Retro Island Album Game: Round 2, Match 4

phanan · 07-18-2008, 10:06 AM

Please vote for the playlist you LIKE THE MOST.

Welcome to the fourth and final match of the second round of the Interference Retro Island Album Game! In this competition, instead of being stranded on a desert island and seeking the best playlist to enjoy while there, we're heading off to Retro Island to savour the best that the punk/new wave genre of the late 70's and 80's has to offer.

For every win, each player will receive three points. If there is a tie, each player gets two points. If a player loses a match but is within three votes of the winner, that player will earn a single point. Current standings will be displayed at the end of each round.

KhanadaRhodes and VintagePunk face off in this match. Below are their playlists.

If you don't know the songs, or wish to hear how each playlist flows, feel free to check out the Desert Island website.

Forum name: KhanadaRhodes

The 80s Wankfest

1. Joy Division - "Transmission" - Transmission 7" (3:37) 1979
2. New Order - "Truth" - The John Peel Sessions (4:21) 1981
3. U2 - "A Day Without Me" - Boy (3:13) 1980
4. The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" - Fascination! EP (3:46) 1983
5. Depeche Mode - "New Life (Remix)" - New Life 12" (4:00) 1981
6. Split Enz - "Firedrill" - Rear Enz (3:56) 1982
7. Thompson Twins - "Lay Your Hands On Me" - Here's To Future Days (4:04) 1985
8. David Bowie - "Ashes To Ashes" - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (4:28) 1980
9. Wang Chung - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Mosaic (4:48) 1986
10. Big Country - "In A Big Country" - The Crossing (3:57) 1983
11. Erasure - "A Little Respect" - The Innocents (3:33) 1988
12. Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls" - Please (4:46) 1986
13. Duran Duran - "Girls On Film" - Duran Duran (3:36) 1981
14. The Police - "Walking On The Moon" - Reggatta de Blanc (5:02) 1979
15. Culture Club - "Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)" - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 12" (4:23) 1982
16. Taco - "Puttin' On The Ritz" - After Eight (4:41) 1982
17. Icehouse - "Great Southern Land" - Primitive Man (5:20) 1982
18. Simple Minds - "Changeling" - Real To Real Cacophony (4:12) 1979
19. INXS - "Stay Young" - Underneath The Colours (3:26) 1981

Total runtime: 79:01

Forum name: VintagePunk

Devolution:
A Punk Retrospective
1975 - 1980

I began composing this list by jotting down a few of my favourite songs and artists of the era, and before long I noticed a definite trend - pretty much all of my choices could be encompassed within the years 1975 to 1980. Those years define the genre for me. Within those years you could find the latter phases of proto-punk, the rise of punk in its purest form, and the birth and foundation of post-punk and new wave. What I've attempted to do is to build a list that includes some of the essential artists of this period. Depending on your familiarity with the era, you may know many of these, or just a few. In selecting songs, for the most part, I tried to avoid ones that have been played so often over the years that they're almost a part of our collective pop culture consciousness. Instead, I tried to include lesser known but amazing tracks that casual listeners of or newcomers to this genre might not know as well. I hope that this collection conveys to each of you the energy and excitement of this groundbreaking period in music.

Note: The date at the end of each track indicates the original year of release.

1) Patti Smith - "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo/Gloria" - Horses (5:56) 1975
2) Television - "Friction" - Marquis Moon (4:45) 1977
3) Ian Dury and the Blockheads - "Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll" - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll [single] (3:15) 1977
4) Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant" - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (3:15) 1977
5) Ramones - "I'm Affected" - End of The Century (2:55) 1980
6) Joe Jackson - "I'm the Man" - I'm The Man (3:59) 1979
7) Pretenders - "Precious" - Pretenders (3:37) 1980
8) The Police - "Regatta de Blanc" - Regatta de Blanc (3:06) 1979
9) Blondie - "Fade Away, Radiate" - Parallel Lines (4:02) 1978
10) The Clash - "Rudie Can't Fail" - London Calling (3:29) 1979
11) Boomtown Rats - "Windchill Factor (Minus Zero)" - The Fine Art of Surfacing (4:37) 1979
12) XTC - "Making Plans for Nigel" - Drums and Wires (4:13) 1979
13) Alice Cooper - "Clones (We're All)" - Flush the Fashion (3:01) 1980
14) Adam and the Ants - "Ant Music" - Kings of the wild Frontier (3:38) 1980
15) Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)?" - Love Bites (2:41) 1978
16) Squeeze - "Another Nail in My Heart" - Argybargy (2:57) 1980
17) Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime" - Once in A Lifetime - The Best of Talking Heads (5:05) 1979
18) B-52's - "Private Idaho" - Wild Planet (3:38) 1980
19) The Tubes - "White Punks On Dope" - The Tubes (6:44) 1975
20) Sid Vicious - "My Way" - My Way [single] (4:04) 1978

Running Time: 78:57

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Competition Master List.

Have fun!

phanan · 07-18-2008, 01:59 PM

Damn, this is a tough one. It's pretty even for me.

hardyharhar · 07-18-2008, 04:24 PM

Two good one's. I like VintagePunk here, just really my style.

bono_212 · 07-18-2008, 06:10 PM

Going with Khan on this one.

Lila64 · 07-18-2008, 06:17 PM

Pretty tough one here too. I think Khanada's tracks are more my style.

View Poll Results: Vote for the playlist you like the most.
KhanadaRhodes	5	71.43%
VintagePunk	2	28.57%
Voters: 7. You may not vote on this poll

07-18-2008, 10:06 AM	#1
phanan Slug Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 17,411 Local Time: 11:55 PM Images: 7	Retro Island Album Game: Round 2, Match 4 Please vote for the playlist you LIKE THE MOST. Welcome to the fourth and final match of the second round of the Interference Retro Island Album Game! In this competition, instead of being stranded on a desert island and seeking the best playlist to enjoy while there, we're heading off to Retro Island to savour the best that the punk/new wave genre of the late 70's and 80's has to offer. For every win, each player will receive three points. If there is a tie, each player gets two points. If a player loses a match but is within three votes of the winner, that player will earn a single point. Current standings will be displayed at the end of each round. KhanadaRhodes and VintagePunk face off in this match. Below are their playlists. If you don't know the songs, or wish to hear how each playlist flows, feel free to check out the Desert Island website. Forum name: KhanadaRhodes The 80s Wankfest 1. Joy Division - "Transmission" - Transmission 7" (3:37) 1979 2. New Order - "Truth" - The John Peel Sessions (4:21) 1981 3. U2 - "A Day Without Me" - Boy (3:13) 1980 4. The Human League - "(Keep Feeling) Fascination" - Fascination! EP (3:46) 1983 5. Depeche Mode - "New Life (Remix)" - New Life 12" (4:00) 1981 6. Split Enz - "Firedrill" - Rear Enz (3:56) 1982 7. Thompson Twins - "Lay Your Hands On Me" - Here's To Future Days (4:04) 1985 8. David Bowie - "Ashes To Ashes" - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps) (4:28) 1980 9. Wang Chung - "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Mosaic (4:48) 1986 10. Big Country - "In A Big Country" - The Crossing (3:57) 1983 11. Erasure - "A Little Respect" - The Innocents (3:33) 1988 12. Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls" - Please (4:46) 1986 13. Duran Duran - "Girls On Film" - Duran Duran (3:36) 1981 14. The Police - "Walking On The Moon" - Reggatta de Blanc (5:02) 1979 15. Culture Club - "Love Is Cold (You Were Never No Good)" - Do You Really Want To Hurt Me 12" (4:23) 1982 16. Taco - "Puttin' On The Ritz" - After Eight (4:41) 1982 17. Icehouse - "Great Southern Land" - Primitive Man (5:20) 1982 18. Simple Minds - "Changeling" - Real To Real Cacophony (4:12) 1979 19. INXS - "Stay Young" - Underneath The Colours (3:26) 1981 Total runtime: 79:01 Forum name: VintagePunk Devolution: A Punk Retrospective 1975 - 1980 I began composing this list by jotting down a few of my favourite songs and artists of the era, and before long I noticed a definite trend - pretty much all of my choices could be encompassed within the years 1975 to 1980. Those years define the genre for me. Within those years you could find the latter phases of proto-punk, the rise of punk in its purest form, and the birth and foundation of post-punk and new wave. What I've attempted to do is to build a list that includes some of the essential artists of this period. Depending on your familiarity with the era, you may know many of these, or just a few. In selecting songs, for the most part, I tried to avoid ones that have been played so often over the years that they're almost a part of our collective pop culture consciousness. Instead, I tried to include lesser known but amazing tracks that casual listeners of or newcomers to this genre might not know as well. I hope that this collection conveys to each of you the energy and excitement of this groundbreaking period in music. Note: The date at the end of each track indicates the original year of release. 1) Patti Smith - "Gloria: In Excelsis Deo/Gloria" - Horses (5:56) 1975 2) Television - "Friction" - Marquis Moon (4:45) 1977 3) Ian Dury and the Blockheads - "Sex and Drugs and Rock'n'Roll" - Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll [single] (3:15) 1977 4) Sex Pistols - "Pretty Vacant" - Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's The Sex Pistols (3:15) 1977 5) Ramones - "I'm Affected" - End of The Century (2:55) 1980 6) Joe Jackson - "I'm the Man" - I'm The Man (3:59) 1979 7) Pretenders - "Precious" - Pretenders (3:37) 1980 8) The Police - "Regatta de Blanc" - Regatta de Blanc (3:06) 1979 9) Blondie - "Fade Away, Radiate" - Parallel Lines (4:02) 1978 10) The Clash - "Rudie Can't Fail" - London Calling (3:29) 1979 11) Boomtown Rats - "Windchill Factor (Minus Zero)" - The Fine Art of Surfacing (4:37) 1979 12) XTC - "Making Plans for Nigel" - Drums and Wires (4:13) 1979 13) Alice Cooper - "Clones (We're All)" - Flush the Fashion (3:01) 1980 14) Adam and the Ants - "Ant Music" - Kings of the wild Frontier (3:38) 1980 15) Buzzcocks - "Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't Have)?" - Love Bites (2:41) 1978 16) Squeeze - "Another Nail in My Heart" - Argybargy (2:57) 1980 17) Talking Heads - "Life During Wartime" - Once in A Lifetime - The Best of Talking Heads (5:05) 1979 18) B-52's - "Private Idaho" - Wild Planet (3:38) 1980 19) The Tubes - "White Punks On Dope" - The Tubes (6:44) 1975 20) Sid Vicious - "My Way" - My Way [single] (4:04) 1978 Running Time: 78:57 UP NEXT: hardyharhar vs. Screwtape2 Competition Master List. Have fun! __________________ Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed. - Bruce Springsteen Desert Island

07-18-2008, 01:59 PM	#2
phanan Slug Premium Gold Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: in the darkness on the edge of town Posts: 17,411 Local Time: 11:55 PM Images: 7	Damn, this is a tough one. It's pretty even for me. __________________ Blind faith in your leaders, or in anything, will get you killed. - Bruce Springsteen Desert Island

07-18-2008, 06:17 PM	#5
Lila64 ►Smiley Queen◄ Premium Gold Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: looking for a loan Posts: 39,222 Local Time: 08:55 PM	Pretty tough one here too. I think Khanada's tracks are more my style. __________________

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07-18-2008, 04:24 PM	#3
hardyharhar Rock n' Roll Doggie ALL ACCESS Join Date: May 2007 Location: sleepwalking in toontown Posts: 6,718 Local Time: 08:55 PM	Two good one's. I like VintagePunk here, just really my style.