Rockwell vs Thirlwell

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Rockwell
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62%
Thirlwell
4
31%
Fuck off and start a thread about Pat Boone's ankle
1
8%
 
Total votes: 13

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Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Darkness_Fish » 15 Jun 2018, 16:56



Or

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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Bent Fabric » 15 Jun 2018, 17:01

Rockwell's "cocaine-era paranoia" is singular stuff.


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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby clive gash » 15 Jun 2018, 17:03

Full strength pop music will always beat leather-trousered schlock.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby sloopjohnc » 15 Jun 2018, 19:59

I also know of about five hip hop artists who've sampled that Rockwell chorus. Master P's the first one I can think of.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Darkness_Fish » 16 Jun 2018, 11:18

gash on ignore wrote:Full strength pop music will always beat leather-trousered schlock.

Of course, that's the sensible opinion here. Rather than the slightly cheesy one hit wonder will always beat the wide ranging versatile artist who pioneered and codified an entire genre.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Rayge » 16 Jun 2018, 11:34

I thought that Rockwell fella was a painter.
Anyway, Big Jim gets my vote over any other record-making -well you care to name.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby naughty boy » 16 Jun 2018, 14:15

Orwell?

Atwell?

Blackwell?

Cromwell?
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby naughty boy » 16 Jun 2018, 14:15

Maxwell?

Lowell?

Powell?
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Charlie O. » 16 Jun 2018, 20:56

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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby clive gash » 16 Jun 2018, 21:04

Fookin ‘ell
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Darkness_Fish » 16 Jun 2018, 21:10

Lets not dwell.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Charlie O. » 16 Jun 2018, 22:09

All's well that ends well.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby mission » 17 Jun 2018, 23:34

See you down in Poland, baby.

I vote for the Australian, of course. It's the rhythmic crunch of bone that gets me.
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby bobzilla77 » 17 Jun 2018, 23:59

Bent Fabric wrote:Rockwell's "cocaine-era paranoia" is singular stuff.




RATHER!!

Wow I'd never seen that before. He gets a lot of mileage out of playing the victim huh?
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Re: Rockwell vs Thirlwell

Postby Bent Fabric » 18 Jun 2018, 03:33

bobzilla77 wrote:
RATHER!!

Wow I'd never seen that before. He gets a lot of mileage out of playing the victim huh?


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