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- Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:37 am
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1974
Re: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
Berkely Social Scene—That guitar at the beginning grabs me immediately. Everything sounds so rich and full. I’m not sure the chorus quite lives up to the promise of the verses, though I do like the unexpectedness of the melody. Overall, I like this a lot, and I expect it to contend for a win. Desser...
- Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:01 am
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
- Replies: 19
- Views: 1974
Re: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
@Merle: The Sparetooth song has my friend Jim Johnson on vocals; I thought his voice and musical background would be good for an Americana-infused song like this. The Dessert Tortoise song is obviously an experiment that didn't work out (so I will not be troubled by any criticism about the awful mus...
- Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:04 am
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Stupidkeyboardisn'tworkingcorrectly (Space Bar reviews)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1755
Re: Stupidkeyboardisn'tworkingcorrectly (Space Bar reviews)
Berkeley Social Scene—I feel like I almost like this, but not quite. It seems one notch too dissonant. I like the bass line. I think the melodies make me expect the song to be soaring and free, but then it seems earthbound. Duncan Martin—Your lyrics are good, as usual. I appreciate how you set a spe...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:14 pm
- Forum: Quality Control
- Topic: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 623
Re: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
I'm sorry for having caused this, fluffy.
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:54 pm
- Forum: Quality Control
- Topic: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
- Replies: 7
- Views: 623
Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
For a couple of entries last year, I used the band name "Escapegoat" for a couple of failed experiments in the "Another Mystery Solved" and "A 9/11 Every Day" fights. Just recently, I realized that someone else had already used this band name long ago, and my entries ar...
- Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:34 pm
- Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
- Topic: A Very Large Man
- Replies: 8
- Views: 696
Re: A Very Large Man
Dessert Tortoise A Very Large Man Robert Cornelius owned a shoe store, But everybody called him Corny. I’d been his customer since the age of four, Like hundreds of others before me. He was a very large man With a large waistband. It was around Halloween, And I’d recently seen Blow-up pumpkins at t...
- Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:12 pm
- Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
- Topic: A Very Large Man
- Replies: 8
- Views: 696
A Very Large Man
A Very Large Man Sparetooth Don’t forget, I’m a very large man, Even though I drive a little sedan. I see you’ve claimed the small-town life: The overalls and pocketknife, The old red barns and pickup trucks, Fishing for bass and hunting bucks, Picnics on the Fourth of July, The flags and fireworks...
- Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:40 am
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2640
Re: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
Afraidy Cougar—This reminds me of something I can’t quite place. Belle & Sebasian, maybe? It’s a too little mellow for me, but the execution is pretty good. I like the bouncy guitar line; it’s simple, but it works well in the song. The end seems more like a stoppage than a conclusion. Balls To M...
- Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:45 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2640
Re: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
It's a persuasive argument in favor of apparent lassitude.Pigfarmer Jr wrote: ↑Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:50 pmYou're welcome. But now I've gotta get back to reading Wordsworth. I can't afford to get a bad discussion grade on "Expostulation and Reply."
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 8:42 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, please (Space Bar prefight)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 561
Re: Two Pan Galactic Gargle Blasters, please (Space Bar prefight)
I'm in with one I like.
- Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:32 pm
- Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
- Topic: Space Bar
- Replies: 7
- Views: 701
Space Bar
Space Bar Lichen Throat Shakespeare wrote with feather quill, So long ago, but we read him still. Conan Doyle wrote with a fountain pen; They didn’t have the ballpoint then. Kerouac typed on lengthy scroll He didn’t stop when he was on a roll. All I produce is nothingness. I am the space bar. No on...
- Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:02 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1983
Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
@Gil Sans Thank you for the explanation. They sound great!
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:44 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1983
Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
Wow, there were some great songs this week! All the Robots—The phrasing on this is fantastic; everything sound naturally articulated and fits perfectly with the music. It gives a feeling of good craftsmanship. The occasional exclamations make me thing this is intended to be interpreted on the humoro...
- Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:44 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1001
Re: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)
Wow, I'm in three days early! That doesn't happen much. Did you email the song in already too? If so, I don't see it. It may have gotten swallowed by spam filtering or something. Please resend! Or if you actually haven't sent it in yet, then, never mind. I composed the email but neglected to actual...
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:39 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1001
Re: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)
Wow, I'm in three days early! That doesn't happen much.
- Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:21 pm
- Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
- Topic: Letter to the Editor
- Replies: 10
- Views: 896
Re: Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor Lichen Throat (with unknowing contributions by Robert Plamondon & Margaret Shirley Collins) Everyone remembers Tim, Nobody remembers Jake, And everyone remembers Kim. From the little town by the lake. They worked in a little house On Williams Street, Along with an occasiona...
- Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:06 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
- Replies: 21
- Views: 1983
Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
Lichen Throat - That 'where is fancy bread' is an interesting way to kick this one off. It's supposed to be "where is fancy bred?" meaning "from where do ideas arise?" (and quoted from The Merchant of Venice ). But yeah, it sounds like someone's looking for an expensive loaf of ...
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 8:09 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3477
Re: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)
I'm happy to oblige.
- Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:10 am
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)
- Replies: 42
- Views: 3477
Re: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)
Berkeley Social Scene—This sounds like a song a local band would play (and this would be their best song). Very in-the-groove rock. No one could ever hate this, and everyone would like it, at least a little. I like the understated vocal, and then the soaring solo. Oozing with competence. I like it. ...
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 8:11 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: I'm going out the window (Head First prefight)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 926
Re: I'm going out the window (Head First prefight)
I'm in, not late for a change!
- Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:42 pm
- Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
- Topic: Head First
- Replies: 10
- Views: 858
Re: Head First
Head First Lichen Throat Tell me, where is fancy bred, In the heart or in the head? When will victory become clear Between the battling hemispheres? Apollo’s rocket took us to the moon Sent a voyager to Neptune. But Dionysus could play the funk Before he finally passed out drunk. Head first, heart ...
- Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:50 pm
- Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
- Topic: Move the big hand (One Minute Closer prefight)
- Replies: 14
- Views: 983
Re: Move the big hand (One Minute Closer prefight)
Late again. Optional challenge met; the end of the world has always disturbed me. Sometimes the disturbing songs end up being my favorites.