BCB 80s Cup - FINAL STANDINGS

[never/ever]

Right.
Like Tackleberry, I'm packing....

[Jumper K]

Lots of reggae in the 80s.

[Belle Lettre]

Shit, forgot to enter. You must all be gutted.

Yes. Yes we are.

I placed quite highly last time

Go goth is my recommendation.

[harvey k-tel]

Lots of reggae in the 80s.

FUCK OFF!!!!

[Polishgirl]

Lots of reggae in the 80s.

FUCK OFF!!!!

Don’t despair, Harv: I’ve been mining the Rick Springfield back catalogue and I’ve hit pure gold!

[GoogaMooga]

Nothing to fear there.

I've been scared by everything that Googa's picked in the past.

I am determined not to place last this time, and have made my selections accordingly. Still, expect a few surprises in there.

[GoogaMooga]

List is in.

[Penk!]

Ten lists in and already a fascinating amount of variety in the picks. I'm particularly intrigued by Darkness Fish's selection of songs from Tom Cruise movie soundtracks.

Keep 'em coming, folks!

[Loki]

Lots of reggae in the 80s.

FUCK OFF!!!!

[The Red Heifer]

Nothing to fear there.

Only because I'm not in your group.

[Darkness_Fish]

I'm particularly intrigued by Darkness Fish's selection of songs from Tom Cruise movie soundtracks.

It's a risky business trying to predict what people will like. I think I've got all the right moves, but there's also a chance I'm losin' it. I could come out as the new BCB top gun, become a legend, or it could mean oblivion. Umm something something something mission impossible ghost protocol.

[The Modernist]

The safest thing you can do is pick something by a critically approved act, the riskiest thing to do is to pick something that was a reasonable hit, particularly if the act isn't particularly hip.

[Count Machuki]

I am determined not to place last this time, and have made my selections accordingly. Still, expect a few surprises in there.

B.

[the masked man]

The safest thing you can do is pick something by a critically approved act, the riskiest thing to do is to pick something that was a reasonable hit, particularly if the act isn't particularly hip.

This is BCB. I suspect the board's understanding of what is 'hip' went out-of-date round about 1976. Whatever, I'm sure my Blue Rondo a la Turk selection will do well on its own merits and not down to any fashionability considerations.

[never/ever]

Oh God. Not Blue Rondo A La Turd.....

[The Modernist]

The safest thing you can do is pick something by a critically approved act, the riskiest thing to do is to pick something that was a reasonable hit, particularly if the act isn't particularly hip.

This is BCB. I suspect the board's understanding of what is 'hip' went out-of-date round about 1976. Whatever, I'm sure my Blue Rondo a la Turk selection will do well on its own merits and not down to any fashionability considerations.

I actually bought " Me and Mr Sanchez".. good record! I just hope it doesn't meet my Animal Nightlife selection.

Disagree a bit with your second sentence. BCB used to be like that, but the demographic has shifted a bit and a kind of indie/ alt rock mindset ( and much more geared to the US than the UK) dominates now, especially in the cups. We saw that in the 90s cup and I'm expecting it in the 80s cup ( it was less evident with the 70s cup because the kind of thing I'm talking about came later)..expect a lot of Sonic Youth or Pixies type stuff.

[the masked man]

I actually bought a couple of Animal Nightlife singles. They had decent tunes, unlike the turgid output of BRALT...

[Polishgirl]

The safest thing you can do is pick something by a critically approved act, the riskiest thing to do is to pick something that was a reasonable hit, particularly if the act isn't particularly hip.

Exactly why my Shalamar pick killed it in the last 80s Cup.

[Ranking Ted]

Personally, if each tie is a Young Gods or Skinny Puppy versus a Sade or Curiosity Killed The Cat, I’d be delighted. And I also know what I’d be voting for.

[Darkness_Fish]

I've just realised I've submitted a load of old shit. I was going to replace some tracks with some cooler tracks I had earmarked ages ago for an 80s cup, but I've come to the realisation that they're shit, too.

Any advice?