JohnnyoftheWell: SPUT ROYALE: Round 5 (¼ final)

JohnnyoftheWell 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads vs. John Coltrane 2. Boris vs. Unwound 3. Isis vs. Massive Attack 4. Portishead vs. David Bowie good final 8 (even if half of it is exactly the same as last year's final 8), well ~done~ gang
evilford 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. 3. ISIS ALL CAPS WHEN U SPELL THE MANS NAME 4. David Bowie
Ryus 09.20.21	1. talking heads 2. unwound 3. massive attack 4. david bowie
JKing92 09.20.21	As far as what I know goes: 1. Coltrane 3. Massive Attack 4. Bowie (I like Portishead, but c'mon -- it's Bowie)
Feather 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. - 3. Massive Attack 4. - Have fun kids. Talking Heads is the only rocket I am still really attached to.
ArsMoriendi 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads* 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack* 4. David Bowie** (This one hurts)
ArsMoriendi 09.20.21	Damn norma just undid my ballot
Divaman 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. NA 3. NA 4. David Bowie
Uzumaki 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. ISIS 4. David Bowie
Winesburgohio 09.20.21	hot damn! 1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
Ryus 09.20.21	"Damn norma just undid my ballot" its ok ars i undid his
Uzumaki 09.20.21	Here's hoping you're putting together your video documenting this contest like last time.
loveisamixtape 09.20.21	1. coltrane 2. unwound 3. isis 4. portishead
Pikazilla 09.20.21	Excellent final 8
JohnnyoftheWell 09.20.21	unfortunately my mac has died since last yr and i no longer have the software to make a worthwhile vid :[ mayb next yr 1. Talking Heads 2. uuuhhhh Unwound 3. Isis 4. Portishead
someone 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead damn
Aberf 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2-3. BorISIS 4. Portishead
JohnnyoftheWell 09.20.21	thank u norma. i actually tried that one and it worked for 30 minutes, but then it told me that there were no longer enough cirrocumulus hippie farts from 50 yrs ago to charge the battery and vanished. it's like it was never there!
Sinternet 09.20.21	wow i tune out til now like usual and you megavirgins vote exclusively for single bearded male 30-something-core guess its not as tragic as last year but still crap oh well uhhh 1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack (easiest choice ever) 4. Portishead
Sinternet 09.20.21	massive attack better win this fucking thing or i stg ima stamp my own nuts in
JohnnyoftheWell 09.20.21	honey u voted for radiohead last round, you wish you could sport a single beard
SteakByrnes 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Isis i guess 4. David Bowie
Sinternet 09.20.21	contemplating the irony of not voting for radiohead because it would be too predictable when bowie and talking heads are already through
Sinternet 09.20.21	anyone voting for isis dont get laid fr
Pikazilla 09.20.21	anyone voting for bowie over portishead dont get laid fr [2]
evilford 09.20.21	We get it sint u don't like isis
DavidYowi 09.20.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
Pikazilla 09.20.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Isis (lmao) 4. Portishead
DadKungFu 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie Predicting all around disappointment this round
robertsona 09.21.21	1. john Coltrane 2. oooooh uhhhhhhh Boris 3. Isis 4. Portishead
tectactoe 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Isis 4. Bowie
Pikazilla 09.21.21	great votes tec, but I think you got the last one wrong :p
tectactoe 09.21.21	It’s truly a painful decision. At the end of the day, though, Bowie’s simply too prolific to vote against. It also confirms your theory that people voting Bowie aren’t getting laid. I’m married, haven’t been laid in years! 🤠
Get Low 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. David Bowie
ArsMoriendi 09.21.21	IDK in the history of the world, more people have probably fucked to Fame by Bowie than any singular Portishead song
Ryus 09.21.21	bowie is sex
Havey 09.21.21	john coltrane unwound massive attack portishead
Winesburgohio 09.21.21	copying my homework once again
Havey 09.21.21	thought u wouldnt notice with my unorthodox formatting...
fogza 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Massive attack 4. David Bowie
tectactoe 09.21.21	seriously tho how did massive attack make it this far? did someone hire a 4chan voting brigade?
DadKungFu 09.21.21	might have something to do with all the good music they made idk
JohnnyoftheWell 09.21.21	ngl they made one classic album and a handful of great songs
Sinternet 09.21.21	three classic albums and a hell of a lot of other great songs yeah
LeddSledd 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Isis 4. David Bowie
rage11111ro 09.21.21	1. N/A 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. Portishead
fogza 09.21.21	"seriously tho how did massive attack make it this far? " I feel the same way about ISIS
Kompys2000 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Bowie
DoofDoof 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 4. Bowie
hesperus 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Isis 4. Portishead
Cygnatti 09.21.21	God help me
Dewinged 09.21.21	John Coltrane Boris Isis Portishead
Trifolium 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 😬 2. Boris 🥱 3. Massive Attack 🌞 4. Portishead 😍
Trifolium 09.21.21	Sint we had the exact same ballot ❤️
Trifolium 09.21.21	Also great colour coordination with the list here Johnny!
kalkwiese 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. n/a 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie
dedex 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. ISIS 4. Portishead
nightbringer 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Isis 4. David Bowie
nightbringer 09.21.21	Sint we had a completely different ballot.
DoofDoof 09.21.21	Isis had one or two albums people liked for one or two years about one or two decades ago. Lucky to be here unless… We mean the Afghan comeback
Kompys2000 09.21.21	I guess I feel a little better about some of my faves losing to ISIS now that they've made it so far but I've never really been able to get into that band beyond the level of "yep this is definitely a post-metal band playing post-metal songs"
JohnnyoftheWell 09.21.21	ngl i post in both isis and MA threads, and the former have been way more active lately. isis also have the most consistent discog of anyone left in this tourno, discounting coltrane
Kompys2000 09.21.21	More consistent than portis? Not that I have any real stake in defending them I just thought they were widely regarded as v consistent
JohnnyoftheWell 09.21.21	Phead are defs in the conversation, but their s/t can't compete with Dummy or Third imo. Same goes for ITAOT within the caliphate, but that has twice as many stellar albums backing it up
DoofDoof 09.21.21	I like ISIS but I mean they’re not even the level of a Neurosis let alone who they’re duking it out with at this stage. I’d have Fugazi ahead of Unwound too. Neurosis and Fugazi swapped in I’d be happier this ‘final battle’ was a bit more even
Trifolium 09.21.21	No no no no untrue S/T is exactly on par, wonderfully consistent band. Also nightbringer 🌞
nightbringer 09.21.21	The Isis threads here are still pretty active, with new people getting into them every so often. It's not just Oceanic and Panopticon, Wavering Radiant has entered the same status for many. And Isis are very on brand for Sput and one of the most lauded bands ever on Sput. There is very little talk of their albums having aged badly. Quite the opposite. So it seems completely unsurprising that Isis got far. Whether Isis actually made good music is another question.
DoofDoof 09.21.21	Wavering Radiant isn’t as good, s’alright. As is the one before ‘Oceanic’.
JohnnyoftheWell 09.21.21	Neurosis vs. Isis is a boring argument and almost always boils down to what kinds of atmospheres people prefer rather than the considerable talents of either band (WR is peak Isis though, and you don't get to play the what-about-sludge-postmetal card and then shrug off Celestial) As for Fugazi, they're solid as anything but don't rly have an album that can compete with Leaves, and I feel the majority of their tracks are too composed and kewl to hit the same peaks of violence and disgust as earlier Unwound. Would be happy to have seen em hear ahead of Massive Attack potentially tho
nightbringer 09.21.21	But if the question is "what does the Sput userbase like?" the answer is that a chunk of them think Wavering Radiant is roughly on par with the two more traditional Isis classics.
DoofDoof 09.21.21	Neurosis were there first and have an absolute mammoth discog is my main point. Fugazi vs Unwound is more that Fugazi are slightly more influential, popular and famous. Tbh Massive Attack vs ISIS is quite fair in that both have two classic albums, one you can make an argument for being good, and then a couple of lesser ones I have no problem with ISIS and Unwound being here, both great bands beloved of this site sure…but I think they’re probably gone at this stage
Transient 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
Pangea 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie
Pikazilla 09.21.21	I only have to say two things: 1) There's absolutely no way WR is best ISIS (probably third or fourth actually) 2) Neurosis have way more classics in their discog than ISIS (Oceanic + Panopticon vs all Neurosis releases from SaZ to GttR included)
fogza 09.21.21	Fugazi are brilliant and massively consistent. I get that Unwound are more "difficult" and maybe that gives them cred or something, but for me Fugazi are smart while still being the right level of accessible - the balance is perfect. I'm also fairly certain they've had a massive impact with not just their music, but their ethos.
DANcore 09.21.21	1. Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 4. Bowie
Artuma 09.21.21	1. talking heads 2. unwound 3. isis 4. david bowie
hansoloshotfirst 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. David Bowie
quetzal 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
rabidfish 09.21.21	1. Talking heads 2. ??? 3. Massive attack 4. David Bowie
Icebloom 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. ISIS 4. -
Elynna 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. ISIS 4. Bowie
NorthernSkylark 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 3. David Bowie
0xME 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. ISIS 4. Portishead
anarchistfish 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. - 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
jhop 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. ISIS 4. n/a
nilsson 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie
YoYoMancuso 09.21.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. ISIS 4. David Bowie
vacantPlanet 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. Portishead
MercySeat 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. David Bowie
deathofasalesman 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. ISIS 4. David Bowie
bgillesp 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie (RIP Portishead)
CottonSalad 09.21.21	1. Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
Lord(e)Po)))ts 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Massive Attack 4. Portishead
DadKungFu 09.21.21	This Coltrane rally is lit
Sniff 09.21.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Unwound 3. Isis 4. Portishead
Uzumaki 09.21.21	Even though I voted for Talking Heads (my head, not my heart), I will not be mad in the slightest if Coltrane edges them out.
quetzal 09.21.21	Isis is an alright band but I mean Thou is the best sludge band and there's no contest, Tyrant, Heathen, and Magus are all radically superior to any Isis album. Just sayin'.
loveisamixtape 09.21.21	what if isis isn’t sludge
quetzal 09.22.21	isis is most frequently compared to neurosis and neurosis is sludge so whatever
AlexKzillion 09.22.21	1. John Coltrane 2. 3. 4. David Bowie
FadedSun 09.22.21	1. John Coltrane 2. Boris 3. Isis 4. David Bowie I'm going to push Coltrane to win, because it would be hilarious seeing a jazz legend that needs no recognition winning this.
JohnnyoftheWell 09.22.21	how long has this been open lol "Isis is an alright band but I mean Thou is the best sludge band" oomfie go off
Kompys2000 09.22.21	The best sludge band is that guy who puts Alvin and the chipmunks records on 16 speed
Nuchoking 09.22.21	1. Talking Heads 2. Unwound 3. Massive Attack 4. David Bowie
evilford 09.22.21	"Tyrant, Heathen, and Magus are all radically superior to any Isis album." Lol. Nah
JohnnyoftheWell 09.22.21	okay woah there are loads of ballots closing soon
Colton 09.22.21	1. Talking Heads 4. Bowie
Ryus 09.22.21	"Isis is an alright band but I mean Thou is the best sludge band" i agree tb h
Colton 09.22.21	Coltrane is the brainlet pick
Ryus 09.22.21	there are no brainlet picks here honestly pretty good top 8 ISIS is the closest thing but they arent bad
evilford 09.22.21	ISIS is goat idgaf
Avagantamos 09.22.21	1. talking heads 2. boris 3. isis 4. portishead
JohnnyoftheWell 09.23.21	ok voting is CLOSED place your bets on the round and tournament winner(s) rn please
Icebloom 09.23.21	I think Talking Heads are gonna win this. ISIS will probably lose in the next round, but I'll be rooting for them.
rabidfish 09.23.21	David Bowie ftw
JohnnyoftheWell 09.23.21	ok good bets UPDATED
dedex 09.23.21	smh my man 'trane got betrayed
someone 09.23.21	some bullshit here
GhandhiLion 09.23.21	I didn't vote
GhandhiLion 09.23.21	Well at least Coltrane didn't lose to Bowie.
DadKungFu 09.23.21	Oh shit Boris going to the semis nice surprise
0xME 09.23.21	Boris with the revenge for last year
Trifolium 09.23.21	Some serious losses this round, mainly on trip hop ground. I love how they made it this far though!
Minushuman24 09.23.21	If yall put Bowie or heads into the finals then sputcore is officially the most boring niche
loveisamixtape 09.23.21	bowie winning anything is so cursed
Havey 09.23.21	0/4 im pissed
JesperL 09.23.21	i just hope u2 wins
Demon of the Fall 09.24.21	I suppose this is a respectable final 8. Boris are easily the worst here so I despaired when I saw who they knocked out.
JohnnyoftheWell 09.24.21	ngl unwound are probably maybe still my fav band, and boris are probably the only act here i have no issue with knocking them out
Demon of the Fall 09.24.21	Yeah I just don't get Boris, it was mostly Unwound I was talking about. Melt-Banana are great, but my expectations would've been low. Maaaaaybe maudlin could've done everyone a favour though, that would've been welcome. The fact that Coltrane knocked out both Boards of Canada and Neurosis is actually quite cool, even if I wouldn't have made him the victor in either of those scenarios. Respect.
Space Jester 09.28.21	Demon one day you will understand the greatness of Boris, you are still young