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Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Sat, 3 Nov 2012 23:37:16 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/04/2012 03:37

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Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

RFNAPLES — Fri, 2 Nov 2012 08:57:31 GMT

Author: RFNAPLES

Posted: 11/02/2012 12:57

1988

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Thu, 1 Nov 2012 14:03:38 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2012 18:03

1999 Quotes & Clips

The White Stripes by The White Stripes

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"This is the way it all began. The White Stripes’ fresh take on blues and rock-and-roll would destine them for the pantheon."

PopMatters

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Apple Venus Volume 1 by XTC

"...Apple Venus, Pt. 1 easily ranks as one of XTC's greatest works."

Allmusic

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The Contino Sessions by Death In Vegas

"It's a magnificently gothic trip in which guitars grind pitilessly against hip hop beats, electronic circuitry throbs to breaking point and Iggy Pop cameos as a serial killer."

Q

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Emergency & I by The Dismemberment Plan

"of the 1300+ cd's i own, this is in my top 5, easy. to paraphrase another review I read elsewhere, it's one of those gems that you want to share with everyone, but it's so great that you want to keep it to yourself. the first half is awesome and then it unfurls into brilliance."

ecalcot (from BEA)

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Juggle Tings Proper by Roots Manuva

"Roots Manuva's flow combines elements of both hip-hop and reggae. His British accent has a faint Jamaican lilt, and his rapping contains some of melodic barking of a dancehall DJ. He also inherited some of his father's oratory skills, which come across in the self-confident righteousness of his rhymes. He spends some time on hedonism, but also gets into deeper subject matter. On "Juggle Tings Proper" he raps:

"Don't go callin me coon, you'll catch a boot to your jaw
We pro-black, freak that, can't sweep no floor
I heard those my people, them burst their backs
Work hard for eons and paid tax and have not seen jack
In return, how does shit burn
It could well make a guy lose sense and rationale
Onto kamikazes on shifting streets
It's eyeball for eyeball and teeth for teeth
While we spin on this ball of confusion
I sight no solution, cesspits just get more frowsy
Chemical rain got me drunken and drowsy
Rowdy, I got no choice but to be
The living example of a root-fi youth type soldier
Bowling through like there ain't no tomorrow
Brave them terrains of pain and deep sorrow
But still keep sliding on, I try to make sense of the madness
But it seems like I'm wasting my time, it's best I just
Go get me mine, find some inner peace
Climb to higher heights, embrace the light"

RapReviews.com

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No Scrubs by TLC

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"I'd argue that it's one of the greatest R'n'B (in the modern, dance/soul sense) songs ever released. Just perfect."

lethalnezzle

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Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Thu, 1 Nov 2012 13:26:57 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2012 17:26

ShaneSpear wrote:

No problems. Agree to disagree.

Now I'll end this argument the way I ended every argument in the mid to late 90s.

Link

🥰

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

ShaneSpear — Thu, 1 Nov 2012 13:23:29 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 11/01/2012 17:23

No problems. Agree to disagree.

Now I'll end this argument the way I ended every argument in the mid to late 90s.

Link

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Thu, 1 Nov 2012 08:25:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2012 12:25

ShaneSpear wrote:

My problem with Fanmail: Here we are, a year removed from Lauryn Hill's masterpiece, and Fanmail (for the most part) covered the same exact ground with a lot less effort and tact. No Scrubs took the idea of Doo Wop (That Thing), took out the fact that females can be guilty of running game too, polished it up a bit and mass-marketed it to the community. I'm not going to pretend I'm offended or going to cry about reverse sexism or anything, but if No Scrubs was that good of a song, how come it was so easy for Destiny's Child to xerox it a few months later and call it Bills Bills Bills?

So my main beef with later TLC and Fanmail in particular is how they changed their entire sound to a watered down Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott so that they could sell to the 13-18 year olds, the most important demo of the late 90s.

I disagree with everything said here. Everything. You make your point well, and it's good to see someone else on BEA who is into their R'n'B, but I couldn't disagree more.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

cartoken — Thu, 1 Nov 2012 06:09:27 GMT

Author: cartoken

Posted: 11/01/2012 10:09

was very hard to decide 🧱
i like both album selection just the same, so the singles had to decide, and thanks to No Scrubs 1999 is getting my vote by a small small margin.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 23:02:42 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 11/01/2012 03:02

lethalnezzle wrote:

'No Scrubs' in particular. I'd argue that it's one of the greatest R'n'B (in the modern, dance/soul sense) songs ever released. Just perfect.

�'� chyeah

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

pearljammer13 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 21:30:37 GMT

Author: pearljammer13

Posted: 11/01/2012 01:30

I'm thinking '99, but Nothing's Shocking has me on the fence.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:13:27 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2012 21:13

This version of the 88 team is probably the second best team in this tourney(84 being the best(The on with the replacements that is)). 88, you have my vote.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Freddie55 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 17:00:56 GMT

Author: Freddie55

Posted: 10/31/2012 21:00

88

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

ShaneSpear — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 10/31/2012 20:30

My problem with Fanmail: Here we are, a year removed from Lauryn Hill's masterpiece, and Fanmail (for the most part) covered the same exact ground with a lot less effort and tact. No Scrubs took the idea of Doo Wop (That Thing), took out the fact that females can be guilty of running game too, polished it up a bit and mass-marketed it to the community. I'm not going to pretend I'm offended or going to cry about reverse sexism or anything, but if No Scrubs was that good of a song, how come it was so easy for Destiny's Child to xerox it a few months later and call it Bills Bills Bills?

So my main beef with later TLC and Fanmail in particular is how they changed their entire sound to a watered down Lauryn Hill or Missy Elliott so that they could sell to the 13-18 year olds, the most important demo of the late 90s.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:26:00 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2012 20:26

88

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 16:04:01 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2012 20:04

ShaneSpear wrote:

I don't know how many times I have to tell you Fanmail sucked.

Blaque sucked too, but she did just die. 😕

(and does Bring It On count for nothing)

Granted she just died, and granted I'm never going to be able to convince you that FanMail is a very solid (if somewhat dated) album. But the singles were awesome, 'No Scrubs' in particular. I'd argue that it's one of the greatest R'n'B (in the modern, dance/soul sense) songs ever released. Just perfect.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

ShaneSpear — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:57:57 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 10/31/2012 19:57

I don't know how many times I have to tell you Fanmail sucked.

Blaque sucked too, but she did just die. 😕

(and does Bring It On count for nothing)

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Anonymous — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:53:23 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 10/31/2012 19:53

ShaneSpear wrote:

Jane says...

The 80s continue their dominance of the tournament.

And you couldn't even pick Blaque instead of TLC? Natina just died man. 🙁

Do you seriously believe Blaque were better than TLC?

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

ShaneSpear — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:51:03 GMT

Author: ShaneSpear

Posted: 10/31/2012 19:51

Jane says...

The 80s continue their dominance of the tournament.

And you couldn't even pick Blaque instead of TLC? Natina just died man. 🙁

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

revolver94 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 15:19:30 GMT

Author: revolver94

Posted: 10/31/2012 19:19

Norman Bates wrote:

'88.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

Norman Bates — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:43:19 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 10/31/2012 15:43

'88.

Re: [CLOSED] BYT - GROUP C|FIGHT 7: 1988 DEFEATS 1999 (20-9)

junodog4 — Wed, 31 Oct 2012 11:07:18 GMT

Author: junodog4

Posted: 10/31/2012 15:07

My goodness... That 88 team. 😲