Pangea: Song of the Day: July

Pangea 06.29.20	Please provide the artist - songtitle, a link (preferably youtube or bandcamp) and from which album/ep/whatever the song is from
dedex 06.29.20	yayyyyyyyyy hometown shit that's gonna be good Swing - Richesse (from the Marabout EP) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uq2hqtLGtKE Although I was born in France, I live in Brussels since I'm 5 years old so imma pay respect to a Brusseleir homie, Swing. He makes chill, conscious hip hop, with layered and complex instrumentals
Pangea 06.29.20	hey dedex how do you fill up the list with those general blank entries? it makes a bit easier to see how many spots are left
dedex 06.29.20	I think you need to choose one album as the "blank entry" and then fill it up until 31 that's how I'd do it
dedex 06.29.20	like always put Jaccob Gardner - Cabinet of Curiosities and you should be good
Pangea 06.29.20	hmm do you mean misspelling the album? I tried that and adding blank items but that doesn't seem to work
dedex 06.29.20	no, sorry I'm not very clear and I made a typo lol I'd say just copy paste what you put for your own rec, people will get these are the "free spots"
Pangea 06.29.20	oh i see. i will do the thing Ars did for his umbrella contest
dedex 06.29.20	looks gud
wham49 06.29.20	Violent Femmes/ Blister in the sun band is from Racine and Milwaukee Wisconsin, song recorded in Lake Geneva Wisconsin, I am from Kenosha, Wisconsin about 30 minutes form all the locations the album is self titles I am sure you are all very familiar with the song but https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YdQBkxf4kU
JesperL 06.29.20	oo nice! tancred - rowing (from the album nightstand) this song really captures the spirit of amsterdam, the city i used to hate as a kid but now love living in. tancred's descriptions of the streets and canals with mildly depressing undertones, and, of course, weed and sex, are simply perfect https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJRheGXvOY8
JohnnyoftheWell 06.29.20	the only big track I can think of for my hometown is by Marillion and the track I'd like for where I am now is a 10 min altidol weirdfest so I guess you can have Fiction Friction by Unwound (off New Plastic Ideas). Reminds me when I lived in a concrete borefest on the edge of Bologna (great town!) and wound up hating 90% of daylight hours that did not involve food ex dee
Divaman 06.29.20	Nice theme.
Divaman 06.29.20	This Island Earth - Hero (I Don't Wanna Be) from the album Welcome to the Merry-Go-Round There's about a million ways I could have gone on this. This is one of my favorite Long Island bands of the late 90s-early 2000s.
Pangea 06.29.20	updated. Johnny and Diva, can you provide a link for your songs? I live in Amsterdam now too since a month, Jesper. It's good to see the city represented here
davezillaMP3 06.29.20	My Chemical Romance Welcome To The Black Parade (from 'Welcome To The Black Parade') https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRKJiM9Njr8 i was born in NJ, however i moved away when i was still a baby after 20 years of living away i am there again. Ngl i was tempted to put in a terrible Denzing cover and have my entry be a 'joke one'
JesperL 06.29.20	nice pangea! i'm loving how these corona times have affected the city, walking through (central) ams while it's mostly empty is lovely (tho the tourists are slowly returning lol)
ArsMoriendi 06.29.20	J Trauma - "R.I.P." (not on an album) Some dude who was a grade below from me in High School makes (awful) trap music. The music video takes place in a park that's only a 20-minute walk from my house. (Islip, NY, USA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdBpgPi8-wc
ArsMoriendi 06.29.20	Maybe I should've picked LL Cool J, because he was born only 1 town over, but this one is funnier
Pangea 06.29.20	That sounds refreshing for Amsterdam centre Jesper. I haven't been in the city centre during the corona times at all and I live quite far from the city centre so haven't seen much myself. I'm going there tommorow though I like how local your rec is Ars
Divaman 06.29.20	Sorry Pangea, here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eu8vJoQkQsA&list=PLWprWK6AVnu69TjRnXRuAoXAzo_5fbmBp&index=7&t=0s
JesperL 06.29.20	same here, i live pretty far from the center but cycling everywhere like a true dutchie does miracles haha. have fun tomorrow!
Pangea 06.29.20	thank you diva! That's true Jesper. thank you!
someone 06.29.20	so what if my song not about my city, but about the culture that among others encapsulates my city?
someone 06.29.20	or rather it is lyrically loosely based on czech folklore, but musically very indicative of the sounds and music you'd hear in a czech village. so it is musically about my city as well, even if not lyrically. does that work as a loophole?
Pangea 06.29.20	It sounds like it's related to the city, even if it's not directly about it. So that sounds fine to me. It actually sounds really interesting, I like that it involves the local culture. I approve
someone 06.29.20	VladimÃr VÃ¡clavek, Iva BittovÃ¡ - VzpomÃnka album: BÃlÃ© inferno This song and album are heavily inspired by traditional Czech poetry style using a lot of free-rhyme and realistic settings, while being very vague. The music is Czech countryside gypsy music fused with guitar folk, also played in traditional gypsy tunes and rhythms. So as a song it is not necessarily about my city (Prague), but with lyrics based on tradition and folklore and music indicative of sounds and tunes played in a local village, it is thematically and aesthetically about my city. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2RAGnx08IA
zakalwe 06.29.20	Depeche Mode The lads from Basildon, Essex, UK didnâ€™t half offer up a classic on this one. Enjoy The Silence https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=aGSKrC7dGcY
garas 06.29.20	LEM - The Call I Follow (https://thelemcrew.bandcamp.com/track/the-call-i-follow) album: Twelve Who Stole The Rain Here, a great song from an awesome blackened death metal band from my city. (It is from a concept album, based on a local witch-story.)
SlothcoreSam 06.29.20	Going out on a limb, I lived in one of the towns named in this song. Enjoy Greg Champion and Ted Egan- Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga. Off the Album Greg Champion - At This Stage. https://youtu.be/SWLcuCKlbtQ https://open.spotify.com/track/0aqzxnegpDmv2g5XBahhUi?si=QDy5n_vuTrGGa5EPFAFamQ
Trifolium 06.29.20	Nice idea man! I'm picking: Black Sun Empire - Don't You (from Driving Insane) https://youtu.be/Y4YAsRd1Swk Oh those lovely days of Drum and Bass as a teen, in Tivoli Oudegracht, with the Blackout DnB nights hosted by Utrecht's finest. Those were the days.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	oh great i get to choose between calgary, victoria, and vancouver bands fml
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	or i can pick "Calgary" by Bon Iver puts barrel in mouth
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	or I can pick my own music and be eviscerated by an old man who likes soft rock about goblins
ArsMoriendi 06.29.20	@Potsy: NoMeansNo is from Victoria and you have an album of theirs 5'd :P
Ryus 06.29.20	oh man this will be hard
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	@ars well first of all i didn't even know that and second of all people need to stop putting much weight into my old ratings because i haven't cared about nomeansno for nearly 10 years lol
Minushuman24 06.29.20	I was gonna say skyway by the replacements because it is closer to where I grew up south of St. Paul. But I am just gonna go with my more current location I live a block away from the mural dedicated to this song in Dinkytown, so it has pretty much everything: Where I Live and it is relevant to falling outs I've had in this area..... That's less positive, but it's a great song so Positively 4th Street - Bob Dylan https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aehwEu8SBSo
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	I choose The Messenger by Potatohead People https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnx0qZnksiM Because it's virtually the only good music from Vancouver also can i have the 13th, thats my birthday
dedex 06.29.20	Trif!!!! We also had Blackout DnB events in Brussels, I caught Black Sun Empire live a couple of times. Always great nights.
Divaman 06.29.20	Have you got anything with scratchy record sounds? I just can't get enough of those.
Ryus 06.29.20	blonde redhead-23 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCJPgAJOz2g continuing in the long tradition of great nyc rock music!
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	triggered diva into using his one whole joke again
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	but yes, song has soul so I can almost guarantee your feeble geezer brain will interpret something or another as scratchy record sounds
Divaman 06.29.20	It's the only one I have that doesn't hurt your feelings.
Divaman 06.29.20	Anyway, I'm not old. I'm finely aged.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	It's the only one you have that DOES hurt my feefees, and I resent you pretending you don't know it
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	I was really hoping you'd accuse me of only having a singular joke in return (about your fantasy bard music) so that I could mention that between that and the geriatric jokes I have AT LEAST two
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	don't make me think of a third
Divaman 06.29.20	Does it really? No, I actually really didn't know it.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	lol no not really
Divaman 06.29.20	I'm proud of the fantasy bard music. It's the age thing that I'm touchy about.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	but it's easy to make you feel guilty. remember the lobotomy joke?
Divaman 06.29.20	Thought not.
Divaman 06.29.20	Yeah. I really did feel a little bad about that one.
Divaman 06.29.20	Just a little, though.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	you don't strike me as particularly touchy about age but that might be because we have Titan around who is the most touchy about age of all time
Divaman 06.29.20	Because at heart, I'm just as immature as the rest of you. Maybe more so.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	is your good sportsmanship an internet savvy facade !?!?!?
Divaman 06.29.20	Half and half. My cheerfulness certainly is. In person, I'm the grumpiest person I know.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	I'm a rather prickly cantankerous cunt myself but only when it comes to irksome strangers and people I dont like. I reserve 1000% of my positive energy for my friends and fam.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	My spirit animal is old man yelling at cloud. One day I'll be a very problematic grandpa
anat 06.29.20	Iâ€™m close enough to London that I could have a bountiful harvest to pick from, otherwise the local â€˜scenesâ€™ leave a fair bit to be desired. But then itâ€™s not like many of the people who play this game every month even like music, so
Divaman 06.29.20	You have positive energy? I'm jealous.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 06.29.20	small precious deposits, like a rare and beautiful gem. it's a finite resource and i manage it accordingly and responsibly LOL
Divaman 06.29.20	Heh
bloodshy 06.30.20	DiMaggio - "Vagabond" from Vagabond EP Bemidji, Minnesota I'm from setting of the show Fargo (which isn't Fargo, it's Bemidji, Minnesota). Depending on which statistic you're looking at, it's the most violent city in all Minnesota, even though it clocks in at well under 20,000 for population. It's nothing but death and destruction in this frozen wasteland. Our shopping mall is 75% vacant. https://itsdimaggio.bandcamp.com/track/vagabond
Minushuman24 06.30.20	wtf, I don't remember that about Bemidji
DaHound 06.30.20	Giant Squid - Sutterville Album: The Icthyologist https://youtu.be/qKrNG4wv5o0 A bleak but vivid perspective on the geography and beginnings of Sacramento, California. Makes you think itâ€™s a swamp town which, in a way it is, but really there is much more to it than that.
neekafat 06.30.20	Smashing Pumpkins - Set the Ray to Jerry (from The Aeroplane Flies High) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uHOwM59IlQ4 Normally I'd go with "Tonight Tonight" because that's my favorite song about Chicago, but this is also kinda about his youth in Chicago so that works too ig? Idk this song is a masterpiece and their best b-side
Ryus 06.30.20	def thought smashing pumpkins were from california lol
garas 06.30.20	"or I can pick my own music" I was thinking about it, but the better if I don't do that. "I'm the grumpiest person I know." ahem
Trifolium 06.30.20	dedex yeeeesss!! Those were lovely nights, always. Nice that you had them too! They are still happening in Utrecht, it isn't a monthly thing anymore but they're still there.
dedex 06.30.20	Haven't been to such an event in a looooooong time. It was especially huge around 2010-2013, dnb/dubstep nights were everywhere back then.
JustJoe. 06.30.20	canâ€™t think of anything i currently enjoy that remind me of new orleans or houston ðŸ§
JustJoe. 06.30.20	oh well good luck to everyone & hope you all have a productive month of musical discovery
budgie 06.30.20	i can starts with a J and ends with a E
JustJoe. 06.30.20	brb gonna record an electronic masterpiece then rec a song from it incognito
Trifolium 06.30.20	Isn't Khruangbin from Huston? They rule Joe! And they've released a new album last Friday.
Pangea 06.30.20	updated. list is going nicely, only 12 spots to go! Johnny, I added a link to your song. Let me know if that's not the correct version
Divaman 06.30.20	Didn't mean to steal your thunder there, garas, heh heh.
garas 06.30.20	Different generations, same mood~
Uzumaki 06.30.20	â€œZombieâ€ - Not Exactly Heroes They used to be a punk trio from the town I grew up in (and still call home), and I was (and still am) friends with the bassist/vocalist. â€œThe Legend of Alligator Manâ€ was their better known song, but I like this one better because of how tighter and fun this one sounds, their last recorded material before they broke up (track 8 here) https://urbanpiraterecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-history-of-sheboygan-punk-rock
JustJoe. 07.01.20	good looking out trif but iâ€™ma take the month off â¤ï¸
dedex 07.01.20	Okayyyyyy, let's start this! 1. Clear the Air - it does make me think of Syd Barrett stuff, nice! Love the pristine instrumentation. 3.6
JohnnyoftheWell 07.01.20	"23" is the shit, nice one ryus (probs gonna partisan 5 that boi)
budgie 07.01.20	23 is ihet kdjf lawkein gk rgij probsg gonna partybutt that binky
JohnnyoftheWell 07.01.20	glad im not the only one who feels that way about Album
budgie 07.01.20	nya nya
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.01.20	Take your ritalin
Divaman 07.01.20	Jacco Gardner - Nice poppy, British-sounding opening. Jacco sounds like a Syd Barrett admirer. Unfortunately, I'm only a moderate Barrett admirer myself. 2.7 (Oh, the person who set up his page agrees. Syd Barrett is the first person listed under "Similar Bands".)
Divaman 07.01.20	Any reason the work sheet is set up the way it is, with two blank cols between the standard deviation and the average?
ArsMoriendi 07.01.20	Deleted the blank columns because there is no reason for them
Divaman 07.01.20	OK, good. Thanks.
JesperL 07.01.20	jacco gardner song is very pleasant, kinda forgettable.. but i like syd barrett a fair bit, 3.0
Divaman 07.02.20	Swing - French stuff. Pretty mellow. Then it degenerates into rap. I guess French rap is a little more tolerable than American gangsta rap. But I still like it better when he sings. I'm thinking 3.2.
Pangea 07.02.20	added some regular raters in the description. if anyone else starts rating too i'll add them to the list. the recs have slowed down, i'll start asking some regular participants soon
Pangea 07.02.20	Richesse - this is nice, i like the beat. 3.2
Divaman 07.03.20	Violent Femmes - What can I say? A classic. Not entirely sure why this song works, but it certainly does. 4.4
dedex 07.03.20	Blister in the Sun - "Not entirely sure why this song works, but it certainly does." very hard [2]. 4.5
ArsMoriendi 07.03.20	"Clear The Air" I already like this. The bells are very pretty. Great vocals. This is exactly the kinda music I eat up like candy. It's incredibly dated, but hey if you're gonna sound dated 1966-1969 psychedelic pop is the best choice to emulate. Damn it got a bit chaotic at the end! 4.5/5 "Richesse" Sexy vibe so far. Oh no trap snares, the herpes of modern music! This is fine. Comes off as background music. It's fine. 2.9/5 "Blister in the Sun" Who doesn't know this song? I always liked the bass on this a lot and each instrument is distinct, catchy, and memorable all on thier own, which is commendable. I'm fairly certain that this song is one big euphemism about masturbating. The whisper part is really entertaining and the pickup right after is very satisfying. The album this is from is pretty meh overall though, but Blister and Kiss Off are classics. 4.7/5
Pangea 07.03.20	Blister in the Sun - but of a weird song, it's not really my thing. 2.7
JesperL 07.03.20	richesse - mostly pleasant, not really my thing, towards the end it kind of sounds like that pink guy club banger song, 2.8 blister in the sun - maybe i've heard it too often, maybe it was never all that great to begin with.. still decent, 3.3
Trifolium 07.03.20	Pangea it is always nice to ask the meds to feature this list, so well be able to find out quickly. You can do so here: https://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=647260&page=82 Just tell them it's the monthly Song Of Day thread, and they'll do it.
Pangea 07.03.20	the list does seem to have been featured shortly, but i guess it was pushed off quickly? can i ask to refeature too?
Divaman 07.03.20	It's still up there in the featured lists now.
Trifolium 07.03.20	Ah OK that makes sense! There were many featured lists in the last couple of days then. Silly!
wham49 07.03.20	Ars Check the whole album again, Blister, kiss off, gone daddy gone, add it up, and the additional song they put on the last few version which is gimme the car
tyman128 07.03.20	I'll try once again and try to finish one of these finally ... maybe The album is "Distant Rendezvous" from Who Killed Bruce Lee Let Me Know You're Mine: So I've been living in Beirut, Lebanon for the past four years, and these guys are easily the best in the country. They have a pretty fun of classic rock style with some influence from artists like Arctic Monkeys. Cool guitar work, great vocals, and an overall fun track to jam. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvrYn0tu424
Divaman 07.04.20	Tancred - Not bad. I like the sound. The song is kind of average. 3.2
widowslaugh123 07.04.20	Portland Life-Cool Nutz
Pangea 07.05.20	i hope the link i added is alright widowslaugh
Scheumke 07.05.20	Scheumke comming in with his regular metal addition. We have quite a lot of famous dutch artists that hail from my home town but either I don't care about them at all (Guus Meeuwis), or I actively loath them (Doe Maar). There is however, a pretty good metal band with members from my hometown, so my addition to this month: Textures - Messengers (https://youtu.be/V8FecJLXV3o). Let's hope this one is more in the taste of you guys than is regularly the case haha. I doubt it though xD
Pangea 07.05.20	i do enjoy some guus meeuwis tbh. nice to have you here again scheumke
widowslaugh123 07.05.20	My bad I thought I sent the link but yeah thatâ€™s correct thanks
Pangea 07.05.20	oh shit, i kinda butchered the album art for 20 oops. i will try to edit that
budgie 07.05.20	not carlsbad but down the street https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQotmH_LNws
someone 07.05.20	hoped that you meant Carlsbad, Czech Rep for a moment.
Divaman 07.05.20	Unwound - Quiet, moody strumming, then some drums. Vocals sound pretty low in the mix. Apparently, this guy doesn't know it's Sunday, not Saturday. Oops, now he's screaming. No wonder the sound engineer had him mic'd so low. Shut the fuck up! A bunch of distorted guitars. I get it, we'll start real low, then we'll go real loud. 'Cause that's never been done before. Bet he gets all quiet again for the end. Yep, it's quieting down. I don't know, 2? I get crabby when they give me a headache.
tyman128 07.05.20	Jacco Gardner - Clear the Air Pretty nice atmosphere, fun instrumentation, and cool melodies. Nothing particularly outstanding but a good song nonetheless. 3.4 Swing - Richesse Nice, chill beat that flows quite nicely with ambiance. Dude has a pretty good flow, but French rap really ainâ€™t my thing to begin with, but I can appreciate the style of this track. 3.2 Violent Femmes - Blister In The Sun Really dig the instrumentation here, but not the biggest fan of the vocals. Regardless, the track itself is fun and a good track to get into and jam. 3.8
Aberf 07.05.20	Ringo Deathstarr - Guilt ["Pure Mood" album] I came from some urban location in Indo and I don't really have anything to recommend from there. This band came from Austin tho, relatively close to where I live.
dedex 07.06.20	4. Rowing - song's aight and sweet. 3.0 5. Fiction Friction - well well well one of Unwound's best tracks fs. 4.3 6. Hero (I Don't Wanna Be) - this is nice, but it doesn't sound like it's from late 90s/early 2000s. 3.2
Divaman 07.06.20	My Chemical Romance - Another classic. I notice we have a bunch of them this month. 4.4
Egarran 07.06.20	After some not too exhausting research I settled on Son of Prey as the best band from Roskilde. And I suspect they have better songs, but this video has lots of treees! Into The Woods - https://youtu.be/J2RfgUIjL9s
Egarran 07.06.20	I was also considering this song from B-Siden because it's like a tourist video for Roskilde, but eh. Second pick perhaps: https://youtu.be/GqSUFyE8Ru4
JesperL 07.06.20	fiction friction: great stuff, should listen to them more often. 4.0 hero: ehm.. it's kinda good but also kinda grinds my gear.. 2.5, i guess?
Pangea 07.06.20	egarran your first link goes to a song called into the woods. is that correct? the text before the link seems to imply that the song is called Alison
budgie 07.06.20	"hoped that you meant Carlsbad, Czech Rep for a moment." was the inspiration for this city allegedly
Egarran 07.06.20	Doh right Pangea, song is called Into The Woods.
dedex 07.07.20	7. Welcome to the Black Parade - WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY MY FATHA hell yeah mate 4.6
ArsMoriendi 07.07.20	Holy shit, you added J Trauma to the database? That's hilarious
Pangea 07.07.20	not having album art was bothering me
Dewinged 07.08.20	Plugging a track for you guys, since Pangea asked me. This is a song called "Tu Frialdad" from Seville's flamenco prog rock band Triana. I reviewed this album recently so I enjoyed revisiting it. Triana were pioneers in mixing their roots in flamenco music with the prog rock scene that was raging all over Europe in the late 60s and early 70s. This is one of their best songs, and the melody really reminds me of my hometown, so I hope you enjoy it. Note: "Tu Frialdad" belongs to the album "Un Encuentro".
dedex 07.08.20	8. R.I.P - rofl at that video. it wants to be as cool as DJ Screw, but it's clearly failing. 2.2
Divaman 07.08.20	J Trauma - Oh dear. Hip hop - my mortal enemy. OK, pretty sedate, at least. Kind of moody. Not too bad, except that the last 25 seconds where they slow it down and repeat the last part is intolerable. 2.3
ArsMoriendi 07.08.20	"Rowing" Plainer than vanilla ice cream indie rock. Did she just pronounce "river," "riv-ee-ay-ere"? Fuck that. In one "e-ay-ere" and out the other. 2.5/5 "Fiction Friction" Nice guitar so far, catches my ear. Vocals are mumbly and plain though. These vocals are trying so hard to be Slint. Good bass though. Overall, pretty enjoyable, actually. 3.8/5 "Hero (I Don't Wanna Be)" Is this Weird Al singing? Shitty vocals, bland instrumental, and of course an "inspiring anthem" build. Not for me. 2.1/5 "Welcome To The Black Parade" More "inspiring anthem" shit. So fast to jump to the scream whining too. This really is the absolute worst "2000s scene kid" nonsense. Gives me horrible flashbacks to the kids with the Jack Skellington backpacks and Brokencyde armbands from my former high school. Pop-punk/emo pop, whatever you wanna call it, is so bad. 1.5/5 "R.I.P." Obviously terrible, but he's actually from my hometown, unlike a lot of you copouts bending the rules in an attempt you find something good. ;) (Can't rate cuz it's my rec/5)
Pangea 07.08.20	Rowing - Pretty good Amsterdam observations. Song itself is just alright, i don't think it has much going for it. the chorus is a little weak too. 3.0 Fiction Friction - great guitar work. i like how dynamic the song is. the vocals are whatever but not really bothersome. 3.6 Hero (I Don't Wanna Be) - No i don't like this one. Really hate these vocals. 2.0 Welcome to the Black Parade - i never really listened to my chemichal romance, but i guess they're big in the emo "scene" bands. this is certainly ambitious, but i can't say i was swept up by it. this is fine i guess, i don't really like the marching drums, but everything else is fine. 2.9 "R.I.P" - yeah this is trap song alright. i don't like the guys flow and the song is pretty unremarkable 2.5
Egarran 07.08.20	Clear The Air - So much Syd Barrett it's almost an insult to him, because the music isn't very good 2.3/5 Richesse - That's a cute cover. Good vibes, but not too exciting. 3/5 Blister in the Sun - Heh, the opening is used for a Danish science radio show. Nice to hear the rest. Pretty fun. 3/5
dedex 07.09.20	9. VzpomÃnka - ok this is fucking weird, but I dig ahrd. Everything is so intense: the guitar strumming, the percussions, the chants (omg these chants). Super duper dope. 4.0
JesperL 07.09.20	black parade: used to love it, love to meme it, can't listen to it as a serious song anymore.. 2.0 rip rip: my god haha can this guy never do vocals ever again plz? sounds like that pink guy club banger song but, eh, worse.. 1.5 vzpominka: really weird, pretty cool. feel like i'm in some kinda hrad which is dope but it's also a tad too long, 3.5
JohnnyoftheWell 07.09.20	1. Clear the Air - This is the kinda psych that I can't fault particularly harshly, but also does so little for me that I kinda wish I could :[ the break at around 1:40 was kinda neat. ok 2.5 2. Richesse - dedex was born in France wow I definitely never knew this. I am struggling to have an opinion on this. Arrangement is nice but I don't love the tones. Not sure why. Mhm 3.0 3. Blister in the Sun - This makes me wish I was hungover and I'm not sure why. Fun track, I can vibe with this a fair bit. Doesn't outstay its welcome either 3.5 4. Rowing - Mopey mope mope this is so derivative I wanna slam it but I'm feeling the mope. The mopey mope tempo does not do it favours after the first couple of minutes, but I guess a mood is a mood 3.2 6. Hero (I Don't Wanna Be) - I really hate America sometimes. Just realised there's a youtube playlist - neat shit, thank you! First line of the chorus reminds me of that 4 Non Blondes banger that imma go jam now. This is ham but I guess it's catchy. 2.4
JohnnyoftheWell 07.09.20	7. Welcome to the Black Parade - Indisputable classic that will forever be kryptonite to all those who cry privately at how trash they are at karaoke scrolls up sounds about right 4.9 8. RIP - Wtf how is this an Ars rec? Love it when artists incorporate phone sounds into their trax, gonna give this a boost just for that 2.5 9. Vzpominka - Nice. Very cool, distinctive sounds; love how freeform that vocalise is throughout, like, the whole thing. Seems a little overlong atm, but I can imagine this being sweeeeet if you really got into it 3.8
Egarran 07.09.20	Rowing - Mediocre strumming, mediocre singing, melody heard a 1000 times before, this is the perfect average song. 2.5/5 Fiction Friction - Holy fuck I hate this. And at 1:50 it just got 100x worse. 1.3/6 Hero - Well it's slightly orginal! But then it got annoying. They should listen to some Beatles albums. 2.6/5
DoofDoof 07.09.20	I'll put up Kingston Upon Thames boy Jono McCleery, friend of my brother who produced most of this album - an ordeal that put him off making a living from the music industry and to instead concentrate on the visual arts. Ninja Tunes changed his spec about the album about ten times, originally it was going to be more an electronic influenced album. Anyway final product was still alright: Jono McCleery - The Garden https://www.google.com/search?q=jono+mccleery+thegarden&rlz=1C5CHFA_enGB741GB741&oq=jono+mccleery+thegarden&aqs=chrome..69i57j33l2.6160j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
Divaman 07.09.20	Iva Bittova & Vladimir Vaclavek - Some nice violins to start with. Kind of a mournful sound, now joined by some guitar. So far, I'm liking this. Not sure about this vocalist, though. Was picturing a deep-voice, Slavic-sounding male. I guess that's Iva, huh? OK, now I'm getting the guy, speaking softly. I'm thinking 3.3. I like everything but her.
ArsMoriendi 07.09.20	Doof, you broke the page, please fix it I suggest usinghttps://tinyurl.com/ for any gigantic links
Divaman 07.09.20	What does that do, Ars?
Trifolium 07.09.20	Clear The Air: Psych niceness. I think I saw this dude at Lowlands a while back. Was nice. This went all sorts of ways, sometimes without me expecting it to. 3.4 Richesse: Some parts are a little too velvety smooth, but overall this is good. Last half a minute or so is very great. 3.5 Blister In The Sun: Hihihi this is funny. A nice sweet tune. Love how the dude doesn't care about syllables per note and such. Yup, put a smile to my face. 3.4 Rowing: The tone of this is nice. Its sluggishness in the heavier parts. Her voice is cool too. 3.4 Fiction Friction: Omg I loved Bologna when I was there. Love the lush sound of the guitars here. Nice and whiny vox. Omg why are the 90s always the best ever. This is nice, the freakout is alright too. 3.5
Trifolium 07.09.20	Hero (I Don't Wanna Be): Ha, I don't know about this. It is fun I guess, but this really is not my thing at all. 2.0 Welcome To The Black Parade: I'm going to quote dedex on this, but raise his rating a little bit: ''WHEN I WAS A YOUNG BOY MY FATHA hell yeah mate 4.6'' -> 4.8 R.I.P: WhoooOOOAAAAA that's a complete 180 in energy level coming here from WHEEENIIIIWAAAS AAAYOOUNNGBOOOYYYYY MYY FAAATHAAAAAAAAAA. Hmmmmmm. His vox are yucky. The beat is silly too. No thanks. 1.8 VzppomÃnka: I don't know about this one. Nice to hear! Not something I'd listen to a lot, but some parts of it are very nice. Plus the pulsing rhythm is lovely too. 3.2 Enjoy The Silence: Omg yes Depeche Mode. This track is such a classic. How those glorious, fat bass hits still work is beyond me, but boy do the work. 5.0
ArsMoriendi 07.09.20	"What does that do, Ars?" It makes any URL shorter
Trifolium 07.09.20	This is still sounding incredibly sexual to me.
Pangea 07.09.20	Vzpominka - this is really cool, definitely a somewhat slavic vibe to it. 3.8
Divaman 07.10.20	Depeche Mode - Yet another classic. I'll give it a 4.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.10.20	1. Clear the Air: Painfully dated soft-cock-rock - 2.5/5 2. Richesse: Decent beat, pretty average rapping - 3/5 3. Violent Femmes: White people doing the Boogie Woogie - 2/5 4. Rowing: If this is the spirit of Amsterdam, I no longer want to visit - 2.5/5 5. Fiction Friction: This isn't necessarily a "borefest" but it does remind me of concrete - 3/5 6. Hero (I Don't Wanna Be): Are you fucking serious? - 0.5/5 7. Welcome To The Black Parade: I didn't think it would be possible to follow up the last song with something comparably dreadful but ya did it. Warped Tour Sex Predators Cover Queen! - 0.5/5 8. R.I.P.: How this depressed fuccboi ars went to high school with better than what the rest of you recc'ing? +0.5 for a joke rec showing yall up - 3/5 9. Vzpominka: Iva is a total ledge - 3.5/5 10. Enjoy The Silence: Feels like a bit of a cop out recc'ing what is probably Depeche Mode's most well known song tbh, anyone with half a brain knows this is a hard 5 - 5/5
ArsMoriendi 07.10.20	If Potsy unironically started stanning J Trauma, that'd be the most hilarious thing ever His Spotify page if you're a masochist: https://open.spotify.com/artist/35S2uzZnoX9yEEHbA6Pyuf?si=aRI0JHUhSmG0pnlpW9RBjA
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.10.20	If you want someone to unironically stan that shit no questions asked send Ian b a link
ArsMoriendi 07.10.20	I shoutboxed him lol
Egarran 07.10.20	Yalls rating for fiction friction is surprisingly high. It's like, super bad, man.
ArsMoriendi 07.10.20	HOLD UP NO WAY lol You know that KirbLaGoop dude sach likes? He's featured on one of J Trauma's tracks on Spotify lmao. Dude from my high school is making sach-core
JohnnyoftheWell 07.11.20	unwound = angry sad guitar music but better (on which basis I'm surprised at that Pots rating lol)
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	Singling out unwound when we have shit like mcr and whatever that hero song is is a big PFFT
Divaman 07.11.20	Not enough scratches for you?
JohnnyoftheWell 07.11.20	can confirm pots gouged his desk in frustration a total of 14 times over the course of that song, not sure if that qualifies as scratches
budgie 07.11.20	nice dream pop track for dream poop fans https://loreleitheband.bandcamp.com/track/pale
JohnnyoftheWell 07.11.20	wow budgie nice can't wait to listen to that on july 32nd
budgie 07.11.20	hahaa im happy that youll give it a-hey wait a second
deathofasalesman 07.11.20	I was gonna be the guy that recs Sublime, or Snoop Dogg, or Warren G, but I had to put down the song that captures Long Beach for what it is, and that's "Norf Norf" by Vince Staples. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb6Jc4juSF8
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	That song could have ONE MILLION scratches and it would still only be about a 0.75/5
budgie 07.11.20	ohg shit i posted that dream pop track in wrong thread
JohnnyoftheWell 07.11.20	"That song could have ONE MILLION scratches and it would still only be about a 0.75/5" literally no-one asked for this but i scratched my desk 100 times, layered it 10 times with different panning, repeated the sample 10 times, saved it as a track, split it in two for brevity, copied and pasted those two tracks until they filled 100 tracks, saved that whole mix, pasted it again over itself at a slight delay, and then pasted the song over it it now has exatly 1 million scratches, pots plz listen in full and confirm this rating https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YDYrlRRKMkluCd9u4lcAbQ417pTGynbs/view?usp=sharing
budgie 07.11.20	it's shit
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	Its much better now might even be a 1/5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	I like how you cant hear the actual song as well that's my fav part
Egarran 07.11.20	>Singling out unwound when we have shit like mcr and whatever that hero song is is a big PFFT Calm down, this is not a competition. We can hate them all equally.
Divaman 07.11.20	LEM - Kind of ominous, strummed guitar with some spoken word over it that sounds like a news broadcast. Uh oh - screaming orc vocals over heavy guitar. Hmm. I see now I'm listening to Hungarian black metal. Some speed changes going on. This is totally not my thing, and there's 6+ minutes of it. Instrumentation is OK, but it's pretty fragmented as a song. 2.1
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	@eg you calm down bitch knees
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	Also ftr it literally is a competition lmao
JohnnyoftheWell 07.11.20	eg just volunteered as tribute lol rip
Pangea 07.11.20	Enjoy The Silence - song rules of course. 4.4 The Call I Follow - this is cool, i like how it really picks up at the end. 3.5
Egarran 07.11.20	>Also ftr it literally is a competition lmao Haha ok, can't we just assume I am a moron? I feel you expect too much from me.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	lmao
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	but circling back would you actually take that MCR song over the unwound song?
Metalrain 07.11.20	Pangea asked me too rec, so I'll drop one in too. The Gathering - Broken Glass(From Souvenirs) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GbMiZV4l0Y The fact that Anneke, the singer, tours and lives in my region is more reason to rec some Gathering again. This song does this whole build up till the climax really well, though it's a bit of a grower.
Tundra 07.11.20	I don't have the biggest relationship with my hometowns music, and they are very ignorant of music thats not on the charts, but this works U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WfunypXsBO4 I have heard this song way too many times in my life, but as someone whos irish it only makes sense to request this song
alamo 07.11.20	i see the bright lights it's the month of july it's violent here why have you left me
Trifolium 07.11.20	Metalrain O M G you win this month for me ðŸ’šðŸ’šðŸ’šðŸ’šðŸ’šðŸ’š I think (/hope?) I speak for Johnny here as well.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.11.20	wow we really rec'ing U2 out here
Tundra 07.12.20	There is no good irish music I should know
budgie 07.12.20	lisa hannigan is irish
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.12.20	There is good Irish music.
ArsMoriendi 07.12.20	Van Morrison is Irish Unless you don't count Northern Ireland
JohnnyoftheWell 07.12.20	my bloody valentine and woaaah, Trif/Metalrain do I see my least favourite song from my favourite Gathering album? Sparks joy for sure, but Ryus is still leading the pack re. songs I already know
Divaman 07.12.20	Almost all Irish music is good-to-great.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.12.20	Just not the ones listed here ;)
Sinternet 07.12.20	how does one join this? I'll go back and listen to the rest
JohnnyoftheWell 07.12.20	Dunno if there's still space for this one, but post a song (+link) and you're in
Sinternet 07.12.20	sweet, well if there is i'll go for a local band i've seen countless times who just blew up this year porridge radio - sweet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27BvZLSzaz8
Sinternet 07.12.20	looks like ill just miss out but i'll give some feedback for the ones submitted 1. Clear the Air - 3.4 Very nice and fluffy but doesn't really progress that much. It's a sweet vibe though so I can dig it. 2. Richesse - 3.6 Beat is beautiful, very blissed out and lush. I have a friend super into french-language music so I'm pretty used to this style of delivery, could use a little more power or infliction to really lift this though. 3. Blister in the Sun 4.2 An obvious pick but hey it still goes. Extremely ahead of it's time. 4. Rowing - 2.9 The prechorus is lovely, but everything else is fairly generic and unimpressive, especially on the lyrical front. 5. Fiction Friction 4.4 Best Unwound closer? It's up there, great raw post-hardcore energy.
Sinternet 07.12.20	6. Hero (I Don't Wanna Be) 1.4 Dogshit, no energy, and it's just annoying. The intro skit is one of the worst things I've ever heard. only not a 1 because the production is ok for what I assume is a band making shitty CD's to substitute for proper gifts to family members at Christmas. 7. Welcome to the Black Parade 3.1 Yeah I liked this song when I was 15, but it really doesn't hold up today. Three Cheers will always be the better album. 8. R.I.P 2.6 When he sounds like discount BONES he's fine, when he does the other voice in the second half he loses it. Beat is dece I guess. 9. Vzpominka 4.3 I fucking love this kind of twisted traditional european folk so this was a great listen, i'll have to check out the whole album. 10. Enjoy the Silence 5.0 Nuff said.
Sinternet 07.12.20	11. The Call I Follow 3.0 Just sounds like regular dm with clean production to me. Nothing special but not bad. Last couple of minutes are good. 12. Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga 2.5 I'm sure this is pretty funny given context if you are Australian, but this sounds like a bargain bin Tim Minchin.
Trifolium 07.12.20	Yeah for sure Johnny, it isn't the best one there by a long shot. But still TG is TG â¤ï¸
deathofasalesman 07.12.20	https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2IQcYeGGzItVlaGgaXhNvD?si=fwcewxTGQDWhpIZE8L__8Q made this so i can rate easier, for anyone who needs it. also for j trauma and dimaggio, they're not the correct songs, you need to youtube those. also a song about alligator man, that's supposed to be a cranberries cover
Pangea 07.12.20	you were a little bit too late i'm afraid sinternet. i have put you in as a bonus entry though
Divaman 07.12.20	Greg Champion - Uh oh. What's this? 1.8
Sinternet 07.12.20	cheers bud, i'll get in early next month i guess
deathofasalesman 07.12.20	1. â€œClear the Airâ€ - Very accurate recreation of 60s baroque pop. I appreciate the commitment to making retro music with an organic feel, but I donâ€™t feel anything towards the music when listening to it. Iâ€™d rather listen to Tame Impala. - 3/5 2. â€œRichesseâ€ - I donâ€™t know the language but I can feel the vibe. Reading the lyrics, thereâ€™s an attitude I can stand by. Really dig the loops and drum sounds on this one. Voice is cool too. Did not expect the beat changes at the end, so that was nice. - 3.6/5 3. â€œBlister in the Sunâ€ - Iâ€™ve heard this song since I was a child, unaware of the lyrical content or meaning, just blissful in the sun. Itâ€™s fun to come back to. As it stands now, Iâ€™m just waiting for it to end. 3.2/5 4. â€œRowingâ€ - Pretty cool song. Kind of reminds me of Say Anything on a good day. With that feeling comes the same cringe lyric moments like â€œThe world is easy when I get high/I play those jukebox songs and wait to die.â€ And thatâ€™s the chorus! Cute song but ineffectual. 3.1/5 5. â€œFiction Frictionâ€ - What a bummer of a song, must have been a shit town. I love Unwound, and I think they have better songs that evoke a similar feeling to this, but I understand why you chose this one. 3.8/5 6. â€œWelcome to the Merry-Go-Roundâ€ - To think we were THIS CLOSE to getting Jeff Rosenstock on this list and his many songs about New York. Iâ€™m more sour about that than having to listen to this song. The guitar and vocal duality is pretty interesting during parts of the song. Iâ€™m not sure why so many people are shitting on this one. It doesnâ€™t have much to say, the mood is pretty vague (am I supposed to be happy or numb?), the instrumentation is impressive if not standard. Idk. - 3.3/5
deathofasalesman 07.12.20	7. â€œWelcome to the Black Paradeâ€ - This song is just a weird Queen impression with pop punk riffs. Chorus is the best part of the song. I donâ€™t wanna endure 5 mins of this. 2.3/5 8. â€œR.I.P.â€ - That was a pretty good Bones impression for a 16 year old. Itâ€™s also nice to see that one kid who never raised his hand in math class but knew all the answers is making waves in the hip-hop world. 2.9/5 9. â€œVzpomÃnkaâ€ - First traditional folk rec, nice. I like the improvisational nature of the song. There are these ongoing layers coming in and out of focus. Itâ€™s very stylized and impressive, musically. - 3.7/5 10. â€œEnjoy the Silenceâ€ - Pots is right, this one is unfair. One of the all-time great bandsâ€™ all-time great song? Letâ€™s just bring in the Led Zeppelin recs while weâ€™re at it. Whoâ€™s from London that wants to rec â€œStairway to Heavenâ€? Come on, dude. - 5/5 11. â€œThe Call I Followâ€ - I was not feeling this song until the change 2 and a half mins in. Black metal with a slightly metallic hardcore vibe, I dig that stuff A LOT. Iâ€™m not crazy about the power metal guitar solo near the end, so if they do that a lot on their album I may not be fully on board. Anyway. - 3.9/5 12. â€œDonâ€™t Call Wagga Wagga Waggaâ€ - I really donâ€™t like modern studio recordings of folk songs in this style. It borders on childrenâ€™s music with production this crisp. - 2.2/5
JohnnyoftheWell 07.12.20	"What a bummer of a song, must have been a shit town" Bologna is dope and gorgeous and y'all should visit!! but i was in a lame part of town and didn't make the most of being there as much as i should (+ there was a lot of concrete there)
deathofasalesman 07.12.20	"didn't make the most of being there as much as i should" The song kind of evokes that feeling of regret. EDIT: nvm i'm not making sense
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.12.20	I was about to request that july become 32 days long for sint but ur way ahead of me
Egarran 07.12.20	>Fiction Friction 4.4 I rest my case pots I mean, good to see you here sint
deathofasalesman 07.13.20	its a guh song
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	if musical neighbours was still a feature sinternet would probably be one of mine tbh so can't hate
budgie 07.13.20	i cant wait till pots murders my rec qq but not really
deathofasalesman 07.13.20	i'm not sure i can sit through 9 minutes of it. dude has a lot of music and you chose the one that's 9 minutes
JesperL 07.13.20	enjoy the silence - well yeah it's a classic but i'm also insanely burnt out on this track so.. 3.5, i guess the call i follow - i really like parts of this, and really dislike other parts; there's no need for this to be 6 minutes long when the quiet parts don't add much. 2.5 wagga wagga wagga - is this something you'd sing to a group of infants or a group of drunk australians? not sure, 2.0 potatohead - pretty nice, wish it were a bit less one-note, 3.3
dedex 07.13.20	10. Enjoy the Silence - well yeah 5.0 11. The Call I Follow - doomy and at 2:30 it becomes interesting, although im no fan of power so that solo was kinda bleh. 3.3 because that middle part was real gud 12. Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga - not really my thingy, It borders on childrenâ€™s music with production this crisp.[2]. 2.6 13. The Messenger - groooooovy shit, I dig. Nothing tremendous tho but it's nice stuff. 3.5
Sinternet 07.13.20	13. Messenger very crisp and luxurious neosoul. great funky bassline, pretty solid overall. 3.9
Egarran 07.13.20	(I gave Fiction Friction another chance and it didn't help. I've never experienced this kind of discrepancy before, I mean he def can't sing, the guitar is some high school shit, and the drums are basic af yet it has 0 thumbs down. It wont be easy to fall asleep tonight.) Welcome To The Black Parade - Never heard anything from this, always heard it was shit, so I admit I was a bit curious. And I guess it's kinda terrible but that's more a genre thing. If I was 12 I bet I would love this. 2.5/5 R.I.P. - Oh sheeet plz be satire. Again what's up with those average ratings, have you heard the entire song? That ending is just not ok man. Ok, deep breaths, gotta calm down here 1/5 VzpomÃnka - Never really fell for her voice. Otherwise nice, I like those slight vibes of madness. 3/5 Enjoy The Silence - Total classic of course (and it feels a bit off in this thing), but I subtract 0.5 because of the terrible video which plagued MTV at some point in my childhood. 4.5
JohnnyoftheWell 07.13.20	"the drums are basic af" lol this is where i draw the line, one of the best drummers in the game right there
Egarran 07.13.20	Coming from metal I may have higher standards lol rekt But we agree he can't sing?
Divaman 07.13.20	Potatohead People - Not painful, but boring. 2.4
JohnnyoftheWell 07.13.20	chalk machinegun drummers who add no expression to expressionless piece up as another thing i don't miss about metal lel if by 'sing' you mean do endearing tuneful things then yeah ig, but all the obvious mood of the track/the general 90s posthxc aesthetic calls for is spittin and sneering battery acid down the mic, so imma put that take next to sowing's 'ulcerate with cleans plz' for safekeeping
Divaman 07.13.20	You guys are killing me with all of the 5's for "Enjoy the Silence". It's a very good song, but 5 = it's the very top of the heap.
Egarran 07.13.20	Maybe disqualify it altogether
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	"Coming from metal I may have higher standards lol rekt" No that means you have zero standards
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	Diva you have paramore and meatloaf 5'd daft looney
Egarran 07.13.20	head up, 'lol rekt' means it's irony
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	not necessarily
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	Ppl use "rekt" unironically all the time
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	Perhaps my expectations of you are TOO LOW after all
Mort. 07.13.20	who wants vocalists who can sing anyway
Egarran 07.13.20	As we have established, I have little idea of what's going on.
Mort. 07.13.20	i will show u whats goin on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-kA3UtBj4M
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.13.20	are u sure its not https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yujdssDwEB0
Mort. 07.13.20	Egarran, can you help us know whats going on?
ArsMoriendi 07.13.20	"VzpomÃnka" Someone is from The Czech Republic? Why are all of the coolest users not from North America. This is very nice. No idea what they're saying, but it comes as very traditional with vocals that sort of remind me of Lisa Gerard. Wow her voice sounds like a violin here, neat. Pizzicato is underutilized, I swear. 3.9/5 "Enjoy the Silence" I mean, doesn't everyone already know and like this song? This is gonna be the month's winner. Engaging percussion, smooth sexy vocals, and a catchy chorus. Oh yeah the CODA SECTIONNNN. I don't know if your link includes the coda just because I decided to listen to this off of my personal library, but I just wanna say that it's super creepy and evil and also awesome. 4.2/5 "The Call I Follow" Serious Hungarian man rants over some mellow metal guitar uh oh. ROOOAR CHUG RIFF RIFF ROAAAAAAR CHUG RIFF RIFF. Yup, extreme metal. Who invented chugging? Fuck them. Now it's mellow and floaty, okay. Say no to bass drum abuse. 1.5/5 "Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga" Well isn't this the exact opposite. Cheerful goofy folk-pop? This song is like a cultural shock and a fever dream. I wanna use this in a horror movie for a death scene. Apparently Wagga Wagga, Kin Kin, Pindi Pindi, Grog Grog, etc are all names of Australian towns and he's saying you can't say only half of their names or whatever. Yeah, this is totally perfect for a death scene in a horror. a young 20-something guy is in a locked room and can't get out and THIS SONG just starts playing and he's freaking out because it's so cutesy and he doesn't know where it's coming and the masked killer sneaks up behind him and guts him. 3/5 "The Messenger" Spacey and soulful. I like the keys. Not much to say about this one, but it's good. Maybe slightly forgettable? 3.7/5
Egarran 07.13.20	>Egarran, can you help us know whats going on? Dudes, dudes We don't need to escalate You see, war is not the answer For only love can conquer hate You know we've got to find a way To bring some loving here today
Mort. 07.13.20	I'll accept that
Divaman 07.13.20	Well yes, but only because Meatloaf and Paramore DESERVE 5's. I also have almost 3,000 albums rated, and only 14 of them rated 5's, out of more than six decades worth of music.
Divaman 07.13.20	I completely disagree, Egarran. Hate rocks.
Divaman 07.13.20	Also, this is completely off topic here, but I don't feel like scrolling down the casual conversation list. Jack White sucks and should have been bludgeoned in his crib like a baby seal when he was an infant. Discuss.
Divaman 07.13.20	Jack Black too.
Divaman 07.13.20	I feel much better for having gotten that off my soul.
budgie 07.13.20	"Why are all of the coolest users not from North America" >:[
someone 07.13.20	I'd go as far as saying that all the least cool are not from Czech Republic.
Pangea 07.14.20	Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga - yeah i'm not into it. the chorus is really annoying. 2.2 The Messenger - really nice groove, cool beat. i'm not a fan of the vocals though. 3.1 Don't You - oh yeah this shit rules. 4.0
dedex 07.14.20	14. Don't You - yeaaaaah baby Blackout DnB nights!!! 4.1
dedex 07.15.20	15. Positively 4th Street - good Bob Dylan tune fosho. 3.7
Egarran 07.15.20	The Call I Follow - These guys definitely know what they're doing. Until now I only knew Without Face from Hungary, but this is also good. There must be more gems hidden in the Hungarian soil. 3.8/5 Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga - Ha, that was quite a genre change. But I feel like I'm 65 now. 2.7/5 Messenger - My local supermarket would love this on their playlist. 2.3/5 Don't You - Sweet, haven't heard beats like that for years. Two minutes in I think maybe there's a good reason for that. Yup, I need some E to get through all 7:50 of this 2.8/5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.15.20	smdfh ur so retarded, someone help this guy across the street
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.15.20	11. The Call I Follow: abysmal - 0.5/5 12. Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga: what the fuck - 0/5 14. Don't You: classic dnb vibez - 4/5 15. Positively 4th Street: meh - 2.5/5
Divaman 07.15.20	Black Sun Empire - I rated this yesterday, and I recorded it on the worksheet, but I must have forgotten to hit send. 3.1. I no longer remember why. Bob Dylan - Once upon a time, there was a time when you didn't have to know how to sing or play more than 3 chords to be considered a genius. I actually like some Dylan, but I always thought this one was pretty blah. It's as simple as it gets musically, all verses, no bridge and not even any choruses. And as for the lyrics, I'd like to have heard things from the perspective of the poor sap he's singing about. He always was a self righteous little prick. I'll give it a 2.8 -- 2.5 for being average, and an extra .3 for being Dylan.
deathofasalesman 07.16.20	13. â€œMessengerâ€ - Why did OP add the word â€œtheâ€ to a lot of these titles? Anyway. Song is an audio engineerâ€™s dream. Vocals are layered well, and the echoey instrumental provides a cozy backdrop to this delicate track. I feel like Iâ€™m driving a Cadillac through Candyland with the windows rolled down. Wish it had a couple different parts to it and didnâ€™t end so soon. 3.8/5 14. â€œDonâ€™t Youâ€ - Lovely drum and bass, indeed. Adding this one to my cardio playlist cuz it keeps the blood rushing. Canâ€™t say much beyond that. 3.7/5 15. â€œPositively 4th Streetâ€ - I always loved what The Byrds did with Dylanâ€™s songs. This is another example of when I prefer The Byrds over the Bob. 3.2/5 16. â€œ23â€ - Very unique-sounding track. Love the drums on this one. Vocals can get kind of annoying, probably why I never got into this band. 3.3/5
JesperL 07.16.20	black sun empire - nice, but listening to 8 minutes of this rn is a bit much, 3.0 positively 4th - my god i cannot explain how much that organ annoys me, fine song otherwise, 2.3 blonde redhead - yess this fucks, 4.2
Divaman 07.16.20	Blonde Redhead - Never usually liked these guys too much, but we'll see. OK, so far nice and smooth, not too noisy or atonal. I like the ethereal vocals. Actually I like this. My favorite entry since the Depeche Mode at least. 3.6
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.16.20	" I feel like Iâ€™m driving a Cadillac through Candyland with the windows rolled down" Lol! Nice
Pangea 07.16.20	"Why did OP add the word â€œtheâ€ to a lot of these titles?" I haven't really. I just copy-pasted the song titles from the original comments
deathofasalesman 07.17.20	Interesting, I notice it with "Call I Follow," "Messenger," and "Garden"
dedex 07.17.20	16. 23 - I really need to give these guys some attention, this is fucking great. 3.9 17. Vagabond - lofi stuff, glad the beats kinda moves because it would have been too repetitive. That's the shit I vibe to when it's in the background but that's about it. 3.2
Divaman 07.17.20	DiMaggio - Muffled production, sounds like the 40s. Maybe this was recorded by the actual Joe DiMaggio. Oh crap, it's hip hop. And the damned thing is over 9 minutes long. OK, don't panic - let me look around the room and see if there's something I can use to take myself out with. Hmm. No ropes. And I'm wearing slippers right now, so there's no shoelaces. Wait it stopped. Oh no, it's just going on with what sounds like an entirely different track. Maybe I can bludgeon myself with my laptop. Ooff!... Not working. Stupid thing is made of some kind of plastic. God, this part is awful. A lot of the time, even if I hate the guy's verses, I at least like the backing track. But this is all atonal and shit. OK, almost five minutes in and he's switched sounds again. This is three entirely different songs so far, all in the same one track. The pianist and DiMaggio both sound drunk, that special kind of 4am-in-the-bar kind of drunk. Oh, and there's some delightful white noise at the end, unless that's supposed to be him sniffing coke. (Which it might seriously be.) I'm gonna give it a 1.2. It gets the extra .2 because it's not actually the worst rec I've ever heard on here. 1.2
dedex 07.17.20	ok boomer that was quite funny tho
Egarran 07.17.20	Yeah pretty perfect review
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.17.20	Egarran diva is you in like... 4 years
Egarran 07.17.20	Ha, seems he'll have a greater vocabulary though
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.17.20	Lol
budgie 07.17.20	love you pots
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.17.20	relatively fond of you too budge
budgie 07.17.20	well i was kidding so
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.17.20	same
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.17.20	fuck you and your dog
budgie 07.17.20	wellllllllll thennnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
Divaman 07.17.20	budgie has a dog?
Egarran 07.17.20	you don't want to ask that question
budgie 07.17.20	no i don't never have pots is projecting as usual
someone 07.17.20	woof
Divaman 07.17.20	Pots has a dog?
someone 07.18.20	and a bitch at that
ArsMoriendi 07.18.20	Potsy hates dogs :( so I hope he doesn't have one
Divaman 07.18.20	Pots hates dogs?
Egarran 07.18.20	It seems to be a default
JohnnyoftheWell 07.18.20	10. Enjoy the Silence - Yeah, this is a consensus classic (as this thread has reasserted lol). Not my favourite on Violator, but an enduring winner. Never a bad time to hear. 4.1/5 11. The Call I Follow - Couldn't pick this band out in a crowd, but I kinda dug this for what it's worth. The first half was fits and starts in a way that had me on board, not so sure about the ultraevil hyperspeed ending - didn't seem to find its feet. 3.0/5 12. Don't Call Wagga Wagga Wagga - This is so silly I can't not like it a little bit. Hmm. Wanted it to end halfway through but am sure this'd be fire in an Aus pub 2.5/5 13. The Messenger - Lol happy late bday Pots this is nice Flylo worship I vibe it 3.7/5 14. Don't You - Hi sputnikuser Trifolium this is a fab track I like it thank you for your track please keep bringing good DnB into my life thank you 3.8/5 15. Positively 4th Street - One day I will maybe love Bob Dylan hmm 3.2/5 16. 23 - Perfect opener to one of my favourite albums. Band are a total gem and incredibly consistent across different styles. This is better than most (probs all) of Loveless, Kazu Makino has one of the best voices for gaze/dream pop mmm, it can have a biased 5/5
Trifolium 07.18.20	The Call I Follow: This is kind of nice! The riffs are cool, nicely melodic, don't hate the vox. It is diverse enough to keep my attention. Still don't like this particular drum sound though. I have issues with that. But despite that: 3.5 Don't Call Wagga Wagga: Hmmm yes, a cozy song, nice for in the pub, but I'm not really that pub-guy anymore. This is still fun I guess. 2.8 The Messenger: I like this, but it is a little too smooth for me, in a loungy, almost synthetic kind of way. Still enjoy it! 3.4 Positively 4th Street: Never really liked Dylan. Is that sacrilege? Perhaps. Still isn't my thing at all. Not bad obviously, but meh. That organ is the best thing about it haha. 3.0 23: The gaziness of this is good. I guess I should give this disc a try, but I'm not in the mood for it now. It will happen someday, these persons keep popping up everywhere and this was nice. 3.6
Trifolium 07.18.20	Love the BSE love Johnny (and others!). Driving Insane, the album from which Don't You originates, is so so so so good in its entirety, and its follow up was too, Cruel & Unusual. Nothing but pure, deliciously dark D'n'B.
JesperL 07.18.20	vagabond: no aspect of this warrants the 9 minute runtime dear lord, 2.0 sutterville: pretty nice, haven't heard the record but reckon (hope) it works better in the context of a full album, 3.4
Divaman 07.18.20	Giant Squid - Slow and kind of off-key sounding intro. Kind of smooth female vocal. Oh wait - maybe it's not a female vocal. No matter. The vocal is all I actually like here. I don't like the playing, and I don't like the song. 2.0
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.18.20	fuck each and every one of your dogs especially egarrans dog
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.18.20	actually johnny's dog is cool
Divaman 07.18.20	You want us to fuck dogs? ... Is that even legal?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.18.20	i live in canada of course it's legal
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.18.20	we don't kink shame 'round here anything goes anything
Sinternet 07.18.20	14. Don't You Great old neurofunk tune - not my favourite style of d&b but very fun in moderation, would do very well in a club. Actually think I've heard a couple of classmates at uni play this out before, they definitely have done some by these guys before. 3.7 15. Positively 4th Street I like Dylan, and he's at his most biting and vicious here. It's not in my top Dylan tunes, but it's very good regardless. 4.0 16. 23 Classic vocal performance, classic song. Prefer their earlier stuff but there's no albums of theirs I don't like (although never checked their last). That chorus is still heavenly. 4.3
Egarran 07.18.20	Wait, Johnny got a dog?
Sinternet 07.18.20	17. Vagabond This is pretty competent, beat is nice if a little too repetitive. I think the vocal delivery leaves a lot to be desired, very matter of fact and not much character. Also vocals are mixed way too low. Way too long as well, the beat switches would be cooler if they were condensed down to 5 minutes or so. It's ok. 3.1 18. Sutterville I remember liking Giant Squid when people played them in dubtrack and plug.dj, so maybe it was just this song in particular, but dear lord this drones on aimlessly. Where's the progression? It just sounds like a lazy depressing Ween song. Actually that would be way cooler. Male/female vocal interplay is cool I guess but idk not vibing this. 2.6
Divaman 07.18.20	Even outside of Newfoundland?
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.18.20	well i mean especially in newfoundland of/c but yeah
Egarran 07.18.20	Positively 4th Street - The lyrics are always good, the music is always lame. 2.5/5 23 - That is some nice gaze but it feels very familiar and eventually gets too monotonous. Also wth are the lyrics about? 3.2/5 Vagabond - Woah woah woah 9 minutes?? That's just not cool. Nice bleak introduction though, you poor fuckers. 2.5/5 Sutterville - I see no good reason why this exists. 1.7/5
Divaman 07.18.20	Wow. I feel like I learned something today.
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.19.20	but in all seriousness until last year it wasnt illegal to have sex with animals in canada as long as it was non penetrative so you just had to get creative
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.19.20	True facts
budgie 07.19.20	wow u cant even have sex with dead animals in canada? shit country
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.19.20	Not sure if its specified, could be another loop hole. Maybe up until last year that was the work around for the non penetrative part!
budgie 07.19.20	oh hopefully loop hole i should like to fulfill my fantasy of sleeping wuth a dead moose
SlothcoreSam 07.19.20	lol on the Wagga Wagga comments. I hate the song, but it is the only song I could think of that gave a shout out to a town I have lived in. Not many songs about rural Australia.
JohnnyoftheWell 07.19.20	"although never checked their last" lol don't, it's their weakest by a v disturbing margin and a huge dud. the EP after it is good tho "Also wth are the lyrics about" various associations with 23 being her fave number i think?
Egarran 07.19.20	Yeah it's obv not that
JohnnyoftheWell 07.19.20	do you rly want me or someone else to bullshit in detail about what the inspiration/associations behind her zany gazelyrics might have been based on Mood and band context? bc i will do it (!), but this thread probs deserves better :[
Egarran 07.19.20	YAY I think it's a good start that you call it zany gazelyrics, that sounds like you have some experience with these things. 23 magic, go!
JohnnyoftheWell 07.19.20	Lol okay. For starters a lotta BR lyrics are written in very vague ways about seemingly specific scenarios (google the lyrics for My Impure Hair lol), probs partially because of Eng 2nd lang, and probs partially because most of their music/public personality is pretty aloof but at the same time kinda concerted in general. Sooo basically they're not ideal to read into; i once thought one of my faves from them (My Plants Are Dead) was written as sad voicemail from the narrator to her relatively recent ex, but it turned out to be adapted directly from a set of pissed off texts Kazu Makino received from one of her NY pals lol anyway, the whole vibe of the 23 lyrics seems to me to link the arbitrariness of 23 as a favourite/focal number with the arbitrariness of whatever shit happens in life. so the idea 23, for Kazu, is just a conduit for wider ideas of excitement and potential (hence the verses that begin with the number). the "How many times ? As long as you want / How many times ? The world will go around" refrain feels like a nod to reading potential into everything (anything can seem meaningful if you approach it that way, even a dumb prime number like 23), but also maybe a hint of how in the scheme of the whole planet, these significances are ultimately very tiny (so since none of them are that important in a grander sense, she has a certain liberty to chalk up as many as she likes without overthinking things too much). "He was a friend of mine, he was a son of a gun ... he was a son of god" fits with the rest of the track insofar as it identifies the same person 3 times under 3 different guises, suggesting that his significance lies as much in her perception and attitude as in his actual identity (just like the idea of 23), but also knowing the band it's probably a randomly specific reference to someone irl that I can't second guess tl;dr 23 as a lucky number = everything is seemingly random, life is full of possibilities, why not act a little wide-eyed and open yourself to them but it also might not be that
Egarran 07.19.20	Thanks that was amazing. Hope 'J explains' will be a regular feature. Also Robert Anton Wilson is a hero of mine and he was pretty obsessed with 23: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_enigma
Divaman 07.19.20	You actually inspired me to dig out my own CD the 23 album and move it to my iPod.
Pangea 07.19.20	positively 4th street - i like bob dylan generally, but i'm not really into this one. i feel like the melody i kinda weak. 2.5 23 - oh yeah i'm loving this. really cool gaze sound with a really nice drum beat. i love the vocals too. i guess i should listen to more to their stuff. 4.3 vagabond - the beat is good and i like the backing music. this is overal good but i agree with sinternet that the vocal delivery is lacking. 3.2 suttervile - this is nice. i like the jazzy instruments. pretty nice vocals too. 3.4 Set the ray to jerry - pretty great stuff. i liked the bass sound. 3.3
Divaman 07.20.20	Smashing Pumpkins - OK, whiny Billy Corgan, never my favorite. (Although it is cool that he owns his own wrestling association.) Mellow guitar, but there's that annoying, high-pitched voice. Meh. 2.1 Not Exactly Heroes - A bunch of white noise. Now an annoying fake newscast. This doesn't sound like The Cranberries. OK, finally some music. Loud guitar and punk vocals. Definitely not The Cranberries. Not really my thing, but ok I guess. 2.5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.20.20	holy fuck that johnny lyric effortpost, ive never felt less inclined to read something in my entire life
Egarran 07.20.20	tldr: "it's probably a randomly specific reference to someone irl that I can't second guess"
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.20.20	"but it also might not be that" dying
Egarran 07.20.20	Stuff to consider for days
Divaman 07.21.20	I like turtles.
Divaman 07.21.20	Who Killed Bruce Lee - Slow, heavy guitar and a little sax. Almost James Bondish. The vocal is OK I guess, but it's not really for me. The song isn't really getting it done for me. 2.5
JohnnyoftheWell 07.21.20	i have all the possiblities no-one has more possibilities than me
Pangea 07.21.20	Zombie - not all that interesting to be honest 2.7 Let Me Know You're Mine - this is great. i like the heavy riffs, the vox are nice too. 3.5
Egarran 07.21.20	Set the Ray to Jerry - Ooh never heard this before. Very nice, definite b-side vibes, esp his vocals. 3.5/5 Zombie - I'm a punk ignorant but this was tolerable. 3/5 Let Me Know You're Mine - They almost pull off the Arctic Monkeys swagger. 3.2/5
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.22.20	16. 23: Haven't heard this song in over a decade, kind of forgot all about this album but I really liked it at one point, especially this song - 4.5/5 17. Vagabond: I dig the instrumental. Don't dig the MC but can easily zone him out in favour of the excellent production. Still would be higher with a stronger rapper - 3.5/5 18. Sutterville: I really hated the direction Giant Squid took with this album back when it came out. I believe my major gripe was the clean vocal performances. I actually don't mind them now. Instrumental is a bit meandering and static but I think I can appreciate this now on a level I couldn't back when it came out which is interesting - 3/5 19. Set the Ray to Jerry: Classic vibes. Great b-side indeed - 4/5 20. Zombie: Skit at the beginning was lame and went on for what felt like years. Song and concept in general is goofy I don't fucks with this - 2/5 21. Let Me Know You're Mine: Pretty cookie-cutter aside from the synths which redeem it slightly - 2.5/5
dedex 07.22.20	18. Sutterville - doesn't do too much to me but it's not bad. 3.0 19. Set the Ray to Jerry - yay great b-sides. 3.6 20. Zombie - meh not very interesting tbh. 2.5 21. Let Me Know You're Mine - ok yeah this is some almost-Arctic Monkeys. 3.1 22. Portland Life - wasn't bad but, as we commonly say, it doesn't break three legs of a duck. 2.9
Egarran 07.22.20	>it doesn't break three legs of a duck So the amount of potential duckleg-breaking equals quality around your parts? Very interesting.
dedex 07.22.20	Exactly Ega!
Egarran 07.22.20	I wonder how such a figure of measurement becomes widely known. But it can't have been a good day for ducks.
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JesperL 07.22.20	set the ray - yeah sweet track, do get why it's a b-side though, 3.5 zombie - uhh this kind of sucks, sum 41 goes ghost town? 2.0 let me know you're mine - really wish this were more memorable bc i dig the riff, vocals leave a fair bit to desire too sadly.. 2.8 portland life - this does very little for me, way too long as well, 2.3
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.22.20	It's not the saying that shocks me so much as the fact that ducks have three legs over there
dedex 07.22.20	ducks with only two legs are so lame though
Trifolium 07.22.20	ðŸ¦† ðŸ¦µðŸ¼ðŸ†ðŸ¦µðŸ¼
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.22.20	L o l ^
Divaman 07.22.20	Cool Nutz - Oh God, more hip hop. And this one makes Dimaggio sound like Shakespeare. 1.0
Egarran 07.22.20	Could this be our lowest rated month? I know my rec won't raise any averages.
Divaman 07.22.20	I'm pretty sure it's mine.
dedex 07.23.20	23. Messengers - I would have loved this at 17, now it's aight from time to time. 3.0
Divaman 07.23.20	Textures - Some muted guitars, drums & organ followed by mid-speed, dramatic vocal. Thought it was going to explode, but it didn't - it just kind of unmuted. Now the vocal has gone half-growly - it's like he wants to do a dirty vocal, but he doesn't quite know how. OK, but it didn't really do it for me. 2.8
Minushuman24 07.23.20	1. Clear the Air - Jacco Gardner - oh damn, this really does remind my of Syd Barret. I love this 4 2. Richeese - Swing - Ratings too low, this is great. I love the sound so much. 3.5 3. Blister in the Sun - Violent Femmes - Sorry you had to live in Kenosha, but this song is a stone cold classic. 4.7 4. Rowing - Tancred - I adore Jess Abbott, she's one of my favorite local indie artists. I fell off on her music a bit after her first LP, but I quite enjoy this. Amsterdam has always been the dream city for me to move to, maybe after I finish a degree here. 3.3 5. Fiction Friction - Unwound - Noisey bliss, I really keep sleeping on this band for no good reason.3.9 6. Hero - This Island Earth - This reminds me of that that one car commercial from the mid 2000's with the band. I don't remember what that commercial was for, Car soup? I mean, it is not offensive, but this is certainly a product of its time. A tad bit obnoxious and I would never listen to it again. 2.5 7. Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemcial Romance - With a state full of amazing and wonderful artists, who frequently write about their homestate, ya had to chose fucking MCR. I could never, NEVER stand this band, I still don't. This is their best song by a long stretch and there was a brief moment a few years ago I started to like it. Then I heard it like 3 times in a row and it reminded me how much I fucking hate Way's vocals. He is a terrible vocalist, but the hooks in this song are very strong so i don't even know dude.. 3.0 8. R.I.P. - J Trauma - Alright, I really am hesitant to be an ablest, I'm old enough to know to not make edgy jokes, but my first thought is that this sounds like if Bones had down syndrome. Does his shirt have Viper on it? 1.5 9. Vzpominka - Iva Bittova & Vladmir Vaclavek - This is really cool sounding. I like it. I love the moment from 5 minutes on. Great analysis here. 3.4 10. Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode - Another stone cold classic. Depeche Mode has been a long standing favorite of mine, and was my gateway to post punk and synth music. One of my future tattoos is gonna be the rose on the inside of my middle finger actually. So good. 4.9
Minushuman24 07.23.20	Oh no, why is the thread broken now
bloodshy 07.23.20	I need to start listening to these...
Pangea 07.23.20	portland life - i dig this. pretty nice beat, i like his rapping. should have been a minute or 2 shorter though. 3.3 messengers - oh man i don't like these vocals at all. the song is pretty boring too. 2.2
Egarran 07.23.20	Nice, wholesome work minus
deathofasalesman 07.23.20	the threads been broken minus :/
dedex 07.24.20	24. The Vampire's Spell - cool hxc stuff. 3.3
Divaman 07.24.20	Crime Desire - mid-speed, but kind of screamy. I like vampires and all that, but this one is kind of simplistic. Guitars are kind of cool, though. I don't know. 2.7?
Divaman 07.24.20	Say Pangea, you missed my score for the Cool Nutz (1.0), and Pots' scores for the Blonde Redhead through the Who Killed Bruce Lee.
JesperL 07.25.20	messengers - don't love the clean vox, song's a bit tacky, 2.8 vampire's spell - pretty fun, very straightforward, 3.3 guilt - love this band, definitely one of their more memorable cuts, 3.8
Pangea 07.25.20	thanks for the heads up diva. all updated now
Divaman 07.25.20	Ringo Deathstarr - Good band name. Good vocals. Good overall sound. Song itself is nothing special, but that's OK. 3.4 You're welcome, Pangea.
Egarran 07.25.20	Portland Life - Yeah wow that is pretty terrible. He sure likes to say nigger. 1.8/5 Messengers - Wasn't this supposed to be metal? Oh there it is, arg it's some kind of 'core isn't it?? 2.8/5
Sinternet 07.25.20	ooh got some catching up to do 19. Set the Ray to Jerry An absolutely classic Pumpkins deep cut back from when they could do nothing wrong. Beautifully melancholy. 4.3 20. Zombie This is pretty boring. The intro is way to long and kinda cringy. Sounds like Misfits if they didn't know how to write melodies and the vocalist sucked. 2.1 21. Let Me Know You're Mine I like the vocals, the thick hazy synth textures are nice. Def hear later Arctic Monkeys here - it's better than that but I can't say it's blowing my mind. 3.1
Trifolium 07.26.20	Vagabond: Love the beat, the sample (?), nicely sepia, fuzzy. The vocalist isn't necessarily my fave thing about it, but this is still good. That shift made this go somewhere I didn't want it to go at all sadly. First three minutes where very nice, the darker section was less good. Third section is nicer again. Less claustrophobic. Nicely psychedelic. 3.4 Sutterville: Interesting stuff. Like the mysterious vibe, the sax, the vocals remind me a little bit too much of Dream Theater sadly. The promise of the first few seconds wasn't justified, sorry! 2.9 Set The Ray To Jerry: Love how deep the instruments sound, but the vocals are too heavily nasal for me. 2.9 Zombie: Intro was very long. The actual song is nicely punky, love the guitar sound but the drums are not my thing. 2.8 Let Me Know You're Mine: Again, what's with me and vocalists? Am I too picky about that? Feel like I say this all the time, but these vocals put me off a little bit. Rest of the track is nicely bluesy. Bond-tune-ish maybe even. 3.1
Divaman 07.26.20	Son of Prey - Melodic and kind of grand. I have no complaints. 3.2
Pangea 07.27.20	The vampire's spell - nice riffs yeah this is cool. 3.5 guilt - this is really nice shoegaze stuff. the guitar stuff halfway through the song is really cool. 3.9 into the woods - i really like the intro and the bridge is pretty cool too. everything else i'm less into and the chorus kinda sucks. i'm conflicted on this but i guess a 3.0 will work
dedex 07.27.20	25. Guilt - owyeah shoegaze stuff = gud stuff. 3.5 26. Into the Woods - yeah not vibing at all with the chorus. rest is fine but that's it. 2.6 27. Tu Frialdad - real cool stuff, imma go to Sevilla this summer so I'll be sure to blast this hard! 3.6
Trifolium 07.27.20	Portland Life: The beat is a little clunky and goofy. The main dude hasn't got the best rapping skills either. Hmmm. Not bad, but could have been so much better. 3.0 Messenger: Textures never really was my thing. This sadly doesn't change that. Definitely has to do with the production, but the vocalist doesn't help either. Sorry Scheumke! 2.8 The Vampire's Spell: Like everything except the hardcore vox. Again! Haha, me and vocals. Riffs and drums and bass are cool though! Nicely choppy! And the production doesn't suck either, so those are a lot of bonus points. 3.6 Guilt: This also has that incredibly hollow drum sound, especially in the toms (? I think), the rest is cool! The vocals are nicely dreamy and gazy guitars are nice and the rest is nice and nice and yeah 3.4 Into The Woods: Ooooh yeah the trees are very nice. Love them. I think the rest is going to be a repeat of what I already said many times this month, about vocals etc. But this is nice actually. Really like it that they don't want to do more than a nicely melancholy rock song. Good! 3.5
Divaman 07.27.20	Triana - Piano opening, slightly discordant. Slow, emotional vocals. Tasteful guitar solo near the end. 3.2
Minushuman24 07.27.20	11. Call I Follow - LEM - Well, a concept album about witch folklore is always cool, but I can't say this exactly moved me at all. Just kinda plodding. The climax is everything I like in black metal though, very cathartic. I could have done without the wanky solo though. 2.7 12. Don't Call Me Wagga Wagga Wagga - Greg Champion - Oh, uh, huh. I wasn't really expecting this from you Sam, uh. 2.3 13. Messenger - Potatohead People - This is chill, it is cool. yeah. 3.4 14. Don't You - Black Sun Empire - God damn this is going at a breakneck pace. Yeah and it is not letting up. 3.2 16. 23 - Blonde Redhead - this is beautiful 3.7 17. Vagabond - DiMaggio - I can't get behind this guy's flow. Still probably one of the better things out of Bemidji 18. Sutterville - Giant Squid - pleasant, a little plain 3.0 19. Set the Ray to Jerry - Smashing Pumpkins - smashing pumpkins is good 3.6 20. Zombie - Not Exactly Heroes - holy fuck that intro was way too long. How is this punk rock but at the same time makes me feel like I should have a gun rack in my truck... Guess that's Wisconsin for ya. Sorry my dude, I can't get behind this punk-hiphop-country thing. 1.7
Trifolium 07.27.20	Tu Frialdad: Dramatic! Loved this. It could have played in a Spanish restaurant that looks a little dodgy but serves the best food. You know the type of restaurant I mean. The real ones. They're the best. This was good! 3.8 The Garden: Yeah this is alright! It's nicely restrained. I loved the production actually, your brother's friend did a lovely job. I can hear the Ninja Tune-ness too from this. 3.6 Norf Norf: Never actually checked this guy's music out. Didn't hate this! It's bare-bones, very slick obviously, don't really know what to think, these kind of lyrics make me uncomfortable (in a not-suitable-for-background-listening way), and they're very prominent here. 3.5 Broken Glass: One of my fave albums from one of my fave bands ever. A 5.0, duh. The Gathering just know how to tick all the boxes for me, plus all of this nostalgia oh my. And Anneke. And the production. And the guitar playing. I will never not gush about this. You win July Metalrain. Where The Streets Have No Name: Yeah ok a blast from the past, a great build up, certainly always gets me hyped. 4.2 BONUS Sweet: Love their sense of theatre, they sound like they wouldn't be misplaced on the Killing Eve soundtrack if that makes sense. This was very cool, will check the album, glad the bonus-entry was allowed! 4.0
Trifolium 07.27.20	Finished the month really quickly because holidays will not let me finish this otherwise. Loved the theme Pangea!
Divaman 07.28.20	Jono McCleery - acoustic guitar, a little discordant. Mid-tempo. Vocalist sounds like Sting in his lower range. I'll go with a 3.3.
Egarran 07.28.20	The Vampire's Spell - Is this actually budgiecore? Well they don't give any fucks, which is good. But they're also pretty bad and that's not good. Nice little intermezzo there. 2.3/5 Guilt - Don't know why I never heard this band. Is very nice. 3.5/5
bloodshy 07.28.20	I'll try to knock this out tonight. We'll see.
JesperL 07.28.20	into the woods - kinda bland and i don't love the vox but not bad, 3.0 tu frialdad - hola. pretty cool, sounds like something i'd love to listen to in december, don't ask me why, 3.5 garden - i really like this, that's all, 3.7
dedex 07.29.20	28. The Garden - lovely stuff. 3.5 29. Norf Norf - never been a fan of this guy. this is aight. 2.9
Divaman 07.29.20	Vince Staples - Oh crap, here we go again. There's not even a lot of background music on this one. It's mostly hand claps, with a little bit of - I don't know? Synth imitating a didgerado? Or an air raid siren? Anyway, this one is somehow vaguely less in your face than the Cool Nutz track. 1.5
dedex 07.30.20	30. Broken Glass - ok I should def jam The Gathering at some point, this is super good. 3.9
JohnnyoftheWell 07.30.20	all of the following come from me in a bleached out and slightly fatigued state maybe, so pinch your salt: 17. Vagabond - ily bloodshy (i think) but this felt like being stuck in a washing machine of Big Vibes (small vibes) with a shit lavalamp and no accelerator forever also why do we need a definition of vagabond lol, i know that one + it isn't very interesting or edgy! 2.5 18. Sutterville - enjoyed this and had no performance gripes, but something tells me I'll have zero memory of ever having heard it tomorrow. doesn't really go anywhere, but i can imagine a universe in which this is a really good segue track on a decent album ok 3.5/5 19. Set the Ray to Jerry - did not know Tonight Tonight was about Chicago, i thought it was about it was about the timelessness of cornball tumbleweed bumfluff. this is better, anyway. corgan is a trashheap but soft, gazey pumpkins have a higher hit ratio than pretty much anything else they do regularly (or otherwise). would be in the mid 3s, but -0.8 for the vocals because 8 is the smallest cube number that isn't 1 and this band is for megasquares 2.7/5 20. The History Of Sheboygan Punk Rock - this punk song certainly sounds like a punk sonoh fuck nevermind 20. Zombie - this punk song also sounds like a punk song but i liked the last one more before i skipped it. i cannot think of things to say about this. it's not bad maybe. it kinda drags. more tempo fewer seconds ig? 2.6/5 21. Let Me Know You're Mine - oh yay, a big dumb blues rock song - this hits the spot. love swanky overdone blues vibes more than i should tbh. i guess this is a nice comfort jam, but it ain't exactly reinventing the wheel 3.3/5 22. Portland Life - fuck portland 1/5 "actually johnny's dog is cool" missed this lol, dya mean the one that bit me in the face?
Divaman 07.30.20	The Gathering - Throbbing electronic sound. Slow female vocals. The sound is OK, but the song is kind of boring. 2.5
ArsMoriendi 07.30.20	Time to catch up on this Also, am i hosting next month still, I got ideas
Minushuman24 07.30.20	Just a general question about hosting this. How does the spreadsheet work? How would you have to edit it? I wanna host at some point cause I have ideas and I this monthly thread has helped with my social anxiety on this site buuuuut I suck with spreadsheets,.... which makes little sense considering I'm majoring in engineering.
ArsMoriendi 07.30.20	Just copy/paste last month's and delete all of the scores/theme/month/song names, but leave everything else alone
Minushuman24 07.30.20	Hm. Okay. Well, I am down to host at some point if no one else wants to
ArsMoriendi 07.30.20	"Don't You" Dancy breakbeat so far, okay. This would probably be fun at a club, but at home it's kinda just boring and repeatitive. Some music really needs to be played in the right place, but I'll be generous for that reason with my score and imagine myself at a club with this playing. 3/5 "Positively 4th Street" His voice isn't too annoying in this song, but it's also not standing out much. The organ is pleasant though. 3/5 "23" Very airy and light, especially when compared with the stuff I already know from Misery Is a Butterfly. I kinda don't love this direction, it's less unique and less engaging, but it's still pleasant. 3.3/5
ArsMoriendi 07.30.20	"Vagabond" I like the mixing on this, it's weirdy muffled, but in a way that works. Wait, that rapping is gross. Classical strings and bongos? Uh, good change up. Is this one song, this sounds like a new song? I still don't care for his vocals at all. This is disorganized and bland at the same time. Rare, but bad combo. 1.9/5 "Sutterville" Chill jazz prog? So far, pretty okay. Feale vocals are nice, the male ones are not my thing. This song is honestly one of those "in one ear, out the other" deals. 2.5/5 "Set the Ray to Jerry" Oh look it's the best Smashing Pumpkins b-side ever. Chamberlin's iconic drums and the bass guitar are so catchy and memorable. Corgan's vocals are as nasal as they usually and that's totally fine, I like how unique his voice is. The guitar just floats around, but that's fine because it's not the focus of the song and i adds atmosphere. It's so mellow, yet intense and loving. This is like the deffinition of a song to cuddle to. Why was this a Mellon Collie outtake? it's better than most of the songs on Mellon Collie. Hell, it's top 10 Pumpkins, fuck it. I goddamn love this song, always did. 5/5
Minushuman24 07.30.20	21. Let Me Know You're Mine - Who Killed Bruce Lee - yeah I can hear the Arctic Monkeys worship in this for sure. This certainly isn't bad, it meanders quite a bit, but I feel they're going for that lazy, sleezey, rock vibe. 3.3 22. Portland Life - Cool Nutz - Oh I was expecting the joke song to not be 5 minutes. okay. You know what, this is not bad. It's definitely way too thin sounding for hip-hop, but I don't mind this at all. 2.9 23. Messengers - Textures - I was expecting mediocre metalcore, but I got prog rock which is probably worse. I really don't like his vocals at all. His screams are solid, but the lyrics are kinda bad. 2 24. The vampire's Spell - Crime Desire - Simple, hard, distinct production, great vocals. This is good, I am gonna save this song. 3.6 25. Guilt - Ringo Deathstarr - This is great, which isn't very surprising to me. 3.6
Minushuman24 07.30.20	26. Into the Woods - Son of Prey - kinda proggy vocals, with some slow paced alternative rock. Not really my scene. 2.9 27. Tu Frialdad - Triana - This is a very lovely sounding song, I dig it. 3.4 28. Garden - Jono - McCleery - 3.3 29. Norf Norf - Vince Staples - Vince has a talent of riding the fine line between good and annoying. I think this song strays more towards the annoying side sadly, but definitely not a bad song. 3 30. Broke Glass - The Gathering - I think I've only heard songs from this band as recommended by MetalRain, and I've consistently really enjoyed them. Her voice is so lovely. 3.8 31. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2 - it's U2. 3 32. Sweet - Porridge Radio - 20 seconds in, I think this is my shit. This might be my favorite new song of the month. 4
Minushuman24 07.30.20	First time finishing this in like 8 months woo.
Divaman 07.30.20	Do want to host in October, Minus?
ArsMoriendi 07.30.20	"Zombie" Flipping through the channels. I like how 1 third of the song is stupid news about zombies. I also love how generic the vocals and music is. Sounds like edgy KISS stadium rock mixed with punk. This is quite awful. 1.5/5 "Let Me Know You're Mine" Radio rock, but at least the bass is audible. The alien synthy shit in the background is a nice touch though, gives the song some life. Good enough to where it doesn't bother me at all. 3/5 "Portland Life" Yup, this is 90s West Coast hip hop alright. Somehow I never imagined Portland as a rough city, so this is odd to hear. Something about the vocals are awkward and I can't quite place it. 2/5 "Messengers" Gross whiny vocals, but with staticy electronic backups? Not very metal so far, so I'm surprised. Ah it's doing the prog metal thing, got it. Oh no, the screaming pickup ruined it, like it ruins more metal I begin to respect. :( Boring. Sounds ike Porcupie Tree with screaming, no thanks. 2.3/5
ArsMoriendi 07.31.20	"The Vampire's Spell" This guy is gonna hurt his throat with all of that weak squealing. Damn, I know i hate a lot of screaming, but it usually doesn't give me a headache. This is giving me a headache. Music is average as hell too. I almost wanna turn this off, these are some of the worst vocals I've heard in a long time. +0.5 for the instrumentation not being headhache inducing, but damn those vocals, fuck. 1.5/5 "Guilt" Glitzy shoegaze. This song is like if you put glitter on a purple pastel cupcake with a vanilla base. Like this: https://i.pinimg.com/originals/2d/28/3e/2d283ef222f18c3bf0860852db8ea47d.jpg Pretty, but probably tastes gross. These guys like My Bloody Valentine a little too much for my liking. 2.5/5 "Into the Woods" Very serious piano. Sounds like post grunge or something. It's a fairly bland radio rock type song. 2.5/5 "Tu Frialdad" Pretty guitar and vocals so far. This is chill, not complaints. Not exactly memorable, but still nice. 3.2/5 "The Garden" Catchy guitar and average vocals, okay. It kinda gives me Radiohead vibes, but in a good way. I like this actually, maybe not a lot, but I could see myself revisiting this potentially. 3.7/5 "Norf Norf" This is chill background music I guess. There's trap snares, but they're used to sparringly that it doesn't ruin the song, hmmm. Plus there's other, better percussion in there too. Pretty catchy too. His voice is a little annoying though. 2.9/5
ArsMoriendi 07.31.20	"Broken Glass" Lovely souful voice so far. This is pretty much standard trip hop so far, mixed with alternative rock. This was cool. 3.5/5 "Where the Streets Have No Name" Oh look it's Coldplay before Coldplay was a thing. Bullshit "inspiring" music. This is so empty sounding music and it's from the 80s so that wasn't even a trend yet. Great, U2 were ahead of the curve of a garbage production trend that'd get big 2 decades later. I saw a documentary trend where The Edge said he can play half as many notes and make it sound like twice as many on his guitar if he hits a peddle. This was in the same documentary where Jack White and Jimmy Page showed how they actually played the fucking guitar. I remember watching it with my friend who plays the guitar and he couldn't stop laughing because he realized he was probably better than The Edge at playing. The Edge is a legit hack, U2's music is milquetoast bullshit, and Bono is a douche. One of the worst bands of the 80s. 2/5 "Sweet" Quiet vocals followed by loud guitar, that's pretty attention grabbing. LGBT themed? Classic noisy alt rock techniques that work. 3.6/5
dedex 07.31.20	31. Where the Streets Have No Name - I had the "Best of 80s U2" CD back then and I jammed it way too much. imma go for 4.2 on this babe, love the track but nowhere near top U2 material 32. Sweet - yo this is sweet (lol) stuff, love the n o i s e. 3.7
JesperL 07.31.20	norf norf - this is alright, nothing too special, 3.0 broken glass - not among my fav gathering tracks but still really solid, 3.7 where the streets have no name - god i still love u2 so so much. it's not even a top 3 joshua tree song but what an insane opener to such a magnificent album, 4.8 sweet - hate the band name and remember thinking the album was alright when i heard it earlier this year, and yeah, this is alright, 3.2
Pangea 07.31.20	Tu Frialdad - really pleasant to listen too. i like it. 3.4 The Garden - this does remind me of radiohead yeah. it's great but i'm not in love with these vocals. 3.3 Norf Norf - Nope, i don't like this. the beat is alright but his voice is so annoying. 2.0 Broken Glass - i'm probably a bad dutchie for never listening to the gathering before this. this is amazing though. love the eerie atmosphere, the guitar melodies and the vocals are excellent. 4.5 Where the Streets Have No Name - fucking classic. 5.0 Sweet - i really like songs that use a loud-soft dynamic and this song does it well. Her voice has such a demanding presence too. 4.0
Egarran 07.31.20	Tu frialdad - Nice, but daamn it drags. I think my YT speed is on 0.75. 3/5 Garden - If Trif already complained about these vocals I can back him up. It's like a bathroom Chris Martin. 2.8/5 Norf Norf - Sounds like yer standard hippity hop 2.7/5 Broken Glass - Really wish I liked this part of The Gathering more. But apart from Anneke, I never hear anything special. 3.3/5 Where The Streets Have No Name - What, lol? I have been conditioned to strongly dislike this band (read Ars' analysis) and I have a mental allergy. 2/5 Sweet - Indeed it was! 4/5
Divaman 07.31.20	U2 - This song is OK, but it's nowhere near being my favorite U2 track. If I saw them in concert, and they left this track off the playlist, it wouldn't bother me. But then again, I feel the same way about the Joshua Tree album - it's their equivalent of Springsteen's Born in the USA - it's the point in their career where EVERYONE jumped onboard, but really, their best work was already behind them. Anyway, 3.8
Divaman 07.31.20	Duh! Thought Doof finished everything, but I was looking the wrong month.
Divaman 07.31.20	Porridge Radio - Whoa! This reminds me of Torres fronting a grunge band. 3.4
bloodshy 07.31.20	i'm finally knocking this out on the last day, just like i do my taxes. so far wagga wagga is severely underrated, and i wanted to say that. slothcore sam sam made a good rec imo
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.31.20	Theres 32 days in july this year
bloodshy 07.31.20	don't forget about daylight savings, potsy. so even though there's 31 days, when you factor in the hours instead of official days, it averages to 32 total days of hours over the 33 days that dip into july
Egarran 07.31.20	Good timing for this month. Youtube/Google just banned all Danish music because they couldn't make a deal with the Danish copyright organization.
bloodshy 07.31.20	3.0 jacco gardner - clear the air 3.0 swing - richesse 2.5 violent femmes - blister in the sun 4.0 tancred - rowing 3.5 unwound - fiction friction 2.0 the island earth - hero (i don't wanna be) 3.0 my chemical romance - the black parade 2.0 j trauma - r.i.p. 2.0 iva bittova & vladimir vaclavek - vzpominka 4.0 depeche mode - enjoy the silence 4.5 lem - twelve who stole the rain 4.0 greg champion - don't call wagga wagga wagga 4.5 potatohead people - messenger 4.0 black sun empire - don't you 2.0 bob dylan - positively 4th street 4.5 blonde redhead - 23 n/a dimaggio - vagabond 4.5 giant squid - sutterville 2.0 the smashing pumpkins - set the ray to jerry 3.0 not exactly heroes - zombie 4.5 who killed bruce lee - let me know you're mine 1.5 cool nutz - portland life 4.0 textures - messenger 1.5 crime desire - the vampire's spell 3.5 ringo deathstarr - guilt 4.5 into the woods - son of prey 3.5 triana - tu frialdad 4.0 jono mccleery - the garden 4.0 vince staples - norf norf 4.0 the gathering - broken glass 3.5 u2 - where the streets have no name 3.5 porridge radio - sweet
Lord(e)Po)))ts 07.31.20	22. Portland Life: Exactly as bad as I would expect Portland rap to be. I do like the little synth flourish during the chorus but everything else about this is pretty terrible - 2/5 23. Messengers: Clean vocals in the quiet sections are awful. Bass tone is nice when you can actually hear it. Heavier sections aren't completely terrible. - 2.5/5 24. The Vampire's Spell: Bewilderingly terrible production, the drums in particular sound unfathomably shitty. Boring cookie-cutter hardcore. - 2/5 25. Guilt: This is really good for shoegaze which is a shit genre generally. - 3.5/5 26. Into The Woods: Soft cock alt rock garbage. Utterly irredeemable, mind-numbing, weepy, kindergarten level shit. - 1/5 27. Tu Frialdad: This is pretty cool its like Spanish Floyd with hints of reggae influence. A lot going on here. - 3.5/5 28. Garden: This is cool, a lot of good ingredients but perhaps doomed to be overshadowed by it's more iconic and originalinfluences. - 3/5 29. Norf Norf: I really like saying "Norf Norf". Makes me feel like I have Tourettes. - 4/5 30. Broken Glass - This is alright, the reverb drenched post-metal guitar shreds can fuck right off but aside from that it's okay. - 3/5 31. Where the Streets Have No Name: you should be banned from this comp for this imo - 2/5 32. Sweet: Dunno where i've heard this but i've heard it and it's good. - 3/5
budgie 07.31.20	@minushuman check the LP, https://crimedesire.bandcamp.com/album/crime-desire their discog is pretty bangin in general
neekafat 07.31.20	"19. Set the Ray to Jerry - did not know Tonight Tonight was about Chicago, i thought it was about it was about the timelessness of cornball tumbleweed bumfluff. this is better, anyway. corgan is a trashheap but soft, gazey pumpkins have a higher hit ratio than pretty much anything else they do regularly (or otherwise). would be in the mid 3s, but -0.8 for the vocals because 8 is the smallest cube number that isn't 1 and this band is for megasquares 2.7/5" how drunk were you when you wrote this Johnny
JohnnyoftheWell 08.01.20	completely sober and i wouldn't change a thing about it !
Egarran 08.01.20	Good rating potsy, completely agree Other peeps tryin to be all polite lmao
JohnnyoftheWell 08.01.20	"the reverb drenched post-metal guitar shreds can fuck right off" surprisingly agree hard with this, they do so well not playing rock for p much the rest of the album, and that song gains nothing from the trems