Interactive Poll 3some: 3 Tracks for 3 Decades

Mila

Mathman, serving up some great rock tunes in a good evolutionary progression. Sci Fi Metal - Alternative Guitar Rock - Space Rock. My meandering thoughts are below.

Warrior - Fighting for the Earth

Definitely getting the Dio “Last in Line” vibe on this. It’s a relatively simple tune in terms of structure, but what kicks it up several notches is that the vocals are simply amazing, and the guitar solo works well, too. I enjoyed it immensely. I also have a soft spot for sci fi metal. Pretty Maids - Future World from the 1980s still gives me chills.

https://youtu.be/dXmTXU5-3AI

Here’s something amusing. That Trans X tune is essentially the same progression as Rainbow in the Dark by Dio.   A mashup would be: “It’s like a rainbow in the dark! … living on video … just a rainbow in the dark … integrated circuits.” :-)

Rust - Not Today

This seems like the bridge between grunge and post-punk of the early 2000s. There were a number of interesting bands doing this sort of thing. Deep Blue Something, Semisonic. Not as commercial as the Blink 182, Third Eye Blind folks, not quite as heavy as Foo Fighters or Green Day or Collective Soul. Not quite as punk as Lit or Eve6. This one has a bit more of an Americana feel, with just a toe dipping in the waters of the Blue Mountain, Uncle Tupelo, Son Volt crowd. I like it!

Mantra Machine - Andromeda

This is neat. I enjoyed its laid back feel. It reminds me a bit of the resonator guitar sound of Hawkwind (that’s going back a bit!) played over a clever groove.   Some of the background riffs (scaly bits) are a bit in the vein of King’s X, but dialed back in intensity.

All very cool! I think I enjoyed the last one the most. Sad that it has so few views and reviews. But, am happy I got to hear this needle in a haystack! Thanks for bringing them to our attention.

^ Gary, thanks a lot for your detailed comment, much appreciated! You must be very athletic if you can run to such energetic music like the Young Gods.  The band formed in the mid 1980s but this album was released in the 90s. They were quite innovative from the start, though.

Edited by Mila-13 - September 10 2022 at 01:16

My firsts votes:

Edited by jamesbaldwin - September 07 2022 at 16:47

Edited by suitkees - September 07 2022 at 12:07

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

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

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

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.