Shipbuilding is a mile from anything I normally listen to. Which is all the more reason that my adjudication is beyond question and some of you should hang your whiskered, blubbery heads in shame.
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The still here makes it look like Johnny from Cobra Kai
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In a normal walrus we just hate on the Host. In this we get to hate on voters for such a terrible mistake they made.
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My drunken thoughtsâŠ
The Silence-Yeah this is my shit. Completely digging it. Get this might not be everyoneâs cup of tea, but loved it.
Luchini AKA This Is It-I swear groups keep getting stronger. Dope beat.
What You Do To Me-Yeah digging this group, and vocalist. But already against a tough group.
I Got a Name-Sounds like a song that I would sing around a campfire. Iâve got a weak spot for those sort of songs.
Oh Well-Wow, never heard this before. Hits me even harder than the Silence. What an awesome song. Never knew Fleetwood Mac did anything like this. Kind of reminds me of listening to Genesisâs Supper Ready.
Shipbuilding-eh Iâve heard enough seconds in, my vote is Oh Well and The Silence
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OK I relistened to Shipbuilding and itâs actually not as bad as I remembered, but I agree with Swanky that Wyattâs voice kind of kills it. Fleetwood Mac song was fantastic but I canât vote for it over either of my other choices (I Got a Name and Luchini). Another strong category though, wish Luchini got a better draw.
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Group 8 still needs sorting out if anyone wants to vote / change votes. See above!!!
Weâre half way through the group stage. Donât give up now.
Group 9
Firstly Sisters of Mercy droning on about Alice.
@skydiver8 proved she knows @Pauwlâs musical taste best by winning a Category about just pandering to him.
My, my, thatâs some good pandering. The cocky 3 smiley face write up. I got into Sisters of Mercy a few years ago and only had the extended âFirst and Last and Alwaysâ album. I listened to it endlessly. Recently, Suzzer entered â1959â in a Walrus and took like 2nd place. I was amazed that Sisters could rank that high. Shortly after I picked up Floodland and got back into them.
I did not know this song. Alice is from an EP of the same name that came out in 1983, which predates their debut LP. Jesus, this was a good entry. Andrew Eldritch with his brooding lyrics and strange vocal style. The dark 80âs music. I love this shit. This is first prize by a mile.
Then the stupidly named Godpeed You! Black Emperor and World Police and Friendly Fire.
This time it was @cassette who persuaded @Pauwl to let him do a victory dance. (And what a dance it would have been!)
Drunk First Impression
I donât get it. Do I @ microbet. Whatâs the reference? Iâm so confused. I know this band. Theyâre pretty epic as I recall. Letâs check it out. Nearing the end of the list. Moody. Obscure. K, this is how I remember them being. I should check out more of their stuff. Super long, whatever. Figure it out tomorrow. I like this.
Review
They call this post-rock. Iâve heard that term a few times. Itâs somewhat rooted in ambient, but this isnât the furniture music that started it all. Strange intro music. Repetitive note sequence with a waning violin. Other instruments get added and go away creating a creepy change. Disconcerting. It just keeps building. Something bad is going to happen. Speeding up. Sustained notes to finish. Then itâs over. 9 minutes. Every second was needed. This makes me feel something. This is what I want from music. This is the winner.
And next The National singing about Carin at the Liquor Store.
@WesleyC won a category about the piano judged by @ChrisV with this one.
This is orbiting overhead looking down on the rest of the category. Itâs really the only song in the category I can say I love without reservation. That melancholic piano line underpins the whole song, itâs great for the category. Itâs emotional, itâs compelling.
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Continuing with Chris Stapleton Either Way.
@CanadaMatt3004 claimed it was the intro to this song that did the business, and @mjiggy agreed.
Definitely the best example of the what wouldâve wanted to be submitted here: an otherwise pretty mediocre song with a killer chorus that compels you to listen and ends up elevating the whole experience.
Then Aphex Twin with his tribute to everyoneâs favourite instrument, the Digeridoo.
@suzzer99 triumphed in a @LouisCyphre category about songs with some some âtraditionalâ or folk music element.
When I saw Suzzerâs entry was Aphex Twin which I recognized as an electronic music artist with a song titled Didgeridoo, the Björk of music instruments, my enthusiasm level took a dive in the Mariana Trench. I clicked on the youtube link and see the track is 7 freaking minutes long. shaking my fist in the general direction of the Americas SUUZZZERRRR!!!
Imagine my surprise that this is actually very good. I donât even know how to describe whatâs going on there. All I know is that itâs fast and in a good way. My body just starts moving when I hear this.
And we conclude with the little known folk curiosity Bob Dylan whoâs Knockinâ on Heavenâs door.
@SwankyWilder ruled supreme in @RiskyFlushâs song off of a soundtrack category.
The one shining spot of the film that no one could disagree with was âKnockinâ on Heavenâs Doorâ written by Bob Dylan just for this movie. I donât know that I have anything more to say about the song that hasnât been said before. It is one of Dylanâs finest songs.
What should rightfully make anyone LOL was Peckinpahâs decision not to include the song on his later Preview Cut. Before the studio got a hold of the film, Peckinpah had screened a âpreviewâ cut for no less than Martin Scorcese, who said the film was Samâs greatest movie since The Wild Bunch. Mission accomplished! But he was one of the only people to see that version until it was finally released years and years later.
Perhaps Martin could have told Sam WTF WHY WOULD YOU TAKE OUT KNOCKINâ ON HEAVENâS DOOR?!
But he did. Legendary singer/actor Kris Kristofferson played the role of Billy the Kid, and he later said in an interview that Peckinpah felt like the studio had pushed Bob Dylan on him.
PUSHED BOB DYLAN ON HIM?
I have no idea what Peckinpah was thinking, but he remained committed and didnât use the song in his recut edition. Ah, well, no one is perfect. No song, either, except maybe this one.
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Thereâs 3 I wonât think badly of you voting for this time, so good luck!
Group 9
- Sisters of Mercy - Alice
- Godspeed You! Black Emperor - World Police and Friendly Fire
- The National - Carin at the Liquor Store
- Chris Stapleton - Either Way
- Aphex Twin - Digeridoo
- Bob Dylan - Knockin on Heavenâs Door
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To clarify this was my poorly-worded category where I was looking for mediocre songs with a great component, be it the intro, chrous, solo, etc. I didnât even like this song that much and know Iâm not voting for it here but it fit the bill.
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I love the chorus a lot which is why I submitted it. Admittedly the rest is fairly bland so I likely wont vote for it either, but if we were just voting on choruses I would 100% have it going through here
Jesus, slim pickings. I just hit play on a 7-minute song called âDidgeridooâ that Iâm hoping to be able to vote for.
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My drunken thoughts
Alice-Dug the build up to the vocals. But sorry this sort of vocal does nothing for me.
World Police and Friendly Fire-I have a real soft spot for 9 minute+ songs. Dug the first 3 minutes. I guess I get the point after that world police get involved and there is friendly fire, and it is supposed to make you uncomfortable. Eh. But this build up toward the end is cool.
Carin at the Liquor Store-Itâs the National. I mean you know what you are going to hear going to hear a The National song. Which isnât to say anything against it, I enjoyed it.
Either Way-I think I am supposed to automatically like Chris Stapleton being from KentuckyâŠbut I do like this. My man can sing, and such a simple song.
Digeridoo-I mean itâs like someone told Aphex Twin here is $X if you make a song with a digeridoo. Aphex Twin said we accept and we will make it Aphex Twin style. Never heard this before but dug it.
Knockinâ On Heavenâs Door-Obvious Classic, but voting Either Way and Digeridoo
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The deadlock was broken, so letâs raise a glass to two sadly departed true winners from Group 8.
Peter Green (Fleetwood Mac)
Jim Croce
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Bob Dylan one of mine here, but Iâve got my votes for Aphex Twin and and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.
I have got to say after all the obscure unpopular magnificence I thought I had entered, to have Dylan (B) and Cash (J) as the two artists who won categories so far is a bit galling.
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Some things are popular and famous because theyâre amazing. Dylan and Cash are each arguably the peak of American popular music.
Thatâs definitely true, but I just think Walrus is at itâs best when it brings something out of left field to the table
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