80's Cup musings.

[Jumper K]

Count M has managed to listen and vote on 30 tracks in seven minutes - that must be some kind of record!

When we get round to the grindcore cup, I think that will possibly be a slow day. Silly things.

Ahh. Proggrindcore.

[The Modernist]

Second round noticeably weaker than the first.

[The Red Heifer]

The forfeit track is also very hard to pick

[Ranking Ted]

Second round noticeably weaker than the first.

Very much so. Even my own pick is step down.

[The Modernist]

Second round noticeably weaker than the first.

Very much so. Even my own pick is step down.

I've listened to about three-quarters of it now, and most of it been a real chore. And I thought I liked 80s music. Think the other rounds will be better though, they can hardly be worse.

[GoogaMooga]

Damn, there was some weird shit going down back then. One would think people don't want votes.

[never/ever]

That was a nice 90 minutes to spend on the two rounds while sitting in a Miami laundromat for my clothes to dry.

Got some weird looks when I played the Fad Gadget-clps though....

[harvey k-tel]

Something tells me that my idea of letting my wife choose the majority of my picks is, if current voting trends continue, going to backfire spectacularly.

[Purgatory Brite]

But I think PB actually chose the Dio track - incredibly.

I'm not a competitor so I didn't "choose" Dio. I rather hear this than New Order. Although there is merit in their output I find much of it, particularly this song, too miserable to bother with now. I liked Joy Division and NO well enough in the 80s, but the earnest and sometimes preciousness of both group's music has caused me to lose interest.

[Polishgirl]

That was a nice 90 minutes to spend on the two rounds while sitting in a Miami laundromat for my clothes to dry.

Got some weird looks when I played the Fad Gadget-clps though....

You need to be banned, for starters

[Loki]

That was a nice 90 minutes to spend on the two rounds while sitting in a Miami laundromat for my clothes to dry.

Don't take your eyes off your clothes, or you'll be buying a new [Miami!] wardrobe.

Also, if someone bumps your rental car from behind, DO NOT get out of your car. Doors locked.


Enjoy.

[Diamond Dog]

This competition seems to have a particularly high quotient of cloth eared twats. That is all.

[Polishgirl]

FUCKING HELL

[toomanyhatz]

This competition seems to have a particularly high quotient of cloth eared twats. That is all.

We're probably talking about different songs here - in fact I'm sure we are - but damn, is this ever true.

Not only is my stuff getting creamed, but so's anything I like put forth by anyone else. Usually in favor of blip/bleep/preen/pose/lather/rinse/repeat for at least five minutes without variation.

I keep getting reminded of exactly why it's my least favorite decade ever for music.

[GoogaMooga]

I sat out much of the 80s, so my picks would be redolent of previous decades, i.e. recognizable tunes.

[The Modernist]

What a bunch of squares!

[Rayge]

What a bunch of squares!

Positively cuboid, daddio.

[The Modernist]

Disappointing that some people who entered aren't bothering to vote in some, or indeed any, of the ties.

[harvey k-tel]

Disappointing that some people who entered aren't bothering to vote in some, or indeed any, of the ties.

I'm going to try! I can't give anything a meaningful listen at work, and my 97-year old father-in-law just moved in with us on Monday and free time has been a bit scarce. Excuses, excuses...I know.

[Darkness_Fish]

It's also disappointing that some people who entered do bother to vote. I swear G votes just to be contrary to me, even though he's normally voted first.