70s Cup Round 1 Match 15 *Modernist 16- C 22*
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70s Cup Round 1 Match 15 *Modernist 16- C 22*
A
Curtis Mayfield - Back To The World
B
Captain Beefheart - Big Eyed Beans From Venus
Curtis Mayfield - Back To The World
B
Captain Beefheart - Big Eyed Beans From Venus
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Two absolutely colossal picks.
A is closer to my heart.
A is closer to my heart.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Two geniuses, but A would get played more often.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Even though B is overplayed chez K-Tel, it still edges the Mayfield track.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
B
Simply cannot vote against the Captain
Simply cannot vote against the Captain
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
I was surprised at how laidback A was, as much of what I've heard from Curtis is far more urgent. It was dull, truth to tell. B is pretty standard Beefheart, but is far more fun.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Yay! B
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Love them both, but Beefheart is my main man and B is an absolute killer track. And SO much fun ('difficult music for hippies' my arse)
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
A is good but it's 2nd tier Curtis.
B is huge of course. The first time I ever heard it I played it about ten times in row.
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B is huge of course. The first time I ever heard it I played it about ten times in row.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
The Captain - that's more like it!
A great track from a great album.
Curtis is not my thing and I found it uninteresting and bland
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A great track from a great album.
Curtis is not my thing and I found it uninteresting and bland
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
o captain! my captain!
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Is there another artist who can sound so simultaneously joyous and heartbreaking as Curtis Mayfield? This track typifies that as it is a lament for the returning soldiers from Vietnam, but one that offers hope and redemption. I love the surging interplay of the strings and brass with Curtis' voice gliding on top. Hugely powerful and top tier Curtis from his most underrated album.
B has a nervous energy which is a lot of fun, but it doesn't have the depth of A.
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B has a nervous energy which is a lot of fun, but it doesn't have the depth of A.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Is Curtis the one artist with universal approval on BCB? One of those artists that could sing the phone book, and that sweet falsetto and slick, funky production would make it a worthwhile listen.
Captain Beefheart is very hit-and-miss for me, but this is a major strike. I prefer him when he's doing a blues jam, anyway.
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Captain Beefheart is very hit-and-miss for me, but this is a major strike. I prefer him when he's doing a blues jam, anyway.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
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See G's commentary for why. Love Curtis.
See G's commentary for why. Love Curtis.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
It's not Grade A Curtis and it is actually one of the more listenable Beefheart tunes.
So A only wins it by 63 gazillion light years.
So A only wins it by 63 gazillion light years.
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Re: 70s Cup Round 1 Match 15
Diamond Dog wrote:It's not Grade A Curtis and it is actually one of the more listenable Beefheart tunes.
So A only wins it by 63 gazillion light years.
^^^^This.
Even more clear than Slade over JDiv.
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