ArsMoriendi: February 2020 Song of the Day

ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	Fuck your taste, fuck my taste, what's your grandparent's taste?
budgie 02.01.20	there are only a couple of songs that my grandfather enjoyed with me, we never spoke much about music. grandmother on father's side died early so i can't speak for her. both grandparents on my mother's idk what they listened to. but my grandfather on my father's side, sure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIkXdueXCtI
budgie 02.01.20	super interesting month btw ars. can't really insult eachother's grandparents' tastes
SymbolicInTime 02.01.20	One grandpa hates music that isnt polka, one listens to purely Christian acapella. One grandma listens strictly to christian contemporary, the other I'm not 100% sure, other than she LOVES Matchbox Twenty, specifically Rob Thomas. Shes a good sport though and has put up with anything I listen to around her throughout the years and will always find something positive to say about whatever I have on. I dont have a song to add, just wanted to share lol
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	My grandparents are dead. Thanks cunt!
budgie 02.01.20	o boy ars
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	Sloth, you have memories of them yes? Also, there are alternate options listed above ;)
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	Lol, i was fucking with you, just wanted to make you feel bad. My grandmother is 92 and still lives by herself so this one is for her. This song reminds me of the time i was beating off in her bed, to lingerie catalogues. Richard Wagner- Die Walkure, act 3 Off Die Walkure https://youtu.be/wGZOMSmj26g
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	Well thank fuck this is the shortest month of the year
budgie 02.01.20	dude die walkure is cheating. wtf
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	It's my grandmothers favorite, how is that cheating. Me fucking an albatross and not a budgie is cheating.
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	As long as his grandma loves it, it is in fact not cheating
budgie 02.01.20	" Me fucking an albatross and not a budgie is cheating. " 😐
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	I have zero musical reference points with my grandparents apart from one time my grandma heard my playing part of Black Rose Immortal on acoustic guitar and said it was nice, or when my other grandma listened to an album I'd made and said the ambient bits were the best Not feeling cruel enough to use either of those as recs and my backup (Carry Stress in the Jaw for that grandpa vox) was used last year hot damn Imma get imaginative here
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	If they're still living, can't you just ask them?
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	Aha, we shall see ;] Otherwise I'll make some cognitive leap or something
budgie 02.01.20	johnny suuuuuuuucks booooooooooo you suuuuuuck johnny suuuuuuck
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	stfu and go ask my grandma what her favourite song is budgie
budgie 02.01.20	she's says praying mantis - 30 pieces of silver
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	will our lovely friends in this thread like that?
budgie 02.01.20	everyone here has shit taste so prob wouldn't be highly rated
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	well, my gran will not abide low ratings. nice try.
budgie 02.01.20	Song: "Sh-Boom" - it's pretty kickass, 3.8? 3.7. 3.7. i like it. thanks ars' grandparents she boody doopd doodidoop doo doop
budgie 02.01.20	shiboopidoopidoo doopbidoopbiboopbdoop
Divaman 02.01.20	What about time limits? Isn't Die Walkure like 4 and a half hours long?
Divaman 02.01.20	Never mind. Actually, that might get my highest rating for the month.
Divaman 02.01.20	I'm going to have to come back later and add an artist and album to the database before I can give you my song.
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	''Isn't Die Walkure like 4 and a half hours long" He picked 1 movement that is only 11 minutes
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	The best movement
Divaman 02.01.20	Yeah, I saw. That's why I said "Never mind". He did pick the best movement.
Divaman 02.01.20	OK, Ars made me do this. My paternal grandfather was dead by the time I was born, and my maternal grandparents died when I was quite young, so the only one I had a fighting chance with was my paternal grandmother. She died 10 years ago at age 95. This song is from my dad's favorite album. It's an album of saloon songs. My dad eventually became a singing bartender, and he used to sing all of these songs. My grandmother's name was Marjorie, so this one was her favorite: Jimmy Roselli - "Margie" from the album Saloon Songs https://www.discogs.com/Jimmy-Roselli-Saloon-Songs/master/344008 If you hate it, at least it's short. I'm OK with it myself, although I pretty much never listen to this kind of music.
Aberf 02.01.20	I only have a grandma left and she doesn't listen to music, except...
Divaman 02.01.20	Actually, I do remember something my maternal grandmother liked, so if we have to go to second picks this month, I'll have another one for you.
Divaman 02.01.20	I'll start the grading. The Chords - 3.9 - I have a feeling I'm grading on a curve here compared to previous months, but what the hell. This is quite listenable. Cheers to your granddad, Ars.
Aberf 02.01.20	Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy - Fussilat (Distinguisher) 40-44 https://youtu.be/MBc8lBvLlzQ So my grandparents are devout Muslims and so am I (they all passed away already except my maternal grandma). We treat this as music. It sounds like grand poetry with a lot of wisdom in it. This is only a few drops out of like an ocean though. The video here includes a brief translation for it, so try to watch it while you're listening to it. EDITED: added a few sentences.
Divaman 02.01.20	Damnit. Now you've got me all sad and nostalgic for my parents and grandparents. The Sputnik database will suffer for this.
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	Wow, this month is gonna be cool
garas 02.01.20	Ugh, I'm not sure if you really want to hear what do my grandparents like...
Trifolium 02.01.20	My lovely weirdo of a grandmother really digs this track. She even went to a CD store and started singing the 'happy birthday, happy birthday' part because she didn't know the name of the artist or song but she wanted the album. Lucky for her the guy behind the counter knew what she meant! Although, of course, totally in style, she really hated the album so she gave it to me. Love you grandma! Gary Jules - Mad World Album: Trading Snakeoil for Wolftickets https://youtu.be/4N3N1MlvVc4
budgie 02.01.20	sup trif
Trifolium 02.01.20	Nicely quiet day at Trif's house. Lots of reading and relaxing. How about youououo?
budgie 02.01.20	hookers & cocaine
Trifolium 02.01.20	Nice, sounds like your average Saturday then.
budgie 02.01.20	when are you gonna come to california & party ??
budgie 02.01.20	ma mere ma dit que c'est folie d'aller faire la guerre aux francs mais je dit que sais folie d'etre enchainé plus longtempssssssss
Trifolium 02.01.20	Soon.
budgie 02.01.20	COME PARTY FLYING DUTCHMAN
Trifolium 02.01.20	If partying involves reading books, drinking coffee, listening to music and going on a hike I'm in.
budgie 02.01.20	yeah that's not exactly "partying"
Egarran 02.01.20	scares the shit out of the slopes
Trifolium 02.01.20	It sounds fun and perfect though
budgie 02.01.20	needs more blood & sacrifices imo
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	We need more recs guys! Where' Doof, Eg, and Garas' recs? :P
budgie 02.01.20	give it time babe
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	Sach's grandma whispered softly in my ear this morning, as her sagging breasts rubbed against my ankles. "tell em to play that lovely song my Ruben Slikk, you know the one that goes, Mack a hoe mack a nigga whip a trick Hit a lick on em pussy as cornbread fuckniggas 305 Dade county, yeah we known for getting rowdy Spit stringing from my mouth Let you fuck my face Good nutritious nut, on deck nigga Eat me out nigga, eat me out nigga Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out nigga Jerk it out Jerk it out Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out nigga Jerk it out Beat it out. Tell em to play that one"
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	Okay Ars, you have two options: one is a song that I am 60% sure was played in a car containing my grandfather, the other is a song from an album I was listening to while reading part of a book where one character reminded another of his grandfather. Your choice (the second is a better song but the connection is looser, so this is a test)
garas 02.01.20	I'm not sure if I want to rec anything. My grandparent's most sophisticated favourites are half-assed brass bands, and believe me: that is torture.
SlothcoreSam 02.01.20	1. sh-boom, 3.3. Life could be a dream if trap music went down this path. 2. La Blanche Hermine. 3.5. I like this track, and the dud on the cover looks like an older "David" Micelangelo's statue.
dedex 02.01.20	BUDG LA BLANCHE HERMINE
Egarran 02.01.20	I'm away most of the month so be patient. BUT I remember my resting in peace grandpa loved These Were The Days My Friend by Mary Hopkins: https://youtu.be/QptZ8tYZAkE He played that a lot while I was into Deicide, but thanks for making it all meaningful now.
budgie 02.01.20	dex!
dedex 02.01.20	My grandmama jammed Edith Piaf - Non, je ne regrette rien hard She wasn't big on music but this tune left a lasting impression on the french people. It's 60 years old but so beautiful even brats know it's good
dedex 02.01.20	La Blanche Hermine - 5 fucking classic
budgie 02.01.20	while i'm here france > england
dedex 02.01.20	ofc i'm fearing for the crunch tomorrow tho
Aberf 02.01.20	@ars, I updated my description, will you add it on the list? ty babe.
budgie 02.01.20	ty babe
Aberf 02.01.20	babe badgbe budgie Budgie is a baboon confirmed
JohnnyoftheWell 02.01.20	budgie more like bukakke
DoofDoof 02.01.20	Weird fucking theme. My gran on my dad's side died last year and she liked Robson and Jerome and it's a little more interesting watching them now that Jerome has become a cult favourite, the coolest character in Game of Thrones (Bronn). Robson & Jerome - Unchained Melody Loaded the album here: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=346000 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fgUY-kXlBA Did I say 'what a bad theme' already? You only have yourselves to blame for this...
budgie 02.01.20	ty babe
Minushuman24 02.01.20	Oh huh. I remember my grandpa playing bluegrass whenever he picked me up, I’ll have to think of an older bluegrass song
ArsMoriendi 02.01.20	It's deff a good theme because it makes people pick songs in styles outside of their comfort zone and in genres that are usually not represented on SotD Also, Aberf, I updated your song's description :)
Egarran 02.01.20	Doof's granny hits or +10 minute emocore? You may have a point.
Divaman 02.02.20	Is it wrong that I'll probably have a higher total score for this month than I've had on any of the others?
JohnnyoftheWell 02.02.20	Okay here you are John Zorn - Pink Limousine (from the Bribe) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8x_b8q_JiCU by Zorn's standards this is uneventful straight jazz with some random noise in the middle but it's got that grandparent association so You only have yourselves to blame for this... [2]
budgie 02.02.20	im johnny btw
budgie 02.02.20	"budgie more like bukakke " no no no no no nnononononononononono no nonononono no
Aberf 02.02.20	Johnny, more like nani?
JohnnyoftheWell 02.02.20	Johnny more like 上手 or jusatsu, which I learnt today is the verb for curse-someone-to-death :]
Aberf 02.02.20	damn, look at this guy who can understand Cantonese.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.02.20	Hi my name is Abe and I love dictionary websites
ArsMoriendi 02.02.20	I'm user JohnnyoftheWell and everyone mistakes me for user JohnnyOnTheSpot at first, but then realizes we have polar opposite tastes
budgie 02.02.20	hi my name is johnny and my penis is a half centimeter
JohnnyoftheWell 02.02.20	Hi I'm the fakenews version of user TheAirConditionedNightmare and I'm reporting bad user budgie for not finishing that sentence with a your mum joke XD
budgie 02.02.20	how dare u
Aberf 02.02.20	The difference between JohnnyoftheWell and JohnnyOnTheSpot is that the first one is not that well and the other is actually on the spot.
garas 02.02.20	"Is it wrong that I'll probably have a higher total score for this month than I've had on any of the others?" Everything is possible in SOTD!
SlothcoreSam 02.02.20	Hotdogs.
Egarran 02.02.20	But yes, it is very wrong, diva.
Divaman 02.02.20	Thought so.
Divaman 02.02.20	Gilles Servat - 3.6 - I definitely like this. I'm guess I'm kind of a folkie, without all the granola stuff.
Egarran 02.02.20	Sh-Boom - Oh fuck it's going to be a long month. To respect everone's grandparents I shall add 1 to my ratings. 3/5 La Blanche Hermine - Starting to feel sorry for those old fucks. I'm not having children but if I did, I picture this scene with my grandkid in 50 years, just with Slayer instead, and everyone will go 'holy fuck your granpa was a moron'. 3/5 Die Walkure - I agree this is cheating. And I will forever see attack helicopters when I hear this song. Thank you US military-entertainment complex. 4/5 DELUDED SISTER, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE? DARKNESS LOOMS FROM THE NORTH Ok lyrics actually.
Egarran 02.02.20	FEARFULLY SNORTING AS IT COMES me_irl
Divaman 02.02.20	>Die Walkure - I agree this is cheating. And I will forever see attack helicopters when I hear this song. Thank you US military-entertainment complex. That, and Elmer Fudd singing, "Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit! Kill the wabbit!"
budgie 02.02.20	"die walkure" it's a 5. sorry to give out a 5 so easily but it's fucking die walkure and probably my favorite piece of music (the entire der ring des nibelungen cycle) so, nothing really to say. 5
Egarran 02.02.20	You're not sorry
Divaman 02.03.20	Richard Wagner - 4.8 - I love the smell of burning grandparent in the morning! It smells like Vick's VapoRub!
Divaman 02.04.20	Btw, Slothcore, that was very funny. Gonna 5 that song.
ArsMoriendi 02.04.20	"La Blanche Hermine" Good guitar work, good vocals, lots of passion everywhere. I like this. 3.8/5 "Die Walkure, act 3" Yeah, this might be cheating haha, but yeah it's epic as fuck. Viking romantic period music's signature movement. That opera singing is wild. The trumpets might be the best part of this song, they're just so commanding! I wonder why I don't listen to things from the Romantic period. Brahms, Chopin, Tchaikovsky, and Wagner have all impressed me whenever I hear them. Still probably not going to listen to this whole symphony though because 4 hours is a lot. Oh wait, that's why I'm not more into orchestral work, it's actual hard work to be. 5/5 "Margie" More awesome ass trumpet. And some sax and sweet vocals too. This is so happy and pleasant, it makes me feel like everything is awesome. Oh wow, a tuba section, you don't see much of those anymore, am I right? Mercury Rev has a tuba section in one of their songs, but hey that's still like 1993? This was awesome. 4.2/5
Divaman 02.04.20	I've got to hand it to you, Ars. When you first announced the theme, I thought it was going to be painful. But so far, it's pretty fun.
SlothcoreSam 02.05.20	I think I'm going to win this month. That means next month i get 5 picks, and I'm going to choose 5 of my favorite whiny boi jams.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.05.20	Thought of a GREAT replacement rec that Ars will love because it has Trey Spruance on it and has more pertinence to the theme because its album dropped at the same time as my grandpa died and I remember finding it a confusing listen partially as a result :] Secret Chiefs 3 - Saptarshi (from Perichoresis) https://open.spotify.com/track/5qeAtGPiq8LHEdY9TfhfmD?si=rRaU8E2mQymDiMu7x-DxzA
Uzumaki 02.05.20	I’ma be real right now; I never was close to my grandparents for personal reasons I’m not going to talk about here; nobody’s fault really and that’s how life unfolded for me, so I’ve wracked my brain, and I can’t think of anyone in particular who’s 70+ and I’m good friends with — technically one, but we only talked football (soccer) and never music. So, my dad hit 66 this year, is that close enough? If so, I got 3 suggestions: The Platters - Only You (And You Alone) The Flamingos - I Only Have Eyes For You B.B. King - The Thrill Is Gone No, there’s no theme here, he just enjoys doo wop and B.B. King
ArsMoriendi 02.05.20	Uh... I’ll go with the first for the list, that okay?
Uzumaki 02.05.20	No problemo; whatever works best for you.
anat 02.05.20	I don’t have anything for this theme, didn’t know any of my grandparents well enough. My dad is 60 this year, he loves his music, so I can either go that route or abstain
Dewinged 02.05.20	I heard the call of the Divaman. My grandparents were into all things flamenco, so Camaron de la Isla was constantly playing when i was with them. I remember liking a lot this song. "Leyenda del Tiempo" (Time Legend) from the album of the same name. In this track, Camarón de la Isla, who was (and still is) basically the God of Flamenco married traditional flamenco with... prog! badabing! The result is this little wonder. Feel free to add it, and hope you enjoy it. Oh and youtube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MrUWtOtfwDw
Scheumke 02.05.20	Ha that's a great theme. There's one that I really remember from my grandma who passed away a couple of years ago: Karl Jenkins - Adiemus. Still love this song, it's really good in triggering memories. Very curious to see what kind of ratings this one is going to get, I have a feeling most people will know it (but I might be completely wrong in that lol)
zakalwe 02.05.20	My nan who is the only grandparent still knocking around is 93yrs old knocking on 94 and still good to hurl out a brutal insult. One of the true old school women. Hard as nails. Black Box - Ride on Time https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=M0quXl_od3g To put this into context when this song came out, I was at a family wedding and the DJ put it on. I remember my nan putting down her pint of stout saying she loved it and dancing like there was no tomorrow and well and truly ‘having it’
Trifolium 02.05.20	Haha, perfect story zak.
Divaman 02.05.20	Ah good, some of our friends have arrived! Welcome, fellow music lovers.
Divaman 02.05.20	Oh, and this was left without further comment in my shout box by Wham49: Johnny Cash/ Orange Blossom special
anat 02.05.20	Can I do a 60 y/o dad rec or shall I sit this one out?
Tunaboy45 02.05.20	Leonard Cohen- First We Take Manhattan My grandad has amazing taste in music and Leonard Cohen is the artist I'm most grateful for him showing me.
Tunaboy45 02.05.20	@zak absolute fucking class
Divaman 02.05.20	Ars will make the final ruling, but I'm pretty sure a 60yo Dad will do.
ArsMoriendi 02.05.20	Yeah if you really find something that fits, that'll do
ArsMoriendi 02.05.20	I'll update the list later today.
anat 02.05.20	So my rec is Shirley Collins - False True Love (https://youtu.be/17eq1laFRRI) Found her on tape when I was young in my dads stuff, took a shining to it because she shares our family name. Dad would go on to formulate a love for prog rock so this always stood out as an outlier. Looking back now it’s very likely my grandfather would have put him onto it as this was released the year prior to my dad’s birth. And what I enjoyed as a littlun for a sweet song now makes my heart ache. It’s a very affecting ditty.
neekafat 02.05.20	my grandparents only like classical or gospel (not the fun gospel) so idk, I'mma go with Peter Gabriel - "Sky Blue" (from Up) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JivC_WsQQuo
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	"Fussilat (Distinguisher) 40-44" This is pleasant, but religious chants aren't really my thing. At least not ones without backup instrumentation. +.2 for pleasantness. 2.7/5
Divaman 02.06.20	Since we've got a lot of our regular contributors who for one reason or another won't be contributing this month, I'd like to make a second rec. Your theme drudged up a lot of memories for me. My maternal grandmother died a very long time ago, but I remember one song she liked a lot. While my Dad's mother liked something with a little bite to it, my Mom's mother liked her music a little smoother. The Mills Brothers - "Lazy River" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMuBjF5BURE
Divaman 02.06.20	Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy - 3.3 - I kind of feel like this song threatened me with eternal hellfire. But it's purdy, so I'll give it a 3.3. Gary Jules - 4.3 - I remember this from the Donnie Darko film. I like this version better than the original. It has a terrific mournful quality.
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	"Ugh, I'm not sure if you really want to hear what do my grandparents like..." If it's traditional Hungarian music I'm 100% interested @Divaman: yeah sure why not
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	Added my 2nd rec too
Scheumke 02.06.20	If we need another rec I have another one I remember fondly from my grandparents: Vangelis - Conquest of Paradise. I know it's a little in the same veign as Adiemus, but it's an absolute modern classic in my eyes. My grandparents were really into contemporary classical music in the 90's I guess haha.
dedex 02.06.20	Sh-Boom - 3.6 - Not a big fan of doo-wop (maybe because I almost never listen to the genre) but this was a pleasant trip back to the 50s La Blanche Hermine - 4.8 - BRETAGNE INDEPENDANTE Die Walkure - 5 - yeah that's the definition of a classic
Trifolium 02.06.20	I've got a second rec too. The same grandma who loved Mad World also reeaaalllyy loved this minimal classical composer from The Netherlands who only really recently passed away, Simeon ten Holt. He has a piece, called Canto Ostinato, which is really famous in here. It's a piece made out of compartments which can be arranged in any order, so no single performance is the same. Even the instruments differ, although the two or more piano version is the most common. Since most renditions take over an hour, please start here and stop at 1:06:09 (or see where it takes you): https://youtu.be/K-4bh8J84Go?t=3699
tectactoe 02.06.20	Both my father and grandfather (his dad) were huge Bruce Springsteen fans, and one of his favorites was "Sherry Darling" from THE RIVER. I have put off listening to Bruce for years and years because I always considered it dad rock. But now that I'm a dad, I recently starting giving early-era Bruce a shot and shit - he's pretty damn great.
Tunaboy45 02.06.20	cheers Ars
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	Please provide links to your recs if you can guys
Minushuman24 02.06.20	This was a hard one for me to come with, one side of my grandparents loved like Fox, so. Then I only knew my mother's father, and I always remember him picking me up from school and he loved "guitar music" which boiled down to country/bluegrass from what it seemed, and me being a stupid kid that listened to AC/DC thought it was lame--ironic. I unfortunately can't get in contact with him right now, so I'm just going with a old bluegrass song that I love that seems representative of his taste. It's Mighty Dark To Travel - Bill Monroe & His Bluegrass Boys https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_E5vaVGxJk
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	"Mad World" Everyone knows this rendition, even better than the Tears for Fears original. It's simple, depressing, and has pretty orchestration. Yeah, this is good, but I'm not sure it's amazing. 3.7/5
DungeonBoy 02.06.20	Heck yeah, my dad is 70 and his favorite song is Aqualung, and if you don't like this song then you're dumb: https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&v=B0jMPI_pUec
garas 02.06.20	sighs You asked for it: https://youtu.be/zbps_nRZiwc Disgusting piece of shite. It is a shame, it is part of our culture... the old people in Hungary loves mulatós music.
Trifolium 02.06.20	Hahaha nice garas, very curious! It's a nice track for sure Ars, calm and simple.
ArsMoriendi 02.06.20	Nice, only 3 more and we'll be full And only 1 week into February too
Minushuman24 02.06.20	record tiiime
Divaman 02.06.20	Say Ars, you've accidentally got the Springsteen YouTube link up there twice, for Springsteen and once for Bill Monroe.
SlothcoreSam 02.07.20	Got a second rec, Pigface- The Horse You Rode in on. Off Easy Listening https://youtu.be/3foVZZtd670 My dad's almost 70 and he's a grandfather, so this one's for him, He's gotten into industrial during the late 90s, and actually appears on this song, reciting poetry he wrote, you will here it at 1:23 in the bridge. You won't miss him, he has a thick Australia accent.
Divaman 02.07.20	Mary Hopkin - 4.2 - I remember this one. Always liked it. Just looked it up, and apparently it was originally a Russian song that some English guy put lyrics to. Makes sense when you listen to it -- you can really hear it.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.07.20	I'm gonna be a dick here. 2nd rec Opeth - Black Rose Immortal (from Morningrise) This one time I was playing one of the acoustic bits on my guitar and my grandma was visiting and said it was nice :]
Egarran 02.07.20	Yeah quick, change that rec, J. It may have worked in your head but out here, nah.
DungeonBoy 02.07.20	Can't wait to get to Black Rose Immortal just to listen to it for the 100th time. It will be as good as the other 99 times, guaranteed.
ArsMoriendi 02.07.20	"I'm gonna be a dick here." A 20-minute song that doesn't actually reflect your grandmother's taste... yeah whatever at least the month is filled out Now actually rate these songs guys lol
JohnnyoftheWell 02.07.20	She liked the folky bit, so it's good enough for me lol
Trifolium 02.07.20	It's also an insta 5.0. Will do so tomorrow Ars!
dedex 02.07.20	Margie - 3.7 - Fun, happy and upbeat track, the kind to sing along to. Very cool, that's clearly not the kind of song I usually listen to. Black Rose Immortal - 4.5 - don't even need to relisten to this one to know my rating (yeah it's not a 5.0 come at me)
Trifolium 02.07.20	I am coming at you.
Egarran 02.07.20	I will remember the day when Opeth became grandparent music
anat 02.07.20	Can we pretend it's not a leap year and just strike that one off
Egarran 02.07.20	Margie - That's a nah from me dawg. 2.5/5 Quran Verse 40-44 - Nice. I don't get the whole painful punishment stuff, but ok His ways are unfathomable and possibly guide all my infidel actions towards The Coming. 3.5/5 Mad World - I've wanted to rewatch Donnie Darko so I better get to it. I also like its metaphyics better. 4/5 (Damn that Mary Hopkins video is schizophrenic.)
Divaman 02.09.20	Edith Piaf - 3.0 - Not my style, but not bad. Robson & Jerome - 3.9 - They use the shit out of this song in the musical version of Ghost. A little trivia for ya there.
neekafat 02.09.20	I don't think I've said recently how happy it makes me that this is still a thing and that people (seemingly) are still enjoying it (:
Divaman 02.09.20	How long since you started it now?
Egarran 02.09.20	Tried to see Neek's earliest lists, but I can only go back 3 pages to 2018. So I'm probably doing something wrong.
Trifolium 02.09.20	It's a lovely series neek, found some great artists here and it's such a cozy feeling with the gang.
DungeonBoy 02.10.20	Sh-Boom, Dingalinga linga linga, life could be dream sweetheart cue's killer sax solo I mean, how could you not like this song? 3.5/5 La Blanche Hermine – Ah, the white weasel. Starts off cool. Guy on the left just strumming his acoustic guitar, guy on the right just shredding up the town on what, a banjo? And then it doesn’t ever end, somehow 4 minutes feels like an eternity.. 3/5 Die Walkure - Act III – 1/5 description, 5/5 classic, but my enjoyment of this Valkyrie ride is a 2.5/5 Margie – what a fun song, 4/5. Love the production on this classic, so good. Great voice, great musicianship, your dad is cool. The Quran – Does this guy know how to party or what? What is the most neutral rating I can give this.. 2.5/5? Mad World – enjoyable story and classic Donnie Darko hit. I think I’ve heard this song too many times, but it really is a good song 4/5. Kinda dark for g-ma though… These Were the Days My Friend – bruh what do you mean WAS into Deicide? Good little jingle here. Cool instrumentation and songwriting. Nice voice, 3.5/5 good song. Also lol that video “music for learning English with subtitles” Non, Je ne regrette rien – good voice, can’t understand a lick of what she’s saying. All your grandparents listen to the same stuff. 3/5. Actually received points for only being 2 minutes Unchained Melody – the friggin ghost song are you kidding me… ugh.. actually never heard this version, assuming it’s the original. Man, this song is a banger. 4.5/5. A little arpeggio here and there, a little earth shattering vocal melody. Saptarshi – wrong link in the description, had to go digging for this one.. okay, song is really awesome, 4.5/5 but also kinda misses the mark for the theme, sorry to hear about your grandpa though. But you lose .5 points, so 4/5, unless you're in fact 70 Johnny..
JohnnyoftheWell 02.10.20	Oh shit sorry about that haha - was that link for John Zorn? Will dig a link up in a mo (on my phone atm so can't browse Spotify :[)
ArsMoriendi 02.10.20	I’ll fix that when I get home
Egarran 02.10.20	Haha good work, dboy
ArsMoriendi 02.10.20	Fixed
Divaman 02.11.20	Secret Chiefs 3 - 3.8 - Nice. All kinds of tasty keyboard thingies with some strings and guitars as well. The Platters - 4.2 - Not my favorite era of music, but this one's a classic.
DungeonBoy 02.11.20	Only You - Good voice, song does nothing for me though, glad your dad digs it dude. 2.5/5
Minushuman24 02.11.20	Got time in between labs to actually do this, thankfully. Hoping for some neat oldies. 1. Sh-Boom - The Chords - Oh hell yeah I know this song, this song absolutely rips man 3.8 2. La Blanche Hermoine - Gilles Servat - This sounds badass, I like this a lot 3.8 3. Die Walkure, Part 3 - Richard Wagner - You know what, I legitimately don't think I've ever listened to this entire piece in my life. I suppose now is as good a time than any. While it's certainly epic, and everyone involved in this are immensely talented, I don't think I'm as big of a fan of the bombastic-ness of the song. I've always been more of a fan of more subdued melodys. It's a classic piece of music without a doubt, and my rating is not indicative of the talent presented, but yeah 3.6 4. Margie - Jimmy Roseli - This sounds like some song my mother would sing randomly, I like it well enough, but not something that will stick with me 3 5. Fussilat (Distinguisher) 40-44 - Sheikh Mishary Rashid Alafasy - This was a pleasant song(?), lovely to listen to. It was interesting to read the interpretation. 3 6. Mad World - Gary Jules - Ahhh, I feel like this song gets a lot of flak, but I adore this song. I went through a pretty weird Gary Jules phase in 12th grade because of this song, so I've got a soft spot for his music. 4 7. Those were the days - Mary Hopkin(?) - I can only assume this is the correct version on spotify. My mother absolutely used to sing this song, but I can't say I've ever heard the recording? Maybe I have. I feel I would have remembered it more clearly, because I love the melody to this song. 4.2 8. Non, Je ne regrette rien - Edith Piaf - Not really feeling this one. I enjoy the bridge halfway through the song though. 2.8 9. Unchained Melody - Robson and Jerome - I'm only familiar with the Righteous Brothers version of this song, which I've always loved. It re-entered my life after seeing Bill Medley preform this song, and I actually quite like this version. It's just so pleasant no matter who sings it, it seems. 3.6 Running late to lab now, will finish this later
Egarran 02.11.20	My grandfather blesses you from Heaven.
DungeonBoy 02.12.20	Adiemus - why am I constantly having to find your SOTDs... https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&v=UX__4aHwYzM RIP to your grandma, sounds like a Lion King b-side. 3/5
Divaman 02.12.20	Karl Jenkins - 3.7 - Sounds a little like a Cirque du Soleil soundtrack, but that's OK with me. I wasn't previously familiar with it, Scheumke.
ArsMoriendi 02.12.20	"These Were the Days My Friend" Folky and brooding so far. Ooh, that pickup with the strings is awesome. This is awesome. It's constantly changing, but it all works and progresses a story, all while being poppy and pleasant. 4.3/5 "Non, Je ne regrette rien" I already really like her song "La Foule" so I have high hopes for this one. So far it's very pretty, I love how she rolls her Rs. This is super pretty, but it doesn't grab me like "La Foule." Wait that ending is awesome. +.1 for that ending. 3.6/5 "Unchained Melody" 50s style pop? This is fairly bland. It could use some doo-wop vocals or a more enthusiastic singer or a saxophone or SOMETHING. 2.4/5 "Saptarshi" It's very abstract and jammy. The raga influence is cool and makes it feel a bit psychedelic, especially with how echoey the sitar ends up being. I like this. I may hate on Bungle-core bands for trying too hard to sound like Bungle, but if the Bungle-core band has an actual former member of Bungle well... you get this authentic jam. 4/5 "Only You (And You Alone)" More doo-wop. Sweet. The vocals are passionate and those backups are very pleasant. Old (pre-60s) pop seems so fancy, even when it's simple. 3.4/5 "Adiemus" Off the bat, the percussion is excellent. This feels like the kind of song that you hear after the climax of a movie when the happy end is wrapping up. 3.7/5
ArsMoriendi 02.14.20	"Leyenda del Tiempo" Fun guitar and fun claps. Flamenco is a great style of guitar. I don't have much else to say to it. I'm not neutral on this, but I feel like it would be way more fun on a dancefloor and I'm sitting at a table right now. Cool key solo though. 3.4/5 "Ride on Time" This is so corny haha. The way her voice is shifted up and down is almost comical. This is mostly just generic 80s house though. +.1 for being funny. 2.8/5
DungeonBoy 02.14.20	Leyenda del Tiempo - Lol my espanol is a bit rustio, but is this band named Shrimp of the island? okie dokey. ohh but this song does in fact rip hard. Your grandparents are boss AF. 4/5 Ride on Time - very tempted to make this intro my alarm in the morning. Song is fine, i just can't stop thinking about waking up to that intro now.. 3/5
Divaman 02.14.20	Camaron de la Isla - 3.0 - I like the Flamenco guitar and that little synth flourish at the end. Don't love the vocals, though. Black Box - 3.1 - Another one where I like the music better than the vocals, although I at least like the effects they put on them. She's kind of screaming at me, though.
Divaman 02.15.20	Johnny Cash - 2.3 - I've been kind of grading on a curve this month, but I have a low tolerance for much of Johnny Cash's catalog, especially when he gets all silly like he does here. Apologies to Wham's grandmom.
Egarran 02.15.20	Unchained Melody - A true classic. 4/5 Saptarshi - I don't think J ever understood this months theme. Holy fuck this is grating (: 1.5/5 Only You - Another true classic. As they yt comments say, this has been used in so many things it doesn't even feel like a song anymore. Like semantic saturation, right? Right? 4/5 Adiemus - Nice, also I'm reminded by that South Park episode about Enya being the sound of old age and wanting to die. 3/5 Leyenda del Tiempo - I'm always in awe of the flamenco guitar skills, but the music is just not me. 2.5/5
budgie 02.15.20	the burp i just made - really, truly, a classic. i enjoyed the timbre and crescendo and it was really very original yet at the same time birthed such layered feelings of nostalgia and longing, i also enjoyed the punk-inspired druming, very cool 4.69/5
Divaman 02.17.20	Leonard Cohen - 3.2 - Decent song. Cohen is a much better songwriter than he his a singer, though. Shirley Collins - 3.3 - You don't hear a lot of banjo in most music these days, so this is a nice change of pace. Vocals are somewhere in the Judy Collins/Mary Hopkin range.
DungeonBoy 02.17.20	Orange Blossom Special - I'll tell you what, Mr. Cash, that is one of the best daggon sounding harmonicas I've ever heard recorded. But then what, HEY MAN WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO FLORIDA, DURR I DON'T KNOW.. I guess I just have a different taste in music than some. 3/5 is my rating. First we take Manhattan - I've never heard Leonard Cohen's electronic stuff. I love his voice though, and he's got that real cool personality. I'm glad I listened to this, thanks for posting it. 3.5/5 False True Love - VIDEO UNAVAILABLE.. okay.. this has to be THE WORST curated song of the day.. it's not even funny at this point. Don't worry though guys.. I got it this time.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?edufilter=NULL&v=OOuBy1j3szQ song's fine, 2/5
anat 02.17.20	Link is fine on my end
DoofDoof 02.17.20	This is my most successful pick so far for this series. Official: Sput believes my late grandmother has better music taste than I. Shoot me.
Egarran 02.17.20	Eh you're not not enormously surprised
DoofDoof 02.17.20	Sput taste is a bit eeeeeeeeeeeeh true
Minushuman24 02.18.20	10. Saptarshi - Secret Chiefs 3 - I wasn't really expecting this at all. This is a pretty cool sounding song 3.3 11. Only You (And You Alone) - The Platters - This is cute. too bad I'm in a SHIT mood. I like it tho 2.9 12. Adiemus - Karl Jenkins - Majestic, I don't know what to give this, take a 3 13. La Leyenda Del Tiempo - Camaron De La Isla - This is pretty cool, some gerudo valley vibes. 3.4 14. Ride on Time - Black Box - lmao is this eurodance? The story behind I love though, that's rad. This song is dumb, but it's kinda catchy. 2.4 15. Orange Blossom Special - Johnny Cash - This is by far the best Johnny Cash album, this is certainly not the strongest song though, but hell it's pretty fun. 3.5 16. First We Take Manhattan - Leonard Cohen - This is cheesy af, it's kinda fun tho. 3 17. The False True Love - Shirley Collins - I love this simple early folk music. I love the sparse nature of it. I love the heartache of this. This is great. 4 18. Sky Blue - Peter Gabriel - tbh I didn't expect much for some reason, but this has some major Bowie vibes and I'm so here for it. Kinda poppy, kinda proggy. 3.9
DungeonBoy 02.18.20	Sky Blue - I dug it. Enjoy the atmospheric dreamy elements at play throughout. I don't know if I've ever actually heard Peter Gabriel before this, but maybe there is a hit I didn't know was his. whatever, cool track, thanks for sharing 4/5 lol relistening to this, and the "what a cry it's going to be" lyric is hilarious.
Divaman 02.19.20	Peter Gabriel - 3.6 - Wasn't previously familiar with this song. Not one of his bests for me, but still pretty good.
DungeonBoy 02.19.20	Lazy River - When I started listening through this month it was kinda cool to hear some of these oldies since it's certainly not a genre I ever put on, but at this point I'm kinda sick of them tbh. I feel like this would be an average oldies song, nothing really stands out, 2.5/5. I mean there are claps, it's the first song with claps I guess.
DungeonBoy 02.19.20	what do y'all think though? bring on the oldies, or leave em buried where they belong? For me personally I just put Sky Blue back on so..
Divaman 02.19.20	I wouldn't want to do it all the time, but for this one month, I'm finding it a nice change of pace.
Minushuman24 02.19.20	I quite like a few of these. I'd return, and have returned to Shirley Collins and Mary Hopkin. I'd throw Gilles and The Chords on and oldie's playlist for when I'm the mood for that type of thing. I think it's a nice change of pace to see other's tastes in music and how time reflects that.
Divaman 02.20.20	The Beatles - 4.4 - Yeah, this was a good one. A perfect example of why George Harrison was my favorite Beatle.
DungeonBoy 02.20.20	Something - reminds me of being a kid and riding around in the minivan with my dad. Classic obvi. 4/5
dedex 02.20.20	Something - My favourite Harrison tune, so beautiful. 5/5 no shame
ArsMoriendi 02.21.20	"Orange Blossom Special" Very stereotypical Johnny Cash guitar line. Cash is a neat guy, but he honestly could use more variation in his music. This is good, but not great. 3/5 "First We Take Manhattan" Synthy Leonard Cohen? Why not? Wait, why am I pretending that I don't already know this song? It's really cool, I feel like it's oddly like a chill snd uplifting track about wanting metropolitan society to change for the better. Good song, good synths. 4/5 "First True Love" Nice banjo, and her voice is very pleasant. Not much else to say, but this lady is lonely so that's sad in a weirdly relatable way. 3.2/5 "Sky Blue" Kinda disappointed that Neeka didn't pick a classical song his grandparents liked. Lame. I usually don't mind Peter Grabriel, but this one is a total slog. 4 minutes in and the only thing even kinda interesting is the percussion. God this part with just the vocals and piano is extra lame, where'd that percussion go? Can we get back to the grandparent music? It's actually interesting. 2/5 "Lazy River" I love how warm and sweet the vocals are and those backups and soothing too. The crackles are neat, I can see why hip hop and trip hop incorporate crackles on purpose. 3.8/5
Divaman 02.21.20	Vangelis - 3.2 - It's cool, but for me it's not a classic like Chariots of Fire.
DungeonBoy 02.21.20	Conquest of Paradise - probably won't ever listen to this again/5 3?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.21.20	what is the theme for march going to be? was not feeling this one tbh
Divaman 02.21.20	I haven't announced it yet, but it will be more a typical theme than this one. I can't compete with Ars' creativity.
ArsMoriendi 02.21.20	I just like picking themes that force people to break out of their typical rec habits Otherwise, half the recs are whiny post-hardcore, and 9 minute prog metal ;)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.21.20	It was a cool theme in theory, no hate
ArsMoriendi 02.23.20	"Conquest of Paradise" I like the strings and the epic feel of the vocals -it feels like a march. Cool actually. 3.5/5 "Canto Ostinato" Pleasant, but not boring piano so far. It's active but still soothing. I like this. Damn, I got lost in this. Pieces like this make me think I may one day fully give in and just start listening to a lot of classical. I'm not ready yet though. 4.8/5 "Sherry Darling" This just sounds like generic rock music. Even the sax solo and guitar solo are nothing special. I never got the appeal of Bruce outside of maybe his lyrics, but the lyrics here are super generic. Giving it any other score would mean it made me feel anything other than "meh." 2.5/5
Divaman 02.23.20	Simeon ten Holt - 4.2 - that's really nice. Great pick, Tri. This is one of those situations where the score will probably rise for me the more I listen. Bruce Springsteen - 4.3 - I've always really liked this song. It's one of my favorites on this album. Another really good pick. And yeah. Bruce is pretty damned great.
Egarran 02.24.20	Ride on Time - Wow. No. I can't finish this. 2.5/5 Orange Blossom Special - 2.5/5 First we take Manhattan - I forgot how electronic this song is. But it's a pretty good song, although I've never been compatible with people who think Cohen is God's poetic gift to mankind. Ugh, that female chorus is actually terrible. 3/5 The Power of the True Love Knot - Ahh I hoped the entire thread would be stuff like this. Sweet. 4/5 Sky Blue - You should have just recd some gospel. 2/5 Lazy River - Oh yeah that is smooth. I could use a lazy river right now. 3/5 Something - How were they so good? Surely there were supernatural forces at play here. 4.5/5 Conquest of Paradise - I just realized the keyboards on Vangelis's songs are kryptonite to me. 3.5/5 Canto Ostinato - Cool concept. Nice movement. 3.5/5
DungeonBoy 02.24.20	Canto Ostinato - Beautiful melodies, a bit cacophonous but beautiful. 4/5 Sherry Dawling - oof, literally had my volume doubled to listen to Canto Ostinato, then this bad boy came rippin through my eardrums. Bruce Springsteen is American AF. He literally bleeds budweiser and is half bald eagle, and if you don't like it, you can gettt ouutttttt. Good jam though, I'd get in the pit for this one. 4/5 It's Might Dark to Travel - sounds like something out of O brotha where are thy? sing into my can, 2.5/5. I think if I was making moonshine in a stream like ole popcorn sutton I'd enjoy this more. maybe a little more lead poisoning required..
ArsMoriendi 02.24.20	"It's Mighty Dark to Travel" These vocals aren't my thing at all, but my god that guitar and violin are crazy. 3/5
Minushuman24 02.24.20	19) Lazy River - The Mills Brothers - This is simple, it's pleasant. Nice to listen too. I love the pops in the recording, it creates a nice warm feeling. 3 20) Something - The Beatles - One of my favorite Beatles songs, it's just a perfectly crafted song. Absolutely marvelous. 4.6 21) Conquest of Paradise - Vangelis - This is cool. The synths are a bit cheesy for me. It feels very 80's epic. I feel like this would fit in like Gallipoli or something. The chanting portion is very cool. 3.2 22) Canto Ostinato - Simeon ten Holt - I let this play for about half an hour while I did some math. I never felt a need to change it or move away from it, it completely held my attention during that duration. This is just an enthralling composition, and I will definitely find myself coming back to this. 4.5 23) Sherry Darling - Bruce Springsteen - Bruuuuuce my boy. I always thought of The River as a happy bridge between Darkness and Born in the USA. It's got the great song writing of Darkness, and the cheesy arena rock found in Born in the USA. This leans more into Born in the USA--it's far from my favorite song by Bruce, but it's still a pretty fun sing along song, but I feel like this song is indicative of all the things that people think Bruce is without delving deep into his catalog. Kind of like Surfin' USA and the Beach Boys. This song is better than that one for sure though. 3.4 25) Aqualung - Jethro Tull - I'm not much a fan of prog rock anymore, but this song is just incredible. The energy in this song is simply infectious and it doesn't get old throughout it's relatively long duration. 4.1
Trifolium 02.25.20	Yipppeeeee, very glad you guys seem to enjoy Canto! I'll catch up this week. Haven't heard anything yet...
DungeonBoy 02.25.20	Hey SOTD friends! Just wanted to say that today is my Dad's birthday, and he's 70, and my song rec (based on his favorite tune) just happened to fall on the 25th out of sheer luck. The universe is perfectly in balance. that is all.
Trifolium 02.25.20	Love it when the universe is balanced like that! Happy b-day, DB's dad! 🍰
Egarran 02.25.20	Another proof of higher powers. Congratulations and thank you.
Minushuman24 02.25.20	Yo, Trif, I listened to the entirety of Canto a couple times now. Once while I was doing my diffeq homework and again while trying to sleep. I fucking adore it. I think it's one of my favorite compositions I've ever listened to. Thanks, and thank you to your grandmum. also happy birthday dungeon's dad! he's got good taste.
Divaman 02.25.20	I listened all the way through, too. Beautiful piece.
DungeonBoy 02.25.20	Man, my dad's gonna be so happy when I send all of your b'day wishes his way!
Trifolium 02.25.20	Super happy to hear that guys! It is indeed an incredible piece, soothing but also interesting, so suitable for background listening and listening with attention. I'll tell her you guys liked it, she'll love that!
Trifolium 02.25.20	DBoy that is very feel-good too hihi, this was a great idea for a theme Ars because it brings the cuteness by the bucket load.
Divaman 02.26.20	Yeah. I'm gonna totally ruin that next month.
budgie 02.26.20	happy bday daddy
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.26.20	March 2020 Song of The Year: Songs That Remind You of Your Dead Mother
ArsMoriendi 02.26.20	My Mom's alive, so I don't know what I could rec
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.26.20	so is mine my duder, it was just a joke about diva ruining the cute vibes of this months
Divaman 02.26.20	Bill Monroe - 3.3 - Not my style, but damned good. Jethro Tull - 4.6 - Now THAT's my style. Lagsi Lajcsi - 3.1 - I kind of like it. I think maybe you're just too close to it, garas, it being the music of your elders. (I like it less at the 3-and-a-half minute mark or so, when they try to change it up, though. They were doing better in the beginning.)
DungeonBoy 02.26.20	Lakodalom van a mi utcánkban - Sounds like a less metal Thy Catafalque m/? kinda a fun song to be honest, the accordion is dope. If I was at a festival and this band was playing and I had a few beers in me I could be into it. 3.5
Divaman 02.27.20	Ruben Slikk - oh boy, here we go. I need a drink. OK, here goes. Play. ... Oh, Ars. I blame you for accepting this one. Basically, I like the music just fine, and the voice just fine, but to me, it just sounds like some guy bragging about how much pussy he gets. I'll give it a 2.2. (On the other hand, my daughter's bf, who knows his hip-hop, listened with me, and he gives it a 3.5, so what do I know?)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.27.20	if your daughers bf gave ruben slikk a 3.5 he ain't known shit
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.27.20	dude is fuckin spare parts
Divaman 02.28.20	Pigface - 2.2 - Hmm. Bit of a novelty song, eh?
ArsMoriendi 02.28.20	"Aqualung" I know this song. It's about a lonely homeless pedophile. Gross. But the epic way Ian sings is pretty neat. Musically, it's pretty standard "hard rock prog." Good bassline. 3.6/5 "Lakodalom van a mi Utcánkban" This just sounds like Eastern European folk like polka, but slightly different and better than polka. How am I supposed to hate this? It's harmless. I'd take this over guttural screaming any day. -.1 for being too long for its own good though. 2.9/5 "Chucky" No autotune, niiiice. These lyrics are awful though. Like thanks for making me think of Chucky cartoonishly stabbing a vagina. I know that's not what he meant, but it's hard not to think of that with those lyrics. Trap snares are as meh as per usual. -.1 for the terrible lyrics. 1.9/5
DungeonBoy 02.28.20	Chucky - 1
Egarran 02.28.20	Sherry Darling - Saxophone hell starting at 00:01. Yeah. I'm so proud of you that you still made it on to atmoblack with this musical upbringing. 2/5 It's Mighty Dark to Travel - I only knew stuff like this from where are thou going bro. I like it but I also kind of want to lynch someone now. 3.5/5 Aqualung - This feels like cheating like The Valkyries, but ok it's an awesome song and probably responsible for lots of metulz. Check that 2 sec sustain on the solo guitar, ya dont hear that these days no sirreebob 4.1/5 LAKODALOM - Needs worse production. 3/5 Chucky - wtf this is totally awesome 5/5 Easy Listening - Ha great backstory. Song is weird, but he made a good poem. 3.9/5 Black Rose Immortal - Worst rec ever 1/5
Trifolium 02.28.20	Sh-Boom: Love it. Really dig this style, makes me feel all happy and cozy and relaxed. 4.0 La Blanche Hermine: Love it too. Makes me think of my mother who lived in Paris for a while and made us listen to all these French songs always. 4.0 Die Walkure Act 3: A classic of course. Still so impactful and omnipresent. 5.0 Margie: Dudes, am I secretly a super old person? Loving all the recs so far, this one included! Cute, fun, sweet, makes me happy. 4.2 Fussilat: This was really cool. Always been interested in holy scriptures (from whatever religion), and I've read a part of the translated Quran too. Sung with emotion and nicely majestically. Not something I'd listen to a lot of course, but I really enjoyed hearing this: 4.0
Trifolium 02.28.20	These Were The Days My Friend: Love it. I'm repeating myself a lot here, but this is good. Like her voice! 4.0 Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien: Perfect track, stone cold classic, this one is forever engraved in my soul. Also OMG GUYS what are those low low ratings?!!? Hardest 5.0 Unchained Melody: Sweet track. Perhaps a little too sugary for me, but it's definitely cute. 3.3 Saptarshi: This is really weird Johnny, yet I like the atmosphere this is creating. Dark yet warm. Samples are cool too. 3.5 Only You (And You Alone): Super nice. Love this style too. Cozy and sweet. 4.0
ArsMoriendi 02.29.20	"The Horse You Rode" This is goofy as hell haha. Fuck everything, right? Go Slothcore's dad! Wait, this is actually super fucking dumb. I like it! I like dumb stuff, it's fun. 4/5 "Black Rose Immortal" Fuck you, Johnny. Two and a half minutes and I'm already bored. The vocals are gross, the guitar is just soloing in a boring way. WHY, JOHNNY WHY? Can we please to song limits next month? 10 mins max? An acoustic section, okay let's go! Let's try to salvage this song from the depths of hell. Now it's back to the growling again. Fun! And by fun I mean "damn this sucks, why is Opeth so popular?" Why is progressive death metal thing, anyway? Why is anything a thing? Why can't psychedelic pop be more popular among the song of the day crew? I'm a sucker for psych-pop guys, really! This acoustic section is better, but it also is the kinda thing I could hear in a Yes song. Why didn't you rec Yes? Yes is cool. 17 minutes in and I'm so bored. I like long songs. My 2nd favorite song even is 18 and a half minutes, but fuck this boring shit. +.5 for playing in a talented manner, I think? 1.5/5
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	@Ars, lol, yeah I don't really like it either, but my dad get's to recite his shit poetry on it so that's pretty fun. He was fan-boying like crazy when it came out, he even got an autographed copy of the CD, and had it framed. lol. His 15 seconds of fame.
ArsMoriendi 02.29.20	Honestly, I liked it. Trent Reznor was in Pigface for a hot minute and he covered their song Suck on NIN's Broken EP
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	Pigface do have some really cool songs, this was an ode to their fans from around the world, so pretty cool. I'll tell my dad you liked it, he will be stoked. I should get him on Sput, he has over 1000 records, over 2000 CDs, and about 5 terabytes of music. The only problem is if I get him on here, he will get addicted, and embarrass the shit out of me.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.29.20	Lol I forgot about pigfacd
budgie 02.29.20	damn that spreadsheet is lookin fancy as hell boys
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.29.20	If sloths dad ever comes on here I'm gonna bully him
Divaman 02.29.20	Opeth - Oh crap. This thing is 20 minutes long. Ugh. Dirty vocals. - 5 minutes in - is it over yet? These guys have really changed over the years, huh? I listened to their most recent album last year, and it was nothing like this. Acoustic part about 11 mins in is nice. Almost 15 mins in - very up and down. Some parts good, some parts pretty boring. Score: 2.5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.29.20	Which asshole rec'd a 20 min song didnt we talk about this
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	4. Margie, 3.5, this is a cool catchy tune, def am earworm. 5. Fussilat, 2.2, man fuck religion!! this guys voice is nice. 6. Mad World, 5. Classic, even before Donny Darko. 7. Those were the days, 4.9. another classic, minus 0.1 because she is gross. 8. Non, Je ne regrette rien, 4.9, This month is delivering the nostalgic classics. 9. Unchained Melody, 4.2, Another classic, problem is it is full of bad memories of school dances, where all the girls i liked were slow dancing with other guys. 10. Saptarshi, 3 not a classic, but a good song, I never got into the Secret Chiefs 3, and tried a lot, but can appreciate their stuff. 11. Only You, 4.7, Classic, but loses 0.3 for companies using it in advertisements. 12. Adiemus, 4.9 Why do i picture vast African plains with the mass migration of wildebeests, impalas and zebras. 13. Leyenda del Tiempo, 1.3 this song is going to give me epilepsy.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 02.29.20	Jk I know that the asshole was johnny
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	HAHAHA, pots. That might actually be funny as fuck.
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	14. Ride on time. 3.3, i heard this song way to many times in the early 90s, I know every word, and every wooooah oooh. This could be one of the first AUTO-TUNED songs. 15. Orange Blossom Special, 1.9, boring. 16. First We take manhatten, 0.2, fuck I hate this guy. even more boring!! 17. The False True Love, 2.0 the month started so strong, boooooooring, at least she has a nice voice. 18. Sky Blue, 1.3, not a fan of Peter Gabriel, boooooooooooring. 19. Lazy River, 3.1, not bad, but toooo slooooow, where are the double kick pedals. 20. Something, 4.5, One of my fav Beatles songs. 21. Conquest of paradise, 4.7, great piece of music for cinema, opera or fucking. 22. Canto Ostinato, 3.0, It is nice, but a forgy of pianos can get fucked.
JohnnyoftheWell 02.29.20	Ars' write-up weighs on my conscience :[ if only I'd been playing the flaming lips around my gran instead... gonna keep my contributions bitesize from now on as long as the theme sparks joy
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	23. Sherry Darling, 3.5, a little too messy, get rid of the background noise and this would be great. 24. It's Mighty Dark to Travel, 3.2, fucking get the flashlight app on your phone then. 25. Aqualung, 3.8, Love it, reminds me of stuff my dad listened too when i was a kid, going to check the album thanks. 26. Lakodalom van a mi Utcánkban, 2.1, guy can't sing, music is half good, nah. 27. Chucky, 3.3, this is the best sachcore yet. (Sach's grandma whispered softly in my ear this morning, as her sagging breasts rubbed against my ankles. "tell em to play that lovely song my Ruben Slikk, you know the one that goes, Mack a hoe mack a nigga whip a trick Hit a lick on em pussy as cornbread fuckniggas 305 Dade county, yeah we known for getting rowdy Spit stringing from my mouth Let you fuck my face Good nutritious nut, on deck nigga Eat me out nigga, eat me out nigga Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out nigga Jerk it out Jerk it out Beat it out, beat it out, beat it out nigga Jerk it out Beat it out. Tell em to play that one")
SlothcoreSam 02.29.20	29. Black Rose Immortal, 2.2 20 minutes JohnnyoftheFUCKINGWHYYYYYYY!!!
Trifolium 03.04.20	Adiemus: I like how the description on YT says ''it is also not sung by Enya''. Reminds me of them at least. Sweet but a little too cheesy. 2.3 Leyenda Del Tiempo: Rhythm section is amazing. Guitar playing is cool too. Neurotic song, but great atmosphere. 3.5 Ride On Time: My god zak your grandmother was into cool stuff. How on Earth! This is cool and very 90s sounding. Can't imagine a grandma loving this but that makes it perfect. 4.0 Orange Blossom Special: Love me some Johnny Cash. Not necessarily one of his best, but still nice. 3.3 First We Take Manhattan: That beat and bassline. Very oldschool. A bit too cheesy for me too. Voice is awesome of course. Conflicted about this one. 2.9
Trifolium 03.04.20	False True Love: That cover is too cute. You can clearly hear where Joni Mitchell got her inspiration from. Like it! Calm, pure. 4.0 Sky Blue: This is nicely atmospheric. Never really bothered with this dude, my dad loves him though. Kind of like his voice but something about it rubs me the wrong way too. Hmmmm. 3.3 Lazy River: Cuuute. It's a nice, comforting song. 3.5 Something: Duh, love this one. Takes you places. 5.0 Conquest Of Paradise: Hihihi, Vangelis. Nice one. Love his OG Bladerunner soundtrack, and he's in every Dutchie's heart because of Bassie & Adriaan. Mega cool soundtrack of course. 3.6
Trifolium 03.04.20	Sherry Darling: Don't like these kind of organs. Nicely rock n roll-y. 3.0 It's Mighty Dark to Travel: Nicely country, but the higher voice annoys me. 2.4 Aqualung: Confession time: I've never heard a Tull track before. I have always meant to, because I like Heritage so much. Don't know whether I like the vox and the looseness of this though. 3.2 Lakodalom Van A Mi Utcánkban: Yippeeeee! The track garas didn't want us to hear! It's kind of fun, high energy, and Hungarian is so cool. Also the midi-ness is funny. Not at all horrible, but not too good, you were right. 2.7 Chucky: Who'se grandparents listen to this!??!?!! Oh, wait......... 1.0 The Horse You Rode In On: Haha. Ok. Intense. That beat is kind of cool. 2.5 Black Rose Immortal: 5.0 duh. Twisty turny old Opeth, pure magic. DONE!!!!!
Egarran 03.04.20	>minus 0.1 because she is gross lmao wtf
DungeonBoy 03.04.20	The Horse You Rode In On - I dunno, I agree with some of his points, and disagree with others. 3/5 i guess Black Rose Immortal - 5/5. Biased AF.
Divaman 03.04.20	>Confession time: I've never heard a Tull track before. Oh, Tri, I take that as a challenge. You will definitely hear more in the future. And understand, Tull was around so more that there isn't just one Tull sound. They morphed through several distinct periods over the years.
Trifolium 03.04.20	Yeah please do! I'm interested to hear more but won't really go at it myself, it's a daunting task.
Egarran 03.04.20	Damn. I think Thick As A Brick is the fivest of fives.
Divaman 03.05.20	Heh heh. Yeah it is, but I think it violates our time limit rules.
neekafat 03.05.20	Figured PG would be divisive, I literally couldn't think of a singular song my grandparents enjoyed tho other than maybe a sleepy revival of "Ode to Joy"
Egarran 03.05.20	>I think it violates our time limit rules. Trif himself just recd a 2.5 hour thing. There are ways, but it was not a suggestion for this thread. Just a pointer. Brick will enrich his life.
Trifolium 03.05.20	Yeah I think it could work at least if you select a frame of ~6 minutes so we all hear the same part. I will check that one Egarran, my life could be enriched some more!
Egarran 03.05.20	It's a prog concept album that makes fun of prog concept albums.
Divaman 03.05.20	There's no question it could enrich his life.
DungeonBoy 03.05.20	I can't believe I completed this one boys, we had a great month, one for the books for sure! Congrats to everyone who completed this months goal, and to all who rated and contributed to our fruitful discussions, I salute you m/
Trifolium 03.05.20	Same, it was a good one. Very nice theme Ars, very cute and wholesome.
Divaman 03.06.20	And if I didn't mention it, a special thanks to Slothcore. Your version of sach's grandma's choice gave me a good laugh.