Poll--The Weakest Link: The Kinks LOW BUDGET, Round 7, The Final

"Superman" met Kryptonite and crashed like a WKRP turkey. We've reached the final. Remember that you're still voting for the weakest link, and not the song you want to win.

Up next - Oatsdad with David Bowie's The Man Who Sold The World.

Discussion question: What would your final pairing have been?

Dissatisfied, is what I am...........................

(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (Round 6)
Attitude (Round 5)
Pressure (Round 4)
Little Bit of Emotion (Round 3)
National Health (Round 2)
A Gallon of Gas (Round 2)
Misery (Round 1)
Moving Pictures (Round 1)
In a Space (Round 1)

 

Voted Catch out as I feel Low Budget is just the better of those 2. If I had my way, we'd be voting for Low Budget & Little Bit Of Emotion.

BTW The 12' blue vinyl single of Superman & Low Budget have really nice extended versions of both songs and they're both really good.

 

Voted out "Catch Me....."

I would've had the same pairing as we see here.

 

Catch Me Now I'm Falling

DQ: Superman beating National Health

I'd also have Pressure, Attitude, and A Little Bit Of Emotion ahead of either of the finalists, though I do like both Low Budget and Catch Me Now I'm Falling. I like Gallon Of Gas and In A Space too.
This is a very good album!

 

Catch Me Now is falling...

This is a good final.
Low Budget is the one everyone remembers.

 

LOL! What an obscure reference. The funny this is, most of here probably got it.

Anyway, I too voted out "Catch Me Now I'm Falling". Not a bad song, but a little too long and repetitious.

 

Voted out 'Low Budget' - good song, but 'Catch Me Now I'm Falling' is a favorite of mine.

This is the final I would have wanted.

 

No preference between these two. I'd have had "Superman" win.

 

I always liked how Dave worked in the guitar riff of "Jumpin Jack Flash" on "Catch Me Now I'm Falling". I presume Ray wrote it like that on purpose, as he always enjoyed recycling his own riffs and other people's riffs too.

 

Final: "Pressure" and "Attitude" with "Pressure" win!

 

It's a good thing bands weren't litigious (too much) back then.

I think Ray felt entitled to steal from others since the Doors stole from him!

 

"Pressure" over "National Health"

 

"Low Budget" vs. "Little Bit of Emotion"

 

1 hour left

 

And then it's gone...

 

The original Arista 45 knew which 2 songs to highlight from the album:

A-side:



B-side:

 

The winner is.................................
CATCH ME NOW I'M FALLING


Thanks everyone for playing.