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« Reply #50 on: 02 Jul 2006, 18:10 »
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« Reply #51 on: 05 Jul 2006, 09:26 »
Voting in Round 2 will end (edit: tomorrow night) at 12:00am EDT.

Please note, if you don't hit the edit button before 12:00am EDT (edit: tomorrow night), your vote will not be counted, even if the time stamp gives a time prior to 12:00am EDT.  We've got a few battles going down to the wire, so this should be entertaining.
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« Reply #52 on: 05 Jul 2006, 14:29 »
It's depressing that our special battle of the bands is going to end in pretty much the same way as the shitty "best 100 bands EVAR" Channel 4 TV shows...

I was hoping it'd be like

"So, the official best band ever, according the QC forums is.... 'Obscure Pinewoood Band of mishmashed Ironies: The Band' "
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« Reply #53 on: 05 Jul 2006, 14:48 »
Let this be a lesson to you all: we as a group are not that special.  Of course, what if Tommy's posting of the trends galvanizes people to vote for the more "obscure" bands remaining?  What if that was Tommy's plan all along?

Tommy, I've got Karl Rove on the phone -- he says he could use a man like you.
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« Reply #54 on: 05 Jul 2006, 16:46 »
Because they actually released more than two albums?
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #55 on: 05 Jul 2006, 18:26 »
I'm thinking the Beatles would pull ahead of Led Zeppelin.
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #56 on: 05 Jul 2006, 18:38 »
they should.
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« Reply #57 on: 05 Jul 2006, 20:08 »
We should do a "Best Band Going" battle. The goal would be to judge bands based on the material they're presently producing.

For a band to be nominated they must:

-presently touring or recording
-have put out an album in the last 4 years

The bands should only be judged on their recent albums and present touring act.

Something like that would get rid of all the usual acts that dominate these and open the door for a ton of random bands.
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« Reply #58 on: 06 Jul 2006, 01:20 »
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Then you should be educating yourself now! Comeone people, Daft Punk would NOT EXIST if not for Kraftwerk. I love Daft Punk- LOVE them but still: its got to be Kraftwerk.


True, but with that kind of arguement, you could also say that we should be voting for Paul McCartney's grandaddy. I'm sure he wasn't a terrible guy, but just because he was the cause for much good music in the future doesn't mean he should be recognized as the best.
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« Reply #59 on: 06 Jul 2006, 01:28 »
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« Reply #60 on: 06 Jul 2006, 01:30 »
I stand corrected.
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« Reply #61 on: 06 Jul 2006, 01:43 »
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I love Kraftwerk- LOVE them but still: its got to be Daft Punk.

The videos on the Palm Directors Label DVDs underline this quite heavily.

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« Reply #62 on: 06 Jul 2006, 01:56 »
I thought it was pretty obvious I wasn't talking about causality in that post. I'm talking about how the cultural and musical inovations of Kraftwerk are a very significant part of DP's act. This means two things

First, you can't get out of voting for Kraftwerk by just saying that you like Daft Punk's style or aesthetic better because Daft Punk GOT their aesthetic and style FROM Kraftwerk. So not only are those not unique reasons to vote for Daft Punk, they're actually good reasons to vote for Kraftwerk; Kraftwerk gets credit for some of Daft Punk's coolness.

Second, this fact pretty clearly demonstrates how much more important and influential Kraftwerk is. That Daft Punk was so influenced by Kraftwerk just underscores this point. Like if I you were to compose this really sweet song- and I came a long and made a few production changes and after I was done the song was better you wouldn't then say that I'm the better musician.

Hell, Daft Punk takes a lot of their stuff from samples anyway. http://www.stylehiphop.com/funk-type-house_fr.html

The originality battle isn't even close.




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« Reply #63 on: 06 Jul 2006, 07:28 »
Only when you come to terms with the fact that everyone participating is working off their own definition of "best band" can you approach buddha-nature.
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« Reply #64 on: 06 Jul 2006, 07:44 »
So you guys get Big Love all the way out there in Great Britain, huh?
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« Reply #65 on: 06 Jul 2006, 08:48 »
Don't even get me started on Gallo. As an actual film student, I am ashamed to say that man calls himself a film maker let alone an artist.

I still watched The Brown Bunny for Chloe though.
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« Reply #66 on: 06 Jul 2006, 08:55 »
Buffalo '66 was decent. It wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, but I stand by Ebert's original assessment of The Brown Bunny though.
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« Reply #67 on: 06 Jul 2006, 09:19 »
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So you guys get Big Love all the way out there in Great Britain, huh?


Starts soon apparently. I saw an ad for it.
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« Reply #68 on: 06 Jul 2006, 12:37 »
Please note that I'm seeing at least one person who is voting on QCWiki under a name that has never posted on the QC forums.  Unless these persons have registered under a different name for QCWiki for some reason, I won't be counting their votes at days end.  My concern is obviously ballot stuffing.
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« Reply #69 on: 06 Jul 2006, 21:02 »
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Buffalo '66 was decent. It wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, but I stand by Ebert's original assessment of The Brown Bunny though.


Better watch out, or else Gallo will curse you with cancer as well.
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« Reply #70 on: 06 Jul 2006, 21:58 »
ROUND 3 HAS BEGUN
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« Reply #71 on: 06 Jul 2006, 23:49 »
These pairings are intense. I'm gonna hold off on voting for a lot of them- Zeppelin, Radiohead, Dylan and the Beatles could have very well ended up as the final four if the brackets had worked out differently- I have no idea how to vote.

Also, what standard do you use to compare Coltane and the Pixies?
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« Reply #72 on: 06 Jul 2006, 23:54 »
The Verner-Herschelstein awesomosity differential of course!

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« Reply #73 on: 06 Jul 2006, 23:55 »
The standard where you don't compare, you just decide which one you like more.
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« Reply #74 on: 06 Jul 2006, 23:56 »
I use the same as with any other pairing.
Fuck bands they influenced, originality, ideology or anything other than "which would I rather listen to?" by which Pixies wins by a slight margin.
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« Reply #75 on: 07 Jul 2006, 00:55 »
Oh god, my brain is weeping after choosing Dylan over the Beatles...

I just love Dylan's best over the Beatles' best. Such a hard choice.
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« Reply #76 on: 07 Jul 2006, 01:56 »
Yeah, I had to make the same choice. Their bad stuff balances each other out (The Beatles early cliche pop albums vs Dylans later 'hey I found Jesus!' stuff) but I think Dylan at his best is just a bit better than the Beatles.

Hardest choice for me personally was The Smiths vs Joy Division.
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« Reply #77 on: 07 Jul 2006, 04:13 »
Kraftwerk? What tge hell?
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« Reply #78 on: 07 Jul 2006, 10:51 »
What about Kraftwerk?



I had to go with The Beatles, just because Abbey Road is literally my favorite album of ALL TIMEZ
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but the music sucks because the keyboards don't have the cold/mechanical sound they had but a wannabe techno sound that it's pathetic for Rammstein standars.

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« Reply #79 on: 07 Jul 2006, 11:15 »
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The Verner-Herschelstein awesomosity differential of course!

*rolls eyes*


Is the verner-herchelstein awesomosity differential the one where you name hamsters after each member in each band, train the hamsters in a variety of armed and un-armed combat, then make them fight in an arena filled with deadly traps, wherein the last hamster standing will determine the best band?  If so, that is totally the differential that I would use.

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« Reply #80 on: 07 Jul 2006, 13:06 »
Beatles vs Dylan.  Doors vs Velvet Underground.  Joy Division vs The Smiths.  Radiohead vs ... nothing much in their half of the draw.

Am I the only person screaming "BULLSHIT GODDAMN FIX!!!!" at this point?
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« Reply #81 on: 11 Jul 2006, 01:01 »
Shit, wait, guys. Is there a battle of the bands going on now? How'd we miss this?
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« Reply #82 on: 11 Jul 2006, 06:18 »
. . . Are you serious?  It's been going on for like 2 weeks.  Link is at the top of this thread.
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« Reply #83 on: 11 Jul 2006, 11:33 »
There are three ways this will end up.

Beatles vs. Radiohead
Beatles vs. Neutral Milk Hotel
Beatles vs. Johnny Cash

There's no way the Beatles get beat from the look of things. The Pixies are the best bet to beat them. I still can't believe John Coltrane is being trounced so soundly by them.
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« Reply #84 on: 11 Jul 2006, 11:34 »
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. . . Are you serious?

I know. This has been overshadowed by the drama going on in the I Like Fish forum.
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« Reply #85 on: 11 Jul 2006, 14:44 »
I just wanted to post how disappointed I am in all you for voting for Pixies instead of John Coltrane.  Pixies are great...but JOHN FUCKING COLTRANE PEOPLE!
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« Reply #86 on: 11 Jul 2006, 16:38 »
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I just wanted to post how disappointed I am in all you for voting for Pixies instead of John Coltrane.  Pixies are great...but JOHN FUCKING COLTRANE PEOPLE!


Indeed.  Where are our minds?

(Answer: not liking Coltrane so much, is where.  Frank Black is da man.)
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« Reply #87 on: 11 Jul 2006, 18:01 »
Jazz legend or... uhh did I mention JAZZ LEGEND?

Ken Burns is scowling at all of you right now.
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« Reply #88 on: 12 Jul 2006, 02:15 »
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Jazz legend or... uhh did I mention JAZZ LEGEND?


Since when did liking jazz become compulsory?
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« Reply #89 on: 12 Jul 2006, 09:03 »
Its not.  I just simply think John Coltrane is brilliant and wish more people did.  But if you don't like jazz, thats fine with me.
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« Reply #90 on: 12 Jul 2006, 09:13 »
Actually, I thik Coltrane is brilliant, but Legend status is something I don't think should matter.
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« Reply #91 on: 13 Jul 2006, 08:00 »
VOTING ON ROUND 3 ENDS 12:00AM TONIGHT
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« Reply #92 on: 13 Jul 2006, 11:08 »
It is not too late to vote for Kraftwerk!
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« Reply #93 on: 13 Jul 2006, 11:13 »
If Radiohead wins, this forum fails.
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« Reply #94 on: 13 Jul 2006, 16:41 »
Actually, all this bitterness about Fugazi, Radiohead, Zeppelin and others hides one very important thing:


NEITHER COLDPLAY, OASIS OR THE MOTHERFUCKING ARCTIC MONKEYS ARE THERE, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE
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« Reply #95 on: 13 Jul 2006, 16:46 »
E. Spaceman speaks the truth.
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« Reply #96 on: 13 Jul 2006, 21:32 »
THE QUARTER-FINALS HAVE BEGUN

Just 3 days for this round, folks (and all future rounds).  Note that The Doors vs. Velvet Underground (15s) vs. The Beatles (6s) is a three-way race due to The Doors and Velvet Underground having tied in the previous round.
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« Reply #97 on: 14 Jul 2006, 01:37 »
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Actually, all this bitterness about Fugazi, Radiohead, Zeppelin and others hides one very important thing:


NEITHER COLDPLAY, OASIS OR THE MOTHERFUCKING ARCTIC MONKEYS ARE THERE, THIS IS A WONDERFUL PLACE


But it does not hide the most important thing, viz. if Radiohead win, this forum fails.

When I saw that Shithead had won despite Led Zep having been pounding on them a day or two ago, due to a sudden influx of people with red name, I admit I thought someone had been sockpuppeting.  Nope; turns out they're real hipsters with no taste.  How depressing.

Re: the tie.  Last year I ran a six-week long multi-stage poll to find out what people on another forum believed to be the best movie ever made.  I dealt with ties by the simple expedient of never voting myself.  That way, if there was a tie I could make a casting vote.
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« Reply #98 on: 14 Jul 2006, 07:24 »
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When I saw that Shithead had won despite Led Zep having been pounding on them a day or two ago, due to a sudden influx of people with red name, I admit I thought someone had been sockpuppeting.  Nope; turns out they're real hipsters with no taste.  How depressing.



Other people's musical tastes depress you?  Sorry dude, but that just might be the definition of a hipster.
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« Reply #99 on: 14 Jul 2006, 09:41 »
So, my internet access right now is via a blackberry, and it doesn't seem too fond of the wiki, so could someone put me down for Radiohead, The Doors (the only band I'd vote for over The Beatles), Neutral Milk Hotel, and Joy Division?  I'm on vacation, and chances of me getting to a real computer are slim, so the help would be greatly appreciated.

Stupid thumb keyboard...
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