CZECH MATE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Iran 2 Czech Republic 3 (a.e.t; 2-2 in normal time)

The Czech Republic's fairytale Pop World Cup continues - they are through to the final after a gripping win over Iran, after seeming to have thrown the match away in the last minutes of normal time.

The game started at a high tempo, with gutsy tackles all over the midfield and gliding runs down the wing from both sides. Iran opened the scoring, but the Czechs replied within minutes to leave it 1-1 at half time. Both sets of players seemed more subdued after the break, as the magnitude of the occasion seemed to sink in and play became more nervous. The Czechs bundled themselves into a 2-1 lead with a scrambled goal and then settled down to defend. They seemed to have the match in the bag until a final Iranian surge took them by surprise. A desperate Czech challenge led to an Iranian penalty, and the striker coolly slotted home to take the game to extra time.


A tense moment for the Czech fans as the game goes to extra time

At this stage both sides might have played for penalties, but the Czechs found an extra reserve of energy and extra time saw their best passage of play, scoring a vital third goal and holding out for an Iranian siege. mostlyconnect's team have found form when it mattered, though dubdobdee's side ran them very close. Can the Czechs take it all the way, though?

Final Scores

Iran - 63 points (average 3.32)
Czech Republic - 65 points (average 3.42)

Comments

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

i am glad the girl with the wonky voice has been metaphorically STONED TO DEATH for her pop crimes. i did like the strings tho.

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

WHY DOES THE WEST HATE VOCODERS SINGERS?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

actually that's an interesting question as i can't think of any songs with women on vocoders (as in the proper Kraftwerk robot one, not this Romanthony style thing).

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

The (legendary) bosh version of "Russians" is sung by a very heavily vocodered* woman, with a very thick accent. "Mr Kruschev says we will borrow you".

*possibly Romanthonied if you insist on being a vocoder rockist.

[koganbot]

I think that Lex's Smoosh song was one of the great choices of the tournament, e.g., "I am choosing this because it's 'pop' in being like, 'we're kids imitating the popular style, sorta' and no one has heard this yet!" rather than "I am choosing this because I am trying to win."

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

apart from the loony Goldfrapp style! and the Romanthonized style which i am less keen on (maybe even less keen when used on female vox - poss making me 1x sexist? hm)

[jeff-worrell.livejournal.com]

I know not what is meant by Romanthonization. Is that what The Knife do?

[chezghost.livejournal.com]

no it's the effect applied to Romanthony's voice on Daft Punk's 'One More Time'

Romanthonization just because i don't know the proper term for it beyond vocoder effect (but there are different fx/styles)

it's similar to the effect Teddy Riley used on pretty much all the Blackstreet tracks - which you get by singing with a tube in your mouth.

[(Anonymous)]

What's the effect Cher uses on "Believe"?

Also "Funkytown" by Lipps Inc has vocoder all over it innit? Except that's sung by some sort of Athena airbrushed robot creature, not an real actual woman obv.

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

I now feel compelled to listen to Peter Frampton. Grrr!