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| Folk Tournament Finals
So by now, we should all be pretty familiar with our two finalists. The vote will end next Thursday, June 25, at 12 midnight ET. Good luck to the two Users who rec'd our finalists, dmathias and aydross121. | | 1 |  | Amigo the Devil
Everything Is Fine
dmathias52
Really fun and dark "Murderfolk" with a bluegrass twinge
https://open.spotify.com/album/59vkWqeq9otcDeUaLGKqfO | | 2 |  | Fire On Fire
The Orchard
aydross121
Very accessible spin on this sort of apocalyptic folk subgenre. Think a less evil sounding Comus.
On Spotify and Google Play. | |
Divaman
06.19.20 | I feel like I know who I want to vote for, but I'm going to take or two to give both at least on more listen. | Sinternet
06.19.20 | 2 for sure | neekafat
06.19.20 | 1 for sure | SlothcoreSam
06.19.20 | Going to listen to them both again before i lay down my final judgement. ......
For sure | aydross121
06.19.20 | Vote 1. Like someone mentioned it feels like the artist with more star power in a sense. Rest where a bit more auteurish. Made me laugh too, the lyrics are good. | Divaman
06.19.20 | 2-1
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross
Fire on Fire - Sinternet | DoofDoof
06.19.20 | Amigo is butt average and beaten by many in his wheelhouse like Nick Cave to name but one.
Has to be 2...although that was probably only the 5th best album in the comp.
What happened with the voting? | bgillesp
06.19.20 | Both of these are my 2 favs of the comp. Both are 4-4.5 borderline for me and I was very happy to discover them here. That being said, I think I have to give a very slight edge to 2 and vote for FoF. Very tough call though. | Divaman
06.19.20 | 2-3
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp | Divaman
06.19.20 | >What happened with the voting?
What do you mean, Doof? | Deathconscious
06.19.20 | 2. | Friday13th
06.19.20 | 1. Team ‘migo! | neekafat
06.19.20 | I think he means why are the final picks so lame (they're fine) but his rec was especially lame so idk what he means | Divaman
06.19.20 | 3-4
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious | SlothcoreSam
06.19.20 | OK, I'm voting for 2 | Divaman
06.20.20 | 3-5
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore | tmthycnnlly
06.20.20 | voting for 2 | Divaman
06.20.20 | 3-6
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly | Jethro42
06.20.20 | How could you try to vote!!!
| Divaman
06.21.20 | I don't understand. | Jethro42
06.21.20 | Sorry, I mean it's really hard to vote. | Divaman
06.21.20 | Ah. I understand. | dmathias52
06.21.20 | Gotta stick with my original rec and go with 1! | DadKungFu
06.21.20 | 1 is seriously weak. 2 definitely. | Jethro42
06.21.20 | Just no... | Divaman
06.22.20 | 4-7
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu | Divaman
06.22.20 | Amigo grew on me a little, but my vote is Fire On Fire. | Divaman
06.22.20 | 4-8
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Fire on Fire | wham49
06.22.20 | Have to go with 2 | Divaman
06.23.20 | 4-9
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Diva, wham | Divaman
06.23.20 | FOF is starting to pull away. | aydross121
06.23.20 | I guess other people are waiting for the deadline to vote | Divaman
06.24.20 | Just two days left to vote. | budgie
06.24.20 | i vote for neeka's | Divaman
06.24.20 | One day left, gang.
4-9
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Diva, wham
neeka's - budgie | neekafat
06.25.20 | < 3 you budge | aydross121
06.25.20 | Wait I didn't know we could vote for users, I vote for Diva for arranging the whole thing | Minushuman24
06.25.20 | This has been hard, I love Amigo the Devil, and some of these tracks are among my favorites of all time. But Fire on Fire is such a great folk record.... I think I'm gonna have to go with Fire on Fire | Divaman
06.25.20 | 4-10
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Diva, wham, Minushuman | Divaman
06.25.20 | Thanks aydross. | Divaman
06.25.20 | 23 hours left to go, gents. | Friday13th
06.25.20 | 2 is good but it is a surprising win. I think at least five other albums in the tourney are better. I’m also not sure about the Comus comparison. It is a little off kilter and has the male and female singing, but not too similar in substance. | Divaman
06.25.20 | Well, I agree that there were others I liked better. But I thought these two were worthy contestants, and I guess that in the end, we all had such different taste that these two were the albums we most came together on.
Anyway, thanks again to Friday, whose yearly prog contest provided the format for this tournament. Hopefully, it provided something to do over these last two-and-a-half months, especially for those of us who've been on lockdown because of the Covid.
I'll be back later tonight to officially announce the winner. | Friday13th
06.25.20 | You’re welcome, Diva, and thank you for organizing this. It’s been a good group of albums. I only didn’t like one of them, so that’s a success.
I’ve never considered the winning itself to be the important thing, it’s more about finding good new music, finding like-minded fans, and being able to chat about what you like and don’t like. | Jethro42
06.25.20 | Amigo for me, by a real thin marge. | Divaman
06.25.20 | I agree 100%, Friday. And it's a good thing, 'cause I never win these things.
| Divaman
06.25.20 | 5-10
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias, Jethro
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Diva, wham, Minushuman | aydross121
06.26.20 | "It is a little off kilter and has the male and female singing, but not too similar in substance."
Sure agree, it was more of an off-hand remark and surface comparison. Both kinda remind me of a pagan cult in a sense. | wham49
06.26.20 | Friday
Are we going to transition right into the summer prog tourney | bgillesp
06.26.20 | This is the first tourney of this kind that went almost exactly as I would have picked it. | Divaman
06.26.20 | OK, so no surprises here. The official winner of our folk tournament is The Orchard by Fire on Fire.
Congratulations to Aydross, who rec'd our winning LP, as well as to D Mathias, who rec'd our runner up.
Thanks for participating, everyone. Here's the final tally:
5-10
Amigo the Devil - neeka, aydross, Friday, dmathias, Jethro
Fire on Fire - Sinternet, Doof, bgillesp, Deathconscious, Slothcore, tmthycnnlly, DadKungFu, Diva, wham, Minushuman | Friday13th
06.26.20 | Congrats Aydross. Fun tourney!
@wham49 That would be pretty awesome. I have not planned anything but worth thinking about. I have done one most summers.
| Divaman
06.26.20 | Well, whenever you're ready, you know I'm in. | aydross121
06.27.20 | Congrats guys. I got lots of good recs from the tourney. Laura, Matt, Trees, Amigo, Harrod, etc.
Also is it ok if I get my monetary prize over fedex? The post is very slow over here | Divaman
06.27.20 | Just send your bank account # and password, and I'll deposit it myself. |
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