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TopicFill in the Blank 239: Prince ___
Seanchan
03/28/24 7:07:14 AM
#41
Mr_Crispy posted...
(Fresh) Prince of Bel Air


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TopicRank the Tracks 157: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Seanchan
03/27/24 11:31:36 PM
#26
  1. Closer
  2. Hurt
  3. Heresy
  4. March of the Pigs
  5. Mr. Self Destruct
  6. Eraser
  7. The Becoming
  8. A Warm Place
  9. Big Man with a Gun
  10. Reptile
  11. Ruiner
  12. I Do Not Want This
  13. The Downward Spiral
  14. Piggy
Only got 2 listens in on this one. Should have done another tonight but just wasn't in the mood, especially with this album.

I'm very conflicted about how I feel about this one. I did another listen to Pretty Hate Machine to compare and that one has got a few more songs that I enjoyed but it doesn't feel as cohesive. Like Sheep007, I found The Downward Spiral to be a lot to take in; it's a harsh and at points overwhelming album. On my 2nd listen it was such a relief to get to A Warm Place because of the songs preceding it, which is likely exactly the point.

My other odd thought was that I was reminded of Slipknot in just the general soundscape and intensity of the music and emotions. As I've said multiple times in the past though, I'm just not at a point in my life now where I want to hear and revel in brooding, depressing, angry music. It makes it hard to judge because there's the opposing thoughts in my head of "this is probably good and effective at what it's trying to do" and "this is just not for me".

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 412: A Bad Deal on the Good Book
Seanchan
03/27/24 6:56:05 PM
#40
Xeybozn posted...
I don't have a strong opinion on whether building an arena in Alexandria was a good idea, but I'm glad this deal failed. Using public money on this sort of thing is just stupid.

Yes, I think giving billionaires money is stupid.

It was a bad location with less access to public transit, especially for non-locals, along with a limited roadway access that would have brought crippling traffic to an already congested area.

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/27/24 6:38:33 PM
#84
And for those keeping track at home, here's the list of all the winners of Rank the Albums:

  1. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-j_i512WgFHJz5tRCzppC-xP53SE-ckwZijkZ69R-V0
  2. The Knife - Silent Shout - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/14RdacTY25DlLSypOR4yqywgW-B6lFMzCFJ2cmh_b0pM
  3. Metallica - Master of Puppets - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1iJCSVX0EGSL5PynjSosX2V2KCZ0WT2dpW_yfgMRi2WI
  4. Green Day - American Idiot - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1AjrITmKh7XdEL0g2TM2CDL1T3Yln-FOm-LvjLbZLZU0
  5. Grimes - Art Angels - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1DskNqYQbqiyFfbBrd8CPbmchZF1OQP8tTrTsPrvfecM
  6. Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream - https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1qsoQiI84V-um_mCAn7dX8mzq9bBVaJ5tI3pPQqlHpdg

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/27/24 6:32:08 PM
#82
And with that, Rank the Albums 6 draws to a close! A bit of a surprise at the top this time!

Thank you to all of our wonderful rankers: myself, @Fluttershy_Pony, @Johnbobb, @FoolFantastic, @Sheep007, @HBJDubs, and @MaxGalactica.

The weekly Rank the Tracks continues, with the latest here, https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80726906, covering Nine Inch Nails, The Downward Spiral.


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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/27/24 6:28:28 PM
#81
#2 - Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Average - 6.29
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 4.60
Rank without outliers - 1 (1 higher)

1 - MaxGalactica
1 - FoolFantastic
2 - Johnbobb
4 - Sheep007
8 - Fluttershy_Pony
8 - HBJDubs
20 - Seanchan

Songs of the Cycle - 10 votes for 5 songs from 3 rankers:
3. Come On! Feel the Illinoise! - MaxGalactica
4. John Wayne Gacy, Jr. - Johnbobb
9. Chicago - Sheep007, Johnbobb, MaxGalactica
10. Casimir Pulaski Day - Sheep007, MaxGalactica
15. The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades - Sheep007, Johnbobb, MaxGalactica

Fluttershy_Pony - One of the best albums that I'll never listen to again. I mentioned this during its actual week, but while I *love* Sufjan's work.. it's all too much. I can only take one of his songs at a time and, after I hear one, I'm good with not hearing another for a few months. I know this is a great album and I like it enough that it's getting a respectable slot... but I just do not want to listen to this again. It's just too much. Which probably makes it sound like I should have it lower, but I do love him and what he's doing. It's just..... so, so very much.

Seanchan - Oh man...I kind of feel bad for being literally responsible for this not getting #1. I didn't hate this album. In fact, there's parts of it I really liked. But on a relisten I just couldn't find a reason to move it higher up from what was the lowest spot it could have possibly gotten from me (somewhere between 15 and 20). It's possible this one just takes more time to grow on you than I could give it.

#1 - Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Average - 6.14
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 5.60
Rank without outliers - 3 (2 lower)

3 - FoolFantastic
3 - Johnbobb
3 - HBJDubs
4 - MaxGalactica
6 - Sheep007
12 - Fluttershy_Pony
12 - Seanchan

Songs of the Cycle - 6 votes for 4 songs from 4 rankers:
1. Cherub Rock - Johnbobb, MaxGalactica
3. Today - Sheep007
6. Disarm - Fluttershy_Pony, Johnbobb
13. Luna - Fluttershy_Pony

Fluttershy_Pony - This album has gained the most points on a re-listen, as I actually had this in last place on my first draft. Honestly, I *really* did not like this when we covered it... somehow I couldn't connect to any aspect of the music and it all blended together into this vague slush where the album could have been replaced with dead silence and I wouldn't have noticed. But this time, something happened and I suddenly loved "Disarm" and "Luna", making them two of the best songs of the cycle and launching this album all the way to.... well, only towards the middle of the list if I'm being honest, but it's still a long way from being dead last.

Seanchan - Obviously not my favorite album of the cycle but still pretty good. I didn't expect to really like this that much but it was one of those albums that I had to respect, if nothing else.

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TopicFitness/Exercise/Health topic 2
Seanchan
03/27/24 6:11:18 PM
#58
Uglyface2 posted...
I've been trying to do squats (basic kind, not weights), but I have a question. At some point, my knees start to suffer. If I stand up for a moment, the pain subsides, but I'm not sure if I'm supposed to stop entirely at that point or if I can keep going. Thoughts?

At just body weight, you kinda shouldn't have any pain.

Maybe you have a flexibility issue? Are your ankles, loose and pliant?

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 412: A Bad Deal on the Good Book
Seanchan
03/27/24 5:51:20 PM
#38
Probably too local for this topic but, https://wtop.com/local/2024/03/alexandria-says-capitals-wizards-arena-deal-is-dead/

And thank god for that! Keeping them in DC at the center of the various Metro lines makes so much more sense.

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TopicPS+ Essential games for April 2
Seanchan
03/27/24 4:51:03 PM
#6
I've heard Immortals is a decent game, as long as you keep reasonable expectations.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 412: A Bad Deal on the Good Book
Seanchan
03/27/24 2:34:47 PM
#25
Lets not conflate bible ownership with bible readership.

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth
Seanchan
03/27/24 1:02:35 PM
#500
https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/boards/8-gamefaqs-contests/80732006

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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth
Seanchan
03/27/24 8:24:19 AM
#494
https://www.cnn.com/2024/03/26/politics/alabama-special-election-democrat-reproductive-rights/index.html

If I'm reading that right it's the Alabama state House, but still!

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TopicFill in the Blank 238: New York ___
Seanchan
03/27/24 7:00:52 AM
#39
New York

Followed quickly by City

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TopicVG Character of the 2000s Semifinals: Phoenix Wright vs. The Boss
Seanchan
03/26/24 11:24:26 PM
#13
Boss

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/26/24 7:15:51 PM
#80
Sheep007 posted...
Only one vote for Lovesong for Song of the Cycle is crazy. I'll take third for an album I know isn't for everyone, though.

It was one of my cuts. I really wanted to pick both versions of Lovesong but once I had to cut down, both had to go.

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/26/24 5:58:19 PM
#77
A tie for 3rd!

#3 - The Cure - Disintegration
Average - 6.57
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 5.20
Rank without outliers - 2 (1 higher)

1 - Sheep007
1 - HBJDubs
3 - MaxGalactica
5 - Johnbobb
6 - FoolFantastic
11 - Fluttershy_Pony
19 - Seanchan

Songs of the Cycle - 9 votes for 6 songs from 3 rankers:
1. Plainsong - Sheep007
2. Pictures of You - Sheep007, MaxGalactica
4. Lovesong - Sheep007
6. Lullaby - Sheep007, Johnbobb, MaxGalactica
7. Fascination Street - Johnbobb
8. Prayers for Rain - Sheep007

Fluttershy_Pony - I love the atmosphere and general sound of The Cure. If only this weren't so long... I probably have this way too high, but this is something I can throw on in the background and just generally vibe with for an hour.

Seanchan - I just couldn't get into the general vibe on this album. Also...it's long.

#3 - Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Average - 6.57
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 6.80
Rank without outliers - 4 (1 lower)

3 - Fluttershy_Pony
4 - Seanchan
5 - Sheep007
7 - HBJDubs
9 - MaxGalactica
9 - Johnbobb
9 - FoolFantastic

Songs of the Cycle - 10 votes for 6 songs from 5 rankers:
1. The Suburbs - Seanchan, Sheep007
2. Ready to Start - Fluttershy_Pony
3. Modern Man - Seanchan
5. Empty Room - Fluttershy_Pony, Johnbobb
15. Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains) - Seanchan, Sheep007, MaxGalactica
16. The Suburbs (continued) - Fluttershy_Pony

Fluttershy_Pony - A few songs that I love and am always glad to see pop up on Spotify make this fairly easily one of the best albums of the cycle. i'll admit it doesn't have as many songs I like as, say Born in the USA, but the songs that I do like are notably beyond anything on Bruce Springsteen's album. I originally had this album in second place, but moved another album up at the last minute.

Seanchan - It's hard to remember if I immediately liked this album back in the day or if it took me time to warm up to it. At any rate, revisiting it for these projects made me love it all over again, as I was continually like "oh yeah, that song!" In many aspects this feels like an album I shouldn't like, but it has just enough rock and pop sensibilities to pull me in.

FYI, The Suburbs was the only album to get a song selection from all 5 who submitted song lists. It also had the highest low ranking at 9 (with only 1 other album, not yet revealed, even coming close to that). And yet, still only good enough for a tie for third!

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TopicFrancis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore just collapsed.
Seanchan
03/26/24 4:37:34 PM
#82
I cannot imagine the number of trains it would take to equal that single cargo ship.

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/26/24 7:44:02 AM
#74
#5 - Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Average - 9.14
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 7.80
Rank without outliers - 5 (no change)

1 - Seanchan
2 - MaxGalactica
4 - Johnbobb
9 - Sheep007
9 - HBJDubs
15 - FoolFantastic
24 - Fluttershy_Pony

Songs of the Cycle - 11 votes for 7 songs from 4 rankers:
1. Take a Bow - Johnbobb
2. Starlight - Seanchan
3. Supermassive Black Hole - Seanchan, Sheep007
4. Map of the Problematique - Seanchan, MaxGalactica
7. Assassin - MaxGalactica
9. City of Delusion - MaxGalactica
11. Knights of Cydonia - Seanchan, Johnbobb, MaxGalactica

Seanchan - An amazing album with great variety, instrumentation, and vocals. One of my favorite albums in general, even outside this ranking cycle. I'm a little gutted and shocked to see it dropping "this low".

Fluttershy_Pony - I do not like Muse, but this album is fine enough, I suppose.

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TopicVG Character of the 2000s Semifinals: GLaDOS vs. Nathan Drake
Seanchan
03/26/24 12:03:16 AM
#16
Drake

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TopicFill in the Blank 237: Team ___
Seanchan
03/26/24 12:01:57 AM
#6
America: World Police

no fucking clue why I'd think of something so long

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/26/24 12:00:31 AM
#73
I've got 1, 4, 12, 19, and 20. So I'm a little out of sync with most on 2 of those.

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/25/24 8:21:12 PM
#70
And that leaves us with 5 spots to go, between:

Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
The Cure - Disintegration
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/25/24 8:18:42 PM
#69
#6 - R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Average - 10.86
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 11.20
Rank without outliers - 8 (2 lower)

2 - FoolFantastic
3 - Sheep007
5 - HBJDubs
14 - Fluttershy_Pony
16 - Seanchan
18 - MaxGalactica
18 - Johnbobb

Songs of the Cycle - 3 votes for 3 songs from 2 rankers:
2. Try Not to Breathe - Fluttershy_Pony
10. Man on the Moon - Sheep007
11. Nightswimming - Sheep007

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 REM album at some point. This was a good choice, but I couldn't really get into it. Odd; I love the lead singer's voice, and I was really amped up to listen to this album, but... uhh... well, I still enjoy it, but I'm surprised at how many albums I liked more considering how hyped up I was to listen to a full album of theirs.

Seanchan - There's some good stuff here, and I had a few songs picked from it before needing to make cuts. On the other side, there's some stuff I didn't like very much. But overall this is a decent album.

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/25/24 8:11:18 PM
#68
#7 - Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Average - 11.00
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 10.80
Rank without outliers - 6 (1 higher)

4 - Fluttershy_Pony
5 - FoolFantastic
7 - Seanchan
11 - HBJDubs
13 - MaxGalactica
18 - Sheep007
19 - Johnbobb

Songs of the Cycle - 5 votes for 3 songs from 4 rankers:
1. Born in the U.S.A. - Fluttershy_Pony
8. Bobby Jean - Fluttershy_Pony
11. Dancing in the Dark - Seanchan, Sheep007, MaxGalactica

Fluttershy_Pony - Great album. I actually had it in first place during my preliminary rankings, but while it has the highest average quality of music, there weren't any individual tracks that I were *super* into. Still a great album that objectively should be a bit higher up than I placed it. I think it has a problem where some of its biggest hit songs are played so frequently on the radio that I'm a little tired of them... like, I do enjoy a lot of these songs, but I'm getting more and more drawn towards newer songs that are less played out & this album is slipping further down the ranks as a result.

Seanchan - I'd heard nothing from Springsteen, other than his many radio hits, so I wasn't sure what to expect of this one. I came away very pleasantly surprised by an album that goes much deeper than just the singles.


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TopicMarch Game of the Month Club ft. Marsupilami, Doors: Paradox, and Pizza Tower
Seanchan
03/25/24 1:12:29 PM
#62
Rain World was part of a Humble Bundle a few months back. I've heard it's a fairly tough game.

Penny's Big Breakaway looked really cool from some videos I saw recently.

Fuck, I just might play all 3!

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/25/24 8:05:15 AM
#67
#8 - Nekomata Master - Follow Slowly
Average - 11.57
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 11.00
Rank without outliers - 7 (1 higher)

5 - Seanchan
6 - HBJDubs
9 - Fluttershy_Pony
12 - MaxGalactica
12 - Sheep007
16 - Johnbobb
21 - FoolFantastic

Songs of the Cycle - 2 votes for 2 songs from 2 rankers:
4. Fallen Leaves - Seanchan
13. Despair of Elferia - MaxGalactica

Seanchan - Surprised this one got quite as high up the group ranking as it did, given it being instrumental and stuck on Youtube. But that's also a testament to how good it really is that it overcame all that to crack the top 10.

Fluttershy_Pony - Fun album. No songs that I want to put on my top songs list, but it was enjoyable from start to finish.

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TopicFitness/Exercise/Health topic 2
Seanchan
03/25/24 7:29:21 AM
#49
Took a week off, which was nice.

First day back was squats/legs and I felt really good and fresh. Just stuck to the Zerchers rather than doing back squats and had no hip/glute issues for the first time in a long while. "Heaviest" set was 10 reps at 155, which, hey, that's 100% body weight at least. Didn't want to push any more than that.

Started taking those magnesium supplements. They're only 125mg pills, as I don't want to exceed the daily recommended limit of 400mg with me already taking a multivitamin with 100mg of it. So one pill in the afternoon/post workout and another close to bed. Not sure if it's having much noticeable effect so far.

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TopicLast-second links to various B8 March Madness contests
Seanchan
03/25/24 7:19:32 AM
#63
27/32 then 13/16. Elite 8 is all still alive. Sitting at 99.6% on ESPN.

Has to be the best I've done in a long time, if not ever. Of course, the seeds to get to the S16 are 1, 2, 3, 5 and 1, 2, 4, 11 and 1, 2, 3, 4 and 1, 2, 3, 5. So a pretty chalky bracket would have done you pretty well this year.

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TopicFill in the Blank 236: Hit ___
Seanchan
03/25/24 6:57:55 AM
#43
Bitto posted...
or Miss


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TopicMarch Game of the Month Club ft. Marsupilami, Doors: Paradox, and Pizza Tower
Seanchan
03/24/24 1:22:45 PM
#53
Nominate:
Wolfenstein 2: New Colossus
Half Life 2: Episode 2
The Last of Us: Part 2

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/24/24 9:33:59 AM
#66
#9 - Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Average - 12.29
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 11.80
Rank without outliers - 9 (no change)

4 - FoolFantastic
8 - Johnbobb
10 - HBJDubs
11 - Sheep007
13 - Seanchan
17 - MaxGalactica
23 - Fluttershy_Pony

Songs of the Cycle - 5 votes for 3 songs from 4 rankers:
3. Take Me Out - Seanchan, Sheep007, Johnbobb
4. The Dark of the Matinee - Sheep007
7. This Fire - MaxGalactica

Seanchan - I liked this a bit more on a relisten but I never loved it. Take Me Out though is a quintessential Song of the Cycle.

Fluttershy_Pony - No.

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TopicFill in the Blank 235 - Empty ___
Seanchan
03/23/24 11:35:24 PM
#2
Nest

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TopicWhat four stories are on the Stephen King Mount Rushmore?
Seanchan
03/23/24 10:10:33 PM
#38
Snake5555555555 posted...
Most people are honestly going to think of movies when it comes to this stuff because the imagery is so iconic, and they are still Stephen King stories at the end of the day.

For me, it comes down to which in my mind is the definitive edition of the work. It's been a long time since I've read most of the books. And I've only seen some of the adaptations.

The Shining is easily the movie. IT is the book for me but that's a tough one more generally. The Stand...never seen any of the mini-series or whatever, so that's the book. 1408 the movie was awful so it's the story which was legit great and creepy. Misery is easily the movie. Carrie is the movie. Shawshank Redemption and Stand By Me (The Body), c'mon. I'm not even going to entertain discussion on The Dark Tower.

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TopicWhat four stories are on the Stephen King Mount Rushmore?
Seanchan
03/23/24 8:20:29 PM
#27
Snake5555555555 posted...
The book - this says "stories" not "movies".

I think a lot of people, when they hear "The Shining" are thinking about Jack Nicholson and "Heeeeere's Johnny", not the book. Granted, it's been a long time since I read the book.

IT
The Stand
Salem's Lot
The Dark Tower (if it counts since I'm thinking about it holistically, otherwise 11/22/63, the best of his more recent novels)

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TopicWhat four stories are on the Stephen King Mount Rushmore?
Seanchan
03/23/24 7:38:39 PM
#16
Quick, everyone saying The Shining, which are you thinking of first, the movie or the book?

If it's the movie, then I really don't think it should be picked here.

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TopicLast-second links to various B8 March Madness contests
Seanchan
03/23/24 6:36:30 PM
#51
Leonhart4 posted...
Michigan State over UNC was my big opening weekend upset

Looking good early!

Me too!

Leonhart4 posted...
I think I jinxed it

FUCK!

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/23/24 6:34:50 PM
#65
#10 - Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Average - 12.43
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 11.80
Rank without outliers - 9 (1 higher)

3 - Seanchan
5 - MaxGalactica
8 - FoolFantastic
12 - HBJDubs
14 - Sheep007
20 - Johnbobb
25 - Fluttershy_Pony

Songs of the Cycle - 6 votes for 5 songs from 2 rankers:
3. Pearls - Seanchan
4. Hello Love - Seanchan
5. Begin Again - Seanchan, MaxGalactica
6. Beautiful People - Seanchan
7. Freak Me Now - MaxGalactica

Seanchan - It felt good, but only enough for tenth place. Still, a very respectable showing for Jessie, after I finally got an album of hers through to a ranking! Obviously I'm a big fan of this album; it's super upbeat and catchy, a great mixture of Jessie's vocals and fun beats, especially that middle section. I can understand Fluttershy's criticism to a certain extent, as this album isn't as balanced as her previous effort, What's Your Pleasure?. (Alas, that one failed at the nomination stage.) That I "only" ranked this 3rd is a testament to just how much I enjoyed the 2 albums above it, Crash Kings and <redacted until it drops>.

Fluttershy_Pony - Ehh... I want to say "That! Was Adequate!", but like... *was* it? This album is hyper aggressively not for me; I have a bit of a short fuse when it comes to repeated lyrics and, from what I can tell, her musical style is to just repeat things endlessly. Honestly, this isn't my least favorite album that we've ever covered and it's fine musically, but I just cannot stand this style of music and bounce off of it so completely it's at least a full tier--if not two tiers--below anything else from the cycle. I kinda want to declare this album to have come in 28th Place because there needs to be a larger gap between this album and my pick for next-to-last place. Still, it's.... fine, I suppose? It certainly wouldn't have been last at any previous cycle and it's not bad, it's just... . well, for being 40 straight minutes of my biggest musical pet peeve, it's not the worst thing ever. [Later: Looking back at the previous cycle, I don't think I'd have this in the bottom ten had it been nominated then, so let's say it's more the overwhelming quality of this cycle that is killing this album rather than it being something I very strongly dislike.]

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TopicRank the Tracks 157: Nine Inch Nails - The Downward Spiral
Seanchan
03/23/24 2:43:41 PM
#14
First listen done.

As usual, yes, this was really a first listen, other than Closer and Hurt. I guess I didn't get it? I didn't necessarily expect to, based on my usual listening tastes and not being particularly high on Pretty Hate Machine. But I know this is an album held in high regard.

Maybe that partly comes down to a bad listening environment? I was in my car and I found the mix, especially the first few songs, to be not good, though maybe it was done on purpose? The lyrics were very low and completely overwhelmed by the instrumentation.

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TopicLast-second links to various B8 March Madness contests
Seanchan
03/23/24 2:32:22 PM
#46
I didn't enter any of B8's Contests but I went 25/32 and only lost 1 S16 team in Auburn. One of the best opening rounds I've ever had and I spent about 5 minutes filling out a bracket Wednesday night.

Looking forward to it getting obliterated after the weekend games.

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TopicFill in the Blank 234 - Half ___
Seanchan
03/23/24 5:47:57 AM
#40
_Blur_ posted...
Life


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TopicVG Character of the 2000s Quarterfinals: Auron vs. The Boss
Seanchan
03/22/24 10:58:42 PM
#17
The Boss

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TopicFill in the Blank 233 - Endless ___
Seanchan
03/22/24 7:21:39 PM
#73
AbsolutelyNoOne posted...
Ocean


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TopicPolitics Containment Topic 411: Presidential Election MMXX Rebirth
Seanchan
03/21/24 11:06:46 PM
#461
That's pretty fucked (the linked video)...

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/21/24 10:52:30 PM
#62
And with that, we have in some order, a Top 10 of:

Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
The Cure - Disintegration
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Nekomata Master - Follow Slowly

Probably the biggest surprises of that group are...Jessie and Nekomata? I still feel like Adele is my biggest surprise at not making the top 10.

4 of my top 5 are still alive which is good. My lowest remaining is 20, and while I hope it doesn't win...I also wouldn't be too unhappy about it.

My guess at the ordering from 1 to 10:
Muse - Black Holes & Revelations
Smashing Pumpkins - Siamese Dream
Arcade Fire - The Suburbs
The Cure - Disintegration
Bruce Springsteen - Born in the U.S.A.
Sufjan Stevens - Illinois
R.E.M. - Automatic for the People
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand
Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good!
Nekomata Master - Follow Slowly

For some trivia, this top 10 would still be the top 10, even removing the top/bottom outliers for every album. BUT if that happened it would have moved the #2 album up to #1, a first for Rank the Albums! In the previous 5 cycles, the #1 was the #1 even accounting for outliers.

Gonna be a break until Saturday evening for the next reveal...


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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/21/24 10:25:12 PM
#60
A double drop!

#11 - The Cars - The Cars
Average - 13.00
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 13.60
Rank without outliers - 11 (no change)

4 - HBJDubs
10 - Fluttershy_Pony
13 - FoolFantastic
14 - Johnbobb
14 - Seanchan
17 - Sheep007
19 - MaxGalactica

Songs of the Cycle - 2 votes for 2 songs from 2 rankers:
7. Bye Bye Love - Johnbobb
8. Moving in Stereo - Sheep007

Fluttershy_Pony - Pretty much a Greatest Hits album featuring so many of the group's biggest hits. I enjoy it, but I'm afraid I've heard all the singles so many times that I'm not quite as high on any of them (or the album itself) as I should be. Still, definitely an album which is loaded with hits that is a good listen.

Seanchan - Man, this is such a weird ranking on the group level. Aside from HBJDubs, it's a pretty tight "middle of the road" ranking that screams "I like/respect this, but didn't love it". But maybe I'm just projecting... At the same time, despite being a de facto Greatest Hits...no one picked any of the big radio hits!

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TopicRank the Albums 6 - THE RESULTS!
Seanchan
03/21/24 10:13:30 PM
#59
#12 - Crash Kings - Crash Kings
Average - 13.14
Average without outliers (removing best and worst score) - 13.60
Rank without outliers - 11 (1 higher)

2 - Seanchan
6 - Fluttershy_Pony
10 - MaxGalactica
12 - Johnbobb
19 - HBJDubs
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 glad it also 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.]


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TopicRank 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.

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TopicVG Character of the 2000s: Nathan Drake vs. Tidus
Seanchan
03/20/24 10:59:29 PM
#34
Drake

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TopicWhat 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

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TopicRank 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!

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