Interactive Poll 3some: 3 Tracks for 3 Decades

EDIT: Gary, I listened to your first mentioned trio and definitely each one feels very much of its time (easy to connect the style and sound with the period). Enjoyable, I liked the 60s one the most. In the end, I guess., consider going for the trio of yours to nominate that you like best/ find most interesting. Be it sounding very much of its time or having more timeless qualities (provided one can link it sufficiently with the era/decade beyond when it was made.

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I think the first trio probably works best! Those are some stark contrasts going from one decade to another. If I had then ventured into the 90s, I probably would have used Soundgarden’s “Outshined” or Temple of the Dog “Hunger Strike”.

Soundgarden - Outshined

Temple of the Dog - Hunger Strike

Sloppy grunge struck a chord, because it had more heart in its angst-laden lyrics and a twisted complexity that was antithetical to the precision picking of the neo-classical shredders of the mid-1980s.

Moving into the 2000s, it would probably be Eve6 “On the Roof Again” or Oleander “Are You There?” (or possibly Placebo).

Eve6 - On the Roof Again

Oleander - Are You There?

Post-punk had somehow morphed from grunge. It now had taken on a higher energy tempo but with a vulgar edge. If you then go back and compare those last ones to Lotta Love by Nicolette Larson from the 1970s, you’d think you’d walked from the set of the Love Boat onto that of Blade Runner. Very different from one decade to another. As for me, I suppose I miss the music of the 1970s and 1980s.

I'm just back from my business trip and I haven't really had a chance to listen to all suggested tracks nor read all the comments. I will try to catch up in the next few days and will comment on the nominated trios once the poll is put up.

Edited by Mila-13 - September 05 2022 at 15:05

Many thanks, Mila and Christian.

I was pretty sure on two thirds of my fourth option (most knew that I wanted the one from Japan), but I think I will settle on the three from that. I think they work well as my trio.

Edited by Logan - September 05 2022 at 19:07

Logan wrote: suitkees: Nena - Indianer (1983) Indochine - Comateen I (2002) Kaboom Karavan - The Karavel (2020) Lewian: Shudder To Think - Hit Liquor (1994) Kante - Ituri (2001) Stephen Fellows - Got to Be Free (2020) Jaketejas: Jan and Dean - Dead Man’s Curve (1964) Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love (1978) Trans-X - Living on Video (1983) Mila-13: The Young Gods - Kissing the Sun (1995) Dawda Jobarthe & Stefan Pasborg - A Change Has Come (2016) Johanna Burnheart: Silence is Golden (2020) mathman0806: Warrior – Fighting for the Earth (1985) Rust – Not Today (1996) Mantra Machine – Andromeda (2014) jamesbaldwin (I might well have missed it, feeling sick today, but not sure which of your two trio selections you are going with) Logan: Shibusashirazu Orchestra - Akkan (2004) Mid-Air Thief - Crumbling Together (2018) The Smile - Pana-vision (2022) I plan to have the poll up in quite short order (later today), and will make a final playlist later today too (and I had not updated my initial one). if I made any mistakes, or anyone wants last minute changes, please pass on. Much thanks to those who have participated, and sorry for those who couldn't.

I had already commented briefly at least on the selections, but these are fresh takes even if sound similar to what I said before.

Suitkees (Kees):

I like all three but Kaboom Karavan - The Karavel (2020) is the bomb! (there's some more terrible humour for you). I love the avant-garde sounds, the sax, the, yes, atmosphere or ambience.

Lewian (Christian):

Kante - Itouri (2001) is my favourite of yours. I adore those Indie Rock meets post-rock qualities. This kind of music is very much up my alley. Love it.

Jaketejas (Gary): With yours it's a home run, and no curve ball, for Jan and Dean - Dead Man’s Curve (1964). I don't listen to a lot of music from the early 60's, so it's refreshing to be exposed to that. I hadn't heard this in many years, and I found it so highly enjoyable. Very evocative of its era. I really like these kinds of surf sounds.

Mila-13 (Mila):

I very much appreciate each of your selection in its own way (and really liked the one you opted not to go with). While, through predetermination rather than coincidence one might say (I am a determinist), I had chosen to listen to the Young Gods album that is off quite shortly before you nominated that due its Swans connection. Much as I appreciate it, it still is between Jobarthe & Pasborg's A Change Has Come (2016) and Johanna Burnheart's Silence is Golden (2020). I love each of those in its own way, but today A Change Has Come has come to take my vote for your choices.

mathman0806 (George/Geo):

That first I remembered from way back and it did bring a smile to my face (and a chuckle). It is cheesy, and fun! Nothing wrong with cheese, I love cheese, Glad you mentioned it. It does have a certain nostalgic value to me. Very much of its era. I did have a clear favourite, however, which is Mantra Machine's Andromeda (2014). Now this is in my wheelhouse, as I actually love lost of stoner, space rock, heavy rock with psych qualities. I really like this. Good stuff for my ears.

jamesbaldwin (Lorenzo):

Appreciated all three (as with all others), but as with most, I had a clear favourite and this time I went with the 90s: La Crus - Lontano (1995). I love its trip-hop qualities, its atmosphere, and I play the trumpet (was in youth orchestra) and like the tone. It has Angelo Badalamenti tones to it to my ears which I really like. Great atmosphere. With the Paulo Conte I seemed to recognise the beginning, based on a classical piece?.

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So everybody had at least one track that I genuinely loved. Nice. Now I just hope that I have at least one track that everyone can tolerate. Had this been a normal Interactive poll, it would be so undesirable having to choose between my six choices from your six trios.

Thanks to all for participating, and we had some, I think, interesting discussion to boot.

By the way, if someone else wants to add a trio today, go for it. I would not expect any takers, but just in case you think of three tracks from three different decades that you want to share and go in the poll -- some conditions apply. ;)


Edited by Logan - September 06 2022 at 12:57

jamesbaldwin wrote: QUESTION: How many songs can we vote for?

Six in total because we have seven trios from seven participants and you don't vote for any of your own trio.   So vote for your preferred track from each person who participated other than yourself (vote for one entry per participant other than your own, no more, no less).

One track from every person (other than myself) got a vote from me and a comment on the choice from me.

If all goes as it should, we each should get the same total number of votes if counting the combined totals of each person's three choices. I thought it would be interesting where in a way our three choices are competing against each other rather than against other people's three choices, if you understand me. Not that I treat this like a competition.

So my votes (one per trio/ one per participant not my own) were:

3) Kaboom Karavan - The Karavel (2020) Suitkees

2) Kante - Itouri (2001) Lewian

1) Jan and Dean - Dead Man’s Curve (1964) Jaketejas

2) Jobarthe & Pasborg - A Change Has Come (2016) Mila-13

3) Mantra Machine – Andromeda (2014) mathman0806

1) La Crus - Lontano (1995) jamesbaldwin

Yours would be one vote for a Suitkees track, one for a Lewian track, one for a Jaketejas track, one for a Mila track, one for a mathman track, and one for a Logan track.

Edited by Logan - September 06 2022 at 16:54

^ Compelling write-up. And approaching it as one grouping at a time is a good/ sensible strategy. :)

Edited by suitkees - September 07 2022 at 12:07

My firsts votes:

Edited by jamesbaldwin - September 07 2022 at 16:47