Obner:

wenchlette http://www.last.fm/user/spont/
patrick http://www.last.fm/user/drpat
rogneeb http://www.last.fm/listen/user/rparis74/personal
thisotherkingdom http://www.last.fm/listen/user/handfulofdimes/personal
twogunsholla http://www.last.fm/user/twogunsholla
e-stone http://www.last.fm/user/e-stone
radcliffe http://www.last.fm/user/RoyPearl
toots http://www.last.fm/listen/user/jonathonxmas/personal
dalen http://www.last.fm/user/elementos
shiv http://www.last.fm/listen/user/eaglemaniac/personal
drinky http://www.last.fm/listen/user/Chasedbybees
ft http://www.last.fm/listen/user/FT-Bob/personal
harry http://www.last.fm/user/harryirish

PPMB:

cleptic http://www.last.fm/user/Cleptic/
squinty http://www.last.fm/user/garyxia
gurt http://www.last.fm/user/gurtman
noah wk http://www.last.fm/user/NoahWK27/
big bobby http://www.last.fm/user/big_bobby
elliott http://www.last.fm/user/IDriveLuxury
boobiedewton http://www.last.fm/user/boobiedewton
read hard http://www.last.fm/user/readhard
moe http://www.last.fm/user/joeymccarthy5/
doc http://www.last.fm/user/doctoracula
ihatesocks http://www.last.fm/user/forseriously
mattaverage http://www.last.fm/user/milhouseOFpain/
milo10 http://www.last.fm/user/milo-age

Wait so you're pitting us against people from a pop punk message board?

I'm just previewing Boobiedewton's radio. Quick scouting report.

First match up will begin shortly.

Come on Boobie.

Match 1

wench : Josh Ritter - Southern Pacifica : Ahh, typical wench. I've tried may times to get into this guy. He's got a good voice, very soothing. I guess I'd rate this as something I'd put on and forget about. And if that sounds only like a half compliment then this score makes sense. 5/10

cleptic : Minor Threat - Straight Edge : haha. maybe this wasn't such a good idea after all. 10/10.

Wins: 0-1
Points: 5-10

Match 2

patrick : Woods - White Out : Hmm, cool psych-folk. I like all the individual parts to this (the guitar, the ghostly harmonies, the drums). Not sure if it blends together as well as they want it to, but it's definitely trippy and has potential to be much more. Pretty sure I've heard this band/band name before. Will have to investigate further though. 7/10

squinty : Gang Green - Have Fun : I made an 80s punk mix with like 30 essential punk bands represetned. This band was not it. Still, can't really deny 52 seconds of hardcore punk about having fun. 5/10

Wins: 1-1
Points: 12-15

this thread = gold

Match 3

rogneeb : The Civil Wars - Poison & Wine : LOVE the girl's voice in this. That being said, does she have any solo material? Or sing stuff without the guy? Not that he's a poor singer. Just that this would be perfect without him. Good build and climax and fade out. 7/10

gurt : Underground Railroad To Candyland - Living In A Straw (The Summer of Fraud) : Yes, I like this band more than Toys That Kill. Not my fav off that album, but still real good. There's something very basic and simple about this stuff, but at the same time it's kinda original. 7/10

God, there better not be too many tie-breakers in this tourney. It's already TOO EPIC.


gurt : Full Of Fancy - He's Mean : One of my more recent fav bands. Too bad they broke up. I mean, this track probably ranks near the bottom of my list of favorites, but still can't do worse than a 6/10

rogneeb : Sarah Jaffe - Perfect Plan : What's up with hot girls with great voices? Hmmm. Well, I guess I like this as much as if not more than the Civil Wars. The starting and stopping, the piano riff, the acoustic guitar, the voice. 7/10

Wins: 2-1
Points: 19-21

barely survived someone called "gurt" does not bode well for future rounds.

said someone called rogneeb.


Hey bort - why aren't you posting the results on the other board?

touche. i just hope some power pop comes up in my player.

I've just asked the guys at my other board if they would be interested in another inter-board match. They're up for anything.

The answer right now is I'm totally lazy. Maybe later. They have a link to this thread though. Now it's time for french toast.

to make this really fun it should be obner vs hipinion.

garyxia from that other board listens to some good shit.

ok both boards are up to date. Match 4 coming soon.

ritter is to me as newman is to seinfeld

Match 4

thisotherkingdom : TV on the Radio - You : Hit and miss band with me. But their hits really hit. I like the pulsing beat, and melody is actually really good. The synth stuff is cool, but it also sounds like there's a subway train constantly rolling into the station. 6/10

noah wk: The Ramones - Rockaway Beach : Number of threads about the Ramones on page 1 of the PPMB at any given time: 7. Fun tune, though. 7/10

Wins: 2-2
Points: 25-28

I suspect it may the be same for the other matchups as well.

While I'm pleased as punch to get a 10/10 score for Straight Edge, I do really like that Southern Pacifica song. I'd have given it a 7/10. Also, PPMB rules, obner drools!

Cleptic, ladies and gentlemen. One of the older, more mature PPMBers.

They must not all have had kids yet.

Round 5

twoguns : My Morning Jacket - Holdin On To Black Metal : Pretty groovy, although I prefer the more straight forward "rock band" stuff they do over this fairly crowded song. I wish the guitar was more forward in the mix. 6/10

big bobby : Sonic Avenues - I Want You Now : Here's the power pop that rogneeb was looking for. Although this has got some punk/garage in the mix. I wish MMJ wrote songs like this. I should probably look more into this band, as this track has the catchy, speedy, spunky stuff that I devour. 7/10

Wins: 2-3
Points: 31-35

Round 6

e-stone : The Stone Roses - Here It Comes : Uh, yes please. One those bands that was too short lived, but I've no complaints about what they did when they were around. Point is docked since the song cuts off (maybe it leads to another track)? 9/10

elliott : Dead Landlord - Goodbye to Oakland : Love these guys live, and they have a few songs that are monster hits. This is a good one, and short. 8/10

Wins: 3-3
Points: 40-43