Black Cat Bone

Yeah I can’t get into it, too much like homework.

What BCB needs is more Cup competitions! How about an Ambient Cup? A 'Songs about war' Cup? A Bluegrass Cup?

Toby wrote:I think the issue (for me at least) is that the "route to the cup" is quite predictable. In order to really win ties, you need to play the consensus game.

I think there’s a backlash against that this year actually.

To me part of the fun was playing the consensus game to a a degree but also balancing that with your own taste. It was a high wire act but there was satisfaction there, for me at least.

Too many lists are niche, insular and the tracks I do listen rarely rise above “pleasant enough”. The cup has changed over the years, that’s to be expected as we exhaust certain tunes and artists but I feel it’s lost something along the way.

Toby wrote:I think the issue (for me at least) is that the "route to the cup" is quite predictable. In order to really win ties, you need to play the consensus game.

I don't think that's true at all, it's often the more conservative lists that have been going out this year. It's true that lists that spread their net a bit wider have a better chance of doing well, but that's always been the case. One benefit of having a smaller voting base is people are more willing to give something a chance. Seven or eight years ago you had a lot of casual music fans who would just look at a list quickly and vote for what they recognised and reject what they didn't.

nev harp wrote:Yeah I can’t get into it, too much like homework.

Yeah, why do that when you can call K names in NDL.

Yeah, much more fun.

The Insult Cup

The Soul Jazz cup!

Let’s just cut out the middleman and go for a poster v poster comp.

Round 1 Match 1

K-Tel v G the Mod

Winner has to buy the loser's drinks for the rest of their life!

With power comes great responsibility.

Harvey K-Tel wrote:What BCB needs is more Cup competitions! How about an Ambient Cup? A 'Songs about war' Cup? A Bluegrass Cup?

Yes! Harvey's got it.

Having stepped away from the cup for several years - I’m enjoying returning to it.

If I come out the other end having discovered a handful of great records - I call that a win.

Sorry the ties are posted a bit late in the evening - the Man City game turned out more exciting than I thought!

Please join in if you can, even if you haven't voted previously. Everyone's welcome.
Three days to vote on all remaining ties.

Just a couple more hours left to vote if you haven't already done so.

Bugger. Sorry, not going to get around to begrudgingly casting a vote for anyone in the quarters with some passive-aggressive commentary. Half-term, wife's operation, general overly shitty few weeks have meant time hasn't been available.

I can probably manage a semi though...

Darkness_Fish wrote:I can probably manage a semi though...

I included a couple of editions of Hustler with my list if that helps.

The semi final is now on -three days to vote.
It would be nice to see some of you over there.
http://www.bcb-board.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=74

Who's left?

toomanyhatz wrote:Who's left?

Penk, T.Willy Rye, Mike Boom and er, me (perk of the job)