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125: YUJI OHNO - WANDERING DAYS:

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

Nominator: @Snake5555555555 (6/15)

Initial Score: 72.46 [#89]
Revised Score: 78.78 [#127]
Final Score: 78.90 [#125]

(First Thoughts: This has a surprisingly strong JRPG feel to it for something non-game related. I wish I could place what this is reminding me of... my first thought was Suikoden IV, but Im certainly not finding anything similar on that soundtrack. Possibly almost Chrono Cross-esque in places? Probably not, but I feel JRPG, aquatic, and town or town-adjacent location quite strongly from the song and that association is probably based on something I heard somewhere at some unspecified point in the past.)

Well, now it sounds like a beach romance scene from a movie of some sort, but it still always makes me think of some sort of water-adjacent scene. And like always, I do like water-adjacent music, so I continue to like this.

[Final Thoughts: Another dead link, replacement posted.

Not a lot to add to the previous comments. Its another in the long line of very pretty instrumental songs that arent quite beautiful enough to reach the very top tiers, though it has a very nice aquatic feel to it.]

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124: BRING ME THE HORIZON - THRONE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-bGNP1nzpDY

Nominator: @BlackDra90n (10/21)
Source: Live at Royal Albert Hall (10/14)

Initial Score: 65.29 [#167]
Revised Score: 77.57 [#138]
Final Score: 79.00 [#124]

(First Thoughts: Sgood.)

Not directly related to anything, but I just learned that this playlist is missing Antivist from the setlist. Though I dont see any high quality uploads of the Royal Albert Hall version of the song and, looking at the lyrics, I dont think Id have been a big fan anyway.

Song is great as always, this type of orchestral music is wonderful and if their albums were more like this concert, Id have to go listen to more of their discography. (As is, I suspect theres probably another one or two songs that Id love somewhere in their albums, but most are probably too metal)

This song reminds me of Endurant from last years topic:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfjTbY2NzsM

In that theyre both tamer subgenres of metal dealing with becoming stronger when people try to break you down and what not. I prefer Endurant, but this song is still pretty great too.

[Final Thoughts: Mew.]

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123: THE WEEKND - HIGH FOR THIS:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5fohLPNqO6TqwrZ7BoUWUT

Nominator: Player_0 (3/30)

Initial Score: 72.13 [#102]
Revised Score: 66.24 [#235]
Final Score: 79.11 [#123]

(First Thoughts: Complicated. I like the dark, buzzing sound of the musica lot. I also kinda like the singers voice. But I hate the lyrics. Right now... Id say my love for the tracks atmosphere greatly overpowers my hatred of the lyrics, but I could easily see this song dropping into the bottom ten on another day.)

The first song on the album, this one actually got my hopes up. Sure, I completely hated the lyrics, but I loved the backing music and he clearly had enough talent that it was easy to imagine a song that I absolutely loved coming from him. I was actively excited to hear the rest of the album.

Suffice it to say my opinion dropped very sharply after that.

This song is still good and its relatively tame, by Weeknd standards, but its still all sex and drugs and I still cant possibly care about the lyrics any less than I already do. (And spare me any explanations about how hes telling you to get high to listen to his music, or how its about how hes going to sex you up musically, or whatever. That type of metaphor does not get you anywhere with me.)

[Later: Ohh, that buzzing quality to this song though... I suppose I cant let it get less than 70 points.]

[Final Thoughts: Does so many things I like musically and does them perfectly that it gets a very high score, in spite of its...Weeknd-ness.]

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122: LINKIN PARK - FROM THE INSIDE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLHpvjrFpe0&list=PLlqZM4covn1EbvC_6cuERQ59QaMbPkUyE&index=10

Nominator: Mega_Mana (7/18)
Source: Meteora (6/13)

Initial Score: 80.36 [#46]
Revised Score: 85.49 [#87]
Final Score: 79.22 [#122]

(First Thoughts: Another nice song that is occasionally a bit too shouty.)

The bridge is just shouting and drags the score down a bit, but not as much as you might expect. Its a rather short section that only comes up towards the end, so its easy enough to forgive and/or ignore.

As good as the song is, I dont have any personal connection to it. As far as I can tell, Ive actually never been betrayed by anyone, so this doesnt really resonate with me as much as some of their other songs. Still great, still in the right genre and emotional tone, just not exactly right and a bit too shouty near the end.

[Final Thoughts: Another very close to greatness song.]

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