Obner vs. PPMB Lastfm Battle Royale 2011

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Match 5

read hard: GG Allin - I Need Adventure : Good stuff. Not a huge fan of the sound of the guitar, but I believe this is an early recording. Otherwise a pretty good tune from a disgusting human being. 7/10

radcliffe: Locksley - Darling It's True: More good stuff! I love the chorus on this. Neat "oldiescore" as I call it. It seems to nod very specifically to a certain song (or songs) but I can never put my finger on it. 7/10

Let's see if the quality continues

radcliffe: Electric Six - The Rubberband Man : Rollicking rock'n'roll. Here I DO like the horns and piano and everything going wild. Not sure about the lead singer. He seems like the voice used to make fun of those singers who do the "yyyyeeeeoooooww!" thing. Still, this is pretty fun. 7/10

read hard: Fountains of Wayne - Sink To The Bottom : Whoa! Modern power pop gem with nostalgia factor and everything! Yeah, this song is aces. 9/10

Wins: 2-3
Points: 29-30

[Read hard]

Looks like I'm not doing so bad this time.

[bort]

it surprised me too!  radcliffe is a formidable opponent.

[Radcliffe]

I'm totally pissed.

[bort]

I'm totally pissed.

no you're not

[bort]

Match 6

ihatesocks : Atom & His Package - Shopping Spree : Not one of his best songs, and it always annoyed me when I saw him live, that EVERY TIME he would tell the lengthy story behind this song. 4/10

ft : The Hold Steady - Certain Songs : One of those bands I don't actively follow, but if they come on the radio (or lastfm!) or whatever I'm cool with it. Again, this isn't one of their best, but it's certainly good enough. 5/10


Wins: 3-3
Points: 34-34

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match 7

milo : The Creeps - Follow You Home : Not terrible punk rock, with a bit of pop in there. I was hoping the chorus would kill it, but it's just another one of those whaaaa-oooohhh type things. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Probably have few gems up their sleeve but this isn't one of them. 5/10


thisotherkingdom : Black Lips - Lock And Key : Weird tribal drum part, now the Stray Cat part, and now the garage rock with a little blues feel to it. I've heard better from these guys. 5/10

C'mon people, don't make me listen to more sub-par crap!

thisotherkingdom - Built To Spill - The Plan : THANK YOU. Best song. 10/10


milo - Parts And Labor - Hurricane : I actually really like this song. I should probably listen to these guys more. Good quirky/noisy sounds and dynamics, but ultimately a melodic and moving tune. 8/10

Wins: 4-3
Points 49-46


OBNER WINS

[Cleptic]

I can't believe we lost to a bunch of crust covered indie music lovers.  Fuck.

Thanks for doing this Bort.

[bort]

it was a good match and a good experiment.  i wasn't sure if one side would blow out the other, but it was pretty close all the way.