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Post by rayge on Jul 30, 2021 19:43:01 GMT
A Portray Heads - Generation Storm
B Protex - A Place in Your Heart
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Post by sloopjohnc on Jul 30, 2021 20:35:06 GMT
I liked A until the singing came in. I was hoping it would stop, but it kept going.
B ain't the greatest, but I didn't kiss the ground once it was over like A.
B
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Post by Sneelock on Jul 30, 2021 20:53:57 GMT
B sounds like something that could have been on the “RAD” soundtrack so I went with that.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 30, 2021 22:16:35 GMT
I originally thought this was from the 00s because of the date under the vid, but it turns out its from the 80s.Brownie points for being way ahead of its time, even if others would build upon this template with greater effect. I quite enjoyed its dark ambience, although it didn't build as much as I hoped. I had a vague memory of Protex not being very good, so I was pleasantly surprised by its initial epic Bunnymen/Comsat Angels sound, but then it went into a limp power pop chorus which confirmed my original fears.
A
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Post by DayoRemix on Jul 30, 2021 23:56:07 GMT
B is just kinda lightweight..Can't go against obscure 80s Japanese synth..Vote A
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 31, 2021 1:40:39 GMT
liked both
B
hooky, melodic kinda Undertones
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Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 31, 2021 3:45:10 GMT
i dislike both of these but not enough to abstain.
B is terribly produced, particularly the vocals. the band sound like a new wave bay city rollers. awful.
i don't have much to say about A but i did make it through the track and preferred it over B.
A
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Post by fonz on Jul 31, 2021 8:04:50 GMT
B isn’t and never will be my wheelhouse Is A really Japanese? Or is just some appropriated exotic-sounding lines, with a nonsense vocal?
Not great, but…A
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Post by neige on Jul 31, 2021 8:10:11 GMT
To get through A was a real chore. And B is about fourth tier in its field. I mean, are we suppose to like this shit or just admire how deep down the crates of obscurity the players were digging?? I might come back and change my mind, but for the moment: abstain
EDIT: In the end, it's B for being LESS unpleasant.
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Post by bungo the mungo on Jul 31, 2021 8:13:07 GMT
And B is about fourth tier in its field. I mean, are we suppose to like this shit or just admire how deep down the crates of obscurity the players were digging?? agreed, neige. i can't wait to find out who selected B. they want bloody shooting. easily the worst pick of the round.
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Post by ~ / % ? * on Jul 31, 2021 14:21:11 GMT
I mean, are we suppose to like this shit or just admire how deep down the crates of obscurity the players were digging?? Or just consider the diversity of the boards demographics: age, gender, orientation, nationality, interests, etc., one man's obscurity, another's passion, it would be sad any other way: all cookie cutter reassuring similarity.
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Jul 31, 2021 16:03:25 GMT
I don't really like either very much, but I'll give it to A for being a bit more interesting.
A
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Post by oh oooh on Jul 31, 2021 17:34:41 GMT
Both absolute toss.
Abstain.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Jul 31, 2021 20:36:58 GMT
Yeah, not a great match.
B still manages to be a touch too long, but decidedly less so.
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Post by fange on Jul 31, 2021 23:13:52 GMT
Ah, the 80s. The decade that just keeps on giving, even if we don't want it.
I am a sucker for a strong Japanese accent, but musically this is extremely monotonous; sometimes that's good, here not so much. I'm not 100% sure, but i get an inscrutable feeling B may want to find a place in my heart... yeah, a place in my heart. Well, whatever he's singing about, i'll give it to B.
B
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