Round 1: The Chats v. Henri Texier

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Poll: Please listen to both albums in full before voting, then choose your favorite.
High Risk Behaviour by The Chats
47%
 47%  [9]
Chance by Henri Texier
52%
 52%  [10]
Total Votes : 19

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baystateoftheart
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  • #1
  • Posted: 06/28/2021 22:14
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Seed #22:


High Risk Behaviour by The Chats

Nominated by: Patman360
Genres [RYM]: Garage Punk

Seed #28:


Chance by Henri Texier

Nominated by: Fischman
Genres [RYM]: Post-Bop

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If you have not already, please listen to both albums in full before voting. Share your thoughts and/or your vote in this thread. This poll will be tallied in no fewer than twenty-eight days. See Tournament Spreadsheet for the full bracket.
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  • Posted: 07/01/2021 19:25
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Chance is my favourite discovery of the tournament so far.
High Risk Behaviour stood no chance (sorry for the awful pun), why do they have to remind us Ramones were a thing? Ok, if you are into punk, you are going to love this.
Chance gets my vote.
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  • Posted: 07/01/2021 22:36
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Chance is just soooooo much better in so many ways!
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Exist-en-ciel
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  • Posted: 07/02/2021 13:02
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Chance is the best album I discovered in this tournament. An obvious vote for Texier.
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Patman360
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  • Posted: 07/02/2021 17:07
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Chance was good, but I'm not going to be voting against my own pick, an album that I essentially played every day during lockdown whilst stuck away from family in a different country.

High Risk Behaviour kept me sane last year whilst simultaneously making me a little bit insane.
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  • Posted: 07/02/2021 18:24
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Patman360 wrote:
High Risk Behaviour kept me sane last year whilst simultaneously making me a little bit insane.


Ditto this feeling, lovely album. I really enjoyed Chance so this was really close. Ultimately voted for The Chats.
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  • Posted: 07/02/2021 22:24
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went texier. chats have their appeal though, and i'm glad for the listen. likely coming back to both of these.
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  • Posted: 07/02/2021 23:16
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Chats, it's a punk standout from 2020 while there were better jazz albums imo. Had a lot of fun listening to it on my long walks in the lockdown too.
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  • Posted: 07/11/2021 19:34
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baystateoftheart
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  • Posted: 07/12/2021 23:50
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My opinion of Chance is unchanged with a second listen. A very good album with some great songs and strong performances from Texier and company, yielding a high 3.5/5. High Risk Behaviour is a completely different animal, and a very fun and interesting record. Instrumentally, it bangs. Just pure uncut punk energy. Lyrically, I have a love/hate relationship with the chosen subject matter, The Chats' takes on it, and the subtexts. Despite some misgivings, it is quite a fine album, and barely misses my chart and my vote with a low 3.5/5.
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