Walrus - phatkev - The Reveal

Electric Nitwit · 08-09-2020 3:36pm

Just checked what's coming next - it's a band that Aris didn't like when I submitted them in his walrus. I trust you more though Kev

11 weeks I've been at the top, it's been amazing!

phatkev · 08-09-2020 4:47pm

Might get a round of this done this evening if theres not any other games going on

Irish Aris · 08-09-2020 6:02pm

phatkev wrote: »

Might get a round of this done this evening if theres not any other games going on

I think you are good to go phatkev.
There is only one other competition going on at the moment, for the best FIFA goal, but I think we can easily follow both of them.

phatkev · 08-09-2020 6:26pm

Disaster has struck, I'd done a right up on each track and I cant for the life of me find it. Theres no way I'm typing it all out again, so I'll just roll with the position/submitter/youtube link for this round

s1ippy · 08-09-2020 6:36pm

Thunderbirds are go?!

phatkev · 08-09-2020 6:42pm

s1ippy wrote: »

Thunderbirds are go?!

Tauriel · 08-09-2020 6:45pm

Which category is this again?

phatkev · 08-09-2020 6:47pm

So this is the Irish Artists one

phatkev · 08-09-2020 6:52pm

In 15th place -Big Generator - Walking In My Shoes- submitted by

Mustang Shelly

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: No

phatkev · 08-09-2020 6:55pm

In 14th place Dermot Kennedy – Outnumbered - Submitted by

JP Liz V1

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: yes

Irish Aris · 08-09-2020 6:59pm

phatkev wrote: »

In 15th place -Big Generator - Walking In My Shoes- submitted by
Mustang Shelly

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: No

A Depeche Mode cover, interesting.

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:00pm

In 13th place - My Bloody Valentine - Only Shallow - submitted by

Osh

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: No

These look a bit bare without any sort of comments so I'll try to do a (very) short recap.
Loved the heavy bits of this song, felt the washed out vocals really brought the song down a notch imo

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:03pm

In 12th place -Horslips – Dearg Doom
- submitted by

Fixxxer

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: Horslips really nailed the trad rock sound, but I think the amount of times i'd seen them during my college years kind of ruined the band for me. Solid tune, just not that massively into it

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:05pm

In 11th place – Horslips - Trouble- submitted by

Sawduck

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: just pips the previous track imo, really like how the electric guitar and flute? mixed together on this one

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:09pm

In 10th place – Clara Rose - Broken Woman Blues- submitted by

The Purple Tin

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Really enjoyed this one, was unlucky to only get to the number 10 spot, but the 9 tracks in front of it were just that bit stronger for me

Irish Aris · 08-09-2020 7:11pm

ehm, phatkev, was the second Horslips song meant to be 11th? You mentioned 12th twice. . .

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:12pm

Irish Aris wrote: »

ehm, phatkev, was the second Horslips song meant to be 11th? You mentioned 12th twice. . .

whoops, thats what doing it on the fly will do to ya!:o

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:15pm

Irish Aris wrote: »

ehm, phatkev, was the second Horslips song meant to be 11th? You mentioned 12th twice. . .

fixed now, we'll pretend that never happened:P

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:17pm

In 9th place -Little Green Cars - The John Wayne- submitted by

Rothko

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: I had a whole story typed up about this one

Never a band I was that familiar with but really enjoy this song. Beautiful harmonies through out. love how the music steps up a gear around the 2 minute mark

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:22pm

In 8th place -Travega - The Walls (Are Covered In My Name) - submitted by

ALSB

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Was really impressed with this one, not sure how the band passed me by because this was the exact sort of music I was into, around the time this would have been released. The additional voals towards the end really added to the song, thought the piano track was a solid addition as well

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:25pm

In 7th place -Director – Reconnect - submitted by

Gru

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: have always loved Director, criminally under-rated band imo

Electric Nitwit · 08-09-2020 7:27pm

Good work with the live thoughts Kev. I can't listen now but there's a few I really want to catch up with based on what you're saying

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:30pm

In 6th place –Mic Christopher - Heyday- submitted by

ShaneU

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: This is another great tune, instantly makes me think of beer gardens and pints. The use of strings elevates the track

s1ippy · 08-09-2020 7:33pm

Aw that album cover has some bang of nostalgia off it, fair dues ShaneU...

Love the Horslips, just enjoying those tracks now. Nice one Sawduck and Fixxxer!

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:38pm

In 5th place – JJ72 - Snow- submitted by

LassyKK

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: This one is full of nostalgia for me. they managed to get such a big sound for a 3 piece, its a great chorus as well. He's got a very unique vocals. I seem to remember them being pretty big and then just disappeared, although I do remember hearing stories of the singer being a bit of a diva and fairly prone to a throwing a strop

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:42pm

In 4th place - Talos - Odyssey - submitted by

S1ippy

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: Love Talos, anytime of seen them I've just been blown away. Really atmospheric and love the slow build up through out the song, he can really hit them high notes as well!

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:45pm

so that leaves the top/bottom 3 to go. The people still waiting to hear their called are: Barney92, CJ Maxx, Electric Nitwit, Homer J Fong, Irish Aris and y0ssae1an22

Irish Aris · 08-09-2020 7:47pm

Electric Nitwit · 08-09-2020 7:49pm

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:51pm

In 16th place - Virgin prunes - Caucasian walk- submitted by

Irish Aris

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts I was really interested in the start of this one, like the punk sounding vocals, but the more I listened to it the lower it fell. I think it was the guitar that done it for me, it got a bit annoying as the song went on. Im not really sure what was going on for the last 40 seconds. Sorry IA

Irish Aris · 08-09-2020 7:56pm

ah, I actually had high hopes for this one. . .oh, well. . .

phatkev · 08-09-2020 7:56pm

In 3rd place – Sleep Thieves - Sparks - submitted by

Homer J Fong

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Really liked the sound of this, the vocals are super familiar but I cant place them. Big fan of all the different sounds they've managed to incorporate in it, love the delay effect on the solo bit.

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:01pm

In 17th place -The Golden Horde - Have a scene -submitted by

CJ Maxx

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Found it really hard to find a decent version of this, quality wise. Lively start but after that I cant help but feel I'm just listening to a Ramones song. So yeah, as mentioned the version I found is terrible quality, Im not sure this is the sound they were going for ( a la 90's black metal bands) or if they just never got into a studio

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:08pm

In 2nd place – Fight Like Apes - Battlestations- submitted by

Electric Nitwit

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts: Another podium finish for EN. I fecking love Fight Like Apes. They were big around the time I would have been in college and I remember their live shows being absolutely mental. Love her vocals especially around the 2 minute mark. The only knock I'd have on is the vocal sample used, but she even says that sounds a bit sh1t:pac:

Electric Nitwit · 08-09-2020 8:10pm

Ha ha, I worried picking a song that says "I dont feel like playing this song again, the sample sounds like **** and, I dont want to hear it again" was tempting fate but I love it! Delighted you did too

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:12pm

In 18th place - Joe Dolan - Westmeath Bachelor- submitted by

Barney92

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Unfortunately someone has to take last spot and its Barney of the second time in two rounds. I afraid the "Joe Show" is just not for me, anytime I hear a "yee haw", "yaa who" or "diddly i" mentioned in a song I'm going to lose interest

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:19pm

Which means 1st place goes to - The Frames - Revelate
- submitted by

y0ssae1an22

Have I heard the band: Yes

Have I heard the song: Yes

Thoughts The Frames got me my first and only suspension from secondary school, we'd been bused up from wexford for a college course fair in the RDS and a couple of us decided to ditch the rest of the losers to go see the Frames in the HMV on Grafton street. Other than Fitzcarraldo this would be my favourite Frames song. Also Colm Mac Con Iomaire is an absolute musical wizard, it blows my mind what he can do with a fiddle, any of his solo stuff would have scored very high on this list

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:21pm

Heres the scores after round 5, has Electric Nitwit already got one hand on the trophy or will one of the chasing pack pip them to the post?

Name | Rd1 | Rd2 | Rd3 | Rd4 | Rd5 | Rd6 | Total
Electric Nitwit | 16 | 16 | 9 | 14 | 17 | | 72 |
Homer | 9 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | | 69 |
The Purple Tin | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 9 | | 64 |
ShaneU | 6 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 13 | | 61 |
y0ssae1an22 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 15 | 18 | | 57 |
Gru | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 12 | | 55 |
S1ippy | 7 | 7 | 15 | 10 | 15 | | 54 |
CJ Maxx | 18 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 2 | | 50 |
Osh | 13 | 6 | 8 | 17 | 6 | | 50 |
Lassykk | 5 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 14 | | 44 |
Sawduck | 17 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | | 40 |
ASLB | 3 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 11 | | 40 |
JP Liz V1 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 5 | | 39 |
Rothko | 14 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 10 | | 39 |
Barney92 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 1 | 1 | | 34 |
Fixxxer | 11 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 7 | | 33 |
Mustang Shelly | 1 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 4 | | 29 |
Irish Aris | 14 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 3 | | 26 |

phatkev · 08-09-2020 8:22pm

Thanks for joining in this round, apologies for the lack of commentary on each entry

Electric Nitwit · 08-09-2020 8:27pm

phatkev wrote: »

Heres the scores after round 5, has Electric Nitwit already got one hand on the trophy or will one of the chasing pack pip them to the post?

Whoo-hoo

I'll be surprised if my final round submission is in the middle of the pack. I love it, and hope you will too, but it's definitely not for everyone. Blaze of glory or down in flames?

Gru · 08-09-2020 8:49pm

absolutely a clear number 1 with The Frames Revelate nice choice y0ssae1an22 :cool:

i love that song...more than my entry :pac:

Also Starring LeVar Burton · 08-09-2020 9:23pm

phatkev wrote: »

In 8th place -Travega - The Walls (Are Covered In My Name) - submitted by
ALSB

Have I heard the band: No

Have I heard the song: No

Thoughts: Was really impressed with this one, not sure how the band passed me by because this was the exact sort of music I was into, around the time this would have been released. The additional voals towards the end really added to the song, thought the piano track was a solid addition as well

Glad you liked it and that I picked a band you weren't familiar with. Saw them live countless times while I was in college, just a shame they were only together for a couple of years.

s1ippy · 08-09-2020 9:36pm

There was such a broad spectrum of Irish music represented here today. I can't wait to have a bit of time to give a really good listen to the couple I didn't know. Irish artists are the best.

JP Liz V1 · 08-09-2020 9:37pm

I cannot diss Joe Dolan too much as I grew up listening to him from my mam and gran

Some good Irish artists new to me here

osh · 08-09-2020 11:51pm

Frames always a good choice, well done yoss.

Surprised MBV didn't rank higher. I really like the vocals, and how they contrast with the louder bits.

Interested to see what you think of my entry next round, if you don't already know of it. One of my all time favorites, have loved it for many decades now

Barney92 · 09-09-2020 9:21am

No worries about that phatkev, I'll just tell myself you've a terrible taste in music if Joe is bottom of the pile

the purple tin · 09-09-2020 2:45pm

Also Starring LeVar Burton wrote: »

Glad you liked it and that I picked a band you weren't familiar with. Saw them live countless times while I was in college, just a shame they were only together for a couple of years.

Reminded me of Alice In Chains a bit.

Electric Nitwit · 02-10-2020 12:37pm

phatkev wrote: »

Heres the scores after round 5, has Electric Nitwit already got one hand on the trophy or will one of the chasing pack pip them to the post?

phatkev · 13-10-2020 11:33am

I'll get this finished today, I promise!
Should be able to get it started sometime in the afternoon

phatkev · 13-10-2020 2:36pm

Ok here we go, final round - Teenage Angst

Walrus - phatkev - The Reveal

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