BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8- Rother no bother

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BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8- Rother no bother

Postby never/ever » 20 Jul 2022, 11:03

List A


1. Mother's Pride - George Michael link
2. This Bitter Pill - Dashboard Confessional link
3. We Need A Myth - Okkervil River link
4. Queen of Denmark - John Grant link
5. Nantes - Beirut link
6. I Don't Wanna Go There - Dinosaur Jr link
7. Ghost - Neutral Milk Hotel link
8. Rocket's Tail - Kate Bush link


List B


1. Donna Summer - State Of Independence link
2. Lou Reed and John Cale - Hello, Its Me link
3. Cockney Rebel - Sebastian link
4. The Lilac Time - Let Our Land Be The One link
5. Culture - The International Herb link
6. Klaus Schulze - Freeze link
7. Blondie - Union City Blue link
8. The Associates - Skipping link
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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Matt Wilson » 20 Jul 2022, 15:42

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby naughty boy » 20 Jul 2022, 19:52

A is probably my least favourite group of songs so far. Sorry. There's just nothing there I like very much.

An easy

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby toomanyhatz » 20 Jul 2022, 20:49

A funny thing happened on my way to dismissing A as a bunch of dull obscurities trying too hard to avoid the canon - I realized I like every single track! (OK, big exception for Dashboard Confessional, which is a big head-scratcher, and mild one for Okkervil River, whose music I wish I liked more considering what a great writer their lead singer is. But for the Grant and the surprisingly good George Michael alone, it deserves my vote.)

B is much more "BCB approved" by comparison, but I've never liked that Warhol album, the Cockney Rebel song is great but has been used before, and I find the Lilac Time, Summer, and Schulze as dull as anything on A. Blondie and Culture are good picks, in a sort of predictable way, but it's not enough.
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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Jimbly » 21 Jul 2022, 20:29

A isn't doing anything for me, good Kate Bush aside.

Nice pick of Billy McKenzie and Skipping and State of Independence is great also.

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby The Modernist » 21 Jul 2022, 23:53

A is a bit too full of earnest over-emoting. GM gets away with it (and he does sing this beautifully), Dashboad Confidential and Okkervil River decidedly do not. I lost interest a bit after that I'm afraid.
B goes for some obvious big hitters - but when they're as good as S of I and Union City, I ain't complaining. There's some adventurous picks too though - a great Associates album track, the livewire Culture and the rather magical Schulze track. These last two were new to me and I enjoyed them a lot. The only misfire for me was the dull Reed track (it's a good idea to stay awake when recording a vocal). Third best list of the round.

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby The Fish » 22 Jul 2022, 19:41

I do listen to the likes of Okkervil River, Grant and Beirut, but it does make A a bit one dimensional. I was edging towards B but the final double whammy of Blondie/Associates settled it, although everyone knows the real Blondie gem is Dreaming.

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby fange » 23 Jul 2022, 06:59

The Fish wrote:... the real Blondie gem is Dreaming.

Damn straight.

I'm having a bit of trouble with these ones. There are at least a couple of fine tracks in each, but there are also some that aren't really my thing. Kudos for the George Michael and the Dino Jr. picks, A, but some of your others don't really match them for beauty or excitement. Great start with the Donna, B, and that final quartet of songs is pretty strong for me too. So...


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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Purgatory Brite » 23 Jul 2022, 12:12

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Rayge » 23 Jul 2022, 12:27

A is not up to much, but I'm not voting for anything that has even the faintest whiff of 'Cockney Rebel' about it
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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby trans-chigley express » 23 Jul 2022, 14:25

I largely struggled with List A, there just wasn't much there I could latch on to, even the Kate Bush song is one I'm fairly lukewarm about. The Beirut track probably made the biggest impression.

List B is full of delights on the other hand. Though I favour the J&V version, Summer's State of Independence is still remarkable. Union City Blue is one of my favorite Blondie songs and I like The Lilac Time and Schulze picks too. Only The Associates misses the mark for me.

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Postby Walk In My Shadow » 24 Jul 2022, 18:28

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Deebank » 25 Jul 2022, 12:07

I think B is more in my wheelhouse

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Nick Danger » 25 Jul 2022, 14:22

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Neige » 26 Jul 2022, 11:07

I'm a bit underwhelmed by both lists, but there are three highlights in A (John Grant, Beirut and the very inspired Kate Bush pick), which the best ones in B (Sebastian, Culture, Reed/Cale) can't match. And not knowing George Michael apart from his hits, I was very pleasantly surprised by A's first pick.

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby never/ever » 26 Jul 2022, 12:07

I like a lot on A's list (Okkervil, Bush, Beirut) but love a few more on the other one.

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Jumper K » 26 Jul 2022, 17:55

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Diamond Dog » 26 Jul 2022, 19:29

Some decent songs on both lists but I think, on refection, B is stronger, Close though.
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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby pcqgod » 27 Jul 2022, 02:22

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Re: BCB Cup 2022 Round 1 Match 8

Postby Rorschach » 27 Jul 2022, 11:52

I'm not mad about either list, but I think I'll give it to A, with the Beirut track tipping the balance.
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