70s Cup Grand Final Match 1 *Loki 19- Griff 19*
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70s Cup Grand Final Match 1 *Loki 19- Griff 19*
A
David Bowie - Panic in Detroit
B
Gene Clark - Some Misunderstanding
David Bowie - Panic in Detroit
B
Gene Clark - Some Misunderstanding
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 1
I love "Panic In Detroit". It's a great Bowie track, from a great Bowie album (the first one I really fell in love with actually). And it still crackles.
I don't care for Gene Clark - outside of this one album. I very nearly included "Strength Of Strings" myself. "Some Misunderstanding" is the one tune that runs it close.
Damn this is a tough choice.
I think I must go with A - but it's incredibly close. Sorry to whoever chose the Clark tune.
I don't care for Gene Clark - outside of this one album. I very nearly included "Strength Of Strings" myself. "Some Misunderstanding" is the one tune that runs it close.
Damn this is a tough choice.
I think I must go with A - but it's incredibly close. Sorry to whoever chose the Clark tune.
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Beautiful acoustic guitar obviously places Gene above the other 'erbert.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 1
A is one of Bowie's greatest moments, a wonderfully exciting glam goes swamp funk mash up. One of those tracks where he seems to effortlessly invent new genres.
As I've said on BCb before, I've always found No Other to be overrated. As beautifully sung as B is, ultimately I find it overcooked and padded out.
An easy A
As I've said on BCb before, I've always found No Other to be overrated. As beautifully sung as B is, ultimately I find it overcooked and padded out.
An easy A
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As much as I like the Bowie track I'll vote B for coming up with something new to me that I really quite liked.
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Never got the love for Gene Clark, and though Bowie’s an obvious choice it has to be
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I was going to vote for Bowie but then I listened to B and found it rather swoonsome.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 1
B's not exactly winning the obscuro cup, but it has to be said, Aladdin Sane was Bowie's absolute high-point in my opinion, and this is by no means the worst track from it. It still retains the glam era guitars, but those drums, that inspired soul backing vocal, it absolutely soars away from its roots and becomes this much more nimble entity. I like the fact that Bowie seems disassociated from any genre here, he's almost narrating the track, there's no rock overbearance, and no attempt at blue-eyed soul crooning.
As it happens, one of my favourite songs of the year has been Marissa Nadler's "I Can't Listen to Gene Clark Anymore", and it's obvious his style from this particular song was a big part of Marissa's influences. Although she would definitely have pared it down to 3 minutes, and been more haunting. There's certainly a melancholy running through its veins, but it's just a bit overdone, the big production job is at odds with the low-key nature of the tune.
I hate to vote for the big guns, but A is a proper monster.
As it happens, one of my favourite songs of the year has been Marissa Nadler's "I Can't Listen to Gene Clark Anymore", and it's obvious his style from this particular song was a big part of Marissa's influences. Although she would definitely have pared it down to 3 minutes, and been more haunting. There's certainly a melancholy running through its veins, but it's just a bit overdone, the big production job is at odds with the low-key nature of the tune.
I hate to vote for the big guns, but A is a proper monster.
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Goat Boy wrote:I was going to vote for Bowie but then I listened to B and found it rather swoonsome.
same here.
a great way to start, this match-up.
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Figures that a cup replete with safe choices would open the final with two of them! Anyway, love both the albums these come from, but neither is close to my favorite from them. A is a better production, and I agree with Middle that B is a bit overcooked. But Gene's skills as a singer and melodist still win me over.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 1
Both great, but PiD, with its voodoo howling and EXCITING riff has been a big fave for a long time
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Darkness_Fish wrote:It still retains the glam era guitars, but those drums, that inspired soul backing vocal, it absolutely soars away from its roots and becomes this much more nimble entity. I like the fact that Bowie seems disassociated from any genre here, he's almost narrating the track, there's no rock overbearance, and no attempt at blue-eyed soul crooning.
Nice writing!
Matt 'interesting' Wilson wrote:So I went from looking at the "I'm a Man" riff, to showing how the rave up was popular for awhile.
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Two absolutely ace picks to start with. I find it very hard to vote against that absolute corker from the Dame though. Nice.
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A
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A is wasted on me.
B easily.
B easily.
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