Retro Island Album Game: Round 1, Match 3

[phanan]

Please vote for the playlist you LIKE THE MOST.

Welcome to the third match of the first 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.

We move to Group 2 for this third match, which features bono_212 and KhanadaRhodes. 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: bono_212

Synthtastic!

Ok so the title of the play list is a joke between a friend and I, but it is no secret that I have a sick obsession with synthesizers, and the music created with such a “fantastic!” instrument. Anyways, I tried to make my list not TOO much of a greatest hits compilations, but with the little access I have to the music I love so very much, I had to make due with what I had. It was hard to cut this list down to under 80 minutes, and even now, with an extra 2.5 minutes left, I feel like I should throw something else in, but I think it’s safer leaving it like this. This is the most excited I think I’ve been about desert island since the very beginning, so I hope my list is the best I could have done, that it flows * well, and it’s enjoyable for all those listening .

(*wtf?)

1. When in Rome - “The Promise” - When in Rome (3:37)
2. ABC - “Be Near Me” - How To Be A… Zillionaire! (3:35)
3. Depeche Mode - “Just Can't Get Enough” - Speak and Spell (Remastered)(3:45)
4.The Eurythmics - “Here Comes the Rain Again” - Touch (5:07)
5. ‘Til Tuesday - “Voices Carry” - Voices Carry (4:16)
6. Nena - “99 Luft Ballons” - Nena (3:56)
7. Falco - “Rock Me Amadeus” - Falco 3 (3:15)
8. Roxy Music - “Same Old Scene” - Flesh + Blood (3:57)
9. U2 - “Treasure (Whatever Happened to Pete the Chop?)” - New Year’s Day (3:25)
10. The Cure - “Just Like Heaven” - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me (3:12)
11. New Order - “True Faith” - Substance (5:53)
12. INXS - “Biting Bullets” - Listen Like Thieves (2:49)
13. Blondie - “Dreaming” - Greatest Hits: Blondie (3:05)
14. Red Rockers - “China” - Good As Gold (3:56)
15. Elvis Costello - “Pump It Up” - This Year’s Model (3:17)
16. Men At Work - “I Can See It In Your Eyes” - Business As Usual (3:50)
17. Peter Gabriel - “Modern Love” - Peter Gabriel 1: Car (3:21)
18. Joy Division - “Love Will Tear Us Apart” - Heart and Soul Two (3:27)
19. Duran Duran - “Rio” - Rio (Remastered) (5:40)
20. Wang Chung - “Dance Hall Days” - Points on the Curve (4:00)

Total Runtime: 1:17:15


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



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Have fun!

 

[phanan]

I forgot to vote for myself last match.

Oh well.

 

[hardyharhar]

Ha! So did I Came back too late

 

[bono_212]

So anyways yeah..sorry about the sound quality on the last few files....anways:

ME!

 

[hardyharhar]

This is a tough one for me, because it feels like both are coming from the same side of retro land. Wang Chung on both (who'd have thunk it)

I liked the way they both played out, so I have to go with the one with more songs that I enjoyed. Bono 212 had Roxy, New Order - true faith, ABC, Just Can't Get Enough, Dance Hall Days, Pump It Up, Rio and a couple others. Khanada had equal tracks for Depeche Mode, Duran Duran, New Order & Everybody Wang Chung tonight (a running joke at an old job, so points there ). But Khanada had Fire Drill which took me back to a specific concert and I had to repeat a couple times, The Changeling (which I took off my set due to time), Icehouse, and Ashes to Ashes which I love. The Thompson Twins, Taco & a Culture Club song I don't care for couldn't drag it down, cuz Bono212 had Falco, men at work and a couple others I'm not too fond of that evened things out for me. Really, a good time from both of these.

Like, Omigawd! Khanada - final answer

 

[hardyharhar]

ME!

Good answer!

 

[Lila64]

If I'm voting based on Wang Chung tracks, I go with bono_212's "Dance Hall Days". While I'm not a fan of the band, I do not care for 'Everybody Have Fun Tonight'. It annoyed me in the 80s and still annoys me 25 years later But Khanada's inclusion of "Firedrill" almost makes up for her lapse of judgment here
I was singing along to it and I didn't know why. I must have it tucked away deep in my memory from the old old days I think this needs to be added to my iPod STAT!!!

Both lists have songs I enjoy, some I don't :coughcultureclubcough: but I have to vote for Ashley here.

 

[LMP]

Both had an eclectic mix of songs and I enjoyed both lists a lot, but I think Khan's stuff fits together better and I liked it slightly more.

 

[INDY500]

ABC - “Be Near Me”
All but forgotten great 80's song. There was a 9 min remix I used to play all the time.

can anyone vote on this deal?

 

[hardyharhar]

ABC - “Be Near Me”
All but forgotten great 80's song. There was a 9 min remix I used to play all the time.

can anyone vote on this deal?

Absolutely, Indy. The more the merrier

 

[phanan]

Well, I had to think about this one. That's how close it is.

Both had great songs, and both had some I don't like. Ashley lost points for ABC and an inferior Men At Work song, while Khan had Wang Chung and Culture Club (Ashley's Wang Chung song is much better, although its placement is odd).

So for me it came down to sequencing, and which playlist seemed to be more cohesive. Khan gets the edge there, barely, so she gets my vote.

 

[FitzChivalry]

Khananda.

 

[bono_212]

I didn't realize that DHD being last would come off as strange I guess it's just a force of habit, it ends any mix I put it in........which is frequently that's kind of my "friends" song.