League Of Pop Week 12 NOMINATIONS

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

For the last time, your nominations please for the League of Pop. Both players this week - fugitivemotel and blue_russian are safely in mid-table with nothing to play for - but they will be looking forward to casting what may well be the deciding votes in the two leagues.

fugitivemotel says: "my favourite pop song ever is "crazy for you" by let loose. the first vinyl i ever bought was "wee rule" by the wee papa girl rappers. the first cd single i ever bought was "damn i wish i was your lover" by sophie b hawkins. the first cd album i ever bought was "pocket full of kryptonite" by the spin doctors. my favourite five bands ever are nirvana, oasis, radiohead, nine inch nails, and elbow. i like stuff that's ridiculous and pushes the boundaries, like mindless self indulgence. my favourite rapper is mc paul barman. avril is better than christina or britney. i also have a weakness for indie guitars and emotional lyrics; stuff like dashboard or casiotone for the painfully alone. i hate metal, country, opera, and trance."

blue_russian says: "Welcome, Chart Championship teams, to Olympic Stadium in sunny Moscow. People around the internet call me Mitya, and I'll be your host this week. A few salient facts: I was born in the US but have lived most of my adult life in various places in Europe. Growing up, I was convinced that all "current" music was crap, until I heard "Down Under" by Men at Work. I can or have noodled about on a reasonably wide range of musical instruments, which in practice means I tend to hear/like songs with memorable riffs or instrumental hooks. To say that I don't listen to lyrics would be fair, at least in the context of describing my tastes in four or five sentences; I've also always thought it helps explain why I listen to so much music in different languages. I have a broadband connection at home, and I know how to use it.

A few things that are likely to hook me, musically:
- Power pop ("Twisterella," Ride; "In the Street," Big Star; "Back on the Chain Gang," Pretenders)
- Vocal harmonies and counterpoint lines ("I Can Hear Music," The Beach Boys; "4ever," The Veronicas)
- Epic, spacey, and droning songs ("Three Days" Jane's Addiction; "Medication," Spiritualized; "My Mother the War," 10,000 Maniacs; "Lightning Blue Eyes," Secret Machines)
- Ecstatic dance-pop ("I Believe in You," Kyile)
- Funk (from classic 70s to Brand New Heavies to Gnarls Barkley)

And, well, you know, the usual poptimist stuff. (I mean, really, we all like Mika, don't we?) Obviously I listen to a wide range of other stuff (refer to my submissions to other players), but I suggest you go for "thrill power" - something that's going to get me out of my comfy chair. Cheers!"

[Poll #984396]

Nominated tracks to leagueofpop@gmail.com by Friday please, and I can sniff most things out on the interwebs. MP3 format if at all possible!

Next Monday I'll put the schedule up for the play-offs, and explain how they're going to work.

Comments

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I have to say that this last Pop Premiership tie looks like a particularly tough game for The Lex.

[katstevens.livejournal.com]

Bums, I forgot to fill out the texty box for last week!

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

It doesn't matter - I use it as backup in case I can't get the right track info off the MP3.

[alexmacpherson.livejournal.com]

Nah I think it'll be easier! In a lot of the ties so far where there's been a potentially massive overlap I have been indecisive and tactically confused - just like in tennis when I have set up the point perfectly and have an array of shots to choose from to finish it off, I inevitably dump the ball into the net. Whereas in eg the jel match-up, there were only really a couple of options, so I had to keep it solid and not be tempted to try to be clever.

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Put the tables up, so we know what we have to play for, if anything (I think I am probably mired in safety, out of reach of playoffs).

[blue-russian.livejournal.com]

There's always pride to play for, man!

[martinskidmore.livejournal.com]

Haha, I can tell you don't know me. I have none of that.

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Good point - don't have them with me here but I will do this tonight.

[koganbot]

Martin, you're five points out of third and six points out of second, which means that if Michael gives you a win and gives a loss to two of Jeff or Sally or lockedintheatti, you'll definitely be in striking distance of the playoffs. So play as if Mitya could put you over.

[byebyepride.livejournal.com]

There's everything to play for in the case of the three teams scrapping to avoid relegation at the bottom of the chart championship...

[dubdobdee.livejournal.com]

when do you need my ranking by? i am planning to do it tomorrow evening

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

I'll put it up the day after I get it, so by Thursday evening really, but earlier is fine too!

[koganbot]

But... but... Avril's best stuff is metal.

fyi

[koganbot]

At this moment, the only players who've been eliminated from the Chart Championship playoffs are piratemoggy, byebyepride, infov0re, blue_russian, and epicharmus. Of course if you wait until Michael submits his ratings before choosing your track, your playoff status may well be clearer. But waiting is no fun!

[lisa-go-blind.livejournal.com]

Mitya and I have a "Very High" compatibility on the last.fm Taste-o-Meter, so I think the trick for me this week won't be finding a track he likes, but finidng one that he doesn't know. I have actually had a track set aside for him for weeks that is totally "thrill power," but it's not exactly obscure.

[jel-bugle.livejournal.com]

nine inch nails and nirvana are metal.