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CasanovaZelos 04/18/21 10:45:03 AM #1: |
Previous results can be seen here:
https://board8.fandom.com/wiki/Rank_the_Tracks The rules: 1. Listen to the album in full 2. Rank every track on the album 3. For the results, there will be a curve at the top of each list; two additional points between #1 and #2, and one additional point for the next two ranks. This way, the songs that really stick out to someone get an edge that is not immediately negated by someone else putting it lower. In the case of Demon Days, someone's 15th track will get 1 point, 14th 2 points, 4th 12 points, 3rd 14 points, 2nd 16 points, and 1st 19 points 4. If you want to include comments for individual songs, I will compile them in the results 5. The results will be posted at the beginning of the next topic 6. The deadline to vote is Sunday, April 25 at 8:00 AM EST - though if you are for whatever reason listening to the album around that time, just say so in the topic and I can delay a bit 7. You can sign up to be added to a user cycle for after we finish the queue; once we get through the last planned album, the next person on the list will choose 3 albums which the other users will vote on for the next topic. 7a. To ensure people are being given an actual choice, the three nominated albums must be by different artists. You can otherwise stick to a similar sound or era. 7b. The tiebreaker for these polls will be whichever is listed first in the poll options - make sure to deliver the results in order of your own preference (which will hopefully have the added benefit of influencing people toward your first choice if they can't decide). 7c. The order of the user cycle will be randomly determined, but users will first be sorted into tiers by how many of their nominations have been covered during the early nominations period. Fleetwood Mac's Rumours track list: 1. Second Hand News 2. Dreams 3. Never Going Back Again 4. Don't Stop 5. Go Your Own Way 6. Songbird 7. The Chain 8. You Make Loving Fun 9. I Don't Want to Know 10. Oh Daddy 11. Gold Dust Woman Schedule: 4/25: The Beatles - Abbey Road (Seanchan) 5/2: U2 - Achtung Baby (Jesse_Custer) 5/9: Radiohead - OK Computer (Jesse_Custer) 5/16: Alice in Chains - Dirt (ZeroSignal620) 5/23: LCD Soundsystem - Sound of Silver (CasanovaZelos) 5/30: Pink Floyd - The Wall (Johnbobb) 6/6: Pixies - Doolittle (VeryInsane) 6/13: Wu-Tang Clan - Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (Johnbobb) 6/20: Kendrick Lamar - Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City (Start the Machine) 6/27: Meat Loaf - Bat Out of Hell (Seanchan) 7/4: Lin-Manuel Miranda - Hamilton (TomNook) 7/11: Janelle Monae - The ArchAndroid (TheArkOfTurus) 7/18: The Strokes - Is This It (MoogleKupo141) 7/25: Fiona Apple - Fetch the Bolt Cutters (CasanovaZelos) 8/1: Massive Attack - Mezzanine (Giggsalot) 8/8: The Killers - Hot Fuss (Seanchan) 8/15: Ben Folds Five - Ben Folds Five (jcgamer107) 8/22: Air - Moon Safari (ZaziGuado) 8/29: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (Johnbobb) 9/5: Nine Inch Nails - Pretty Hate Machine (Steiner) 9/12: The Knife - Silent Shout (CasanovaZelos) 9/19: Billy Joel - The Stranger (Seanchan) 9/26: Spice Girls - Spice (SpikeSetsFire) 10/3: Iron Maiden - Powerslave (TheArkOfTurus) 10/10: Rancid - ...And Out Come the Wolves (Snake5555555555) 10/17: OutKast - Aquemini (Giggsalot) 10/24: Of Monsters and Men - Beneath the Skin (Jesse_Custer) 10/31: Taylor Swift - Speak Now (Snake5555555555) 11/7: The Avalanches - Since I Left You (SpikeSetsFire) 11/14: Moby - Play (SpikeSetsFire) 11/21: Steely Dan - Can't Buy a Thrill (Seginustemple) Previous albums and their nominees (just so I have easy access for determining the queue order): Demons Days - no one The Blue Album - ZaziGuado Nevermind - CasanovaZelos Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix - Seanchan MBDTF - ZaziGuado Crack the Skye - VeryInsane Rumours - VeryInsane User Cycle sign-ups: CasanovaZelos --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/18/21 10:48:20 AM #2: |
Mastodon - Crack the Skye results
Participants sorted by their deviation from the final results: Steiner (4) kateee (4) ZaziGuado (8) Seginustemple (8) Johnbobb (8) illuminatusbubu (8) Giggsalot (10) SpikeSetsFire (12) Seanchan (12) CasanovaZelos (14) Raetsel_Lapin (14) Snake5555555555 (16) TheArkOfTurus (18) MarkS222222222222222 (20) VeryInsane (22) General Album Comments: CasanovaZelos: I feel that this is an album that works better as a whole. Progressive metal combines two genres I'm rather oblivious to, and I'm going to have difficulty differentiating between these tracks in a day or two. Still, the overall sound is outstanding. Snake5555555555: Every song on this album is a literal masterpiece and I come out with a new favorite each time. Demands to be listened to as a whole piece, as the intricacies of each riff and storytelling lyrics unfolds before you. ZaziGuado: I legitimately enjoyed Oblivion. The first four tracks all had something for me to enjoy I felt. It was probably just fatigue, but it felt like the front half of this album was a lot more interesting than the back half. My experience with prog rock is very minimal, so maybe you have to be attuned to it to really be able to appreciate an entire album. Assuming this was a concept album, I could not follow it. All the lyrics were muffled by the massive guitars. Again, I'll chalk that up to lack of experience and familiarity with the genre. I didn't hate this album, but by the end I was ready for it to be over. Seanchan (replying to ZaziGuado): Yeah, this is echoing a lot of my thoughts after a 2nd listen. Fatigued is EXACTLY what I felt after about 30 minutes. I'm just not getting enough memorable parts to differentiate the tracks and so my mind starts to wander by track 5 or 6. I want to do another listen with the lyrics up so I can try to track whatever story is being told. I totally agree that I had a very hard time picking up the vocals as I was listening on my evening walk. Giggsalot: The rare sort of album that completely transcends its sound and becomes a must-listen even for people who don't care about the scene or style from which it emerged. It's not something I reach for often, but a worthy addition to the modern metal and prog canons. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/18/21 10:52:11 AM #4: |
Crack the Skye Track Ranking
7. Ghost of Karelia (Track #5) Score: 43 (Average Rank: 5.27/7) Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane (#2) Biggest Detractor(s): ZaziGuado, kateee (#7) Giggsalot: Maintains the cool mystical atmosphere of The Czar and begins to hint at the sludgy heaviness to come in the title track. Immaculately sequenced. Not the strongest song overall, but the crunchy heavy parts here rip more than I remembered. Seginustemple: Unfortunately the variety works against me here. It has a good verse and chorus and then like three forgettable sections in the middle. 6. Crack the Skye (Track #6) Score: 57 (Average Rank: 4.73/7) Biggest Fan(s): VeryInsane (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Steiner, Seanchan, illuminatusbubu (#7) Giggsalot: Oh hell yes. For a long time this was my favourite song on the album, and the added crunch here is really appreciated. Scott Kelly's volcanic bellowing gives all of the surrounding mystical silliness so much more gravitas, and the moment he first blasts through the wall is a top tier moment. The song itself might not be quite as good as I remember, but it's still essential shit Seginustemple: I used to like this one more but I must have wore it out back when. I hit the Crack too much (bucket list note: must release a project called Passdabong - Crack the High) 5. Quintessence (Track #3) Score: 58 (Average Rank: 4.93/7) Biggest Fan(s): Snake5555555555, SpikeSetsFire (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): CasanovaZelos, TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Raetsel_Lapin, Giggsalot, Seginustemple, Johnbobb (#7) Giggsalot: Yeah, this doesn't do much for me. The transitions are super jarring and the major key chorus isn't good. Cool gnarly Mars Volta-esque guitar in the verses though. Seginustemple: Sick bass tone. Not as into the songwriting here (it's just alright) but I do enjoy the end bit with the techno voice effect. 4. Divinations (Track #2) Score: 79 (Average Rank: 3.67/7) Biggest Fan(s): CasanovaZelos, MarkS222222222222222 (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): SpikeSetsFire (#7) Giggsalot: Lots of energy and a decent tune, but lacks the atmospheric flair that allows the longer songs here to really breathe Seginustemple: I don't remember this one being so good! The dual guitar line in the chorus has a lot of flavor. They get a lot of variety out of weird scales, modulations, and textural changes. 3. The Czar: Usurper/Escape/Martyr/Spiral (Track #4) Score: 87 (Average Rank: 3.4/7) Biggest Fan(s): Johnbobb (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): TheArkOfTurus, VeryInsane, Seanchan, MarkS222222222222222 (#6) Giggsalot: This is where the album really breaks open for me, and the band's ambition (the best thing about the album) really becomes clear for the first time. The sneaky secret is that large parts of the song - cool atmosphere aside - actually aren't that stellar. Lovely textures though, and the "spiralling up through the crack in the sky(e)" climax section is an absolute epiphany Seginustemple: You know you're in for some shit when it's ten minutes and starts on a low organ note. I don't think I appreciated the drummer enough in the past, all his flourishes really keep it moving and he is unusually groovy/funky for a metal drummer. The Spiral section is classic, the little spiral motif in the guitar riff takes it to the next level. 2. The Last Baron (Track #7) Score: 98 (Average Rank: 3.13/7) Biggest Fan(s): TheArkOfTurus, Steiner, Giggsalot, Seginustemple, illuminatusbubu (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): MarkS222222222222222 (#7) Giggsalot: Yeah, this really has to be #1, doesn't it? As with most prog epics, it's a little bit of a mess, but it's a glorious mess, and no song on the album better brings together everything great about Crack the Skye. It almost sounds like an updated version of Sabbath's sound at their most coked out and proggy, and I am always here for that. Last five minutes in particular are spectacular. Seginustemple: Damn, I kinda forgot about this entire track? The album ends on a huge prog power ballad that actually hits emotionally before bombastically shredding and whaling its way to the finish. It's well-balanced, it doesn't feel overstuffed with ideas and it doesn't become repetitive. How did I forget about this one? 1. Oblivion (Track #1) Score: 103 (Average Rank: 2.87/7) Biggest Fan(s): ZaziGuado, Raetsel_Lapin, Seanchan, kateee (#1) Biggest Detractor(s): Snake5555555555 (#7) Giggsalot: An iconic pop-metal opener in the enter sandman mould, totally encapsulates what's great about the album. Critical eye says that the only truly great thing here is the chorus, but who cares about that really Seginustemple: Always enjoyed the southern twang in their sound. This one has the pop-level hook in the chorus and the prog move of introducing an entirely new section for a guitar solo. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/18/21 10:53:41 AM #5: |
Hell yeah, this album slaps so hard. My ranking is probably boring but whatever..
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CasanovaZelos 04/18/21 11:03:34 AM #6: |
And because this was overlooked last topic, please explicitly state if you want added to the user cycle. I'm also including the tiers - Seanchan will always be last on the list, I will be second to last, those in the 3 album tier will be randomized once they sign up, and so on. I also explain how this process will work in the rules - you will be required to nominate 3 albums by different artists when your turn arrives (probably just through PM - doesn't really matter until November...).
But the turn order will also be determined by week signed up, so you benefit by signing up during this topic. User Cycle sign-ups: CasanovaZelos Users by number of nominations covered: 5 Albums: Seanchan 4 Albums: CasanovaZelos 3 Albums: ZaziGuado VeryInsane Jesse_Custer Johnbobb SpikeSetsFire 2 Albums: TheArkOfTurus Giggsalot Snake5555555555 1 Album: ZeroSingal620 Start the Machine TomNook MoogleKupo141 jcgamer107 Steiner Seginustemple --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Snake5555555555 04/18/21 12:09:39 PM #7: |
I will sign up for the cycle
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ZaziGuado 04/18/21 1:25:07 PM #8: |
I'm not sure I fully understand the cycle system yet, but I'll sign up because that seems like the wise thing to do.
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ZaziGuado 04/18/21 1:28:27 PM #9: |
Also, having everything planned out until November makes this less interesting to me. Is there any way we can come to an agreement to scrap the current nomination system in favor of getting to the cycle system sooner?
Like, if that involves a whole bunch of us pulling our album nominations in favor of lightening the load and then nominating it on our turn in the cycle, I'm fully willing to do that. --- snowpork azuarc is OP. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xtlm 04/18/21 2:13:19 PM #10: |
Nominate: Pearl Jam - Ten
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LiquidOshawott 04/18/21 2:24:04 PM #11: |
ZaziGuado posted...
I'm not sure I fully understand the cycle system yet, but I'll sign up because that seems like the wise thing to do. This, though it looks like Im gonna have to wait until November for it Also kinda expected the deviations but eh, was a good album all around --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 04/18/21 2:34:13 PM #12: |
1. Dreams
2. Go Your Own Way 3. The Chain 4. Don't Stop 5. You Make Loving Fun 6. Never Going Back Again 7. Gold Dust Woman 8. Songbird 9. Second Hand News 10. I Don't Want to Know 11. Oh Daddy Also signing up for the user cycle. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/18/21 2:42:26 PM #13: |
ZaziGuado posted...
Also, having everything planned out until November makes this less interesting to me. Is there any way we can come to an agreement to scrap the current nomination system in favor of getting to the cycle system sooner? I could maybe do a poll during the next topic to see how people feel? My solution there, if we decide to cut it down, would probably be to have each person with an album listed choose one to keep in the queue. But I first want to see whether people support that. I wasn't quite expecting this many albums to hit five nominations. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Jesse_Custer 04/18/21 3:04:17 PM #14: |
I have an alternative suggestion to cutting it down to one nomination per user. What if you stick to the schedule, but every few weeks (possibly one week a month), you run a user select topic. That way we could keep the existing nominations and avoid having to wait until November for the user cycle.
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Johnbobb 04/18/21 3:13:35 PM #15: |
I will also sign up for the cycle
excited for this album; I've mostly only heard Fleetwood Mac's singles but they've all been great --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 04/18/21 3:16:21 PM #16: |
Jesse_Custer posted...
I have an alternative suggestion to cutting it down to one nomination per user. What if you stick to the schedule, but every few weeks (possibly one week a month), you run a user select topic. That way we could keep the existing nominations and avoid having to wait until November for the user cycle.I don't hate that idea but I also worry it overcomplicates things I also don't mind waiting out through the lists currently in the queue because most of those albums seem appealing anyway --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/18/21 4:25:18 PM #17: |
ZaziGuado posted...
Also, having everything planned out until November makes this less interesting to me. Is there any way we can come to an agreement to scrap the current nomination system in favor of getting to the cycle system sooner? I'm more than happy to drop my Avalanches and Moby albums from the cycle to give others an opportunity sooner. I only nominated them early on in this topic series to get something out there and see if it would be supported. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/18/21 4:26:15 PM #18: |
Johnbobb posted...
excited for this album; I've mostly only heard Fleetwood Mac's singles but they've all been great Also this! --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/18/21 4:32:30 PM #19: |
CasanovaZelos, what is your take on having a video game soundtrack as an album of the week?
Say like... Final Fantasy VII OST... Also, please add me to the cycle list just for the sake of it. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Seanchan 04/18/21 4:41:49 PM #20: |
Jesse_Custer posted...
I have an alternative suggestion to cutting it down to one nomination per user. What if you stick to the schedule, but every few weeks (possibly one week a month), you run a user select topic. That way we could keep the existing nominations and avoid having to wait until November for the user cycle. This is EXACTLY what I was thinking, even before I read the topic, so I will get behind this. Also, I'll officially sign up for the cycle. Surprised I had the most noms make the cut! I did a first listen to Rumours today. What a wild oscillation between Kanye to Mastadon to Fleetwood Mac! First listen was generally positive. I was surprised how many of the songs I had heard before. It's such a more "breezy" listen than Crack The Skye. --- "That was unnecessarily dramatic". - NY Mets motto (courtesy of InnerTubeHero) Congratulations to azuarc, the guru of gurus and winner of GotD 2020! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Mega Mana 04/18/21 8:51:45 PM #21: |
Tag for Tuesday
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XIII_rocks 04/18/21 10:00:26 PM #22: |
This is such an unreal album. I'll do it later.
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Johnbobb 04/18/21 10:01:14 PM #23: |
Just listened through it; didn't realize how many songs off it I already knew
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Snake5555555555 04/18/21 10:03:55 PM #24: |
Johnbobb posted...
Just listened through it; didn't realize how many songs off it I already knew I love that about this album and was similar to my experience when I first heard it years ago. These songs are just totally ingrained in our culture. --- I've decided to put my fears behind me. I'm not going back. https://imgur.com/a/du8zgsT - https://imgur.com/a/VTNzDEW ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 04/19/21 12:23:55 AM #25: |
it's not Kanye week still but
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ChainLTTP 04/19/21 8:43:15 AM #26: |
Yeah a lot of people don't realize that Rumours is something like the best selling non- compilation album of all time besides fucking Thriller lol. All but 2 songs off of it were legit radio hits.
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XIII_rocks 04/19/21 3:29:37 PM #27: |
Yeah it's almost like FM's greatest hits. I wish Big Love was on it. But it's still just a bunch of great songs in succession
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LiquidOshawott 04/19/21 3:40:55 PM #28: |
Whats funny is I dont even think I listened to this album until like, 5 years ago
Its probably in my top 5 now --- I live on, THROUGH THIS SEASHELL! VeryInsane's mobile account ... Copied to Clipboard!
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TheArkOfTurus 04/19/21 3:53:18 PM #29: |
1. The Chain
2. Dreams 3. Go Your Own Way 4. You Make Loving Fun 5. Songbird 6. Don't Stop 7. Never Going Back Again 8. Gold Dust Woman 9. I Don't Want to Know 10. Second Hand News 11. Oh Daddy And I'll sign up for the cycle. --- Our eyes were removed For our own safety ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Johnbobb 04/19/21 4:28:25 PM #30: |
XIII_rocks posted...
Yeah it's almost like FM's greatest hits. I wish Big Love was on it. But it's still just a bunch of great songs in successionI had that thought about Tusk, which is probably my favorite Fleetwood Mac song --- Khal Kirby, warlord of the Super Star Khalasar PSN/Steam: CheddarBBQ https://goo.gl/Diw2hs ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Raetsel_Lapin 04/19/21 6:13:03 PM #31: |
1: You Make Loving Fun
2: Dreams 3: Songbird 4: I Don't Want to Know 5: The Chain 6: Gold Dust Woman 7: Go Your Own Way 8: Don't Stop 9: Never Going Back Again 10: Oh Daddy 11: Second Hand News I suggest anyone who enjoys the album listen to the song "Silver Springs"; it's basically Stevie Nicks' response to "Go Your Own Way" and was written for the album, so I find it really completes things. I'll agree to whatever for nominations. I'm just here to have an excuse to listen to new songs, so whatever keeps the topic going works for me. --- Temporary Signature ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/20/21 9:24:55 AM #32: |
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CasanovaZelos 04/20/21 6:35:17 PM #33: |
I want to try and give comments but I've had a really rough week - though Rumours of all albums does fit the current mood!
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ChichiriMuyo 04/21/21 2:14:52 AM #34: |
Listening. Not that I haven't heard the whole album before (who hasn't?).
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ChichiriMuyo 04/21/21 3:05:04 AM #35: |
1. The Chain
2. Gold Dust Woman 3. Go Your Own Way 4. Dreams 5. Oh Daddy 6. You Make Loving Fun 7. I Don't Want to Know 8. Don't Stop 9. Second Hand News 10. Never Going Back Again 11. Songbird --- "If you ever feel good about yourself, just look on the Internet." - Ryan Reynolds ... Copied to Clipboard!
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LordoftheMorons 04/21/21 3:53:46 AM #36: |
1. Songbird
2. Dreams 3. The Chain 4. Go Your Own Way 5. Good Dust Woman 6. You Make Loving Fun 7. Dont Stop 8. Oh Daddy 9. I Dont Want to Know 10. Never Going Back Again 11. Second Hand News --- Congrats to azuarc, GotD2 Guru champ! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/21/21 2:47:53 PM #37: |
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ZaziGuado 04/21/21 4:17:54 PM #38: |
Second Hand News - I really enjoy the "byow byow byow" part. Super catchy and imitates the instrumentation behind it. This is a fun, bouncy opener.
Dreams - This is my wife's favorite song. However, I don't fully understand that. Yeah, it's a good song but it doesn't feel like it has the elements of being an all-time favorite song, whatever the hell those may be. I dunno. I guess I can see how it trips a trigger. Like I said: it's good. It's got a warm, chill vibe that just sails along. Good easy listening. Never Going Back Again - It's fun strumming of a guitar, but never does much interesting beyond that. That said, I do enjoy fun strumming of a guitar so that's not necessarily a large knock against it. Don't Stop - I guess I didn't realize this was a Fleetwood Mac song. This is, like, THE song I imagine as being a child while driving with my parents with the classic rock station on. There's definitely a comfort with it that can only come after almost 45 years of radio play. All that said, it earned that mantle. Go Your Own Way - Whether it made final copy/paste or not, I've used good to describe like every one of these songs so far, but Go Your Own Way is truly great. That chorus is cathartic and the guitars throughout are pretty rockin'. Songbird - I generally like piano and slower heartfelt songs, but after such a strong first half of the album, this was kind of an unwelcome tempo change. It doesn't stand out much. I don't hate it, but it's got a pretty bad spot on the album considering my enjoyment of the songs it's sandwiched by. The Chain - This feels like one of those songs that was a big hit, but that I have no recollection of hearing prior to this week. That's fine, though, because this track bangs. Forgive me for this, but I have to say that the bass whenever it kicks in is THICC. The ending minute and a half is a joyride. You Make Loving Fun - This has that quintessential 70s groove sound. I greatly enjoy the solo guitar. I like this song more than I think I do, if that makes sense. I don't fully understand it, but it's what I feel. I Don't Want to Know - Those are some well placed claps. Catch me off guard every time but I love them. Very good song. Oh Daddy - This song just never fully clicks with me. I'm not sure what it is. Maybe it's the erratic nature of the instruments. It just feels like the song's true potential is never reached. Gold Dust Woman - It's okay. Kind of a disappointing close after all the great stuff that followed it. I wish they would've really committed to the end of the song in a way similar to The Chain. It felt like they were going to for a small bit, but then they just fade it out and I'm not the biggest fan of fade outs. Go Your Own Way The Chain Second Hand News Don't Stop I Don't Want to Know You Make Loving Fun Dreams Never Going Back Again Songbird Gold Dust Woman Oh Daddy This was the first Fleetwood Mac album I've ever listened to and I've never been able to identify a song as Fleetwood Mac outside of Dreams and Landslide and maybe one other I'm not remembering. However, I recognized three of the songs on it from daily life experiences. Before this I thought Fleetwood Mac was largely fronted by Stevie Nicks, so I was surprised how little her voice was the sole feature. The story of the album is an interesting one and it's impressive the band were able to see it the whole way through and provide backing vocals on their ex's breakup songs. Overall this was an impressive, tight album that was mostly enjoyable the whole way through with a couple of top tier songs. Very glad I listened to it. --- snowpork azuarc is OP. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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ChainLTTP 04/21/21 4:24:09 PM #39: |
ZaziGuado posted...
the bass whenever it kicks in is THICCThis album is ALL about the bass. It's so so good. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/21/21 6:41:31 PM #40: |
Unfortunately, I'm just not in the headspace this week to go track by track here.
Rumours is #82 on my all-time list and #3 for 1977 - one of the best years for music. The funny thing is, this soft rock classic is surrounded by punk and its various spin-offs along with some early electronic albums. When music was looking for a new way forward, Fleetwood Mac managed to succeed in a familiar style by making an album loaded front to back with hits. Despite the 'soft' sound of the music, this is as emotionally raw as records come - the fact we get a breakup from both sides adds an extra layer. This is a band in turmoil, three vocalists warring over concepts and each other. Beyond the lyrics and vocals, these songs are undeniably catchy. It took years for this album to really grow on me; soft rock is not my usual style, but it's rare for an album to be so consistent from beginning to end in any genre. And, well, time has unfortunately granted a better understanding of these mixed emotions. "If you don't love me now, you will never love me again" indeed. 1. Go Your Own Way (#73 all-time) 2. The Chain (#234) 3. Dreams (#282) 4. You Make Loving Fun (#1441) 5. Don't Stop 6. Gold Dust Woman 7. Second Hand News 8. I Don't Want to Know 9. Never Going Back Again 10. Oh Daddy 11. Songbird Sort of unrelated, but Fleetwood Mac is the weirdest band to me. They crack my top 100 artists, but they really feel like two separate bands that happened to use the same name. They started as a blues rock band in the late 60s, only to turn into the soft rock band everyone recognizes today (Nicks and Buckingham did not join until 1975). And it's not like they fumbled around before finding themselves - they have a few greats from that early period, such as Albatross, Black Magic Woman, and Oh Well. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/21/21 7:03:23 PM #41: |
SpikeSetsFire posted...
CasanovaZelos, what is your take on having a video game soundtrack as an album of the week? I mentioned early on that for longer albums such as Hamilton and The Wall, I will likely do a simple top 15 instead of having everyone rank every single track. So, I would likely do the same if people vote for it during a week. Though, I would want there to be an upper cap on album length - the FF7 soundtrack is four and a half hours when most traditional albums come in at under an hour. But if people vote for it, then there must be interest. I will probably add a rule that only one album can be over 80 minutes for the weekly nominations - I don't want someone forcing a lengthy album through if people aren't actually interested. --- My top 100 games (with write-ups): https://foolfantastic.com/top-100-video-games-project/ ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/22/21 12:16:27 PM #42: |
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ChainLTTP 04/22/21 12:40:31 PM #43: |
ZaziGuado posted...
This is my wife's favorite song.Oh boy, don't ever jilt her! ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/22/21 8:42:56 PM #44: |
1. Dreams
2. You Make Loving Fun 3. Go Your Own Way 4. Don't Stop 5. Never Going Back Again 6. The Chain 7. I Don't Want to Know 8. Second Hand News 9. Songbird 10. Gold Dust Woman 11. Oh Daddy --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Giggsalot 04/23/21 12:35:32 AM #45: |
I'll try to do this at the weekend!
For now, I'll nominate Lana del Rey - Norman Fucking Rockwell! --- And if you don't know, now you know. ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Xtlm 04/23/21 2:15:33 AM #46: |
1.You Make Loving Fun
2.The Chain 3.Go Your Own Way 4.Dreams 5.Never Going Back Again 6.Don't Stop 7.Second Hand News 8.Oh Daddy 9.Songbird 10.I Don't Want to Know 11.Gold Dust Woman I didn't know how to arrange the last few, there isn't a bad track on this album. --- I'd Rather Be A Savage Little Elephant, than be a big Bald Bull "I claim one line in your sig" = TheKnightOfNee ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/23/21 3:47:03 AM #47: |
1. You Make Loving Fun
2. Dreams 3. Go Your Own Way 4. Don't Stop 5. Never Going Back Again 6. The Chain 7. I Don't Want to Know 8. Second Hand News 9. Songbird 10. Gold Dust Woman 11. Oh Daddy Sorry. I had to re-arrange my #1 and #2. Because I've had You Make Loving Fun on repeat almost all day after re-discovering it from this topic. It's just got this pleasant, optimistic tone about it. The background choir vocals from the rest of the band really compliment Christine McVie's beautiful voice too. --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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SpikeSetsFire 04/23/21 7:22:07 AM #48: |
My top 3 were so hard to separate.
I'm now watching the live performances of this album. And seeing Buckingham absolutely light it up on Go Your Own Way in this... (See Link Below) I almost want to change my list again... https://youtu.be/qNM6IuA87eM --- ... Copied to Clipboard!
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CasanovaZelos 04/23/21 5:25:33 PM #49: |
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CasanovaZelos 04/23/21 11:47:38 PM #50: |
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ZeroSignal620 04/24/21 12:17:16 AM #51: |
Dreams
Go Your Own Way Second Hand News The Chain Don't Stop You Make Loving Fun Never Going Back Again I Don't Want to Know Gold Dust Woman Songbird Oh Daddy --- Formerly known as Raven 2 https://twitch.tv/ZeroSignalX ... Copied to Clipboard!
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