70s Cup Grand Final Match 5 *Fange 18- Diamond Dog 15*

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Penk! » 24 Nov 2018, 19:23

There are bits of A that I like: the first couple of minutes with the ominously throbbing bass and jazzy drums, together with the faintly eerie guitar arpeggios, are very effective. But the vocals are weedy and the proggy breakdowns feel a bit routine and dull. Some nice background atmospherics come in, but they're difficult to enjoy as someone is playing with a whoopee cushion in the recording booth. Nah, you had your chance and you blew it, lads.
Magazine again? That's what, three or four songs now, one of them twice. As I may or may not have mentioned on one of the other ties - I can't be bothered checking - I burned out on them some time ago, but this is a very fine example of their thing. They make arty disillusionment and brash synth sounds so catchy. The bits where the guitars crash in and the riff smooths out are splendid.

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby trans-chigley express » 25 Nov 2018, 08:18

A was better than I was expecting after reading the comments. I enjoyed it's ominous sounding atmospherics and quite liked the plinky plonk wild west piano coda but it was let down by the couldn't-care-less half assed vocal.

B is already a favourite so is always at an advantage immediately here and although A exceeded my expectations I have to go with B

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby kath » 25 Nov 2018, 12:51

that magazine track irritated me and enthused me in equal measure. enthused won out a lil more as it went along.

meanwhile, i love the faust track, its vibe, the movement to more distortion. yeah, the silly piano bit at the end was, well, silly and felt tacked on, but it didn't actually come close to irritating me, certainly not enough to detract what came before it. in a weird way, it may even be the right coda. hafta think more on that one. mwhaha.


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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby harvey k-tel » 25 Nov 2018, 19:03

I enjoyed A - the 'choruses' were really nice, and the droney bits were good too. Vocals were a bit meh, but I liked the throbbing bass.

B was okay, but felt a bit underworked, especially in the turnarounds between chorus and verse. But whatever...

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby GoogaMooga » 25 Nov 2018, 22:46

Sorry, not interested.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Neige » 26 Nov 2018, 18:00

Great match, but it's still B
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Belle Lettre » 26 Nov 2018, 19:48

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby mantochanga » 26 Nov 2018, 23:03

B

kicks in with an amazing three part intro - I remember Magazine being "too progressive" for Garry Bushell. Fuck me, Ain't Got A Clue by the Lurkers would have been too fancy for that twat.

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Osgood » 27 Nov 2018, 08:34

A difficult match, so hard to compare these tracks and I liked both. I was expecting something more unlistenable in A but it was quite nice to hear, and I found the piano part in the end an integral and perfectly fitting piece to the track. The Magazine tune was nice too but today, rather unexpectedly, I feel more like

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Hightea » 27 Nov 2018, 14:19

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Count Machuki » 27 Nov 2018, 15:19

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby algroth » 27 Nov 2018, 15:37

I quite like this matchup. A seems to predict a lot of the indie/slowcore/post-rock stuff we'd see in the 90s and so on, but does it with something of a lightness of touch that elevates it from the average of those successors. Well, before it develops into more Resident-like territory towards the last third, but that only makes it more enjoyable to my ears. I dig the Magazine too, it's got a nice tune going for it though in this match it does come across as the 'squarer' sounding track. So, A.

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby joels344 » 28 Nov 2018, 16:42

This is a proper contest and by the far the best in the Final so far, but Magazine are simply outclassed by anything off Faust IV. Going with A.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby T. Willy Rye » 29 Nov 2018, 01:27

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby pcqgod » 29 Nov 2018, 02:02

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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby Jumper K » 29 Nov 2018, 17:03

Ha Ha ha ha. Faust are awful. People honestly think this is some of the best music ever made. Twats.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby clive gash » 30 Nov 2018, 21:12

Ooh A.

Some of the best music ever made.
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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby never/ever » 01 Dec 2018, 09:54

4 was the first Faust-album I bought, mainly for Krautrock but this pre-shoegazing symphony is good.
Magazine is not really shaking the thunder from the sky on this one. It's decent though.


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Re: 70s Cup Grand Final Match 5

Postby never/ever » 01 Dec 2018, 19:56

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