#241

Took a full minute to reply!! What were you up to?

#242

we’re not doing League 4 for a while, and it will likely be 7 day rounds so why not wait and see til it starts if you’re still not into it? I’m feeling the same as you and suspect there are others too

#243

Congratulations @Badgerdeluxe

First full league completed for me. That was lots of fun!

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#244

If that’s the case, I might wait. When might it start again?

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#245

After summer I think

#246

Ah, OK. Will give it some consideration. I am at least very relieved to be taking a break.

#247

I’d be happy for a break now, but I think the plan is one more then break.

#248

Skipped a round and beat @paulo13 so I’m happy

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#249

What are everyone thoughts. Summer is here. The football is kicking off the school holidays start next month.

  • Break now
  • Break August
  • No break
  • Don’t mind

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We could take a break now.
Take a break after league 4. Early august
No break.

#250

If we do have a break now it’d be good to have the rounds as well so we can have some time to dig.

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#251

Absolutely. I’m cool with that.

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#252

I’d say a break of a month or so now. Would conveniently fit around Euro 2020, for those who are going to be glued to it.

I’d also suggest slightly lengthening the rounds (to a week, perhaps) from the next league. I’m personally doing okay with the current tempo, but I don’t want to lose others who are put off by the pace.

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#253

Don’t want to be negative but the pace and length of playlists is affecting my enjoyment

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#254

i voted break now as i definitely need one. don’t mind league 4 going ahead now but if it does i’ll probably be taking part a lot less.

#255

I didn’t realise both were prize spots, that’s a result.

Absolutely love that St Vincent track/album if it’s any consolation, wasn’t far off points for me. I guess it’s slightly less immediate than some of the songs that did well, and people might be put off from the new album (which I also really like)

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#256

Voted Break Now because on balance with the football and sunshine getting through them might be more of a challenge for me, and a bit of a break to recharge the batteries could be good (and maybe we could get some new/returning players?)

But it’s your gig ultimately, so go with your preference :slight_smile: I’m sure loads of us will take part again either way.

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#257

Congrats to @Badgerdeluxe. Thanks again @Brainfreeze for organising everything.

I’m all for a break now so we can come back to league 4 refreshed, I need to finish above @brightlight in one of these!

As has been traditional after the last two league’s, here are all my picks

ML1

Stardust - Music Sounds Better With You 1998 - 12
Vaccine - Wishful Thinking VIP 2007 - 10
M83 - Midnight City 2011 - 15
Madvillain - All Caps 2004 - 26 :2nd_place_medal:
Tim Deluxe - Story of You and Me 2003 - 8
Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights 1978 - 35 :2nd_place_medal:
The Sleepy Jackson - Don’t You Know 2003 - 10
Beyond The Wizard’s Sleeve - Black Crow 2016 - 13
Liquid - Sweet Harmony 1992 - 12

ML2

Blackalicious - Swan Lake - 16
Missy Elliott - The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly 1997) - 17
Saint Etienne - Heart Failed (In the Back of a Taxi) 2000 - 11
ScHoolboy Q - John Muir 2016 - 11
Kelly Lee Owen - 1 of 3 2017 - 19
A Tribe Called Quest - Award Tour 1993 - 16
Elephant - Assembly 2014 - 23 :1st_place_medal:
Murs - Walk Like A Man 2004 - 6
The Stills - Of Montreal 2004 - 4
Tenth Planet - Ghost’s (Vincent De Moor Remix) 2001 - 7
Eazy E - No More ?'s 1988 - 4

ML3

Gary Numan - Music For Chameleons 1982 - 12
Dot Allison - Colour Me 1999 - 5
N. O. R. E. - Superthug 1998 - 9
Planet 1999 - Party 2020 - 12
Curren$y & Alchemist - Scottie Pippens 2011 - 14
Sugababes - 2 Hearts 2005 - 5
Saint Etienne - Spring 1991 - 9
Braintax - Riviera Hustle 2001 - 7
Buddy Rich - The Beat Goes On Live 1966 - 14
Bronze - Ah-Ha 2020 - 7
Bleach Lab - Old Ways 2021 - 12
Camera Obscura - William’s Heart 2013 - 4

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#258

More juicy lists

League 1:

Santigold - Disparate Youth (2012)
HyunA - Bubble Pop! (2011)
Aigel - Татарин (2017)
The Sugarcubes - Hit (1991)
Adam Ant - Goody Two Shoes (1982)
Juanita Stein - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 (2020)
Moondog - Big Cat (1956)
Vive La Fête - Noir Désir (2004)

League 2:

Sonic Youth - Death Valley '69 (1985)
Panacea - Stormbringer (1997)
Guitar Wolf - 新幹線ハイテンション (2004)
Mara Balls - Oo Mun Oma (2016)
Ani Glass - Goleuo’r Sêr (2020)
Drew McDowall ft. Caterina Barbieri - Agalma II (2020)
Tzusing - 日出東方 唯我不敗 (2017)
Slint - Good Morning, Captain (1991) :1st_place_medal:
Lydia Képinski - Premier juin (2018)
VTSS - C.E.T. Unlimited (2021)
Eric B. and Rakim - Paid in Full (Coldcut Seven Minutes of Madness Remix) (1987)

League 3:

Dead Prez - Hip-Hop (2000)
Cucina Povera - Pölytön Nurkka (2020)
AMAZONDOTCOM - Priestess (2019)
Post Coal Prom Queen - Salt (2021)
Kittenbirds - You, Me and Jesus (1993)
Azu Tiwaline - Berbeka (2020)
Ola Szmidt - Spring (2019)
KLF - Justified and Ancient (1991)
Cable - Oubliette (1997)
Hiperson - Daily March (2020)
Miss Grit - Impostor (2021)
Throwing Muses - Epiphany (2003)

Not recording my scores. I don’t want to revisit my crash from top of the table after four rounds.

On gender balance (per @paulo13’s encouragement): in League 3, to the best of my knowledge, two of the acts I submitted are all male groups, five female solo artists, five mixed groups.

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#259

league 1

earl sweatshirt - riot! (2018)
millencolin - no cigar (2000)
chika - industry games (2020)
kendrick - rigamortis (2011) :1st_place_medal:
mobb deep - shook ones II (1995)
d’angelo - me and those dreamin’ eyes of mine (1995)
madonna - like a virgin (1985)
camp cope - lost (season one) (2016)
sage francis - sea lion (2005)
waka flocka - hard in da paint (2010)

league 2

raekwon - glaciers of ice (1995)
bob dylan - not dark yet (1997)
danny brown - lincoln continental (2011)
mountain goats - song for sasha banks (2018)
acrimony - motherslug (the mother of all slugs) (1997)
screaming trees - all i know (1996)
ride - leave them all behind (1992)
ghostface killah - shakey dog (2006)
propagandhi - today’s empires, tomorrow’s ashes (2001)
d4l - laffy taffy (2005)
kool g rap & dj polo - road to the riches (1989)

league 3

black sheep - the choice is yours (revisited) (1991)
teenage fanclub - i don’t know (1991)
muddy waters - bus driver (1977)
ice t - fried chicken (1991)
bob dylan - blind willie mctell (1983)
79rs gang - shot that signal (2020)
beat happening - indian summer (1988)
mos def - know that (1999)
johnny cash - san quentin (1969)
f(x) - rum pum pum pum (2013)
pharoahe monch - amnesia (2021)
iron & wine - monkeys uptown (2011)

v much in favour of a break as league 3 did not go well for me, only just scraped a century. picked too many songs from 1991 for some reason

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#260

The real hero will paste the links to all the league 1 playlists (please)