Battle of the Bands VI

[Jonas Grumby]

Originally Posted by OddSox

Did SSH submit Neutral Milk Hotel a couple contests ago, or was it Jonas? I thought SSH was the grungy punk guy. It's too hard to keep track of everyone's musical preferences with every passing BOTB.

It was me. But I have a big-ass wheelhouse, so I also submit other kinds of music.

Meanwhile, I'm pretty sure I'll be lucky to end this round above the median...

[Abstract Actuary]

Blitzen Trapper comes before Break of Reality alphabetically.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Abstract Actuary

Blitzen Trapper comes before Break of Reality alphabetically.

And Local H should have come after Hum... I just figured he was going off the "H". I kept vivi's order in my ballot.

[Jonas Grumby]

That was funny.

ANYWAY, stealing from somebody. Don't even know who.[m]

Adrian Belew - Standing in the Shadow
It's possible that the right Belew song could have gotten 3 or 4 points from me. But as much as I liked the guitar and its sound, the song itself was pretty meh. In the end one of the points I'd allocated went to Lost in Time. 1 points

Andrew W.K. - I Get Wet
I think I would have loved this song when I was 12. Just wasn't a fan. 0 points

Blitzen Trapper - Furr
This reminds me of a lot of alt-folks bands, and it's particularly catchy. 4 points

Break of Reality - Spectrum of the Sky
Sometimes cinematic songs work for me, but this wasn't telling me any kind of story. 0 points

Clay Cook - I'm Starting Today
Not for me. I like some country, but this wasn't it. 0 points

Evol Intent - Middle of the Night
Really enjoyed this. Apologize in advance for only 2 points, but in a few places the disjointedness didn't work for me.2 points

Local H - Bound For the Floor
I distinctly recall liking this when it came out, and then by the 10th hearing wanting to stab myself in the eyes with knitting needles. 0 points

Hum - Aphids
Am I the only one hearing Sonic Youth here? I love this song fantastically and at full volume. Whoever submitted this, thank you. 4 points

Kamelot- When The Lights Go Down
Pedestrian semi-metal. Songs like this come from a special cookie cutter fashioned in musical hell. Makes the Danzig CD I just bought sound great.0 point

Nouvelle Vague ft. Julie Delpy - Lalala
So cute! But a song I like in concept, not in actuality. 0 points

O-Shen - Siasi
This song was so much fun! I caught myself humming it pretty often. 1 points

Santogold - I'm A Lady
This was okay, but did not stick in my head. 0 points

Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Great song. Suffered by being in wrong round. Etc.. 2 points

Whitley - Lost In Time
My god this reminded me of something, but I couldn't place it. I liked the vocals. 1 points

Yazoo - Situation [Single Remix]
Not for me. 0 points

[rekrap]

Originally Posted by Jonas Grumby

Whitley - Lost In Time
My god this reminded me of something, but I couldn't place it. I liked the vocals. 1 points

Gentle Giant tells me it reminds him of Cloud Cult (from the last battle).

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by rekrap

Gentle Giant tells me it reminds him of Cloud Cult (from the last battle).

Actually, I just told you that Pandora told me that they were similar.

(And Cloud Cult was two battles ago.)
[/nitpick]

[Abstract Actuary]

Originally Posted by Gentle Giant

And Local H should have come after Hum... I just figured he was going off the "H". I kept vivi's order in my ballot.

You were the first to switch the order and everyone after you copied it. In some recent lists some other songs had gotten out of order, but I wasn't just referring to his post.

[Werewolf]

4 points
Yazoo

3 points
Santogold

2 points
Andrew W.K.
Evol Intent

1 point
Break of Reality
Local H
Nouvelle Vague
Skrillex


Comments

Yazoo - Even more of a gimme than last week, if for no reason other than my previous submission by Heidi Montag.

Blitzen Trapper - I actually have this song on a free .mp3 collection I downloaded from Amazon. None of the songs are my style of music, but I kept several of them on my iPod. Furr was not one of those songs. So even though it's a lower case W werewolf song, it doesn't get any points from me. And why the heck do they spell it Furr?

Skrillex - Currently on the Billboard charts, but not high enough to get off Heatseekers.

[Gentle Giant]

Originally Posted by Abstract Actuary

Blitzen Trapper comes before Break of Reality alphabetically.

Originally Posted by Gentle Giant

And Local H should have come after Hum... I just figured he was going off the "H". I kept vivi's order in my ballot.

Originally Posted by Abstract Actuary

You were the first to switch the order and everyone after you copied it. In some recent lists some other songs had gotten out of order, but I wasn't just referring to his post.

Ahem.

Originally Posted by vividox

Round 2
Download

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Band Name
Song Name
Album Name (Year)
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Adrian Belew
Standing in the Shadow
Inner Revolution (1990)

Andrew W.K.
I Get Wet
I Get Wet (2001)

Break of Reality
Spectrum of the Sky
Spectrum of the Sky (2009)

Blitzen Trapper
Furr
Furr (2008)

Clay Cook
I'm Starting Today
On Mountain Time

Evol Intent
Middle of the Night
Era of Diversion (2008)

Local H
Bound For the Floor
As Good As Dead (1996)

Hum
Aphids
Puppets/Aphids (1998)

Kamelot
When The Lights Go Down
The Black Halo (2005)

Nouvelle Vague ft. Julie Delpy
Lalala
2 Days in Paris (2007)

O-Shen
Siasi
Rascal In Paradise (2003)

Santogold
I'm A Lady
Santogold (2008)

Skrillex
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites
Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (2010)

Whitley
Lost In Time
The Submarine (2007)

Yazoo
Situation [Single Remix]
Situation (1991)

[OddSox]

Ugh, I really have to choose which song I'm submitting for round 3 today... the band has so many good songs. I had this problem with Hayloft, too.