Posts: 1,553
Threads: 386
Joined: May 2005
Reputation:
0
Match-up #54 - Emperor Penguin Vs. Cordelia
I ask you to listen to the two songs in the match-up Back to Back, and consider the lyrics of the song. Feel free to post an unbiased analysis of both songs in this thread, but please refrain from cheerleading or making predictions for your favourites.
Posts: 2,092
Threads: 39
Joined: Dec 2004
Reputation:
0
I'm gonna really have to think about this one, probably the hardest matchup yet although Cordelia will probably take it in a landslide
Posts: 3,827
Threads: 363
Joined: Oct 2002
Reputation:
0
this one is tough..gonna sleep on this one
Posts: 686
Threads: 52
Joined: Oct 2006
Reputation:
0
about a week or two ago i would have taken cordelia in a heart beat, but i've since fallen in love with emperor penguin, so it gets my vote.
Posts: 2,568
Threads: 80
Joined: Oct 2003
Reputation:
0
The results of this matchup are the most shocking to me than any thus far.
I love Penguin; it's been one of my favorites since PP came out. Yet I'll be the first to say without hesitation that it doesn't hold a candle to Cordelia.
Penguin is a good song that I happen to like alot -- probably more than deserved.
Cordelia, on the other hand, is one of the most brilliant exploits of tight, raw, undiluted guitar / bass riffs and tenacious, empassioned lead vocals I've EVER heard from ANY band.
I'll re-state a disclaimer I often use: we all have our unique tastes and affinities, and what draws one to a particular band's style of music or catalog may differ greatly from that of another....
That said, sometimes I feel that some of this band's most remarkable, significant contributions to the world of guitar-driven rock music go virtually unrecognized by even its own fans. If Cordelia had been written by The Rolling Stones or Led Zeppelin or The Who, etc., you'd be hearing that song every day on every classic rock station on Planet Earth.
Posts: 7,289
Threads: 811
Joined: Apr 2005
Reputation:
0
I was away for the weekend, and missed this matchup.
Penguin all the way!
2004-12-03 - Saint John/2005-09-03 - Moncton/2006-06-30 - Charlottetown/2006-11-09/10 - Montreal/2007-09-11 - Fredericton/2007-09-13 - Halifax/2007-09-14 - Sydney/2007-09-15 - Charlottetown/2008-06-30 - Charlottetown/2009-05-01/02 - Montreal/2011-06-28 - Moncton/2011-06-30 - Charlottetown/2012-06-30 - Niagara-on-the-Lake/2013-02-01 - Moncton/2013-02-02 - Halifax/2015-01-10 - Toronto/2015-02-20 - Montreal/2015-07-17 - Ottawa/2016-08-18 - Ottawa/2016-08-20 - Kingston
I remember me and my naiive teenage friends hoisting PENGUIN signs over our heads for the two phantom shows we saw... although we did get to see it. We carried around a plastic lawn ornament penguin for weeks. 
