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Topic | Rank the Tracks 157: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral |
Seanchan 03/21/24 8:16:33 PM #10 | FoolFantastic posted...
Who have we had so far? Nine Inch Nails, Taylor Swift, Gorillaz, The Beatles, and Jack White if we include The White Stripes? And somehow Yoko Kanno will be joining them within a few weeks of each other. That seems right to me. And we had some noms for a third Swift album at one point. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | VG Character of the 2000s: Nathan Drake vs. Tidus |
Seanchan 03/20/24 10:59:29 PM #34 | Drake
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four comedians belong on the Stand-Up Comedians Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
Seanchan 03/20/24 8:30:27 PM #11 | Jerry Seinfeld
George Carlin Chris Rock --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/20/24 8:19:35 PM #57 | Johnbobb posted...
Damn, was hoping that would hit the top 10 If it's any consolation, it tied for 2nd in total Songs of the Cycle votes. Granted, 6 of those votes were yours, but still! --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/20/24 7:50:55 PM #55 | #13 - Rusted Root - When I Woke
Average - 13.43 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 13.80 Rank without outliers - 13 (no change) 1 - Johnbobb 8 - MaxGalactica 9 - Seanchan 16 - Sheep007 18 - HBJDubs 18 - Fluttershy_Pony 24 - FoolFantastic Songs of the Cycle - 10 votes for 7 songs from 4 rankers: 1. Drum Trip - Seanchan 2. Ecstasy - Seanchan, Johnbobb 3. Send Me on My Way - Fluttershy_Pony, Johnbobb, MaxGalactica 4. Cruel Sun - Johnbobb 5. Cat Turned Blue - Johnbobb 8. Rain - Johnbobb 13. Back to the Earth - Johnbobb Seanchan - This is an odd, weird, hard to package album, that I had a hard time knowing where to rank. I initially had it a few spots higher, before moving it down below a few more "traditional" albums. Either way, it's got a banger of an opening two songs that really endeared itself to me. Fluttershy_Pony - "Send Me On My Way" is a bop and this was a generally enjoyable romp, though it's not really a preferred style of mine. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 156: The Weeknd - Dawn FM + ~Future Album Voting~ |
Seanchan 03/20/24 7:38:56 PM #32 | Foo Fighters - The Colour and the Shape
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions Tegan and Sara - Heartthrob Red Hot Chili Peppers - Californication Garbage - Version 2.0 --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 156: The Weeknd - Dawn FM + ~Future Album Voting~ |
Seanchan 03/20/24 7:32:41 PM #31 |
After 2 listens, I thought of Take My Breath as the Daft Punk song. Obviously that's not true but there was something about the beat that just reminded me a lot of the French duo. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | azuarc tries not to be a NIMBY |
Seanchan 03/20/24 3:29:53 PM #54 | Everything always starts out all hunky dory until later on, when decisions get made without input.
The developers wont want to build parking garages (under or above) because that eats into their profits. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 231: Face ___ |
Seanchan 03/20/24 7:45:34 AM #50 | Off
(specifically thinking about the movie) --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/19/24 10:45:07 PM #51 | #14 - FKA twigs - Magdalene
Average - 13.57 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 14.20 Rank without outliers - 14 (no change) 2 - Sheep007 7 - FoolFantastic 15 - Johnbobb 15 - HBJDubs 15 - MaxGalactica 19 - Fluttershy_Pony 22 - Seanchan Songs of the Cycle - 4 votes for 3 songs from 2 rankers: 3. Sad Day - Sheep007 6. Fallen Alien - Sheep007, Johnbobb 7. Mirrored Heart - Sheep007 Fluttershy_Pony - I wish I liked this more than I do. I can't explain why I connect fully with "Peace Beyond Passion" and not this album. I do enjoy it--even down here in 18th place, I still generally enjoy the music we covered--but this... just doesn't quite hit the mark and I feel bad that it doesn't. (NOTE: Seanchan did check he didn't mess up the data again and confirmed Fluttershy had Magdalene ranked 19th.) Seanchan - These more "artsy" albums just always tend to be a tough sell for me, so I'm not surprised at all to be the lowest ranker. I kind of mirror Fluttershy_Pony's thoughts a bit about wishing I liked this more than I do. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | VG Character of the 2000s Quarterfinals: GLaDOS vs. Kratos |
Seanchan 03/19/24 9:43:35 PM #15 | Kratos
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four video games are on the "Video Games are ART" Mount Rushmore? |
Seanchan 03/19/24 7:51:23 PM #27 | Wind Waker
Best looking Zelda, the black and white section, the ending battle --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four video games are on the "Video Games are ART" Mount Rushmore? |
Seanchan 03/19/24 7:06:31 PM #5 | Shadow of the Colossus
Journey not sure on the other 2 yet --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Politics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth |
Seanchan 03/19/24 7:00:45 PM #430 | Im totally sure the SC will change their minds and follow the Constitution once the case lands in front of them for reals.
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/19/24 1:17:34 PM #49 | I'm not surprised Lovestory was a Top 10 or Bottom 5 album for most of us.
Perhaps the best part of the album is that it turned me on to the Future Funk style of music. I know I shared this at the time of the track ranking, but this (space after "playlist"), https://open.spotify.com/playlist/ 37i9dQZF1DXbjGYBfEmjR5?si=7b017af482384e17, Future Funk playlist popped up in my Spotify and has been something I've gone back to many, many times when I want some easy listening. More specifically, I found Young Bae (space after "artist") (https://open.spotify.com/artist/ 30FDJPN3RtwJZ20g5YGCRX?si=uWPRON3BQe6-HMpy9NTkFw) to put out some really great music in that Future Funk style. So if you liked Lovestory, I heartily recommend giving him a listen. His first 5 albums (Bae 1 - 5) are all good (and short), with 4 and 5 being the best of the group. His more recent albums, Groove Continental A and B, are good as well but have more hip-hop and modern styling that doesn't quite hit the same. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/19/24 1:08:30 PM #48 | #15 - Desired - Lovestory
Average - 14.29 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 14.20 Rank without outliers - 14 (1 higher) 6 - Seanchan 7 - Fluttershy_Pony 8 - Sheep007 16 - HBJDubs 20 - MaxGalactica 20 - FoolFantastic 23 - Johnbobb Songs of the Cycle - 6 votes for 4 songs from 3 rankers: 1. Sunshine Aerobics - Seanchan, Sheep007 4. In Love - Fluttershy_Pony 5. Excuses - Fluttershy_Pony 6. Broken Heart - Fluttershy_Pony, Sheep007 Seanchan - I had a hard time trying to find the right spot for this album. It's such an easy listen, with a sound that appeals to me. At the same time, that's almost a negative too, as there's not much substance here. At the end of the day, I enjoyed this album and I've come back to it, so it's deserving of a high ranking for me. Fluttershy_Pony - I'm still surprised this album managed to get picked... in theory, we were supposed to cover "What Up, Dog?" with its two top ten hits & wide variety of styles and topics, but I greatly overestimated how popular my "popular compromise" pick would be & this little album inexplicably won. Either way, I do still kinda love this album, but it's a victim of my tendency to play music I love on repeat until I'm sick of it... there was a time when I was listening to this album, in its entirety, multiple times per day. Now, I'm a little over it... I still enjoy it and I'm giving it a good placement--higher than it deserves if I'm being honest--but its days of being "10/10, my current favorite album EVARRRRR" are way behind it. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/19/24 12:58:32 PM #47 | Seanchan posted...
Well shit Ill check to see what I messed up tomorrow. Okay, minor data problem fixed. That did have an appreciable affect on Crash Kings ranking though. Just to be accurate, I've deleted the old post. Here's the correct #16, rather than a tie for 15. #16 - Meshell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion Average - 14.57 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.40 Rank without outliers - 18 (2 lower) 1 - Fluttershy_Pony 10 - Sheep007 11 - Johnbobb 16 - MaxGalactica 18 - FoolFantastic 22 - HBJDubs 24 - Seanchan Songs of the Cycle - 4 votes for 3 songs from 2 rankers: 2. The Way - Fluttershy_Pony 5. Leviticus: ****** - Fluttershy_Ponym Johnbobb 11. A Tear and a Smile - Fluttershy_Pony Fluttershy_Pony - Honestly, the only album that I could possibly give first place to this topic. The raw power and emotion on display rather destroys everything it was up against this cycle; it does lose a bit of a steam towards the end as it feels a bit more "typical love song"-y at times, but even its most forgettable tracks are still good. I actually had five songs from this album in my Top Songs list before adding my self-imposed three song limit. Seanchan - I just didn't care for this album. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | VG Character of the 2000s: The Boss vs. Pyramid Head |
Seanchan 03/19/24 8:02:38 AM #33 | Boss
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 230: Air ___ |
Seanchan 03/19/24 8:02:02 AM #56 | Bud
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four figures are on the Greek Mythology Mount Rushmore? |
Seanchan 03/19/24 7:59:58 AM #74 | Zeus
Hades Poseidon Hera --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/18/24 9:39:48 PM #45 | MaxGalactica posted...
@Seanchan Just so you know, I ranked Crash Kings at 10, not 20. So it should rank higher overall. Well shit Ill check to see what I messed up tomorrow. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | VG Character of the 2000s: Auron vs. King of All Cosmos |
Seanchan 03/18/24 1:47:41 PM #37 | King
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | My dad has cancer. |
Seanchan 03/18/24 1:46:48 PM #2 | Stay positive. Breathe. Make sure to take care of yourself as best you can (eating well, sleeping, etc.). Most of it is out of your hands, other than offering the support that you can.
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Playing Hades, quick strategy-question. |
Seanchan 03/18/24 1:43:46 PM #29 | Okay, Im pretty sure I didnt do that. I know I did quite a bit of it but not with everyone.
Hades was just a super fun, addicting game to play. One of the few where I wanted to play more even after the credits. Eventually I reached that satisfaction point though. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | PSVR2 production paused due to high amounts of unsold inventory |
Seanchan 03/18/24 1:39:23 PM #24 | Its too expensive to take a chance on dealing with motion sickness, especially when the games are not cheap too.
Bring the price down to even $400 and that rumored PC support and Id start thinking about it. But no one should jump on a sinking ship. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Playing Hades, quick strategy-question. |
Seanchan 03/18/24 1:35:12 PM #27 | It takes
But you should definitely try to at least clear it with each weapon, just for the experience. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/18/24 12:04:37 PM #40 | A tie for 15th!
#15 - Meshell Ndegeocello - Peace Beyond Passion Average - 14.57 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.40 Rank without outliers - 17 (2 lower) 1 - Fluttershy_Pony 10 - Sheep007 11 - Johnbobb 16 - MaxGalactica 18 - FoolFantastic 22 - HBJDubs 24 - Seanchan Songs of the Cycle - 4 votes for 3 songs from 2 rankers: 2. The Way - Fluttershy_Pony 5. Leviticus: ****** - Fluttershy_Pony, Johnbobb 11. A Tear and a Smile - Fluttershy_Pony Fluttershy_Pony - Honestly, the only album that I could possibly give first place to this topic. The raw power and emotion on display rather destroys everything it was up against this cycle; it does lose a bit of a steam towards the end as it feels a bit more "typical love song"-y at times, but even its most forgettable tracks are still good. I actually had five songs from this album in my Top Songs list before adding my self-imposed three song limit. Seanchan - I just didn't care for this album. #15 - Crash Kings - Crash Kings Average - 14.57 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.60 Rank without outliers - 18 (3 higher) 2 - Seanchan 6 - Fluttershy_Pony 12 - Johnbobb 19 - HBJDubs 20 - MaxGalactica 21 - Sheep007 22 - FoolFantastic Songs of the Cycle - 8 votes for 5 songs from 4 rankers: 2. 1985 - Seanchan, Fluttershy_Pony, MaxGalactica 3. It's Only Wednesday - Seanchan 6. 14 Arms - Johnbobb 7. Raincoat - Fluttershy_Pony, MaxGalactica 10. My Love - Seanchan Seanchan - Easily my favorite new (to me) album of this ranking cycle. I immediately took a shine to this and it has not gone away since, despite listening to this at least a dozen times since we initially covered it. It's just catchy piano pop with fun instrumentation and great singing. There's tons of earworms here, so I'm at least glad it got some love on the song level from the rest of the group. Fluttershy_Pony - I... don't remember this, but I have vague memories of kinda bopping to it? Something about a raincoooaaaatttt, a yellow raincoooaaa~ttttt? *goes back to click a few songs* Ah, yes. Pretty fun album, even if it never leaves a lasting impact. There's still something to be said about something that's fun and fleeting. [Later: I've had 1985 and Raincoat stuck in my head for days now, so I'm redoing my submission to add them to the Songs of the Cycle list & move this album up a few rankings.] --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 229: Mount ___ (give two answers) |
Seanchan 03/18/24 9:29:14 AM #48 | Rushmore
Everest --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/17/24 11:37:51 PM #37 | #17 - Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas
Average - 14.71 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 14.60 Rank without outliers - 15 (2 higher) 6 - MaxGalactica 10 - Seanchan 12 - FoolFantastic 15 - Fluttershy_Pony 17 - Johnbobb 19 - Sheep007 24 - HBJDubs Songs of the Cycle - 2 votes for 2 songs from 1 rankers: 1. O Tannenbaum - MaxGalactica 4. Linus and Lucy - MaxGalactica Seanchan - A better, more interesting album than I ever expected it to be. Not something I'm going to listen to outside the winter holidays but I'll definitely be coming back to this one in the future. Nice to see O Tannenbaum get a song vote, as it really sets the table well for the rest of the album. Fluttershy_Pony - I hate Christmas and jazz doesn't usually score well with me, but in the words of Mr. Burns "I know what I hate, and I don't hate this". It's not something I'm likely to ever go back to, but it's an easy listen and an oddly enjoyable look at some music styles that I don't encounter often. I'm glad we covered this one, even if I'm giving it a rather mid placement. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four characters are on the Green Characters Mount Rushmore? |
Seanchan 03/17/24 5:07:12 PM #51 | Murphiroth posted...
Hulk --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/17/24 5:03:04 PM #36 | FoolFantastic posted...
I don't know why you would expect 21 to finish over Franz Ferdinand. The latter is one of the most acclaimed rock albums of this century and this forum very clearly likes rock. I didnt get the impression from the track ranking week that it was particularly loved. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 228: ___, please? |
Seanchan 03/17/24 4:58:18 PM #54 | KCF0107 posted...
Papers --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/16/24 11:40:10 PM #31 | #18 - Adele - 21
Average - 14.86 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.20 Rank without outliers - 16 (2 higher) 7 - Sheep007 8 - Seanchan 11 - MaxGalactica 16 - FoolFantastic 20 - HBJDubs 21 - Fluttershy_Pony 21 - Johnbobb Songs of the Cycle - 5 votes for 3 songs from 3 rankers: 1. Rolling in the Deep - Seanchan, Sheep007 3. Turning Tables - MaxGalactica 11. Someone Like You - Seanchan, MaxGalactica Seanchan - I am utterly shocked this album is ranked this low! Great singles, great singer, good instrumentation, a cohesive theme...I really thought I'd be one of the low rankers. Instead, I'm one of the highest! Personal feelings aside, I'm gobsmacked that this is lower in a group ranking than Desired, Nekomata Master, Franz Ferdinand, and A Charlie Brown Christmas. Fluttershy_Pony - Sorry, I'm just not in an Adele mood today. I had this album up around fifth place when we started, but I just... don't want to listen to this right now. I'm not going to go insane (well... anymore insane...) and drop it all the way down the list because this album is stacked with hits and I did enjoy it, it's just not what I want to hear right now. [Later: Oof. I'm moving this one further down after all, I'm afraid. I wasn't trying to be funny by having this in 21st place, that's just where it wound up in the end.] --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/16/24 7:53:32 AM #29 | #19 - Madonna - Like a Prayer
Average - 15.00 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.60 Rank without outliers - 18 (1 higher) 2 - HBJDubs 11 - FoolFantastic 13 - Fluttershy_Pony 15 - Sheep007 17 - Seanchan 22 - MaxGalactica 25 - Johnbobb Songs of the Cycle - 3 votes for 2 songs from 2 rankers: 1. Like a Prayer - Fluttershy_Pony, Sheep007 11. Act of Contrition - Fluttershy_Pony Fluttershy_Pony - I know some people don't like doing multiple albums by the same artist, but I hope we get a chance to cover another Madonna album at some point This was a good choice, but I just couldn't really get into it... I have a bias towards the older, more refined style from "Bedtime Stories" (which has my two favorite Madonna songs), but even some of her earlier work feels catchier--like "Open Your Heart" would probably be my personal pick for peak 80s Madonna. This album is... good, but... I'm not sure I'd put anything from it in my top ten Madonna songs, which makes it feel a bit disappointing. Though I'm being too harsh; the title song is still great and I like how oddly experimental "Art of Contrition" feels. Seanchan - Just an okay album for me, despite usually liking most of the female pop albums we've covered. It's got some bit hits like Like A Prayer, Express Yourself, and Cherish, but the rest of the album doesn't reach that level. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 227: Ultimate ___ |
Seanchan 03/16/24 7:35:58 AM #48 | UltimaterializerX posted...
Warrior --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/15/24 11:24:04 PM #27 | FYI, Sade should have marked as #21 above.
#20 - Milton Nascimento and Lo Borges - Clube da Esquina Average - 15.43 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.60 Rank without outliers - 18 (2 higher) 7 - MaxGalactica 10 - FoolFantastic 13 - Johnbobb 15 - Seanchan 20 - Sheep007 20 - Fluttershy_Pony 23 - HBJDubs Songs of the Cycle - 3 votes for 2 songs from 2 rankers: 1. Tudo Que Voc Podia Ser - Seanchan, MaxGalactica 12. Paisagem Da Janela - Seanchan Seanchan - I originally had this album ranked a few spots higher but moved it down lower on my last relisten. I think there's quite a bit to enjoy here but I think it just ended up carrying on a bit too long. That said, I did pick a few songs from the album, as I felt like I needed to recognize some of its best parts. Fluttershy_Pony - Not my type of music, but I'm glad we covered something as different as this. Now if only Spotify would stop suggesting I listen to every single song from this album ever day for the rest of my life... --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Politics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth |
Seanchan 03/15/24 4:55:49 PM #389 | Fox News front page:
Bumbling Biden - Social media erupts over Presidents latest verbal gaff --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Politics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth |
Seanchan 03/15/24 4:30:16 PM #387 | I read there are appeals that can happen with that ruling. And that Trumps side is naturally going to do so.
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 226: We don't/didn't ___ |
Seanchan 03/15/24 4:27:13 PM #62 | Janus5k posted...
start the fire --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/14/24 10:58:09 PM #24 | #22 - Sade - Love Deluxe
Average - 16.57 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 15.80 Rank without outliers - 21 (no change) 13 - Sheep007 14 - MaxGalactica 14 - FoolFantastic 16 - Fluttershy_Pony 17 - HBJDubs 18 - Seanchan 24 - Johnbobb Songs of the Cycle - 0 votes for 0 songs from 0 rankers: :( Fluttershy_Pony - Smooth soul that I dig the sound of, but there aren't any individual tracks that I'm really into. It's all just "good music". Which is obviously good, but I tend to be far more biased towards albums that have at least one song that I fall in love with and there's nothing here that I'm likely to seek out... still, from an objective standpoint, this should be a few spaces higher than I have it as I did enjoy everything here. Just... not as strongly as I might have liked. Seanchan - I agree with Fluttershy's take. A good album when you're listening to it but lacking anything that truly stuck with me. Based on everyone's ranking and the lack of song selections, that seemed to generally be where everyone landed. FYI, I'm going to be out of town for the next week or so, so the drops may not come as fast as I'd like. I'll try to do at least 1 a day though. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | What four pies are on the Pie Mount Rushmore? +TIEBREAKER |
Seanchan 03/14/24 9:06:32 PM #32 | Pizza
Key Lime Apple Pumpkin --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 225: Where* ____, there's ___ |
Seanchan 03/14/24 1:40:43 PM #54 | AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
Where there's smoke, there's fire --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/13/24 10:21:50 PM #20 | #22 - Simple Plan - Get Your Heart On!
Average - 17.00 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 17.80 Rank without outliers - 22 (no change) 5 - Fluttershy_Pony 11 - Seanchan 13 - HBJDubs 21 - MaxGalactica 22 - Johnbobb 22 - Sheep007 25 - FoolFantastic Songs of the Cycle - 3 votes for 3 songs from 2 rankers: 1. You Suck at Love - Fluttershy_Pony 3. Jet Lag - Seanchan 10. Last One Standing - Fluttershy_Pony Fluttershy_Pony - Fun bops. I never remember this album after it ends, but I always enjoy myself while it's playing. I originally only had one song from this on my "favorite song" list, but I'm probably going to try to cut some stuff to make more room... I refuse to leave "You Suck at Love" off my list at the very least. Just a consistently fun album. Seanchan - "I never remember this album after it ends, but I always enjoy myself while it's playing" is a damn good way to sum up this one. I've a soft spot for the easy listen-ability of pop punk, so no surprise that I'd enjoy this more than many of the more artistically reaching albums. Given the feedback from its Rank the Tracks week, this is probably about as high as this album could realistically hope to get. In hindsight...maybe I shouldn't have picked any SotC from this album? But also, I seriously considered "Anywhere Else But Here" because despite how vacuous it is, it's a pretty fun bop. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Tracks 155: Shpongle - Tales of the Inexpressible + ~NOMINATION PERIOD~ |
Seanchan 03/13/24 10:06:44 PM #36 |
There's two questions I ask myself at the end of each week. Would I listen to this again? and Would I listen to something else from this group? With Shpongle, the answer to both is definitely yes! It's certainly hard to place this album, with it's EDM-ish bits, the samples, and the general bits of weirdness that reminded me a tiny bit of Rusted Root. But it all managed to come together! --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fitness/Exercise/Health topic 2 |
Seanchan 03/13/24 4:41:13 PM #19 | Hadn't heard of taking magnesium before. I looked and I get 100mg in a multi-vitamin I take.
Turns out Costco's got it on sale this month: https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-magnesium-citrate-250mg%2c-270-softgels.product.4000106829.html ...might just pick that up. My DOMs have been pretty minimal lately since I'm not able to really stress the lower body, and it was the quads/hams/glutes that were the issue most of the time. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fitness/Exercise/Health topic 2 |
Seanchan 03/13/24 4:17:48 PM #17 | I think I'd die if I did heavy squats twice a week. I take it you're managing the overall workload so that the DOMs are manageable.
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Madame Web reviews: "It is the Cats: The Movie of superhero movies" |
Seanchan 03/13/24 3:33:58 PM #443 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D0SDS69BV3s
--- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | azuarc tries not to be a NIMBY |
Seanchan 03/13/24 8:35:17 AM #28 | I think there's a large portion of urban and suburban people who would love to have the magical combination of big single family home with a nice sized yard, that's also somehow within very short (5-10 minutes max) walking distance of lots of amenities (grocery store, gym, coffee shop, restaurants, etc.).
Unfortunately, that's simply not a reasonable reality for a very large swath of the country. You can have the home you want, but you've got to drive for the amenities. Or, you can have the amenities but you have to settle for a apartment/condo/townhouse/rowhouse. Bizarrely, I live in one of those few areas where that magical combo is possible and the prices are fucking astronomical (think $1.5-2+ million for a SFH). They're trying to build out more "missing middle" types of housing (think duplexes, triplexes, etc.) but there's so much pushback from the NIMBY home owners who "got theirs" and also complain about taxes being too high because their land is now worth a fortune. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Rank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS! |
Seanchan 03/13/24 8:24:50 AM #12 | #23 - Run-D.M.C. - Raising Hell
Average - 17.71 Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 18.60 Rank without outliers - 23 (no change) 7 - Johnbobb 14 - HBJDubs 17 - Fluttershy_Pony 17 - FoolFantastic 21 - Seanchan 24 - Sheep007 24 - MaxGalactica Songs of the Cycle - 2 votes for 2 songs from 2 rankers: 1. Peter Piper - Johnbobb 9. You Be Illin' - Fluttershy_Pony Fluttershy_Pony - I want to hear some more classic hip hop (and modern hip hop for that matter), but there wasn't much that I could get into on this album. "You Be Illin'" is catchy enough that it's been stuck in my head all week and funny enough that I don't mind it getting stuck... but I really need at least two songs that I'm into to say I really liked an album and sadly, this just has the one. Still, getting a song onto my "top songs" list is more than most albums managed and I'm glad we covered something *like* this album, even if I'm not that into it in practice. Seanchan - Another album I wasn't a particular fan of. There are some classic of the rap genre on here, like It's Tricky and Walk This Way, but I found myself getting tired of the album as a whole. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
Topic | Fill in the Blank 224: Crash ___ |
Seanchan 03/13/24 6:44:06 AM #41 | Kings
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_mToA6WQILJDcfMyB3yNLwVUb0Q-_vp6gk&feature=shared --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! |
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