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Like I said, it was definitely an interesting take on the song.



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416: LENA RAINE - REFLECTION:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qJXKBLeXK9c

Nominator: MetalmindStats (14/28)
Source: Celeste (10/21)

Initial Score: 57.00 [#290]
Revised Score: 55.37 [#360]
Final Score: 52.12 [#416]

(First Thoughts: Its the kind of atmospheric track I like, but I dont find myself getting lost in it.)

This might be nice on that meditative playlist I keep saying Ill make, but never do. Its not perfect since it doesnt actually put me into a relaxed state, but its so...quietly reflective that itd probably go well if I was already in the right headspace. It just needs some other songs to support it.

[Not-Quite-Final Thoughts: The way the song progressively ramps up makes it a bit difficult to work with. I wouldnt ever describe it as intense, but it makes it a bit hard to quietly reflect on anything.

So... nice song, very close to being the type of thing I need more of, but its not quite there.]

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415: THE EIGHTFOLD ROAD - DAUGHTER OF THE DARK GOD:

https://familyjules7x.bandcamp.com/track/daughter-of-the-dark-god

Nominator: The_Mighty_KELP (18/32)

Initial Score: 42.16 [#493]
Revised Score: 55.51 [#358]
Final Score: 52.18 [#415]

(First Thoughts: For future reference: If you ever want to nominate an album that consists of 8 EPIC BATTLEZ THEMESES that Im practically guaranteed to give below average scores to playing in succession... maybe dont?)

This song has two points in its favor over most of the EPIC FIGHTSES MUSIC of this album.

1: Latin singing. No idea what shes singing and dont particularly care, but the singing helps elevate the song and bring it closer to the EPIC FEELING they wanted to portray.

2: That outro. Its too short (roughly 40 seconds), but it is properly sad. Its a very weve finally won the war.. but at what costs?? as we survey all the destruction. It manages to pack a lot of emotion into less than a minute and I have to give them credit for that.

Beyond that, its still EPIC BATTLE!!!1!!!! which I still dont like, but there are enough positive qualities to the song that my opinion is generally positive. Though please dont make me marathon a bunch of these types of songs in one sitting again, thank you.

[Final Thoughts: Definitely one of the best examples of its genre, even if its still not exactly something I fully enjoy.]

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