Lurker > ZaziGuado

seconding blitz for albums I'd be willing to listen to:

Mastodon - Crack the Skye
U2 - Achtung Baby
Radiohead - OK Computer
Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell
Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid
The Strokes - Is This It
Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Massive Attack - Mezzanine
Taylor Swift - Speak Now
Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five
The Avalanches - Since I Left You
Air - Moon Safari
The Knife - Silent Shout
Moby - Play
Billy Joel - The Stranger
Weird Al Yankovic - Straight Outta Lynwood
Passion Pit - Manners
The Killers - Hot Fuss


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I would support a limit on active nominations, assuming people can be allowed to pull a nomination if it's not getting traction in favor of another.

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Marble Madness 99

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I'll double up Sound of Silver

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This is the first, and probably only, rap album I've ever come to love. Rap/Hip hop is a genre I don't normally engage with but Board 8 was aflutter when the album came out 10 years ago, so I partook in listens of it and really found myself drawn to it. I probably wouldn't have given it too much play without Board 8, so it has this neat association with the board that I enjoy. The opening is balls to the wall amazing, and while it, for me personally, stumbles a bit in the middle, it recovers with grace.

Dark Fantasy - I love this as an opener. The choir is fantastic and really sets the stage for the bombastic nature of the album to come. Also might be my favorite overall on the album as it relates to the verses in the non-POWER division.

Gorgeous - Around the time MBDTF came out, I was getting big into Audiosurf Ninja Mono has a means to relax. This track got the most runs. It's so smooth and the Audiosurf track it produced just grooved with a perfect flow. Really dig the variations of the melody during Raekwon's verse. This is the shortest 6 minute song I've ever listened to. The entire track is feels tight and precise.

POWER - This song is fucking monolithic, which is impressive considering the album it is on. That beat will stand the test of time in stadiums and team introductions and any hype up music. The verses are incredibly fun to sing along to. I don't know anything about what it is sampling, so I don't know how much of it is an "original" beat, but it's become an iconic one now.

All Of The Lights - This was my favorite track back when the album came out. It still ranks high, but I've grown a greater appreciation for others over time. I really enjoy the interlude. It's a good setup for the adrenaline to come. ALL OF THE LIGHTS. The chorus seems chaotic to me, but not in a bad way. It's a fun ride. I really dislike Fergie's part, though, which is a big of a drag. I love how he just inserts Alicia Keys and Elton John at the end. We're just doing that. Okay neat.

Monster - This track has never really stuck with me as much as it seems to others. Kanye does drop some pretty fun lines though, most notably the pharoah part. Nicki Minaj does a good job too. But I don't really find myself really vibing with any of it, and the end feels kind of limp. Still, it's an easily listenable track and I normally don't skip it if I'm listening to the album.

So Appalled - I appreciate this song for inspiring fun ways to say something is "fucking ridiculous" that I've carried for ten years now. The verses are whatever for me. It's fairly similar thematically to Monster while being longer and not as enjoyable minus the FUCKEN RIDIKILIS parts.

Devil In A New Dress - This track really doesn't click with me. I don't really enjoy whatever it is sampling. Some of the lyrics are fun. I enjoy "hard to be humble when you strutin' on a jumbotron" for instance. The mid-song breakdown and guitar solo is also a fun touch, but it makes me lower my guard before Rick Ross comes in which is always a little jarring but he does a pretty good job. The quick cutoff leading into the first note of Runaway is really neat.

Runaway - I enjoy the build in this song, and surprisingly don't hate the vocaloid ending. The violins backing it and the borderline unintelligible but oddly meaningful/powerful singing just works. I also really appreciate Kanye's continuation after Pusha T's verse. It's a fun subversion from what I would normally expect. The anthemic nature also lends itself to singing along. A very surprising but wonderful track that I kind of wish wasn't followed by anything other than Lost In The World.

Hell Of A Life - It's fine, but it has the really difficult task of following Runaway. It seems disconnected from the album because of it. The distortion is a little distracting. I appreciate the sampling, however. Nothing else really stands out to me besides the "fuck with the lights on" moment. I don't hate it. It just falls a little flat for me.

Blame Game - Blame Game is a really good follow-up to Hell Of A Life. I think the verses are very well done and the second verse where lyrics are coming from all sides of the headphones, especially after the first verse was so short and simple and ended in a cry for help, is fantastic. The skit at the end is legitimately hilarious and gave me new appeciation for upholstery. I'MMA SHOOT A BOOTLEGGA!

Lost In The World - Man this track slaps. Bon Iver lulls you into complacency and then the track explodes. A really catchy ending to the album and I love the RUN FROM THE LIGHT RUN FROM THE NIGHT portion. The Who Will Survive In America part doesn't really do anything for me since I'm wholly unfamiliar with the author, but it feels well done and resonant.

1. POWER
2. Gorgeous
3. Runaway
4. All Of The Lights
5. Dark Fantasy
6. Blame Game
7. Lost In The World
8. Monster
9. Devil In A New Dress
10. Hell Of A Life
11. So Appalled

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Isn't only one of the two Persona 2 games available on PS3, or has that changed in the many years since I tried to purchase it? I don't own a PSP so maybe that's involved.

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I think the opening of Route C is masterfully done.

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Rimworld

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Aecioo posted...

ok I said this wasn't going to be a playthrough topic but rebooting 2B and them using the footage of me doing it is kind of blowing my mind.

At least I'm pretty sure it's exactly what I did since I remember fumbling around in the menu like that

Yeah that part was such a wonderful, neat experience. Just something so innocuous coming back to you from a different perspective.

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Hey this game is great and I hope when you complete it you have the same opinion on it as me.

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I've never seen Hamilton or listened to the OST, but this seems quite amazing.

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There is something Board 8 adjacent on the front page of google for paramore twitter boobs, though, so congrats to them.

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Yes

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1. Listzomania
2. 1901
3. Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 1
4. Love Like a Sunset, Pt. 2
5. Lasso
6. Armistice
7. Rome
8. Fences
9. Girlfriend
10. Countdown

I went in thinking 1901 would be number one, but Listzomania is more fun. I've just heard it less than 1901. Love Like a Sunset would maybe be my top song if the two parts were combined, but separated there's just enough weakness in both two drop them below the two headliner songs on the album. After that there is a noticeable (in my opinion) dip in quality from the album with Lasso holding it's own, Armistice being decent, and the rest being fairly skippable.

One of my favorite albums came out the same year as this one and has a similar-ish sound as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Thus, I will nominate it.

Nominate: Passion Pit - Manners
(a note about this album on Spotify: they included a couple of "stripped down" tracks along with a cover of Dreams by the Cranberries (which is great and absolutely worth a listen) as the final three songs, but these were not on the original release as far as I'm aware and should probably not be considered when ranking the album.)

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13 Sentinels was a fun ride. Keep at it. Combat is fine and I wouldn't be opposed to it being expanded upon someday in one way or another, but it definitely feels like a bit of an afterthought compared to the story. I really liked the art style and the story was a super fresh experience for me.

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I don't know the true answer, but to offer something up that hasn't been mentioned yet: Warframe. I enjoy the actually gameplay for the most part and the amount of things they've been able to shove into the game is impressive, but the vast majority of your time is spent grinding for one form of resource or another.

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If I have no interest in the heavy metal genre, would Crack the Skye be anything I would enjoy? Could it be one of those albums that is accessible enough to people on the outside looking in?

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Smells Like Teen Spirit - The lyrics are unintelligle to the point where Weird Al made it the focal point of his spoof. In a way though, that only adds to the charm of Smells Like Teen Spirit. The guitar riff is timeless and the chorus is chathartic.

In Bloom - This didn't do much for me and I remember nothing about it now that it has finished. I gave it a second listen and it's better than I initially gave it credit for but still not too memorable. It's hard to follow Smells Like Teen Spirit

Come As You Are - I really enjoy the melody and carries the song well. The chorus is a little boring for me, however.

Breed - The fast driving guitars are fairly appealing, but I don't know what else to say about it.

Lithium - The verses are good enough, but he just says yeah for the chorus and somehow it works very well. Weird, man. The instrumentation is strong throughout.

Polly - It's fine. I like the more acoustically-inclined guitar riffs.

Territorial Pissings - It's short and fast and he's just trying to get it all out and I can appreciate that at times.

Drain You - The build up was in the middles was well-done I think.

Lounge Act - Yeah okay sure this is fine. I like the back half better than the front half.

Stay Away - This seems like a song of rebellion, but I didn't pay attention to the lyrics close enough to know for sure. But it felt like something a teenage boy would blast in his room and yell at his mom when she told him to turn it down.

On A Plain - I don't hate it, but I don't find it all that inspiring.

Something In The Way - This is boring. Unless it picks up towards the end. If that's the case, I'll delete this. It didn't, so I'm keeping it.

Endless, Nameless - Oh gosh I did not enjoy this.

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit
2. Lithium
3. Come As You Are
4. Drain You
5. Polly
6. Lounge Act
7. In Bloom
8. Territorial Pissings
9. Breed
10. On A Plain
11. Stay Away
12. Something In The Way
13. Endless, Nameless

I think I missed the window to truly appreciate this album. The top 3 songs are all pretty great, but nothing else sticks with me. There's a definite feel of teenage rebellion throughout this album and I'm just not able to tap into that being far removed from my teenage years. Sure maybe the songs would grow on me, but I don't have much interest in letting them.

Nominate: Air - Moon Safari

Second: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver. I might've nominated it this round myself because I, too, enjoy this album greatly and it contains one of my most favorite songs.


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Undone - The Sweater Song - I think I read Rivers got inspiration for Undone from a college professor saying you can unravel an entire sweater by pulling on a single thread of string. This track has always been a bit nonsensical to me, but I absolutely love it. It's such a perfectly singable song in both the verses and chorus and that "whoa-oh-oh" as well as "LYING ON THE FLOOR" gives me life. I wish the ending piano pounding wasn't there, but I obviously don't knock it too much for it.

Say It Ain't So - Gosh I always go back and forth on my favorite song from this album. It could sometimes be up to any of these top four. Say It Ain't So is consistently top three, though. That bombastic chorus and the sick solo are aces.

Only In Dreams - Love that bass line that forms the backbone of this entire track. The verses and chorus are strong, but it's the end the propels this song to "best in discography" category. The final three minutes are so perfectly and memorably executed.

Buddy Holly - This might be the best solo in the entire Weezer discography. That ending lick makes me want to run through a wall.

My Name Is Jonas - I think I read once that Rivers Cuomo considered the first track on their first album to be a handshake to the listener. Maybe that's not true, but what is true is that Weezer probably couldn't have selected a better track to open with. The jangly acoustic intro is unique and that harmonica at the end deserves special mention as well. Everything inbetween is pop rock gold.

Surf Wax America - The chorus is far and away the star here. Love it when they scale it back and slowly layer themselves back into it. Never seen Weezer live, but I'm sure this song is a rip-roaring good time.

The World Has Turned And Left Me Here - A guitar intro reminiscent of My Name Is Jonas backed by driving crunchy guitars that persist throughout the entire track. The bridge a great lead-in to the title chorus. I enjoy Rivers' vocal work on the track and the solo is pretty great. The ending octave change is the cherry on top.

In The Garage - In The Garage seems to be a song I consistently rate lower than many when Blue Album gets discussed. Maybe it's because I don't have the nostalgia towards the things he's referencing. The verses and chorus are both solid but neither hold up compared to the most of the rest of the album for me. It's still a really good song on an album with no bad songs, though. Great solo, good use of harmonica, and I really enjoy the vocal variance at the end.

Holiday - It's a good song, but doesn't ascend much beyond that. On a bad day I might put it below No One Else. The ending "let's go away"s are fantastic, as is when everything but the bass drops and Patricks takes over vocals for a bit.

No One Else - For me, this is easily the weakest track on the album. That's not to say it's bad. Not in the least. The vocal variances at the end are really good. For me though, easily the weakest lyrics on the album.

1. Undone - The Sweater Song
2. Say It Ain't So
3. Only in Dreams
4. Buddy Holly
5. My Name Is Jonas
6. Surf Wax America
7. The World Has Turned And Left Me Here
8. In The Garage
9. Holiday
10. No One Else

Overall: The Blue Album is and alwasy will be the most complete Weezer album front-to-back. Sometimes I find myself enjoying individual songs on Pinkerton or even The White Album more than those on The Blue Album, but nothing can compare to how consistent The Blue Album is from the opening jangle of the acoustic guitar to the last pluck of the bass to close the album. It took me until the mid 2000s to dive into the Weezer catalog. Being swept up by Weezer-mania in the mid 90s must've been a ton of fun.

Nominate: Kanye West - My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy
Second: Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five

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Rank the 8 palaces. Also, rank the 8 palaces' them music please.

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I've never joined a company. I assume they are server-based?

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Nominate Weezer - Weezer (Blue Album)

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I'm familiar with the Gorillaz singles, but not too much else. This will be my first time listening to Demon Days front to back. I've always found Gorillaz to be a bit impenetrable, but let's see what happens here as I rank as we go along.

1. Feel Good Inc. - One of the most instantly recognizable singles of the '00s. The bass line is slick. That windmill chorus with the backing acoustic guitar is smooth as hell. The rap verses are quite catchy. It being Gorillaz' most popular single means I've heard it more (probably--On Melancholy Hill is easily my favorite song in the discography and is on many playlists) than any other song in the discography, but for good reason. It slays.

2. DARE - Another single, so another one that's more familiar. It's also another single that I enjoy! I find the chorus catchy as hell and really enjoy the funky beat. I love the opposed lyrical stylings. Hell yeah.

3. Don't Get Lost in Heaven - Probably the song I would listen to most on the "shuffle all" from this album that wasn't the top two singles. It's very enjoyable. I like the bouncing piano and the chorus. It's very whimsical and memorable. A bit earwormy.

4. Demon Days - I liked it. A chorus of people singing a chorus is usually a good thing for me. The laid back beat with the oohs works well too. A good closer I'd say.

5. All Alone - Another song I remember popping up on "shuffle all" that I would occasionally let play through. The "all alone" chants were catchy and the main reason why. The beat behind it was good too. The breakdown with the guest artist was appreciated as well.

6. Kids with Guns - I actually remember this one popping up when I had an mp3 player and would just shuffle my entire my library. I would let it play rather than skip over it, so that's a good start! The bass beat is probably what got me to stick with it. The "push it" not quite sample but invocation is catchy.

7. El Manana - Hey this was pretty good. Not sure what to pull out of it to remark on, but I enjoyed it for the most part.

8. White Light - I guess. It does some interesting things. Doesn't feel like it should be mid-table, but that's where I guess it's ending up.

9. Fire Coming out of the Monkey's Head - Okay. I dunno. Spoken word is really hit or miss with me and I suppose this hits, but nothing was too memorable for me. This feels like a song that would creep higher upon repeated listens.

10. November Has Come - It's fine, but that's all I really have to say about it. From what I caught of the rap lyrics, they seemed to be good.

11. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead - Sure. I like the beat, but it kinda loses me as stuff keeps getting poured on top of it, which now that I think about might be the main reason why I've never been able to get too heavily into Gorillaz. The piano torwards the end is enjoyable.

12. Last Living Souls - I really enjoy acoustic breakdowns in songs, and LLS has a fairly decent one. That's the only really notable thing about this song to me, though.

13. Dirty Harry - There's a lot going on here, but I suppose I'm okay with it. The chorus of children probably sticks out most to me.

14. O Green World - Eh, it's okay. Doesn't really stick with me.

15. Intro - Never been a big fan of intro tracks. This one doesn't really change that opinion.

1. Feel Good Inc.
2. DARE
3. Don't Get Lost in Heaven
4. Demon Days
5. All Alone
6. Kids with Guns
7. El Manana
8. White Light
9. Fire Coming out of the Monkey's Head
10. November Has Come
11. Every Planet We Reach Is Dead
12. Last Living Souls
13. Dirty Harry
14. O Green World
15. Intro

I wouldn't say I hated anything on this album, but I think it requires active listening to appreciate. That's something I don't do too very often and I'm not going to listen to Demon Days enough for it to build up over time gradually. Those that did get more spins the others all finished higher on the list, which I think speaks to the growth potential. There are a few standouts and I think a lot of songs would reposition themselves on a second listen. It feels 5/10 on my random top of my head scale, but the top three songs prop it up to 6/10.

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I would've liked to participate, but I'm only really versed in Discovery and didn't have time to go through the entire discography. Really glad to see Digital Love getting a Top 5 spot, though!

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Yeah that's definitely the most negative change they made from standard to Royal.

I was annoyed as well and kept yelling "who thought this was a good idea!?"

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Closest I can get to is Fall Guys I think. I had it wishlisted very early on. However, I only played it for about a week after release and a game that launches for free on PS+ has a really good foot in the door, though I guess doesn't guarantee success (remember Disc Jam?).

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Maniac64 posted...

Iowa Republicans are going to pass a law removing all background check and permit requirements for handguns. Including concealed carry restrictions.

Lovely.

I'm moving back to Iowa in a couple of weeks. It's been super disheartening watching all of the negative policy decisions being made in recent months.

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I never want to see the number 9 again.

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I only played a tiny bit last night so I'm unable to form an opinion yet. However, there is something with the buttons, at least on the PS4, that is maddening to me and I find it odd that it hasn't been mentioned yet, so I wonder if it's just me. While running around town the confirmation button is circle. That's fine I don't really have any problem with that (though it IS different than NA Persona 5 which took an adjustment). The problem is that when you enter something like a store menu, the confirmation button becomes the X (cross) button and circle becomes the cancel button. My brain can adjust to using circle as the confirmation button, but asking it switch between circle and X within the same game is nuts.

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Show me more of that Ratchet and Clank dimension jumping or whatever.

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I chose Achilles, but I used Guan Yu on either my first or second clear I believe, so that was neat.

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I played a decent amount of Diablo II in its prime, but watching this trailer didn't really evoke any feelings for me. I could very well see myself getting it since many of my friends will, but I'm hoping to see some sort of change, like a QoL improvement or something, that really gets me excited.

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I'm even willing to play for the Al Bhed Psyches if they pay me enough.

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