The Album Review Club - End of Round #8 (pg 1495) - Playlist Guessing Game (2024)

BlueHammer85 said:

I love the Album nominations but really enjoyed this more

If i had to pick i'd go with this format. would struggle to do both.

also not forgetting Top 1100

... and the Cup! (Get your nominations in)

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What is this Cup you speak of?

denislawsbackheel said:

Bloody awful Stravinsky. Not my cup of tea at all.

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One of the first albums I bought, that was wasn't just going down to Woolies for what I heard on the radio, was Tomita's version of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite reimagined for computer and early synthesisers.

Your idea of hell I imagine!

threespires said:

One of the first albums I bought, that was wasn't just going down to Woolies for what I heard on the radio, was Tomita's version of Stravinsky's Firebird Suite reimagined for computer and early synthesisers.

Your idea of hell I imagine!

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No, I have a few of Tomita’s albums. In fact I bought one of the early vinyl copies of his Planets before the Holst family tried to make him withdraw it for not getting permission. I also have stuff by Vangelis and Jean Michel Jarre
I just find Stravinsky’s atonal discord painful.

Coatigan said:

What is this Cup you speak of?

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I see some have said that they prefer the playlist format. or would like it more often, whilst others would prefer to keep the album thread as it is.

Whilst I generally like to keep people happy, I will point out that this is the Album Review thread, and we should be nominating and reviewing albums most of the time. Unless everybody goes on strike in protest, I'll be keeping the current format with the playlist/guessing game in between each round.

@KnaresboroughBlue - I've noted your comment so I'll take you out of the nominators list for now, but you are welcome to rejoin at any time. Thanks for your contributions so far.

Right, here goes with my favourites and guesses:-

Top 5

1. Yellow Moon - The Neville Brothers
2. We Wait - Other Lives
3. Madman Across the Water - Elton John
4. Busted - The Black Keys
5. Trigger Inside - Therapy

Surprise Find = "We Wait" by Other Lives - a laid-back indie/Americana vibe. Never heard of them before but this was a really good track.

1. Not for Want of Trying - Maybeshewill ----- journolud
2. Prowler - Iron Maiden ----- host choice bonus song
3. You were on my Mind - Crispian St. Peters ----- dennislawbackheel
4. Madman Across the Water - Elton John ----- OB1
5. Boys - M.I.A. ----- BimboBob
6. One Day - Bjork ----- GoatersLeftShin
7. Busted - The Black Keys ----- GornikDaze
8. We Wait - Other Lives ----- FogBlueInSanFran
9. Into White - Cat Stevens ----- RobMCFC
10. Trigger Inside - Therapy ----- BlueHammer85
11. Surfs Up - Brian Wilson (Smile Version) ----- Saddleworth2
12. Crow - Bears Den ----- Knaresboroughblue
13. Blue Hotel - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals ----- Mancitydoogle
14. Absolutely Barking Stars - Maria McKee ----- bennyboy
15. Under My Skin - Dan Reed ----- mancity1
16. Yellow Moon - The Neville Brothers ----- threespires
17. Norland Wind - Frightened Rabbit ----- Coatigan

RobMCFC said:

Right, here goes with my favourites and guesses:-

Top 5

1. Yellow Moon - The Neville Brothers
2. We Wait - Other Lives
3. Madman Across the Water - Elton John
4. Busted - The Black Keys
5. Trigger Inside - Therapy

Surprise Find = "We Wait" by Other Lives - a laid-back indie/Americana vibe. Never heard of them before but this was a really good track.

1. Not for Want of Trying - Maybeshewill ----- journolud
2. Prowler - Iron Maiden ----- host choice bonus song
3. You were on my Mind - Crispian St. Peters ----- dennislawbackheel
4. Madman Across the Water - Elton John ----- OB1
5. Boys - M.I.A. ----- BimboBob
6. One Day - Bjork ----- GoatersLeftShin
7. Busted - The Black Keys ----- GornikDaze
8. We Wait - Other Lives ----- FogBlueInSanFran
9. Into White - Cat Stevens ----- RobMCFC
10. Trigger Inside - Therapy ----- BlueHammer85
11. Surfs Up - Brian Wilson (Smile Version) ----- Saddleworth2
12. Crow - Bears Den ----- Knaresboroughblue
13. Blue Hotel - Ryan Adams and the Cardinals ----- Mancitydoogle
14. Absolutely Barking Stars - Maria McKee ----- bennyboy
15. Under My Skin - Dan Reed ----- mancity1
16. Yellow Moon - The Neville Brothers ----- threespires
17. Norland Wind - Frightened Rabbit ----- Coatigan

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Surely got me and Fog round the wrong way

BimboBob said:

Wait...what? M.I.A...how???

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Nobody was going to pick that song with a straight face, so it had to be somebody with a sense of humour.

And you have form for being the Master of Clarkies ("ZZ Top - never heard that one, it's a good song that!")

BlueHammer85 said:

Surely got me and Fog round the wrong way

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Foggy usually picks up-tempo stuff, I'll grant you. But he also usually picks US stuff, possibly by bands we don't know, so that was my thinking behind that one.