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| Topic | Raetsel continues ranking 631 songs (+ extra songs) [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 05/08/21 2:47:40 PM #359 | The sheet is finally complete*! It also now has three tabs so you can view it sorted by Nominator, by Artist/Source, or by Score. *Flamander/Glacier seems to be going by cathode these days, so I'll update his name later tonight. I think that's the last step I have. --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel continues ranking 631 songs (+ extra songs) [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 02/27/21 10:22:55 PM #254 | UF8 posted... also uh, seu's cover was the one you skipped ahead to a few weeks ago lol Huh, I have no memory of that happening... at least explains why it was so familiar though. Would have bet on it having a higher score that night though, it really feels like the type of thing that would normally get high marks. --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel continues ranking 631 songs (+ extra songs) [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 02/27/21 7:37:16 PM #252 | Im not really myself right now, but I dont want to delay this indefinitely, so well just press along and see what happens? Dont quite feel up to finishing the Bring Me the Horizon album right now, or diving into any of the remaining albums, so... more Vtubers? cyan slime - Simulate (feat. Ruri Enma): I think Ill go with 70 points? Its certainly intriguing. The instruments are more...abnormal than I expect from Ruri, which Ill just presume is cyan slimes influence. cyan slime - Milky Way (feat. Ruri Enma): The opening is fantastic, but then Ruri gets rather high-pitched and the music feels rave-adjacent with its thumping nature for a while... I guess Ill go with 70 points again? merry milk/minai karte - colorful: An awfully cute and sweet song considering what I know about the source material... 64 points, maybe? VGeneration - Sincerely: I think Id prefer the song covered by a single artist instead of a group, but I think they all did a fine job with it. It would probably hit some of the right notes of sadness, if I was in the mood for it, so Ill probably leave it unscored (its not exactly fair to judge it right now). Nemukawa Yumena - Onegai Santa-san: Im...not really a fan of Christmas (Im sure Ive said that before), but the song seems fine? 54-ish points of fineness, possibly, maybe? RIZnote - Christmas Song: Good song. Im not sure if its better or worse than last years cover of Christmas Song because I dont so much remember the last one, but the lyrics are so familiar that Im positive you nominated one. Somewhere in the 70 to 80 point range, I suppose. Various Ex-Shuffle Members - Jingle Bells: ...I dunno. For being a cover of a song I hate, this is actually a good version of it. I didnt dislike it.. 50.86? Possibly? Amatsuka Seu - Hikaku Shoukougun: Sounds familiar, so Ill imagine there were possibly multiple covers of this song last year? Definitely too familiar to have been something I only heard once before... its possible you just nominated one and I also listened to the original Vocaloid version as well or something, I guess, but I know Ive heard this a few times. ...Its nice, but not something I want at this exact point in time... 58 points, feel free to ask again on a different time axis. Usuwa Suu - Secret Room: 57 points. Its fine, a bit off-beat (meaning weird, not literally) with things like a ringing phone in places, but... I dunno, 57 points just feels like an appropriate number at the moment. --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/02/20 9:47:47 PM #168 | Bane_Of_Despair posted... Wow that's extra brutal since XXXTentacion was a piece of shit abuser Oof. Thanks for telling ne though, at least I can go back to hiding his songs without wondering if I'm missing anything of value. --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/02/20 9:26:26 PM #166 | Still going to be a few days, though I am making what I feel is reasonable progress. On an unrelated topic, Spotify has released my 2020 playlist. Back at the beginning of the year my account was hacked and I briefly unsubscribed from Spotify because it seemed utterly pointless to continue paying when all my recommendations would be contaminated with all these songs. I did what I could to remove them from every list they appeared on, but since Spotify doesnt allow you to... ya know... unlisten to a song or anything, my top songs are filled with things Ive never heard. So lets go through the list and see what all not-me was playing on an infinite loop. Alec Benjamin - Let Me Down Slowly ...Anyone here know of any of these songs and, if so, would you suggest I listen to them? I can hit a hide this song button to keep them from playing, but I figure I might as well see if anyone recommends any of this stuff before I go back to futilely trying to stop Spotify putting XXXTENTACION into every suggested playlist until the end of time. --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/01/20 3:08:11 PM #163 | Sure, Ill add that Hive song to the list. ZALIST (in no particular order) ...Am I the only one singing these entires to the tune of 12 Days of Christmas? On the third day of rankings GameFAQs gave to me: This U2 Album, an older skateboaring game, some dude named Steve Reich, and some songs UF8 PMd a while ago! ......Right, moving along with these final two songs, were officially on break. Rankings will resume as soon as Im satisfied with how the next few days worth of songs look. ============== 508: THE WEEKND - HEAVEN OR LAS VEGAS: https://open.spotify.com/track/3hDnFYwpnY0wONZDkYxUsj Nominator: Player_0 (20/30) Initial Score: 38.17 [#517] Revised Score: 47.90 [#460] Final Score: 45.30 [#508] (First Thoughts: You know, I actually hoped hed end one of his albums with a completely random cover of the Cocteau Twins song.) Obviously Im not going to hold the fact that this song shares a title with a vastly superior song against it, thats too pathetic even for me. I am probably going to go listen to the other song now though, since youve got me thinking about it and what not. Back on topic: I feel rather ambivalent to this track. I dont like it, but Im okay with it playing in the background or something. [Later: I sorta want to like this? I say, I am God. is blasphemous (or close enough to it) to grab my attention, but that line is about the only positive on the track. Its somehow both short and repetitive, and his singing isnt nearly as engaging as it is on other tracks [including some already eliminated].] [Final Thoughts: ...Does this count as something Im supposed to like but dont like as much as I should?] =============== =============== 507: EVERY TIME I DIE - THE LOW ROAD HAS NO EXITS: https://open.spotify.com/track/678ZPL35PIoq0LzObU18vW Nominator: Bane (27/28) Source: Ex Lives (14/14) Initial Score: 40.34 [#505] Revised Score: 47.57 [#463] Final Score: 45.50 [#507] (First Thoughts: I am death and you have marked my words I like that singular line. Shame its not on a song I like. The outro is...something Id probably enjoy if I were able to turn up the volume without suffering hearing loss when the next track is going to go back to being loud. Like.... yeah, that quiet atmosphere thing is something Id like, but this is not the album to pull it off or allow me to enjoy it in the slightest.) I want to like this. Some of the lyrics are great, but its so very fast and loud. Like I want the song to be played at half speed and sung by someone half as loud as this, then Id probably find it great. As is, I....almost like it anyway, but not enough to actually get out of the high 40s. Im trying to enjoy it, but I just...dont, really. [Final Thoughts: Actually, I kinda like this song sped up too. Seriously load it on YouTube and set the speed to 1.25, the backing vocals become garbage but Buckley & the instruments come through much clearer somehow. Its odd... usually messing with the playback speed just creates garbage, but it seems to work here. ...I know thats not relevant or interesting.] ============== --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/01/20 1:13:28 PM #160 | ================= 510: MISFITS - HORROR HOTEL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REYXN8sLNKA Nominator: @Snake5555555555 (15/15) Initial Score: 32.26 [#533] Revised Score: 46.03 [#477] Final Score: 45.00 [#510] (First Thoughts: Who knew Danzig singing about his vampire girlfriend could be so dull?) After all my complaints about songs that are too serious and too long, you would probably expect this song to do better. Its short, inoffensive, and seemingly pointless enough that Id personally call it a novelty song. All of which are normally good things, yes, but this track is somehow....too short and too pointless? Danzig has a vampire girlfiend (this was a typo, but girl fiend works well enough in this context that Im half-pretending it was intentional) and stuff happens in Room 21! END OF SONG! is just...uhh...okay? [Final Thoughts: Definitely one of those songs that Im supposed to like more than I do.] ================= ============== 509: PIANO OPERA - THE RED WINGS / KINGDOM OF BARON: https://open.spotify.com/track/4eJM5YUe6dAe7uhRIvBTAU Nominator: Haste_2 (16/19) Source: Piano Opera Final Fantasy IV/V/VI (9/12) Initial Score: 30.00 [#538] Revised Score: 46.91 [#469] Final Score: 45.15 [#509] (First Thoughts: Taking one of the most iconic SNES songs and doing that to it... le sigh. ...alright so the SNES version of Red Wings probably only gets you, say, 55.55 points. Its iconic, but too militaristic for my tastes [and yes I know thats the point of the song].) Taking a song I wasnt much a fan of and removing the parts I liked about it doesnt exactly result in a lot of points. The song is fine, but I find it impossible to listen to it without thinking, wow this would be so much better if it was digitized and not played on a piano. ...And yes, I know what album Im listening to. Ive never pretended to be into classical instruments (though acoustic guitars have been growing on me quite a bit this past year and I dont...like...hate pianos or anything) and Im trying to be as objective as I can. I just dont see this song really living up to the original or some of the other remixes Ive heard. [Final Thoughts: Thinking of it more, a piano solo doesnt really go with the vibe of this track. This song basically demands a full orchestra (and I know how wrong that is coming from me): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaLB5xHIjSs Still not my favorite song or anything, but the song just feels more complete and appropriately dramatic.] =============== --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/01/20 11:43:06 AM #159 | ================= 512: THE DEAR HUNTER - REMEMBERED: https://open.spotify.com/track/0miS15DAUt0eNtVAszSo8A Nominator: NBIceman (21/22) Source: Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise (14/15) Initial Score: 49.98 [#421] Revised Score: 45.37 [#483] Final Score: 44.80 [#512] (First Thoughts: One of the least memorable tracks, in spite of its title.) Putting aside any terrible jokes about this song being unmemorable, this is another of those songs that I just have nothing to say about. Its a rather sleepy song, not quite a lullaby but not as far as removed from one as youd expect & most of the lyrics do nothing for me. Im stuck on a path to my own ruin is a nice lyric that kinda hits the level of angst or sadness I want, but one line alone cannot salvage a songs score. [Final Thoughts: Song is so sleepy that I kinda wish it had just gone for a lullaby type sound... at this point, they might as well have leaned into it and went all the way.] =============== ================= 511: HIVE - INSIDE THE HIVE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YKP81HLMm0c Nominator: DoctorJimmy133 (19/27) Source: Jimmys extra songs (7/7) Initial Score: 41.17 [#500] Revised Score: 45.92 [#478] Final Score: 44.90 [#511] (First Thoughts: A very drum heavy song that is reasonably impressive, but not for me in the least.) Id like to give you some bonus points for the album cover, but Im really trying not to do that this year. This isnt something I usually do, but Im going to take a quick look at some other songs on the album, because while I dont like this, I... well there was a furry on the album cover and thats worth a second chance. Also the reviews of the album are leading me to think you just picked the wrong song. Weapons of Mass Destruction: ...Wait, Flash Gordon?! ...Thats... ....but... I.... *blinks in confusion* What are the odds that all my earlier rambling about Flash Gordon would be strangely relevant at another writeup so much later? This is freaky. Anywayinteresting choices of samples. Im not sure how much I like it, but I have a positive feeling about it... lets say high 50s? It does drag on a bit. Devious Methods: Its a good sample, but the song itself is slow and plodding... I want to like it (and parts of it do feel unsettling in a good way), but its missing something... probably about the same score as the nominated track; slightly more, but not enough to have an appreciable difference in the rankings. I want to listen to the very long, three part track... but I do not have time today. Ask me again when this song is eliminated. [Final Thoughts: Still dont have time to listen to the almost ten minute long song, but I can add it to the list ZALIST (in no particular order) While the nominated song isnt quite to my tastes, something about it is inspiring to give the album a lot more chances than I normally would.. so thats probably worth something.] ================= --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
| Topic | Raetsel ranks 631 songs. [Rankings] |
| Fluttershy_Pony 12/01/20 11:39:11 AM #158 | ^Ill definitely look at that full version later, thank you. Well be going through a handful of new eliminations today, then well be taking a few days off as Ive got quite a lot to go through. In short: There are several songs that were scheduled to be eliminated earlier in the topic that have been given repeated reprieves and vague values like moving this up to the high 40s probably, well figure out when we get to that point. And were quite rapidly hitting that point, in which they need to either start dropping soon or jump up another tier or two. Then I feel theres a pretty big jump in quality once we hit songs in the 47.00~49.99 range, which feels like theres a new tier there. And now its kinda like if these feel like a tier above, then why dont we move them up to 50 points so theyre actually on a new tier, which only raises questions as to whats being done with the 50 point songs... Oh, and theres currently 19 songs at the exactly 50, complete neutrality level, and I need to go through all of those to see if Im dropping any of those down to the slight dislike level (moving them up is also possible, as is keeping them where they are... but if anythings dropping a tier then I have to establish that before we move on to the next tier, so were rapidly running out of time for me to decide if thats happening to anything). So theres just this massive buildup of unsorted songs basically labeled Future Raetsels Problem and I cant do much of anything until I get those sorted out and decide exactly where the upcoming tier divisions are. ...well that wasnt a short explanation at all. much song, very tier, wow. On an unrelated note, Im also retroactively raising Hooker With a Penis to 13.00 points in a tie with Dance Fight 66; I still dont like the song, but the hatred was based on incredibly unfounded assumptions and other peoples comments on it and I do owe Steiner & Maynard an apology. Doesnt really impact anything, but whenever Aenima is eliminated, the noted score will reflect this change. (All other posted rankings and scores stand as written) --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony |
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