70s Cup Round 1 Match 4 *Darkness_Fish 17- Goat Boy 24*

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70s Cup Round 1 Match 4 *Darkness_Fish 17- Goat Boy 24*

Postby never/ever » 14 Oct 2018, 11:51

A

Ultravox! - Artificial Life (Peel Session)




B

Elvis Costello & The Attractions – Oliver’s Army

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby C » 14 Oct 2018, 13:40

This is more like it - a match with a bit of class and bite.

The Costello choice is a little populist and somewhat safe.

The Ultravox! choice is fine one. Foxx rules!


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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Dayodead » 14 Oct 2018, 13:45

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby the masked man » 14 Oct 2018, 14:08

Loved early Ultravox, a weird mix of art/prog with punky leanings. Not my favourite Foxx-era track, but still deeply fine. This is Costello at his poppiest with a blatant (and admitted) Abba lift in the intro. Normally that would be enough to win, but not here.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby GoogaMooga » 14 Oct 2018, 14:38

B is less mannered, more of a song
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Goat Boy » 14 Oct 2018, 14:43

B is one of the greatest records ever made.

A isn’t

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby mantochanga » 14 Oct 2018, 15:14

B, although I love Foxx era Ultravox!

I’ve just loved it B most of my life.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby harvey k-tel » 14 Oct 2018, 15:18

Oliver's Army is certainly more listenable. I played the Ultravox tune through to the end, but I don't think I'd like to do that again.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Purgatory Brite » 14 Oct 2018, 16:00

Today I'm opting for Costello, one of his best songs which brings back a lot memories of the time when it was a hit.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby naughty boy » 14 Oct 2018, 16:05

B is one of the finest singles of its time and it would be silly to vote against it here (I can't be arsed with Ultravox at the best of times)
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Osgood » 14 Oct 2018, 16:18

Considering my own list I've decided for this Cup that, whilst I will value discoveries, I'm not going to punish overfamiliarity. And Oliver's Army is a fuckin great song. A is fine but it's got to be

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Jock » 14 Oct 2018, 16:31

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Samoan » 14 Oct 2018, 16:40

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby sloopjohnc » 14 Oct 2018, 16:57

Personally, I woulda picked a handful of other John Foxx era Ultravox songs before this. It's good but doesn't beat. . .

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby kath » 14 Oct 2018, 18:17

A was really good~~i loved that freaky section in the middle~~but yeah, i gotta go with B here. great track. my brother brought that album home for me back when he was deejaying, when it came out. he knew i would love it. he was right.


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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby driftin » 14 Oct 2018, 18:46

It's a decent Ultravox song but B is fantastic. It reminds me of a lot of road trips with my parents so it's nostalgic but it's also just a great tune.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby WG Kaspar » 14 Oct 2018, 18:51

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby algroth » 14 Oct 2018, 18:53

B's a stone-cold classic and I won't argue against it, but I'm really digging A's sound and it needs some more love on this matchup. Excellent stuff.

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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Belle Lettre » 14 Oct 2018, 19:09

Have to vote for B
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 4

Postby Penk! » 14 Oct 2018, 20:37

I've always liked a couple of Ultravox songs like 'Hiroshima Mon Amour' (and, dare I say it, 'Vienna'), but I've more recently got into some of their other early work. Unfortunately, this isn't one of the songs I've recently got into. It's a bit cack-handed; sounds like something Magazine might have done before finding their stride.

I'm not a big Costello fan but B is one of his handful of undeniable corkers.
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