Interactive poll: How are you today?

Edited by Lewian - March 07 2022 at 10:25

I posted just one song so that is my nomination.

Lewian wrote: Archisorceros:  Falconer - The Clarion Call

You spelled it wrong. Well, not my nomination. 

I decided to try to make a playlist and add the other two that are not in the youtube playlist to this post.



https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IsV6gpiTLaiz-F5hCgjdpx

Giorgi Mikadze - Moaning
https://giorgimikadze.bandcamp.com/track/moaning

Lluís Llach - Campanades a morts


or https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ca433

Edited by Logan - March 08 2022 at 11:37

Great, great, great, thanks a lot! A playlist always contributes big time to the poll experience!

^ Thanks, maybe if it can be after Monday. I have CT scans scheduled for that day.

Logan wrote: I decided to try to make a playlist and add the other two that are not in the youtube playlist to this post. https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLXcp9fYc6K4IsV6gpiTLaiz-F5hCgjdpx Giorgi Mikadze - Moaning https://giorgimikadze.bandcamp.com/track/moaning Lluís Llach - Campanades a morts or https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2ca433

Edited by Mila-13 - March 08 2022 at 16:09

Re Christian's choice of choice track, I did add an alternate video to the playlist soon after you posted, Mila (So is the last one in the list), but the alternate doesn't show up on all of my devices/ browsers.

Anyway...

I've listened through quite a few times, and choosing just three will be really hard. I have discounted ones I already knew and loved, so "Maggot Brain", which is a big-time, long-time fave of mine, and the Pearls Before Swine's "There Was a Man" will be out of the race So will VdGG (one of my favourite bands in PA) and Marvin Gaye. While I know the Pink Floyd song really well (would anyone here not know it well?) but as it's a cover and I really like it, it is understandbaly includable. By the way, I wouldn't always discount music that I know, but when I already have trouble choosing between new-to-me ones, which is usually the case, at least it limits my choices.

I'm down to six new-to-me options that are still speaking to me the most:

Giorgi Mikadze - Moaning
The Grassy Knoll - Unbelievable Truth*
Cloud Nothings - Wasted Days
Pikkardiyska Tertsiya - Plyvne kacha
Lucas Vallim - Breathe
Jorge Palma - Monólogo de um cidadão frustrado

*The Gassy Troll would be a good name for a band.

Bites the bullet, could go another way on next listen, but in no particular order:
Giorgi Mikadze - "Moaning"
The Grassy Knoll - "Unbelievable Truth"
Pikkardiyska Tertsiya - "Plyvne kacha"

I usually wish that I could vote for more than three in these polls. All I'm glad to have heard. Thanks to all for their contributions.

1.       Logan:  Something in the deep vocals I found so convincing with this one, even though fairly simple, it won for me.  Michael Gira “Blind”  Begins with guitar and a choral sort of wash.  Deep voiced male vocal.  A song of looking back over one’s life and realizing how little one really knew, and indeed, how much one kept hidden from oneself.  A reflective self-discovery piece. 

2.        Cristi:  Much more complex, I enjoyed this next for this reason, along with the lyrics.  Audioplastik “Distant Skies”  Synths I think are creating the strings and harp-ish sounds.  There is a full orchestral sound swell, then an impassioned vocal.  Sort of a heavy prog sound with lots of electric guitar during the chorus.  Tasty lead guitar as the tension in the piece builds and goes to mostly drums and guitar washes.  Goes back into chorus and comes to a fade, similar to the way the piece started. 

3.        Mila:  This I liked for it’s haunting quality.  Pikkardiyska Tertsiya “Plyvne kacha”  Very beautiful choral piece, quite fitting for the theme.

Special Mentions:

dr wu23:  You’ve picked three winning songs this time, although I’m sticking with my personal rule.  I think you probably hit the most on a combination of feelings that I am experiencing now, however, so special recognition for that.    

tigerfeet:  Lucas Vallim “Breathe”  Faithful cover of this moving song.  Makes me want to listen to more of this artist.     Special mention

Bubbling Under:

Kees:  Lluís Llach  “Campanades a morts”

Catcher 10:  Funkadelic “Maggot Brain” 

George:  Cloud Nothings “Wasted Days” 

Edited by Snicolette - March 10 2022 at 07:39