70's Knockout Cup musings......

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby The Modernist » 31 Dec 2018, 11:08

I thought there was some great tracks in this semi final. I felt Echolalia deserved better really when it came to the voting.
As for my next selections, I'm sure you'll love them as per usual. ;)
You, DF and Hatz are pretty much impossible for me to please and so I don't even try! :)

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Rayge » 31 Dec 2018, 12:48

The Modernist wrote:I thought there was some great tracks in this semi final. I felt Echolalia deserved better really when it came to the voting.
As for my next selections, I'm sure you'll love them as per usual. ;)
You, DF and Hatz are pretty much impossible for me to please and so I don't even try! :)


Surely the idea is to please yourself?
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby The Modernist » 31 Dec 2018, 13:02

That Nino Ferrer album is fantastic.

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Neige » 31 Dec 2018, 13:42

Not that it matters in any way, but in my book, the winner is echolalia with his triple whammy of unfamiliar greatness!!
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby The Modernist » 31 Dec 2018, 14:51

Rayge wrote:
Surely the idea is to please yourself?


Believe me I do!

Anyway now sent my five ( you'll like one out of the five and dislike the four others. ;) )

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby echolalia » 31 Dec 2018, 17:03

Neige wrote:Not that it matters in any way, but in my book, the winner is echolalia with his triple whammy of unfamiliar greatness!!

Thanks Félix. I'm glad you liked the Amelinha track - I think it's tremendous.

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby echolalia » 31 Dec 2018, 17:04

The Modernist wrote:That Nino Ferrer album is fantastic.

It is. It was you who hipped me to it earlier in the year, in fact.

Note to lovers of autoharp-inflected funk: that Barbara and Ernie album is my find of the year. I respectfully suggest you check it out.

I was hoping to land some silverware for the Iberian peninsula and really thought I should have got a few more votes than I did, but not to worry. Well played the winners.

Anyway it’s new year and I’ve got my tracksuit bottoms on and am about to hit the kitchen. Have a great one the lot of you!

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Darkness_Fish » 31 Dec 2018, 17:55

The Modernist wrote:You, DF and Hatz are pretty much impossible for me to please and so I don't even try! :)

The great thing is that when you pick something I don't like, I really don't like it, I thought that was the worst track of the round by a mile. I suspect that quite often works vice-versa, too.
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Diamond Dog » 03 Jan 2019, 08:13

It's fun reading Fange & the Modernist try not to 'give away' their selections in the final.... and failing dismally! Guys - you're not going to vote against your own tune :)
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby fange » 03 Jan 2019, 08:17

Diamond Dog wrote:It's fun reading Fange & the Modernist try not to 'give away' their selections in the final.... and failing dismally! Guys - you're not going to vote against your own tune :)

:lol:

Usually true, but i have voted against my tracks before, and no doubt i will again at some point. Hey, in fact, i voted for Ted's track in one of the finals of the 70s Cup! I don't give a crap if i win, and there are times before where i've voted for an opponent's song that i happen to love as much as mine and which seems more adventurous or just fresher somehow.
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby never/ever » 03 Jan 2019, 08:17

I think they are far too polite.
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Diamond Dog » 03 Jan 2019, 08:40

fange wrote:
Diamond Dog wrote:It's fun reading Fange & the Modernist try not to 'give away' their selections in the final.... and failing dismally! Guys - you're not going to vote against your own tune :)

:lol:

Usually true, but i have voted against my tracks before, and no doubt i will again at some point. Hey, in fact, i voted for Ted's track in one of the finals of the 70s Cup! I don't give a crap if i win, and there are times before where i've voted for an opponent's song that i happen to love as much as mine and which seems more adventurous or just fresher somehow.


Give this man a fucking big medal.... :lol:
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby trans-chigley express » 03 Jan 2019, 08:51

If Fange had voted in the semi final I’m sure he would have voted for ALL of mine rather than his..... :D

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Darkness_Fish » 03 Jan 2019, 09:46

Given that this is Moddie via fange, is it ok to call this the Mange cup?
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby The Modernist » 03 Jan 2019, 13:28

Diamond Dog wrote:It's fun reading Fange & the Modernist try not to 'give away' their selections in the final.... and failing dismally! Guys - you're not going to vote against your own tune :)


To be honest, I thought it would be pretty obvious who picked what, even though there's a fair bit of crossover in our tastes. Particularly as Maarts hasn't changed the order from match to match! (..not intended as a criticism btw).

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby The Modernist » 03 Jan 2019, 13:32

fange wrote:
Diamond Dog wrote:It's fun reading Fange & the Modernist try not to 'give away' their selections in the final.... and failing dismally! Guys - you're not going to vote against your own tune :)

:lol:

Usually true, but i have voted against my tracks before, and no doubt i will again at some point. Hey, in fact, i voted for Ted's track in one of the finals of the 70s Cup! I don't give a crap if i win, and there are times before where i've voted for an opponent's song that i happen to love as much as mine and which seems more adventurous or just fresher somehow.


I voted for a Penk track against one of mine recently. But that's different, he's much hipper than you. ;) *

* plus no other fucker, apart from Penk himself, was going to vote for a progressive house with jazzy influences track!

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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby C » 05 Jan 2019, 12:28

Out of the ten final tracks I only enjoyed one.

My loss I know





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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Neige » 07 Jan 2019, 19:16

C wrote:Out of the ten final tracks I only enjoyed one.

My loss I know





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I'm usually more open-minded than you, I think, but there isn't much I could get excited about in these finals, either. :|

The one I really enjoyed was the Linda Perhacs, so I hope it wins.
But I said so before, echolalia has won the cup as far as I'm concerned. :)
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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby C » 12 Jan 2019, 16:36

Neige wrote:
C wrote:Out of the ten final tracks I only enjoyed one.

My loss I know





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I'm usually more open-minded than you, I think, but there isn't much I could get excited about in these finals, either. :|



The only track I enjoyed Felix was Harmonia and that lost!






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Re: 70's Knockout Cup musings......

Postby Polishgirl » 13 Jan 2019, 00:29

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