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Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:29
by clive gash
Yeah I can’t get into it, too much like homework.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:32
by harvey k-tel
What BCB needs is more Cup competitions! How about an Ambient Cup? A 'Songs about war' Cup? A Bluegrass Cup?
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:36
by Goat Boy
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:36
by The Modernist
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:41
by The Modernist
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:44
by clive gash
Yeah, much more fun.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 17:56
by clive gash
The Insult Cup
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 18:10
by Goat Boy
The Soul Jazz cup!
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 18:12
by clive gash
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
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 18:35
by harvey k-tel
Winner has to buy the loser's drinks for the rest of their life!
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 15 Feb 2018, 18:44
by clive gash
With power comes great responsibility.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 16 Feb 2018, 01:03
by Loki
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 now on
Posted: 16 Feb 2018, 17:03
by Davey the Fat Boy
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 QF now on
Posted: 19 Feb 2018, 22:57
by The Modernist
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.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 QF now on
Posted: 22 Feb 2018, 20:29
by The Modernist
Just a couple more hours left to vote if you haven't already done so.
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 QF now on
Posted: 22 Feb 2018, 20:32
by Darkness_Fish
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...
Re: IT'S BACK - BCB cup 2018 QF now on
Posted: 22 Feb 2018, 21:41
by Penk!
Darkness_Fish wrote:I can probably manage a semi though...
I included a couple of editions of
Hustler with my list if that helps.
Re: BCB cup Semi Final - take a look!
Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 19:47
by The Modernist
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
Re: BCB cup Semi Final - take a look!
Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 20:22
by toomanyhatz
Who's left?
Re: BCB cup Semi Final - take a look!
Posted: 26 Feb 2018, 20:39
by The Modernist
toomanyhatz wrote:Who's left?
Penk, T.Willy Rye, Mike Boom and er, me (perk of the job)