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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Tue, 7 May 2013 15:03:27 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/07/2013 19:03

Hurray!

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Anonymous — Tue, 7 May 2013 09:17:19 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/07/2013 13:17

Must say I'm a little surprised at this result. That said, I'm pretty happy about it. TV Personalities are really, really great.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

videoheadcleaner — Tue, 7 May 2013 05:22:30 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 05/07/2013 09:22

Early Swan song.

17-14

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

MrFrogger — Sat, 4 May 2013 20:00:56 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 05/05/2013 00:00

It seems my swans have...sung their swan song, very suprising outcome.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

videoheadcleaner — Fri, 3 May 2013 20:18:28 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 05/04/2013 00:18

Norman Bates wrote:

lol 1-7... seems the more vids I post, the more Swans win... I'll let you digest.

i found this with Foetus. Promoted all I could with the other band having no real support and got beaten.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Anonymous — Fri, 3 May 2013 19:20:15 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2013 23:20

Gonna help out with Swans promoting because fuck yeah Swans

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fucks with your head, is brash as all hell, and yet still manages to provoke myriad emotional responses (at least from me) at the most human level.

I reiterate, fuck yeah Swans

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

MrFrogger — Fri, 3 May 2013 19:17:02 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 05/03/2013 23:17

You know you all want to vote for Swans

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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

L Lawliet — Fri, 3 May 2013 19:16:07 GMT

Author: L Lawliet

Posted: 05/03/2013 23:16

Surprised how close this is, I thought BEA was Swans Fans Central.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Anonymous — Fri, 3 May 2013 19:14:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2013 23:14

Gotta go with Television Personalities. Swans are great and everything, but it's Television Personalities.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

MrFrogger — Fri, 3 May 2013 19:00:04 GMT

Author: MrFrogger

Posted: 05/03/2013 23:00

Swans music can be both beautiful and soul crushing. It may be a daunting task to listen to a full Swans album, but you'll come out a different person on the other end. Their music is this giant mountain, that feels like it's crushing and constricting you, and just fucking with your sanity. I love it.

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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Anonymous — Fri, 3 May 2013 14:11:39 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2013 18:11

TELEVISION PERSONALITIES

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Mercury — Fri, 3 May 2013 13:55:17 GMT

Author: Mercury

Posted: 05/03/2013 17:55

You got my vote, Norman!

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Fri, 3 May 2013 12:16:12 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/03/2013 16:16

tekin wrote:

The key is: Don't promote.

I understood that too late. Won't bother now.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Anonymous — Fri, 3 May 2013 12:09:14 GMT

Author: Anonymous

Posted: 05/03/2013 16:09

The key is: Don't promote.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Fri, 3 May 2013 11:31:31 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/03/2013 15:31

lol 1-7... seems the more vids I post, the more Swans win... I'll let you digest.

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Fri, 3 May 2013 11:30:58 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/03/2013 15:30

Two more, because I know you love them already :

In a perfect, uncruel world, this would have been a worldwide hit. But hey, the world is cruel. Now, you can somewhat repair the general unfairness by listening to "Happy Families", then vote TVPS!

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Talking of post-punk, and as you have surely realized, the A-side to this wondrous hit is a song called "Where's Bill Grundy Now?". Good question, and a great song too. Somehow had to pay the old swine a delicate homage.

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Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Fri, 3 May 2013 10:49:08 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/03/2013 14:49

Damn I'm late already, it's a 1-4 situation... Bad draw no doubt, but hey! Give Dan Treacy a chance...

Television Personalities is above all the band of Dan Treacy. Their first album was released in 1981 on Rough Trade, it's a mix of post-punk DIY and lightly psychedelic 60s-tinged pop. Their music has a very distinctive childlike charm, of which you can never really say if it is ironic or downright naïve. They're lovely. They could have been bigger than The Beatles.

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Gorgeous Television Personalities albums include Mummy Your Not Watching Me, And Don't the Kids Just Love It, They Could Have Been Bigger than the Beatles and the must-have compilation Yes, Darling, But Is It Art?. Please, listen then vote. Frankly, are you not tired of the gloomy, too-serious-to-be-serious Swans?

Re: CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

Norman Bates — Fri, 3 May 2013 08:00:08 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 05/03/2013 12:00

A quick nap and I'll try my best to defend the TVPs chances against a possible tourney winner. We won't surrender without a good fight, and we've got some strong assets too. We know where Syd Barrett lives.

CLOSED: PPNW - R1: Television Personalities def. Swans

videoheadcleaner — Fri, 3 May 2013 05:31:13 GMT

Author: videoheadcleaner

Posted: 05/03/2013 09:31

TELEVISION PERSONALITIES(Coach: Norman Bates)

BEA Rank: 958

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SWANS (Coach: MrFrogger)

BEA Rank: 289