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by lichenthroat
Fri Apr 22, 2022 8:37 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
Replies: 19
Views: 1973

Re: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)

Berkely Social Scene—That guitar at the beginning grabs me immediately. Everything sounds so rich and full. I’m not sure the chorus quite lives up to the promise of the verses, though I do like the unexpectedness of the melody. Overall, I like this a lot, and I expect it to contend for a win. Desser...
by lichenthroat
Thu Apr 21, 2022 9:01 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)
Replies: 19
Views: 1973

Re: I've got a small problem with (A Very Large Man reviews)

@Merle: The Sparetooth song has my friend Jim Johnson on vocals; I thought his voice and musical background would be good for an Americana-infused song like this. The Dessert Tortoise song is obviously an experiment that didn't work out (so I will not be troubled by any criticism about the awful mus...
by lichenthroat
Fri Apr 15, 2022 7:04 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Stupidkeyboardisn'tworkingcorrectly (Space Bar reviews)
Replies: 14
Views: 1754

Re: Stupidkeyboardisn'tworkingcorrectly (Space Bar reviews)

Berkeley Social Scene—I feel like I almost like this, but not quite. It seems one notch too dissonant. I like the bass line. I think the melodies make me expect the song to be soaring and free, but then it seems earthbound. Duncan Martin—Your lyrics are good, as usual. I appreciate how you set a spe...
by lichenthroat
Thu Apr 14, 2022 8:14 pm
Forum: Quality Control
Topic: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
Replies: 7
Views: 623

Re: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name

I'm sorry for having caused this, fluffy.
by lichenthroat
Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:54 pm
Forum: Quality Control
Topic: Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name
Replies: 7
Views: 623

Inadvertent Duplicate Band Name

For a couple of entries last year, I used the band name "Escapegoat" for a couple of failed experiments in the "Another Mystery Solved" and "A 9/11 Every Day" fights. Just recently, I realized that someone else had already used this band name long ago, and my entries ar...
by lichenthroat
Thu Apr 14, 2022 5:34 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: A Very Large Man
Replies: 8
Views: 696

Re: A Very Large Man

Dessert Tortoise A Very Large Man Robert Cornelius owned a shoe store, But everybody called him Corny. I’d been his customer since the age of four, Like hundreds of others before me. He was a very large man With a large waistband. It was around Halloween, And I’d recently seen Blow-up pumpkins at t...
by lichenthroat
Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:12 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: A Very Large Man
Replies: 8
Views: 696

A Very Large Man

A Very Large Man Sparetooth Don’t forget, I’m a very large man, Even though I drive a little sedan. I see you’ve claimed the small-town life: The overalls and pocketknife, The old red barns and pickup trucks, Fishing for bass and hunting bucks, Picnics on the Fourth of July, The flags and fireworks...
by lichenthroat
Thu Apr 07, 2022 7:40 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
Replies: 29
Views: 2639

Re: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)

Afraidy Cougar—This reminds me of something I can’t quite place. Belle & Sebasian, maybe? It’s a too little mellow for me, but the execution is pretty good. I like the bouncy guitar line; it’s simple, but it works well in the song. The end seems more like a stoppage than a conclusion. Balls To M...
by lichenthroat
Wed Apr 06, 2022 6:45 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)
Replies: 29
Views: 2639

Re: Doesn't count if it's anonymous (Letter To The Editor reviews)

Pigfarmer Jr wrote:
Wed Apr 06, 2022 4:50 pm
You're welcome. But now I've gotta get back to reading Wordsworth. I can't afford to get a bad discussion grade on "Expostulation and Reply."
It's a persuasive argument in favor of apparent lassitude.
by lichenthroat
Mon Apr 04, 2022 7:32 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Space Bar
Replies: 7
Views: 701

Space Bar

Space Bar Lichen Throat Shakespeare wrote with feather quill, So long ago, but we read him still. Conan Doyle wrote with a fountain pen; They didn’t have the ballpoint then. Kerouac typed on lengthy scroll He didn’t stop when he was on a roll. All I produce is nothingness. I am the space bar. No on...
by lichenthroat
Thu Mar 24, 2022 1:02 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
Replies: 21
Views: 1983

Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)

@Gil Sans Thank you for the explanation. They sound great!
by lichenthroat
Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
Replies: 21
Views: 1983

Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)

Wow, there were some great songs this week! All the Robots—The phrasing on this is fantastic; everything sound naturally articulated and fits perfectly with the music. It gives a feeling of good craftsmanship. The occasional exclamations make me thing this is intended to be interpreted on the humoro...
by lichenthroat
Wed Mar 23, 2022 12:44 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)
Replies: 15
Views: 1001

Re: Gonna give them a piece of my mind (Letter to the Editor prefight)

Wow, I'm in three days early! That doesn't happen much. Did you email the song in already too? If so, I don't see it. It may have gotten swallowed by spam filtering or something. Please resend! Or if you actually haven't sent it in yet, then, never mind. I composed the email but neglected to actual...
by lichenthroat
Tue Mar 22, 2022 8:21 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Letter to the Editor
Replies: 10
Views: 896

Re: Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor Lichen Throat (with unknowing contributions by Robert Plamondon & Margaret Shirley Collins) Everyone remembers Tim, Nobody remembers Jake, And everyone remembers Kim. From the little town by the lake. They worked in a little house On Williams Street, Along with an occasiona...
by lichenthroat
Mon Mar 21, 2022 9:06 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)
Replies: 21
Views: 1983

Re: Why rock the boat when you can dive in (Head First reviews)

Lichen Throat - That 'where is fancy bread' is an interesting way to kick this one off. It's supposed to be "where is fancy bred?" meaning "from where do ideas arise?" (and quoted from The Merchant of Venice ). But yeah, it sounds like someone's looking for an expensive loaf of ...
by lichenthroat
Tue Mar 15, 2022 10:10 am
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)
Replies: 42
Views: 3476

Re: The Doomsday clock says we're (One Minute Closer reviews)

Berkeley Social Scene—This sounds like a song a local band would play (and this would be their best song). Very in-the-groove rock. No one could ever hate this, and everyone would like it, at least a little. I like the understated vocal, and then the soaring solo. Oozing with competence. I like it. ...
by lichenthroat
Sun Mar 13, 2022 7:42 pm
Forum: Ye Olde Lyric Archive
Topic: Head First
Replies: 10
Views: 858

Re: Head First

Head First Lichen Throat Tell me, where is fancy bred, In the heart or in the head? When will victory become clear Between the battling hemispheres? Apollo’s rocket took us to the moon Sent a voyager to Neptune. But Dionysus could play the funk Before he finally passed out drunk. Head first, heart ...
by lichenthroat
Fri Mar 04, 2022 7:50 pm
Forum: Fight Discussions and Reviews
Topic: Move the big hand (One Minute Closer prefight)
Replies: 14
Views: 983

Re: Move the big hand (One Minute Closer prefight)

Late again. Optional challenge met; the end of the world has always disturbed me. Sometimes the disturbing songs end up being my favorites.