Best Ever Albums

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

cestuneblague — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 19:55:49 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/24/2023 00:55

Little Simz wins big (well, sort of) time, 7-5

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

kokkinos — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:22:11 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 02/22/2023 15:22

I'm a big (horrible pun, I know) fan of Big Time and its massive '60s vibes, but how am I supposed to vote against Little Simz? Impossible.
Tough luck for Angel Olsen.

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

KitchenSink — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 20:34:32 GMT

Author: KitchenSink

Posted: 02/20/2023 01:34

god these are both so good for such wildly different reasons. this is hard

gonna have to come back to this one

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

musicoed — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 16:37:00 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/19/2023 21:37

Angel Olsen - Big Time
The last year's album is familiar to me as an attribute of the final ratings.
I expected more, but against the general background, it was not a fly in the ointment.
Recognizable voice and melodiousness provide support for the song.
This is not a difficult choice for me, it would seem.

Little Simz - Gorilla
The performer deliberately took the album out of the competition for the ratings of the year.
I had no reason to delve into this release, I'm not a fan.
The song seemed insipid to me musically.
But I'm already convinced that music is not the most important thing in this project.
Perhaps there are key phrases that blow your mind.
However, without musical support, this is shooting into the void.

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

Anonymous — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 06:16:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/19/2023 11:16

Big Time just feels like the most complete song I heard from last year. It sounds timeless and I really like hearing a waltz for a change! For me, All the Good Times would also have been a good choice but I found this one a bit more addictive and I preferred the video as well. I’m in the same boat as Travelful in not really getting into the album, but I could certainly appreciate the singles. This is a tough first round draw mind you…

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

travelful — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:22:09 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 02/17/2023 23:22

One of the toughest matchups yet...both tracks are fantastic. Going with Angel Olsen though on this one by just a hair. I agree with Hayden's comment on NO THANK YOU. It was a great way to follow-up her previous album but yeah the timing was a bit weird and it slipped through the cracks at least for me for a while. I actually just got around to it about a week ago. Nevertheless I love the album but there's a few other tracks I would have picked before Gorilla. Angel Olsen's album didn't blow me away but Big Time is my favorite off the album and it always hits the spot for me when I hear it.

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

Norman Bates — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:54:06 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 02/17/2023 21:54

Yeah, Little Simz. Wasn't convinced by Angel Olsen's last LP even though this track is decent. But she's not a country singer imo.

Wasn't very keen on Little Simz's previous effort, so I didn't listen to that one, if I'm to believe what I heard in this matchup I might very well have been wrong, like this.

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

Hayden — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 10:09:59 GMT

Author: Hayden

Posted: 02/17/2023 15:09

I feel like we never got around to discussing NO THANK YOU on this site. It was released at such a weird time for a follow-up to such a colossal record. Gorilla's a highlight for sure— and it gets my vote— but that entire album is phenomenal. Her approach to it was so sharp and mature— really great bars everywhere— I feel like it's what Danny Brown and Kendrick did (a la uknowhatimsayin¿ and DAMN) but maybe... better? It's a low-down reprise to a bombastic record. She goes off on these beat-poetry-esque verses and you sit there and bask— it's quite something, and an exceptional example of what hip-hop can be. One of my favourite records of 2022, but I'm going to double down on saying she should have waited until January to drop it. December always has some stupidly great album released in it, but it feels like a ghost month.

Too early in the morning to form better thoughts. Just showing support. Great stuff.

Re: CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

Anonymous — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 06:30:28 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 02/17/2023 11:30

Official video:

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Also a nice live one:

Link

CLSD2022 BST Rd1: Big Time v Gorilla

cestuneblague — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 20:58:49 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/17/2023 01:58

Angel Olsen- Big Time
Captain: Blueboy

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Link

Repping: Asheville, NC (via Chi via St. Louis)

VS

Little Simz- Gorilla
Captain: LittleM1971

Link

Repping: East London