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Two more for today:

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Epic Rap Battles of History - Alexander the Great VS Ivan the Terrible:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVbH1BVXywY

Estimated Score: 61.15

I forgot I was supposed to comment on this over here and probably should have just said something back when Raka's Most Epic Epic Rap tournament was going on, since I heard this a few times over there and this isn't really a first impression anymore. Anyway, I do like this one; every character portrayed here has some good lines and there are no real weak links to it. I wasn't a big fan at first because Alexander gets killed off fairly early on, which was disappointing as I was mostly interested in the track due to him but the song really accomplishes what it was trying to do and I've come to appreciate it.

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Devin Townsend - Why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT-uWOVP5q0

Estimated Score: 28.99, though I will listen to this again in a day. [Upgraded to 42.00009]

I'm sorry, but this type of sweeping orchestral majesty is really not for me; I know that it's a high quality song with a well-designed video accompanying it, but something about the style of song causes me to bounce off of it incredibly hard. I don't hate the track, but... *trails off*

I'll try listening to this again tomorrow; might have a more favorable view when I'm aware of what the style is and am mentally prepared for it.

[Later: Okay, I do feel somewhat better about the track after taking an extra day. It's still not quite for me, but my opinion is much closer to neutrality than actual dislike this time around. I can tell the song is doing things that I should like--this theatrical Broadway inspired metal *should* have a place and it feels similar in tone to certain moments of Guilty Gear Strive's "Drift" which is still a favorite--but I still don't like "Why?".

Ultimately, I think there are two things holding it back. "Why?" goes for a type of beauty that I don't really connect with; I'm aware that it's majestic, powerful, and beautiful but it's not a type that I'm interested in and I just can't appreciate it as much as I know I should or other people would.

The other point is that I rather dislike the repeated lyric of "Why run away?", but I elect not to get into those topics right now. I wouldn't call the line triggering, but... well, I elect not to finish this half of the sentence either. So I'm aware it's a very good song, but the style and lyrics are not for me and I think neutrality is the best reaction the song can hope to get out of me.

...also I seem to take a break from everything after listening to this. Yesterday morning, I left because I wanted to put things on hold until I could evaluate this on a different day. Today, I find this song putting me in a type of headspace where I need to quietly think about some things and further work would be quite fruitless. This isn't a *bad* thing, but it is a far more intense reaction than would be typical of songs with this type of score.]

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