Best Ever Albums

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

babyBlueSedan — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:06:19 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 09/16/2020 03:06

More like Out-erbloom now. Get it? Because RÜFÜS DU SOL is out

Thee Oh Sees win 11-8

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Anonymous — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 12:09:37 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 09/14/2020 16:09

Skinny wrote:

Not massively enamoured with either choice. 'Innerbloom' has some cool elements, but I'm not convinced that putting them together the way it does, especially in its most predictable and maximalist moments, actually benefits it. It didn't do anything to maintain my interest over ten minutes, and if I heard it in a club it wouldn't have me rushing towards the dancefloor. 'The Static God' is basically The Buzzcocks' 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays', except without charm or a chorus, and it features a particularly irritating vocal performance. That said, despite my misgivings, it gets my vote on the basis that it has a more distinctive personality.

This. I like the Oh Sees but Orcs has always been an annoying transitional record between the enigmatic psych garage rock of Mutilator and Floating Coffins to the more personality leaden heavy psych influence of Face Stabber (squeaky toy drums anyone?) Besides, best Oh Sees is the lo-fi meth era, Sucks Blood/Cool Death of The Island Raiders/Thee Hounds of Foggy Notion

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Skinny — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 11:35:39 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 09/14/2020 15:35

travelful wrote:

try Innerbloom at the beach/coastal drives

I live in the epicentre of the Industrial Revolution; we don't do "coastal drives", unfortunately.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

travelful — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 10:23:09 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 09/14/2020 14:23

try Innerbloom at the beach/coastal drives

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

babyBlueSedan — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 21:36:43 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 09/14/2020 01:36

First time hearing either of these tracks. Thought Innerbloom was pretty pleasant but I agree with Skinny that it might be a bit too long for the number of great moments it has. I wasn't all that impressed with Static God though so I'm going with Innerbloom.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Norman Bates — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 16:01:21 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 09/13/2020 20:01

Oh Sees.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Skinny — Sun, 13 Sep 2020 06:45:03 GMT

Author: Skinny

Posted: 09/13/2020 10:45

Not massively enamoured with either choice. 'Innerbloom' has some cool elements, but I'm not convinced that putting them together the way it does, especially in its most predictable and maximalist moments, actually benefits it. It didn't do anything to maintain my interest over ten minutes, and if I heard it in a club it wouldn't have me rushing towards the dancefloor. 'The Static God' is basically The Buzzcocks' 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays', except without charm or a chorus, and it features a particularly irritating vocal performance. That said, despite my misgivings, it gets my vote on the basis that it has a more distinctive personality.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

RoundTheBend — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 23:16:31 GMT

Author: RoundTheBend

Posted: 09/13/2020 03:16

This is a really rough choice. In the end while Static God had A LOT of interesting musical concepts I usually go for, EXCEPT for that repetitive bassline (although other parts were pretty good basslines), really was the deciding factor.

Plus Innerbloom was quite the tapestry and something new for me.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Purplepash — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 18:47:59 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 09/12/2020 22:47

baystateoftheart wrote:

I dig the Oh Sees track, but Innerbloom is great and gets my vote. If you told me a couple weeks ago that these two tracks would be nominated by these two users, I never would have guessed that Purplepash would pick the electronic one.

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Totally fair enough too, but it is such an exquisite song, with so much emotion, passion, and beauty that I could not help but be enamoured with it on first listen, and the love for it just grew with many repeat plays. However it is the only song of theirs I really like whereas Thee Oh Sees albums are regulars in my charts.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

LittleM1971 — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 17:11:28 GMT

Author: LittleM1971

Posted: 09/12/2020 21:11

Enjoyed both...Oh Sees get my vote though

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

baystateoftheart — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 16:27:17 GMT

Author: baystateoftheart

Posted: 09/12/2020 20:27

I dig the Oh Sees track, but Innerbloom is great and gets my vote. If you told me a couple weeks ago that these two tracks would be nominated by these two users, I never would have guessed that Purplepash would pick the electronic one.

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

LedZep — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:35:17 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 09/12/2020 18:35

Love both. Have no idea who to vote for 🤡

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

travelful — Sat, 12 Sep 2020 09:23:04 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 09/12/2020 13:23

Innerbloom is such a vibe. Maybe a top 5 track for me in this tournament. Gets my vote with ease.

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Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Tha1ChiefRocka — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 23:18:43 GMT

Author: Tha1ChiefRocka

Posted: 09/12/2020 03:18

Great track that Purple nominated, but of course I'll vote for my own. 😁

Re: (Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

Purplepash — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 22:55:33 GMT

Author: Purplepash

Posted: 09/12/2020 02:55

Well this is unfotunate. One of my nominations up against a song I love that I considered nominating myself. So happy with either song going through here.

(Closed) 2015-2019 Play-in: RUFUS DU SOL vs Thee Oh Sees

babyBlueSedan — Fri, 11 Sep 2020 19:53:18 GMT

Author: babyBlueSedan

Posted: 09/11/2020 23:53

Play-In #1

Innerbloom by RÜFÜS DU SOL

Link

Year: 2016
Nominating user: Purplepash

vs

Static God by Thee Oh Sees

Link

Year: 2017
Nominating user: Tha1ChiefRocka

Matches closes end of day Tuesday September 15th