If Music Could Talk

Hey, sorry, was closing out my last work day today then decided I needed to go tromp around in the wilderness. Regular service resumes tomorrow.

Flex wrote: ↑

01 Jul 2019, 7:19pm

Hey, sorry, was closing out my last work day today then decided I needed to go tromp around in the wilderness. Regular service resumes tomorrow.

Ugh. Anything on the horizon?

JennyB wrote: ↑

02 Jul 2019, 10:27am

Ugh. Anything on the horizon?

I've applied for a few good looking jobs, and I handful more I need to probably get applications into. So, I dunno, I'd like to have some more headway on something but I'm not in panic mode.

Flex wrote: ↑

02 Jul 2019, 11:17am

JennyB wrote: ↑

02 Jul 2019, 10:27am

Ugh. Anything on the horizon?

I've applied for a few good looking jobs, and I handful more I need to probably get applications into. So, I dunno, I'd like to have some more headway on something but I'm not in panic mode.

Keeping fingers crossed!

ROUND 5 RESULTS

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Studio Tracks, Pt. 1

Letsagetabitarockin' is OUT with 13 votes.

That makes Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (6 votes) the WINNER of part 1 of EABR and will move to the playoffs.

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Live Tracks

Maybelline is OUT with 11 votes.

All others - Lonely Mother's Son, Junco Partner, Gloria - received 2 votes.

Earthquake Weather, Side 1

Island Hopping received 6 votes and Shouting Street received 3 votes.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1

Burning Lights is OUT with 7 votes.

Tennessee Rain received 3 votes, Love Kills, The Unknown Immortal, and Evil Darling each received 2 votes, and Dum Dum Club picked up 1 vote.

ROUND 1 - The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2

Jewellers & Bums and Punk Rock Blues are both OUT with 7 votes.

Sandpaper Blues (w/ Radar), Generations (w/ Electric Doghouse), and It's a Rockin' World each picked up 1 vote.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3

Full Moon is OUT with 6 votes.

Rose of Erin received 4 votes, When Pigs Fly received 3 votes, The Cool Impossible received 2 votes, and U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) received 1 vote.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4

Mango Street is OUT with 7 votes.

Over The Border (w/ Jimmy Cliff) and Cholo Vest each received 5 votes.

Rock Art & The X-Ray Style, Side 2

Nitcomb is OUT with 13 votes.

Forbidden City received 3 votes and Willesden to Cricklewood received 2 votes.

Global A Go-Go, LP 1

In a stunner, Johnny Appleseed and Shaktar Donetsk are both OUT with 7 votes.

That makes Bhindi Bhagee the WINNER of LP 1 of GAG-G, and will advance to the playoffs.

Streetcore, Side 2

Redemption Song is OUT with 8 votes.

Midnight Jam picked up 7 votes, Silver and Gold got 2 votes and All in a Day got 1 vote.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
That makes Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)

This is one hell of a winner's circle already. The Meskies couldn't match the Clash for consistency, but these are some of my favorite songs of all time right here.

ROUND 6 RESULTS

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Studio Tracks, Pt. 2

Keys To Your Heart (version 2) is OUT with 6 votes.

Surf City and Hideaway each got 4 votes, and Sweety Of The St. Moritz got 2 votes.

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Live Tracks

In a shocker, Lonely Mother's Son AND Gloria are both OUT with 7 votes.

That makes Junco Partner (3 votes) the WINNER of the 101ers Live Tracks, and will proceed to the playoffs.

Earthquake Weather, Side 1

Shouting Street is OUT with 12 votes.

That makes Island Hopping (8 votes) the WINNER of Earthquake Weather side one, which will proceed to the playoffs.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1

Tennessee Rain is OUT with 10 votes.

Love Kills got 4 votes, Evil Darling got 3 votes, and Dum Dum Club got 1 vote.

ROUND 1 - The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2

Sandpaper Blues (w/ Radar) is OUT with 10 votes.

Generations (w/ Electric Doghouse) and It's a Rockin' World each got 5 votes.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3

Rose of Erin is OUT with 8 votes.

The Cool Impossible got 7 votes, Wen Pigs Fly got 3 votes and U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) got 1 vote.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4

Over The Border (w/ Jimmy Cliff) is OUT with 11 votes.

That makes Cholo Vest (8 votes) the WINNER of the Wilderness Years non-album tracks, pt. 4.

Rock Art & The X-Ray Style, Side 2

Willesden to Cricklewood is OUT with 12 votes.

Forbidden City received 6 votes and Yalla Yalla got 1 vote.

Global A Go-Go, LP 2

Minstrel Boy is OUT with 12 votes.

At the Border, Guy received 8 votes and Mondo Bongo picked up 1 vote.

Streetcore, Side 2

Midnight Jam is OUT with 18 votes.

Silver and Gold got 1 vote.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
That makes Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)
Junco Partner (101ers Live Tracks)
Island Hopping (Earthquake Weather, Side 1)
Cholo Vest (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4)

Hooray for Cholo Vest surviving this long! No way it wins, but it’s like when a tiny school stumbles into the sweet 16.

ROUND 7 RESULTS

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Studio Tracks, Pt. 2

Surf City is OUT with 6 votes.

Hideaway received 4 votes, Steamguage 99 received 3 votes, and 5 Star R'n'R and Sweet of the St. Moritz each received 1 vote.

Earthquake Weather, Side 2

Jewellers & Bums is OUT with 8 votes.

Ride Your Donkey received 5 votes, Leopardskin Limousines received 2 votes, and Highway One Zero Street and Passport to Detroit each got 1 vote.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1

Tragically, The Unknown Immortal is OUT with 6 votes.

Love Kills and Dum Dum Club each got 5 votes and Evil Darling got 2 votes.

ROUND 1 - The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2

Generations (w/ Electric Doghouse) is OUT with 12 votes.

That makes It's a Rockin' World (5 votes) the WINNER of part two of the non-album track Wilderness Years set, and will advance to the playoffs.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3

When Pigs Fly is OUT with 8 votes.

The Cool Impossible got 7 votes, and U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) got 2 votes.

Rock Art & The X-Ray Style, Side 2

Forbidden City is OUT with 14 votes.

That makes Yalla Yalla (4 votes) the WINNER of X-Ray Style, side two and is now playoff-bound.

Global A Go-Go, LP 2

At the Border, Guy is OUT with 9 votes.

Mondo Bongo picked up 6 votes and Bummed Out City got 4 votes.

Streetcore, Side 2

All in a Day is OUT with 8 votes.

Silver and Gold got 7 votes and Burnin' Streets got 3 votes.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)
Junco Partner (Elgin Live Tracks)
Island Hopping (Earthquake Weather, Side 1)
Cholo Vest (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4)
It's a Rockin' World (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2)
Yalla Yalla (Rock Art, Side 2)

ROUND 8 RESULTS

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Studio Tracks, Pt. 2

Hideaway is OUT with 11 votes.

Sweety of the St. Moritz received 2 votes and 5 Star R 'n' R received 1 vote.

Earthquake Weather, Side 2

Sikorsky Parts AND Ride Your Donkey are both OUT with 4 votes.

This was a cluster. Highway One Zero Street received 3 votes, Leopardskin Limousines and Passport to Detroit each got 2 votes, and Sleepwalk picked up 1 vote. No one got out unscathed.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1

Love Kills is OUT with 7 votes.

Evil Darling received 5 votes and Dum Dum Club got 3 votes.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3

The Cool Impossible is OUT with 13 votes.

That makes U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) (2 votes) the WINNER of the Wilderness Non-Album Tracks pt. 3 and will head into the play-offs.

Global A Go-Go, LP 2

In a nailbiter, Mondo Bongo is OUT with 8 votes.

That makes Bummed Out City (7 votes) the WINNER of LP 2, and will proceed to the playoffs.

Streetcore, Side 2

In an act of great cruelty and heartlessness, Silver and Gold is OUT with 10 votes.

That makes Burnin' Streets (5 votes) the WINNER of Side 2 of Streetcore and off to the playoffs it goes.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)
Junco Partner (Elgin Live Tracks)
Island Hopping (Earthquake Weather, Side 1)
Cholo Vest (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4)
It's a Rockin' World (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2)
Yalla Yalla (Rock Art, Side 2)
U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3)
Bummed Out City (Global A Go-Go, LP 2)
Burnin' Streets (Streetcore, Side 2)

Note: I'm gonna keep running the poll over the weekend so we can hopefully begin the playoffs early next week, so make sure to check in over the weekend on the last couple polls running in this heat.

The Winner's Circle to this point is just about perfect. Kudos to all (unlike with the BAD voting )

ROUND 9 RESULTS

Elgin Avenue Breakdown Revisited: The Studio Tracks, Pt. 2

Steamgauge 99 AND Sweety of the St. Moritz are both OUT with 6 votes.

That makes 5 Star Rock 'n' Roll (4 votes) the WINNER of part two and will proceed into the playoffs.

Earthquake Weather, Side 2

Highway One Zero Street is OUT with 9 votes.

Leopardskin Limousines received 5 votes and Passport to Detroit and Sleepwalk each received 1 vote.

The Wilderness Years, Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1

Dum Dum Club is OUT with 9 votes.

That makes Evil Darling (8 votes) the WINNER of the non-album tracks part one and is in the playoff rounds.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)
Junco Partner (Elgin Live Tracks)
Island Hopping (Earthquake Weather, Side 1)
Cholo Vest (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4)
It's a Rockin' World (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2)
Yalla Yalla (Rock Art, Side 2)
U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3)
Bummed Out City (Global A Go-Go, LP 2)
Burnin' Streets (Streetcore, Side 2)
Five Star R 'n' R (Elgin, Pt. 2)
Evil Darling (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1)

Since it's just side two of Earthquake Weather left (good lord) we'll be running this poll today and tomorrow so we can begin the playoff rounds on Monday.

ROUND 10 RESULTS

Earthquake Weather, Side 2

Passport to Detroit is OUT with 10 votes.

Leopardskin Limousines received 5 votes.

If a song isn't listed it's because it either received no votes or has already been eliminated.

The Winner's Circle
X-Ray Style (Rock Art, Side 1)
Trash City (Permanent Record)
Coma Girl (Streetcore, Side 1)
Get Down Moses (Streetcore, Side 1)
Minstrel Boy (Vocal Version) (Meskie Non-Album Tracks)
Keys To Your Heart (version 1) (Chiswick Single Version) (Elgin, Pt. 1)
Bhindi Bhagee (Global A Go-Go, LP 1)
Junco Partner (Elgin Live Tracks)
Island Hopping (Earthquake Weather, Side 1)
Cholo Vest (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 4)
It's a Rockin' World (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 2)
Yalla Yalla (Rock Art, Side 2)
U.S. North (w/ Mick Jones) (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 3)
Bummed Out City (Global A Go-Go, LP 2)
Burnin' Streets (Streetcore, Side 2)
Five Star R 'n' R (Elgin, Pt. 2)
Evil Darling (Wilderness Years Non-Album Tracks, Pt. 1)