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Post by rayge on Aug 10, 2021 11:25:36 GMT
A Leadbelly - John Hardy
B Lee Morgan - Search For The New Land
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Post by bungo the mungo on Aug 10, 2021 12:20:43 GMT
pretty easy one this as i love the leadbelly track. primal weird old america.
the morgan pick is ok but i'm a bit worn out of all the jazz selections, especially the long ones.
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Post by toomanyhatz on Aug 10, 2021 17:25:48 GMT
This is actually pretty tough - I really like both a lot, and have been digging Morgan, in particular, a lot of late.
But A is just so strong - direct inject to the roots of so much music I love. And unencumbered by any ego trappings - the song isn't just the main point - it's the only point. Some very talented living artists could learn a thing or two.
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Post by DayoRemix on Aug 10, 2021 17:38:24 GMT
Going with Blues over Jazz..At least the lyrics are interesting..Vote A
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Post by Sneelock on Aug 10, 2021 18:37:08 GMT
here i was banging my head against the wall trying to think of "L's. leadbelly! of course!! A both are good but it never ceases to amaze me how much living that guy had in his voice.
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Post by oh oooh on Aug 10, 2021 20:04:55 GMT
pretty easy one this as i love the leadbelly track. primal weird old america. the morgan pick is ok but i'm a bit worn out of all the jazz selections, especially the long ones. AAgree completely. Love Lead Belly. A
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Post by DarknessFish on Aug 11, 2021 10:22:46 GMT
Oh, so this is the tie where fange is getting a kicking, right? I know A better via Phil Ochs' Joe Hill, which I love, so this is just interesting on that basis alone. I tend to dread old blues tracks, but it has to be said, this is pretty damned good, coustic is always more interesting than lectric. Closer to folk, innit, and has proper focused songs. Cracking song, cracking voice, cracking performance. The 15 minute jazz track could well be a struggle in comparison. It's actually pretty good to be fair, albeit a bit smooth in its be-boppiness for me. Doesn't really feel like a single track, the way it stops after 5 mins, then starts afresh. Takes an age to get where it's going, especially when the guitar goes greensleeves. All the way through this track, the drummer seems to be indicating that the track is about to stop. They should've listened more to the drummer. A
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Post by fearlessfreap on Aug 11, 2021 12:41:51 GMT
One of the first times I liked both. I'll pick B because it needs the votes
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Post by Deleted on Aug 11, 2021 12:49:11 GMT
I don't find A as exciting or interesting as everyone else. I don't mind it, it just doesn't capture my attention particularly. Maybe I should listen to it loud in a darkened room or something! I like B, but agree with Fish that it feels like different tracks strung together. Should've picked Sidewinder! B
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Post by Half Machine Lipschitz on Aug 11, 2021 14:07:03 GMT
Is B just the same theme on a 3-minute loop? That's what it sounds like to me.
I like Lead Belly's lo-fi stylings. Sounds like he's listened to a lot of Sebadoh.
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Post by rayge on Aug 11, 2021 14:10:37 GMT
My fault for not noticing it when I put the tie up, but the guy's name is Leadbelly, one word.
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Post by morgan on Aug 11, 2021 14:47:18 GMT
Both good but Leadbelly gets my vote. The song was on the first record I ever bought in 1958, Lonnie donegan's rock island line EP. Not a big blues fan but Leadbelly does it for me.
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Post by blue on Aug 11, 2021 21:58:11 GMT
My fault for not noticing it when I put the tie up, but the guy's name is Leadbelly, one word. Lead Belly is what he used himself and what it says on his tombstone.
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Post by osgood on Aug 12, 2021 6:59:56 GMT
Blimey, this is the tie of the round, or even the cup, what a pair of fantastic picks! I loved everything from A, voice, guitar, general feeling, and it does not deserve losing.
But B left me in shock, one of those jazz pieces for which the word transcendent seems to have being created. Many thanks to the picker.
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Post by fange on Aug 12, 2021 10:20:16 GMT
Yep, a fantastic pair of tunes! A shame they had to meet here, would dearly have loved to vote for both.
But as much as i love this Lead Belly as a beautifully stark, stirring musical tale, it is slightly yet understandably constrained by its lyrical scope. The Morgan tune, by contrast, is like a voyage of wonder around an uncharted world, touching every shore and clime and going where only dreams can take us. I can see where people are a little put off by its segmented nature, but that is truly part of its beauty. The way each soloist expresses himself so distinctively, yet always comes back to the group to meet on that mesmerizing recurring theme, linking them all like stages of a long journey. And the little touches everywhere are so striking - the way Workman moves from picking his bass to using a bow when the tempo shifts to the contemplative theme; the way Higgins intuitively starts adding rimshots to the rhythm when Hancock takes his solo, adding an extra layer of sound and feeling when he feels it's needed. The whole thing is a masterwork for me, both in scope and execution, a reflection of jazz and human endeavour at their very peak.
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