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ROUND 1 - DAY 4
David Bowie - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) vs Prince and the Revolution - I Would Die 4 U
(Two of my all-time favorite artists. I was literally just listening to Prince before I got online. Gonna vote for the Bowie track since it fits the theme of the tournament, even though I think it's the inferior song.)
Deerhunter - Vox Humana vs The Eagles - Witchy Woman
(I rarely like songs that feature mumbled, muffled vocals, so that was an immediate strike against "Vox Humana." "Witchy Woman" is one of my favorite songs from The Eagles. Don't know why whoever nominated them picked this live version that isn't even spelled correctly on YouTube, but I'm not going to hold that against the song.)
Francis Haines - "Return of the Living Dead" Theme vs Walpyrgus - Somewhere Under Summerwind
(I'm with the others that don't tend to listen to or fully appreciate movie themes when isolated outside of the film. I like the music in "Somewhere Under Summerwind," but I wish the vocals were harsher since the singer's voice sounds more befitting of a tween band.)
Coven - Wicked Woman vs Venom - Cry Wolf
(I really like "Cry Wolf," especially its raw, punk-like attitude, and I would've voted for it over plenty of other songs that have been nominated, but "Wicked Woman" is just too much of a goliath.)
Bauhaus - Terror Couple Kill Colonel vs Type O Negative - Black No. 1
(Bauhaus is one of those groups I respect more than I like, although this is a solid track. I used to dislike "Black No. 1," maybe because of the Dracula-like enunciation with some of the lyrics, but I've come to love the song after recently listening to it again. Plus I've always had a fetish for gothic chicks, and this song is basically their anthem.)
Slayer - Dead Skin Mask vs Ramones - Pet Sematary
(Like both, but the Slayer track is on a different level.)
Agent Side Grinder - Last Rites vs Tricky - Pumpkin
(Enjoyed the haunting quality of the first. "Pumpkin" seemed to last an eternity. I'd say it's easily my least favorite song I've heard in this tournament.)
Tindersticks - El Diablo En El Ojo vs Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
(Man, that's two boring ass listens back to back with "Pumpkin" and now this Tindersticks song. I'm lucky I didn't slip into a coma. At least "Twilight Zone" is a great song, making this an easy choice. Love when this song comes on the radio when driving at night.)
Last edited by Captain Spaulding; 10-19-18 at 12:47 AM.