the field was hard. When you have a Final Round where George ****in' Harrison ends almost at the bottom, you know it is stacked.

honeykid

06-02-24, 09:10 AM

Sorry I missed the last round and final. Congrats to JC for the win, a worthy winner, and thanks to Cap for taking the time and effort to do this. :cool::up:

There were some really good songs put forward. Hopefully I'll have more time if there's another one.

Torgo

06-02-24, 10:55 AM

Thanks for running another one of these, Captain! If you're drinking, I'm buying.

Thief

06-02-24, 02:46 PM

Yeah. Thanks, Cap. It was a lot of fun! And thanks to all for sharing some great music.

crumbsroom

06-02-24, 07:14 PM

I just recently started getting into that Greenwich village early folk scene

I considered nominating a few from this scene. John Jacob Niles or Odetta. But then I would change my mind at the last moment. If people react badly to Karen Dalton's voice, I can't imagine how they'd take to a weirdo like Niles.

[/quote]Dalton's voice made her an immediate standout for all the qualities you elegantly described. [/quote]

I found out about her about 12 years ago in some culture magazine my ex had laying around the house. Just on the description of that voice alone, I decided I would seek something out by her. And almost by some kind of kismet, I went to the record store that day and her second (and probably best) record was there. It is still the only time I've come across a copy of that anywhere in the real world. It was meant for me.

It seems her musical integrity was so strong that it was essentially an albatross to her career.

She's clearly a lot for some people. Her version of When a Man Loves a Woman could probably clear a room faster than nearly anything in my collection. And I don't think it's entirely that people think the sound of her voice is 'bad' to people (although I've definitely heard it described that way as well). I think there is almost a level of embarrassment that comes with listening to a voice that is so full of naked vulnerability. It makes people uncomfortable.

Awesome. Colter Wall has been one of the most authentic voices in country for awhile now. Western Swing and Waltzes is probably the album from him that I've listened to the most. Great stuff.

It's a good record.

Goat was a serendipitous discovery courtesy of the Apple Music algorithm. I heard "Run to Your Mama" for the first time a day or two before nominating it. I've since listened to the album two or three times. "Run to Your Mama" is a bit of an outlier, but the worldly influences throughout the album make for a fun listen -- especially if you're into dancing naked around bonfires while high on psilocybin. It strikes a nice balance between modern accessibility and primordial weirdness. Hope you dig it.

I'm more than happy for it to end up being nothing like I expect from that one song. I like not knowing what I'm stepping into when I put a record on for the first time. I'm also supernaturally gifted and picking records I know I'm going to like, without even hearing a note of it first. A good chunk of my collection was bought completely blind, and it has only generated good results so far.