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Interactive Poll: Whatever Floats Your Boat |
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jamesbaldwin 
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 Topic: Interactive Poll: Whatever Floats Your BoatPosted: May 13 2021 at 18:21 |
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My podium:
1) Handel 2) Susan McKeown 3) Blind Faith ----- Honorable mentions: 4) Portsmouth Sinfonia - Blue Danube Waltz 5) PJ Harvey 6) Mice Parade - Waterslide 7) Hot Tuna 8) P. Watson
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Raff
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 12:26 |
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As usual, the quality level of this poll has been very high. On the other hand, most of the songs did not truly resonate with me. Here's my picks: Gustavo Santaolalla - Beautiful acoustic guitar playing, a lovely impressionistic track Hot Tuna - Another stunning instrumental showcasing Jorma Kaukonen's impressive skills Ariana Tikao & Al Fraser - Unique and intriguing music that needs more exposure Honourable mentions for Handel's Water Music (not my favourite classical era, but still excellent), Susan McKeown and PJ Harvey. The Romanian song was also quite interesting.
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mathman0806
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 08:28 |
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That was one of the reasons why it got my vote. The unique and haunting sounds of the erhu complemented the song very well. |
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Snicolette
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 08:02 |
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Shadowyzard
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 07:06 |
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Hello people!
My votes are for: 1-) Men at Work - Down By the Sea (JD) 2-) The Gang - Dopo la Pioggia (After the Rain) (jamesbaldwin) 3-) Radiopuhelimet - Jäämeri (Hiram) I'll at least do my stuff (poll creatorship) when my turn comes, but I cannot promise to be a participant for a while. Add some "it's not about you, it's about me..." drama here.  Well, not a drama but my internet usership habit has changed for some time. I don't know how long it will last, or if I'll ever be back to my former habit. Love you all!  And See you all.  |
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Raff
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:55 |
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That's wonderful! I am so glad I could be of help
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:36 |
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Two votes! More than I could ever have hoped for! Yay! 🤗 |
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Lewian
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:32 |
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Oh by the way raff: Just today I am asked to present a song by Lucio Dalla in my Italian class! I know what to do...
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Lewian
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Posted: May 10 2021 at 04:14 |
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Before contributing to the new poll, I vote on this one. As usually, there are four that stand out. For some mysterious reason I don't have anything by PJ Harvey and I don't know that much, despite usually liking a lot what she does when I hear it. I should probably repair her lack of representation in my collection then, wonderful song! Gustavo Santaolalla just deliver the perfect translation of the water theme in music, and Fluturi Pe Asfalt just play the kind of post rock that will always get me. And then there's Susan McKeown: You know I have a weak spot for this kind of folky stuff.
Very nice nod to Chinese music there. I think I'll ultimately decide against PJ Harvey because I may actually have heard this one before; it sounds somewhat familiar. Maybe this is just because she manages to make me feel at home even at first listen, but tough luck for her then. She will be comforted by my resolution to buy at least one of her albums. So Santaolalla - Fluturi Pe Asfalt - McKeown it is. Honorable mentions: Ariana Tikao & Al Fraser: Very good match for the theme and nice to hear, the melody doesn't grab me that much. Competition was very strong, this one and the next ones could have grabbed a vote in several other polls. The Gang: I like the sound of this a lot, lots of emotion in this one and very well played with some nice surprises in the arrangement; just the voice and singing sound too "standard Italian singer/songwriter" to me. Tindersticks: Another very good song played very well with great dynamics, once more the voice stops it from being a top three contender. Hot Tuna: This is really a joy to listen to - I tend to have a preference for the darker side of things so will not vote for this but it's a very nice discovery; I hardly have anything I could compare this to. And then there's Haendel and Men at Work, the two I'm sure I have known before, not bad at all either.
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Posted: May 09 2021 at 15:07 |
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1. Ariana Tikao & Al Fraser - Te Reo o te Wai 2. Gustava Santoalalla - Iguazú 3. Eton College Musical Society - Eton Boating Song
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Posted: May 09 2021 at 09:22 |
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Indeed it is a very difficult round. Great stuff was posted, about half of it I was familiar with.
1. Mice Parade - Waterslide - Excellent and intriguing track that makes me want to look into this project a lot further. 2. Fluturi Pe Asfalt - Munti Sub Mari - This track and the Mice Parade track are excellent examples of why I love this thread, discovering excellent music that I otherwise would have never heard of. 3. PJ Harvey - The River - This is an artist I have only just recently started to explore and have been very pleasantly surprised, including this great track. Everything else here was honorable mentions, but like I said, many I am already familiar with.
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Posted: May 09 2021 at 08:08 |
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Posted: May 09 2021 at 05:37 |
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I still need to finish listening to the songs. Sorry about that! One thing I can say, though: the "Avant" version of the Blue Danube waltz is hilarious, if not quite what I'd listen to on a regular basis.
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Posted: May 09 2021 at 03:57 |
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OK, this kept me awake all night, of course... My final verdict. About one, I didn't have any doubt: it should be in my top 3, because of a dose of nostalgia, but also because it is just a very good track, and I love the 80s (Nena...! Oh...). Have to dive into their first albums again...: Men At Work, with Down By the Sea. Second: PJ Harvey's The River; I only have her Let England Shake album - know now that I have to change that... Third (I flipped all my coins I had): Hot Tuna's Water Song, for the sheer pleasure it procures. In the mean time I have listened to Susan McKeown's album (very nice, indeed) and Mice Parade (and discovered that Jim O'Rourke worked with them, so linking them to Gastr del Sol was not that strange...), another band to explore... Thanks to all for the great pleasure of listening to all of the playlist and some new discoveries (again!).
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 10:09 |
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 09:29 |
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I really like that too and unfortunately, I ended up relying on the youtube playlist which I had saved and forgot about yours, though I had listened to it before (been very distracted of late). It quite reminds me of some of Geinoh Yamashirogumi's music from Japan (which is included in PA). Listening to the full album now and loving it. |
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 02:50 |
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Here’s a belated water song. I didn’t realise it was online, or I would have shared it earlier. It seems that the album has been put up as Name Your Price on Bandcamp. I love this album, and I love this song. (Although this is the title track, it’s not at all indicative of the overall sound of the album, but it’s bloody lovely anyway.)
It was only after Kees mentioned whisky that I thought of uisce. A quick google, and I found it. Of course, whiskey comes from a mispronunciation of uisce, which means water, and should be pronounced ish-ka. |
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 02:44 |
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I vote for that people should put more bad music up in these polls... It's becoming too difficult to single out three favourites... My shortlist so far: - Patrick Watson; very moving - Susan McKeown; enchanting - I'm sure to explore her album - Men at Work; I'm 14 again, seeing the first walkmans appear in the school corridors and discovering that I have butterflies in my stomach - how's that possible? - Blind Faith; just plain great musicianship - PJ Harvey; I propose she teams up with Tindersticks and make Whiskey & A River... - Mice Parade; intriguingly Lewianesque - Hot Tuna; (see Blind Faith) Already an Honourable Mention: Ariana Tikao & Al Fraser. I listened to the album and there are some great tracks on it. I would have picked another one to put up here as a poll contender (the one you chose is a bit too "barebone" for me), but still the competition is to stiff here to get it to the podium. Very nice album, a bit too subdued sometimes, but an interesting discovery! And a Special Mention for the Posrtsmouth Sinfonia: I had to look up what is behind this initiative (and wikipedia is our friend, as Nick showed above), and this just shows the importance of music in our Societies! Great suggestion! Now, it's too early to take a Whiskey, so I will take some water and give another listen to my shortlist. Later...!
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 02:27 |
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I’m so happy the Ariana and Al track resonated with you. I am over the moon that you chose it, and if this is the only vote it gets in the poll, I will be no less happy. I knew it was going to be an outlier, because it is very different, and also because there is no YT video, which means people have to make more of an effort to listen to it, I love the various sounds of taonga pūoro. They can sound like birdsong, or water, and it’s fascinating seeing them performed. The range of sounds that the traditional Māori instruments can make is actually quite astounding, and incredibly realistic. The birdsong in another of my favourite albums from last year sounds so real, but it is from taonga pūoro! |
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Posted: May 08 2021 at 02:16 |
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I had never heard of the Portsmouth Sinfonia before this poll, but I really enjoyed the number. And not even as a novelty, but for how good it sounded in its novel interpretation. I had to look them up to find out their story, and I was very surprised to read what I did. They don’t sound at all, to me, like musicians who don’t know how to play, or to play well; but rather like able musicians who know just how much dissonance and atonality they can get away with. My favourite part of the Wiki article I read was this line:
“As the years passed, the musicians eventually became accustomed to, and more skilled at playing their instruments, which diminished the novelty of the group.” |
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