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I imagine the original versions of the BMtH songs are pretty great too, I wouldnt be committed to trying more albums if I suspected this concert was the only time did anything Id like. </.<

And yes, those are the two remaining songs from the concert/album.



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42: FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS - CAROL BROWN:

https://youtu.be/Hz5SFQsLzAg

Nominator: Jesse_Custer (1/15)

Initial Score: 20.23 [#555]
Revised Score: 60.63 (Upgraded to 92.24) [#53]
Final Score: 96.60 [#42]

(First Thoughts: I had a brief obsession with Inner City Pressure some number of years ago, so its not that I dislike the band or their style of humor, but this song never really made me laugh or did anything to make me respect it as anything other than a novelty song.

The fourth wall breaking Who organized all of my ex-girlfiends into a choir and got them to sing? was funny and I liked the 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover reference (can never have enough Paul Simon references, even if thats hardly my favorite song of his), but theyre more... smirk worthy jokes than laugh out loud comedy. I guess this might be funnier than Im giving it credit for... will probably move up the list a bit on repeat listens, but its going to have to grow on me a lot to even get into the top half of songs.)

Well its still not the funniest song at this topic (much less in the history of these topics), but I do like novelty comedy songs and this is funny enough? Its a few quick smirks, some light giggles or chuckles, and.a welcome break from the laundry list of songs that are either too heavy for me to want to talk about them or too unremarkable for me to find anything to say.

[Later: Okay, this is stupid, but I had a dream about this song last night. Specifically Tiffanys epiphany involved becoming the new leader of Neo Zeon and launching a war against Earth to get revenge on the singer. And you probably think I cant give a song extra points for giving Gundam related dreams, but you forget that I can give or take any points for any nonsensical reason that amuses me. Sieg Zeon! Sieg Tiffany!]

[Final Thoughts: That is the dumbest reason Ive ever given extra points to a song, but this is my topic and Im not bound by the logic of your reality. If it makes you feel any better about it, I was starting to come around on it before the dream, as evidenced by its score jumping by 40 points between the first and second listen.]

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JESSE CUSTERS SONGS:

Until the End of the World: 96.00 [R#9]
Dance Fight 66: 13.00 [#586]
Vega: 58.06 [#375]
Old Site (Black Moonrise Mix): 58.08 [#374]
Thunderclouds: 60.81 [#320]
Heaven Sent: 62.59 [#287]
Space: 77.50 [#141]
Goliath: 78.20 [#133]
Sleeping Powder: 82.87 [#110]
Lone Digger: 83.50 [#104]
The Ascent of Stan: 86.00 [#92]
Promiseland: 93.50 [#57]
Human: 93.70 [#56]
Cold Little Heart: 94.20 [#53]
Carol Brown: 96.60 [#42]

Average Score: 75.6406666666

...Huh. Considering our tastes seem completely incompatible, I was quite pleasantly surprised with the majority of your list. A full third of your list scored over 90 points and theres a good spread of musical styles here, with almost every song being quite memorablethe mid-tier Celeste songs rather blur together, making that the only which song was that again? on your list; though when you nominated that one, it was the only Celeste song and probably would have stood out on those grounds.

And, while it certainly drags your average down, I do like finding things I strongly dislikeso Dance Fight was still a relatively good choice.

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Player Averages:

Jesse_Custer: 75.6406666666
Shonen_Bat: 73.6884285714
Murphiroth: 70.2560714285
Cakophon: 68.4806666666
DoctorJimmy133: 60.5125
Metalmind: 59.3499999999
Bane: 58.1471428571
Haste_2: 53.8109523809
Xeybozn: 53.3525
Hbthebattle: 53.0054545454
Pyresword + sergiocornaga: 50.2062698412
Player_0: 44.991

And with that, someone else hops into provisional first place.



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41: LIVE - THEY STOOD UP FOR LOVE:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwR4viyC9-c&list=PLBB25BAC1F72C0DE4&index=11

Nominator: azuarc (2/28)
Source: The Distance to Here (1/13)

Initial Score: 62.11 [#205]
Revised Score: 93.99 [#46]
Final Score: 96.84 [#41]

(First Thoughts: This presented me with an interesting dilemma: The version on the YouTube playlist is blatantly distorted in a way the track was never meant to be. Seriously, go to the video and start watching at around 1:40the song starts normally and then freaks out around 1:48.

Now, I love that distorted glitchiness. Give me all the static and distortion you can, take every track on the album and do THIS to it. Youve given me what I want, thank you.

...but thats not how the song is supposed to sound. Do I judge it based on what you meant to nominate (a normal version, like on Spotify) or based on what you actually submitted? Because I do love that glitch and I especially love the timing. Who lives in a different dimension free from the struggles we know? AND THEN REALITY EXPLODES. ...Then the song goes back to normal fairly quickly, which is unfortunate.

Ive decided to go with the linked version (might as well go with whichever would get more points), which gets a respectable score. Regrettably, I only really like the part of the song that is glitchedI dont care about the lyrics (feels a bit too Jesus-y) or the performance itself, but the glitch part alone gives the song over 60 points.)

Praise be to the glitched computer Jesus!

I dont care if this isnt how the song is meant to sound, I am 100% here for this. GIVE ME ALL OF THE GLITCHES. ALL OF THEM.

Also of all the spiritual songs this time, this is the most... deranged babbling.

Naked lovers feel the blood beneath their veins
Electric nerves communicate
With tiny explosions THROUGH OUR BRAINS!!!

He just feels rather deranged, screaming about brain explosions and how were all really made out of light and trapped on the moon. Its just... so, so completely out there. And I think I actually love this.

...Largely due to the blatant glitching, I doubt Id care about the song without that. I dont know what happened to this song, but I wish I could replicate it.

[Final Thoughts: Oh, that glitching is so wonderful... thanks to some other nominations, I can say that I dont really want an entire song of distortion, but when its timed perfectly and compliments the song, it is just amazing.

And theres the long fabled glitch song. It took several months, but finally, everyone can hear what Ive been referring to since the sign-up topic.]

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THE DISTANCE TO HERE:

Sparkle: 32.29 [#568]
Feel the Quiet River Rage: 43.00 [#542]
Sun: 46.30 [#500]
Voodoo Lady: 59.40 [#356]
Where Fishes Go: 61.72 [#303]
The Distance: 67.45 [#249]
The Dolphins Cry: 69.80 [#209]
Run to the Water: 72.48 [#183]
Face and Ghost: 74.90 [#163]
We Walk in the Dream: 77.90 [#136]
Meltdown: 78.40 [#130]
Dance With You: 96.00 [#46]
They Stood Up For Love: 96.84 [#41]

Average Score: 67.4215384615

One of the most improved albums, I think most songs started with rather low scores and started gaining in points as I fell into an ever-spiraling obsession with Eds voice. I question how well some of the lower scoring songs would do now that I actively want more of Eds singing in my life, but its a bit late for that information to be terribly relevant either way.

Spiritual music isnt something I have a lot of experience with, but I think this album did it well. Most of the songs are so vague or drawing inspiration from enough different sources that they dont come off preachy or endorsing any specific belief, which takes a lot of the edge off. Also, I like Ed now... well, his voice at any rate. Have I praised him enough yet?

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