ROUND 1: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road vs. OK Computer

shopvack · Post by **shopvack** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 12:58 pm

very disappointed in this poll. i even listened to ok computer last night, trying to figure out what it is that could make it better than yellow brick road. after skipping through the last four or so tracks i concluded it just isn't. strong start, weak finish.

oh well. i rest easy knowing that it won't last long in the tourney.

RacquetballGangsta · Post by **RacquetballGangsta** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:11 pm

shopvack wrote: after skipping through the last four or so tracks i concluded it just isn't. strong start, weak finish.

yeah. the last four songs are horrible since they arent

guitar anthems from start to finish. fuck songs that dont sound the same for four minutes straight and fuck songs that stick to a concept and create a mood..as a matter of fact, fuck concept albums...except for goodbye, yellow brick road of course!

you're right. "the tourist" is a horrible, forgettable song that doesnt finish up the album in a completely appropriate manner.

although it did offer you this bit of advice:

"idiioooooot, slooow dooowwwwwwn"

shopvack · Post by **shopvack** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:25 pm

RacquetballGangsta wrote:
shopvack wrote: after skipping through the last four or so tracks i concluded it just isn't. strong start, weak finish.

yeah. the last four songs are horrible since they arent guitar anthems from start to finish. fuck songs that dont sound the same for four minutes straight and fuck songs that stick to a concept and create a mood..as a matter of fact, fuck concept albums...except for goodbye, yellow brick road of course!

you're right. "the tourist" is a horrible, forgettable song that doesnt finish up the album in a completely appropriate manner.

although it did offer you this bit of advice:

"idiioooooot, slooow dooowwwwwwn"

yeah, i said all that.

Seiko Flossberg · Post by **Seiko Flossberg** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:29 pm

Icesickle wrote:Voted OK Computer.

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:38 pm

Voted for Icesickle.

citizen · Post by **citizen** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 1:41 pm

glad to see the results

Prophecy · Post by **Prophecy** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:32 pm

another vote for

cascarrabias · Post by **cascarrabias** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 9:53 pm

Knew this thread was going to be hilarious before I opened it.

Radiohead sounds like Rufus Wainwright only Rufus is out of the closet.

Fuckin' A · Post by **Fuckin' A** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 10:37 pm

I don't think it matters if any album gets bashed because everybody has an opinion, and when it comes to music opinions vary. But all this "omg radiohead is

" is something I'd expect from a forum of 13 year olds. Can somebody actually explain why the album shouldn't win without sounding like an adolescent?

blastmaster · Post by **blastmaster** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:15 pm

Its not that Radiohead's shit is bad, its that Elton's is so fucking amazing. GYBR contains some of the most raucous, fun, beautiful, powerful and well-written pop songs ever. Bernie and Elton were on another plane of existence here. The instrumentation is incredibly well-crafted without coming off as prententious or overwhelming. It has all of the feeling and honesty of Honky Chateau, but on a larger scale. Its a perfect pop album.

OK Computer is a great moody, dense album. Its a tedious experience and there are some pretty unlistenable moments though. I would have to be in a specific mood to get any enjoyment out of it, while you can throw on pretty much any track from GBYBR at any time, and I would be into it.

Fuckin' A · Post by **Fuckin' A** » Mon Jun 25, 2007 11:22 pm

blastmaster wrote:Its not that Radiohead's shit is bad, its that Elton's is so fucking amazing. GYBR contains some of the most raucous, fun, beautiful, powerful and well-written pop songs ever. Bernie and Elton were on another plane of existence here. The instrumentation is incredibly well-crafted without coming off as prententious or overwhelming. It has all of the feeling and honesty of Honky Chateau, but on a larger scale. Its a perfect pop album.

OK Computer is a great moody, dense album. Its a tedious experience and there are some pretty unlistenable moments though. I would have to be in a specific mood to get any enjoyment out of it, while you can throw on pretty much any track from GBYBR at any time, and I would be into it.

Respect, Blastmaster. I don't believe anybody has to like Radiohead or OK Computer for that matter but coming in here with

's doesn't exactly make them look any older than 14.

Goodbye YBR is very good pop album, but I'd disagree with it being the perfect pop album. Still though, I'm not hating at all. Elton's best album, which says something.

and I agree that you can't just put on OK Computer at your kids b-day party and hang out. The album is about the corporate world's replacement of human emotion and personality with robotic behavior. It's supposed to sound that way. That's the concept of the album.

ric · Post by **ric** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 1:29 am

for me the vote was because ok computer was like the ''endtroducing'' for its genre, whereas yellow brick was just an album with real good songs on it.

theaggravatedjew · Post by **theaggravatedjew** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:03 pm

Elton

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 12:08 pm

and I agree that you can't just put on OK Computer at your kids b-day party and hang out. The album is about the corporate world's replacement of human emotion and personality with robotic behavior. It's supposed to sound that way. That's the concept of the album.

ric wrote:for me the vote was because ok computer was like the ''endtroducing'' for its genre, whereas yellow brick was just an album with real good songs on it.

Quite injecting logic and reason into these debates you pretentious faggots.

ric · Post by **ric** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 2:31 pm

if i had to vote one way the other, which is tough in this case, im going to fall back on logic. they are competely different sounds. comparing apples to oranges requires some personal input.

im sorry if one isnt as perfect as you, oh, god of all that is righteous and good

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:10 pm

Uh, do I need to add a <sic> label?

Fuckin' A · Post by **Fuckin' A** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 3:35 pm

Icesickle wrote:
and I agree that you can't just put on OK Computer at your kids b-day party and hang out. The album is about the corporate world's replacement of human emotion and personality with robotic behavior. It's supposed to sound that way. That's the concept of the album.

ric wrote:for me the vote was because ok computer was like the ''endtroducing'' for its genre, whereas yellow brick was just an album with real good songs on it.
Quite injecting logic and reason into these debates you pretentious faggots.

it's funny to see ice calling anyone a faggot. I was simply agreeing with Blasmaster that the album was "moody". It's supposed to sound that way.

Rachel Hobozal · Post by **Rachel Hobozal** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:40 pm

ice was being sarcastic, damies.

Fuckin' A · Post by **Fuckin' A** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:42 pm

Cleanhobo wrote: ice was being sarcastic, damies.

damn that icesickle

Icesickle · Post by **Icesickle** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:47 pm

Apology accepted.

Mo Cheeks · Post by **Mo Cheeks** » Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:50 pm

Philaflava wrote:Elton and it's not even close.

ackbar · Post by **ackbar** » Thu Jun 28, 2007 6:30 pm

radiohead..

mud · Post by **mud** » Sun Jul 01, 2007 3:45 pm

OK Computer is through.

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