Best Ever Albums

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

cestuneblague — Sun, 5 Mar 2023 12:42:38 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/05/2023 17:42

Yorke and Co. still have many reasons to Smile, Skirting 12-4

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

kokkinos — Sat, 4 Mar 2023 18:00:55 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 03/04/2023 23:00

travelful wrote:

Very easy vote for The Smile

This.

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

cestuneblague — Thu, 2 Mar 2023 19:51:49 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 03/03/2023 00:51

Actually quite prefered The Smile's opponet last round and was one of the semi-heartbreakers last round, but they're an easy choice here as I already forgotten all about the last song even on another couple go-arounds.

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

Fischman — Wed, 1 Mar 2023 19:44:16 GMT

Author: Fischman

Posted: 03/02/2023 00:44

The Haunted Youth sounds like a less interesting of music I've heard for decades. The Smile was far more interesting musically, but those vocals are hard to take. Still, it gets the nod.

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

musicoed — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 07:11:50 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/27/2023 12:11

MadhattanJack wrote:

musicoed wrote:

Strange as it may seem, the bid is closer to the anti-system one.
I had a complaint, the group is bound to SME.
Indeed, YouTube is now blocking the official videos of the group in Russia.
...
It turns out that communication with SME is not the worst bondage in the world.))

I think that in Russia the abbreviation SME is even less clear.
So I'm selling for how much I bought.))
UMG, SME and WMG are the holy trinity that has long divided the world.
It doesn't matter to me these or similar logos are found on the black screen of YouTube in Russia.
Once again, I support the blocking of videos for copyright infringement.
It will save me more time than deprive me of something vital.

You helped me see 1.1k "likes" on the video - Broken.
This calls into question the lack of corporate support for the project.
On the Skrting On The Surface video, the number of "likes" is generally hidden (in Russia).

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

MadhattanJack — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 05:17:52 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 02/27/2023 10:17

musicoed wrote:

"SME"... the Society of Manufacturing Engineers? Sony Music Entertainment? Suicidal Male Egotism? The Solar Mesosphere Explorer? Denník SME, the left-leaning Slovakian media outlet? Steve McQueen, Esq.? You have to remember that the vast majority of BEA members are English-speakers who are largely unfamiliar with acronyms that might be common in Russia or Eastern Europe.

If you're referring to the licensing information in the description for their "Broken" video on Youtube, which starts out with "SME (on behalf of Mayway Records)," Mayway is their physical-distribution label and SME is just a US-based service that Mayway presumably uses to handle licensing requests for individual songs. So, if someone wanted to use "Broken" in a movie or a TV commercial, they'd contact SME in Bella Vista, Arkansas, and they (SME) would arrange for payments based on the type and frequency of usage. (They're on EasySong.com; they used to have their own website at "www.smepublishinggroup.com" but that's no longer a working link, assuming it ever was). Anyway, I'm guessing SME simply doesn't do business in Russia, what with everything that's going on, so Youtube can't legally make their videos available there.

Maybe I should have nominated "Broken" or "Shadows" instead, since both of them were 2022 Bandcamp singles (and "Stranger" was not), but I guess I just liked "Stranger" a lot better. The really impressive tracks (in my opinion) are actually "Gone" and "Teen Rebel," but both of those were originally released as a Bandcamp singles in 2021.

Of course, members of Radiohead doing side-projects don't have these kinds of licensing problems, since they have millions of dollars (or whatever their preferred currency might happen to be these days).

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

musicoed — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 03:33:28 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/27/2023 08:33

The Smile - Skirting on the Surface
This is a classic administrative rate.
A popular administrative series about miners - part two.
I couldn't resist and looked up the lyrics.
Doomed to Helplessness is the slogan of the Radiohead religion.
By the way, I first caught the group in connection with the Stars in 2021.
The sacred sacrifice from 1979 was the reason for this.

The Haunted Youth - Stranger
Strange as it may seem, the bid is closer to the anti-system one.
I had a complaint, the group is bound to SME.
Indeed, YouTube is now blocking the official videos of the group in Russia.
But I could freely get acquainted with the whole album at the bandcamp.
Now I found a live performance in the public domain on YouTube.

Link

It turns out that communication with SME is not the worst bondage in the world.))
Unfortunately, this is not the main problem for the group.
The song is devoid of vital energy, and the musicians don't notice it.
However, as I mentioned, it is a close sound and a familiar voice.

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

MadhattanJack — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 17:03:58 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 02/26/2023 22:03

travelful wrote:

Very easy vote for The Smile

Sure, but my own tests clearly reveal that BEA members can vote for "Stranger" with exactly the same number of mouse clicks. And the song is catchier, too! 😁

Re: CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

travelful — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:59:17 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 02/26/2023 19:59

Very easy vote for The Smile

CLSD2022BST Rd 2: Skirting on the Surface v Stranger

cestuneblague — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 14:36:21 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/26/2023 19:36

THE SMILE- SKIRTING ON THE SURFACE

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Captain: Craola

VS

THE HAUNTED YOUTH- STRANGER

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Captain: MadhattanJack