LogFAQs > #971519513

MetalmindStats posted...

On first listen, I already like this cover quite a bit, and I appreciate how The Protomen took such an iconic song in their own direction, as you mentioned. Thank you for posting and talking about it!

I forgot to mention it earlier, but I'm glad you enjoyed it!

PIayer_0 posted...

That Yomigaere writeup could work for half of the Franchouchou songs haha.

Trust me, I noticed. </.<

That being said, I did wind up loving two of their very optimistic inspirational songs, so I'm not exactly complaining...

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CJones posted...

Although I've never tried to commit suicide, I've certainly thought about it. No time recently though. I've generally been happier these last few years than I had been for a long time.

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For as long as Graves is, it seems like not a whole lot actually happens. But I've only heard it a few times.

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If I really had wanted to be cruel, I would have nominated some Between the Buried and Me :P I actually seriously considered including some Gilbert and Sullivan, as I'm a big fan of their work. Considering how well the showtunes are doing, you might actually like some of that. G&S is basically the precursor to the modern musical.

I'm glad to hear you're doing better! I've dealt with some stuff myself, though I'm also doing better these days. ...Yes, for me, this is better and I'm doing fine.

Well, Graves deals with fatherhood, so there may have been a bit of a bias there. That's pretty much always going to be a subject that causes emotional spikes which can cause erratic scoring; I remember it being overwhelming and a very positive emotional spike at the time, though I haven't gone back to the track in a while.

I may try a song or two by BtB&M later... defining the music as "cruel" certainly piques my curiosity. I have a harder time deciding on Gilbert & Sullivan--I'm vaguely aware of the duo as some of their work has been parodied and covered so many times in pop culture that it feels impossible to not be aware of them, but music that old tends to "miss" more often than not; I wouldn't be opposed to listening to something, but they're probably not something I'd go out of my way to find.

And you're welcome, and thank you for all the nice comments.

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Apologies for the delay here... I decided to move two songs up the list at the last minute and haven't been able to sit down & listen to more to see what tracks took their places until a little bit ago. Seven songs, including our next elimination, coming up now:

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#57: Tokoyami Towa - FACT (3:15):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc05le75CfI

Nominator: Handsomeboy [2/31 Remaining]

Initial Score: 82.17
Revised Score: 86.75
Final Score: 91.48

(First Reaction: Another day, another high-scoring BDSM-esque song. This one has a bit of a "dark synthwave" vibe to it and vtubers, and hey, I like those things. Cool song, nice darkness.)

!Cuffs, collars, and small cages--even if it's not exactly that type of song, there's certainly a lot of elements of it. Great sound and fun amount of darkness, I highly enjoyed this one.

[Final Thoughts: I'm pretty sure I love this song. Her voice is powerful and seductive enough that she can actually pull it off, I love screaming in the eternal darkness, and... well it's not dark synthwave but it is the type of song those words should actually mean. This song is an absolute hit.]

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#56: Mannfred Mann's Earth Band - Blinded by the Light (7:09):
https://youtu.be/Rpq35wyDi7I

Nominator: Metalmind [7/25 Remaining]

Initial Score: 89.64
Revised Score: 92.10
Final Score: 91.49

(First Reaction: Thank you for spending the extra time nominating the full version instead of the single/radio edit! I actually haven't heard this version of the song too often... it was quite mindblowing the first time the radio played this version instead. Hearing a song I loved that I thought I knew by heart suddenly segue into a trippy instrumental interlude was kinda freaky honestly. I've listened to the single version a lot--I found it right at the time I was getting into songs with slightly nonsensical lyrics & I've always loved this type of classic rock that I have nostalgia for, so it was in the right place & right time to basically be my favorite song for a short while.

Unfortunately, this isn't quite different enough to get past the "I played this on an infinite loop so many times that the magic is gone now" factor... the addiitions from the full version are appreciated, but it's still basically the same song. So I still love it, but I don't really want to move it any further up the list.)

!Undervalued this a bit originally because it was so overly familiar, but yeah, I do still love this song enough to keep in the 90 point tier.

[Final Thoughts: I honestly forgot this was nominated and was really pumped up when it was time to listen to it again. For as many times as I've listened to this, I'm still psyched up about it & the trippy instrumental is a fine addition to the song--gives it just that little actual twist that keeps it from feeling like something I've listened to a thousand times.]

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#55: F-Zero GX - Digi-Boy's Theme [2:33]:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SzpWkUAdnY

Nominator: paulg [1/52 Remaining]

Initial Score: 70.00 [upgraded to 100]
Revised Score: 100
Final Score: 91.58

(First Reaction: This song slaps, as all the hip cats say these days. I'll add it to the cluster of 70 point songs.)

Of all songs, this is the one that followed "Dux Mix 1"'s scoring trajectory: A pretty high initial score, though not one that's overwhelmingly fantastic... and then I find myself unable to get the song out of my head. Every day, I ask myself, "is this the day we get to Dux Mix/Digi Boy's Theme??" and the answer is always "no, you added way too many nominations to ever get to the ones you liked". But I'm cheating: I'm skipping directly to this song and immediately giving it a perfect score! I believe this is the second song to fall into the "I literally could not wait to listen to this song again" camp. Congratulations!

Ultimately, this song is just fun. It perfectly fits the "boy genius" aesthetic that it goes to, but there's this fun, confident energy to it that is absolutely addicting. I actually love this song and I look forward to seeing if my love for this song holds up under repeat listens.

[Third Listen: This song did not need to go as hard as it does.]

[Final Thoughts: Link replaced due to original video being deleted.

So...I love this song still, but it's not quite at that perfect score level. Still, definitely an absolute top-tier song, and a very welcome surprise. Though I suppose Dux Mix didn't win either, so this track really did follow its trajectory to a T...]

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