Ecto's Walrus Reveal

Pretzill

Has to be Necro (anon) no? Or maybe sKeith

Necro

I reckon it was Zaph. I think he'd be the type of guy who loves Ed Sheeran :P

Necro

Pretzill wrote: »

Has to be Necro (anon) no? Or maybe sKeith

:pac: I used one of the anon WW accounts to submit an entry

Pretzill

Ectoplasm

Right onto the top 5. These were really hard to separate out. They shifted around as I listened to them.

In fifth place was a song I liked instantly. If I was going based just on first impressions it would have taken top spot but the more I listened to the songs submitted the more others edged it out slightly. It's a great tune and one that has me looking at some of the artists' other work.

Artist: The Pharcyde
Song: Passin' Me By

5th place goes to

Osh

Ectoplasm

tritium wrote: »

God this is a really good category. Props to all the entries, they’re fantastic, don’t know if I could have separated some of them ecto fair play to ya

It's been agonising. I reckon on a different week there could be a totally different order.

Ectoplasm

The next song is the total opposite of the one in 5th place. On first listen I really didn't like it. It went on too long, it felt more like 3 different songs smushed into one. I didn't know the song or the artist. I was fairly sure it was going to finish near the bottom.



So naturally I've been wandering around singing bits of it for the last couple of days. A surprising (to me) 4th place finish

Artist: Al Stewart
Song: Nostradamus

Scooping up 16 points is

sKeith

Pretzill

Love Al Stewart I nearly went for Roads to Moscow sKeith!

Necro

I thought that said Alf Stewart for a minute :pac:

Pretzill

His most famous track, The Year of the Cat, also tells a good story - he is a storyteller. Great choice!

Ectoplasm

Top 3 Now. Hype! Excitement! Fireworks!

Ok, maybe no fireworks.

Green & Red, Electric Nitwit and Pretzill

all scored highly for different reasons. Which I shall explain as best I can.

Green&Red

I’m excited!

Pretzill

Green&Red wrote: »

I’m excited!

Me too!

Electric Nitwit

Me three!

Mollyb60

There's been some cracking songs so far but I have to say I hated the last 2.

Electric Nitwit

Love the little three way love-in in the thanks there!

Ectoplasm

Third place goes to an absolute belter of a tune. Honestly, top 3 were so difficult to separate out. I love the artist on this one but I only listen to a select few songs and this isn't (wasn't) one of them. I love the intro, I love how concise it is - this was probably one of the shortest tracks submitted for this category. It tells a story perfectly and does it in a short sharp and witty way.

Artist: Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds
Song: The Ballad of Robert Moore and Betty Coltrane

3rd Place goes to

ElectricNitwit

in a tight fight at the top of the table, scoring 17 points.

tusk

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Love the little three way love-in in the thanks there!

Lol :pac:

Electric Nitwit

I'll take that

It's actually a b-side (to Where The Wild Roses Grow) so no surprise it's not on your rotation

It's a little personal for me, it was on a free cassette from NME. When I was young that's how I discovered music and this was the first time I heard The Bad Seeds, I loved it and it opened a whole new, wonderful world to me!

(...actually, that's what I wrote to Ecto, I since found it and it's a free CD from Vox, but the point still stands!)

Green&Red

Long time since I heard that song, great pick EN

Ectoplasm

In the tightest of races for the top spot comes an artist whose early work I loved. This song comes from an album that I never actually listened to which is why I don't know it. It reminds me of why I liked Josh Ritter so much to begin with. It's a great narrative song and I loved it.

Artist: Josh Ritter
Song: The Curse

Picking up 18 points and a very respectable second place is

Green&Red

Green&Red

Happy with that

Electric Nitwit

Didn't know The Curse, very good
Very quirky, the video is brilliant!

Ectoplasm

Which brings us to our winner in this category. The first time I heard it I liked it but didn't see it finishing top. The only other song I know by Dan Fogelberg is Same Auld Lang Syne and I thought that this might be a little too sentimental for my tastes. All I can say is, it's an absolute ear worm. I love his voice. It reminds me of the Eagles (I've since found out he hung out/worked with them). I just felt it fitted the category perfectly. It's a little darker than I expected. I loved it.

Congratulations to

Pretzill

on your first place finish this evening.

tusk

Well done Pretzill.


Great work Ecto

quickbeam

Great stuff Pretzil.

Necro

Congrats Pretzill, you finished ahead of everyone

Pretzill

Delighted you liked this Ecto, one of my favourite artists, who went too soon and had more to share musically. This and forefathers two of his best storytelling tracks! Whoop! 1st placed track!

Pretzill

Thanks Ecto great reveal and brilliant category

Electric Nitwit

Congrats Pretzill!

Great Reveal Ecto, well done
First time I've been able to follow the whole reveal live, makes a real difference, really enjoyed it

Looking forward to tomorrow