BCB CUP 2017 - R2 - M3 - Machuki down for the count.

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BCB CUP 2017 - R2 - M3 - Machuki down for the count.

Postby martha » 17 Feb 2017, 08:30

List A:
Sir Douglas Quintet - She’s About A Mover - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LHF2LHt ... HtHt78#t=3
J Mascis - Stumble - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPoRd7--2L8
Todd Rundgren - International Feel - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIaI1oeC4tQ
Laura Nyro - When I Was A Freeport And You Were The Main Drag - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GT1ZJoFIclM
Harry Nilsson - Life Line - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeC4VtfP5p8
The Go Betweens - The Ghost And The Black Hat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kuB8XOCPg_o
Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XDl8ZPm3GrU
John and Beverly Martyn - Traffic Light Lady - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqbAxv_OckA
Fleetwood Mac - I Know I’m Not Wrong - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWoGBbVj6N0
John Cale - Buffalo Ballet - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BR4-spaE1AQ
Talk Talk - John Cope - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk0HFWxtGwM
Horace Andy - Skylarking - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCHTAu4In70
Heron Oblivion - Oriar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNgij4jBNJI
Cocteau Twins - Golden-Vein - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pV2OUIvEBgM
Melanie - Lay Down (Candles In The Rain) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6DGMnCZVVg



List B:
The Dap-Kings - Casella Walk - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bcpglleP-7g
Les Miserables - Chemises a Pois, Cravates a Fleurs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf_QoMnryi4
Allen Toussaint - What is Success? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d91xE5dkRho
Mongo Santamaria - Cold Sweat - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXSei9xCQHU
Joe South - Hush - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M9se64HoTg
Ramsey Lewis - Sun Goddess - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPmlJd6WZMo
The Feelies - Loveless Love - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmVIuIVXbrs
Reverend Charlie Jackson - Morning Train - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjZVlUVR2tM
Los Amaya - Caramelos - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdSKNZYyk9Q
The Who - Dogs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkEpopoiqtw
Nick Drake - Cello Song - https://youtu.be/h4y8WGOJu_c
Tom Waits - Jockey Full of Bourbon - https://youtu.be/IgMP9O-cIV8
Stereolab - Miss Modular - https://youtu.be/9aYJwd1nyNw
Gilberto Gil - O Canta de Ema - https://youtu.be/u95a4yIdXXg
Irma Thomas - Anyone Who Knows What Love Is (Will Understand) - https://youtu.be/r5PUa4CuO8A
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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby The Write Profile » 17 Feb 2017, 09:00

I like A's most recent five a lot, and it improves on an already very good list.
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Postby Johnny Fartpants » 17 Feb 2017, 09:28

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Postby Cantankerous » 17 Feb 2017, 10:26

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Postby Flower » 17 Feb 2017, 11:20

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Postby naughty boy » 17 Feb 2017, 12:51

B, altho' there's some terrible shite on the both lists
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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby Darkness_Fish » 17 Feb 2017, 13:04

Ooh, A's got the idea, take a fairly mundane list and add a bit of quality and variety. I still wish Heron Oblivion hadn't hired the gonk from Comets on Fire to wank his guitar everywhere, but I guess it would just be Meg Baird otherwise. Which would be a better thing.

B gets it wrong from start to finish.

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Postby Purgatory Brite » 17 Feb 2017, 13:22

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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby kath » 17 Feb 2017, 13:24

welllll i love *both* lists. loved em in round 1. this is a very tough call for me. the additions are very good overall. i love that talk talk track, the cocteaus, the gweetar in heron oblivion, the surprise of the melanie track, one i've loved since i was a wee wenchetta. i also love the nick drake, tom waits (oh yeah) and irma tracks on the second list. the gilberto gil is nice.

i wanna see where both keep going. sniff.

ah well. there can be only one. apologies to B.


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Postby Rayge » 17 Feb 2017, 14:20

Irma Thomas and the Feelies can't quite save b.

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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby Jumper K » 17 Feb 2017, 16:40

Despite the utter drivel of that Heron abomination I'm going for A. Whats with all the Stereolab nonsense? Mystifying.

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Postby T. Willy Rye » 17 Feb 2017, 17:16

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Postby whodathunkit » 17 Feb 2017, 18:16

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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby Velvis » 17 Feb 2017, 19:04

A was really hitting a lot of my pleasure centers with Laura Nyro, Nilsson, Tommy James, Fleetwood Mac, etc. I thought this was bound to be my favorite to win.

But B, in addition to giving some interesting, rhythmic, and unfamiliar music on the first ten tracks, absolutely hit it out of the park with the five new ones.

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Postby Ranking Ted » 17 Feb 2017, 20:43

Love the Laura Nyro - new one to me - and I think A just about gets there. Close match.

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Postby Penk! » 17 Feb 2017, 22:14

I was a little bit suspicious of B first time round as it seemed to be going for the eclectic Funky Bunch vote without really pulling out the goods, and now it has retreated back into the BCB Cup Safety Zone.
A is solid if unspectacular. I could happily stick it on in the car or while cooking.
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Postby toomanyhatz » 17 Feb 2017, 22:38

B brought their A game ( :lol: ) for the new ones, and has done enough to make up for the Feelies.

A is still good, but lost a few yards with the new ones. I wouldn't be too upset whichever of these advances.
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Postby Neige » 17 Feb 2017, 22:55

Both great, but B
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Postby Loki » 18 Feb 2017, 04:11

It pains me to vote against Irma. Arghh


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Re: BCB CUP 2017 - Round 2 - Match 3

Postby The Fish » 18 Feb 2017, 10:59

Like a lot of both, but edging towards A though they need reminding that Sir Doug did record more than one song.

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