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Not my favorite Four Tops but it's still the Four Tops 7.5/10.


Staying in the same era:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQy9l...eature=related

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Dunno about anyone else, but I decided to keep out of the way until that last song was rated, because I loathed it but I wasn't about to risk invoking the withering scorn of Mutatis by saying so.

But what the hell - I'm here now.

Self-indulgent tosh. 2/10 (just for remembering it all).

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I'm done getting upset by other people's ratings. It's all good. And, hey, it's not my problem if one can't appreciatte true musicianship and compositional genius :D. It's pretty clear to me that some of you think that anything with extended solos, or anything that's complex, is gratuitous and self-indulgent, but it's just your opinion :nod:. And I'll keep posting tosh, anyways.

As to the above song, it's okay. 5/10.

Beautiful song and beautiful lyrics.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

I'm done getting upset by other people's ratings. It's all good. And, hey, it's not my problem if one can't appreciatte true musicianship and compositional genius :D. It's pretty clear to me that some of you think that anything with extended solos, or anything that's complex, is gratuitous and self-indulgent, but it's just your opinion :nod:. And I'll keep posting tosh, anyways.

As to the above song, it's okay. 5/10.

Beautiful song and beautiful lyrics.

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I'm glad you've decided to take that attitude Mutatis because I am wholly indifferent to the labored, elevator folk of Messrs. Simon and Garfunkel. 4/10.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj1BlEB9GNA

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Originally Posted by sixsmith

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oj1BlEB9GNA

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I concede to no man in my admiration of Nick Lowe's work, and I submit that Brinsley Schwarz is perennially overlooked when lists of great guitar players are compiled - but this is a rather pedestrian effort from a bunch of talented lads looking for a purpose. 5/10



Here's Brinsley having found his purpose, which was to provide fizzy sherbert guitar to complement the bitter lemon songs of Graham Parker.



Incidentally, sixsmith, I tend to agree with you about The Sound of Silence - but there's some S&G stuff that completely works. When Simon focuses on the details of the domestic, he's unbeatable. (And when he's on form, you do in fact like his stuff. You gave America seven out of ten a few months back.) Garfunkel, obviously, is a complete waste of space.

That was painful. 1/10.

I do agree about Garfunkel. He was useless, or maybe replaceable would be a better adjective. "The Sound of Silence" (probably the teacher in me, but songs go in quotes) is beautiful, though.

Still one of my favorites.

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Originally Posted by Mutatis-Mutandi

That was painful. 1/10.

I do agree about Garfunkel. He was useless, or maybe replaceable would be a better adjective. "The Sound of Silence" (probably the teacher in me, but songs go in quotes) is beautiful, though.

Still one of my favorites.

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It was ok. 5/10

I was at uni when this was released. Great album it was from too. David Byrne's recently been touring again wearing a tutu.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xNnAvTTaJjM

I've never really liked that song much. 5/10

I'm so glad that I was a 90's kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCAy...=15&playnext=5

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Originally Posted by JuniperWoolf

I've never really liked that song much. 5/10

I'm so glad that I was a 90's kid:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsCAy...=15&playnext=5

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It's good - 8/10. You can hear the older influences in it - so it's an amalgam of earlier styles, like most are. No worse for that though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8T...x=1&playnext=6

Takes me back. Bitter and 4xxxx Lager.

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Originally Posted by Paulclem

It's good - 8/10. You can hear the older influences in it - so it's an amalgam of earlier styles, like most are. No worse for that though.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4o8T...x=1&playnext=6

Takes me back. Bitter and 4xxxx Lager.

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Ah yes - back in the old days when rap was performed by polite young men and they had proper tunes and words you could understand. 6/10 for the 'it was all fields round here when I was a boy' factor.

Incidentally, '4xxxx' would be 16 x's. That must have been strong stuff.


Here's a rather charming if slightly too reverential cover.

I thought it was nice, 8/10


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_CmSi6CVI

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Ah yes - back in the old days when rap was performed by polite young men and they had proper tunes and words you could understand. 6/10 for the 'it was all fields round here when I was a boy' factor.

Incidentally, '4xxxx' would be 16 x's. That must have been strong stuff.


Here's a rather charming if slightly too reverential cover.

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:lol:

Damn strong. It must have been the Barley Wine I put in it. Do you remember Barley wine? Whoooa

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Originally Posted by papayahed

I thought it was nice, 8/10


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1J_CmSi6CVI

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I like it 8/10

How about something radical?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGwdBJJT7l0

Not bad. 6.5/10

Your ears will bleed.

Bad. 0.5/10

Your nose will bleed.

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Originally Posted by MarkBastable

Bad. 0.5/10

Your nose will bleed.

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Superb - 9/10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQWszrZHBPI