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[Reactionary Rage]

A is the kind of thing any group of chancers could knock off.

B is the kind of thing I just laugh at. My Sex is often solo? Good grief.

I would abstain but I don't want to incur the WRATH OF GAV.

I'll give it to B for the backing track.

B

[Half Machine Lipschitz]

Roxy Music has a LOT to answer for.

A's backing track is really good - great guitar playing and cool chord changes and all that stuff, but the vocals are the dealbreaker for me. If they had more snotty attitude and less hectoring I might vote for it.

I hope I never hear B again, but...

B

[oleandermedian]

I’ve listened to 3 UK Subs tracks in the last 24 hours now and I think I’ve burned out on them.

B isn't much better.

B

[morgan]

Charlie again by default

A

[rayge]

Same comments as the other UK Subs track, except this one isn't familiar to me: band's playing on a level with the Ruts or Zounds, but Charlie - rare in the UK punk scene as actually being older than me, not to mention the alleged nephew of a Hollywood legend - isn't really up to their standard. No edge to his voice at all. Nice noise by the band though.

The appeal of Ultravox always eluded me, and I heard very little of the Foxxxxy incarnation. Not what I was expecting. Lot like the Subs really, in that the music was intriguing, but the frontman was a load of gammon. I rarely look at videos, but some of the night shots of city streets (I was going to say London, but not sure) were bloody lovely, and distracted from Mr Cheekbones' portentous intonations, but I can't vote on the basis of visuals.

Music was more evocative in B, but the words and vocal performance were high crappery. Think it's a draw, but rather than abstain, vote B, but reserve the right to change it if I can make the overall result a tie.

[blue]

B

[clive gash]

UK 

Better this time but Charlie ain’t too good. 

Ultravox 

Song For Guy covered by a ZX80. Imagine how shit you must be to be improved by adding MIDGE URE.

A

[rayge]

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