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Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4 *neige 10- Corporate Whore 4*

Postby never/ever » 03 Nov 2019, 10:29

A

The Pogues - Thousands Are Sailing






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Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight - Stumbling On

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Flower » 03 Nov 2019, 13:49

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby C » 03 Nov 2019, 17:10

The Pogues track is an absolute CC - stunning.

The Waterson/Knight track is very nice

But A has it

A has it

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Mike Boom » 04 Nov 2019, 15:01

Another tough choice but I have to go with A

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby toomanyhatz » 04 Nov 2019, 18:15

Just so happy to see the Pogues - 'bout time! - and I'm impressed that it's not only a non-Shane-written original, but quite possibly the best. Gotta be A.

B is perfectly lovely, and any Waterson voice is a pleasure to hear - but the guitar tone sinks it a bit and it's not Philip Chevron.
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Purgatory Brite » 05 Nov 2019, 10:42

B

A was one of the Pogues' weaker songs.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby trans-chigley express » 05 Nov 2019, 12:01

I'm not much of a fan of The Pogues but that was a terrific track with a strong galloping momentum. B was a perfectly serviceable folk tune with a nice vocal arrangement but couldn't really compete here.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Jumper K » 05 Nov 2019, 21:09

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There is far too much harmonising going on in B.

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby fange » 06 Nov 2019, 12:54

I wish there was more harmonising in A.


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Darkness_Fish » 06 Nov 2019, 13:14

Hmm. It sounds like there could be a decent track buried in here, but those drums are fucking rubbish, and the thing just sounds like an indie band, it's recorded very politely. Very polished and stripped of all human influence. Could do with more harmolodics.

B's strange, with its bluesy guitar riff and trad folk vocal, they don't really seem to fit together in any kind of coherent fashion. I don't know what to make of it, to be honest, the a capela bits are really nice and seem to show that the guitar is entirely unnecessary. But it's a more interesting, individual sound, and wins this tie. Was that an oboe trying to shoot the track in the foot at the end?


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Neige » 07 Nov 2019, 19:06

Sometimes, life's unfair - B is really excellent, I loved the guitar, the harmonies and the sax, but it doesn't stand a chance against Philip Chevron's greatest tune immortalised by Shane and the boys

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby never/ever » 08 Nov 2019, 10:10

A is fine indeed. I love Lal but this setting is not doing it for me.


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby T. Berry Shuffle » 08 Nov 2019, 20:35

A: Robust, cinematic, stirring.
B: Can't punch it's weight against A


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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby Hightea » 09 Nov 2019, 14:15

Liked the Pogues track over B

A
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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby The Fish » 09 Nov 2019, 21:17

LIke B well enough but no match for The POgues

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Re: Folk Cup 2019 Round 5 Match 4

Postby never/ever » 10 Nov 2019, 09:09

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