Pop Open Group L: THE EIGHTIES

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

Eighties! We're living in the Eighties! Four tracks available at http://freakytrigger.co.uk/ft/2007/10/pop-open-week-12/ in streamed form. My PC was erratic last night so I wasn't able to put them up as a zipfile - I will sort this out tonight.

Anyway, give them a listen, decide which you like best, vote below. This poll will run until next Monday lunchtime.

[Poll #1072847]

Thanks to the four contestants, though I've forgotten who one of them is so I won't name names.

Comments

[credoimprobus]

First weak group this round for me personally -- I admittedly have ISSUES with a lot of the eighties, though, so the amount of misses wasn't unexpected.

I only actually liked one track at all this week (track 3), but then I LOVED that one, so it evens out. It also felt very familiar -- and I'm sure I've seen/heard What Must Be the Title somewhere, at least -- but I wouldn't claim (luckily for my voting!) to outright know it. Maybe it's another one of those heard it in passing in a film or sth things?

[freakytigger.livejournal.com]

What are you issues with the 80s? I am intrigued!!

[credoimprobus]

Ahaha, um. I think it stems from the 80s being the decade I grew up in, but not the decade that was my formative period -- ie the stuff I get nostalgic about -- in any way? (That being the 90s instead.) So it's got all this irrational "childhood stuff = cheesy!" baggage attached to it, which transfers over to a lot of the most quote unquote "typically 80s" sounds, which in turn means that listening to music with those specific types of sounds gives me a very visceral averse reaction. It's like a bizarre version of "familiarity breeds contempt", in a way.

I have no idea if that makes any sense, but it's the best I can explain it, heh.

(Also, I hate the tinny production that was so common back then. Dear god, why so heavy on the treble, people?)

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

This is the decade I was looking forward to most (I LOVE the 80s) but for me it's weaker than all the others so far.

I already know tracks 3 & 4, which I both quite like. I don't really like 1 & 2 very much at all, so coming up with a vote will be pretty tricky!

[justfanoe.livejournal.com]

I apologize! (In a week you will know whether I am apologizing for submitting a bad track or one that's too well known)

[lockedintheatti.livejournal.com]

Just in case it was you, I should point out I do actually love track 4 rather than just quite like. I only discovered it about a month ago when I was trawling the web for Neue Deutsche Welle tracks to download, as one does. This was one of my favourites.