90s Cup Round 2 Match 7 *joels344 10- Count Machuki 17*
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90s Cup Round 2 Match 7 *joels344 10- Count Machuki 17*
A
Talk Talk - New Grass
(if this clip doesn't work for you, as it didn't for me....)
B
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers
Talk Talk - New Grass
(if this clip doesn't work for you, as it didn't for me....)
B
Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
I said my bit on Laughing Stock in the first round but Dr. Octagon isn't exactly an unknown entity either. Still, both are great tracks. I'm feeling B a little more today.
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It's a shame Dr Octagon wasn't multi-faceted is all I'll say.
A by many leagues.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
I've never quite warmed to TT to begin with, and find A particularly dreary and overlong.
B isn't exactly cliche-free, but at least holds my interest for 3 minutes longer than the 9-minute song does.
B isn't exactly cliche-free, but at least holds my interest for 3 minutes longer than the 9-minute song does.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
Difficult call as I like both of these. I don't want to vote against Talk Talk just because they've already appeared: you can hardly blame the person picking the tracks for that, and the same has happened with one of my selections too. I do, though, feel I've never warmed to Laughing Stock as much as ...Eden, and I'm also keen to reward good hip-hop as I think it is likely to be underrepresented in this cup. Dr Octagon - like Kool Keith's other personae - isn't top-grade stuff, but there is some fun to be had there nonetheless.
B
B
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
Both are excellent tracks, and I know songs from Laughing Stock aren't the most original picks, but it's hard to vote against late-Talk Talk. A for me.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
Quite like Talk Talk, love Dr. Octagon.
B
B
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
I just love how you can get two clashing styles in one tie and really like them both.
I am going with the moodmeisters here.
A
I am going with the moodmeisters here.
A
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
The Talk Talk is a bit too introspective for me . B is ok.
B
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
Really like both, but B a bit more.
B
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
I'm a Talk Talk fan, but this album and cut, not so much.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
I can see why some people might have a problem with this period of Talk Talk. They can sound so diffident that they're barely there at all, but if you submit to their subtle textures they can provide something of real fragile beauty.
B wasn't bad, but sounded like a lot of other rap to me. I might have liked it more were it not for that dreary violin sample.
A
B wasn't bad, but sounded like a lot of other rap to me. I might have liked it more were it not for that dreary violin sample.
A
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
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B I like.
B I like.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
B by miles
How many bcbers looked up Spirit of Eden, realized it was from the 80s, and then figured "ah, I'll just pick one from the next record, whatever"
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How many bcbers looked up Spirit of Eden, realized it was from the 80s, and then figured "ah, I'll just pick one from the next record, whatever"
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
DR. OCTAGON TRUMPS ALMOST EVERYTHING
B.
B.
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Re: 90s Cup Round 2 Match 7
It's a difficult round this one, these are two good tracks, which would have bettered the opposition in many of the other ties. The Talk Talk track isn't as good as the previous selection, it's not as warm and inviting, and it does drag on a bit. However, as good as the Dr Octagon track is, that also goes on too long, and it's only just over three minutes long. I mean, if you've made a good track, and it's only two minutes long, stop the fucker. No need to just do a pointless minute long outro.
Really, really close. But I'm plumping for tedious introspection over Hippocratic hip-hop.
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Really, really close. But I'm plumping for tedious introspection over Hippocratic hip-hop.
A
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