A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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oliver wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 5:49pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 3:25pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 2:35pm
Nice Doc, thanks. Ted Leo was in Chisel and ... I forget maybe they did a Wire song?
I looked on discogs and nope. And Chisel doesn't ring a bell. I would have bet one of Olaf's kidneys that he was on the Wire tribute album Whore or A Houseguest's Wish but nope. This is mildly annoying because it's strange that I immediately recognized the name and thought I knew the context, but nope, not at all.
He did an album with Aimee Mann under the name "The Both" - it was pleasant enough which is both praising and damning at the same time.
Nope, that doesn't ring a bell either.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.

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revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
IMCT has always hated Ukrainians. Even more than we hate Mick.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:01pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
That was well deserved.

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revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:11pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:01pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
That was well deserved.
It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:35pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:11pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:01pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
That was well deserved.
It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
Hey! I didn't hate it.
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:38pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:35pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:11pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:01pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
That was well deserved.
It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
Hey! I didn't hate it.
Some people liked the verses and some people liked the chorus. Only me and Tom liked both.
There's a tiny, tiny hopeful part of me that says you guys are running a Kaufmanesque long con on the board

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Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:38pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:35pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:11pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:01pm


Only Buckingham/McVie have been hated more.
That was well deserved.
It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
Hey! I didn't hate it.
Some people liked the verses and some people liked the chorus. Only me and Tom liked both.
Half a loaf isn't hating the bread.
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Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:51pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:38pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:35pm
revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:11pm


That was well deserved.
It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
Hey! I didn't hate it.
Some people liked the verses and some people liked the chorus. Only me and Tom liked both.
Half a loaf isn't hating the bread.
And pinching a loaf is still taking a shit.

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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:55pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:51pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:43pm
Dr. Medulla wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:38pm
Heston wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 8:35pm


It was Tom bait. And he was the only one to like it.
Hey! I didn't hate it.
Some people liked the verses and some people liked the chorus. Only me and Tom liked both.
Half a loaf isn't hating the bread.
And pinching a loaf is still taking a shit.
Is that like a sealed pancake?
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Re: A Bunch of Fives (New Challenge Thread)

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revbob wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:41am
Heston wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:29am
revbob wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:25am
Heston wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:16am
revbob wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:11am
Locked and loaded. Im hoping for comments/review from Doc too, Ill be disappointed if I dont get any. Fuck the so called rule that if you dont post a list of 5 you cant comment.
It was the other way around. I think it was suggested that if you don't comment you can't post a list of 5.
Yeah fuck that too.
Yeah, but some might say it would be a bit ungentlemanly to burst in with a list after not commenting on anything. But I don't give a shit to be honest.
Yeah as long as there's sufficient posting of 5s and people commenting on said 5s.
I would guess the main point of that "rule" is that if you're just lurking, nobody will know that you want to post 5. Commenting on the 5 keeps you in people's minds as a participator so they can nominate you to go next (or however the hell that's working).
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Kory wrote:
22 Sep 2020, 1:35am
revbob wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:41am
Heston wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:29am
revbob wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:25am
Heston wrote:
20 Sep 2020, 9:16am


It was the other way around. I think it was suggested that if you don't comment you can't post a list of 5.
Yeah fuck that too.
Yeah, but some might say it would be a bit ungentlemanly to burst in with a list after not commenting on anything. But I don't give a shit to be honest.
Yeah as long as there's sufficient posting of 5s and people commenting on said 5s.
I would guess the main point of that "rule" is that if you're just lurking, nobody will know that you want to post 5. Commenting on the 5 keeps you in people's minds as a participator so they can nominate you to go next (or however the hell that's working).
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Paranoid Visions – Catchy beginning. I’m not a fan of the gang vocal, however. A bit too shouty. This feels like a song I could like if there were a few tweaks, but ultimately it doesn’t leave much of an impression. 6/10.

Ted Leo – I really dig this one. Sharp and smart. Great chorus, nice guitar solo. Vocal feels a little rushed at times, but overall a good song. 8/10.

Bellrays – Powerful! I really like this one. Music is fast, aggressive and catchy. Her voice is fantastic. 8/10.

Gogol Bordello – Interesting. There are some cool things going on in the background, different instruments and sounds. I liked it better with each listen, but I don’t think I’ll ever be a fan. Vocals leave something to be desired, but there is definitely energy to the whole thing. 5/10.

Adjusters – Sort of a combo of Stax soul and ska. I like it. The music is tight and the vocal is muscular and powerful. Backing vocals are a little generic compared to the lead. My only complaint is that the song gets a little repetitive after a bit and the whole James Brown schtick at the end is kind of old. 7/10.
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revbob wrote:
21 Sep 2020, 7:13pm
So 0/3 on Gogol Bordello.
I didn't hate it. Musically very interesting and packed with energy, but the vocals sort of lost me. A little too shouty. I think I gave it a 5 out of 10.
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