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NAUTILUS vs. MARDI GRAS

youngEINSTEINyoungEINSTEIN 2,443 Posts
edited April 2009 in Strut Central
nautilus. peace, stein. . .
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  • Big_ChanBig_Chan 5,088 Posts
    Wow! I gotta call Biz and get some advice on this one! LOL
  • PrimeCutsLtdPrimeCutsLtd jersey fresh 2,632 Posts
    nautilus.
    peace, prime mundo. . .
  • vinylstalkervinylstalker 397 Posts
    No Contest.

    TMTTMG is a killer break, Nautilus is a killer song.
    Plus, when you double up the *other* RUN-DMC part on Nautilus,
    people (used to) get all excited.
  • ReynaldoReynaldo 6,054 Posts
    nautilus
  • kennykenny 1,024 Posts
    Nautilus.

    I only like the first half a minute or so of Mardi Gras, just when the main melody comes in, it spoils it for me.

    But Nautilus? The whole tune is wild.
  • ageage 1,131 Posts
    Yeah..Naut all the way!
  • CosmoCosmo 9,768 Posts
    Ask any rap dude - Nautilus.
  • LokoOneLokoOne 1,823 Posts
    TMTTMG is like a blow job, Nautilus is like a 3 way.....

    Did Run DMC use it first? Cus I always thought they grabbed the best bit of it....
  • mannybolonemannybolone Los Angeles, CA 15,025 Posts
    TMTTMG is like a blow job, Nautilus is like a 3 way......



    I wonder what Bob James would have to say
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    bj (bob james, not blowjobs) says it best in the liner notes of the LP ...nautilus is a trip into another dimension. or something to that effect.

    nautilus by a mile
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    NAUTILUS by a mile.
  • UkranianLandlordUkranianLandlord 145 Posts
    Take Me To The Nautilus
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    F*ck it. mardi gras. i actually like the melody. i like the whole song.
  • bull_oxbull_ox 5,056 Posts
    bj (bob james, not blowjobs) says it best in the liner notes of the LP ...nautilus is a trip into another dimension. or something to that effect.

    nautilus by a mile

    I don't think there are liners to BJ "One"??

    I read him saying in an interview a few years back that they would put songs in order of how important/accessible they were on those records and that Nautilus was last on the LP (he was contrasting then-to-now to put it in context).

    Anyway, "Nautilus" is one of the G.O.A.T. and "Mardi Gras" is (for the most part) just a break...
  • tripledoubletripledouble 7,636 Posts
    official quote is
    Nautilus, really, is just a single theme that becomes enveloped in another world.

    you probably got the tappanzee reissue. its all good. but step your game up regardless.
  • waxjunkywaxjunky 1,849 Posts
    Yeah, MG isn't that cool after the bells. What, no love for Westchester Lady?
  • johmbolayajohmbolaya 4,472 Posts
    "One Mint Julep"
  • DuderonomyDuderonomy Haut de la Garenne 7,789 Posts
    Naughty-less.
  • TurntablistTurntablist 113 Posts
    That's a diffult one, Nautilus. But I first listened to Mardi Gras and loved the cheesy Rhodes melody.
  • upskibooupskiboo 2,396 Posts
    Nautilus has that underwaterish bobbley dopeness going on no doubt and the break is , but damn, it dosent even come close to the legendary hiphop status mardi gras has, mardi gras has to be one of the top five most classic-est b-boy breaks ever, so....
  • skelskel You can't cheat karma 5,033 Posts


    I feel short changed on this, it hasn't got the bells on it. Ima send it back.
    I paid for bells, I expect f*cking bells.
  • Phill_MostPhill_Most 4,594 Posts
    i would have to agree with what appears to be the general Strut consensus-

    break - the bells > nautilus
    full song - nautilus > mardi gras

    both of these records still have a viagrian effect on me, i must admit
  • georgeibrahimgeorgeibrahim 676 Posts
    nautilus, as many others have said, the entire tune is wild, mardi gras just doesnt do it as much for me.
  • ZEN2ZEN2 1,540 Posts
    Ask any rap dude - Nautilus.
  • ZEN2ZEN2 1,540 Posts
    I could listen to a Nautilus juggle for hours straight. Mardis Gras, not so much.
  • DJ_EnkiDJ_Enki 6,473 Posts

    break - the bells > nautilus
    full song - nautilus > mardi gras

    What he said. I'm not as down on "Mardi Gras" as a complete song as other folks are, though.
  • GaryGary 3,982 Posts
    I can't beleive I'm the only one that fully enjoys mardi gras all the way through!
  • soulbrono1soulbrono1 205 Posts
    Which Mardis Gras break is better...#1 or #2?

    #1 is the classic...but #2 is that really real schitt.
  • BreakSelfBreakSelf 2,925 Posts
    Who the hell is bob james?
  • shawnald_reaganshawnald_reagan 318 Posts
    Nautilus is my shit!
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