Interactive Poll # -45 (or something)

I am happy to be back as active here and good to see these interactive posts are still.. active.

I am not sure if I am eligible to vote so have entered my choices below.

This was a really interesting thread and idea. I first went through all the songs from each artist and picked my favorite song from each artist. Then I had my top 10 songs, one from each artist. Now I could listen to 10 songs and make my pick comparisons and choose an order of liked artists: Top 3 then the rest.

1. My Morning Jacket

2. Azam Ali

3. Radian

4. Pram

5. Kat Onoma

6. Dara

7. Shawn Smith

8. Litania

9. C.V. Jorgensen

10. Helloween

Here is a breakdown of my thoughts on each artist.

My Morning Jacket

After first listening I initially though I would be choosing It Beats 4 U but after the second time I had changed to Moving Away. It was thoughtful, dreamy and wanting. It just had more that appealed to me than the other tracks.

Azam Ali

Again, after first listening I felt for sure I would be going for Endless Reverie as I really dig the vibe but after 2nd listening of the tracks I swayed towards the live performance (and i tried not to watch it to away my feelings). What a tender and genuine voice and expression.

Pram

I was going to select Blue as my pick for Pram but then I saw Logan asked it be taken off? I loved the drums and the general groove of this tune so my back up for Pram would be Mother of Pearl which was kind of cheerful melancholy, especially comes out towards the last 3rd of the track and loved that double bass.

Kat Onoma

This was a hard one and had to listen to the tracks a few times. I liked the whole feel of each song and it gave me a weird feeling that Jonny Cash and Billy Idol had somehow become a musical hybrid. I particularly liked Riverrun and how it chugged along.

C.V. Jorgensen

This pick was particularly difficult since I only really liked one tune and forced myself to listen to all over and over until I knew why I had chosen it. It was Balladen Om Mickey Lama. It did make me think of Floyd ala Dogs/Time.

Radian

I did like that this was posted in stages in this thread and not all at once. I think it may have affected the way I chose my favorite for Radian. Shift was my favorite. I must have been in the mood for some white noise blended with some strange, moody, murky and dangerous undertones.

Shawn Smith

A nice selection to decide from. I ended up with the ballad Wrapped in My Memory. I liked his voice and the commercial value of the tune in general.

Litania

This took me 2 hours to get through. Lorenzo has opened my ears and eyes to so much more on these interactive polls. I would not usually get to listen to such music. I did have to break it up and came back a few times to each track. I always like the emotion so went with Madre.

Dara

Nothing really struck me from all the songs at first. It took a couple of listens to whittle it down to between Bocetul Firii and Unde Desarte. I can quite make up my mind as each listen the songs take on a different personality. I will edit and update later.

Helloween

Helloween seemed to not really be my cup of tea but for just sending us back to the 90s the track Forever and One got my pick.