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101Walterton wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 8:33pm
It is a shame we lost the big pole I did years ago. We had 100 different posters with their top 3 in order. The results were pretty spot on what you would expect.
I'll bet mine were:
1. London Calling
2. White Man
3. One of Complete Control / Capital Radio / Bankrobber
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I can't remember the order but from memory top 3 were Complete Control, White Man and Capital Radio 2??

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Mine would have been...

CC (FHTE)
Straight To Hell
Something About Englanf
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Heston wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 4:20am
Mine would have been...

CC (FHTE)
Straight To Hell
Something About Englanf
Great choices.

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Quite a decent read in parts but he does sure say some daft things. Tommy Gun a "so so song from the second album". What nonsense, Mustapha Dance is ranked 3 places higher for pity's sake! And on Jimmy Jazz: "you either hate this bizarre song or just think it's ok." Definitely not true for those of us who rate it as one of their all time best songs.

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WMIHP
CC
STH
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1. SISOSIG
2. Crooked Beat
3. Hitsville U.K.
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matedog wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 6:40pm
Kory wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 3:45pm
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Sandinista! (1980): Lots of Jamaican drums.
Uh.

edit: they keep talking about "Jamaican drums." I don't think they know what that means.

edit again: they write of Version City's "almost Caribbean beat." Yeah, this person doesn't understand music and shouldn't be writing about it.
Does he mean steel drums? I think LGC has those right?
It does, but that song is soca through and through—meaning Trinidad, not Jamaica.
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Kory wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 1:59pm
matedog wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 6:40pm
Kory wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 3:45pm
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Sandinista! (1980): Lots of Jamaican drums.
Uh.

edit: they keep talking about "Jamaican drums." I don't think they know what that means.

edit again: they write of Version City's "almost Caribbean beat." Yeah, this person doesn't understand music and shouldn't be writing about it.
Does he mean steel drums? I think LGC has those right?
It does, but that song is soca through and through—meaning Trinidad, not Jamaica.
With the carnival vibe (syncopated rhythm, whistles) and explicit reference, I always assumed it was a more Brazilian vibe than Jamaican, but I honestly haven't studied Brazilian music since high school, so I just recognized the rhythm as vaguely Latin American. Def not Jamaican though.
Look, you have to establish context for these things. And I maintain that unless you appreciate the Fall of Constantinople, the Great Fire of London, and Mickey Mantle's fatalist alcoholism, live Freddy makes no sense. If you want to half-ass it, fine, go call Simon Schama to do the appendix.

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matedog wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 3:33pm
Kory wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 1:59pm
matedog wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 6:40pm
Kory wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 3:45pm
“Let’s Go Crazy,” Sandinista! (1980): Lots of Jamaican drums.
Uh.

edit: they keep talking about "Jamaican drums." I don't think they know what that means.

edit again: they write of Version City's "almost Caribbean beat." Yeah, this person doesn't understand music and shouldn't be writing about it.
Does he mean steel drums? I think LGC has those right?
It does, but that song is soca through and through—meaning Trinidad, not Jamaica.
With the carnival vibe (syncopated rhythm, whistles) and explicit reference, I always assumed it was a more Brazilian vibe than Jamaican, but I honestly haven't studied Brazilian music since high school, so I just recognized the rhythm as vaguely Latin American. Def not Jamaican though.
Notting Hill carnival not exactly known for its Brazilian rhythms.
It is a West Indian carnival with Caribbean steal bands on floats and the crowd with whistles. It captures the carnival vibe very well.

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Heston wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 12:44pm
Spiff kindly shared this on Facebook. Some idiotic comments and placing but an interesting read...

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/all-139- ... rebutton-t
Yep whoever compiled this list is a complete ranker.
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Marky Dread wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 5:30pm
Heston wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 12:44pm
Spiff kindly shared this on Facebook. Some idiotic comments and placing but an interesting read...

http://www.vulture.com/2017/10/all-139- ... rebutton-t
Yep whoever compiled this list is a complete ranker.
He must have been Brahms and Liszt.

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Also he keeps talking about Joe putting on a fake Jamaican accent, which I never really got a sense of.
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Kory wrote:
13 Oct 2017, 8:04pm
Also he keeps talking about Joe putting on a fake Jamaican accent, which I never really got a sense of.
Only ever noticed it on the cringeworthy ad on the Cost of Living EP.
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101Walterton wrote:
12 Oct 2017, 10:04pm
I can't remember the order but from memory top 3 were Complete Control, White Man and Capital Radio 2??
The top 3 should always be.

Mensforth
Confusion
a remix of Mensforth/Confusion.
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