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by whuntva
Sat Oct 17, 2015 6:45 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: 6000 Songs: Sly & the Family Stone - Thank You
Replies: 22
Views: 12278

Re: 6000 Songs, 6000 Opinions: Song 337, Opinion 1

Can't really say anything here that hasn't already been said.

This is probably my favorite Sly song, and really catchy.
by whuntva
Sat Oct 17, 2015 3:08 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 3
Replies: 22
Views: 11618

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 3

STRAVINSKY Morphine-Good Jane Siberry-Mimi on the Beach Noa-Mishaela The National-Santa Clara What can I say? I love Morphine and this groovy track. I wish Mark Sandman were still around kicking it like this. It makes me wish I'd nominated this album for Moderately instead of the somewhat more obscu...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:17 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 3
Replies: 22
Views: 11618

Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 3

Last week was our closest one yet this tournament. knowing you guys, there will certainly be more. Rank the songs in each group 1-4, with four points going to the top song, and one for the bottom. The Top TWO from each grouping advance. Ties are broken by first-place votes. Even if both songs advanc...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 17, 2015 2:13 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2
Replies: 30
Views: 15076

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2

Poll Closed! I was doing something else, but I came back about three hours late. This will only delay the start, the next poll should end on schedule. BACH GROUP Rush-La Villa Strangiato (73, 11) George Winston-Night: Snow/Midnight/Minstrels (58, 6) --- Jackson Browne-Somebody's Baby (50, 2) Seven Y...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 16, 2015 3:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2
Replies: 30
Views: 15076

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2

Sorry for the somewhat irrelevant post, but it's pretty crazy to see Pauline Oliveros's name here as she's currently a professor at my school. I haven't had a class with her, but my best friend has, and I got to meet her after I saw her perform on campus. She seems like a very nice lady. Really all...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 15, 2015 6:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: GZA's Liquid Swords (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #5)
Replies: 15
Views: 9016

Re: GZA's Liquid Swords (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #5)

Doesn't really get started until around the middle. Some of my favorites are right at the end.

Production is top-notch, rhymes are good. All-in-all, a very successful album.
by whuntva
Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:15 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Quarter-Finals!
Replies: 19
Views: 10860

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Quarter-Finals!

Demon Days The Dreaming was good, but not quite good enough. I Speak because I Can Laura giving it her all beats Roy playing it safe. Sackcloth n' Ashes A masterwork. Listen to "Black Soul Choir" and that would be good. While I'd like to say SMiLE wins it all, I think I enjoy 16 Horsepower...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 10, 2015 2:40 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2
Replies: 30
Views: 15076

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2

Bach Group Rush-La Villa Strangiato George Winston-Night: Snow/Midnight/Minstrels Jackson Browne-Somebody's Baby Seven Year Bitch-MIA It was a tossup between the two instrumentals. I ended up going with Rush because that's how I roll. George Winston was very good though, and seems like the hands-on ...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:26 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2
Replies: 30
Views: 15076

Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 2

After a successful Week One, it is time to carry on. We start now with eight new songs for listening. Four points for #1 in the group. One point for #4. Top TWO advance to the Round of 32, ties are broken by #1 votes. You are allowed to vote for only one group. Comments are strongly encouraged, but ...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 10, 2015 12:19 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1
Replies: 29
Views: 16068

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1

Poll is closed! Week 2 is up shortly. BEETHOVEN GROUP dEUS-Nothing Really Ends (68, 12) Cortijo and his Time Machine-Gumbo (62, 5) --- Civil Twilight-Letters from the Sky (51, 3) Salem-Oftentimes (49, 2) It was a two-horse race throughout. dEUS has established themselves as a morning line favorite w...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 09, 2015 6:36 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1
Replies: 29
Views: 16068

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1

Last Call!

About five and a half hours left.

Mozart Group is separated by ONE point!
by whuntva
Fri Oct 09, 2015 1:23 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Songs 2015
Replies: 54
Views: 29970

Re: Songs 2015

Unordered Top 10 Beck-Dreams Civil Twilight-Holy Dove Courtney Barnett-Pedestrian at Best Editors-Marching Orders Florence + The Machine-Delilah Grimes-REALiTi Noel Gallagher-Riverman Pop Noir-Don't Fool Yourself Tame Impala-Let it Happen Years & Years-King Other Good Ones AWOLNATION-Woman Woman...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 09, 2015 12:32 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Albums of 2015
Replies: 304
Views: 218112

Re: Albums of 2015

Tame Impala-Currents Florence + The Machine-How Big, How Blue, How Beautiful Editors-In Dream --I knew from the first few tracks I heard this would be a winner. Won't please everyone, but satisfied me. I'd even go so far as to say it's their best album yet! Kendrick Lamar-To Pimp a Butterfly Noel Ga...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 08, 2015 11:34 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 (AOTW #4)
Replies: 14
Views: 7714

Re: Heitor Villa-Lobos' Bachianas Brasileiras No. 4 (AOTW #4

Beautiful. I didn't know too much about Villa-Lobos before his entry in our Classical Poll. Before I came to AM, Classical was basically all I listened to, but the modern period of classical somewhat slipped my radar. That being said, this record was atmospheric, beautiful, and a great testament to ...
by whuntva
Tue Oct 06, 2015 3:28 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 4.2
Replies: 24
Views: 14108

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 4.2

Stormcock
SMiLe
We Shall Overcome

Haven't heard The Dreaming quite yet. Age of Adz would be a challenge.
by whuntva
Sun Oct 04, 2015 10:28 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AM Film Club #2: Gregory's Girl (Forsyth, 1981)
Replies: 2
Views: 3472

Re: AM Film Club #2: Gregory's Girl (Forsyth, 1981)

I couldn't really get behind this one. There were some good messages about having friends and about accepting other people. Some things also seemed dated, like a girl playing soccer is something scoffed at now. I used to play a sport which flat-out advertised it was co-ed. I also think cultural diff...
by whuntva
Sat Oct 03, 2015 4:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Is Stromae-Papaoutai really eligible? The album "Racine carrée" is bubbling under on AM. You are right... merde ! Whuntva, can I just change the song and take "Alors on danse" instead of "Papaoutai"? The song has been changed and moved into Papaoutai. Please check the ...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 6:52 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Henrik wrote:Is Stromae-Papaoutai really eligible? The album "Racine carrée" is bubbling under on AM.
Oh.

Well, if anyone can check eligibility, it's you Henrik!

I will move it with the next highest eligible song.
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:30 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1
Replies: 29
Views: 16068

Re: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1

Beethoven Group Nothing Really Ends Letters from the Sky Gumbo Oftentimes "Nothing Really Ends" knocked my socks off. I never heard of them before, so they delivered a good song. I thought I'd vote "Letters from the Sky" easily, but it did lose some of its power against some real...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:11 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1
Replies: 29
Views: 16068

Unacclaimed III Group Stage, Week 1

Welcome to the Unacclaimed Group Stage. There will be two groups every week for the next eight weeks. The rules are as follows. Rank the songs in each group 1-4, with four points to the top, one for the bottom. The TWO songs with the most points go into the next round. Ties are broken by first-place...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 4:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Alright. I slept in today.

I assume everyone is okay with the current arrangement.

The first round is now live.
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 2:18 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Carla Bley's Escalator Over the Hill (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #3)
Replies: 17
Views: 9350

Re: Carla Bley's Escalator Over the Hill (ALBUM OF THE WEEK

Fun album.

There's a bit of something for everyone here. There are wild and chaotic songs, but also very mellow and downbeat ones.

It feels surprisingly modern, given it was made in the 70s. But yeah, I liked it.
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:50 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

"Gerudo Valley" is the 25th anniversary symphony version. I'd imagine putting in the original version from Ocarina of Time would be best. Though I personally prefer the Smash Bros. version. That was actually the version the voter suggested. They could PM me to change it, but that was the ...
by whuntva
Fri Oct 02, 2015 1:24 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Why was "Many Moons" removed? It is in 2 lists. Weren't dupes given priority? I missed the second list. "Many Moons" is back in the tournament, "Planet of the Apes" is not. Sorry! A few other links have been updated. "Kiss me Again" was the dupe I removed in ...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:53 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Hi thanks for this huge effort, well worth it. Just a quickie though, is it normal to have two songs from the same list pinned against each other in the same pool ? Or was it simply unavoidable ? It's completely random. Once I run the program, I have no idea where they fall. This is just the way th...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 6:35 am
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 2010s: 2014
Replies: 25
Views: 16128

Re: Films of the 2010s: 2014

I just so happen to be up late: I didn't see too much from this year, but I was able to think of a few movies that were good... 1) The LEGO Movie 2) Whiplash 3) The Babadook 4) Grand Budapest Hotel 5) X Men: Days of Future Past 6) Nightcrawler 7) Song of the Sea And some that were just decent... 8) ...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 3:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Also, it appears I made a mistake. I forgot to add a #1 pick for one of these lists. Because this is last minute, the last song in the Dvorak Group is now Local H-Bound for the Floor . Also, Earthling-Planet of the Apes was replaced with Cortijo and his Time Machine-Gumbo , because I missed that whe...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:59 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

BleuPanda wrote:Looks like we're guaranteed to have a Japanese song in round 2, if I'm remembering how this works.
Yes.

We did get an influx of Japanese songs this round.

The Rachmaninoff Group might as well be called the Kashiwa Daisuke Group, because three of the four entrants are Japanese there.

Shocking!
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:15 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Sweepstakes Ron wrote:
whuntva wrote: MIA-Seven Year Bitch
If you're formatting as "Artist-Song" rather than "Song-Artist", you'll need to switch this one around.
Thanks.

I'll give everyone about a day to mull this over, then we can get the ball rolling!
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 2:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

I just noticed there are a lot of long songs.

A good number are 5+ mins, some going at about 10+, with one even as long as 24+ minutes.

I hope you set aside some time when voting.
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:15 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Re: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

And here are the lists. If you see yourself, DO NOT SHOUT ANYTHING!! Please keep as hush-hush as you can about these picks at least until the game is over. Thank you! Anything you're disappointed missed the cut? Happy with what did? Was ten songs too many? Here are the lists regardless. Local H-Boun...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 1:05 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists
Replies: 31
Views: 17579

Unacclaimed III: The Draw and Lists

Alright, this weekend marks our third ever Unacclaimed tournament. A list of songs completely overlooked by major critics nominated. Thirty lists were given, three songs were on multiple lists. A few observations: [*]There's nothing that stands out [*]Most of the groups seem fairly balanced. [*]Noth...
by whuntva
Thu Oct 01, 2015 12:00 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III
Replies: 30
Views: 14665

Re: Unacclaimed III

The submissions period is closed.

The draw will be posted shortly.
by whuntva
Wed Sep 30, 2015 2:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Video Game Tracks: Final Match
Replies: 18
Views: 8970

Re: Video Game Tracks: Final Match

Stickerbrush Symphony

I can't really justify it with words, but that has my vote.
by whuntva
Wed Sep 30, 2015 1:55 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III
Replies: 30
Views: 14665

Re: Unacclaimed III

Alright, last call for votes. I have received about thirty lists including my own. Last list given had our third repeat of the game...and possibly the fourth, I'm not sure. Anyway, if you have not submitted yet, you have until midnight FORUM time to get one in. I'll read all the lists and maybe post...
by whuntva
Tue Sep 29, 2015 1:30 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 4.1
Replies: 22
Views: 12027

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 4.1

Demon Days Again, personal Top 50 is almost impossible to dethrone at this point. I Speak Because I Can El Camino wore off on me, Laura is still a grower. Sackcloth n' Ashes The most similar albums this round. Both alt-country. Both fit well into that genre, but I think the last few tracks 16 Horsep...
by whuntva
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:52 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: Films of the 2010s: 2013
Replies: 19
Views: 14840

Re: Films of the 2010s: 2013

List updated to a full 20. Much Ado about Nothing and 42 move into the last two spots. I thought they were decent, just barely qualify for an extended list. Very pleasantly surprised to see Snowpiercer get so many votes. I thought its campy title and our forum's "sci-fi ghetto" would elimi...
by whuntva
Sat Sep 26, 2015 3:43 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III
Replies: 30
Views: 14665

Re: Unacclaimed III

Hi, Just curious - would increasing the pool to 128 be a major problem ? I'd be happy to submit my list.... I could expand it, but my best answer is "I don't feel like it". Sorry if it's wimpy, but it is the best I can summarize it. If I were to expand the poll, we'd go on for double the ...
by whuntva
Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:44 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Glenn Branca's the Ascension (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #2)
Replies: 20
Views: 11116

Re: Glenn Branca's the Ascension (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #2)

It just felt like noise. I can listen to Swans and Sunn O))) and a lot of other drone artists that just barely qualify as music and not just "white noise". Even Metal Machine Music holds a special place in my heart. But I couldn't find it within me to like this. It was repetitive and ultim...
by whuntva
Wed Sep 23, 2015 5:02 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Video Game Tracks: Semifinals
Replies: 13
Views: 7701

Re: Video Game Tracks: Semifinals

Bubble Man

It was a tough call, but I felt like Bubble Man was the track that fit its role best.

Still Alive

The last actual song still left. Love its tone and sarcasm. Wouldn't mind if "Stickerbrush" won out here, but I'm going with GLaDOS for this one.
by whuntva
Tue Sep 22, 2015 5:55 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AM Film Club #1: Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)
Replies: 8
Views: 7745

Re: AM Film Club #1: Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)

Yes, they are. They are included in a separate tab. And they are arranged numerically, I believe.

Actually, take that back. I just went there and they are unranked listed alphabetically.
by whuntva
Sun Sep 20, 2015 8:13 pm
Forum: Films, Movies, Motion Pictures...
Topic: AM Film Club #1: Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)
Replies: 8
Views: 7745

Re: AM Film Club #1: Late Spring (Ozu, 1949)

It was certainly...interesting. I wasn't too keen on the story. Romantic plots are never my thing. But I will say I liked the director. I'm no stranger to Ozu's work. I sat through Tokyo Story fine. His atmospheric and theatrical style really fits the mood. I really liked how Ozu lets the audience d...
by whuntva
Fri Sep 18, 2015 1:18 am
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Unacclaimed III
Replies: 30
Views: 14665

Re: Unacclaimed III

How is this coming along? Any more lists since the last update? We are now up to 24 lists of varying length. I wrote mine down by hand, but I still count it. I'm starting to think 10 songs for a 64 song field was a bit excessive. Next time, I'll cut it down to about five. Still only two repeats. Th...
by whuntva
Wed Sep 16, 2015 11:01 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Video Game Tracks: Final 8
Replies: 10
Views: 5513

Re: Video Game Tracks: Final 8

Mega Man 2 - Bubble Man Theme "Ground Theme" is iconic, but "Bubble Man" was more interesting. Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts "Baba Yetu" almost won, but I gave the darker piece a slight edge here. Donkey Kong Country 2 - Stickerbrush Symphony This track probably held...
by whuntva
Mon Sep 14, 2015 3:08 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 3.3
Replies: 26
Views: 15735

Re: Moderately Acclaimed Albums 6 - Round 3.3

Selling England by the Pound

Starfish (tough call, though)

SMiLE

We Shall Overcome


No time to comment for most of these. I'll just say Starfish was more my style of music. Stormcock was good, but didn't have any songs I'd sing under my breath at school.
by whuntva
Mon Sep 14, 2015 2:50 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Big Star's #1 Record (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #1)
Replies: 26
Views: 12017

Re: Big Star's #1 Record (ALBUM OF THE WEEK #1)

I'm actually glad our first selection is an album I never heard before. Isn't that kinda the point of this whole dog-and-pony-show? I get real Zeppelin vibes from some the songs. "Don't Lie to Me" and "Feel" respectively. I like how these songs can be both heavy and soft on the a...
by whuntva
Tue Sep 08, 2015 6:46 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: AM Top 50 Artists Immortalized in Coins
Replies: 15
Views: 8118

Re: AM Top 50 Artists Immortalized in Coins

Thanks for the link Listyguy!

I actually made the last three:

Last Three

Not really happy with how New Order turned out, but it's the best one I could find. If you could remake that one, I'd be okay.
by whuntva
Tue Sep 08, 2015 3:02 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Prince "HitNRun Phase One"
Replies: 6
Views: 4182

Re: Prince "HitNRun Phase One"

Got three tracks in before giving up.

The songs I heard were very annoying.
by whuntva
Tue Sep 08, 2015 2:48 pm
Forum: Music, Music, Music...
Topic: Video Game Tracks: Round 3
Replies: 11
Views: 6904

Re: Video Game Tracks: Round 3

The Legend of Zelda - Overworld "Bubbleman" is as good as it ever was, but I KNOW what the worthier track is. Beyond Good and Evil - Home Sweet Home The more enchanting, moving piece. Metroid Prime - Phendrana Drifts Would be boring if all #1 seeds advanced to the final four. This is the l...

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