Best Decade Tournament - 60s: DcT wins!

[stip]

It's all Motown, lament. It's all Motown

[Lament]

I will blow this whole place up.

[PryTo]

Humor is often used to convey serious issues. Think of morgue humor and other forms of black comedy. Humor, however, rarely works well in a musical context. Few can pull it off. Here's a rather brilliant use of humor, conveying a serious set of issues, and wrapped in a voice of gold.



Loretta Lynn -- "Don't Come Home A' Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind)"

[Lament]

The 13th Floor Elevators - You're Gonna Miss Me

This is the song I'll be playing when I burn this place down over stip calling everything "Motown."

[stip]

What's your favorite Motown song, lament? Mine is probably Ghostbusters

[Lament]

Sirens, obviously.

[stip]

Silly lament, eddie isn't black

[Lament]

Boom is though.

[bada]

Everyone knows Boom is Mexican.

[numbers]

I thought he was an arab.

[Lament]

Sorry, it's Infallible that's Motown...

http://www.antiquiet.com/reviews/2013/1 ... ning-bolt/

There’s a distinctly Glen Ballard feel to the ominous cuts of Infallible that give way to Motown-level soul striding.

So my answer is Infallible.

[bada]

Arabs and Mexicans are the same.

[stip]

Years ago someone ( not me but I wish it was ) commented that you can hear a lot of Michael Jackson influence in eddies performance on Ten. Thoughts?

[numbers]

white MJ or black MJ?

[Lament]

Yeah, I can see where the person who said that is coming from. There's a lot of making up for relatively pedestrian melodies (especially in the verses) with dynamic phrasing, unique emphasis, and weird vocal ticks. MJ was a master at those things.

[stip]

white MJ or black MJ?

Thriller era, I think

[bada]

and all the crotch grabbing.

[numbers]

Other than just letting it rip, I cant draw a comparison.

[Lament]

They both heavily relied on the practice of having drawn-out first parts of a phrase/line followed by very condensed, word heavy flourishes at the end of each line.

[i got bugs]

Bob dylan - girl from the north country

The Beatles - dear prudence