Green & Reds Walrus Reveal

fixXxer

Green&Red wrote: »

23rd Place - White Zombie, Thunderkiss 65!

My ears

I thought this was the worst out of the 115 songs submitted

Im not even sorry

Banjo

This was my pick for ages! Love me some white zombie

Yay, glad you enjoyed it G&R (and relieved that I was wrong about my guess! ) Sharon Van Etten is definitely worth checking out, her latest album Remind Me Tomorrow, which was released this year and has "Seventeen" on it, is actually a pretty good starting point; it has a bit more electronics/synth than her previous work and is perhaps a bit more commercial sounding (while still being authentic/not a sellout!) Her earlier albums are a bit more introspective, led either by guitar or piano.

Some suggestions for further tunes:
If you want something upbeat and rocky, try "Serpents" or "Comeback Kid"
For moody synthpop, go with "Jupiter 4" (another one I could have used here!)
For a more acoustic, singer-songwriter vibe, "Give Out" is one of my favourites.
For a sombre, beautiful piano piece go with "I Know" (wonderful live performance on Jools Holland here.)
And if you want a singalong chorus, there's "Every Time The Sun Comes Up" (not one of my favourites but it seems to be one of her most popular ones)

She also does some really nice covers; Flaming Lips' "Do You Realize?", Sinéad O'Connor's "Black Boys on Mopeds" and Skeeter Davis's "The End of the World" (the latter especially really suits her voice).

Green&Red

Just finishing up a bit of work and I’ll be with ye

Necro

Green&Red wrote:

Just finishing up a bit of work and I’ll be with ye

Take your time, I can't see my entry for this one doing better than I did last night so let me savour it :pac:

Pretzill

Waiting so see if I can come 19th four times in a row

Electric Nitwit

Green&Red wrote: »

Next up a big shock

21st Place - Radiohead - 2+2=5

These peaked long before this

This just sounded like one of the songs off pablo honey or OK computer that you'd have skipped past to get to the good songs. Not a patch on their earlier stuff

Electric Nitwit

falls back towards the pack

Just catching up, obviously I disagree with everything you say
I love this song

This was the opener to the first album after the Kid A/Amnesiac set and was such an exhilarating, visceral burst after their relative calm. It's also become more relevant these days if anything, it's message being that politics goes to **** when people become detached from it

It's the Devil's way now,
There is no way out,
You can scream and you can shout,
It is too late now
Because you have not been
Payin' attention...
- The title itself is a straight lift from 1984

As Homer alluded to, any argument that Radiohead peaked early just suggests you haven't given In Rainbows enough listens. And Hail to the Thief, which 2+2=5 is on, is bloated and needs cutting down to about 10 songs, but it would then rightfully be recognised as a classic too

So no regrets, it's an awesome tune.
Luckily I know you'll make it up to me now when my name choice wins

I’m so depressed after last nights lack of love for Bob that I’m gonna have to book a holiday to cheer myself up.

Pretzill

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I’m so depressed after last nights lack of love for Bob that I’m gonna have to book a holiday to cheer myself up.

Jamaica?

Pretzill

Pretzill wrote: »

Jamaica?

Yea Mon

More like following Jamaican bobsleigh team and heading to the piste to go on the piste.

Electric Nitwit

Strawberry Milkshake wrote: »

I’m so depressed after last nights lack of love for Bob that I’m gonna have to book a holiday to cheer myself up.

Bob's a music god

Legend was my first proper album, I'd probably have picked that very song if we weren't including compilation albums

Pretzill

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Bob's a music god

Legend was my first proper album, I'd probably have picked that very song if we weren't including compilation albums

Went to see the Wailers some years ago in Sligo of all places, they were so good (too late to see Bob but they did him justice) Get Up, Stand Up gave me goosepimples.

Electric Nitwit

Pretzill wrote: »

Went to see the Wailers some years ago in Sligo of all places, they were so good (too late to see Bob but they did him justice) Get Up, Stand Up gave me goosepimples.

Interesting, I've always assumed they'd be a bit of a let down. I'll have to keep an eye out to see if they're coming back

Pretzill

Electric Nitwit wrote: »

Interesting, I've always assumed they'd be a bit of a let down. I'll have to keep an eye out to see if they're coming back

It was about 15 or more years ago but I had the same expectations as you but by the end of it I was bouncing up and down with everyone else

Green&Red

Right enough whining about last nite, hopefully ye'll be as put out by tonite's scoring :pac::pac::pac:

12th Place - The Sisters Of Mercy-Nine While Nine

Yes I know this should be in the numbers category

*shrug

I liked this, good song

12 points for

Reberetta

Green&Red

13th Place - Frank Black - Speedy Marie

This would have scored higher but it kinda loses it towards the end, still a good pixies song

13 points for

Banjo

Green&Red

11th Place - Houndmouth - My cousin Greg

Another song I'd never heard, it reminds me of someone and I can't place them, its bugging me! But great tune in its own right

Good selection

Mr Kingsley

Green&Red

14th Place - Eminem - Stan

This would have scored higher only I know it so well, great song

Sorry

Necro

Green&Red

10th Place - Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi

This is just noise, really, really bad noise, Mrs G&R asked "what is that sh!t" when I put it on in the kitchen
And yet here we are, the more I listened the better it became, I laughed out loud at the "Gandhi mate, remember gandhi"

Brilliant pick, 10 points for

Electric Nitwit

I would advise everyone to listen to this song

Electric Nitwit

Green&Red wrote: »

10th Place - Enter Shikari - Gandhi Mate, Gandhi

This is just noise, really, really bad noise, Mrs G&R asked "what is that sh!t" when I put it on in the kitchen
And yet here we are, the more I listened the better it became, I laughed out loud at the "Gandhi mate, remember gandhi"

Brilliant pick, 10 points for

Electric Nitwit

I would advise everyone to listen to this song

I'll accept it being called noise, I'd accept people not liking it but I fücking love Enter Shikari. This isn't their best, but it is awesome

I saw them live recently and the gandhi drop was followed by "I'm actually very calm these days, I do yoga and everything"!

EDIT: might just chuck up a non-live version, it might be an easier introduction, maybe...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIzSKZjuS5A

Green&Red

15th Place - Spearmint-Julie Christie

Another solid entry, really enjoyed this, just a reflection of the songs around it that it ends with 15 points -

Sheridan81

Green&Red

9th Place - DeclanO'Rourke - Sarah (Last night in a dream)

Toss of a coin between this and the 8th place entry, both songs I would know very well. This guy really dropped off after his debut album

9 points fo

r MicksJaguar

Pretzill

Great choices Micks

Green&Red

16th Place - Roger Hodgeson - Along came Mary

Apart from the weird Queen Elizabeth bit at the start I enjoyed this, I enjoyed that too but just didn't see how it fitted.

Another thats unlucky to score this low cause I really liked it,

Pretzill

Green&Red

8th Place - Josh Ritter - Kathleen

I submitted Josh Ritter for an earlier Walrus so its obvious I like him, love his voice

8 points for Ectoplasm

Pretzill

It's almost 19th...but better. Yay - Roger liked his historical audio he has Churchill's famous speech at the beginning of Fools Overture great Supertramp track. I think there is a royal link here with the Mary or something.

quickbeam

Pretzill wrote: »

It's almost 19th...but better. Yay - Roger liked his historical audio he has Churchill's famous speech at the beginning of Fools Overture great Supertramp track. I think there is a royal link here with the Mary or something.

Saw him live twice. He’s amazing! As always (with me), good choice.

Green&Red

Why don't the two of you get a room

Green&Red

17th Place - The Silver Jews - Smith & Jones forever

Still with songs that I enjoyed, never heard of these, I'd listen to more

17 points for

Osh

Green&Red

7th Place - Bat For Lashes - Daniel

Took me a while to decide how much I liked this, in the end I really liked it, stands up to repeated listening, wouldn't be out of place on the Drive soundtrack

Another good pick from

Homer J Fong