The Band - The Band
+++ kermitty vocals
+ hootenanny
+ tap the foot when it swings, slap the knee when it's straight
+ despite 60s-70s roots, politics not overtly annoying
- probably because they're canadians
++ omg i just noticed that opening riff from Up On Cripple Creak sounds like a wireless green song -- did everyone already know that but me? what, boca raton?
++ sing for the workin man (there ain't but one workin man)
++ vocal harmony
- jemima surrender. what? so forgettable i can't remember if it was offensive.
- questionable, obscure, perhaps shroom-influenced metonymy/metaphor on "jawbone"
+ sweet time signature, riffs, key changes, and high vocal harmony on "jawbone"
-- lack of subtlety on King Harvest
The Hold Steady - Separation Sunday
+ much more manly than you'd expect from one of andrew's picks
++ humor (/satire/irony/homage)
++ i'm more likely to want to listen to it than The Band cuz it's new
+ stevie nix, very suprising
- Not Actually Singing
+ Not Actually Singing
+ rox
+ big guitar
--- the "Garden State" complaint: topics seem targeted to ppl younger than me
+ lyrical flourishes are pleasing anyway
Totals
The Band: +13 -5 = 8
The Hold Steady: +10 -4 = 6
Adjustments
+ either way i vote, one of andrew's top picks gets advanced, and andrew is my friend, so i am happy for him
- either way i vote, one of andrew's top picks gets advanced, but andrew is my enemy ever since he pulled down my pants on stage
+ band names start with "the"
Let's check back with The Hold Steady in a few years and see how they're doing. Until then, The Band wins based on kermitty vocals.
"much more manly than you'd expect from one of andrew's picks"...best line of the tournament (written by someone not named "Mark")
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I resent the manly crack coming from girlie-boy Karl and supported by Lady Brian. In addition, I have absolutely no memory of pulling your pants--for serious--but that would be pretty manly. Finally, I'm not going to complain that my number 3 beat out my number 2, but I will say your criticism of The Hold Steady is weak. It might be about people younger than you, but it's written from a wiser perspective, which is why he never uses first person and instead creates actual characters. It's like saying no adult should ever write about childhood because we can't relate. Also, it is a few years later from Separation Sunday, and they're doing just fine.
ReplyDelete+fun
ReplyDelete++Kermit
+++Andrew jab
= 6 delicious beers of your choosing
Beer. Foamy.
ReplyDeleteI made up the part about the pants on stage.
Don't resent my manly crack, Andrew. My manly crack doesn't resent you, as you well know.
You know who's manly? That Sarah Byker-James--that's who.
ReplyDelete+++++++++++++++ halarious
Teeheeheehee.
ReplyDelete+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++Sarah