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| PERFECT SONGS 2.. ROUND V..
and then there were three.. | | 1 |  | Charles Mingus
Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
The theme for this round (the one before the showdown!) is JAZZ.. I want you to rec me TWO songs from any of the genre's castes and classes, along with its countless bastard children.. anything is open, from bop to avant-garde to fusion to jazz punk, cumbia jazz, polka, metal etc. etc. etc. Just make it good, and perhaps take a quick look -ee through my ratings to see which side of things my tastes fall on.. Good luck! | | 2 |  | Cab Calloway
Minnie the Moocher / Doin' the rumba
Minnie the Moocher - I'll give my soul for a good piece of kitsch, and this sort of sleazy swing big band stuff is honestly some of the best things around.. 5/5 easy | | 3 |  | Frank Zappa
The Grand Wazoo
Eat that Question - my relationship with Zappa is always troubled.. I think the man is incredibly important for breaking boundaries, but the actual music is a fucking crapshoot to me, and for my money, about 20% of what he throws up actually sticks.. This was a very decent fusion freakout.. 3.3/5
Ars total score = 8.3/10 | | 4 |  | Storm and Stress
Under Thunder and Fluorescent Light
Lightmen Plus One - Cold Blair - a supremely moody piece with great wind-work.. while the moog keys are always a detraction from music like this, making things too twinkly and simpering, especially when the song tries to set a hanging mood, they don't fuck things up too much here, the piece is too strong.. 4.6/5
Storm and Stress - The Sky's the Ground, the Ground is the Stepladder, the Stepladder is the Toilet etc. - decent post-rock, with mathy and emo tinges to it.. jazzy, yes.. but I have an extremely hard time connecting to music that meanders and shrugs its shoulders so much without just dropping something devastatingly open into the mix.. 3/5
plane total score = 7.6/10 ELIMINATED (sorry, my love.. it was a fight well fought, and you gave me a ton of great shit along the way) | | 5 |  | Henry Cow
Unrest
Half Asleep, Half Awake - A little maudlin at times, but the nervy pace and constant shifts keep things plenty interesting here.. as always with Henry Cow, the musicianship is tightly coiled, but still seems loose enough to not sacrifice passion.. 4/5 | | 6 |  | Albert Ayler
Spiritual Unity
Ghosts - now this is the shit.. unhinged and fucking lovely for it.. free form jazz can often spiral into the crapper.. this holds it for me and more.. much more.. 4.7/5
Fripp total score = 9.7/10 | |
butcherboy
09.22.18 | {pinched silence..} | ArsMoriendi
09.22.18 | James Chance & the Contortions - "Dish It Out" from the No New York comp (jazz punk)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=re6uN1lOTQw
Cab Calloway - "Minnie the Moocher" (not really on an album) (30s Jazz)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mq4UT4VnbE | butcherboy
09.22.18 | you (should) know I know james Chance, no new York is one of my only 5's.. calloway is in.. | ArsMoriendi
09.22.18 | Replace James Chances with https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jymHINLcjlw
Frank Zappa - "Eat That Question" from The Grand Wazoo (prog jazz fusion) | butcherboy
09.22.18 | sold! | brainmelter
09.22.18 | rip | Frippertronics
09.22.18 | I shall further dance upon Uni's grave...once I get home. | butcherboy
09.23.18 | Fripppppppppyyyyyyyy.. come on, let's see if you can make it into the final showdown two years in the row.. | Frippertronics
09.24.18 | Henry Cow - Half Asleep/Half Awake (from Unrest)
Albert Ayler - Ghosts | J() Alexander
09.24.18 | Wayne Shorter - Witch Hunt
Andrew Hill - Refuge | butcherboy
09.24.18 | Alex, I’ll check yours, but the comp is too far ahead now.. sorry, my man..
Alright, everyone’s in.. three people walk in, two will limp out. | butcherboy
09.24.18 | the final.. | J() Alexander
09.24.18 | Fair enough. | butcherboy
09.25.18 | results in.. |
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