A Song For October

The Zombies - She's Not There - It might get penalised for following so close to Time Of The Season, but it's such a great song I decided to bump the one I was going to nominate and go with it.

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing - Riff-tastic.

Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen - I just realised I don't really know any of Nicks solo catelogue with a couple of exceptions. This wasn't one of them, but I quite like it.

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Has someone nominated this before? Not great, but this is a pretty weak round for me so far.

Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct - I like the beat and the flow.

Bloc Party - Price of Gas - Sounded a bit like a pop verison of something PiL would've done if they'd started in the 90's.

Nogizaka46 - Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii - Bright and bouncy but not much else.

Plastic Machine - Elle S'Imagine (Night version) - OK, but background music.

Badfinger - Day After Day - Meh.

Steve Wariner - Life's Highway - Actually this was quite a nice way to finish the round.

Sabbat - Paint the World Black - Not my thing, but God doesn't it go on?

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Round 13 nomination:
Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit

What I'm getting at here is that there's so much music in the world, and it's so varied, that I think a lot of songs you think of as fairly well-known are, to another demographic, probably brand new. Think of that Stevie Nicks song that skyrocketed to the top of iTunes because it was in the background of a viral TikTok.

In other words, it doesn't have to be specialist or obscure too everyone, just to some individuals. And individuals are all over the place. So you probably contain what is, to them, identical to the obscure/specialist knowledge.

I often make this mistake, of assuming some song or book or idea that feels very well-worn to me (and maybe my circle of friends or family) is totally unknown to someone else.

The Price of Egypt - "Deliver Us"

So how much does it cost?

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I I thought the same as soon as I saw her comment...

"Prepares death metal marathon for the next song tourney*

Muahahahahahaha

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I'll get to this in a little while still. I'm slightly ever so smashed.

If you're saying that obscurity and popularity are subjective and differ from person to person then I agree...to an extent. There are certain individuals/groups that are so significant, famous and influential that awareness of them is universal. At the other end of the spectrum are artists that are almost unknown to the general population. And then of course you have a spectrum of popularity connecting the two extremes. Obviously popularity does not not equate to quality but it still exists. For example if someone has never heard of Michael Jackson or Madonna you have to question their sanity.

A good round. I liked them all.


1. Dire Straits
2. The Zombies
3. Stevie Nicks
4. Plastic Machine
5. Steve Wariner
6. Badfinger
7. Mobb Deep
8. Nogizaka46
9. Bloc Party
10. Concrete Blonde
11. Sabbat

Round 13 pick: Eddie Vedder - Society.


(Slight Spoiler Warning in this video for those who haven't seen Into the Wild. A nice tribute for those who have seen it.)

Seriously guys, great round!!! Probably my fav of the tournament so far. I pretty much loved everything I heard tonight and let me tell you I am SMASHED LMAO!!!

Plastic Machine - Elle S'Imagine (Night version)
Wow never heard this before but I love it! Love the psychdelic 80s synth...

Badfinger - Day After Day
Oooh good choice! Haven't heard this in an age!!

Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct
OOH I LIKE!!!!

Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
Never heard this before and I like it!!!!!

Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
YAAASS love this song.

Bloc Party - Price of Gas
Oh wow, this is one of those bands I've always seen mentioned about but never actually heard anything. If their other stuff sounds like this, I like it!

The Zombies - She's Not There
Great song, my second fav from The Zombies.

Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
I like this song but my dad really killed it for me by playing it every day. I was always more partial to The Waterline. But this was definitely in their very best days, before the woeful Walk of Life song became the go-to.

Sabbat - Paint the World Black
Good song!

Steve Wariner - Life's Highway
Yet I'm pretty blotto because this is country and I'm jammin.

Nogizaka46 - Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii
I thought I was on a youtube advert for a while, but then again, I am in bits!!!!

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Round 13 nom

Costello - Chill D **** Out (feat. 4Real)

If I managed all that urling right GIMME A DRUNK OLYMICS MEDAL!!!!!

Round 12

1. Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song)
(I know "Joey" was a big hit back in the day, but overall I think Concrete Blonde is criminally underrated/underappreciated nowadays. They were ahead of their time. If I want a goth fix, I'd faster reach for this album than anything by The Cure. Happy Halloween, Anne-Rice style.)

2. Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing
(Their Brothers in Arms album was played heavily in my household during my earliest years, but I've never warmed up to Dire Straits personally. However, my appreciation of this Dylan-esque classic has certainly grown over the years.)

3. Steve Wariner - Life's Highway
(I thought this was going to be the original version of the Rascal Flatts song that was ubiquitous in the 2000's. Pleased to discover that this is a completely different song that's new to me. A really solid, toe-tapping tune.)

4. Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct
(Going to make a point to listen to this entire album soon, as it's got that raw, dangerous, life-on-the-streets legitimacy that excites me most when it comes to rap.)

5. The Zombies - She's Not There
(I was curious to hear something else from The Zombies and I'm surprised to discover that I already know this song -- just never realized it was them. Not as great or as timeless as "Time of the Season," but still a very good song. Sounds like something from The Animals but with softer vocals.)

6. Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen
(A bit shocked to read that @honeykid isn't familiar with this song, as I feel like every classic rock station in the U.S. plays this once an hour, or so it seems. I guess it wasn't as big of a hit in the UK.)

7. Plastic Machine - Elle S'Imagine (Night version)
(As with most electronic music, it's really cool for a couple minutes, then I'm ready to move onto something else.)

8. Badfinger - Day After Day
(Reminds me of a Beatles cover band.)

9. Bloc Party - Price of Gas
(Sounds like music made for people much cooler than myself.)

10. Nogizaka46 - Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii
(Too upbeat for me, but I'll never object to watching hot Asian schoolgirls.)

11. Sabbat - Paint the World Black
(Pretty boring track. Essentially sounds like a 5.5 minute crescendo to a payoff that never arrives. These drawn-out, moaning vocals make the song feel like an eternity.)

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Round 13 nom:
Amyl and the Sniffers - Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)

Are you guys trying to get me to drop out of this? Well it's not going to happen.

(But I guess it's only fair that I have to listen to your music since everybody seems to dislike my noms as much as I dislike metal music. )

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All voted again

1st - Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing (91 pts)

2nd - Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen (85 pts)
3rd - Concrete Blonde - Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) (77 pts)
4th - The Zombies - She's Not There (74 pts)
5th - Plastic Machine - Elle S'Imagine (Night version) (73 pts)
6th - Badfinger - Day After Day (65 pts)
7th - Mobb Deep - Animal Instinct (61 pts)
8th - Bloc Party - Price of Gas (54 pts)
9th - Steve Wariner - Life's Highway (50 pts)
10th - Nogizaka46 - Yoake Made Tsuyogaranakute mo Ii (49 pts)
11th - Sabbat - Paint the World Black (47 pts)

Well done to HollowMan on getting another through to the Final

Round Thirteen up in around half an hour...

1. Eddie Vedder
2. Johannes Brahms
3. Meg Myers
4. The Sound
5. Costello
6. Clint Black
7. Billie Holiday
8. The Prince of Egypt
9. Amyl and the Sniffers
10. Cradle of Filth
11. Weedeater

I can't believe it's the last round already. Let's go out with some glorious early 90s epicness:
Guns N Roses - November Rain.

1. Weedeater - It Is What It Is
2. Costello ft. 4Real - Chill D **** Out
3. Amyl and the Sniffers - Some Mutts (Can't Be Muzzled)
4. The Sound - I Can't Escape Myself
5. Eddie Vedder - Society
6. Meg Myers - Lemon Eyes
7. Clint Black - Untanglin' My Mind
8. Johannes Brahms - Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, III. Allegro
9. Billie Holiday - Strange Fruit
10. Cradle of Filth - Dusk and Her Embrace
11. The Prince of Egypt - Deliver Us

My R14 nom:
The Mutton Birds - In My Room