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Topic	Raetsel ranks 300 songs [Rankings]
Fluttershy_Pony 09/29/19 5:25:25 PM #219:	==================== #164 [TIE] [#144]: Name: Haien Idea Origin: Shoujo Byou Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmRvKdlMro" data-time=" Nominator: FL81 (7/8) (5, 6, 6.7) [Dunno. Like the spoken word opening and laughter, not sure on the actual song part.] I wish I could find more information on this song and the band in general, as this seems exactly like the type of group I'd love. I'm into concept albums and songs performed by fictional characters, so an entire universe of interconnected songs and witches seems wonderful... but the story is complicated enough that any autotranslations kinda turn everything into gibberish. -.-' Not that a song has to have a translation to get a good score (last year's winner didn't; I was so emotionally drawn into the song that it didn't matter what the words were), but when the story is one of the main selling points it's frustrating to not be able to understand anything. And judging based just on the quality of the song itself, I find that this isn't my favorite Japanese metal group--when I compare it to the raw power of lynch.'s vocals on Sorrow or the unexpected beauty Dir en Gray managed to put into Ranunculus, this...doesn't quite hold up favorably. Seriously, I know it's in bad taste to directly compare this to a nomination from last year, but just try listening to SORROW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPvhwyFgcY" data-time=" It doesn't matter what the words are. Just listen to that voice; such beauty, such power, and that image of him standing on a bridge in the darkness... this video never fails to make me give a contented sigh and put me a in a relaxed, happy, tail wagging mood. I probably ranked that song too low last time... Shoujou Byou, at least in this nominated track, aren't on that level. I can hear hints of something brilliant--spoken word sections are also one of my things and it helps illustrate that this isn't just a regular band, but I just don't connect with the music in any way other than "this sounds like a slightly above average j-metal band". With the added context of the story it might push them into greatness--or it might not, it's not like there aren't concept albums I dislike (for a popular reference, Pinball Wizard is better off without context), but I can't decipher enough to even make an educated guess either way. [Final Thoughts: It probably doesn't help matters that I like the voice over that does the laughter in the intro more than I like the actual singer. Every time I turned this track on, during that intro, I feel I've made a grave mistake putting this so low--just listen to that voice and that laughter, with that instrumentation, this is great!!--then the actual singer comes in and I get a little disappointed that the part I love is over.] ==================== --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony <cite>Fluttershy_Pony posted [p:928112147] in Raetsel ra... [t:78018694]...</cite> <quote>==================== #164 [TIE] [#144]: Name: Haien Idea Origin: Shoujo Byou Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfmRvKdlMro" data-time=" Nominator: FL81 (7/8) (5, 6, 6.7) [Dunno. Like the spoken word opening and laughter, not sure on the actual song part.] I wish I could find more information on this song and the band in general, as this seems exactly like the type of group I'd love. I'm into concept albums and songs performed by fictional characters, so an entire universe of interconnected songs and witches seems wonderful... but the story is complicated enough that any autotranslations kinda turn everything into gibberish. -.-' Not that a song has to have a translation to get a good score (last year's winner didn't; I was so emotionally drawn into the song that it didn't matter what the words were), but when the story is one of the main selling points it's frustrating to not be able to understand anything. And judging based just on the quality of the song itself, I find that this isn't my favorite Japanese metal group--when I compare it to the raw power of lynch.'s vocals on Sorrow or the unexpected beauty Dir en Gray managed to put into Ranunculus, this...doesn't quite hold up favorably. Seriously, I know it's in bad taste to directly compare this to a nomination from last year, but just try listening to SORROW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QJPvhwyFgcY" data-time=" It doesn't matter what the words are. Just listen to that voice; such beauty, such power, and that image of him standing on a bridge in the darkness... this video never fails to make me give a contented sigh and put me a in a relaxed, happy, tail wagging mood. I probably ranked that song too low last time... Shoujou Byou, at least in this nominated track, aren't on that level. I can hear hints of something brilliant--spoken word sections are also one of my things and it helps illustrate that this isn't just a regular band, but I just don't connect with the music in any way other than "this sounds like a slightly above average j-metal band". With the added context of the story it might push them into greatness--or it might not, it's not like there aren't concept albums I dislike (for a popular reference, Pinball Wizard is better off without context), but I can't decipher enough to even make an educated guess either way. [Final Thoughts: It probably doesn't help matters that I like the voice over that does the laughter in the intro more than I like the actual singer. Every time I turned this track on, during that intro, I feel I've made a grave mistake putting this so low--just listen to that voice and that laughter, with that instrumentation, this is great!!--then the actual singer comes in and I get a little disappointed that the part I love is over.] ==================== --- A not very secret alt account for when Raetsel wants to be a pony</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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