The Pop Open Group E: VIOLENCE

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

POW! WHAM! This week's group is VIOLENCE themed. Who will be KNOCKED OUT COLD and who will rise BAYING above the BLOODY FRAY? You will decide!

Get the tracks streamed here: http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/07/pop-open-week-7/ or download a zip of them all (37 Mb!) here: http://www.sendspace.com/file/4ngg69

Usual rules apply - voting closes next Monday (12 noon) - reveals on Thursday.

[Poll #1026961]

Thanks to this week's players - jel_bugle, katstevens, lisa_go_blind, skillextric and...me!

And also - what would YOU have selected?

Comments

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

For a change, I'm going to listen to them in reverse order this week:

Track 5: Cor, this is a bit mental, innit? The beats are all over the shop. I'm not sure I understand the 'violence' connection, but it's a catchy tune. I like.

Track 4: First thing to note... it's over seven and a half minutes long. That can't be a good thing for a pop song. Haunting slow-building intro - is this going to turn out to be something by Underworld or Orbital or the like? Oooh heavy. Oh, I think I know what this is. I'm not 100% certain, but it's very very familiar, so I think I'll have to tick the tickybox, which will make this the first song I've recognised in the entire Pop Open thus far. Great tune though.

Track 3: Hehehe. It's about monkeys and robots. Musically, it's quite basic... a bit Presidents of the USA or latter era Offspring, but how can anyone dislike a song with that subject matter?!!

Track 2: I was expecting some country in this week's entries. Country songs are often about violence. Usually of the domestic variety. It's good. As my music tastes have developed, I've started to really enjoy this kind of authentic country sound.

Track 1: My god, another seven and a half minute effort. And it's another dancey track. Again, I really like this. It's got that electro sound that makes Vitalic so wonderful.

Overall - this is far and away the toughest week for me to choose so far. I loved all five of these tracks. I'll rule out Track 5 on the basis that I liked it the least (but it's still a good tune), and Track 3, because although it made me chuckle, I couldn't really see myself listening to it often. And I'm ticking that I recognise Track 4. So that leaves 1 and 2. In that order. I love this Vitalic-esque track. The country is good, but second place only I feel.

[bengraham.livejournal.com]

Oh, and I'd probably have entered 'I Killed The Neighbours' by Misty's Big Adventure or 'Killing Sheep' by All Smiles or maybe something by Ultraviolence.