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^Well, it did make me interested in playing the game it came from (or more accurately made me interested in the soundtrack it came from which led to becoming interested in the game it came from), so thats still impressiveeven if it didnt get all that high a score.

And it did make it out of the bottom 100, so it still has that accomplishment.



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492: MAKO - FORSAKEN CITY (SEVER THE SKYLINE MIX):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LbXujfutWk

Nominator: MetalmindStats (19/28)
Source: Metalmind Extra Songs (4/7)

Initial Score: 50.86 [#389]
Revised Score: 33.54 [#545]
Final Score: 47.80 [#492]

(First Thoughts: The rapid percussion gives me a slight headache, but its not bad.)

A repetitive headache inducing song thats too happy and optimistic. Im not sure why I gave it such (relatively) high marks on the ifrst listen when I had nothing to say about it beyond headache inducing to start with.

I will say I think this song works quite well in context. Its a bit more intense, but still happy & optimistic which works nicely when youre starting your first challenge level. Its just nothing Id ever want to listen to out of context, so I feel I want to give this a rather low score as a result.

[Not-Quite-Final Thoughts: Well, Im not back up to liking the song, but its better than the 30s... probably mid 40s for this one?]

[Final Thoughts: Ehh... high 40s feels right.]

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491: STURGILL SIMPSON - LIFE OF SIN:

https://open.spotify.com/track/7oop0Rsh4jhdOtglVL3Dmf

Nominator: Xeybozn (15/20)
Source: Metamodern Sounds in Country Music (7/10)

Initial Score: 40.78 [#503]
Revised Score: 48.01 [#459]
Final Score: 48.01 [#491]

(First Thoughts: Not exactly my favorite country song here.)

Blah blah sex, blah blah drugs, just in a classic country type fashion instead of...whatever genre The Weeknd is. I think I heard his music is R&B, at some point while I tried to look up information on one of those songs? Well, that doesnt really matter. Back to the correct song: I will say there is one lyric I enjoy:

Every morning when I rise, look in the mirror and despise the sight of everything and all that Ive become

Thats the level of sad but not soul-crushing that I search for. Were it not immediately followed by more drugs, the song might have gotten a decent score.

[Final Thoughts: I want to like it. Theres definitely things here to like: One perfect verse, embracing sin, nothing explicit, a top-tier country singer... but, as with so very many songs at this level, I just... dont really like it that much. I like a lot of aspects of it, but not enough to get it out of this tier.]

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